Russellville Quarry & Mill: 80 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

A plant Mechanic was attempting to remove a rear center pin block on a Euclid 324TD Haul Truck. EE was using hand tools such as a hammer, chisel and wrenches. As ee worked ee noticed a pain in lower back that radiated through pelvic area.

Second-hand info: Five minor children approx. 15 y/o were trespassing on mine property, bypassed several No Trespassing signs, a locked gate, and a barricade in front of an old underground portal. Emergency services contacted the mine site to report people stuck in the underground. Children were off property before mine personnel arrived at the old portal.

Injured employee was using a come-a-long attached to a sheave on a 4 foot cone crusher. While he was pulling the come-a-long handle back and forth, the chain slipped and he lost his balance and fell back approximately 57" to the ground.

Miner fell approximately 4 feet to a work platform surrounding the cone crusher in the secondary plant.

EE WAS USING PRY BAR TO MOVE SCREEN WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER AGAINST THE HAND RAIL.FIFTH FINGER OF RIGHT HAND WAS SEVERED AT THE LAST KNUCKLE.

EE WAS LOADING STOCKPILE TRUCK. HE GOT INTO TRUCK TO PULL IT FORWARD THEN HE STOPPED OUT OF TRUCK TO CLOSE THE LOAD OUT DOOR ON BIN WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE

EE WAS AT A SUPPLIES TO PICK UP A PUMP EE WAS IN BACK OF TRUCK REARRANGING MATERIALS FOR PLACEMENT OF PUMP WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. NOTE: THIS ACCIDEN IS BEING CONTES TED &IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE WC CARRIER

WAS SERVICING HAUL TRUCK AND CLIMBED UP STEPS TO CHECK HYDRAULIC TANK. TRUCK HAS 5 STEPS AND HE WAS ON THE THIRD STEP WHEN HE SLIPPED. HE FELL AGAINST HIS WALKWAY TO THE RIGHT AND HIT HIS RIGH T SIDE OF CHEST, FELL TO THE GROUND AND LACERATED HIS LEFT SHIN.

EE STATES: I WAS ON TOP OF BULK TRUCK SHOVELING THE BENDS FULL. OTHER EE WAS ON TOP OF POWDER BEND, AND STEEL BAR FELL OFF OF TOP, STRIKING RT THUMB.

EE WAS SETTING ON SHOP FLOOR UNDERNEATH A 980 C PUTTING A U-JOINT ON THE DRIVELINE, THE JOB WAS DONE, & HE WALKED FROM SHOP TO LUNCHROOM & AS HE WAS WALKING BACK TO THE SHOP HE SAID A SHARP PA IN HIT HIS LOWER BACK. EE REPORTED THIS ON 12/1/97 & DID NOT FEEL HE NEEDED MEDICAL TREATMENT & CONT. WORK AT REG JOB UNTIL 12/22/29 AT 8:35 HE WANTED TO SEE A DR.

HAD FINISHED CUTTING A PIECE OF FLASHING AND WASPICKING UP FLASHING WHEN HE CUT HIS RT KNEE WITH THE BLADE OF THE POCKET KNIFE HE HAD LEFT OPEN.

WAS STOCKPILING AND SAID HE GOT IN AND OUT OF TRUCK 216 TIMES TO START AND STOP BUTTONS TO THE CONVEYOR BELT AND BINS. TWISTING ALOT. SAID HE NOTICED KNOT IN HIS STOMACH ALONG OLD SCARE WHERE HE HAD SURGERY 13-15 YEARS AGO. STOMACH SORE.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE TAKING U JOINT OFF PTO SHAFT ON MACK TRUCK. WHILE ONE WAS TAKING IT OFF IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND HIT INJURED IN THE MOUTH BREAKING HIS LEFT FRONT TOOTH.

SITTING ON REAR TIRE OF LOADER REPLACING STARTER ON 489 YARD LOADER. BENT OVER WITH STARTER TO SLIDE INTO BLOCK OF LEADER AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

LOADED TRUCK WITH CIS BACKED UP TO STOCKPILE TO DUMP, AFTER DUMPING, HE PULLED FORWARD TO LET BED DOWN. HE PUSHED CABLE DOWN ALL THE WAY, THE BED FELL HARD AND FAST (APPROX. 3') CAUSING EMPLOY EE TO BE JARRED AND BOUNCED AROUND. PAIN SHOT BETWEEN BOTH SHOULDER BLADES.

TAKING OUT FEED CONE LINER, EE WAS WELDING A METAL RING AROUND THE FEED CONE. NOTICED LOCKS FOR U BOLTS IN BOWLINER WERE NOT IN. RATHER THAN CUT WELD HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE USED A PRY BAR TO REMOVE BOWLLINER CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS LOWER BACK. HE FINISHED OUT THE DAY BUT THE NEXT DAY HE PICKED UP A LEAF SPRING AND COULD NOT MOVE FROM PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP BLOCKS TO BLOCK UP 669 COMPRESSOR TO PUT U-CLAMPS AND TIE BOLT IN. THE BLOCKS WEIGHTS APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 LBS. WHILE PICKING UP BLOCK HE PULLED OR STRETCHED THE LO WER LINER THAT SEPARATES THE UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITIES.

GREASING PLANT. WHILE HE WAS GREASING PLANT HE NOTICED #2 SHAKER HOPPER VIBRATOR HAD COME APART. HE STARTED PICKING UP THE PARTS FROM A SQUATTING POSITION. HIS LEFT FOOT WAS ON THE TOE BOARD A ND SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIS LEFT KNEE TO POP. HE HAD PULLED TENDONS.

TIGHTENING NUTS WORKING IN TIGHT AREA STRAINED

WAS LCEANING OFF DOZER ON 02-24-92 USING HIGH PRESSURE WASHER.THE WANE ON THE GUM OF THE SPRAYER BROKE OFF CAUSING HOT WATER TO SPRAY INJURED.INJURED WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND TREATE D FOR 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS.

EMPLOYEE BROUGHT IN TWO DOCTORS STATEMENTS VERIFYING THAT HE HAD CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME OF THE RIGHT EXTREMITY CAUSED BY CONSTANT VIBRATION FROM THE GEAR SHIFT.

PUTTING SHAFT IN CONV USING PRY BAR TO FREE PILLAR BLOCK FELL ON R HAND CAUSING BREAK TO R HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF R35 EUCLID TALKING TO LOADER OPERATOR WHEN BLASTING SHOT WAS SHOT. EMPLOYEE SAID A FLY ROCK STRUCK HIM IN HIS LEFT SIDE JUST BELOW RIB CAGE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BELT OVER FROM ONE GROOVE IN THE PULLEY TO THE OTHER GROOVE IN ORDER TO PUT 6 NEW BELTS ON DUST COLLECTOR FAN & MOTOR WHILE HE WAS PULLING THE BELT DOWN WITH HIS LEFT HAND HE CAUGHT HIS 4TH FINGER IN THE GROOVE BETWEEN THE BELT & GROOVE OF THE PULLEY

CLIMBING INTO EUCLID & ABOUT HALFWAY UP FELT PAIN TO MIDDLE OF BACK.

EMPL LOADING BLASTING SHOT WENT BACK TO POWDER TRUCK FOR ROLL OF TUBING AND SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST SIDE OF TRUCK BRUISING RIGHT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE LIFTED DRUM OF HYDRAULIC FUEL UP ONTO LOADER.

CLEANING ROCK SPILLAGE AT PRIMARY FEEDER,COVERED UP SLEDGE HAMMER AND TRIED TO PULL IT OUT BY HAND.LRGE ROCK ROLLED OVER ON LEFT FOOT.

CLEANING UP SHOT ROCK NEXT TO WALL,FAILED TO SEE ROCK UNDER LEFT FRONT TIRE.BACKED OVER ROCK CAUSING BUCKET ON LOADER TO HIT WALL.THIS CAUSED EMPLOYEES NECK TO BE JERKED.

WORKING ON YARD LOADER,GOT SOMETHING IN EYE.IT BOTHERED HIM ON FRI BUT NOT ENOUGHT TO SEEK ATTENTION.IT WAS BAD ON SAT 14TH. AND WAS SENT TO EMERG ROOM.THEN SENT TO SPECTIALIST IN BOWLING GRE EN,KY.

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP TO GET LOADED AND HIT THE BED OF HIS TRUCK AGAINST LOADER BUCKET

EMPL CLEANING BIG ROCK FROM UNDER IMPACTOR.FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING EMPL TO DROP ROCK ON LEFT HAND.SUFFERED LACERATIONS TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER REQ SUTURES.

WELDING HAMMERS AND INHALED SMOKE FROM WELDER CONGESTION TO LUNGS AND DIZZINESS

EMP CAME IN AT 9:00 AM HE STARTED SERVICING DRILL AFTER SERVICING DRILL HE PROCEEDED TO HELP ASSEMBLE THE DOZER BALDE THEN EMP SAID HIS RIGHT ARM WAS CRAMPING. SUPER. SENT EMP TO HOSPITAL

HEAD TURNED IN BINDING POSITION PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK.HE WAS BACKING DOWN LIME PILE AND HAD HEAD TURNED IN BINDING POSITION.

WAS SETTING ELECTRIC MOTOR ON AG. LIME CONVEYOR WITH FRONT-END LOADER. FRONT-END LOADER BROKE CONVEYOR CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

WAS SETTING ELECTRIC MOTOR ON END OF LIME CONVEYOR. WITH A FRONT END LOADER. FRONT END LOADER BROKE END OF CONVEYOR CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

CLEANING OUT H OPPER ROCK & LIME DUST FELL HITTING HIM ON TOP OF HEAD.

GETTING ON LOADER HIT KNEE ON LOADER STEPS.

HAULING ROCK TO CRUSHER -STOPPED TO PICK UP BIG ROCK OUT OF ROAD AND PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

TRYING TO FREE CONVEYOR BELT WITH A BAR,BELT CAUGHT HIS GLOVE PULLING HAND IN CONEYOR BELT ROLLER.

WAS WELDING ON CONE CRUSHER AND STEPPED BACK OFF AND FELL ONTO STEEL PLATFORM BELOW IT.