Trinity Quarry: 52 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee felt something in eye when EE and others were in the process of installing a vibrator on a sand bin. A foreign object was removed from EE's eye at the emergency room and EE was returned to full duty.

On 6/28/18 the police requested our permission to search the property at our Trinity Quarry to look for a person that had recently gone missing from a nearby home. Around 11:30 a.m. the police found the deceased body of the missing person in a heavily wooded buffer on VMC property (inactive mining area). The police stated the person had left home on foot and overdosed on drugs.

Cold weather contributed to frozen material in a hopper resulting in the under hopper conveyor to be inoperable. The employee climbed on the machine to investigate and slipped and fell to the ground resulting in shoulder contusion

Employee was tightening driveline bolts with a hand ratchet and it slipped hitting EE in the upper lip causing a laceration to the lip.

EE was performing maintenance on the liner in the surge tunnel feeder. While using a pry bar to loosen the liner he felt a sting in his back. He did not request medical attention until April 9, 2012. He was diagnosed with a lumbar strain and placed on restricted duty.

EE was tightening screw w/ratchet, felt slight strain in lower stomach, but didn't feel it necessary to see Dr. In March '07 he requested to see a Dr, who thought it was a recurrence of pre-existing hernia. He referred EE to surgeon, who placed EE on app. 6 wks restricted duty. Once surgeon's medical notes were rec'd (4/5/07) & reviewed it was determined this was a new hernia.

EE WAS WATERING ROADS IN THE PIT. HE STARTED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AT THE END OF THE RAMP. HEBEGAN COUGHING AND BLACKED OUT. THE TRUCK STRUCKA BOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TRAPPED GREASE RAG FROM TRUCK SEAT FRAME. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT THUMB.

IDLER MOUNTING FRAME SLIPPED OFF THE CONVEYOR BETWEEN THE IDLER AND CONVEYOR FRAME AND HIT THUMB.

TIGHTENING CENTER RAIL BOLTS ON BOTTOM DECK OF SCREEN WITH SWIVEL HEAD RATCHET. RATCHET HANDLE SWIVELED DOWN CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LUNGE FORWARD AND HIT HEAD.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A SHORT LADDER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE LANDED ON THE SIDE OF HIS LEFT FOOT. FAILED TO MAINTAIN THREE POINTS OF CONTACT WHILE CLIMBING.

STRAINED BACK WHILE USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO TIGHTEN THE CLAMP SCREWS ON JAW CRUSHER.

INJURED WAS CHANGING SCREEN CLOTH ON #3 SCREEN. AFTER FINDING CORRECT PIECE OF CLOTH, INJURED PICKED UP ONE END & CO-WORKER THE OTHER END. ABOUT HALF WAY TO THE SCREEN, INJURED PUT THE FRONT E ND OF THE SCREEN CLOTH DOWN & ASKED CO-WORKER TOCARRY IT ON UP. INJURED SAID HE FELT A SHARP PAIN & THEN A LITTLE STING.

USING SLEDGE HAMMER,EMPL HITTING TOP OF CRUSHER ANVIL TO FREE IT OF ROCK AND DUST.PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF ANVIL AND STRUCK FOREARM REQ STITCHES.

EMPL FAILED TO 1ROPERLY SECURE LIFTING HOOK TO CRUSHER LINER PART.IT CAME LOOSE STRIKING EMPL FOOT.EMPL WAS WEARING SAFETY SHOES.

EMPL REMOVING C5EVIS FROM CABLE WHEN ROCK UNEXPECTANTLY MOVING CAUSING FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN ROCK AND CLEVIS.

EE WAS HOLDING EDGE OF REPLACEMENT SCREEN CLOTH WITH RT HAND CO-WORKER PUSHED ANOTHE PIECE OF WIRE DOWN AGAINST EES LEFT HAND CATCHING IT BETWEEN THE 2 PIECES OF WIRE.

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO DISCONNECT HOSE FROM POT ON DUST COLLECTOR. HE PULLED BACKWARDS TO SLIP HOSE OFF CONNECTION, THE HOSE SLIPPED OFF WITH UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT BACKWARDS. THE EMPLOYEE FELT P AIN IN HIS BACK. HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.