Rockwood Quarry LLC: 89 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Greasing, reached down to pick up fitting that fell on pile of dirt. When reaching down to pick up fitting, finger got pinched between moving conveyor and frame.

Changing oil #2 cone crusher lube tank, moving 55 gallon oil barrel. Employee was tipping oil drum on edge to load on loader bucket. Injured slipped on ice, losing control, grip, on barrel, thus causing drum to fall on right foot.

Helping the welder weld looked at the flash. Flash burn.

When reparing jaw, removing old bolt with sledge hammer, bolt hit on forehead causing a cut

REPLACING THREADED ROD ON TAIL PULLEY AT THE STACKER USING TORCHES, WELDER, AIR COMPRESSOR.

BACKED LOADER INTO A PILE OF STONE.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE LIFTING HE FELT PAININ HIS TESTICLES.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ATTACH TRAILER TO TRAILER HITCH, TRAILER SLIPPED AND CRUSHED LEFT HAND.

WHILE GETTING OFF END DUMP AND STEPPING ONTO LOADER HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS BACK. THERE WAS NOT LOST TIME.

WHILE CLEANING FEEDER BOX, ROCKS FELL ON EMPLOYEE CAUSING DISLOCATION OF RIGHT SHOULDER, CONTUSIONS & ABRASIONS.

WHILE GRINDING WITH WELDING HELMET ON, PIECE OF METAL WENT UNDER HELMET INTO RIGHT EYE. NO LOST TIME.

DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON CONE CRUSHER EE WASPULLING JACK HAMMER FROM GROUND TO HSI WORK POSITION. AIR HOSE FITTING ON HOSE FAILED CAUSING AIR HOSE, UNDER PRESSURE, TO STRIKE EE ON RT SIDE OF FOREHEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING HIS SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE WORK IN A CONFINED AREA ON PIECE OF EQUIPMENT EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OFF BOLTS WITH A TORCH A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FELL INTO HIS EAR CAUSING DAMAGE TO E AR DRUM

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING WINDOWS ON HIS 560 DRESSER LOADER. WHEN EMPLOYEE CLIMBED ON ENGINE CAB OF LOADER TO DO WINDOWS HE SLIPPED ON CAB SURFACE BUMPING HIS LEFT KNEE AND LEG.

EE STEPPED DOWN FROM BARRIER WALL, APPROX. 3' FOOT STEP. AS EE CAME IN CONTACT WITH GROUND EE FELT SOMETHING GIVE WAY IN RT. KNEE. EE FELL TO GROUND.

EMPLOYE EWA SDOING MAINTENANNCE WORK. WHILE WELDING METAL AND THAN GRINDING OFF METAL'S ROUGH EDGES, EMPLOYEE FELT A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT THE CONSTANT TRAVELING OF LOADER FROM STOCKPILES TO LOADING TRUCKS OVER RUTTS CREATED BY WATER RUNNING OFF STOCKPILES CAUSED BACK PROBLEM & CRAMPS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AROUND MECHANIC, WITNESS, WHO WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK WITH WELDING UNIT. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REALIZE HE WAS BEING EXPOSED TO WELDING ARC, EVEN THOUGH HE WAS SOME DISTANCE AWAY.

TWO MECHANICS WERE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON 5460 JAW PLANT MECHANICS HAD HOISTED TOGGLE SEAT DIE INTO PLACE EE WAS MAKING ONE LAST ADJUSTMENT UNAWARE HE WAS MAKING THE OPPOSITE END OF DIE UNS TABLE WITH A PRY BAR TOGGLE SEAT DIE FELL STRIKING EE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A COMPANY PICK-UP. EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTING BOLT ON RADIATOR. RATCHET SLIPPED OFF BOLT. EMPLOYEE CUT RIGHT FOREARM ON SHARP EDGE OR RADIATOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON CRUSHING PLANT. EMPLOYEE WAS ON BOTTON OF PLANT AND OTHER WAS ON TOP OF PLANT, ALSO DOING MAINTENANCE WORK. A PIPE LAYING ON PLATFORM OF PLANT WAS DISLOD GED FROM PLATFORM FALLING AND HITTING EMPLOYEE, EE, ON HEAD.

EE WAS WALKING ON SAND PILE GOING TO THE BELT FEEDER. EE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS RIGHT LEG. EE FELL DOWN SAND PILE APPROX. THREE FEET AFTER FEELING SOMETHING POP IN HIS RIGHT LEG.

54736YEE WAS HELPING ON MAINTENANCE OF HEAVY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING CHISEL FOR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. THIS EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 10 LB. HAMMER TO DRIVE THE CHISEL. EMPLOYEE THE THE 08144ER SLIPPED, STRIKING EMPLOYEE HOLDING CHISEL ON THE LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING SOME MAINTENANCE WORK IN GARAGE AT QUARRY SITE.EMPLOEYE WAS GRINDING ON PIECE OF STEEL.SLIVER OF METAL FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.EMPLOEYE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EMPL WAS HELPING PUT 992 CAT LOADER TOGETHER. EMPL SLIPPED OFF FRONT LEFT FENDER FALLING APPROX NINE FEET LANDING ON BACK & WRIST ON GROUND.

EMPL WAS CHANGING DRILL BITS ON DRILL RIG. WHILE LIFTING BIT WRENCH WEIGHING APPROX 50-70 LBS EMPL FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OFF CAT WALK ON SCALPING SCREEN. ROCK BOUNCED OFF SCALPING SCREEN VIBRATOR AND BRUSHED AGAINST EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ARM.

EMPL GRINDING ON PIPE IN GARAGE WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.DEBRIS WENT INTO EYES CAUSING PAIN & IRRITATION.REPORTED TO FOREMAN BUT DIDNT GO FOR TREATMENT UNTIL 7-28-90.

WHILE WELDING ON CONE CRUSHER EMPL WAS STANDING ON LOOSE ROCKS. WHEN HE SHIFTED WEIGHT HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE ROCKS CASUING EMPL TO LOSE BALANCE & BUMPED RIGHT ELBOW. EMPL DID NOT GO TO DR AT TIM E BUT HAS HAD PROBLEMS OFF & ON & FILED REPORT ON 7/30.

TRAILOR JACK FELL OFF GRAVEL TRAIN ON HAUL ROAD TO QUARRY IN WAY OF END DUMP. EMPL WENT TO PICK IT UP TO MOVE IT & BURNED FINGERS. JACK WAS HOT DUE TO DRAGGING ON ASPHALT.

EMPL GRINDING A PART FOR 988 LOADER.COAT SLEEVE BECAME ENTANGLED IN SURFACE GRINDER PULLING LEFT ARM INTO GRINDER CAUSING DEEP LACERATION TO ARM.

EE WAS HELPING LIFT STEEL TRACK FOR 992 LOADER. THE SPREADER CHAIN CAME OFF AND FELL 20 FT LANDING ON HEAD AND SHOULDER 3/8 INCH CHAIN X 20 FT LONG.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN 21A STACKER. HE STARTED TO STEP OFF WHEN RIGHT FOOT CAUGHT ON KILL SWITCH CORD CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD. HE LANDED ON LEFT KNEE CAUSING IT TO BRUISE AND SWELL.

EMPL WAS BACKING UP 773 END DUMP. EMPL WAS LEANING OUT WINDOW LOOKING BACK TO GET INTO POSITION TO GET LOADED. AS BACKHOE DUMPED BUCKET UNTO 773 3ND DUMP LEFT REAR OUTSIDE TIRE BLEW OUT CASUIN G DEBRI TO STIKE EMPLS FACE & EYE.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT ON 3-8-90 HE HEARD HIS BACK POP WHILE HE WAS PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES OF OEPRATING A LOADER. EMPLOYEE STATES HE DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT THINKING PROBLEM WOULD CLEAR UP IN TIME. ON 3-12-90 EMPLOYEE REPORTED ALLEGED INCIDENT TO HIS SUPERVISOR. EMPLOYEE STATED HIS BACK WAS STILL BOTHERING HIM AND HE WAS GOING TO SEE A DOCTOR.

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP GRADER BLADES TO INSTALL ON GRADER! AS HE DID SO HE FELT A SHARP PAIN AND SWELLING STARTED IN GROIN AREA. REPORTED TO OFFICE BUT AT THAT TIME DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. ON APRIL 14, 1989 EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR AND WAS TOLD HE HAD A HERNIA AND SCHEDULED OPERATION.

HE WAS PLACING 5 BEAM ON BLOCKS-THE BEAM TIPPED OVER ONTO HIS FOOT

WHILE CHANGING 8CREENS ON VIBRATOR PLANT, HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.

RUNNING TO TURN OFF ELEC SWITCH THAT FEEDS THE FUEL PUMP AND FELL ON SKID THEREFORE BREAKING THE ARM IN 4 PLACES.

ROCK FELL FROM PLANT ONTO EMPLOYEES FOOT

WHILE TRYING TO THAW THE CONVEYOR HIS ARM GOT CAUGHT IN THE HEAD PULLEY OF THE CONVEYOR

WHILE TRYING TO THAW FROZEN CRUSHER PLANT, HE FAILED TO LOCK OUT PLANT WHILE WORKING, SOMEONE TURNED THE PLANT ON, NOT SEEING HIM BEHIND THE PALNT WORKING, AND EMPLOYEE\S ARM GOT CAUGHT BETWEE N THE ROLLER AND BELT.