Antonito Plant (Bag Plant): 123 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

While checking for a injector fuel leak the leak expanded causing diesel fuel to be injected into my left middle finger.

Employee was working on the bagging line / sealing bags when he felt a sharp pain in his upper back. Employee tried to work in another area of the bag line but could not continue to work. He reported the injury to supervisor and was sent for medical attention.

The injured employee was helping spot/align railcars for unloading. The employee assumed the car were moving too fast and tried to jump up onto the railcar to set the braking system. As he attempted to get onto the railcar he was either unable to climb up fast enough and/or slipped resulting in the wheel of the railcar running over his right toes.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING, AND REACHED FOR A BAG THAT WAS COMING OFF STACKING CONVEYER CROOKED. HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE STACKING TABLE, THIS CAUSED HIS FINGER TO GET PULLED IN BETWEEN CONVEYER AND TABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BOULDERS THAT WEIGH ABOUT 25 POUNDS, INTO A CRATE AT THE BOULDER FIELD. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK THAT WAS ON THE GROUND. IT CAUSED HIS FOOT TO TWIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A BIN FOR FILLING BULK BAGS OUTSIDE. HE TOOKA CHUTE THAT HE HAD CONSTRUCTED IN THE SHOP OUT TO ATTACH TO THE BIN. IT DIDNOT FIT DUE TO A PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS STICKIN G OUT. HE BEGAN CUTTING THE METAL WHICH WAS 18" ABOVE HIS HEAD. THE METAL BEGAN TO POP AND SLAG CAME BACK TOWARDS HIM. HE FELT SOMETHING ROLL DOWN BETWEEN HIS FACE AND GLASSES, AND INTO HIS E

WAS WORKING ON LINE 1 BAGGING WHEN HE FELT HIS SHOULDER GETTING SORE.

EE WAS STACKING BAGS WHEN HIS LEFT ARM FELT SORE. WHEN EE WENT BACK TO STACKING 1.0 CU FT BAGS HE HAD PROBLEMS LIFTING BAGS. HE WAS HAVING A SHARP PAIN IN HIS ARM.

EE WAS STACKING 1.0 CU. FT. BAGS ON LINE 1 WHEN HIS SHOULDER BECAME SORE. HE NOTIFIED ANOTHER EE WHO TOOK HIS PLACE. NEXT DAY HIS SHOULDER FELT WORSE.

DRIVING FORKLIFT, HIT HOLE IN ROAD WHICH JARRED BACK.

WHILE DRIVING A ZETTLEMEYER FORKLIFT ADN LOADING A TRUCK EMPLOYEE BACKED UP FROM THE TRUCK WHEN THE TIRES HIT A HOLE IN THE GROUND. THAT WAS WHEN HE FELT THE PAIN ON HIS LOWER BACK. TIRES ON F ORKLIFT ARE FOAM FILLED. THIS HAPPENED ON 8-14-97. HE WAS SENT TO THE DR. & THEY TOLD HIM TO OPERATE FORKLIFT W/PILLOW ON THE SEAT. ON A FOLLOW-UP VISIT HE STILL HAD PAIN SO THEY DID SOME THE

8-12-97 EMP WAS STACKING 1.8 BAGS (TIME 12:30 -2:30). HE FELT SOME PAIN WHILE LIFTING BAGS ONLY WHEN LIFTING. HE WAS PUTTING BAGS FROM TABLE TO THE TOP (LAST 3 BAGS) OF THE STACK. NORMAL JOB D UTY FOR BAGGING AREA. EMP DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT TO SUPERVISOR ON 8-12-97. REPORTED 8-13-97.

DISLOCATED RIGHT SHOUDLER WORKING ON PRODUCTION LINE BAGGING VOLCNIC ROCK NEAR 1.0 BAGGER WHILE SEALING BAGS SENDING THROUGH SEALER. EE FLET PAIN WHENHE WAS SEALING. HE TRIED TO SET HIS SHOU LDER BY HITTING HIS SHOULDER ON A SUPPORT POLE BY 1.0 BAGGER. EE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH HIS SHOULDERS SINCE BIRTH. HE SAID IT DISLOCATES FROM 20-30 TIMES A YEAR.

PRODUCTION BUILDING BY NORTH GARAGE DOOR. 8:45 AM OPERATOR HAD PUT PALLETS BY 1.8 AND 1.0 BAGGERS. EE WAS STANDING LOOKING OUTSIDE AT FEEDER WHEN OTHER EE BACKED UP. HAD A PALLET STACK BLOCKIN G HIS VISION WHERE AT THAT TIME EE GLANCED THEN HIT HIM. KNOCKED EE DOWN, RAN OVER HIS RT FOOT AND HIT LEFT FOOT ALSO. RT FOOT WAS SWOLLEN AT ANKLE, LEFT FOOT WAS BRUISED.

A NOTE WAS LEFT BY EE AND RESULTED IN A VERBAL DISCUSSION AND THEN RESULTED ITNO A VIOLENT FIGHT WHICH EE GOT HIT ON THE HEAD WITH A FLASHLIGHT 3 TIMES AND WAS KICKED.

BAGGING AND STACKING 1.0-1.8 BAGS. STACKING 1.8 BAGS ON PALLETS, OFF OF CONVEYOR POSSIBILITY OF STRAIN WHEN LIFTING BAGS.

KNOCKING OUT A PIN ON 5TH WHEEL TRAILER 317 WITH A HAMMER AND PUNCH. 5TH WHEEL MOVED ALONG WITH THUMB AND PUNCH AND THAT S WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY HIS OWN BLOW WITH HAMMER ON RIGHT THUMB.

NOT SURE IF JOB RELATED. ON MONDAY 2-10-97 EMPLOYEE FILLED OUT A PAF STATING HE HAD A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. HE WAS OFF TUESDAY FOR FUNERAL. HE REPORTED BACK TO WORK ON 2-12-97 WITH AN EXCUSE R EQUESTING LIGHT DUTY. HE SAID HE HAD A HERNIA. (ON 2-7-97 HE NOTICED A LUMP ON RIGHT SIDE WHICH HE THOUGHT WAS A CYST. HE HAD NO PAIN SO DID NOT REPORT TO SUPERVISOR NOR WRITE IT ON TIME CARD

WAS WALKING BY OIL STORAGE BARRELS GOING INTO PRODUCTION BUILDING WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A OIL SPOT ON FLOOR. PERSONS USING OIL FOR THEIR EQUIPMENT APPRAENTLY SPILT OIL ON FLOOR.

PICK UP ROLL OF SHROUDS TO PUT UP ON TABLE. SETTING UP ROLL OF SHROUDS ON TABLE TO BE PAINTED (STENCILED). LIFTING ROLL OFF PALLET TO PUT ON TABLE AND ON RACK STRAIN OF LOWER BACK.

EE WAS RESTACVKING BAGS WHICH VARIED FRO .5 CUBIC FT. TO 1.8 CUBIC FT. EE WAS LIFTING BAGS FROM THE PALLET ON THE FLOOR TO THE TOP OF THE FULL PALLET. EE WAS WEARING HIS BACK SUPPORT BELT.

EMPLOYEE OPERATES THE BOBCAT 2000 WHICH HAS A ROUGH RIDE. HE GOT A SORE BACK. DR. GAVE A SHOT OF ARISOCORT AND A PRESCRIPTION. MAY RETURN TO WORK 10-25-95.

EE WAS STACKING 1.8 BAGS WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER STOMACH/WASTE AREA. DR'S STATEMENT: EE DOES NOT HAVE PUEPALBE HERNIA. HE HAS A FOOT INFECTION NEED TO KEEP FEET DRY. FOLLOW UP APPOI NTMENT ON 8-28-95.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 1.8 RED BAGS (APPROX. 60 LBS.) WHEN HE REACHED FOR A BAG AND HIT HIS RIGHT HAND POINTER FINGER, HE THINKS HE JAMMED IT. REFFERED TO DR. FOR ORTHOPEDIC EVALUATION. UNABLE TO WORK AT THIS TIME. DR. STATED HIS FINGER IS FRACTURED. FOLLOW UP APPOINTMENT IN 2 WEEKS.

INJURED WAS CLEANING A HOPPER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE SLID DOWN AND HIT THE DOOR WITH THE SIDE OF HIS FOOT. HE HAD A RIGHT FOOT FRACTURE. HE IS ON RESTRICTED DUTY AND HAS A FOLLOW UP ON 2-17-95.

EMPLOYEE DOESN'T REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT HE WAS DOING WHEN HE FIRST FELT THE PAIN. THE INJURY WASN'T BOTHERING HIM UNTIL HE STARTED STACKING THE 1.8 BAGS. (1.8 BAGS WEIGHING 55 LBS-60 LBS.). DR. PRESCRIBED PRESCRIPTION AND ASSIGNED LIGHT DUTY WORK UNTIL FOLLOW-UP ON 1/4/94.

EE WAS CLEANING THE DIESEL PUMP WITH BRAKE ELECTRIC CLEANER WHEN HE SPRAYED SOME INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. EE SHOULD HAVE BEEN WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES, AND HE WASN'T.

EE REPORTED TO WORK AT 8:00AM HE TRIED TO STACK 1.0 ROCA ACENTIA BAGS BUT HIS SHOULDER WAS TO SORE FOR HIM TO WORK COMFORTABLE HE THEN CAME TO ME(EE FOREMAN) TO SEE IF HE COULD GO TO THE DOC E E IN THE PAST HAS REPORTED A SORE SHOULDER BUT HAS NEVER HAD TO LEAVE WORK AS A RESULT EE SEND DR BECAUSE DR WAS NOT AVAILABLE

EMPLOYEE WAS SORTING BOULDERS WHEN A #4 BOULDER ROLLED OVER AND JAMMED HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN ANOTHER ROCK.

EE WAS STACKING BAGS WHE HE FELT HIS LOWER BACK WAS SORE.

A BAG WAS STUCK ON THE CONVEYOR BELT AND WHEN THE EE PULLED IT FREE HE FELT A SLIGHT TWIST IN HIS NECK.

INJURED ORIGINALLY INJURED HIS LEFT ANKLE AT THIS HOME ON 03-18-92 WHILE CHOPPING WOOD.HIS FOREMAN SENT HIM TO HIS DOCTOR AND HE WAS BACK TO WORK ON 03-23-92.THIS IN THE SAME DAY HE REINJURED HIS LEFT ANKLE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME OIL ON THE FLOOR.HE HAD ONLY BEEN AT WORK LESS THAN AN HOUR WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.THERE WERE NO WITNESES. HE WAS SENT TO COMPANY DR AND WAS RELEASED

EMPL WAS BAGGING WHEN FELT PAIN IN BACK. CEMENT FLOOR & VERY COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS MAY BE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THIS INCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS AND HE EXPERIENCED PAIN TO THE GROIN AREA.

HE WAS TRAINING UNDER THE BAGGER WHEN A BAG STUCK IN THE BAGGING MACHINE. WHEN HE TRIED TO FREE THE BAG, HE PULLED MUSCLES IN THE CENTER OF HIS BACK, SO HE WENT TO THE COMPANY DOCTOR.

EMPLOYEE WALKED OVER TO PICK UP A BAG ON THE BELT.WHILE WALKING HE TRIPPED OVER THE ADJUSTMENT BAR HITTING HIS RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE CAP.THIS CAUSED TRAUMA TO THE KNEE CAP WITH MILD TO MODERATE TENDONITIS.

PLACING BAGS ON BAGGER, R FOREARM SWELLED

EMPL WAS STACKING 1.8 CU BAGS ON PALLET. THREW ONE TO TOP OF PALLET & WRIST SNAPPED.

EMPL STACKING 1.8 BAGS ON PALLET FELT SLIGHT PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE GROIN. PAIN INCREASED AS CONTINUED RESULTING IN STOPPING WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BLACK 1.8 CUBIC FOOT BAGS WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW. HE THOUGHT THE PAIN WOULD GO AWAY BUT IT CONTINUED SO HE SAW THE DOCTOR.

WHILE STACKING 1 CU.FT.BAGS ON PALLET,EMPL WENT AROUND FULL PALLET TO PUT A BAG ON TOP AND STEPPED ON EMPTY ONE,TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS ON PALLET & WHEN HE PUT THE TOP BAG ON HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER LEFT HIP AREA.

FORKLIFT OPER CAME IN FROM LINE AND HIT PALLET AND LOOSE BAGS FELL FORWARD STRIKING I.NAME ON LEFT SHOULDER AND CHEST.I.NAME EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THAT AREA.

GOT OFF LOADER TO MOVE CHUTE PULLED R GROIN MUSCLE

PALLET OF BAGS WAS BEING LIFTED TO TOP OF TRUCK LOADED WITH LOOSE GRANULES ON A FRONT END LOADER, BAGS SLIPPED & PUSHED EMPLOYEE OFF THE TOP OF THE DUMP TRUCK, & HE FELL ABOUT 10-12 FEET, INJU RING RIGHT ANKLE/FOOT. POSSIBLE SPRAIN OR BROKEN

BAGGINS STACKING BAGS AD REP FEELING PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND GOING TO DR.

PULLING OUT ROLL OF SHROUDS FORM RAK WHEN TRUNED PULLED SHROUD TO PUT IT ON TABLE FELT PAIN IN BACK DOWN R LEG ALL THE WAY DOWN TO TOES.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM LUNCHROOM ONTO A ROCK AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON TOP OF BOULDERS WHILE SORTING BOULDERS. ONE TURNED UNDER HIS FOOT, TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

HELPING MAINTENCE CHECK ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH SEWING MACHINE PUSHED SWITCH TO TURN SEWING MACHINE ON WHEN POWER WENT ON, SUFFERED ELECTRICAL SHOCK. HAD SMALL BURN ON FINGER.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF A PALLET CARRYING TWO BAGS OF SCORIA AND STEPPED ONTO A LARGE ROCK TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

STACKING 1.841 BAGS AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.