Sylvania Stone Quarry: 52 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

A Miner suffered a strain to EE's right knee while exiting the cab of a Skid Steer Loader. EE missed the step on the bucket while exiting the cab causing EE to lose EE's balance and fall resulting in EE's injury.

Lumbar strain sustained while carrying used shoes away from the vertical shaft crusher for disposal. Medical attention was requested on 05/18/2020.

***1st day of treatment 10/26/18*****climbing out of the truck, foot caught step & twisted, hurt right leg

Climbing out of the cab, missed the bottom step, fell to the ground, hurt left side of rib cage & left forearm.

Placing a piece of steel in chute it fell striking him on the left calf

Victim scaled fence adjacent to public roadway and jumped to quarry floor below.

Slipped on 990 platform while opening access door. He caught himself jamming right shoulder

Four men were threading bowl of 1560 crusher into mainframe. While pushing on spud bar, the injured employee fell forward, hitting railing and fell backward to decking landing on his back. Unknown if bar slipped or crusher moved.

While using a 6' step ladder, he leaned against the clean burn furnace. The ladder bottom moved out causing employee to fall 3.5' - 4' striking left shoulder/arm on anti-spin device from omni cone crusher which was laying on the shop floor.

MOVING OLD SUPPLY TRAILER & DIRECTING LOADER, STUMBLED OVER BRUSH & FELL ON OLD SHOVEL, STRIKINGRIGHT KNEE. (SHOVEL WAS NOT VISIBLE) DID NOT SEEK MED ATTENTION UNTIL 4/2/001

SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING NUTS FROM A GUARD AT THE TAIL PULLY OF C-21 CONVEYOR. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT, THE WRENCH STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE UPPER LIP, R.S.

A STARTER BEING LOWERED ON A CABLE TO THE FLOOR,TWISTED AROUND, FELL APROX 1.5' TO FLOOR, AND STRUCK A 2X6 ON FLOOR, WHICH FLEW UP, AND STRUCK INJURED UNDER THE CHIN CAUSING A 3.5CM LACERATION

WHILE OPERATOR WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE DRILL, HE STEPPED ON A ROCK, AND TURNED HIS ANKLE, AND HE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE DOOR FRAME WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, AND SLAMMED THE DOOR WITH HIS LEFT HAND, W HILE HIS RIGHT HAND WAS STRILL IN THE WAY IT WASPINCHED IT THE DOOR.

WHILE CLEANING UNDER THE BIG BUCKET ELEVATOR, THE LIP OF THE LOADER BUCKET STRUCK A R.R. TRACK WHICH WAS UNDER GROUND. THE LOADER CAME TO AN INSTANT STOP, CAUSING WHIP-LASH TO THE OPERATOR.

WHILE WORKING IN THE MILL BUILDING HELPING A WELDER SUBJECT WAS EXPOSED TO WELDING FLASH CAUSINGFLASH BURNS TO THE EYES. THE BURNS WERE NOT FELTUNTIL THE SUBJECT WAS AT HOME AT WHICH TIME HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. HE RECEIVED SALVE IN HIS EYES ALONG WITH PATCHES AND PAIN MEDICINE.

AFTER POKING THE SAND DOWN IN THE HOPPER, HE STEPPED BACK AND HIS FEET WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIM, AND STRUCK HIS RIBS ON THE LEFT SIDE AGAINST A CONCRETE BUMPER BLOCK. THIS IS A RAMP AREA THAT C ONSISTS OF A FINE CRUSHED STONE SURFACE THAT IS SMOOTH.

WHILE WELDING, HOT SPARKS AND HOT METAL CAUSED BURNS TO THE STOMACH AREA AND THE RIGHT INDEX AREA.

WHILE WORKING AT THE PLANT SIDE SUBJECT LIFTED A STARTER OFF A PICKUP TRUCK & CARRIED IT INTO THE BUILDING HE AGGREVATED A PRESEXISTING INJURY TO HIS LOWER BACK WHICH OCCURRED OFF THE JOB

WHILE GRINDING ON A 324TD EUCLID HOIST BEARING BRACKET, A SHAVING FROM THE GRINDER FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE CAUSING EXTREME IRRITATION AND DISCOMFORT.

SUBJECT PARKED TRUCK @ CRUSHER ON A ROADWAY BETWEEN MILL & CRUSHER. SUBJECT GOT OUT OF TRUCK & WHILE WALKING AROUND THE FRONT SLIPPED & FELL ON LEFT ARM & WRIST.

WHILE PERFORMING WINTER REPAIR DUTIES, SUBJECT BENT OVER AND PICKED UP A STEEL ELEVATOR BUCKET (APPROX. 120 LBS 14"X18"X36") WHICH CAUSED HIM TO PULL HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES-AND STRAIN HIS BACK .

SUBJECT DUMPED HIS LOAD AT THE CRUSHER, AND DROVE AWAY WITH THE BED OF HIS TRUCK STILL IN THE UP POSITION. THE BED WAS NOT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND STRUCK AN OVERHEAD WATER BRIDGE. DRIVER WAS SHAK EN UP AND ID NOT HAVE ANY VISIBLE INJURIES. HE WAS CHECKED OUT AT FLOWER HOSPITAL, AND RELEASED. HE HAD LEG BRUISES, AND A CASE OF WHIP LASH. HE DID HAVE HIS SEAT BELT ON AT THE TIME OF THE A

WHILE ERECTING FRAM EWORK TOSUPPORT PORTABLE STONE CRUSHER, HE ATTEMPTED TO RAISE CHANNEL IRON CROSS MEMBER WITH SHOULDER. PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT SIDE OF NECK OCCURRED AS CHANNEL WAS LIFTED WITH LEFT SHOULDER.

WHILE SHOVELING IN THE PIT AREA OF THE MILL,A LARGE ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK SIDE OF THE ELEVATOR,AND STRUCK THE SIDE OF HIS LEFT KNEE.

WHILE WALKING AT AN INCREASED RATE OF SPEED, SUBJECT SLIPPED OF ONE OF THE STEPS, AND GRABBED THE RAIL, AND PULLED HIS LEFT SHOULDER. X-RAYS SHOW POSSIBLE CRACKED BONE.

CUTTING WEEDS HE CAME IN CO NTACT WITH POISON IVY EXPOSE D SKIN AND HANDS AND ARMS

WHILE WORKING AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER, HE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE CRUSHER STEM. THE BUMP DID NOT BOTHER HIM UNTIL 10-4-89, WHEN HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND RECEIVED A S HOT THEN LATER THAT NIGHT HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. IT WAS WRAPPED AND HAD X-RAYS.

SUBJECT WAS STANDING OFF TO ONE SIDE OF A FLAT BED TRAILER, LOADED WITH A BE CRANE WHICH WAS BEING UNLOADED. THERE WAS A SUPPORT ANGLE IRON ON THE BOOM WHICH WAS UP APPROX. 6". THE INJURED HAD HIS HAND RESTING ON THE SURFACE OF THE TRAILER BED UNDER THE ANGLE IRON SUPPORT WHEN THE CABLE ON THE BOOM MOVED, CAUSING SOME SLACK, ALLOWING THE BOOM TO COME DOWN AND STRUCK HIS FINGER.

WHILE HOLDING ON TO A STEEL HOOK,HE PULLED BACK,AND STRUCK THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE HOOK,AND THE STEEL DOOR OF THE CRUSHER MOTOR HOUSE,CAUSING SAME TO SWELL AND BRUISE.

WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE A LUG NUT FROM THE REAR OF A WELDING TRUCK THE STUD BROKE OFF AND THE WRENCH HANDLE PINCHED THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER TIP ANGAINST THE RIM.

WHILE DRIVING UP A GRADE LOADED, THE TRUCK STALLED, AND ROLLED BACKWARDS APPROX. 264' WHERE IT STRUCK A WATERLINE, AND ROLLED ANOTHER 129' BACKWARDS WHERE IT ROLLED OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE. NO APPARENT INJURY TO THE DRIVER. HE WAS TAKEN TO FLOWER HOSPITAL FOR A CHECK UP, AND RELEASED. INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL, AND STALLED. WITH OUT AIR, THE VEHICL

SUBJECT WAS HOLDING METAL MATERIAL WHILE ANOTHER PERSON WAS WELDING. HE WAS NOT WEARING CORRECT EYE PROTECTION BUT WAS TURNING HIS HEAD AWAY FROM THE WORK. HE LOOKED BACK & EYES WERE BURNED BY AN ARC.

WHILE USING A G9ASS HOOK TO MOVE ROCKS AROUND THE CRUSHER,SUBJECT STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG IN THE KNEE AREA,CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND.

OPERATOR WAS WA8HING THE WINDOWS OF THE CAT LOADER AND WHILE CLIMBING OFF THE FRONT OF THE LOADER HE SLIPPED AT THE FENDER AREA FELL TO HIS KNEE AND GRABBED THE HANDRAIL PULLING THE MUSCLE IN HIS RT ARM 3

SUBJECT WAS WORKING ON THE TOP OF THE 4 FT CRUSHER, WHEN HE LOST HIS GRIP, FALLING APPROX. EIGHT TO TEN FT, STRIKING HIS LEFT SIDE ON THE FLOOR.