Sierra Stone Quarry: 257 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee exited excavator and wedding ring caught on window frame, causing a laceration to EE's left ring finger

While shoveling under crusher area EE felt a "pop" in right groin area.

EE received a laceration to his left index finger that required three stitches. He was preparing for a repair on a conveyor belt. While holding a new blade for a cutting knife in his left hand, he went to close a tool box and the blade slipped and caused a cut to his left index finger. After receiving the stitches at the local hospital the ee was returned to full duty.

While walking on flat ground to move a forklift he stepped on a rock and twisted his ankle.

While operating a loader, the employee was dumping material into a grizzly. The tilt control on the loader stuck allowing the bucket to roll forward hitting the bucket stops. This jarred the loader causing an injury to the employees lower back. Lower lumbar strain.

Employee was helping another employee remove a seat from a front end loader. The injured employee was in a ackward position during the removal process and strained his back. Strained Back

Employee was standing with one foot on a conveyor frame and the other foot on a cross brace of the conveyor tunnel wall. While he was striking the side of a material hopper with a hammer to clear some blockage, his foot slipped and he struck his back against the wall of the tunnel. Lower back contusion.

Employee was backing a backhoe down an incline. When he hit the brakes to stop, the backhoe slid sideways, struck a bank and turned over on its side. The employee struck his left foot against the rollover protection, causing a contusion.

Employee was walking down a slopped area, when he tripped and fell. He reached out with his right hand to break his fall, and felt a pain in his right hand. (Metacarpal fracture of right hand)

Employee slipped and fell against conveyor frame. (Rib Contusion)

The employee was using a bar to pry up on a pulley shaft. They had a motor and gear box suspended from a come-a-long and the lifting eye broke. When the motor and gear box dropped, the employee's finger was caught between the pry bar and the conveyor rock box. (Fracture of the right ring finger)

Employee was throwing a weighted rope to capture a pump float, and felt a pop in his right arm. Ruptured right bicep

Employee was flipping a section of screen material over and strained his upper back. Thoracic strain

Employee was shoveling on elevated platform, he twisted and felt pain in lower back. Lumbar Sprain

Employee was dismounting cat skid steer loader, slipped and hit shin and knee on loader bucket. Sprain of knee and leg.

Employee was removing a rock from a primary bypass chute, when the employee threw the rock over the side of the chute he caught his hand between the side of the chute and the rock. Left hand laceration

Employee was clearing a clogged material chute, he hit a large rock slab with a hammer and small peice of dirt flew up and went under his safety glasses and got into his eye. (superficial injury of cornea)

Employee was walking on walkway, stepped in dip on walkway and twisted knee. Sprained Knee (Right).

Employee was stepping up onto a ladder, and slipped, falling backwards. The fall resulted in a contusion to the back.

The injured employee and another employee had a disagrement which broke out into an arguement. The arguement escalated into a physical altercation, the second employee struck with his fist to the left cheek. Resulting in a laceration to the left cheek requiring nine stitches.

Employee was shoveling around conveyor, shovel hit conveyor belt and kicked it back striking the employee on the left forearm. Left forearm contusion.

Employee was walking to service vehicle, tripped over rock fell backwards causing left knee to twist. Employee didn't seek medical attention until 06/22/04

Employee was working under a screen, when he was walking out from under the screen he stood up before he cleared the frame holding the screen and struck his head on a frame cross member, resulting in a strained neck.

MINER WAS CUTTING THE BOLTS OFF A TAIL PULLEY TAKE UP SECTION, & A PIECE OF SLAG BURNT THROUGH THE STITCHING OF HIS BOOT, RESULTING IN A SMALL BURN TO THE TOP OF HIS LT. FOOT.

STOOD UP UNDER A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.

EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CLIMB A VERTICLE LADDER WITH A BUCKET, THE BUCKET SLIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH THE BUCKET AND STRAINED HIS LEFT ELBOW. TENOSYNORITIS - INFLAMATION OF TENDON SHEATH .

EE WAS INVOLVED IN LABOR WORK AND PLANT MAINTENENACE. WHILE GREASING A HEAD PULLEY, THE HOSE ON THE GREASE GUN GOT STUCK ONT HE ZERK FITTING. THE EE REACHED AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE DRIVE MOTO R TO FREE THE HOSE, WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ONTHE DRIVE SHAFT NEXT TO THE MOTOR. EE JERKED HIS HAND AWAY FROM THE DRIVE SHAFT, AND CUT HIS HAND ON THE EDGE OF HEAD PULLEY GUARD.

REBUILDING 4000 AMP SERVICE PANEL, RECONNECTING EXISTING EQUIPMENT SERVICES, BACKFEED FROM DAMAGED CABLE ENERGIZED EQUIPMENT CAUSING PHASE TO PHASE SHORT. (MINOR FLASH BURNS)

AFTER INSTALLING A RUBBER GROMMET AROUND WIRING AT THE CLARIFIER, THE EE WAS APPLYING RTV SILICONE AROUND THE GROMMET TO HOLD IT IN PLACE. WHILE THE EE WAS SQUEEZING THE TRIGGER ON THE CAULKIN G GUN, THE EE FELT AND HEARD A POP IN HIS LEFT HAND RING FINGER. THE EE SUFFERED A RUPTURED TENDON ON HIS LEFT HAND RING FINGER.

THE EE WAS CHANGING A BEARING ON A HEAD PULLEY, THE SUPPORTS HOLDING THE HEAD PULLEY SHAFT SHIFTED AND CAUGHT THE EE'S LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE PULLEY SHAFT AND THE CONVEYOR FRAME. THE ACCIDENT R ESULTED IN AN OPEN WOUND AND CONTUSION OF FINGER ON LEFT HAND, WITHOUT MENTION OF COMPLICATION.

WORKER WAS DELIVERING FUEL AT ALL-LIGHT AGGREGATE. HE STATED, HE TRIPPED OVER DEBRIS WHILE HE WAS HOOKING UP PUMP HOSE TO DELIVER FUEL. HE STATED THAT THE AREA HAD NO LIGHTING.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A SLOPED AREA FROM THE UPPER PLANT TO THE LOWER PLANT TO PICK UP A HAUL TRUCK, HE SLIPPED AND FELL, LANDING ON HIS LEFT HIP. THE EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DEEP TISSUE BRUISE TO HIS LEFT UPPER THIGH AND HIP. THE EMPLOYEE LEFT THE LIGHTED WORK AREA WHERE VISIBILITY WAS POOR AND THE GROUND CONDITIONS WERE SLIPPERY DUE TO RAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING WATER TRUCK WHEN THE VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PUT THE VEHICLE BACK INTO GEAR WHEN HE HIT A CHUCK HOLE IN THE ROAD. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A MINOR WHIPLASH CAUSING HIM NECK PAIN.

PULLING LOADED WHEELBARROW'S WHEEL OUT OF SMALL HOLE. LIFTED UP ON HANDLES AND STARTED TO PULL WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

UNPLUGGING DRILL BIT, I THOUGHT ALL AIR WAS OUT. I DISLODGED ROCKS AND THE AIR BLEW THE ROCKS ON MY ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING BELT ON CONVEYOR. HE STUCK SHOVEL IN CONVEYOR TO MOVE BELT TOONE SIDE. SHOVEL WAS SUCKED INTO TAIL PULLEY, WIPPING AROUNDAND HITTING HIM IN THE FACE, THIS RESULTING IN E MPLOYEE FALLING 6' TO THE GROUND. CONVEYOR WAS AN OVERHEAD PULLEY REQUIRING NO GUARDS.

WELDING ON DUMP HOPPER. TEMPORARY SCAFFOLDING BROKE LOOSE AND FELL TO GROUND. (5-6' HIGH).

SLIPPED ON FLOOR DRY. FALLING FORWARD HAND WENT THROUGH WINDOW. WITNESS SAID EE WAS KNOCKING ON WINDOW (WINDOW WAS LATCHED CLOSED).

WORKING ON 992C LOADER. CHECKING ACCESS TO RUN WIRE FROM CAB TO ENGINE. COMMING FROM UNDER CAB HE GRABBED HAND RAIN AND CAB, THEN RAISED UP AND SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO HIT MIRROR ARM AND THEN FALLING FORWARD TO THE DECK.

EE WAS CHECKING OIL AND TURNED ON MASTER SWITCH ON WATER TRUCK WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE. HE STRUCK THE BUMPER ON WATER TRUCK AS HE FELL TO THE GROUND AND HE BROKE SEVERAL RIBS AND CRACKED A VE RTEBRAE. HE FELL APPROX. 4'.

MAN WAS GREASING CONVEYOR WHEN IT STARTED TO RAIN. HE SLIPPED ON WET BELT AND FELL TO GROUND ABOUT 6 FEET. HE BRUISED HIS THIGH.

WHILE DOING WALK AROUND AT BEGINNING OF SHIFT EENOTICED A BELT WAS JUMPING AT A ROOLER. HE GRABBED A SHOVEL TO CLEAN ROLLER AND THE SHOVEL CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT. HE TRIED TO PULL SHOV EL OUT. AND THAT PULLED HIS THUMB INTO THE ROLLER AND BELT THE TIP OF THE THUMB WAS CUT OFF.

EE WAS INSPECTING S.B.M (CRUSHER)ROT0R. HE HAD HIS HAND PUSHING THE ON A BLOW BAR TO ROLL THE ROTOR. WHENTHE ROTOR ROLLED BACK TO WHERE THE BLOW BAR WAS ONTOP, THE BLOW BAR FELL INO ITS SEAT IN THE ROTOR, WHEN IT MOVED TO ITS SEAT, HIS FINGER WAS CRUSHED AND HE IMMEDIATELY UPLLED IT OUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING MATERIAL OFF TOP OF JAW STOCKPILE WITH D8K DOZER. A LARGE ROCK ROLLED DOWN INTO CUT WHILE HE WAS BACKING UP. THE DOZER TRACK BOUNCED OVER ROCK. BACK WAS INJURED.

EE WAS MOVING SOME PCV PIPE, THE PIPE SWUNG BACKAND THE EE PUT HIS HAND OUT TO STOP THE PIPE AND THE PIPE JAMMED HIS FINGER-RESULTING IN HIS FINGER BEING BROKEN

MAN WAS IN JAW CRUSHER REPLACING WEAR PARTS WHENWEAR PART THAT WAS SET IN PLACE AND HELD BY A BLOCK OF WOOD SHIFTED AND CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN WEARPART AND SIDE OF JAW.

OPERATING A BACKHOE , ROCK FLEW INTO LEFT EYE WHILE WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

HELPING ANOTHER EE WORK ON DRIVE LINE ON PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND WOOD SUPPORT POPPED OUT AND HIT HIM ON RIGHT EYEBROW.

AFTER PLAN SHUT DOWN CLIMBING A LADDER MISSED RUNG & FELL BACKWARDS APPROX 5FT LANDING ON BUTTOX

AFTER PLANT SHUT DOWN, CLIMBING A LADDER WITH TOOLS IN LEFT HAND TO REPLACE BOLTS IN PRIMARY SCREEN. MISSED A LADDER RUNG WITH RIGHT HAND AND FELL BACKWARDS APPROX. 12 FEET AND LANDED ON RIGHT LEG.

EE SPRAINED HIS WRIST WHILE HAMMERING ON A PIECE OF STEEL.

85049D NOT KNOW HOW INJURY OCCURRED. HE WAS IN HIS HAUL TRUCK ALL MORNING, DID NOT LIFT ANYTHING AND WAS SITTING IN SEAT ALL MORNING. BACK PROBLEM.

85061S CLIMBING DOWN FROM TRUCK, SLIPPED AND HIT THE DECK WHERE STEPS GO DOWN.

INJURED WAS USING PRYBAR,ATTEMPTING TO PRY OVER A BARMAC ROCK CRUSHER,TO LINE UP BOLT HOLES TO PUT BOLTS IN.THE PRYBAR SLIPPED OFF THE BARMAC FRAME AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND.HE LANDED ON HIS F EET,BUT ONE LEG HIT A PIPE AND THE OTHER LEG HITABOUT A FOOT LOWER THAN THE OTHER LEG ON THE GROUND.INJURY WAS TO HIS LEFT FOOT,LEFT LEG,MIDDLE OF BACK,AND RIGHT SIDE OF NECK.

WELDING ON IMPACTOR, STOPPED WELDING RAISED HOOD, STILL HAD SAFTEY GLASSES ON, WAS CHIPPING WELDING SLAG AND PIECE OF SLAG WENT INTO HIS EYE FROM AN OPENING AROUND THE NOSE PIECE OF THE GLASSE S.

EE WAS UNLOADING TRUCK INJURED BACK.

GRIZZLY BARS WERE BEING REMOVED FROM IMPACTOR, EE WAS STANDING BY AND WATCHING THE CHAIN BROKE EE COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME GRIZZLY BAR LANDED ON HIS LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF HAUL TRUCK, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST THE GRADER WHICH BRUISED/SPRAINED HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BOULDERS, GOT LEFT HAND SMASHED INBETWEEN TWO BOULDERS.

EE HAD A BOULDER STUCK IN THE IMPACTOR AND WAS TRYING TO BREAK IT UP WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER THUS HITTING FOOT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OVER TO GET DOZER WAS WALKING OVER ROCKS SLIPPED ON ROCKS & FELL HAVING HIS RT ANKLE PINNED BETWEEN ROCKS

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING PIECE OF STEEL CAUSING HERNIA.

UNBOLTING CUTTING EDGE BOLTS BOLTS WERE STUCK USED HAMMER TO BREAK BOLTS FREE CUTTING EDGE FELL ON R FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER AND MISSED A RUNG FELL APPROX. 8 FT INJURING RIGHT ELBOW.