Apple Grove: 89 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Injured worker was hooking up a drive shaft under a CAT 400 Haul Truck when they felt a "pop" right knee.

Miner was pulling in a dredge cable when a tiny piece of the cable inadvertently punctured and entered the miner's left knee and lodged itself between his knee cap and tibia.

Miner was turning off pump on dredge, turned to walk back to cab and stepped in man hole falling partly in (one leg), hitting his left side.

After cleaning rust from steel plate, employee enter cab of his endloader then noticed an irritation to his right eye. Employee was taken to the nearest medical facility where particles of sand and dirt were removed. Employee was wearing safety glasses.

EE stated to me om 3/2/06 at 1:30 pm that his back was hurting. He said he injured it the week of 2/20/06 sometime. He was house keeping around the river tunnel for long periods of time. That week he pulled a muscle due to the laboring activities.

Had control box for plant conveyor #2 open checking voltage when connection exploded burning back of right hand.

GROUND SOFTENED BY HEAVY RAINS GAVE WAY UNDER EMPLOYEE'S WEIGHT CAUSING HIM TO FALL ABOUT 3' TO WORK FLAT BOAT BELOW, BRUISING LOWER PART OF LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WENT DOWN TO RIVER BANK TO CHECK EMPTY BARGES. WENT TO LOWER FLEET, A LITTLE TREE STUMPS WERE UNDER THE WEEDS ON THE BANK. EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON A STUMP AND FELL DOWN ON RIGHT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING FILTER ON HYDRAULIC PUMP ON AMMCO DREDGE, HE BENT OVER PIPE TO LIFT PUMP OUT WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BELLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN CAB OF TEREX 4066C HAUL TRUCK WORKING ON THE THROTTLE CONTROL. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL HIS LEFT ARM OUT, EMPLOYEE SCRAPED HIS ARM ON A BOLT.

IT WAS CLOUDY AND RAINING. THE AREA WAS COVERED OVER WITH TARPS. EE WAS WEARIJNG HIS SAFETY EQUIPMENT BUT HE STILL GOT FLASH IN LEFT EYE. HE WAS HELPING THE WELDER PUT STEEL LINER ON GRADATION SHAKER LIP. EE WAS TAKEN TO RACINE OPTOMETRIC CLINIC AT RACINE, OH HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR ERYTHROMYCIN OPHTHALMIC OINTMENT USP, 0.5% STERILE.

EMP STATED WHILE CLEANING CRUSHER CHUTE OUT, HE BROUGHT HIS ARM BACK AND RUBBED RIGHT ARM AGAINST STEEL. THERE WAS A SHARP PIECE STICKING UP ANDCUT HIS ARM.

EE STATED HE WAS PUSHING A BOX OF BOLTS ACROSS THE FLOOR IN GARAGE, THE BOX STOPPED BENDING FINGERS BACK ON LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS FACING UP ON BARGE C109 EMPTY STEPPED OFF TWO KNEE OF M/V HELEN R TO BARGE C109 STEPPED ON MATERIAL ON BARGE SLIPPED TWISTING LEFT KNEE

STEPPING FROM BANK TO WORKFLAT MISSED FLAT & SCRAPED SHIN ON EDGE OF FLAT RT LEG FIRST AID ADMINISTER4ED AT THAT TIME DEVELOPED CELLULITIS RT LEG & WAS XRAYED AT JACKSON GENERAL HOSPITAL RIPLE Y WV 25271 DID NOT WORK APRIL 6 & APRIL 7 RETURNED TO WORK MONDAY APRIL 10 1995

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS AT THE SAND CONVEYOR OIL IN GEARBOXES. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE PLUG AND HE FELL BACK AGAINST THE CATWALK AND TWISTEDHIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STARTED TO HELP WORK ON CONVEYOR LINE ON REPAIRS. BEARING WENT OUT. HOT GREASE DROPPED DOWN ON EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND BURNING HIM.

EE STATED HE WAS PULLING ON CUTTERHEAD ON AMMCO DREDGE. HE FELT STOMACH MUSCLE PULL. CUTTERHEAD WEIGHS APPROX. 400#.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS GOING DOWN STEPS ON M/V EE AT BOTTOM OF STEPS HE TWISTED RT KNEE & FELL HE WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM & TREATED 06-09-94

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WORKING ON TEREX END DUMP #101. HE WAS REMOVIG THE POWER STEERING PUMP, ROLLED ON TOP OF LEFT HAND CUTTING HIS HAND. THE POWER STEERING PUMP WEIGHS APPROX. 50 LBS.

WHILE MOVING UP LINE ON AMMCO DREDGE THE ROPE CAUGHT AND FLIPPED UP OVER THE END OF BARGE HITTING HIM AND KNOCKING HIM BACK AGAINST WELDER.

EE STATED HE WAS WORKING ON HEAD OF RIVER CONVEYOR. HE WAS CUTTING A HOLE IN RUBBER FOR THE CHUTE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CAME ACROSS THUMB ON LEFT HAND CUTTING THUMB. WAS USING AN OLD TIMER POCKET KNIFE.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WORKING ON #1 CONVEYOR HEAD PULLEY GEARBOX. WAS PUTTING SHEAVE ON LIFTED PLYWOOD WITH STEEL GUARD. IT SLIPPED OUT OF HAND FALLING BACK ON GEARBOX CUTTING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND. EMPLOYEE WENT TO HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED STITCHES IN FINGER.

EE & EE WERE WORKING ON DISCHARGE PIPE ON DREDGE WAS DRILLING HOLES IN RUBBER & PIPE COMEALONG SLIPPED & HOSE DROPPED DOWN KNOCKING DRILL INTO EE LEFT FOOT & DRILLED INTO HIS FOOT HE WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM & TREATED

EE WAS WORKING ON VIBRATOR. EE WAS STANDING INSIDE VIBRATOR WHEN A LARGE ROCK FELL OFF HOPPER APPROX. 5 FT ONTO EE RIGHT SHOULDER.

WEATHER CLEAR SUNNY BUT SUN WAS GOING DOWN. SUN WAS BEHIND EMPL. INJ EMPL & ANOTHER HAD WENT TO EMPTY FLEET TO CHECK BARGES. ON WAY BACK INJ EMPL CAUGHT FOOT ON CATALK & FELL INTO PILE OF RIVE R DRIFT.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO CHECK HOIST CLUTCH GEAR AND BRAKE ON AMERICAN CRANE TO SEE WHAT WAS CAUSING IT TO SLIP, HE STATED TO ALFRED LYONS AND CHARLES MICHAEL, SR. THAT HE WENT AROUND BACK SIDE OF CRA NE OVER COUNTERWEIGHT AND DOWN AROUND GENERATOR SET WHERE HE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO TRACK PAD AND THEN TO GROUND. HARD HAT AND SAFETY GLASSES FELL OFF WHEN HE FELL. OIL AND WATER ON GROUND SPL

USING GRINDER FOREIGN MATERIAL FLEW OUT HITTING IN L EYE

WORKING ON PUMP HIT RING FINGER ON L HAND SCRAPING FINGER

EE STATED HE WAS WORKING ON TEREX ENDDUMP 102 HE WAS PUTTING BED PINS IN TO HOLD BED UP. WHEN HE PUT PINS IN THE MUST HAVE TWISTED WRONG AND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CARRYING A 2" WATERPUMP, WEIGH. APPROX. 75LBS. ON BARGE 708, EMPLOYEE TWISTED PUMP AROUND TO SET ON BARGE. WHEN HE STOOD UP HE HAD PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPL CUTTING AND LACING C-1 BELT IN CROSSOVER.EMPL WAS ON BELT,GRABBED AT BEAM TO PULL UP ,GRABBED HOLD OF 2 WIRES CARRYING 220 V. THE WIRING WAS THE LIGHTING ON C-1 CONVEYOR BELT.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS GREASING THE CAT 980C LOADER CENTER PIN AND WAS STANDING IN THE HOLE BY THE PIN AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF SIDE OF LOADER AND HE FELL ON GREASE FITTING AND FELL ON CHEST.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS ON BARGE 146 MONKEY DECK. HE FELL ON RIGHT ELBOW WHILE PULLING CABLE TO HOOK BARGES TOGETHER. ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO OFFICE AT 6:30 AM ON 6-13-90.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD STEPPED ON OLD DRAGLINE CABLE APPROX 1IN DIAMETER & CABLE WENT THRU BOTTOM OF LEFT SHOE GOING INTO ARCH ON BOTTOM OF LEFT FOOT EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRAG CABLE ON L INE-BELT CRANE

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BEARING FROM A GRADATION SHAKER. HE WAS HITTING BEARING WITH A 16 LB. SLEDGE HAMMER. A CHIP FROM THE BEARING STRUCK HIS LEFT SIDE OF THE FOREHEAD. EMPLOYEE REQUIRED STITC HES.

STARTED TO HOSE BELT, PULLED HOSE UP WALKWAY HOE HAD 2 LOOPS IN IT, ONE ENT IN PULLEY STARTE D TO HET HOSE OUT OF PULLEY OTHER LOOP WNET AROUND R FT PUILLED HIM IN PULLEY

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO HELP INJURED EMPLOYEE, HE WALKED INTO THE END OF A 2" X 2" ANGLE IRON, CUTTING CHEEK. REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE STATE HE WAS REMOVING GREASE FITTING OFF TEREX ENDDUMP 102 WITH A PAIR OF PLYERS BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT TAKE THE GREASE THE FITTING HAD PRESSURE ON IT FITTING HIS FOREHEAD BETWEEN HIS E YES & GREASE WENT INTO BOTH EYES Y

CLIMBING ON CONVEY CHECK ING IF ANY LG ROCK S RAISED UP FROM STEP HIT HEAD ON ANGLE IRON TUBBED NECK CUT TOP OF HEAD

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LOOSENING CHAIN BINDERS ON 2 TON TRUCK TAKING CHAINS OFF ENDLOADER BUCKET THE 2 TON TRUCK WAS HAULING PIPE FLEW OFF BINDER STRIKING EMPLOYEE ABOVE LEFT EYE UNDER EY EBROW

EMPLOYEE STATED HE STEPPED OFF TOWKNEE OF TOWBOAT HELEN R ONTO EMPTY STEEL DECK BARGE #181, LOST HIS FOOTING, FELL INTO EMPTY BARGE #181.

CARRYING WATERDPUMP WEIGHING 60 LBS. WALKING ACROSS THE WALKWAY ON UPPER EMPTY FLEET, STEPED DOWN FORM WALKWAY TO BARGE 162 AND STEPPED ON 1 ROPE THAT WAS TIED TO BARGE CASUING R. ANKLE TO T URN. EMP FELL ON BARE DROPPING WATERPUMP. NOTIFIED EMP 6:30AM 1-19-89.

CARRYING GAS CAN AND WATER BUCKET.WALKING ON DECK OF BARGE 165.WALKING TOWARD PUMP,SLIPPED & FELL HITTING RIGHT SHOULDER ON DECK OF BARGE.IT WAS RAINING.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE FUELING LORAINE MOBILE CRANE WITH GASOLINE A FLASH FIRE STARTED. EMPLOYEE STATES HE JUMPED OFF CRANE.RESULTING IN SPRAINED ANKLE AND SLIGHT BURN ON HEEL OF RIGHT HAN RIGHT HAND.