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EE was cleaning up at Hawkeye Quarry and claims he tried to pick up a flat piece of steel, which he estimated was 180-190 lbs. EE claims he has lower back sprain and strained ligaments and tendons in lower back.

This 7000-1 is being submitted under protest to terminate Citation No 6186925 & Order No 6186930. Cessford Construction Company disputes MSHA's allegation that an "accident/injury" occurred at the Biggsville Quarry on 6/28/07. The employee that MSHA alleges was injured, did not work on 6/28/07. This 7000-1 is being filed to avoid enforcement action and/or civil penalties.

Employee climbing inside rock crushing feeder to assist putting chain around stuck boulder, lost footing & fell into feeder. Another employee in feeder grabbed him & helped break his fall. Employee taken to ER & x-rays taken. Released with pain meds & no broken bones, bruises & strain to lumbar & side. Later visit to dr. on 6/21, x-rays showed back contusion & rib fractures.

Employee was welding on wing; received a welding flash burn to his eyes.

Employee was changing hammer tips in the hammer mill which is part of his regular job duties. The shank of the hammer mill dropped down pinching the employee's finger between the disc and the shank. Employee received a cut to the ring finger on the left hand which required stitches.

Employee moved the metal steps to the lab trailer away from the trailer to paint. He went inside the trailer and came out after a while and forgot that the steps were pulled away from the trailer and stepped out and fell between the trailer and the steps. He received a laceration to his left shin from hitting his shin against the metal steps.

Employee was putting air in a truck tire. The sidewall on the tire blew out into the employee's face. Employee received scratched eye & concusion to right ear and minor cuts on the face. Employee was performing his normal duties.

Employee was removing a large rock from his feeder on a limestone crushing plant. His injury was diagnosed as a double hernia.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE BUCKET ON THE HITACHI. HE STRUCK THE BUCKET TOOTH TO KNOCK IT LOOSE AND A PIECE OF METAL LANCED INTO HIS LEFT FOREARM BETWEEN HIS WRIST AND ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS ON SCALPER. GOT FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN SCREEN AND SCREEN BOX. CUT RIGHT HAND RING FINGER. WENT TO ER LATER THAT EVE AND RECEIVED STITCHES. NO LOST TIME.

EE WAS WORKING AROUND WELDER & RECEIVED WELDER FLASH BURN TO EYE.

EE WAS WORKING ON MACK DUMP TRUCK CHANGING THE FRONT SPRINGS. HE WAS USING AN AIR TOOL AND THE HOSE CAME OFF OF THE TOOL, SLAPPING HIM IN THE EYE. RECEIVED A SCRATCHED EYEBALL.

EE WAS CHECKING A NOISE IN THE MILL. EE OPENED THE DOOR OF THE MILL CHECK NOISE. HE TOLD ANOTHER EE TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH ON THE MILL NOT REALIZING THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. EE S ANKLE/FOOT GOT CRUSHED/BRUISED IN THE MILL.

EE WAS MOVING WATER PUMP AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN PUMP AND FLOAT. THE TIP OF THE RIGHT HAND RING FINGER WAS SMASHED, BREAKING THE BONE AT THE TIP OF THE FINGER AND REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

EE WAS CLEANING UP AT THE PLANT SITE. HE WAS MOVING A TAIL PULLEY AROUND ON BACK OF THE SERVICE TRUCK WHEN HE SLICED THE END OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

EE WAS COMING DOWN OUT OF MACK HAUL UNIT AND SLIPPED OFF BOTTOM STEP, FELL BACK AND HELD ON TO RAIL. STRAINED HIS BACK MUSCLES.

EE OCCASIONALLY HELPS WITH BULLDOZING & CLAIMS THAT THE BOUNCING & JARRING FROM THE DOZER CAUSED SEVERAL DISCS TO RUPTURE IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS DOING A RIP RAP SAMPLE & PICKED UP A ROCKOFF OF THE SCALE & PINCHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGERIN BETWEEN TWO RIP RAP.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING AN OIL COOLER OFF OF A 988 LOADER. A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL FELL INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE.

ON 5-1-00 EMPLOYEE'S KNEE BUCKLED WHILE SWINGING A MAUL BREAKING BOULDERS. NO TREATMENT WAS SOUGHT AT THAT TIME. ON 5-24-00 EMPLOYEE'S KNEE LOCKED WHILE BENDING DOWN GETTING READY TO MOVE A RO CK. EMPLOYEE ENDED UP HAVING ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY ON 6-1-00.

EE WAS TAKING A SAMPLE OF 3/4" CLASS "A" BIN WITH IDOT INSPECTOR. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN AFTER OBTAINING THE SAMPLE, THE EE MISSED THE NEXT TO THE LAST STEP ON THE LADDER AND INJURED HIS LOWER BA CK AND LEFT LEG.

THE WIND WAS BLOWING VERY HARD THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AND BLEW A PIECE OF METAL INTO THE EE'S EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH EYE SHIELDS. EYE BECAME IRRITATED.

EE WAS DRIVING AN OFF-ROAD HAUL TRUCK AND DROVE OVER A LARGE ROCK IN THE ROADWAY. THE EE WAS JARRED AND INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS OUT SURVEYING LAND AT NELSON QUARRY. HE CLIMBED ON TOP OF A BRUSH PILE & INTO A DEAD TREE TO GET A BETTER VIEW & SHOT WHILE SURVEYING. THE LIMB ON THE TREE BROKE & HE FELL 8' DOWN, HITT ING & LANDING ON LIMBS. HE DAMAGED TENDONS & LIGAMENTS IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER & HAS BRUISING/CONTUSIONS TO THE LEFT RIBS & LEFT KIDNEY.

EE WAS AT THE TOP OF A BRUSH PILE,LOST HIS FOOTING GRABBED HOLD OF A BRANCH TO STEADY HIMSELF & GOT A THORN EMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER EE WENT TO ER OVER THE WEEKEND BECAUSE FINGER BECAME INFECTED. WORKED 2 DAYS 8/30 &8/31 THEN WENT TO DR AGAIN ON 9/1 TO HAVE FINGER CUT OPEN & INFECTION/ABSCESS DRAINED. DR RESTRICTED USE OF HIS RIGHT HAND & NOT TRUCK DRIVING CO SENT EE

EE WAS WORKING UNDERNEATH A TRUCK. WHEN EE WAS GETTING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE TRK, HE TWISTED TURNED WRONG & A VERTEBRAE IN HIS LOWER BACK POPPED OUT OF PLACE.

EE WAS TRYINBG TO PUT OUT A FIRE THAT STARTED IN THE LOADER SHED. EE'S RIGHT ARM WAS BURNED. THE SUPERINTENDENT LOOKED AT THE ARM AND IT APPEARED A LITTLE RED. EE DID NOT WISH TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THAT TIME. EE NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING MORE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT HIS ARM UNTIL 5-3-99. IT WAS HURTING HIM AND PUS WAS OOZING OUT. THE SUPERINTENDENT DISMISSED HIM TO GO TO

EE WAS UNLOADING HITACHI OFF LOW BOY TRACTOR & SLIPPED & FELL IN BETWEEN WHEELS ON LOW BOY TRACTOR & CUT HIS LEFT LEG - WHICH REQUIRED 8 STITCHES.

EE TURNED WRONG WAY AND PULLED HIS LOWER BACK, CAUSING EXTREME PAIN, ALMOST UNABLE TO WALK.

WELDING IN HAMMERMILL, GOT WELDING FLASH BURNS

COMING DOWN STAIRS ON LOADING BIN WITH ROCK SAMPLE. STEPPED WRONG AND WRENCHED KNEE.

EE WAS RUNNING TO SHUT POWER OFF TO PLANT AND SLIPPED IN MUD AND TWISTED ANKLE.

CLIMBING UP ON 72 PLANT. MUD ON SHOE. FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL ON ROCK.

EE WAS DRIVING A COMPANY DUMP TRUCK. EE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE.

EE STRAINED BACK LIFTING HAMMER TIPS. DID NOT REPORT TO SUPERVISIOR. ON 10/9/97, EE STRAINED BACK WHILE HELPING CHANGE SCREENS ON DEAD SCALPER.

FOREIGN OBJECT IRRITATING EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

CHANGING SCREENS IN EL JAY SCREENING PLANT. SLIDING SCREEN OVER HAND RAILS. SCREEN SLIPPED AND CAUGHT EMPS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

CONTINUED AND REPETITIOUS MOVEMENT OF THE EE'S KNEE WHILE WORKING ON SCREEN IN A CONFINED AREA.

EE ASSISTING WELDER--JUST GOT FLASH IN BOTH EYES.

EE WAS TIGHTENING UP A CHAIN WITH BINDER HANDLE AND HANDLE FLEW BACK HITTING EE IN CHIN-RESULTING IN CUT REQUIRING DR TO TAKE APPROX 6 STITCHES

WHILE EMP WAS REPAIRING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT (INTHE SHOP), A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN HOLE TWISTED BACK WHILE WALKING IN QUARRY. RESULTING IN BACK PAIN FROM MUSCLE SPASM.

EE STEPPED ON LEFT REAR TIRE OF LOADER--MUD ON TIRE CAUSED HIM TO SLIP--FALLING TO THE GROUND--RESULTING IN BACK STRAIN. SENT TO DR.'S OFC. FOR CHECKING OUT.

HOLDING TORCH HOSE WHILE SUPERINTENDENT WAS USING TORCH, SPARK FLEW BY PIN HOLE IN HOSE AND IGNITED SPARK, CAUSING SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO THE PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

PULLING CABLE IN FIELD TO TIE OFF DREDGE FEET SLIPPED IN MUD AND WATER, CAUSING STRESS AND PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

FELL BACKWARDS OFF LOWBOY TRUCK ON TO FORLIFT BLADES.

EMP GOT TO WORK, CLIMBED INTO HIS PIT TRUCK TO START IT, CLIMBED DOWN EXITING TO CHECK THE TIRE. WHILE CHECKING, HE TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING INJURY.

RECURRANCE OF ACUTE PAIN - LAST WEEK EE WAS OFF 2 DAY'S 8/14 & 8/15/95.

STRESS TO RIGHT FOREARM (WRIST) FROM CONTINUING REPEATED SETTING OF SCALE WEIGHTS

HELPING ON DRILL & HELPING LIFT PARTS STRAINED HIS BACK