474 Sand Mine: 54 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee backed into a lit cutting torch and burned the top portion of his right calf. He was taken to the doctor the following day and diagnosed with 1st and second degree burns.

Employee was stepping into a work boat from shore and slipped. He fell into the boat on his right knee. Employee was taken to the ER and diagnosed with a contusion. Employee was placed on light duty.

Employee was climbing stockpile to take QC Sample and sunk into stockpile up thigh. Rubber boots filled with sand and water. Water/Sand mixture irritated skin of left leg (shin) due to caustic treatment of sand. Minor Chemical Burn was sustained to leg.

Employee was performing maintenance on dredge ladder pump. Employee slipped and cut right shin on crossmember of dredge ladder. Injury required 9 stitches.

EMP TURNED OFF VALVE ON CAUSTIC DELIVERY SYSTEM CAUSING PRESSURE TO BUILD UP BEHIND VALVE AND CAUSTIC HOSE TO BURST. EMP WAS SPRAYED WITH CAUSTIC. HE HAD ON SAFETY GLASSES BUT NOT MANDATORY FA CE SHIELD. EE WAS TAKEN TO E.R. AND HIS EYES WERE FLUSHED WITH NO APPARENT DAMAGE MAKING IT A FIRST AID CASE.

EE SUSTAINED A POSSIBLE STRAIN TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING A PIPE.

EE WAS PUSHING UP A CONVEYOR BELT WITH SHOULDERS WHILE REMOVING A RETURN ROLLER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON SECURING A COOLER (RADIATOR) ON THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. HIS HAND WAS UNDERNEATH WHEN IT CAME OFF OF BOLTS SUPPORTING IT AND CRUSHED TWO FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT, UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND LACERATED EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THIGH REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.

EE AND CONTRACTOR WERE CARRYING A LONG PIECE OF STEEL ANGLE. THE PIECE THEY WERE CARRYING STRUCKANOTHER PIECE OF STEEL CAUSING LACERATION OF EE'S RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING A CRIBBING BLOCK (HALF RAILROAD TIE)., EMPLOYEE HAD HISTORY OF OFF-JOB BACK PROBLEMS.

EE WAS RELIEF DREDGE OPERATOR HE WAS OPERATING THE CO WORK BOAT TO RETURN TO SHORE AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT. THE LAKE BANK WAS STEEP DUE TO THE LAKE LEVEL FALLING IN RECENT DAYS THE EE WAS STAN DING AT THE FRONT OF THE BOAT SO HE COULD JUMP TO SHORE BUT WHEN THE BOAT STRUCK THE BANK. HE FELL BACK INTO THE BOAT AND FRACTURED HIS ARM.

RECEIVED FLASHBURN FROM NEARBY WELDING ACTIVITY.

INJURED WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A PIPELINE. OTHER EMPLOYEE HELD END OF BOLTS WHILE INJURED TIGHTENED NUTS WITH A RACHET. ON THIS OCCASION, INJURED PULLED HIS RACHET BEFORE OTHER EMPLOYEE HAD SECURED THE BOLT AND STRUCK HIMSELF IN THE MOUTH WITH THE END OF THE RACHET CAUSING A CHIPPED TOOTH.

CARRYING LIGHT COMPUTER PANEL DOWN STEPS AT SCALE HOUSE, MISSED A STEP AND FELL ON LOWER STEP LANDING ON RIGHT SIDE CAUSING RIGHT KIDNEY CONTUSION.

I WAS GUIDING THE ROLL OF CABLE WHOILE WE WERE CHANGING IT. THE ROLL SLIPPED SIDEWAYS AND FELL FROM CRANE. I LOST MY BALNCE AND FELL TO THE DECK OF THE DREDGE. ABOUT 6 FEET TO THE DECK. CU T LEFT SIDE OF HEAD, STICHES AND CONTUSION. LEFT EYE BRUISED, LEFT SHOULDER JAMMED.

PULLING POWER C5BLE IN SANDPIT WITH WORKBOAT. THE OUTBOARD MOTOR HIT A SANDBAR CAUSING IT TO KICK UP INTO THE KNEE OF THE OPERATOR. THE FLYWHEEL WAS STILL SPINNING AND CAME IN DIRECT CONTACT W ITH EMPLOYEE'S 5EFT KNEE CAUSING A LACERATION AND TENDON TO BE SEVERED.

EMPL BUILDING S7AFFOLD AND HIT FINGER WITH HAMNMER.

EMP STEPPED ON 5NGLE AND IT ROLLED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM. HE PUT HIS HAND OUT TO PREVENT HIMSELF FROM FALLING AND HIT H IS LEFT HA(D ON SHEET METAL. CAUSING A LARGE CUT ONTHE INSIDE PALM OF LEFT HAND DR3RECOMMENDED LIGHT DUTY SAME DAY NO LIFTING WITH LEFT HAND. RETURN IN TEN DAYS TO REMOVE SUTURE

EMPLOYEE STOOD 6P & HIT HIS HEAD ON A SCAFFOLD-JAMMING HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE'S SAFE7Y BELT SLIPPED OFF RAIL AND HE FELL AND HIT HIS BACK,HIP AND HEAD.HE ONLY GOT BRUISED UP.

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING WELDER AND BURNED HIS EYES

EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 ON WET CONCRETE WHILE CARRYING SCAFFOLD EQUIPMENT KNEE STRUCK SCAFFOLD PLANK

EMPLOYEE WAS CA9RYING A BUCKET OF CLAMPS WHEN HE SET THEM DOWN FELT POP IN BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING UP MATERIAL STRADDLING THE STIRUP AND FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN THE STIRUP HIT EMPLOYEE IN GROIN AREA

EMPLOYEE WAS GR5BBING SHEETS THAT WERE BEING PULLED UP AND HELPER PULLED ROPE AFTER I.NAME GRABBED SHEET AND THE SHEET STRUCK HIS ARM AND CUT IT

EMPLOYEE WAS CA9RYING SHEET METAL CHANGED HANDS AND CUT RT FOREARM