Atlas Sand Kermit North Plant: 220 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee received a laceration to the head after falling.

Employee smashed EE's hand between flange on discharge suction pipe

Employee was working in the scrap yard. Employee was throwing rollers in the scrap yard when a bee landed on EE's back and stung EE.

Employee was using a cutting torch, cutting 4 inch square tubing when the flame of the cutting torch penetrated through employee's left welding glove.

The bee had traveled into the employee's sleeve while outside, then the employee thought it was fly and tried swatting it out of the sleeve and ended up getting stung twice.

Employee was on their way to the dry plant. While driving; a bee flew into EE's shirt stinging EE in the armpit.

While connecting conveyor sections, section DF contacted section DE causing section to slide off the dunnage it was resting on. Employee's foot was pinned. The movement continued to slide across the steel toed portion and came to rest on employee's foot, causing injury. Employee was given first aid on site and transported to ER where employee was treated and released.

Employee was shoveling a sand pile when employee stepped wrong and twisted left knee

Employee was removing inner race bearing hitting it with a hammer when a piece of the race bearing dislodged and went into EE's left thigh causing employee to get stitches

When walking through mud the employees foot became stuck causing EE to twist EE's right knee. Employee treatment was first aid until 3/17/2021 when EE was advised by a doctor to start physical therapy this was a first aid case until 3/17/2021

EE was climbing down the ladder off the back of the water truck while holding a bucket, left hand slipped off the ladder handrail causing them to lose balance and fall to the ground and twisting an ankle.

While cutting 3/4 inch thick steel plate employee was struck on the left shin by falling plate the employee received bruising and laceration requiring 6 stiches.

EE was unplugging discharge chute on dryer #2 when hot material broke loose striking the EE on back of neck and ear causing EE to jump from an elevated surface, in doing so EE suffered sprained right heel and minor burns to neck and ear.

EE was changing a bearing on rotating cartridge puffer. The bearing was the load bearing part of rotating mechanism. The EE was using a bar to raise the bearing. Once the faulty bearing was raised, the EE reached under the bearing to remove it when it slide off the bar, mashing the EE's finger. The result was a fracture to EE's thumb.

While cleaning silos sand got in the employees eye, behind their Safety Glasses.

Employee was getting into excavator and suffered a strain/sprain to right arm while pulling self up. EE went to Doctor on 2/06/19. Was released to return to work and schedule a follow-up on 2/22/19. Employee got MRI. Had torn ligament in right Bicep. Returned to work 2/22/19 with restrictions.

EE was traveling down stairs of the dry plant transfer tower. When EE got to the bottom EE slipped on the last step, caught self and wrenched lower back in the process.

High winds started ladder tipping, ladder was caught by Rail/cattle guards. EE was standing in the vicinity and claimed ladder hit EE's hard Hat as it tipped.

Employee was attempting to clean out Clarifier, with a 2 inch pipe. When attempting to push the pipe through sand build-up shoulder came out of socket and immediately went back into socket.