Springfield Quarry: 133 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EE slipped and broke their fall with right arm while repairing a feeder pan. EE had surgery for torn rotator cuff on 4/29.

Employee was removing toad stool from parts crusher. Employee struck an easy-out to remove a wedged bolt from a socket. A shard of metal came off the punch at impact and entered the employees left hand through the glove.

Injured employee was removing guard to remove a return roller. As the employee removed the nuts holding the guard he turned to the right to set down the impact gun and nuts and the guard fell to the ground striking employee in his left arm.

Injured employee was adjusting water on a cone crusher and stepped on side of concrete pad that supports the bottom of steps with right foot, resulting in a sprain.

Employee was cutting plastic tie wrap with pocket knife when the knife slipped and cut his left hand on the side of his forefinger. Cut required sutures and employee was able to return to work with no restrictions.

Employee was using high pressure water hose for clean up when an unknown object flew up and struck him on his cheek bone just under the right eye that caused a small cut. Employee was taken for medical observation and recieved 3 stitches and a tetnus shot. Employee returned to work with no restrictions.

Employee walking across yard and took his safety glasses off to clean them while still walking and walked into a set of detachable pallet forks that were lying on the ground. Employee's left leg struck the forks in the shin area and caused a laceration that required sutures. He was able to return to work with no restrictions.

Employee strained back while changing out return roller on conveyor belt.

Employee was cleaning up under a conveyor with a water hose. When water was turned on his footing was not sufficient to hold the pressure and caused him to slip and fall. DELAYED MEDICAL TREATMENT.

Leg caught under skid steer loader being removed for repairs. Right ankle abrasion.

STRUCK AGAINST CONVEYOR FRAME WHEN BAR HE WAS USING TO DISLODGE A ROCK FROM ROLLER WAS CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 9/8/03.

EE STATES: WAS LOADING A SHOT ON A HOT DAY & GOT OVER HEATED.

WHILE OPERATING MOBILE CRANE IN TRANSIT TO PIT, CRANE STRUCK BERM AND OVERTURNED ON SITE, PINNING OPERATOR INSIDE CAB FOR ABOUT 40 MIN.

WHILE ROLLING A 55 GAL. DRUM OF USED OIL INTO A PICKUP TRUCK, EE STRAINED HIS BACK. CHOSE NOT TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 2-16-01.

EE WAS TRYING TO THAW OUT WATER PIPE, WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL, LANDING ON HIS LEFT HIP & KNEE EE WAS AT GROUND LEVEL. EE DID NOT REQUEST MED ATTENTION UNTIL 1/31/01

EE STRUCK BY HANDLE OF FLOP GATE, SUSTAINING HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO ELFT WRIST.

ADJUSTING TIMING ON SHAKER SHAFTS, EE WAS TURNING SHAFT. WHEN HE RELEASED THE SHAFT, THE COUNTER WEIGHTS CAME BACK DOWN AND THE GEAR GRABBED HIS GLOVE AND PULLED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO GEA RS CUTTING THE END OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

CUT FINGER WHILE WORKING ON CRUSHER. RECEIVED MEDICAL REPORT ON 1/15/99 INDICATING SUTURES HAD BEEN USED. PREVIOUSLY UNDERSTOOD THERE WAS NONE. MISCOMMUNICATION BETWEEN PLANT AND HEADQUARTERS.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE AN ELECTRIC PUMP FROM THE PIT, EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON LEFT LEG BY A FALLING OBJECT.

USING A POCKET KNIFT TO CUT WIRE - KNIFE CLOSED - CUAT RT. INDEX FINGER.

USING A POCKET KNIFE TO STRIP WIRE - KNIFE SLIPPED - CUTTING LEFT WRIST.

WHILE REPLACING SCREEN CLOTH IN SCREENING TOWER, CAUGHT TOE ON FLOOR OPENING LITTLE TOE PINCHED BY STEEL TOE IN BOOT.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED WHILE WALKING DOWN BANK, FELL TO KNEE, CUTTING LEFT KNEE ON PIECE OF GRAVEL.

WHILE DRIVING CAT 769B HAUL TRUCK ON QUARRY ROAD, FOREIGN ABJECT BLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

GREASING LOADER,MATERIAL FELL OFF LOADER ONTO FACE AND INTO RIGHT EYE DESPITE USE OF SAFETY GLASSES. EMPLOYER LEARNED RX MEDICATION UPON RE-CEIPT PHARMACY BILL TODAY -1-4-93.

WHILE CLEANING OUT CHUTE UNDER JAW CRUSHER, EE STRUCK HIS HAND AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE CHUTE RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO THE TOP OF HIS LEFT THUMB. SUTURES REQUIRED.

TIGHTENING LOAD BINDER ON LOWBOY WITH A CHEATER PIPE,PIPE SLIPPED HITTING EMPL ABOVE RIGHT EYE.DR REPORT INDCATES SUTURES AS PART OF TREATMENT RECD 5-18-92.

WHILE HOLDING METAL IN PLACE FOR WELDER, EMPLOYEE SUSTAIND FLASHBURN TO EYES DESPITE USE OF EYE PROTECTION.

WHILE STEPPING DOWN OFF TRACK OF BULLDOZER, ONE FOOT CAUGHT ON TRACK CAUSING ATWISTING MOTION TO KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING CAT 988 PIT LOADER VIA PULL-DOWN LADDER.LADDER SHIFTED TO SIDE CAUSING HIS FOOT TO SLIP AND BECOMING CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LADDER AND THE HYDRAULIC FLUID TANK ADJACENT.BO LTS AND WASHERS REPLACED ON LADDER TO PREVENT SIDE MOVEMENT.

WHILE REMOVING METAL COVER TO GAIN ACCESS TO SPEED REDUCER ON PUGMILL CONVEYOR,EMPLOYEE MOVED COVER TO ONE SIDE IN ATTEMPT TO GAIN A BETTER GRIP.THE COVER FELL ABOUT 1.5 FEET STRIKING THE EMPL OYEES RIGHT FOOT,BEHIND THE STEEL TOE OF HIS BOOT.

WHILE DUMPING WASTE MATERIAL, EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND WAS INJURED WHEN CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO HANDLES. INITIAL FIRST AID PROVED INSUFFICIENT AS INFECTION RESULTED.

CLEANING CONV WITH BAR SLIPPED STRUCK ON CHIN LACER

FOREIGN OBJECT IN EYE.

EMPL STRAINED GROIN AREA WHILE CLEANING UP AROUND PRIMARY CRUSHER IN PIT.

EMPLOYEE WAS EMPTYING TRASH FROM A PICKUP TRUCK. WHILE STANDING ON THE BUMPER, HE REACHED INTO THE BED TO THROW A BAG OF TRASH OVER THE SIDE. WHEN HE TURNED HIS BODY HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK .

CAUGHT FOOT UNDER HOPPER AT CONE CRUSHER WHEN A ROCK HOLDING HOPPER OUT OF PROPER POSITION WAS CLEARED.

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON HEAVY EQUIPMENT, FOREIGN OBJECT GOT IN HIS EYE. NO ACTUAL WORK WAS BEING PERFORMED AT THE MOMENT SINCE EMPLOYEE WAS SIMPLOY WALKING AROUND THE UNIT.

WHILE OPERATING TRACK DRILL CLOSE TO QUARRY WALL, A ROCK FELL FROM THE WALL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON SIDE OF ONE FOOT, BEHIND THE STEEL TOECAP OF HIS BOOT.

CUTTING STEEL PLATE FROM SCRAP FRAME,EMPL LEG WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PLATE AND FRAME WHEN PLATE BUCKLED.

EMPLOYEE WAS MANUALLY REMOVING OVERSIZED ROCK HE HAD OBSERVED FLOWING FROM ROCK LADDER ON SURGE PULE WHEN A ROCK ROLLED OFF THE PILE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LOWER LEFT STOMACH AREA. NO MEDICAL A ID WAS SOUGHT UNTIL DECEMBER, AND NO REPORT WAS MADE OTHER THAN FROM EMPLOYEE TO SUPT.

WHLE CUTTING CUSHIONING RUBBER FOR A SCREEN, KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING EMPLOYEEHS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIGHTING AN OXYCETYLENE TORCH & BURNED HIS HAND DUE TO THE GAS BEING TURNED ON TOO HIGH

I,NAME WAS CLEA3ING WINDOWS ON LOADER. WHILE MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON BATTERY UNDER DRIVER SEAT. LOADER WAS RUNNING AND BEGAN TO FREELY TURN CATCHING HIS FOOT AT PINCH POINT OF LOADER.

HE WAS BACKING 2UT OF PILE WHILE A SECOND LOADER WAS DUMPING INTO TRUCK AND A SMALL ROCK FLEW ACROSS AND THROUGH THE CAB OF LOADER STRIKING HIM IN EYE, CAUSING A SMALL ABRASION ON THE LEFT EY EBALL. 3

HE WAS TYING BE5T WEIGHT ON BELT TIGHTENER AND WAS THROWN A SECURING CABLE,WHEN CAUGHT LOOSE END HIT HIM IN THE LEFT CHEEK BONE CAUSING AN ABRASION OF THE SKIN.AS A RESULT,REMOVALL OF SMALL PI ECE OF TRASH FR2M UNDER SKIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS R9MOVING ON OIL FILTER HOUSING FROM LOADER IT WAS STUCK AND WHILE TRYING TO PRY IT OFF AND FRAGMENT CHIPPED OFF AND WENT INTO EMPLOYEES EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING JAW CRUSHER. HE PICKED UP ABOUT A 200 LB. STEEL LINER AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. IT CAUSED CONSIDERABLE BRUSING AND SWELLING OF HIS RIGHT FOOT. 3

EMPLOYEE WAS PR2ING LOOSE A ROCK WITH A METASL BAR & THE BAR SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK & HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH

A SLEDGE HAMMER3FELL OFF THE BUCKET OF THE LOADER. HE GRABBED FOR IT WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND THE HAMMER HIT HIS FINGER.

EE WAS TURNING 2VER AN EYE BEAM & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN IT & ANOTHER BEAM.