Bear River Materials: 123 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

NON-CHARGEABLE INCIDENT: EE did not feel well prior to work. Later in the morning the feeling of squeezing in throat & chest increased. After on-line research EE concluded it may be a heart attack. After discussion with co-worker, that person contacted 911. EE was transported to Auburn Faith. Diagnosis: Hyperventilation syndrome. *Non-industrial, personal medical condition.*

The site caretaker was found by a neighbor near front gate. EE was walking, incoherent and mumbling to self, apparently caused by a naturally occurring health related event. The neighbor contacted 911 and an ambulance took EE to the nearest hospital with a suspicion of a stroke.

WALKING UNDER PLANT, SUNK DOWN INTO SAND AND STRAINED LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS RETURNING FROM LUNCH, UPON CLIMBING ONTO MACHINE, PLACED LEFT FOOT ON TRACK TO GET IN, SLIPPED OFF AND HIT LEFT SHIN ON TRACK REQUIRING 8 STITCHES

WHILE STEPPING UP LADDER TO ENTER FRONT-END LOADER, EE'S RIGHT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE RAILING, CAUSING EE TO FALL BACKWARDS OFF OF THE LOADER.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE CAT 345 EXCAVATOR, REPAIRING THE BELLY PAN. THE BELLY PAN CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIS LEFT ARM.

HOLDING A BOLT WITH HIS GLOVED LEFT HAND, REMOVING THE BOLT WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH. THE BOLT SPUN AND THE SHARP EDGE OF THE BOLT CUT HIS HAND.

AN ELECTRICIAN AND INJURED EE WERE WORKING ON AN ELECTRICAL BOX. THE ELECTRICIAN POINTED HIS SCREWDRIVER AT WHERE HE WAS GOING TO WORK & THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FLASH.

EE WAS CLEANING UP THE AREA AROUND THE BOX CARS OF THE PLANT. HE LIFTED UP A SCREEN AND SOME OTHER SCREENS THAT WERE LEANING UP FELL. THEY FELL ON HIS LT. FOOT AND EE FELL BACKWARDS ON HIS RT. WRIST.

WHILE LIFTING A HEAVY CONVEYOR BELT, HE SHIFTED THE WEIGHT FROM HIS SHOULDER TO HIS WAIST.

PULLED MUSCLE IN CHEST PICKING UP A SCREEN

DRIVER WAS MAKING A 180 DEGREE TURN DOWN A HILL WITH A LOAD OF WET SAND. THE TRUCK DID NOT MAKE TURN AND WENT UP THE BERM & ROLLED TO ITS LEFT SIDE. DRIVER WAS UNHARMED. CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTIN G: HEAVY LOAD, SHARP TURN, STEEP INCLINE, INEXPERIENCE, & HARD STEERING.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A HEAVY PIPE OFF OF A SHEET OF STEEL HE NEEDED FOR FABRICATING. HE LEFTED THIS PIPE IN A MANNER WHICH CAUSED THIS INJURY.

INJURED WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF THE TRUCK WHENF RIGHT FOOT HUNG UP ON WIRE ROPE STEP, THEN LOSING BALANCE AND FALLING BACKWARDS. HITTING THE GROUDON HIS RIGHT SIDE AND ARM.

HAMMERING-CHIP LODGED IN ARM

EE WAS USING A GRINDER TO CLEAN PARTS. DUST AND A PIECE OF METAL WENT UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES.

BRAKE PEDAL HUNG UP WHEN IT BROKE FREE IT PUSHEDHIS LEFT FOOT INTO THE SEAT POST

STEPPED OFF LOADER & TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

CLEANING MATERIAL FROM PIPE COMING INTO PUMP. PULLING MATERIAL OUT OF PIPE LINE. THE MATERIAL CAME LOOSE AND HIS RIGHT WRIST HIT AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE IMPELLER OF THE PUMP.

THE TRUCK DRIVER STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK ONTO SPLINTERED WOOD. TWISTED LEFT ANKLE. DRY CONDITION.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP AN EXTENSION LADDER. AFTER EXTENDING THE LADDER & LEANING IT INTO PLACE 33 FAILED TO CHECK THE EXTENSION CATCHES TO ENSURE THAT THE LADDER WOULD NOT RETRACT . AS HE CLIMBED THE LADDER TO SECURE THE TOP OF THE LADD RETRACTED AND FELL. EE FELL OFF THE LADD LANDING AWKWARDLY ON HIS RIGHT LEG.

AS EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF THE WATER TRUCK HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE LANDED ON THE GROUND SPRAINING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

AS EE CAME DOWN THE INCLINED WALKWAY HE STEPPED WRONG & ROLLED HIS RT ANKLE

AS WE WERE RESTRINGING A CONVEYOR BELT THRU THE CONVEYOR EE FELT A SLIGHT PULLING HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLE HE FINISHED THE DAY MONDAY 5-11-92 HE STARTED THE DAY IN THE LOADER BY MID MORINING COMP LAINED OF BACK PAIN AND WAS SENT HOME SPOKE W KLDING .

EMPL WAS CUTTING PIPE WITH HACKSAW PIPE SLIPPED & ROLLED & HACKSAW CUT ACROSS THUMB.

INJURED WAS DISLODGING A ROCK IN THE FEEDER USING A BAR.AS THE ROCK BEGAN MOVING THE BAR ROLLED OVER ONTO INJURED FRONT LEG.HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 1:30PM.

AS INJURED WAS RETRIEVING A SOCKET FROM A SCEEN BOLT A MAN WALKED ACROSS THE SCREEN CAUSING IT TO BOUNCE.HIS THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE SOCKET AND THE FRAMEWORK IT REQUIRING 8 STITCHES.THE PROCEDURE FOR CHANGING THIS CREEN CLOTH HAS BEENCHANGED TO ELIMINATE THIS TYPE OF ACCIDENT.

TWISTED BACK WHILE CARRYING A 50 LB BOX

SMASHED FINGER AS LIFTED TIMBER

AS HE WAS WORKING UNDER THE EQUIPMENT, SOMETHING GOT INTO HIS EYE.

WASHING OUT UNDER CONVEY HOSE SLIPPED OUT , END FLEW UP HIT HIM ABOVE L EYE SPLITTING OPEN EYE BROW 1" LONG

AS HE WALKED ALONG THE CONVEYOR A ROCK ROLLED OFF OF THE CONVEYOR AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HIP.

AS HE WAS ROCK FREE IN THE JAW THE BAR SLIPPED AND HE SMASHED HIS FINGER.

I.NAME STANDING ON PLANT WHEN MIRROR FLASHED SUN INTO EYES.WENT TO DR NEXT DAY FOR IRRITATION IN RIGHT EYE.

EMPL WAS BENT OVER IN TUNNEL UNDER PRIMARY JAW WHEN ROCK KNOCKED OFF HIS HARD HAT & SKINNED H4AD.

AS THE INJURED WAS DRIVING THE LOADER ON ETIRE WENT INTO A POT HOLE AND JARRED THE LOADER AND THE INJURED.HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK AND FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO INHALE DEEPLY .

STEPPED OUT OF SHOP CAR ROLED L. ANKLE OVER IT STARTE DTO SELL LLEFT FOR DR. CHIPPED BONE IN FOOT

AS I NAME WAS DRIVING A PIN IN WITH A HAMMER THE HAMMER RICOCHETED OFF THE PIN AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HAND

HE STEPPED OFF THE DOZER AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN AS HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND. IN DOING SO HE WRENCHED.

WHILE THEY WERE CHANGING TIRES ON A TRUCK I.NAME TWISTED HIS WRIST & FELT A PAIN IN IT

RAINING FOR 1ST TIME IN 8 MOS AND AREA WAS SLICK.NOT ENOUGH RAIN TO WASH OFF AREA JUST ENOUGH TO GET IT WET.

SOMETIME DURING THE DAY THE INJURED GOT A SPEC OF METAL IN HIS EYE WHILE WORKING ON THE CRUSHER.

CLIMBING DOWN A3LADDER I.NAME JUMPED THE BOTTOM TWO RUNGS AND TWISTED HIS FOOT WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND

AFTER PARKING T2E WATER TRUCK I.NAME TWISTED HIS BACK DISMOUNTING THE MACHINE.

I.NAME WAS OPEN3NG BUNKER GATE TO LOAD HIS TRUCK WHEN HE PULLED ON THE HANDS HE ENCOUNTERED PAIN IN HIS BACK

I.NAME WAS WORK3NG ON THE DRAGLINE TAKING OUT ROLL PINS. THE PINS WERE BEING DRIVEN OUT WITH A HAMMER AND PUNCH WHEN THE BACK END OF THE PIN BROKE AND RICOCHETED BACK AT I.NAME & STRUCK HIM IN THE FOREHEAD 3

I NAME WAS FALS2 BURNED WHILE ASSISTING A WELDER WORKING ON THE PLANT. HE WENT TO THE DR ON THE 29TH A DAY OFF, AND WAS TOLD BY THE DR NOT TO GO TO WORK THE 30TH. HE REPORTED FOR WORK THE NEXT DAY 2 2 873

EMPLOYEE WAS GO3NG TO PULL TRIP CABLE ON TUNNEL CONVEYOR AND SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

LOADING A SLOT 3N THE QUARRY AND STRAINED HIS BACK

WIND BLEW DUST 3N HIS EYES. THE DAMAGE WAS CORNEAL ABRASION TO HIS RIGHT EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS PI7KING UP GLOVES OFF A PIECE OF WOOD AND PART A SPLINTER UNDER HIS FINGER NAIL LEFT HAND ON THE MIDDLE FINGER.

ADJUSTING MOTOR3B ASE ON PUMP PINCHED FINGER WHEUNDER MOTOR BASE

EE SLIPPED ON STEP WHILE GETTING INTO TRUCK LACERATED HAND.