Amrize Ambrose Sand Plant: 125 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

On 2/13/22 at approximately 9:45am the plant supervisor was notified of a fire at the site. 911 was immediately notified and the fire department and police department responded. A Caterpillar 980M was on fire. The fire was initially reported near the cab of the loader. The fire was extinguished.

Miner was reaching for wheel chalks with EE's gloves on. A bee on the wheel chalks stung miner through glove. Miner immediately started feeling dizzy and had difficulty breathing.

while lifting a screen in the air with a crane a spring came off falling to the ground bounced off the catwalk an struck employee in the right leg

The third party driver collapsed while returning to his truck from getting his weight ticket. The employees at the site performed emergency procedures called EMS and performed CPR until medical help arrived and the driver was transported to hospital where he died days later of as a result of a heart attack.

EE was holding pressure on a cutting edge bolt, pushing bolt into place for removal with air wrench using the palm of his hand. The bolt started turning and cut a circular pattern in right palm

Employee alleges that while removing head bolts on a piece of equipment he hurt his back. Sought medical on 10/12/09 because he thought the pain in his back was a kidney infection.

Employee was working in the classifier and sustained a laceration to his scalp. Employee sought medical treatment and was released to full duty.

EE was driving a pin out a sheave on a piece of equipment (dredge) when a piece of metal was lodged under the skin.

EE was using a hammer to loosen and remove "teeth" from a dragline bucket when a piece of metal came up and hit the employee in the neck causing a laceration.

EE was shutting door as he was exiting loader and began to fall backwards. As he attempted to catch his fall, the door slammed shut onto right index finger.

(3 EMPLOYEES WERE INJURED IN THIS ACCIDENT.) EE WAS ASSISTING WITH INSTALLATION OF A REPLACEMENT DECK ON SHAKER WHEN THE DECK FRAME SUDDENLY SLID INTO PLACE, STRIKING EE'S RIGHT FOREARM (SURGICAL REPAIR REQUIRED).

(3 EMPLOYEES WERE INJURED IN THIS ACCIDENT.) EE WAS ASSISTING WITH INSTALLATION OF A REPLACEMENT DECK ON A SHAKER WHEN THE DECK FRAME SUDDENLY SLID INTO PLACE, STRIKING EE IN THE PELVIC AREA (SURGICAL REPAIR REQUIRED).

(3 EMPLOYEES WERE INJURED IN THIS ACCIDENT.) EE WAS ASSISTING IN THE INSTALLATION OF A REPLACEMENT DECK ON SHAKER WHEN THE DECK FRAME SUDDENLY SLID INTO PLACE, STRIKING EE IN THE PELVIC AREA (SURGICAL REPAIR REQUIRED).

EE WAS STANDING ON CATWALK, WASHING DOWN CONVEYOR WHEN A PIECE OF METAL LATTICE BROKE OFF FRAME, LODGING BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLER. THE PLANT OPERATOR SHUT DOWN CONVEYOR. THE LOADED BELT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD, CAUSING EE'S HAND TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN PIECE OF METAL AND FRAME.

EE was assisting co-workers while tightening bolt on dragline. He was holding wrench on bolt when co-worker missed the bolt and hit EE's left hand with hammer.

Co-worker was hitting part with hammer when a piece of the hammer chipped off and embedded into employee's right hand.

EE WAS DESCENDING LADDER ON CLASSIFIER WHEN HE TWISTED BODY, CAUSING STRAIN OF LEFT SHOULDER.

EE REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP A PIPE (6" DIAMETERS) WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO STEP ON CATWALK OF HAUL UNIT WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL 7' HITTING RIGHT SIDE OF FACE ON THE BAR LOCK RESULTING IN A FRACTURE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE AND RIGHT CHEEKBONE.

EE STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK BED TO THE GROUND & FELL STRAINING HIS MID-BACK & RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE COVER ON LOG WASHER WHEN THE PLATE FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING SLAB OFF IN FRONT OF THE DUMPHOPPER, WHEN A LOAD OF MATERIAL THAT HAD JUST BEEN DUMPED CAME OVER THE WALL AND FELL DOWN ONTO EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED CONTUSION/ STR AIN TO HEAD , NECK. LEFT SHOULDER AND UPPER BACK

WHILE ASSISTING IN REPAIRS TO THE CLASSIFIER THEEMPLOYEE CLIMBED DOWN INTO THE CLASSIFER & SLIPPED ON THE SAND. HE ATTEMPTED TO GRAB A RAIL TO PREVENT HIS FALL & JAMMED HIS FINGER AGAINST IT.

THE INDIVIDUAL WAS ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN A HEAD PULLY GUARD BY HAND. AS HE APPLIED PRESSURE HE FELT A POP IN HIS CHEST.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING SCREEN ON SHAKER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS PULLING SCREEN OUT OF SHAKER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

WHILE WORKING ON TAIL PULLEY ON FIELD CONVEYOR A SAND PARTICLE BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE

A LOCAL RESIDENT NOTICED THE DRAGLINE ON FIRE AND CONTACTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. FIRE ORIGINATEDFROM THE OPERATOR'S CAB AND SPREAD TO THE ENGINECOMPARTMENT. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AT ABOUT 2:45 AM. FIRE WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE CAB.

EE WAS HOLDING A T POST WHILE A CO WORKER, OTHER WAS OPERATING THE T POST DRIVER. OTHER LOST, CONTROL OF THE DRIVER CAUSING IT TO FALL, HITTING EE FOREHEAD AND LEFT HAND.

WHILE INSTALLING A DISCHARGE PIPE ON THE CLASSIFIER, THE PIPE SLIPPED & FELL ONTO ANOTHER PIPE. EE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO PIPES CAUSING 1/4" AMPUTATION OF FINGER.

EMP WAS UP ON A LADDER CLEANING MATERIAL FROM THE LOG WASHER WHEN A LARGE ROCK OR CLAY BALL FELLAND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD, CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

EE WAS CHANGING THE SCREEN FROM THE FRONT OF THESHAKER ON THE MIDDLE DECK. EE FELT A POP IN HIS SHOULDER AS HE WAS LIFTING THE SCREEN.

EE WAS WALKING TOWARD LOGWASHER NEAR WATER RUNOFF AREA, SLIPPED & FELL, SPRAINING LEFT THUMB.

EYE INJURY-MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON A MOTOR GRADER TRYING TP GET THE TILT WHEEL GEARS TO ENGAAGE. THE HAD THE COVER OFF THE GEAR BOX & WAS APPLYING PRESSURE BY THE USE OF A PRY BAR ON THE SHAFT TO HELP THE GEARS ENGAGE. WHEN THE GEARS DID ENGAGE A PIECE OF METAL SHERERED OFF ONE OF THE GEARS & HIT HIM IN THE EYE. IT WORKED ITS WAY BEHIND THE EYE & IT HAD TO BE SURGICALLY REMOVED.

CLEANING UP IN PLANT AREA OBSERVED PC OF WIRE ROPE IN ROAD REACHED DOWN TO THROW THE ROPE OFF THE ROAD CUT FINGER

THE PLANT OPERATOR HAD JUST PLACED THE BOBTAIL TRUCK UNDER THE MATERIAL BIN AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING OUT OF THE TRUCK WHEN HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON ONE OF THE HOPPER SUPPORTS.THE TRUCK WA S PLACED CLOSER THAN NORMAL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND AS HE EXITED THE INJURY OCCURRED.

PLACING PIECE OF RUBBER INSIDE GUARD THAT RUNS ALONG TAIL PULLEY & ROLLERS TO KEEP SAND FROM SPILLING OVER CONVEYOR BELTING ONTO GROUND,GOT 2 MIDDLE FINGERS CAUGHT BY MOVING BELT.MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WAS CUT OFF ON TIP AND MIDDLE FINER OF LEFT HAND WAS CUT.

WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE BARRING FROM THE WATER PUMP AND USING A HAMMER AND A PUNCH TO KNOCK OUT THE BEARING A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF. THE PIECE OF METAL LODG3D INTO HIS FINGER.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS IN A VERY AWKWARD LIFTING POSITION WHEN HE WAS PLACING A PART INTO PLACE.

PLANT OPERATOR 4AS COMING DOWN STAIRS FROM THE ELECTRIC HOUSE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE STAIRS AND INJURED LOWER BACK

INJURED WAS WOR5ING ON LADDER WHEN IT FELL WITH THE INJURED STILL ON IT.THE FALL WAS ABOUT 12 FEET TO THE GROUND.

EUK TURNED OVER AND DRIVER WAS PINNED UNDER IT

EMP WAS OPERATING MACHINERY WHEN WIND BLEW SOME TYPE OF FOREIGN BODY INTO HIS EYE

HE WAS REPLACING SPRINGS & PADS ON SHAKER - WHILE DRIVING PAN IN WITH HAMMER RUST FLAKE WAS POPPED IN LEFT EYE

EMP WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER AND A LOW LYING THXXX TREE LIMB STRUCK HIM ACROSS THE NOSE

SPRAIN BOTH WRISTS ON STEERING WHEEL OF EUCLID

MASHED FINGER ON CONVEYOR BELT, OPEN WOUND

EUCLID HIT ROCK AND EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF EUCLID, SPRAINED RIGHT LEG IN PROCESS FOR FALL

I.NAME COMPLAINED THURSDAY WITH A PAIN IN HIS TESTICLES DUE TO BEING BOUNCED AROUND ON THE EUCLID