SCHOHARIE QUARRY: 121 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

While working on the bench, was taping holes upon pulling the product hose, felt pain in left wrist (1st day of treatment 7/29/22)

EE was in caterpillar skid steer, another ee went up to side of skid steer to inform EE that he needed some belting, EE did not realize his foot was between tires on skid steer when EE drove off skid steer tire drove over EE right foot.

While grinding metal a foreign object got around safety glasses and into EE's eye.

While replacing a conveyor belt, conveyor slipped off block landing on EE's left foot.

AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING IN THE QUARRY PIT HE BACKED UP TO STRIPPING PILE. THE BOX WAS UPRAISED AND WHEN HE PULLED FOREWARD WITH BOX RAISED THE TRUCK TIPPED ON ITS SIDE. THIS CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE'S LEG TO STRIKE THE SHIFTING LEVER IN THE CAB.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A TUBE OFF OF THE LIME TRUCK AND AT THE END OF TUBE WAS A HOT STEEL WIRE THAT HIT HIS RIGHT HAND AND BURN A QUARTER SIZE PIECE OF FLESH.

EE WAS CLEANING A STONE CRUSHER USING HIS HANDS WHEN A STONE FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING THE ROCK TRUCK IN THE QUARRY WHEN THE HOSE SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS AND SPRAYED DIESEL FUEL OVER HIS UPPER TORSO AND FACE.

EE WAS LIFTING HEADS FOR A ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A TWINGE.

EE WAS REMOVING A MOTOR FROM A LOADER WHILE USING A WRENCH. HIS HAND SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO BANGHIS ELBOW ON THE FRAME OF THE LOADER.

EE WAS PULLING A START UP CORD FOR THE LEAF BLOWER. HE STATED THAT HE FELT HIS LOWER BACK TWIST.

EE WAS CLEANING OFF HEAD PULLEY ON #2 FEED CONVEYOR USING A CLAW HAMMER WHEN THE HAMMER GOT STUCK IN THE HEAD PULLEY PULLING HIS ARM INTO IT.

EE WAS REMOVING A 50TON JACK FROM BENEATH A 980 LOADER AFTER INSTALLING A TIRE. WHEN REMOVING THE JACK, THE BLOCK SLIPPED & THE JACK FELL DOWNCRUSHING HIS LEFT PINKY BETWEEN THE BLOCK & JACK

EE GOT TO CLOSE TO EDGE OF BERM AND DRIVE OFF THE SIDE OF IT AND EQUIPMENT ROLLED OVER AN SIDE.

AFTER WELDING ON A TRANSMISSION, EMPLOYEE WASS SCRAPPING IT FREE OF DIRT AND GREASE. EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED DISCOMFORT WHEN SOMETHING LODGED IN HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BY A BACKHOE WHEN EE WAS GE3TTING READY TO BLAST HE WAS NOT ENTIRELY UNDER CORE WHEN THE BLAST WENT OFF HIS LEFT SHOULDER WAS EXPOSED & WAS HIT BY A PIECE OF HYDRAULIC BA CKHOE

EMPLOYEE WAS JUST FINISHING REPAIRS TO THE SCREEN OF THE CRUSHER. HE WAS TESTING THE MACHINE BE FORE SHUTTING IT DOWN TO FLUSH OUT THE OIL AND REINSTALL THE GUARDS. HE REACHED INTO THE SCREEN WITH HIS RIGHT GLOVED HAND TO SEE IF BEARINGS WERE POUNDING. THE FLYWHEEL CAME AROUND & STRUCK HIS FRIGHT INDEX FINGER, CAUSING IT TO SPLIT OPN

EMPLOYE EWAS PICKING UP TRASH ON THE GROUND WHEN HE NOTICED THAT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS BLEEDING. THE EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP SUCH ITEMS AS PLASTIC, BROKEN CERAMIC AND PORCELIN TILES.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE SHOVELING STONE, HE STRAINED HIS BACK. HE DIDN'T REPPORT HIS INJURY UNTIL 10/21/93.

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF A POWER DISCONNECT, SPARKS FLEW FROM THE BOX AND BURNT THE WRIST ON HIS RIGHT ARM.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN A METAL CHUTE ON THE CRUSHING PLANT HE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP THE STAIRS OF THE CRUSHER. HE SLIPPED ONA WET STEP AND FELL 7-8 FEET DOWN THE STAIRS LANDING ON HIS LEFT ARM ONA STONE AND DIRT PILE.

54736YEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIT A STEEL SHEET WITH A HALF CLAMP UNDER PRESSURE. WHEN THE HALF CLAMP WAS UNDER PRESSURE, IT BROKE STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT BOLT HOLES IN STEEL WITH A TIRCH.HE LAID THE TORCH DOWN AND THE TORCH BURNED HIS RIGHT HAND.THE EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS OPERATING AN ELECTRIC WINCH. HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN THE WINCH AND PULLED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER IN EE SUSTAINED AN AVULSION OF HIS NAIL ON THAT FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BOLTS OFF OF A CONVEYOR. HE WENT TO MOVE, LOST HIS BALANCE AND RAN THE TORCH ACROSS HIS LEFT THUMB. HE HAD A GLOVE ON HIS RIGHT HAND BUT NOT ON HIS LEFT.

EMPL STATES THAT CONSTANT BOUNCING AROUND WHILE OPERATING LOADER CAUSED BACK PAIN. ON 6/15 EMPL MENTIONED THAT BCK HURT TO SUPERVISOR EMPL BUT GAVE NO REASON. ON 6/19 EMPL TOLD EMPL THAT BACK HURT BECAUSE LOADER.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHAKING A CAN OF GLASS CLEANER AND THE CAN ACCIDENTALLY SPRAYED AND GOT INTO HER EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A NEW SCREEN ON THE WASH PLANT THE NEW SCREEN WAS COVERED IN OIL WHEN THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO PICK IT UP THE SCREEN SLID THROUGH HIS HAND SLICING HIS RT HA ND

EMPL IN PROCESS OF INSTALLING SAFETY GUARDS ON V-BELT DRIVE SYSTEM.HAD CUT HOLE IN ANGLE IRON FRAME WITH CUTTING TORCH,SET TORCH DOWN STILL IGNITED WITH FLAME BURNING UPWARDLY.TOOK OFF GLOVES TO BOLT SCREEN TO ANGLE IRON WHEN WEIGHT OF TORCH HEAD MADE IT MOVE RUNNING FLAME ACROSS BACK OF LEFT HAND.

EMP HAD CLIMBED UP ON BACK OF LOADER TO CHECK ANTIFREEZE IN RADIATOR AS HE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB DOWN FROM MACHINE SLIPPED AND FEL ON TAIL BONE.

EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE A BOX OF BLACKTOP TICKETS FROM CLOSET. BOX OF TICKETS WAS JAMMED IN CLOSET AND EMP DISLOCATED LEFT SHOULDER WHILE PULLING THEM OUT..

EMPWAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT FUEL BURNER IN A TRUCK WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK. THE EMP CONT TO WORK THROUGH DAY AND THE NEXT DAY BEFORE HIS BACK STARTED TO BOTHER HIM.

EMP WAS CUTTING STEEL WITHA TORCH HE WAS WEARING PROTECTIVE GALASSES AT TIME. WIND WAS BLOWING AND BLEW PARTICLES IN HIS LEFT EYE.