Shelly Material Inc. Ostrander: 98 citaciones de la MSHA Metal/Non-Metal

A miner fell from a height of approximately 9' from a fixed conveyor catwalk while clearing a tail guard. The miner had no fall protection while using a pry bar measuring 70" and 17 lbs while standing on a fiberglass ladder and the fixed mid-rail. The miner was taken to the ER and received 8 staples to a laceration on EE's head, was given a sling for a strain to EE's shoulder.

The 2 employees were attempting to reposition the blow bars in the horizonal crusher, while moving the blow bars it moved and struck the employees little finger on the left hand.

Screen rail stuck in discharge chute, struck employee's finger when it came loose.

Approx. 10:30am local authorities discovered a man committed suicide by jumping from a public bridge which landed approx. 90ft below in our open pit mining site. MSHA was notified immediately upon discovering the body and an inspector was on our site within a couple hours to conduct a thorough investigation which resulted in no changeability. The police report # is 13-0373.

Employee states while watering roadways, he hit unseen water filled pothole. This caused his back sprain/injury.

Employee was cleaning out the #7 bin on the secondary plant. The inspection door had been removed and a water hose was being used to spray out material. Employee's left hand was resting on the mounting frame of the door, when material broke free striking his hand.

Employee was preparing to cleaning spilled material under 304 conveyor tail pulley with water hose. When he turn on the water hose, water presure caused him to lose his balance and fall backwards against the steps leading to the screen tower and then to the ground landing on his right hand.

Employee was reinstalling a lid on a horizonal crusher after repairs. Employee was hitting the lid with a hammer to align the bolt holes, employee missed the edge of the lid with the hammer, swung back where his other hand was resting, striking the little finger of his left hand.

After employee finished his preshift plant inspection, employee went to the port-a-john. After exiting, employee walked 4-5 feet and tripped over a rock, and landed on his right knee, causing the dislocation.

Employee was replacing toggle plate in jaw crusher, releasing come-along to reseat toggle plate. Employee had his hand on chain of come-along when toggle plate popped up, tightening chain and pinching finger between chain and jaw crusher, causing a laceration on left middle finger.

The person injured was firing a blast, when the connecting wire used to hook in the shot was caught by the wind and hurled into high tension power lines, resulting in electric shock.

EE WAS WALKING TO STEEL RACK, STEPPED OVER 2' WALL, RT. LEG FIRST THEN HIS LEFT LEG, WHEN THE WEIGHT WAS PUT ON HIS LEFT LEG EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

AFTER LOCKING OUT CONVEYOR BELT, EE BEGAN CLEANING SNOW FROM THE RETURN SIDE OF BELT WITH A SHOVEL. EE STATES THAT SHOVEL GOT TANGLED IN CONVEYOR FRAME. WHILE TRYING TO FREE IT, EE LOST HIS BA LANCE, STEPPED BACK ONE STEP AND FELL OFF OF CATWALK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM SERVICE TRUCK & STEPPED INTO SNOW COVERED RUT CAUSING RIGHT ANKLE TO GIVE OUT.

EE WAS GREASING A ROCK TRUCK. HE CLIMBED INTO THE CAB TO GET A TUBE OF GREASE. WHEN HE BEGAN CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE CAB HE MISTAKENLY GRABBED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM ISNTEAD OF THE GRAB HANDL E LOCATED BELOW THE WIPER ARM. THE WIPER ARM PULLED AWAY FROM THE TRUCK THROWING HIM OFF BALANCE, HE SLIPPED AND SLID DOWN THE TRUCK'S LADDER LANDING FORCEFULLY ON HIS FEET.

EE WAS BLOCKING THE LIME & SCREENING BIN DOORS OPEN WITH 4"X8"X16" WOOD BLOCKS TO PREVENT THE DOORS FROM BECOMING FROZEN SHUT OVER THE WEEKENDHE PLACED 1 BLOCK IN THE #8 BIN DOOR & ANOTHER E E CLOSED THE DOOR ON THE BLOCK. HE THEN PLACED 1 BLOCK IN THE #7 BIN DOOR, AND THE OTHER EE CLOSED THE DOOR ON THE BLOCK. WHEN THE #7 BIN DOOR CAME SHUT IT PUSHED THE BLOCK TOWARD THE BLOC

AFTER DOING REPAIRS'S TO KILMAN SCREEN, EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FOOT SLIPPED OFF RAILING, LANDING ON THE SIDE OF LEFT ANKLE, (FULL WEIGHT).

THE RADISTON OVER HEATED ON THE 600 HOE. INJURED HAD CLEANED SCREEN AND HAD HIS ARM INSIDE VENTS, TO TIGHTEN WING NUT. HE SLIPPED AND INJURED HIS RIGHT FOREARM. HE SLIPPED OFF THE CAT PADS.

EE WAS LOADING SHOT ROCK WITH A HYDRAULIC FRONT SHOVEL. WHEN HE DROPPED A BUCKET FULL OF ROCK INTO THE BED OF A HAUL TRUCK A LARGE ROCK APPROX. 12"X6"X4" BOUNCED UP OUT OF THE TRUCK BED, CAME THROUGH THE SHOVEL'S WINDSHIELD(SHATTERING IT) &STRUK HIM ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.

VIBRATOR ON #8 LIME BIN BROKE LOOSE AND FELL OFFOF THE BIN. WE HAD JUST FINISHED SECURING THE VIBRATOR BACK ONTO THE BIN. THE POWER SOURCE WAS UNLOCKED AND THE VIBRATOR WAS TRIED. IT DID NOT W ORK. WE LOCKED THE POWER BACK OUT AND WENT UP TODETERMINE WHY IT DIDN'T WORK. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE MAINTENANCE TRUCK FOR A SOCKET AND THEN STARTED UP TO BIN. HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

EE WAS WORKING ON CLEANUP AROUND PLANT. HE WALKED AROUND THE NORTH SIDE OF THE OLD PLANT CONTROLBLDG & SLIPPED ON SOME ICE. HE FELL & LANDED ON THE GROUND INJURING HIS BACK

EE WAS STANDING IN THE BED OF THE R-25 TIGHTENING THE BOLTS HOLDING A BIN VIBRATOR ON. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BNUT AND THE EE FELL BACKWARDS OVER A SMNALL PILE OF SCREENING IN THE TRUCK BE D. HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER, INJURING IT.

WALKING UP STEPS TO HELP TIGHTEN BOLTS ON CRUSHER TRIPPED ON STEPS DROPPED WRENCH. WRENCH BOUNCED ON STEP STRIKING LEFT EYEBROW.

INJ WAS PULLING ON STARTER CORD ON SMALL GASOLINE ENGINE CORD SLIPPED OUT OF GRIP AND HANDLE STRUCK RING FINGER RIGHT HAND

REINSTALLING ENGINE COVER ON RT-6 PINNER. SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX. TWO INCHES HITTING THUMB (BRUISED RIGHT THUMB).

AFTER FUELING EQUIPMENT EE SLIPPED OFF THE 980 CAT END LOADER HITTING ELBOW ON LOADER PLATFORM THEN CATCHING HIMSELF FROM FALLING ALL THE WAY DOWN WITH THE SAME ARM.

EE WAS PROPPING BIN DOOR HANDLE OPEN WITH A PIECE OF ROUND STOCK. HANDLE SLIPPED OFF OF ROUND STOCK STIRKING EE ON FOREHEAD.

WHILE SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM WASH PLANT, EMPLOYEE TURNED AND PULLED MUSCLES IN LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SAND, CLEANING UP A FUEL SPILL.

30X60 HEWITT ROBINS JAW CRUSHER HAD PLUGGED MACHINE WAS LOCKED OUT AND EE'S WERE DIGGING JAWCRUSHER OUT BY HAND, EE HAS A PINCHED NERVE OF PULLED MUSCLE.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WEDER ON PLANT CONST. EMPLOYEE RECIEVED MILD BURN TO EYES.

WHILE HOISTING SECO PAN FEEDER INTO PLACE IN TUNNEL, CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO LOOSE BALANCE. EE REACHED FOR A HAND HOLD PUTTING ENTIRE WEIGHT ON SHOULDER.

OPERATOR LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE EXITING CRAINE.

ALL POWER WAS DISCONNECTED. EMPLOYEE'S, BOTH MECHANICS, WERE REMOVING STEEL BEAMS FROM AROUND THE JAW CRUSHER SO THAT A CRANE COULD LIFT THE CRUSHER OFF THE PLANT THE FOLLOWING MORNING. AFTER CUTTING AN I BEAM LOOSE WITH A TORCH, INJURED TRIED TO ROLL THE BEAM OVER. THE BEAM FLIPPED UP &STRUCK HIM, THROWING HIM OFF BALANCE CAUSING HIMTO FALL. HE HAD CUT HEAD AND BRUISED LOWER BACK.

EE WAS ON JAW DISCHARGE BELT LOOKING FOR A PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS SEEN GOING INTO THE JAW CRUSHER. HE JUMPED DOWN OFF THE BELT ONTO THE CATWALK. WHEN HE LANDED ON THE CATWALK HE TWISTED HIS K NEE. THE BELT WAS SHUT OFF. THE DROP FROM THE BELT TO THE CATWALK IS 5'.

CONVEYOR STOPPED BECAUSE A ROCK WEDGED BETWEEN THE HEAD PULLEY AND THE CHUTE. EE SHUT OFF POWER, LOCED OUT CONTROL AND TREIED TO ROLL BELT IN REVERSE TO FREE THE WEDGED ROCK HIS FINGER WAS PIN CHED AGAINST SHEAVE.

WHILE LAYING OUT A CONCRETE PAD A ROCK FELL FROM A CONVEYOR LANDED ON THE CONCRETE AND RICOCHET UP HITTING RIGHT HIP AND RIGHT FOOT.

WHILE WALKING FROM FOREMAN'S OFFICE TO SCAL HOUSE STEPPED OFF BERM OF ASPHALT AND FELL.

EMPLOYEE SAID HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER. WHEN HE WAS OPENING CHUTE AT LOADOUT BIN.

WHILE WORKING IN IMPACK MILL, EE WAS DRIVING A BOLT OUT OF HOLE WITH HAMMER AND PUNCH TO CHANGE A WARE PLATE. IN DOING SO GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN LEFT EYE.

EE WAS HOLDING CASE OF SPEED REDUCER WHILE FOREMAN WAS HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER. EE WAS HIT ON THE MIDDLE FINGER.

CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BELT AND SHIEVE WHILE PUTTING BELT ON FEEDER. CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER. SIX STITCHES ADMINISTERED.

WELDING MOVED FORWARD AND TRIPPED ON WATER HOSE HITTING HEAD ON WATER PIPE.

PULLED EUC TRUCK UNDER BIN TO LOAD IT. GOT OUT AND OPENED BIN DOOR. GOT BACK IN EUC TO PULL FORWARD. WHEN GETTING BACK OUT OF EUC, EUC ROLLED FORWARD PINNING HIM BETWEEN DOOR AND CAB OF EUC.

SMASHED THUMB WHILE UNLODGING ROCK FROM SILO SCHUTE. USED A LONG BAR TO UNLODGE ROCK AND WHEN ROCK BECOME FREE, IT PULLED LONG BAR UP AND THUMB WAS PINNED BETWEEN PIECES OF METAL IN SILO SCHU TE.

ROCK WAS PLUGGED IN JAW CRUSHER. USED AN IRON BAR TO PRY ROCK LOOSE. WHEN ROCK BROKE LOOSE, JAW CRUSHER FORCED IRON BAR ONTO BELT AND YANKED IT FROM HAND CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT INDEX FINGER. F INGER IS BROKEN.

TWO OTHER EE WERE WELDING A SCREEN ON THE PLANT AND EE MUST HAVE BEEN WATCHING AND GOT FLASH BURNS TO HIS EYES.

REPAIRING DIRECTIONAL ROD IN DIAMPHRAGM PUMP. PUMP ACTUATED SMASHING FINGER BETWEEN WASHER AND PUMP BODY. TOOK THREE STITCHES IN EMERGENCY ROOM TO CORRECT THIS.

ROLLED A SECTION OF CATWALK THAT WAS LYING ON THE GROUND OVER AND SLIPPED WHILE DOING THIS. WEIGHT OF CATWALK WAS APPROX. 200 LBS.

SHOVELING STONE3FROM UNDER CONVEYOR BELT.

TURNED ANKLE OU7SIDE OFFICE AND FELL, LANDING ON RIGHT HIP. THIS WAS ON LEVEL GROUND WITH NO OBSTRUCTIONS.