Shop-Natural Materials LLC: 112 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EE WAS RIDING UP A HILL, OUT OF THE PIT WITH A DRIVER, WHOM HE WAS TRAINING TO DRIVE. THEY REACHED THE CREST OF THE HILL, WHEN THE TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF 1ST GEAR, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO ROL L BACK. BRAKES WERE APPLIED, BUT THE TRUCK WAS NOT STOPPING DUE TO IT BEING LOADED WITH MATERIAL. THE TRUCK TRAVELED APPROX 15 - 20' WHEN THE DRIVER TURNED IT INTO THE BANK AND ROLLING IT ON

PARKED FRONT END LOADER, NEAR THE SHOP WENT TO CLIMB DOWN OFF THE MACHINE AND MISSED THE LAST STEP ON THE MACHINE CAUSING HIM TO LAND ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE WRONG SNAPPING A SMALL BONE IN HIS RIGHT ANKLE. THIS MACHINE HAD A FACTORY INSTALLED CABLE STEP AT THE BOTTOM OF EACH LADDER GOING TO THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT.

MATERIAL SHIFTED IN OFF-ROAD IT TRUCK AS TRUCK DRIVER WAS RAISIG THE BOX TO DUMP CONTENTS INTO CRUSHER FEEDER. A PIECE OF MATERIAL DEFLECTED VOER THE EDGE OFTHE TRUCK BOXHITTING HT EPLANT OEP RATOR ABOVE TH KNEE. OPERATOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVIGN BACK INTO OPERATOR BUILDIGN WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

WAS GETTING OFF A TRACK DOZER. STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE DOZER ARM AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS LEG WENT DOWN IN BETWEEN THE DOZER ARM AND THE TRACKS. HE THEN FELL ON OVER ONTO THE GROUND, PINNING HIS LEF. INTIAL DIAGNOSIS AS OF THE REPORT STATES POSSIBLE TORN LIGAMENTS AND TENDON DAMAGE. HAS BEEN REFERRED TO AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON.

WAS REMOVING SAFETY GLASSES TO WIPE SWEAT FROM HIS EYES AND ROCK CHIP FROM THE DRILL CAME UP AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE. SLIGHT SCRATCHING OF THE CORNEA AND IRRITATION OF THE EYE FROM THE ROCK CHI P.

EMPLOYEE WAS DIGGING FROZEN MUD OUT OF GRIZZLY CHUTE AT THE CRUSHER WITH A SHOP-MADE DIGGIN SPADE, ADN APPARENTLY THE DIGGINGMOTION PUT A STRAIN ON EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE WAS DIG GING ON THIS OFF AND ON FOR APPROX 3 HRS, WITH OTHER EMPLOYEE'S TAKING TURNS. HE DID NOT SAY ANYTHING WAS WRONG TIL THE FOLLOWING MORNING 12-17-92.

WAS DRILLING ROCK ON THE HERTHA LEDGE. LEDGE WAS WET AND MUDDY. MUD WAS ACCUMULATING ON THE DRILL SERVICE AIR HOSE ADDING MORE DRAG. EE WENT TO TPICK UP A SECTION OF THE HOSE TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

WAS SERVICING DRILL- AIR COMPRESSOR AND WAS LIFTING A FULL 5 GALLON CONTAINER OF 10 WT. MOTOR OIL TO POUR INTO COOLING TANK. LEANED SLIGHTLY OVER THE CAN WHILE POURING TO OBSERVE READING IN SI GHT GLASS. STRAINED THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.

EMPL WAS WASHING HAMMER MILL WHEN HE WENT TO CLIMB DOWN HE SLIPPED & TURNED LEFT ANKLE.

DRIVER OF R-20 HAUL TRUCK WAS RETURNING TO THE QUARRY EMPTY AND DID NOT PULL OVER FAR ENOUGH FOR LOADER R-20. DUST ON HAUL ROAD WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR AND ALSO WINDY CONDITIONS BLOWING THE DUST. TOP CORNER OF TRUCK BOXES HOOKED TOGETHER, CAUSING EMPTY TRUCK TO STRIKE THE HAUL ROAD BERM.

EMPL WAS OPERATING ROCK DRILL & CHIP OF ROCK FLEW OUT OF HOLE STRIKING HIM IN RIGHT EYE EYE WAS BRUISED.

DRIVER CAME IN TO SHOP & TOLD ME HE WAS SITTING IN THE TRUCK WHILE IT WAS BEING LOADED IN THE QU ARRY A LARGE ROCK FELLL OUT OF THE BUCKET CAUSING THE TRUCK TO BEFRASE WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BUMP INTO THE DOOR ON WHICH HE WAS LEANING HECOMPLAINED OF SORE RIBS SO WAS SENT TO DR IN MO VALLEY

30 GAL DRUM TIPPED OVER ON STAND WHILE BEING SET UP PINNING RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN BARRELL STAND ( MIXING ANTI-FREEZE AT THE TIME).

THE EUCLID TRUCK DRIVER WAS PICKING UP SOME PIECES OF ROCK IN FRONT OF THE FEEDER APRON, THAT HAD BEEN SPILLED OFF OF THE PREVIOUS HAUL TRUCK. A PIECE OF ROCK ABOUT HAND SIZE FLEW OUT OF THE FEEDER AND LANDED ON THE DRIVERS SHOULDER.

I.NAME WAS REPLACING THE FLASHING ON THE HOPPER BIN ON THE ROCK CRUSHER A 9/16 END WSRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF A NUT CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS SWRIST AGAINST A METAL BIN

I.NAME WAS REMOVING CUTTING EDGES FROM CRAWLER TRACTOR C-24 WAS CUTTING NUTS OFF OF BOLTS WITH THE ACETYLENE TORCH A PIECE OF HOT METAL SET HIS GLOVE ON FIRE BURNING THE INDEX FINGER ON HIS R IGHT HAND