PORTABLE PLANT #1: 9 citaciones de la MSHA Metal/Non-Metal

EMPLOYEE AND SIX CO-WORKERS WERE LOWERING A 6" HOSE INTO MINE PIT SUMP AREA TO CONNECT TO A TRASH PUMP. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED INTO SMALL DITCH INJURING HIS BACK. ]

EE WAS SHOVELING ROCK SPILLAGE FROM UNDER BELT AT PLANT. EE STATES HE HEARD A "POP" IN HIS WRIST AND FELT PAIN.

EE WAS OVERCOME BY HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES DURING HEAT WAVE. TEMPS WERE NEAR 100 F AND EE WAS WORKING IN QUARRY PIT.

REPETITIVE MOTION - CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME - LEFT HAND.

WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ON 10-20-97. SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON RIGHT WRIST 10-10-97. LEFT WRIST WAS OEPRATED ON 10-7-98. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN A MECHANIC, WELDER, AND TRUCK DRIV ER OVER A 35 YR WORK HISTORY.

EE SLIPPED ON STEP WHEN CLIMBING UP INTO STOCKPILE TRUCK AND FELL TO GROUND LANDING ON LEFT KNEE WITH WEIGHT OF BODY CAUSING INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A SOCKET FROM AN AIR WRENCH THAT WAS LAYING IN A TOOL BOX. AS HE PULLED ON SOCKET IT CAME BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH CHIPPING TWO FRONT TEETH.

EE WAS OPERATING AN INGERSOLL RAND DRILL NEAR THE EDGE OF A FOUR FOOT LEDGE. THE DRILL'S CONTROL HAD BEEN POSITIONED SO THAT THE OPERATOR WAS STANDING NEAR THE EDGE OF ROCK LEDGE CAUSING EE TO STAND ON LOOSE MATERIAL. THE EE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL APPROX. 4' TO THE ROCKS BELOW. EE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO THE L. FOREARM, BRUISES TO THE LOW BACK & SHOULDER, SPRAINED WRIST & CHIPP

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SOME LARGE TIMBERS WHEN ONE FELL OFF OF ANOTHER SMASHING EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN THE GROUND & A TIMBER

EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED FUELING HIS TRUCK & WAS DESCENDING DOWN THE LADDER ATTACHED TO THE R-35 WITH THE FUEL NOZZLE IN HAND. HE SLIPPED & LANDED ON HIS L SHOULDER. ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS WAS A "JA MMED" SHOULDER. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT FURTHER MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR PAIN DURING WINTER LAYOFF. FURTHER STUDY REVEALED THE TORN ROTATOR CUP.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUMPING RECOVERED WASTE OIL INTO TANK WAGON. EMPLOYEE SLIPEPD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB DOWN OFF OF TANK TO GROUND. FELL ON RIGHT ARM. DANAGER TO ARM APPEARS TO BE IN TENDONS ON LY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING THE WINDOW ON THE LOADER. THE WINDOW SLIDES AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. WHEN THE WINDOW BECAME FREE IT CLOSED ON THE EMPLOYEE'S THUMB. THE TIP OF THE RIGHT THUMB WAS L ACERATED AND THE BONE BROKE.

THE MAN WAS PRYING ON A CONVEYOR THAT WAS STUCK TO ANOTHER CONVEYOR WHEN THE TWO CAME LOOSE, KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND THE PRY BAR STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE. BROKEN HOSE STITCHES TO THE FOREHEAD AND NOSE AND BRUISED RIGHT SHOULDER.

THEY HAD A DRILL STEEL LEANING AGINST A STOCKPILE TRUCK. WHEN THE WELDING TRUCK WAS STARTED AND BACKED INTO THE DRILL STEEL. KNOCKING IT OVE HITTING THE MAN IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD. JUST BE LOW THE HARD HAT, AND BOUNCING OFF HIS SHOULDER. HE REQUIRED STICHES IN HIS HEAD.

PLUGGING CORD IN BREAKER BOX IT SHORTED OUT AND BURNED R KNEE

OPERATOR OF 560 LOADER WAS CHECKINA A NOISE HE THOUGHT WAS COMING FOR AIRCOMPRESSOR ON THE LOADER HE CLIMBED UP THE LADDER TO LISTEN FOR THE NOISE HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER & WHEN HE GRA BBED FOR SOMETHING HE STUCK HIS HAND IN THE FANOF THE MOTOR CUTTING HAND & BREAKING BONE IN WRIST & BROKEN FINGER

SHOP FURNACE WA8 NOT WORKING FAN RUNNING BUT NO HEAT EMPLOYEE TRIED TO GET BURNER TO IGNITE & WHEN REACHING INTO IT HIS HAND SLIPPED INTO FAN BLADES

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED DOWN FROM SCREENING PLANT AFTER GREASING A HEAD PULLEY ON IT; HE GRABBED HOLD OF A CABLE TO A FEEDER PLATE TO HELP BALANCE; CABLE BROKE CAUSING FALL.