Amrize Fredonia Quarry: 271 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Mechanic was repairing dust control air cylinder on rig 56, left hand slipped against filter box causing minor contusion/abrasion.

Employee was not using proper lifting techniques or body alignment while shoveling spillage out from under S12 take up.

Employee had been lifting and working in an awkward posture leading up to the incident. EE began to squat down and suddenly developed severe lower back pain. Employee states that it took quite some time to stand up due to the pain.

A Caterpillar D7 was used to push stripping material over the edge of the spoil pile during rainy, wet conditions and at night. The dozer operator stated that ee got too close to the edge and come to rest sideways, approximately 100' below. On April 7 it became a medical incident due to the employee receiving physical therapy.

Employee was working at the Secondary Plant on Station #2. They were sliding screens out. He was trying to lift himself up on to the end of the 2nd deck so he could help get the screens out. When putting all his weight on his arms, his right shoulder gave away and popped out of place.

WHILE LIFTING THE PUMP/FILTER UNIT FROM ONE PORTABLE FUEL TANK TO ANOTHER THE EMPLOYEE FELT HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK. THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO HIS WORK DRIVING A TRUCK AROUND 0830 THAT DAY THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HIS LEG WAS GETTING NUMB AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL CLINIC/HOSPITAL COR CARE.

(Note: the shift starts 6:00 pm through 6:00 am the following day). While removing a rock jammed between the skirt boards, the rock came loose and the bar moved unexpectedly pinching the employee's finger between the bar and the side skirt board.

Employee was cleaning around the plant with a walk-behind bobcat. He had made several passes around a concrete pillar. The employee back into the pillar pinching the palm of his hand between the steering controls and the pillar.

Employee was welding on grizzly bar in feeder, when another employee engaged in horseplay by spraying water on him with a garden hose from above. The employee stopped welding and began walking around. When the employee was asked what was wrong he stated he had been shocked.

Employee was putting side rubber on P-3 belt line. He was using a pry bar and the bar slipped hitting him in the lip. He was taken to a clinic where he received three stitches and returned to full duty.

Employee was trying to dislodge tramp metal from the Big Ball Mill feeder by rotating the drive sheave on the gearbox. When he rotated it forward it finally stopped and would not go further. When he let go of the sheave, the outer edge of the sheave cut the palm of his right hand. There were no v-belts attached as they were burned off when the feeder choked down.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN THE MUD OFF THE CONVEYOR TAKE UP PULLEY BY USING A 4 FOOT STEEL BAR. THE BAR WAS CAUGHT BY THE PULLEY PINCHING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE BAR AND EDGE OF THE CATWALK.

FORK CAME OFF OF THE FORK LIFT AND EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING THE FORK TO PUT BACK ON THE FORKLIFT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP A 6' ALUMINUM LADDER AND WAS NOT TIED OFF, LADDER SLID DOWN TO GROUND. DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 7-13-02.

EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER OF THE HAUL TRUCK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP AND HE FELL BACKWARDS TOTHE GROUND. IT HAD BEEN RAINING.

EE WAS WALKING WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN A NYLON SLING THAT WAS LYING ON THE GROUND. WHEN HE STARTED TO FALL, HE TRIED CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS, AND FRACTURING HIS RIGHT WRIST.

EE STATED HE JAMMED HIS NECK WHEN DESCENDING FIXED LADDER LID SHUT HITTING HIS HARD HAT

THE EE WAS WALKING UP AN ELEVATED CATWALK WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL. HE HIT HIS NOSE ON THE WALKWAYCUTTING HIS NOSE. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A CONTAINER OF WASTE AND INJURED HIS BACK.

THE INJUREDPERSON WAS TALKING TO THE CRANE OPERATOR, WHILE STANDING ON THE RIGHT REAR OUTRIGGER. THE CRANE OPERATOR WAS SIGNALED TO MAKE A PICK AND SWUNG INTO POSITION. WHEN HE SWUNG ON AROU ND THE EMPLOYEE HAD NOT MADE IT DOWN. THE COUNTER WEIGHT CAUGHT HIM SMASHING HIM INTO THE CRANE'S ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

EE WAS ON THE TOP OF THE WATER TRUCK WASHING THETOP OF THE CRUSHER OFF, WHEN THE TRUCK ROLLED FORWARD SUDDENLY, CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

HOISTING CYLINDER ON LOADER, SLIPPED ADN CAUGHT FINGR BETWEEN CYLINDER AND METAL.

HE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF METAL FOR THE WELDER TO WELD. THE WELDING FLASH BURNED BOTH EYES.

SNOW HAD CAUSED A PATCH OF ICE. EMP SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL ON LEFT WRIST.

HE WAS PUTTING ANTIFREEZE IN LOADER AND FELL 10' TO GROUND FROM BACK OF LOADER.

SLIPPED ON ICE.

HE WAS RAKING DUST FROM UNDER DRYER BURNER WITH AN IRON BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED & HIT HIS L. EYE, CUTTING HIS EYEBALL.

CLIMBING LOADER LADDER, SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST FUEL TANK ON LOADER - INJURED R ELBOW & SHOULDER.

CUTTING OUT A SCREEN BEARING- EYE INJURY.

JUMPED INTO RAILROAD CAR FROM TOP TO CLEAN CAR. ABOUT 4-5' JUMP.

MOVING SHEET OF METAL IN LOADER BUCKET METAL SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN METAL AND LOADER BUCKET.

HE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT WITH AN AIR WRENCH. MASHED MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN BOLT AND METAL ON DRYER.

EE PULLED HAUL TRUCK UP TO LOADER & SLIPPED ON TIRE TO TAKE TO LOADER OPR LOADER OPR STARTED BACKING UP WHILE EE WAS STANDING ON THE HE JUMPED TO GRUND LANDING ON HIS FEET BROKE BONE IN R HEEL DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 08-28-95 THOUGHT WASJUST A BRUISE

ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THREW A WELDING ROD FROM A TRUCK & HIT EE IN THE SHOULDER

HE WAS TYING EXHAUST WITH WIRE. WIRE GOT CAUGHT IN RADIATOR FAN AND JERKED WIRE AROUND THUMB AND FINGER. THUMB ON RT HAND WAS AMPUTATED BEHIND NAIL AND RING FINGER WAS FRACTURED.

HE WAS WORKIGN UNDER A LOADER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND PULLED SOMETHING ON RIGHT SIDE OF RIB CAGE.

WELDING ON HAMMER MILL-A PIECE OF WELDING SLAG GOT IN L EYE.

PUTTING BOLTS IN PC SEPARATOR--1-1/8" END WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT & HIT L. EYELID.

EMPLOYEE WAS BEATING ON A BIN WITH A HAMMER, STANDING ON A CATWALK & LEANING OVER A HANDRAIL. THE METAL HANDRAIL BROKE AND HE FELL 3 FEET, HIT THE TOP OF THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK HE WAS LOADING, THEN ON TO THE GROUND ABOUT 10 FEET. HIS RIGHT SIDE OF HIS RIB CAGE WAS BRUISED, THE HAMMER OR PART OF THE HANDRAIL HIT HIS LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD.

FORKLIFT RAN INTO HIS LEG AFTER HE HAD GOTTEN OFF AND WAS IN FRONT OF IT. HE THOUGHT IT WAS OUT OF GEAR AND IT WASNT.

HE WAS BREAKING A 160 CHAIN LOOSE FROM THE DRYER IN THE DUST HOUSE. HE DREW BACK & WHEN IT CAME DOWN IT HIT A GEAR BOX AND HE HIT HIS LEFT FOREARM INSTEAD OF THE CHAIN.

EE WAS REPAIRING PALLET WITH A NAIL AIR GUN. THE AIR GROM THE GUN BLEW A PIECE OF METAL UPWARD & INTO HIS EYE.

FORK LIFT DRIVER BACKED INTO HIM, KNOCKING HIM DOWN WITH THE TIRE. HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE FRAME OF FORKLIFT WHILE FORKLIFT WAS MOVING.

HE WAS TRYING TO CUT A HOLE IN A CONVEYOR BELT WITH A POCKET KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

BAGGING DUST THIS WAS A GRADUAL INJURY THE LOUGER HE BAGGED THE MORE IT HURT UNTIL ON THE 17TH HE HAD TO QUIT HE DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL THE 17TH WHEN HE TRIED TO PICK UP 50 LB BAG AND COULD NO T.

HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE RAIL CAR LADDER AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB IN THE LADDER. THUMB WAS BENT BACK AND HAD A FRACTURE.

PRYING WITH STEEL BAR ON SEPARATOR AIR ADJUSTMENT FINS,BAR SLIPPED JAMMED FINGER AGAINST METAL ON SIDE OF SEPARATOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING WITH HIS FOOT RESTING ON FORKLIFT FORK CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL. THE FORK SLIPPED FROM UNDER THE LOAD AND THE FORK JUMPED UP CAUSING THE FORK TO BRUISE AND TWIST HIS FOOT AND ANKLE.

CHANGING HAMMER IN HAMMERMILL CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN HAMMERS & GRATE BAR

EMPL WAS USING 3/4 DRY RATCHET TO TIGHTEN COUPLING BALL MILL. JAGGED PIECE OF METAL WAS EXTENDED FROM AUGER ABOVE COUPLING & CUT KNUCKLE ON LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS WALKING ON A METAL WALKWAY WITH A GREASE. GUN IN HIS HAND WHEN THE WALKWAY BROKE AND HE FELL AGAINST A PIECE OF METAL WITH HIS RIGHT SIDE AND ONTO THE FLOOR 5 FT DOWN.

HE WAS BAGGING DUST GOT ON FORKLIFT WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE DRIVING.THEY BACKED UP AND CAUGHT LEFT FOOT AND ANKLE BETWEEN METAL POST AND METAL ON FORKLIFT.

I.NAME BAGGING ROCK DUST AND STARTING 10-31-88 HIS BACK WOULD HURT.11-3 IT WAS HURTING COULDNT CONTINUE HIS JOB WHICH IS TO LIFT 50 LB BAGS OF ROCK DUST,TURN AND STACK THEM ON PALLETS AT RATE OF 6 TONS? PER HR.

LOOSENING BOLTS ON EUCLID TRUCK FRAM USING SOCKET ,BREAKING BAR AND CHEATER BAR.HAND SLIPPED OFF CHEATER BAR CAUSING IT TO SPRING BACK AND HIT LEFT RIB CAGE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING INTO LOADER CARRING THERMOS AND SLIPPED ON SECOND RUNG OF LADDER AND FELL TO GROUND, TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

HE WAS CARRYING3IRON BAR TO REPAIR FROZEN BELT, SLIPPED ON SNOW & FELL ON RIGHT ELBOW. (EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 1-11-88 FOR X-RAY) ON 1-26-88 HAD TO GO BACK TO DOCTOR FOR TREATMENT).

FELL ON CONCR E7E FLOOR & CRACKED RIGHT KNEE-CAP

HE WAS GETTING 2FF THE LOADER AND HIT RIGHT KNEE ON STEERING COLUMN.

HE WAS LIFTING 6AGGED MATERIAL WEIGHTING 50 LBS AND SPRAINED BACK

DRILLING HOLES 3N ROCK WITH AIR DRILL. THE AIR FORCED CUTTINGS FROM HOLE AND INJURED LEFT EYE.

HE WAS PUTTING 5 HYDRALIC CYCLINDER TOGETHER WHEN IT SLIPPED AND CUAGHT 2 FINGER BETWEEN THE CYCLINDER AND THE CHAIN. ONE FINGER WAS CUT ANDTOOK STITCHES, THE OTHER FINGER WAS ONLY BRUISED.

TURNING AND TWI8TING REQ FOR JOB OF BAGGING ROCK DUST CAUSED HIS KNEE TO BE SORE AND IN PAIN.-CONTINUATION OF REPORT DATED 4-1-86.

TRUNING AND TWI8TING REQUIRED FOR THE JOB OF BAGGING ROCK DUST CAUSED HIS KNEE TO BE SORE AND IN PAIN

EE WAS FUELING 6P SALAMANDER & STOVE BLEW UP.

PICKING UP SPRI3G ON ERIC SPRING SLIDE OFF OF FORKS ON FORKLIFT SMASHING FINGER BETWEEN REAR END AND SPRING.

HELPING PICK UP 6 IN PIPE

LIFTING PALLETS TO STACK ROCK DUST ON APPROX. WEIGHT 75 LBS.

LIFTING 50 LB BAGS OF ROCK DUST AND PLACING ON PALLETS

LIFTING PALLET TO PLACE FILLED BBAGS ONTO PALLETWEIGHT APPROX. 75LBS.

THE PLANT OPERATOR WAS ON TOP OF A COVER STORAGE BIN CHECK THE MATERIAL LEVEL. WHEN PREPARING TO LEAVE, HE SLIPPED A FELL AGAINST AN ANGLE IRON BRACE RESULTING IN BRUISED RIBS.

VICTIM WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF EUC, HISFEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL AGAISNT THE CAB PLATFORM. HE HAD JUST WALKED BY THE TRUCK MENTIONED AND HAD PROBABLY GOTTEN DEISEL FUE L ON HIS FEET FROM A LEAK ON THE FUEL TANK.