Three Rivers Stone Corp: 66 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EE was splitting stone when his sledge hammer recoiled and struck him in the forehead

EE was splitting a large slab of stone when a section broke off and fell on his right foot, causing a contusion.

Employee was using the grinder on a metal collar and a shard of metal came up and hit his right eye.

Splitting stone - crushed left thumb with 3 pound sledge hammer. Cause laceration to thumb.

Moving a pallet by hand, lost his footing and strained his lower back.

Employee was splitting stone when a large slab slid from the top of the pile and pinched him between two rocks.

Employee picked up a large slab of stone and his back began to hurt along with a shooting pain down his leg.

Employee was tightening a bolt on a piece of heavy equipment when he felt a pain in his knee.

Employee stepped on a piece of metal banding and sustained a puncture wound to her right foot.

While lifting boulders into a pallet,employee strained the muscles in his left shoulder, back and neck.

stepping out of his parked vehicle,employee stepped on a rock and rolled/twisted and sprained his left ankle.

Employee was folding wire when the end of the wire went into the palm of her right hand. Cut and puncture wound

Employee was moving large slabs of flagstone when one of the slabs fell on the little finger (5th finger) of his left hand. Required stiches to his finger.

While cleaning his work area, employee accidentally stepped on a piece of wire which punctured through the bottom of his boot.

He was splitting rock when the rock rolled and smashed his finger.

I was changing a bit on a dm 45 drill. I had my finger on the bit basket and pinched the tip of my left for finger.

HE FELL OFF A ROCK, TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE; FELL ONTO LEFT SIDE.

He steped on a slick rock, fell on his l shoulder.

He fell down. Right arm flew to the side and hit a rock, slicing his forearm.

HE WAS PUTTING ROCK ON A PALLET AND SMASHED HIS FINGER.

SHE WAS LIFTING A ROCK, IT SLIPPED FROM HER HAND AND IT FELL ON HER LEFT FOOT.

HE WAS PLACING SPLIT ROCK ON A PALLET AND SMASHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

LIFTING LARGE ROCKS, SPRAINED BACK.

SPLITTER HAD A ROCK ON EDGE TRYING TO SPLIT THE SEAMS WITH A HAMMER & CHISEL. THE ROCK MOVED CAUSING SPLITTER TO STRIKE THUMB.

EE WAS PLACING ROCKS ON EDGE IN A WOODEN CRATE WHE HE TURNED HIS BACK ON CRATE TO GET ANOTHER ROCK, A ROCK TIPPED OUT OF THE CRATE & STRUCK HIM ABOVE THE HEEL ON LEFT FOOT

WAS PLACING STONE IN CRATE AND TWISTED WITHOUT MOVING FEET.

A ROCK SPLITTER MOVED A LARGE ROCK BY HIMSELF, RESULTING IN A STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS ABDOMEN.

LIFTING AND TWISTING WITH LARGE ROCK TO PLACE IT IN PALLET RESULTING IN BACK PAIN.

MINER WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM A PALLET, WHEN HE TURNED AROUND THE TOP ROCK THAT WAS LEFT ON THE PALLET SLID OFF ONTO HIS RT. HEEL LACERATING IT.

STOOD LARGE ROCK ON EDGE, TURNED AND REACHED FOR HAMMER AND CHISEL. ROCK FELL ON LEG SPRAINING RT. MCL.

SLIDING ONE ROCK OFF OF ANOTHER ROCK, WORKER GOT HIS FINGER TIP PINCHED BETWEEN THE 2 ROCKS.

WHILE TRYING TO BALANCE A ROCK ON ITS EDGE THE ROCK FELL OVER LANDING ON EMPLOYEE'S R. FOOT ANDFRACTURED HIS R. 4TH METATARSAL.

OPERATOR WHEN DISMOUNTING LOADER HIS HAND MISSED THE HANDRAIL AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LOWER STEP RESULTING IN A BROKEN FOOT.

EMPLOYEE HAD RECENTLY HA DBECK SURGERY AND HAD BEEN RELEASED FOR LIGHT DUTY. HE WAS ASSISTING IN LOADING A FORKLIFT ON A TRAILER TO BE TAKEN TO SHOP FOR REPAIRS. IN THE PROCESS HE PULLED TOO H ARD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND STRAINED HIS BACK MUSCLES.

REPETITIVE TWISTING AT WAIST WITH WEIGHT IN HANDCAUSED PAIN IN OR AROUND RIGHT SHOULDER BLADE.

DURING LOADING OF OVERBURDEN INTO DUMP TRUCK WITH AN EXCAVATOR THE EXCAVATOR OPERATOR DROPPED A 3 BY 3 ROCK INTO THE BED OF THE DUMP TRUCK. THE BED OF TRUCK WAS BEDDED WITH OTHER WASTE AND THE ROCK FELL ONLY 1' CAUSING NECK AND BACK PAIN.

SPLITTERS WORK ON UNEVEN SURFACES. EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BACK TO PICK UP ANOTHER ROCK TO PLACE IN A BOX, WHEN A ROCK ROLLED UNDER HIS FOOT, CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS. HIS HEAD HIT A ROCK, R ESULTING IN A SMALL LACERATION.

A ROCK SPLITTER PULLING A ROCK FROM A PILE CAUSED ANOTHER ROCK TO SLIDE DOWN PILE AND PINCH HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETEWEEN THE 2 ROCKS CAUSING A CONTUSION AND LACERATION TO FINGER TIP.

HYDRAULIC HOSE WAS WEEPING FLUID & THE WIND WAS BLOWING THE FLUID BACK INTO THE FACE OF THE OPERATOR WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO EXTRACT DRILL STEEL FROM HOLE. I PLACED 2 TAGS OVER AREA SO HE COULD CONTINUE WHEN HOSE RUPTURED, INJECTING RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID.

HAD WRITTEN EMPLOYEE UP FOR UNSAFE WORK PRACTICES, AN ARGUMENT THEN INSUED AFTER WHICH EE ASSULTED SAFETY OFFICER. RESULTING IN LACERATION TO HEAD REQUIRING 4 STITCHES SOME BRUISES AND ABRASIO N.

HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE ROAD TO THE LOWER FACE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

PICKING UP A PIECE OF STONE, HE TWISTED & STRAINED HIS BACK PLACING IT.

HE WAS CARRYING A ROCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS INJURED WHEN HE FELL.

LOADING HOLES WITH EXPLOSIVES. EE HANDLED THE EXPLOSIVE FOR APP 8 HOURS. HE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES. HE COMPLAINED ABOUT HEADACHES AND LATER AROUND 6:00 PM HE STARTED TO HAVE HEART PROBLEMS. HE PASSED OUT AT HIME AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO BOISE FOR TREATMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A PLATE OF LEDGE ROCK BY HAND AND SMASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN TWO ROCKS. THE DOCTOR RELEASED HIM THE SAME DAY.

SPLITTING ROCK WITH UNDETECTED FRACTURE PIECE BROE OFF LANDING ON TOP OF RIGHT FOOT.

HELPING FELLOW EE TO MOVE MATERIAL.

LIFTING MATERIAL

FLYING ROCK CHIP LODGED IN LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE TRAPPED LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN TWO ROCKS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE ANOTHER ONE.

FORK LIFT OPERATOR MOVING PALLET OF MATERIAL RAISED PALLET TOO HIGH AND TILTED TO FAR TO THE REAR. MATERIAL ON TOP OF PALLET JARED LOOSE AND FELL THROUGH FRAMEWORK OF FORKLIFT AND STRUCK OPERA TOR IN GROIN.

CHEST PAIN, DIZZINESS.

WORKER WAS FLIPPING STONE TO PLACE IN BUCKET OF LOADER. HE WAS IN A SQUATTING POSITION TRYING TO LIFT THE STONE AND INJURED HIS BACK.HE HAS A SEVERELY PINCHED DISK ACCORDING TO CHIROPRACTOR. W H HAVE RECOMMENDED AN INVESTIGATION TO WORKMENS COMPENSATION CARRIER BECAUSE OF SUSPECTS REPORTS.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE IN TRUCK COMING DOWN HILL DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND TRUCK TIPPED OVER BOTH MEN JUMPED BUT INJURED MANS FOOT WAS CAUGHT IN DOOR