Tyrone Quarry: 96 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was performing maintenance on the secondary crusher and received a laceration to the left thumb. Employee received 2 stitches as a result of the laceration.

Ee was walking down the stairs from a conveyor when EE stepped on the edge of the second to last step, lost balance, and fell back on left wrist. EE originally did not want to go to the dr, but continued to have pain and visited dr on 4/18. EE was diagnosed with a fractured left wrist.

Employee was loading shot and had a non fatal heart attack.

While using chain wrench, breaking loose backhead from hammer, he felt slight pinch and pushed wrench in wrong direction to release pressure.

Employee was swinging a sledgehammer to assist in the removal of a crusher bowl liner, when his elbow struck the edge of the spider rim causing a laceration.

In process of replacing blown hydraulic hose, he fell off tower deck from approximately 4 feet striking a wrench laying on ground and injured his left arm.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A COME-ALONG UP THE CATWALK TO CHANGE OUT THE DISCHARGE LIP ON THE 5 ?' CRUSHER AND ROLLED HIS FOOT ON SOME LOOSE MATERIAL.

Employee was attempting to cut the band off a pallet of screens with tin snips. The band was very tight. When the cut went through, the screens released with force and struck him in the left arm requiring six stitches.

GETTING OFF A PIECE OF MACHINERY - EE JUMPED, LOST HIS BALANCE AND A ROCK CAUSED A CUT ON HIS HIP.

EE WAS REMOVING ROCK WHICH HAD SPILLED ONTO THE WALKWAY FROM THE SCREEN AREA. TO PERFORM THIS TASK, HE WAS IN A "THROWING" MOTION. HE DID NOT NOTICE WHERE HIS HANDS WER IN RELATION TO THE HAND RAIL. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY.

EE WAS CONDUCTING A PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION ON THE WATER TRUCK. HE LIFTED THE HOOD ON THE TRUCK ANDADDED HYDRAULIC OIL TO THE TRUCK. HE HAD TO LEANOVER THE AIR FILTER TO DO THIS TASK. HE SAID HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUNCHING A HOLE IN A CONVEYER BELT WITH A BELT KNIFE. HE WAS PULLING THE KNIFE TOWARD HIMSELF. THE EMPLOYEE WAS KNEALING AT THE TIME, THE KNIFE CUT HIS LEFT LEG A FEW INCHES ABOVE THE KNEE. HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN USING A BELT PUNCH FOR THIS TASK AND CUTTING AWAY FROM HIMSELF.

LOADED RAIL CARS THAT HAD BEEN POSITIONED FOR PICKUP ROLLED BACK DOWN THE TRACK, STRIKING LOCOMOTIVE CARRYING TWO EMPLOYEES CAUSING ONE TO STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST CAB.

WHILE WELDING A LINER TO A CHUTE IT WAS NOTICED THE LINER NEED TO BE REPOSITIONED. THEY DECIDED TO WELD A BLOCK TO BOTTOM OF HUDCO TO AID IN REPOSITIONING. UNKNOWINGLY THEY WELDED THE BLOCK TO OVERLAY. WHEN THEY RELEASED THE LINER THE BLOCK GAVE WAY AND SMASHED HIS LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS CHANGING A BIT. HE STUCK HIS HAND UNDER BIT WRENCH. AT THE SAME TIME HE ACCIDENTALLY MOVED FEED LEVER DOWN, SMASHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER & THUMB.

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN WHEN RING CAUGHT ON SHEAVE GUARD. WEIGHT OF BODY CAUSED RING TO CUT INTO FINGER.

TOSSED AROUND IN TRUCK WHILE BEING LOADED W/MATERIAL.

EE FELL OFF TRUCK: LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL: FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE IDLER. IDLER FLIPPED OVER CAUSING GASH ON BACKHAND.

EMPLOYEE WALKING DOWN CATWALK WITH ARM FULL OF TOOLS HE TRIED TO KICK A ROCK OFF THECATWALK WITH RIGHT FOOT HIS RIGHT KNEE LOCKED UP WHEN HE KICKED MEDICAL ASSESSMENT INDICATED SURGERY WHICH W AS PERFORMED ON 04-28-95 RESTRICTED DUTY BEGAN ON 05-01-95

WHILE SHOVELING IN SURGE TUNNEL EMPLOYEE SLIPPED PINCHING RIGHT 4TH FINGER BETWEEN ROLLER BRACKET AND SHOVEL HANDLE.

WHILE OPENING A GATE TYPE WATER VALVE, EMPLOYEE FELT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER POP, ALLEGEDLY STRAINING OR PULLING MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS USING A BAR TO LOOSEN MATERIAL BRIDGED IN CHUTE ABOVE 5 CRUSHER MATEIRAL GAVE WAY PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND CHUTE RESULTING IN CUT TO FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING STOPPED UP CHUTE WITH HAMMER IN ORDER TO UNSTOP CHUTE -HAMMER BOUNCED BACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT CHEEK,CUTTING AND BURUISING.

EMPLOYEE OPENED FILE CABINET DRAWER WITH BOTTOM DRAWER ALREADY OPEN CAUSING CABINET TO TIP OVER, STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT KNEE JUST ABOVE KNEECAP.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING RETURN ROLLER OUT WHEN TORCH BLEW GREASE ONTO HIS LEFT HAND, CAUSING BURN.

NO NARRATIVE PROVIDED.

EMP ATTEMPTING TO CARRY SAMPLE DOWN THE LADDER ON THE BED OF CONTRACTORS DUMP TRUCK. WHEN TWISTING OVER SIDE RAIL OF THE BED, WITH SAMPLE, TO PLACE HIS FOOT ON THE LADDER, EMP TWISTED HIS LE KNEE

EMP STEPPED INTO BACK OF MECHANICS SERVICE TRUCK TO PUT DOWN A BOTTLE OF OXYGFEN. HE SLIPPED AND FELL, AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE

DUE TO OPERATOR3AND SUPERVISOR'S INATTENTION IN CRANE OPERATION,THE SNATCH BALL BROKE AND FELL,DISTRACTING EMPLOYEE CAUSING FALL ONTO PLATFORM 7 FEET BELOW. INJURIES INCLUDE RIGHT FOOT,RIGHT S HOULDER,LACERAT3ON TO RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.

EMPLOYEE SUFFER9D A MINER STROKE AND IS SUSPENED THAT CHRONIC HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE CAUSED THE STROKE.

WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS DRIVING TRACK PIN BACK INTO TRACKS PIECE OF PIN CHIPPED OFF GOING THROUGH EMPLOYEE'S CLOTHING & LODGING IN LEFT LEGS.

THE BALLAST IN A LIGHT FIXTURE IN THE SHOP SUPERVISORS\ OFFICE EXPLODED AND CAUGHT THE SURROUNDING WALLS, PAPERS, AND CEILING ON FIRE. THE SHOP OFFICES, STORAGE ROOMS, AND THE TIME CLOCK/BREAK ROOM WAS DESTROYED.

WHILE FLAGGING TRUCKS SHOVEL GOT INTO UNASUALLY HEAVY MATERIAL CAUSING COUNTERWEIGHT TO RAISE AND FALL QUICKLY CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE BALANCE AND GO OVER HANDRAIL