Wood & Son - K&M Quarries: 124 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

WORKER WAS TAKING PLATES OFF INSIDE CRUSHER & WAS ON KNEES IN SMALL SPACE. HE TRIED TO TURN & HIS KNEE GOT STUCK & POPPED.

CHANGING SCREENS AND DROPPED SCREEN RAIL ON FINGER.

CONTRACTORS EMPLOYEE HAD ARRIVED AT QUARRY. SHORTLY BEFORE ACCIDENT AND WAS TO HELP UN LOAD CONVEYORS AND LEGS FROM FLATBED AND WAS TO HELP SET UP ON FOLLOWING DAY. INJURED WAS WAS GRABBING A BLOCK FROM FALTBED WHILE THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS REMOVING THE HOLD-DOWN STRAP WHEN CONVEYOR LEG FELL FROM TRAILER AND STRUCK HIS ANKLE.

IN THE KOMATSU (LOANER) ON THE 5/8 PILE AND TURNED TO LOOK BEHIND SO HE COULD BACK UP AND BACK WENT OUT.

EMPLOYEE IS OCCASIONAL PART TIME EMPLOYEE. HE HELPS MAINLY WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. HE HAS WORKED AROUND HEAVY EQUIPMENT FOR THE PAST FIFTY-SEVEN YEARS AT OTHER JOBS.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FRONT END LOADER, HE WAS BOUNCED FROM SEAT AND THE IMPACT JARRED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS JACKHAMMERING A LARGE ROCK STUCK INJAW.

EE WAS POUNDING WITH A BOLT ON ANOTHER BOLT WHEN HE MISSED THE OBJECT AND STRUCK THE END OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

11995D WHILE RUNNING CAT WRENCHED BACK AND AGGRAVATED PREVIOUS MUSCLE DAMAGE.

HE WAS REMOVING THE END PIECE OF 2-PIECE CONVEYOR. HE RELEASED A BOLT AND CONVEYOR SWUNG AND PINCHED ARM AGAINST STRUCTURE. ARM BROKEN- ULNA. HAD SURGERY, SOME STITCHES, ARM IN CAST. RELEASED BY DOCTOR FOR LIGHT DUTY.

I NAME WAS LEAVING THE SHOP FOR THE DAY & HAD TURNED OUT THE LIGHTS & STARTED OUT THE DOOR WHEN HE REMEMBERED SOMETHING HE WANTED TO TAKE HOME HE WENT BACK INTO THE SHOP WITHOUT TURNING ON THE LIGHTS & RN INTO A PIPE THAT STICK OUT OF THE COMPRESSOR WENT TO DOC NEXT DAY WAS PUT IN HOSPITAL WITH A BRUISED STOMACH & FOR OBSERVTION TO SEE IF INTERNAL ORGANS LIVER,BOWEL WERE DAMAGED

EE WAS BREAKING ROCK AT THE CRUSHER WITH A JACK HAMMER. A ROCK BECAME JAMMED IN THE HOPPER OPENING. HE TRIED BREAKING IT LOOSE WITH THE JACK HAMMER. WHEN THE ROCK BROKE, THE JACK HAMMER WENT T HROUGH THE OPENING, TOO. HE HELD ON & PULLED IT OUT, STRAING HIS BACK. DR. ESTIMATED 1-2 DAYS OFF WORK AND A FEW DAYS LIGHT DUTY ON RETURN.

EE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER ON METAL PLATE. A PARTICLE (NON-METAL) BOUNCED OFF HIS CHEEK INTO HIS EYE UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES. DOCTOR REMOVED IT EASILY-DID NOT PESSTRATE EYE AT ALL.

REPLACING STARTER ON 988B CAT LOADER. HE SLIPPED AND TURNED ANKLE. DIAGNOSED BY DR. AS SPRAINED.

EE WAS DIGGING AND BENT OVER TO PICK UP SOME ROCKS. HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

HE WAS WORKING BY CONVEYOR THROWING ROCKS INTO A LOADER BUCKET. ONE OF THE ROCKS FROM THE CONVEYOR CAME DOWN AND HIT HIS FINGER. HE CAME TO THE OFFICE AND REPORTED THE INJURY TO I.NAME. THEY T HEN WENT TO THE HOSPITAL.

I,NAME WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE RT HAND LADDER (FRONT WARD) HIS HEEL SLIPPED OFF THE SECOND WRUNG CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE. HIS LEFT LEG WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE 2ND WRUNG & HYD. TANK WHILE HIS RT. LEG WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND. HE WAS ABLE TO HELP HIMSELF OFF THE LADDER & WALK TO THE FIRST AID KIT.

HE WAS JACKHAMMERING A ROCK THAT WAS STUCK IN THE FEEDER. THE JACKHAMMER BIT BECAME CAUGHT IN THE ROCK. WHEN HE PULLED ON THE JACKHAMMER, THE ROCK ROLLED OVER SUDDENLY AND HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE JACKHAMMER AND THE MOVING JAW ON THE CRUSHER. THE FORCE WAS HARD ENOUGH TO BREAK THE HAMMER BIT.

EMPLOYEE WAS GIVING DIRECTIONS TO OPERATOR OF LOADER WHILE TOWING A LARGE UNSTABLE LOAD (POWER SCREEN) THE OADER OPERATOR HAD TO MAKE A SHARP LEFT TURN TO AVOID RUNNING OVER AN OBSTACLE, WHEN I. NAME'S HIP AGAINST THE HAND RAIL ON THE LOADER ON THE LOADER.

THE INJURED WAS SPRAYING BELT DRESSING ON FAN BELTS ON THE BOBCAT TRACTOR,WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING HIS INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND WERE STRUCK BY THE COOLING FAN.

JACKHAMMERING A ROCK AND A ROCK SLIPPED GIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN CRUSHER AND JACKHAMMER.

EMPL WALKED AROUND SIDE OF HIS DUMP TRUCK & ROCK BOUNCED OFF & HIT HIM IN HEAD.

GRINDING CLEARA3CE IN METAL SLOT GRINDER.BOUND AND KICKED BACK CAUSING CUT IN NECK AND WRIST.

PULLED STARTER 4OTOR OUT OF HOLE IT WAS RESTING ON HYD LINE, SLIPPED OFF AND FELL ON HIS HEAD.

WALKING THROUGH3QUARRY WHEN A T RUCK WENT BY RAISING DUST GOT A SMALL PARTICLE IN RIGHT EYE

CLEANING DIRT O6T OF HOPPER AND DROPPED JACKHAMMER ON RIGHT FOOT- BRUISED RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE TRYING3TO HOLD JACK HAMMER WITH FOOT. GOT IT STUCK BETWEEN JACK HAMMER AND ROCK CAUSING SWELLING CHIP BONE.

BENT OVER TO LI0T LADDER.LIFTED IT UP WRONG.

I WAS ENTERING 5UNCH ROOM TO CLEAN IT AND THE RESTROOM IT HAD BEEN RAINY AND MUC WAS ON THE STEPS I SLIPPED AND FELL INJURED SHOULDER, KNEES, HIPS AND RIBS. MANY BRUISES AND SORE SPOTS LOWE BACK 3

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING DRILL ROD BY END AND IT FELL OVER STRAINING TENDONS.THE DELAY IN THIS REPORT IS THAT WE HAVE NOT HEARD FROM L AND I DOCTOR NOT KNOWN TILL 01-30-87.

HE WAS CLEANING3SCREEN ON CRUSHER AND HIT HIS FINGER WITH HAMMER CUTTING THE SKIN.

NOT REPORTED TH3S EMPLOYEE WAS FIRED AT 4:30PM ON 9-29-86. THIS IS THE FIRST KNOWLEDGE WE HAVE RECEIVED OF THIS, PRIOR TO HIM TELLING US THE DAY AFTER THAT HE WAS GOING TO FILE FOR A BACK INJU RY TO RETIRE ON1 DATE RECIEVED CLAIM #287644 WAS 1-15-87 105 DAYS AFTER (ENCLOSED COPY OF FILE).

HIT LEFT ELBOW 2N TRANSMISSION CASE, WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF HEAD OF BOLT

JACK-HAMMERING 6LOCKING ROCK IN CRUSHER. ROCK FIBER FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE, WITH SEVERE CORNEA ABRASIONS

HURT HIS LOWER 6ACK WHEN LIFTING A 1/2 INCH X 10 INCH X 8 FT STEEL PLATE.

ROCK GAVE WAY T2 CRUSHER WHILE I WAS STANDING ON IT AND HOLDING JACKHAMMER. RESTRICTION OF MOVCEMENT & SWELLING NOTED INVOLVING 6TH CERVICAL DISK SPACE EXTENDING DOWN TO 4TH THORACIC DISK SPAC E. SWELLING AND3RESTRICTION NOTED INVOLVING 5TH LUMBAR. BILATERAL MUSCLE SPASMS - SPRAN

CLEANING FLOOR 5ROUND CRUSHER, LEANED OUT OF BOB CAT TO TALK TO FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR. BUMPED CONTROL WITH LEG. BOB CAT LURCHED HE WAS PINNED BETWEEN CONVEYOR & BOB CAT CAGE. BROKE JAW BON E 2 PLACES. 3

HE WAS TOLD HE 8TEPPED IN A HOLE & TWISTED ANKLE & KNEE. HE WAS CHECKING SPRINKLER SYSTEM.

A ROCK FELL ON 2IS HAND MILD SWELLING WITH TENDERNESS XR NEGATIVE

WORKING ON BUCY9US JACKHAMMER END BACK OFF SLIPPED IN MUD HURT LOWER BACK

I NAME WAS ADJU8TING #13 CONVEYOR FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER WORK ONE WEEK CALLED IN MON.THRU 17MISSED WORK FROM 17TH THRU 21 RETURNED TO WORK 02-24-86.

STRADDLED ACROS8 BOARD ON DUMP TRUCK

ROCK STRUCK IN 7RUSHER JAWS HURT BACK WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE IT FROM JAWS WITH PRY BAR.

I NAME FELL OUT OF PASSENGER SIDE OF PICK UP DISLOCATED RIGHT ELBOW HE WAS TAKEN TO BLACK HILLS HOSPITAL AND UNDER WENT SURGERY.

HE WAS WORKING 2N A FRAME AND SOMETHING WENT INTO HIS EYE HE WAS POUNDING ON FRAME.

CHECKING RADIAT2R ON CASE BACKHOE AS TI WAS OVER HEATING AND BURNT HIMSELF.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A LARGE ROCK WHILE JACKHAMMERING IT TO BREAK IT UP WHEN THE ROCK BROKE THE EMPLOYEE STARTED TO FALL IN ATTEMPTING TO CATCH HIS BALANCE HE GRASPED A STEEL STRUCTURE NEX T TO WHERE HE WAS WORKING THE RESULTED IN A LOWER BACK SPRAIN.