HIGHLAND STONE: 99 citaciones de la MSHA Metal/Non-Metal

The Dozer was running hot. EE took antifreeze to the Dozer. He let the equipment cool and then loosened the radiator cap to release pressure. When he turned the cap it blew off and sprayed fluid on him.

Employee was removing starter from 330 loader, starter slipped twisting left wrist.

Loading rock in bobcat bucket fell and broke in two pieces fell between bucket and bobcat and hit leg.

Employee was cleaning out around the wobbler feeder. He was attempting to flip big rocks out of the way and one fell againist employees ankle and foot. Employee's first doctor visist was first aid. On 10-29-04 employee went for follow up visit and he was given prescipriton medication due to infection in the wound.

2/24/04 OPERATING LOADER, BACK INJURY DUE TO JARRING OF EQUIPMENT ON ROUGH ROADWAYS. WENT TO ER ON SUNDAY 2/29 - STAYED OFF WORK 3/1 & 3/2. EE CALLED IN ON 3/2 AFTER SEEING FAMILY DR. & REQUESTED TO BE PAID FOR VACATION THE REST OF THE WEEK. RETURNED TO WORK 3/8. AT THIS POINT DID NOT DECLARE IT WAS WORKER'S COMP UNTIL HE STATES HE RE-INJURED ON 3/20/04.

EE WAS HELPING HIS CO-WORKER WITH SCREENS ON TOP DECK OF 6X16. HE WAS GRABBING THEM AS CO-WORKER WAS HANDING THEM DOWN. HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN SCREEN AND EYEBOLT ON SHAKER. FI NGER WAS SMASHED, LACERATED, AND BROKE TIP OF FINGER. 3 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.

EE WAS SHUTTING THE DOOR OF THE CAT TRUCK, HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF OF THE HANDLE & HE GOT IT CAUGHT ON THE LATCH SHUTTING HIS HAND IN THE DOOR.

A MINER WAS CUTTING A PLASTIC TIE STRAP WITH A POCKET KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATED HIS WRIST.

AS THE EE WAS EXITING THE HAUL TRUCK HE CAUGHT HIS FOOT ON THE DOOR PANEL AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.ON 4/1/03 HE WAS PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY.

ROCK CRUSHED FINGER.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING, HE STEPPED ON A PIPE HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS RT KNEE HIT THE CONCRETE SURFACE.

ROCK SMASHED HAND.

EE WAS STARTING 50 TON CAT. HE SPRAYED ETHER IN ENGINE AND WALKED AROUND FRONT OF CAB TO START MACHINE. HE PULLED ON DOOR AND IT WAS EITHER STUCK OR FROZEN AND WHEN HE PULLED AGAIN HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE CATWALK, DUE TO ICE AND SNOW, FELL TO THE GROUND ABOUT 7' AND LANDED ON HIS SHOULDER.

WHILE RETURNING FROM DUMP SITE, HE MISSED RAMP DUE TO DARKNESS & DUSK. WHEN HE GOT TO THE EDGE OF THE DIRT THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK WENT OVER THEEDGE. THE TRUCK WAS RESTING ON THE DIRT BELOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING SPUD BAR FOR DEOV HIS TRYING TO BEND ROCK WHILE DOING SO THE ROCK MOVED CAUSING THE BAR TO SLIP AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEE BAAR AND HAND RAIL OF CRUSHER.

WELDING PLATES ON CHUTE THAT NEEDED REPAIRED. WHILE WELDING CHUTE FELL, HITTING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SHOULDER AND BACK OF NECK.

EE WAS CHANGING BROKEN BLOW BARS IN THE HAZMAG CRUSHER. WHILE KNOCKING KEEPERS OUT OF BLOW BARS, THE BAR SLIPPED. LETTING HIS HAND GO UNDER THE BLOW BAR. THE BLOW BAR FELL, PINNING HIS LEFT HA ND IN THE THUMB AREA.

REPETITIVE MOTION OF HANDS WITH MECHANIC DUTIES.

EE WAS TRYING TO LOSSEN A BOLT ON THE LIME MILL. WHILE PULLING HE FELT SOMETHING GIVE IN THE BOTTOM OF HIS BACK.

LOW SPEED CLEAN OUT CONVEYER WAS SLIPPING AT HEAD PULLEY. THIS 24" CONVEYER WAS MOUNTED TO THE FLOOR WITH THE TOP SIDE BEING LESS THAN 2 FT HIGHEMPLOYEE STEPPED UP ONTO THE BELT, USING HIS WEIGHT TO APPLY PRESSURE, WHICH STOPPED THE BELTFROM SLIPPING. WHEN BELT STARTED, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND BOTH FEET WERE CAUGHT AND PULLED UNDER IDLER.

EE WAS TAKING HOSE CLAMPS OFF A RADIATOR ON A READY MIX TRUCK. WHILE TRYING TO GET HON OFF OF ROCIATOR A BROKE END O CLAMP SLICED THIS THUMB.

STRAIGHTENING A PIECE OF STEEL ON THE BACK OF 988 LOADER WITH PIPE WRENCH. WAS REACHING OVER HIS HEAD, PULLING ON STEEL AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

AFTER FUELING THE DOZER, EE STEPPED OFF THE DOZER TRACK SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE WHEN HE LANDED.

WHILE UNPLUGGING THE BALE CHOPPER, EE PULLED HISHAND OUT & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN ENTRANCE DOOR & FEED CHAIN

CUT FINGER ON 55 GALLON DRUMS

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN A HOPPER WITH A CO-WORKER, FLASH FROM HIS CO-WORKERS WELDING CAUSED FLASH BURN TO HIS EYE.

EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER ON THE 500 KOMATSU LOADER. HE SLIPPED ON THE LADDER AND JAMMED HIS FINGER WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF.

EE WAS FUELING THE HOE, SLIPPED ON THE TRACKS AND FELL DOWN, LANDING ON THE DOZER TRACK THEN THE GROUND.

WHILE EE WAS CHANING THE OIL AND SERVICING THE VOLVO L330C SOMETHING FELL IN HIS RIGHT EYE. EE WAS TAKEN TO OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH FACILITY, WHERE THEY CHECKED HIM AND ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE OBJECT, BUT COULD NOT SO THEY SENT HIM TO EYE SPECIALIST IN WILMINGTON OH.

WALKING UNDER A CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY - CHECKING WATER VLAVES - EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY

DURING THE WASHING OF A READY MIX TRUCK FRAME TO PREPARE FOR PAINTING, THE CONSTRUCTION WORKER, WHILE WASHING THE UNDERNEATH RAISED UP AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE TRUCK FRAME.

WHILE GOING DOWN THE LADDER OF THE LOADER HE WAS OPERATING HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE HIT THIS LEFT ELG ON THE LADDER.

WHILE WORKING FROM A LADDER TO REMOVE HYDRAULIC CYCLINDER, STEEL LINK HIT LADDER AS EE WAS REACHING TO LOOSEN CYCLINDER. LADDER FELL.

WHILE USING THE CRANE TO LIFT A MOTOR, THE DOOR FLEW OPEN. HE REACHED IN TO SHUT IT AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN THE DOOR.

WHILE CLEANING LOADER WINDOWS I WAS STEPPING DOWN, SLIPPED IN SOME GREASE AND CAUGHT MY ARM ON AMETAL PIECE.

EE WAS WALKING FROM THE DRILL TO THE AIR COMPRESSOR TRIPPED AND FELL LANDING WITH HIS KNEE ON ROCKS.

NO ACCIDENT, JUST THE DRIVING OF A HAUL UNIT. BOUNCING AROUND 12 1/2 HRS 9 DAY HAVING TO REACH DOWN AND PLL THE DUMP/ EVEN. NO REAL DATE. IT JUST STARTED HUURTING SO WEN TOT HECHIRO IN SEP TM.

EMPLOEE WAS SQUATTED DOWN, BALANCING ON THE BALLS OF HIS FEET, GREASING THE HOE, WHEN A PIECE OF DIRT FELL FROM THE BUCKET, STRIKING HIM, CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO TAKE ALL THE WEIGHT OF THE BLOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING OUT A BOLT ON THE DIFFERENTIAL SADDLES WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT LOWER LEG. THE METAL PIECE WAS REMOVED AT HIGHLAND DISTRICT HOSPITA L. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED APPROX 3 STITCHES IN HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG.

GRINDING ON THE D6 DOZER WITH A 4" GRINDER, THE GRINDER JERKED SIDEWAYS OUT OF HIS LEFT HAND AND THE GRINDING WHEEL CUT INTO LEFT MIDDLE KNUCKLE OF INDEX FINGER, LEAVING AN APPROX 1/4"X1/2" CU T.

INJURED AND EMPLOYEE WERE PUTTING OIL INTO THE KOMATSU HOE, THEY REMOVED THE BOLTS FROM THE FILTER ASSEMBLY TO GET IL INTO THE UNIT FASTER WITH THE HOE STILL RUNNING. AS THE COVER WAS BEING R EMOVED THERE WAS PRESSURE STILL IN THE TANK. OIL BLEW OUT OF THE TANK HITTINGINJURED IN THE FACE AND CHEST AREA. HIS CLOTHES WERE SOAKED WITH OIL. RIGHT EYE WAS FILLED WITH HYDRAULIC OIL.

EE WAS CLEANING THE TRACK ROLLERS ON THE KOMATSAU TRACK HOE WITH A SHOVEL HE WAS BENT OVER WHILE CLEANING HE ALLEDGES TO HAVE REINJURED HIS BACK FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK. THE PERIOUS WEEKS ACCID ENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR.

I NAME WAS CLEANING OUT THE PARK SHELTER HOUSE & AS I TURNED TO WIPE SOME COB WEBS I CAUGHT MY RT KNEE ON A RUSTY NAIL

EHILE INJURED WAS UNDERNEATH THE LOADER GREANING IT,HE RAISED UP AND HIT THE COTTER PIN WITH HIS LEFT SHOULDER,CAUSING A LACERATION.

WHILE PUTTING TRACK ON DRILL.INJURED HIT THE TRACK AND A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT KNEE.IMBEDDING THIS PIECE OF STEEL INTO HIS KNEE.

WHILE JESSIE WAS JUMP STARTING A 769 CAT EUCLID, HE WAS JARRED WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED AND LOST HIS BALANCE, FALLING BACKWARDS OFF THE TRUCK, APPROXIMATELY 7 OR 8 FEET, AND LANDED ON HIS FEET.

WHILE EMPLOYEES WERE UNLOADING DREDGE PIPE FROM A TRUCK AND THROWING OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK I.NAMES END OF THE PIPE FELL TO THE GROUND AND I.NAMES END SPRUNG BACK AND STUCK HIS THUMB BE NDING HIS THUMB BACK WHICH RESULTED IN SWELLING AND PAIN THAT WORSENED OVER THE NIGHT

WHILE I.NAME WA8 HOLDING THE BAR TO KNOCK THE WEDGES OUT THAT HOLD THE HAMMERS IN THE HAZEMAG MAILL, I.NAME SWUNG A 15 POUND SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRIKE THE BAR. THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE BAR AND STRUCK I.NAME O3 THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD

WHILE OBSERVING3OUR MECHANIC,NAME KNOCKING OUT OF THE 769 CAT WHEEL-PIECES OF STEEL (CHIPS) FLEW OFF THE RACE AND STRUCK THE INJURED ON HIS CHIN AND ABDOMEN AREA. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR WHO REM OVED SEVERAL PI9CES OF STEEL FRON HIS CHIN AND EXAMINED THE CUT ON HIS STOMACH.

I,NAME WAS KNOC5ING A BEARING OFF OF A SHAFT WITH A HAMMER AND CHISLE. WHEN HE STRUCK THE PUNCH WITH THE HAMMER, THE END BROKE OFF THE PUNCH AND FLEW. A PIECE OF IT LODGED IN HIS HAND.

TWO OF OUR EMPL2YEES I NAME AND II NAME WERE REPLACING A TIRE ON THE DYNAMITE TRUCK. THEY HAD PUMPED THE TIRE UP TO 60 LBS. AT THIS POINT THE TIRE HAD NOT COME UP TO B EAD YET, SO THEY THOUGHT THEY WOULD LET3THE AIR OUT AND TRY AGAIN. HE WA S PASSING BY AND PICKING UP THE HOSE STARTING PUMPING AIR INTO THE TIRE. THE RIM BLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FOREHEAD, KNOCKING HIM THE FLOO

HE WAS STANDING AT THE RAILING AT THE PRIMARY CRUSHER HAVING JUST DISLODGED A LARGE ROCK WHEN A ROCK HIT THE CRUSHER CAP AND A SPLINTER STRUCK HIS EYE, CAUSING LACERATION.

FEEDING CRUSHER FROM CONTROL BOOTH ROCK DEFLECTED FROM CHAMBER TO MOTOR CONTROL GLANCING OFF IT TO SIDE WINDOW OF BOOTH BREAKING GLASS AND CAUSING INJURY.

THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER ON THE BACK OF THE WATER TRUCK WAS STUCK WHILE MR LUDWICK WAS TRYING TO FREE THE CYLINDER IT FLEW OPEN CATCHING HIS RT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION