TROY SAND & GRAVEL: 96 citaciones de la MSHA Metal/Non-Metal

While setting up our crane (we were hired as a contractor for crane service) an employee of our own, got hand in the way of swivel block of crane while assembling the crane. Broke middle and right ring finger on left hand.

Employee was changing the cutting edge on 952 Kawasaki loader with an air wrench and socket. Employee checked the bottom of a bolt with his hand to see if it was spinning. The bolt was spinning and had a sharp edge which cut through his glove and lacerated his right index finger requiring seven stitches.

The crew at the mine were performing some crusher repair maintenance, and were required to conduct some cutting and welding. There must have been some smoldering slag that was not noticed by the crew and the belt on 1C conveyor caught fire. The fire was put out by the local fire department and the damage was approximately $7000.00 and one lost week of production.

While stepping off the 3' ladder employee was using, ladder kicked out causing him to fall, injuring right ankle. Employee is currently on light duty program, no lost time, physicial therapy.

WHILE REPAIRING CONE CRUSHER, FB ENTERED L EYE. FLEW INTO EYE AROUND SAFETY GLASSES. WINDY CONDITIONS.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK HE FELT SUDDEN SHARP PAIN IN CHEST AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH. IMMEDIATELY UPON ARRIVING AT WORK HE CALLED HIS WIFE FROM THE SCALEHOUSE, WHO IN TURN CALLED AN AMBULENCE. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.

WAS JACKING FLYWHEEL WHEN A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON BEHIND HIM FELL STRICKING HIM IN HIS BACK (300 LBS) 4X4 ANGLE WITH 3/8 PLATE WELDING TO FLYWHEELCAUSED ANGLE TO SHIFT & FALL. METAL FATIGUE AND DIRT BUILD UP DIDN'T SEE BROKEN BITT (HAMMERING ON ANGLE

NORTH EAST WELDING WAS DELIVERING OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE BOTTLES ON A TRUCK WITH ONLY A LIFT GATE WITH NO CHAINS TO HOLD BOTTLES IN PLACE. THE FULL BOTTLES TIPPED & FELL INTO THE EMPTY BOTTLE WH ICH WERE IN FRONT OF GATE ON FLOOR. THIS CAUSED BOTTLES TO STRIK EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WORKING UNDER A EUCLID TRUCK IN THE FIRST BAY OF THE GARAGE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CRANKING TARP COVER FOR HAUL TRUCK. THE TARP GOT STUCK ON THE TRUCK BED AND HE HAD TO PUSH IT MORE.

QA TECHNICIAN COLLECTING A STONE SAMPLE FROM STOCKPILE. VERY WINDY DAY. WEARING SAFETY GLASSES--NOTED IRRITATION IN RT. EYE. FLUSHED WITH EYEWASH SOLUTION.

EE WAS CUTTING BOLT IN JAW DIE, DIE SLID OFF LIPOF CRUSHER, PINNING EE. DIE WAS HELD BY CRANE, HOWEVER, THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TENSION ON CABLE. EE INJURED HIS L LEG & R LEG, TO A SMALLER DEGREE

EMPLOYEE WAS ALLEGEDLY WALKING DOWN STAIRS & SOMEHOW TWISTED RT KNEE

EE ALLEGES THAT HE SLIPPED WHILE CLIMBING UP ONTO FULL DOZER, RESULTING IN A DISLOCATED LEFT SHOULDER.

INJURED WAS TURNING A CRUSHER BOLT WITH A WRENCH. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF HEAD OF BOLT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL, THEREBY TWISTING HIS KNEE.

PULLING EMERG BRAKE BACK TO HOLD TRUCK FROM MOVING.FINGER GOT CAUGHT UNDER EMERG BRAKE LEVER.

RUNNING MOTOR OF MACHINE TO HEAT FLUID SO AS TO DRAIN SAME O RING ON POWER STEERING PUMP BLEW SPEWING OIL ON HOT MANIFOLD FIRE ENSUED OPERATOR JUMPED OUT OF MACHINE WITH EXTINGUISHER AND IN PU TTING OUT FLAME HEAT FROM FIRE BURNED FACE

TAKING OUT DEFECTIVE STARTER OUT OF SCOOP. AS IT LOWERED WITH VERY LITTLE ROOM TO SPARE BETWEEN BLOCK & FRAME STARTER CAUGHT FINGER AGAINST FRAME.