133 Portable Crusher: 84 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EE was helping change teeth on loader, another EE hit the tooth with a hammer and part of the tooth broke off and hit EE in the left cheek below EE's safety glasses. This was a first aid until EE was seen 6/20/18.

Employee was preparing to replace some belting on the stacker. The conveyor needed to be rotated, so employee used a pry bar to rotate the pulley to get the belt seam off of a roller. The bar slipped off the tail pulley and jammed wrists from the shock load of slipping. This caused a contusion to the left wrist resulting in suspected fracture of capitate bone.

Employee was sliding screen off top deck of screen plant when his glove became hooked on the hooked wire end. The weight of the falling screen pulled him into the metal handrail, he hit his right side shoulder/collar bone area.

Employee felt discomfort in right eye, asked Supervisor to look at it, Supervisor noticed a tiny spec and drove employee to medical facility to have object removed. Employee returned to work. Perscription for eye drops.

EE stepped out of Bobcat and twisted his ankle when his foot made contact with the ground.

Drive line broke on vehicle, employee was underneath tying it up with a chain. He from outside the vehicle assisting pulled on the chain, causing the drive line to fall onto employees chin. Lacerated chin required 9 stitches to close wound

Employee was removing a large rock off the walkway of the screen, as he lifted the rock, he felt pain in his back. He has an upper back strain.

Strained elbow on right arm while installing head pulley. EE was given medication and was placed on limited use of right elbow restriction for 2 weeks.

Pain in left shoulder. This incident happened on 3/6/07 according to EE, however he did not report the incident to anyone until 3/15/07. **Dr prescribed physical therapy for 3 weeks.

Using razor blade utility knife to cut conveyor belt, knife slipped lacerating index finger on left hand.

A large rock fell off conveyor belt striking hard hat on head, causing a laceration to top of head.

An employee was using a blow torch to cut a cable. He crossed the torch over the left wrist of injured employee causing a small burn to inj ee wrist.

Cutting a piece of rubber on the bobcat skid steer with a razor knife. EE slipped with knife cutting his left hand requiring stitches in little finger.

EE WAS CLEANING MUD OUT OF THE SCREEN WITH A HAMMER. HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON SIDE OF PLANT CAUSING A CONTUSION. HE WAS STILL HURTING ON 6/02/05 SO HE WENT TO DOCTOR TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. IT WAS JUST A CONTUSION, THE DOCTOR PLACED HIM ON RESTRICTION UNTIL 6/09/05

On cat walk of 6 by 20 screen. He backed up thinking he was against railing, but was in front of ladder opening and he stepped off cat walk falling to ground, landing on his feet. He didn't go to Dr until 4-8-05, and was then put on stay home rest for three days.

Grinding on piece of metal he had just completed welding together. A piece of metal flipped up under safety glasses and he had to go to eye Dr. to have small piece of metal removed from eyelid.

EE WAS WALKING OUT TO SHOVEL DIRT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE & STRAINED HIS BACK

EE WAS MOVING A SCRAP PILE OF METAL WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FELL ON HIS FOOT, CAUSING A CONTUSION. DOCTOR X-RAYED & SAID FOOT WAS ONLY BRUISED AND EE COULD RETURN TO WORK. EE STAYED HOME ANYWAY. THEN WENT TO ANOTHER DOCTOR A WEEK LATER AND WAS GIVEN TIME OFF.

LIFTING THE EE STEPS MOVING CRUSHER TO NEW LOCATION.

EE WAS COLLECTING SAMPLES. WHEN SHE TRIPPED AND FELL BREAKING HER RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING WITH A WRENCH ON A STUCK FITTING WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HAND TO CONTACT A SHARP EDGE. EMPLOYEE LACERATED HIS LEFT THUMB REQUIRING STITCHES.

UNKNOWN EMPLOYEE SAID WIND WAS BLOWING HARD THAT DAY AND SOMETHING BLEW INTO HIS EYE. HE THOUGHTIT WOULD COME OUT. A FEW DAYS LATER HE WENT TO DOCTOR AND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL WAS REMOVED.

CHANGING TIP ON BARMAC CRUSHER, LOOSENING AND TIGHTENING BOLTS, AND CHANGED SCREEN, DID NOT NOTICE UNTIL HE RETURNED TO DOG HOUSE AND SAT DOWN HE FELT AN INTENSE PAIN IN STOMACH.

ASSISTING IN MOVING CRUSHER EQUIPMENT. CABLE SNAGGED AND FLIPPED UP HITTING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT CHEEK AND SAFETY GLASSES CAUSING A CONTUSION AND LACERATION.

EE WAS CUTTING BELTING WITH A RAZOR KNIFE AND MADE A 5 CM LACERATION IN HIS LEG.

EE HAD PREVIOUSLY WADED IN NEARBY POND TO SET-UP PUMP. HIS FEET & HANDS WERE WET. WHEN HE GRABBED THE STAIRRAIL TO ENTER THE SAMPLE TRAILER, BHE BECAME THE GROUND. EE WAS SENT TO HOSPITAL WHER E HE WAS KEPT OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION & RELEASED THE NEXT DAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMTPING TO SMOOTH ROUGH EDGE ON NEWLY CONSTRUCTED STORAGE SHELVING USING A CHIPPING HAMMER. HAMMER MISSED TARGET AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT LEG (SHIN).

EE FINGERS WHERE CAUGHT BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT AND MATERIAL SAMPLE DEVICE. FOUR FINGERS WERE CUT BETWEEN THE HAND RIGHT AND FIRST KNUCKLE.

SLAG FROM CUTTING METAL LADGED BETWEEN EMPLOYEE'S WRIST AND WRISTWATCH.

EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM FEED TRAP AND SPRAINED FOOT.

54736YEE WAS TRIMMING CONVEYOR BELTING AND KNIFE SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED LEFT FOREARM.

DOING MAINT TRIPPED ON GUARDS AND FELL ON SHOULDER

ROCK FROM CONVEYOR FELL & STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD EMPLYOEE WAS HELPING FREE MATERIAL THAT HAD JAMMED THE BELT INJURY REQUIRED STITCHES TO THE HEAD

EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE WHILE CARRYING A PIECE OF IRON. THE IRON WAS DROPPED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S FOOT.

STEPS LEADING I3TO PARTS OFFICE VAN WAS NOT SECURED SUFFICIENTLY.

I,NAME LOST HIS3BALANCE &HIT HIM IN CHIN WITH SLEDGE HAMMER, WHILE CHANGING CONE LINER, TOOK 4 STITCHES IN CHIN & BROKE TWO TEETH.

WALKED UNDER CONVEYOR & RAISED UP TOO QUICK & HIT CONVEYOR WITH MOUTH.