Whitewater Quarry: 58 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

He was cutting a plastic wire tie with a pocketknife when the knife slipped and stabbed him in the left forearm.

He was changing the grinding disc on a portable side grinder. He placed the tool between his legs without unplugging the power cord. His leg contacted the switch and the tool came on cutting his left fore finger between the first and second joint

He was stepping down from a catwalk to a conveyor belt when he hit his right knee on a pipe or beam. The doctor found a small fracture to his kneecap. He can work but no squatting , kneeling or crawling until released.

He was climbing down the ladder from the shovel. When stepping on to the ground he stepped on a rock and turned his ankle. He refused to go to the doctor and thought he was ok. On 6-11-2010 he said he was feeling pain and wanted to go to the doctor. The doctor diagnosed a class 2 sprain and ordered he wear an ankle brace for 6 weeks.

He was helping 2 other miners move a piece of steel tubing onto a crusher cone liner, when it slipped and cut his left thumb, requiring 5 sutures. He was wearing gloves.

Victim reported that smoke from diesel fuel filled his cab when a fuel leak occurred. He went to the emergency room on 7/29/06. From 7/30/06 until 8/4/06, he did not report for work. On 8/6/06 the events were reported to me. I investigated and reported to the insurance company. They notified me 9/21/06 that they were paying the claim.

HE WAS GUIDING A PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS BEING COVERED INTO A SCREEN UNIT. HE DID NOT REMOVE HIS HAND IN TIME & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE METAL & THE SIDE OF THE SCREEN. AVULSION TO HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER, 11 STITCHES.

EE WAS CLIMBING STAIRS TO THE PRIMARY PLANT CONTROL TOWER, BOOT HEEL CAUGHT ON A STAIR TREAD, HE FELL AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LT. HAND.

WAS HELPING WELD AND INSTAL CHUTES AND GUARDS ON A CONVEYOR. REPORTED INJURY ON 4-1. DID NOT GO TO DR. REP[ORTED ON 5-8- THAT HIS BACK WAS HURT AGAIN. WENT TO DR. ON 5-8.

EE WAS HITTING A T BAR WRENCH WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER THE HAMMER HIT THE WRENCH A GLANCING BLOW & STRUCK THE EE IN THE RIGHT ANKLE. INJURY WAS AFRACTURE TO RIGHT ANKLE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT INJ WAS WORKING ON CONE CRUSHER

TRUCK DRIVER WAS HOLDING TAILGATE OPEN ON STOCKPILE TRUCK. HAND SLIPPED AND MASHED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, FRACTURE TO FINGER.

AN EXCAVATOR WAS BEING USED TO STABILIZE A BULLDOZER THAT WAS WINCHING ANOTHER MACHINE. A CHAIN WAS RUN FROM THE BUCKET ON THE EXCAVATOR TO AN EYEHOOK ON TOP OF THE DOZER BLADE. WHEN TENSION W AS APPLIED TO THE CHAIN, THE HOOK BROKE OFF AND STRUCK THE EXCAVATOR OPERATOR.

ENTRANCE ROADE TO THE QUARRY WAS BEING WIDENED BY DUMPING MATERIAL OVER THE ROAD BANK. A SPOTTER WAS PRESENT BUT WENT TO THE SCALEHOUSE FOR A DRINK. THE DRIVER DECIDED TO DUMP ANYWAY, HE BACKE D UP BUT GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE. THE TRUCK RAN OFF ON THE RIGHT SIDE & FLIPPED OVER LANDING 147' DOWN THE ROAD BANK IN THE STATE HWY. DRIVER WAS WEARING SEAT BELT.

EE TRUCK DRIVER WAS BOUNCED AROUND ON CAB OF TRUCK WHEN LOADER OPERATOR DROPPED ROCK INTO TRUCK BED.

EMPL BENT OVER AND BACK CAUGHT.

DRIVER IN QUARRY AREA ROCK CAME FROM DROP-BALL OPERATION THREW OPEN WINDOW HIT IN FOREHEAD ABOVE RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE TWISTED KNEE (LEFT)

PULLING WIRE FROM PUMP IN SETTLING POND BURIED IN MUD.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING METAL SCREENS AND STRAINED LOWER ABCK.

TWO EMPLOYEE WE9E DOING MAINTENANCE WORK & I NAME SQUIRTED THEM WITH HOSE AND ONE TOSSED BACK TOWARD HIM & I NAME DODGED ROCK AND HIT FACE ON LATCH OF DOOR TO DOG HOUSE,CAUSING CORNEAL ABRASIO N OF LEFT EYE L3D.

EMPL REMOVING S7ONE FROM PRIMARY JAW CRUSHER AFTER POWER FAILURE.EMPL LIFTED LARGE STONE CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN SIDE OF JAW AND STONE.

CLIMBED ON LOAD9R TO UNLOAD IT OFF TRAILER LOADER WOULD NOT START CLIMBED BACK DOWN MISSED FOOTING AND FELL ABOUT 4 FEET TO GROUND LANDED ON LEFT SIDE BREAKING BONE IN LEFT WRIST

EMP WAS TIGHTEN3NG BOLT AND PIECE OF METAL GOT INTO EYE

CUTTING STEEL W3TH CUTTING TORCH AND A SPARK LANDED BETWEEN TORCH LINES, WHICH BURNED A HOLE BETWEEN BOTH LINES AND IGINITED THE GAS. WHICH CREATED A FLAME THAT BURNED THREW MY CLOTHES AND BU RNED MY STOMACH1

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO TIGHTEN NUT ON CONE CRUSHER WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT CAUSING DISLOCATION OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER AT KNUCKLE JOINT.

WIND BLEW PIECE OF METAL SLAG IN EYE.

HE HAD A HORSE CABLE TO CROSS UP ON DRUM & SWUNG THE SHOVEL AROUND TO TAKE THE CABLE OFF THE DRUM & CRAWLED UP ON IT TO STRAIGHTEN THE CABLE HE THEN MOTIONED TO I.NAME TO WIND UP THE SLAC K CAUSING THE BUCKET TO MOVE. HIS FOOT WAS ON THE RE-HAUL DRUM & AS THE BUCKET MOVED THE RE-HAUL DRUM SPUN BACK & THE CABLE CAUGHT HIS FOOT

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL