ROCKY MOUNT QUARRY: 235 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

On 8/18/22 The employee was collecting the shank and tooth (approx. 60 lbs.) from the loader that had been collected at the belt magnet. As they pulled the shank off the belt, which was shoulder height, their fingers slipped out of the tooth and the shank fell causing the employee to "catch" the weight with their left arm. This caused muscle strain in their left shoulder.

Employee was troubleshooting a Furuwaka DCR 20 Drill and finger was caught between moving parts. EE received a finger laceration requiring sutures. EE was wearing cut protective gloves but the impact cut through the gloves.

Employee was attempting to dislodge a small rock wedged between a chute wall and the head pulley of a belt conveyor. While swinging a 4 lb hammer employee felt their shoulder tighten up. Employee was diagnosed with a torn tendon in the shoulder requiring arthroscopic surgical repair on May 30, 2018.

A spacer plate that went behind a jaw die fell off the wall of the jaw, landed on the skirts under the jaw and fell against employee, squeezing him between the wall and plate. Employee suffered soreness and stiffness.

Employee said step broke on equipment when mounting machine. Employee complained of pain in the left ankle and was taken to local walk-in clinic. X-ray showed swelling but no broken bones or fractures. Doctor released patient to return to work and perform only sit down work. Employee iced ankle that day, and returned to site next day.

EE was operating a John Deere 12M Grader, hit a bump, bounced up and came down on his scrotum.

Employee was carrying equipment to load onto back of pick-up truck. Employee lost balance and fell on left hip. Initial diagnosis that day was bruised hip / return to duty. On follow up doctor visit (10/29/2010) employee stated he still had discomfort in hip. Physical therapy was prescribed.

Employee was using shovel to take material sample and when he turned to empty the shovel's load into the bucket, he strained his back

Employee was carrying a chain hoist and stepped on unlevel ground causing his knee to buckle. Torn cartlidge.

Person was using a water hose to wash off an area in which he was getting ready to work. Person lost his footing and fell onto left side hurting his hip and shoulder.

While handling a hydraulic cylinder in a tight spot, person's finger got smashed

While changing screen cloth employee felt pain in his lower back. He was examined by a physician and diagnosed with a muscle strain. He was placed on restricted duty.

EMPLOYEE CUT A POLYDEX SCREEN PANEL WITH A CHOPSAW. HE BECAME ILL LATER THAT EVENING AND DEVELOPED A MILD COUGH. 2 DAYS LATER HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE OF SHORTNESS OF BREATH. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA, CAUSED EVIDENTLY DUE TO FUMES FROM THE SAWING OPERATION.

WHILE REPAIRING A WATER LINE FOR THE 52FC CRUSHER THE WIND BLEW A PARTICLE OF GRIT INTO EE'S LEFT EYE. WASH EYE OUT WITH WATER,EXPERIENCED IRRITATION. EXAMINED BY DR & PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTIC EYE OINTMENT. WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.

WHILE PICKING UP A WATER HOSE EE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE STATED HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE POSITIONING STEEL PLATE INSIDE BIN WITH A CRANE, EE INSIDE OF BIN WAS STRUCK BY PLATE WHEN CRANE MOVED THE PLATE. EE STRUCK SHOULDER ON EDGE OF BIN, CAUSING FRACTURE TO HIS RT. SHOULDER.

EE WAS OPERATING THE PIT LOADER IN THE QUARRY PIT WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF CHEST PAIN, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, ARM HURTING ETC. PIT FOREMEN RETRIEVED EE FROM PIT VIA COMPANY TRUCK CALLED AMBULANCE THEN EMS PERSONNEL RESPONDED AND TRANSPORTED THEEE TO THE HOSPITAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING FEEDER SIDE OF 52FC CRUSHER WHEN THE CHAIN SLIPPED AND THE FEEDER FELL. EMPLOYEE JUMPED BACK OUT OF THE WAY AND FELL, SCRAPING HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG AND HIP.

REMOVING METAL FROM CONVEYER AND A ROCK 5" TO 6"DIAMETER FELL FROM ABOVE AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND FRACTURING IT.

EE WAS WAITING TO HOOK SPREADER CABLES TO FEED BOX. WELD BETWEEN BOX & CONE BROKE ALLOWING BOX TO FALL APPROX 18" CAUSING EE TO FALL FROM RAIL OF FEED BOX APPROX 5' TO WALKWAY.

EE WAS WAITING TO HOOK SPREADER CABLES TO FEED BOX. WELD BETWEEN BOX & CONE BROKE ALLOWING BOX TO FALL APPROX 18" CAUSING EE TO FALL FROM RAIL OF FEED BOX APPROX 5' TO WALKWAY.

INJURED EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE LIFTING THE TEST WEIGHT FOR A NEW CONVEYOR SCALE INTO POSITION. INJURED EMPLOYEE TOLD THE OTHER TWO EMPLOYEES TO RELEASE THE TEST W WEIGHT TO HIM TO PLACE IN ITS CRADLE. WHEN THE LOAD WAS RELEASED TO HIM, HIS LEFT THUMB WAS MASHED BETWEEN TEST WEIGHT AND ITS CRADLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET A PIECE OF 2"X6" LUMBER FROM TEH RACK, BOARD SWUNG UPWARD AND CAUGHT RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINST THE TOP OF RACK CAUSING CUT.

SHOP MECHANIC AND DRILL OPERATOR TRAINEE, WERE REPLACING DRILL STEEL. TRAINEE RELEASED DRILL STEEL LOCKING DEVICE TOO QUICKLY, CATCHING EE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE PIECE OF STEEL AND FRAME OF DRIL L.

EE WAS DISLODGING PIECE OF STONE HUNG IN PRIMARY CRUSHER FEEDER USING A CABLE AND PIECE OF PIPE. EE CUT LOWER LEFT HAND ON PIECE OF PIPE. REQUIRED SIX STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.

SUPERVISOR WAS HELPING CHANGE DRILL STEEL. DRILL STEEL GOT OFF BALANCE AND CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER AGAINST DRILL CAUSING CUT. STITCHES REQUIRED TO CLOSE WOUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHARPENING A DRILL BIT WITH GRINDER. A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO EYE [SAFETY GLASSES IN USE]. IT DID NOT BOTHER HIM AT THAT TIME BUT DID SO OVER WEEKEND. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 7-26-93.

NORMAL CONDITIONS EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM LOADER & BUMPED RIGHT ELBOW ON BODY OF LOADER (988A) A KNOT FORMED ON ELBOW, PAIN FOLLOWED. EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO SEE DOCTOR ON FOLLOWING DAY. THI S OCCURRED AT END OF WORKDAY & EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF LOADER.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CHANGING PIECE OF PUNCH PLATE USING A CHAIN HOIST PLA TE WAS BEING HELD BY HOIST EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING DEBRIS FROM UNDER PLATE WHEN HIS SHOULDER ACCIDENTLY STRUCK HOIST RELEASING PLATE CAUSING IT TO COME DOWN ON HIS LEFT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE SCREENS,SCREE PANEL APPARENTLY SLIPPED FROM GRASP AND FELL AGAINST EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND CUTTING 3RD AND 5TH FINGERS.STITCHES REQUIRED.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STEPPING ONTO GROUND FROM HIS LOADER AND TURNED ANKLE OVER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING PIECES OF STONE FROM A CRUSHER AND APPARENTLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROLLER ON CONVEYOR WHEN IT SLIPPED & CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN ROLLER & CONVEYOR FRAME

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS SHOVELING ROCK FROM UNDER A CONVEYOR, SLIPPED AND FELL, AND KNEE STRUCK A PIECE OF STONE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET ON LOADER AT BEGINNING OF WORK DAY HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF FIRST STEP CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN RIGHT ANKLE.

UNDER BELT PC OF STONE FELL FORM BELY STRUCK EMP ON L SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE STAETES HE WAS WALKING BY AREA WHERE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS SHARPENING DRILL BITS AT THE TIME HE DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING IN EYE IT LATER STARTED GIVING A PROBLEM. UPON GOING TO THE DOCT OR THE NEXT DAY. HE DISCOVERED A PIECE OF METAL PARTICLE IN EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING POINTGS ON 988B LOADER BUCKET USING HAMMER AS HE WAS STRIKING POINTS WITH HAMMER A SMALL METAL FRAGMENT CHIPPED OFF & BECAME EMBEDDED IN UPPER RT.LEG

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS PACKING MUD IN HOLE.WHERE DRILL WAS OPERATING DRILL BIT CAME DOWN ON EMPLOYEES RIGHT FOOT FRACTURING TOE AND CUTTING FOOT.DRILL OPERATOR THOUGHT INJURED PERSON WAS OUT O F WAY AND CLEAR OF MACHINE.

PRIMARY CRUSHER FOREMMAN WAS GETTING INTO BIN TO DO MAINTENANCE WORK, LOST HIS FOOTING SLIPPED AND FEL ONTO STONE IN BIN AND BRUISED RIB CAGE.

BRUISED GROIN A9EA EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ABOUT 15 FEET FROM WORKING 966 LOADER.LOADER RAN OVER PEIECE OF STONE AND TIRE SHOT PIECE OF STONE OUT CAUSING IT TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS HOLDING PULLEY, NOT FULLEY REALIZING THE WEIGHT OF SAME. THE EXTRA WEIGHT PULLED HIS HAND DOWN AGAINST THE SHEAVE, CUTTING LEFT INDEX FINGER, REQUIRING 4 STITCHES TO CL OSE WOUND. 3

EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS WALKING INTO FEEDER WHEN HE STUMBLED AND FELL ONTO A PIECE OF STONE CUTTING LEFT FOREARM REQUIRING 10 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND

DISLODGING CHOK9UP AT 66 S CRUSHER WHEN PIECE OF STONE ROLLED DOWNWARD STRIKING RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS HELPING CHANGE A TOGGLE PLATE AT PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN THE CHAIN SUPPORTING THE PLATE CAME LOOSE CAUSING PLATE TO FALL ONOT EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT

ROUTINE JOB PERFORMANCE. EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A ROLL OF 3/4" CABLE, CARRIED IT A SHORT DISTANCE, PUT IT DOWN AND NOTICED BACK PAIN.

EMP WAS CHANGING SCREEN S AND CUT HIMSELF ON BACK OF LEFT HAND REQUIRING STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND

EMP WAS OPERATING DROPBALL CRANE AND CRANE BOM JAMMED HE STEPPED OUT OF CAB TO LOOK UP AT BOOM HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM CATWALK CAUSING HIM TO FALL FROM MACHINE FALL RESULTED IN EMP BRUISING HIP AND INTERNAL BRUISES ON RIB CAGE

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS HOLDING DOWN DRILL CENTRALIZER WITH HIS FOOT WHEN OTHER SIDE CAME OPEN CAUSING HAMMER TO STRIKE LEFT FOOT, CAUSING FRACTURE OF LEFT BIG TOE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF SKIRTBOARD RUBBER KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING A CUT IN LOWER LEFT FOREARM

EMPLOYEE WALKING ON CATWALK AND STEPPED ON A DETERIATED SECTION. SECTION GAVE WAY CAUSING A CONTUSED A SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE