WATAUGA QUARRY: 63 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee stepped on the bottom end of a frozen berm behind the shop causing EE to fall injuring EE's right leg.

Injured employee was cutting a piece of conveyor belt with a razor knife and cut left wrist, requiring staples to treat the injury.

Injured employee was assisting another employee move a metal plate. In the process of moving the plate, the injured employee lost his grip and the plate fell and struck him on top of the left foot directly behind the safety toe protection of his boot.

While walking up to inspect maintenance activities was struck with a flying object.

Employee was cleaning around tail pulley under plant and a rock fell and struck him on his lower back. Employee was sent for medical treatment that consisted of prescription medication for bruising and was released to work to perform normal job duties.

Employee was welding a plate in the Jaw feeder when a rock fell approximately 2 feet from the side of the feeder and hit or rolled on his middle finger on his left hand. Employee injury resulted in 4 sutures to his finger.

EE WAS UNLOADING A ROLL OF WIRE FROM TRUCK WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING INT HE MUD AND FELL ON HIS TAILBONE.

ENERGIZED. ELECTRICAL DISCONNECT IT STARTED ARCING, EE REACHED TO DE-ENGAGE THE DISCONNECT AS IT EXPLODED BURNING EE ON FACE & LEFT ARM.

EMPLOYEE STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST LADDER WHILE CLIMBING ONTO PIT LOADER.

WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF TRUCK CAB, DOOR CLOSED ON EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB, CUTTING IT. INITIAL REPORTS INDICATED NO SUTURES. SUBSEQUENT REPORTS, BASED ON X-RAYS, INDICATE A FRACTURE TO LEFT THUM B.

EE STRUCK IN EYE BY FOREIGN OBJECT. PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION ORDERED BY TREATING PHYSCIAN.

STRAINED BACK WHILE CHANGING ANVILS IN VSI CRUSHER.

WHILE WALKING UP STAIRS, EE'S FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING IMPACT OF KNEE ON STAIR STEP.

FELL AGAINST ROCK AFTER STEPPING ON LOOSE ROCK ON GROUND. WAS REMOVING LARGE OBJECT FROM PICKUP TRUCK. VISION OBSTRUCTED.

STRUCK ON FACE BY SLIVER OF METAL. WEARING EYE PROTECTION.

WHILE MOVING METAL FROM A CRUSHER PLATFORM THE METAL SLIPPED OUT OF EMPLOYEES HAND CUTTING THE RT LITTLE FINGER INITIAL MEDICAL REPORT DID NOT INDICATE SUTURES THUS NO REPORT WAS MADE TO MSHA SUBSEQUENT REPORTS REVIEWED TODAY (0527094) INDICATE SUTURES WERE ADMINISTERED

WHILE LOADING STEEL BEAMS ONTO A TRAILER, EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS CUT WHEN A BEAM ROLLED OVER.

WHILE TURNING CRUSHER SHAFT WITH A PIPE WRENCH, WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL OVER SHAFT AND INJURE HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

WHILE USING A HAND GRINDER TO GRIND OFF METAL, GRINDER KICKED BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND.

AS EE WAS CLIMBING OVER HANDRAIL ON LADDER HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIS THIGH TO STRIKE AGAINST THE LADDER SUTURES REQUIRED. INJURY OCCURRED AT NEW CRUSHER PLATFORM BEING INSTALLED.

AS EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING UP A HOSE HE WAS USING TO WASH OFF A CRUSHER DECK, HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER ON A PIECE OF METAL ON THE WALKWAY. SUTURES REQUIRED FOR LACERATION.

WHILE CLEANING CRUSHER LINER WITH AIR NOZZLE, FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW INTO LEFT EYE, DESPITE WEARING OF FACE SHIELD.

AS EE WAS DRIVING A STEEL PIN INTO LOADER BUCKET A PIECE OF STEEL CAME OFF THE PIN AND WENT INTO HIS RIGHT FOREFINGER. SUTURES REQUIRED.

WHILE USING HANDHELD GRINDER TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE, THE HANDLE CAME LOOSE AND CUT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ARM (LACERATION).

TAKING SHEAVE OFF MOTOR,EMPL PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE CONTRACTED SILICOSIS OVER PERIOD OF EMPLOYEMENT. AMERICAN LIMESTONE COMPANY, IN.C SUBMITS THIS REPORT FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF COMPLYING WITH POSSIBLE REQUIREMENTS OF 3 0CFR PART 50. AMERICAN LIMESTONE IS CONTESTING A RELATED WORKER'S COMPENSATION CLAIM AND THIS REPORT SHOULDER NOT BE CONSTRUED AS AN ADMISSION, OR ANY OTHER INDICATION OF LIABILITY, OR THAT

EMPL WAS HOLDING BEARING & SHAFT WHILE ANOTHER EMPL WAS DRIVING SHAFT WITH 12 LB HAMMER. HAMMER GLANCED OFF SHAFT HITTING EMPL HOLDING IT.

BURNING METAL WITH TORCH LAID ARM ON HOT METAL

WELDING INSIDE FEEDER FLASH FROM OTHER WELDER BURNED THIS MANS EYES LATER IN DAY

WHILE REPLACING SHIMS IN JAW CRUSHER, EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN TWO SHIMS.

EMPLOYEE FELL FROM FRONT (OPENING) OF AN ELEVATED SURGE PILE TUNNEL AS HE WAS LEAVING THE TUNNEL. HAD ENTERED TUNNEL TO CHECK FEEDER.

TWO EMPLOYEE WERE TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER FEEDER WHEN THE WRENCH USED BY 1 MAN SLIPPED. HE WAS LEANING OVER THE RAILING WHILE PULLING ON THE WRENCH, THUS IN AN UNSAFE POSITION .

EE WAS HOLDING RODS IN PLACE BY HAND WHILE ANOTHER MAN WAS WELDING ON SCREENS.

WHILE USING CUTING TORCH SPARK STRUCK EMPL'S RIGHT EYE.

WHILE PERFORMING PLANT CLEANUP EMPL GOT OFF GEHL SKID STEER LOADER LEAVING ENGINE RUNNING. AS HE GOT BACK ON HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE BUCKET TILT LEVER AS HE FELL ACROSS BUCKET BUCKET SMASHED HIS FOOT.

WHILE CUTTING STEEL BEAMS WITH A TORCH, ONE BEAM ROLLED OFF ANOTHER, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND. MEDICAL TREATMENT INCLUDED SUTURES AND PRESCIPTION MEDICATION.

WHILE DRIVING STEEL CHISEL WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEES HAND

WHILE INSTALLING SIGNS ALONG A CHAIN LINK FENCE, A FOREIGN BODY FLEW INTO EMPLOYEES LEFT EYE.

EMPL. WAS BREADKING DRILL STEEL LOOSE FROM DRILL WHEN HIS FINGERS WERE PINNED BETWEEN PIN & STEEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING UP THE ROLL SHELLS ON A ROLL CRUSHER,USING AN AUTOMATIC WELDER.FAILURE TO WEAR EYE PROTECTION,AS REQUIRED,RESULTED IN FLASH BURN TO EYES.PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION ADMINISTE RED AT EMERGENCY ROOM.MEDICAL REPORT RECEIVED LATE.

WHILE WASHING D2WN THE PLATFORM UNDER A CRUSHER, THE EMPLOYEE STOOPED DOWN TO PICK UP SOMETHING, WHEN HE RAISED UP HE F ELT A CATCH IN HIS LOWER BACK, HE FINISHED WORKING THE SHIFT PLUS THE F OLLOWING THREE 8CHEDULED SHIFTS BEFORE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION