Beck Sand & Gravel, Inc.: 140 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Miner was performing maintenance on a hydraulic excavator. A pin was being driven out of the end bearing of a hydraulic cylinder. As the pin was pushed through the cylinder bearing the bar used to push the pin was forced up by the weight of the cylinder and struck the miner in the mouth. Miner sustained injury to lower lip and a tooth.

While removing bolts from a worn cutting edge the employee attempted to keep a bolt head from spinning and the sharp edge of the worn bolt cause the injury. The employee sustained lacerations to two finger on right hand. The employee was taken to a local medical facility and received sutures in one of the two fingers. The other finger was treated using first aid only.

Miner was operating an articulating haul truck when the park brake was applied unexpectedly. The truck came to an abrupt halt. The operator was wearing a safety belt but the sudden stop "jarred" their back.

Employee was servicing a Cat 307 Excavator in the shop. The employee had stepped down from the machine to get a tool and was climbing back up to remove an access cover from the hydraulic tank when hand slipped off the rail and EE fell backwards, injuring left elbow and left shoulder.

Employee was working on the North Processing Plant. Two employees were working together, one was inside the tub of a sand screw replacing wear shoes and the other (the injured employee) was outside the machine assisting when IE bumped head on a low I-beam support.

Haul Truck operator was attempting to service the air conditioning unit in the truck's cab when the middle finger on his left hand contacted the fan blade of the circulating blower. Tip of finger was cut requiring three (3) stitches to close wound.

Operator was cleaning accumulated material near the feeder pan of the processing plant when he pinched his right index finger. The tip of the finger bone was broken and a laceration required stitches to close.

EE WAS CLOSING THE DOOR ON THE CAT 245 WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND GRABBED FOR THE HANDRAIL BEHIND THE DOOR WHEN HE GOT HOLD OF THE OPEN SIDE PANEL DOOR. HAVING TWO MOVING DOORS, HE LOST HIS BALANCE COMPLETELY AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A SCREEN FROM THE TOP OF SAND PLANT WHEN HE PUSHED THE SCREEN OVER HIS HEAD & TURNED AT THE SAME TIME.

OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNROLL CONVEYOR BELTING FROM A SUSPENDED ROLL WHEN THE ROLL CAME UNHOOKED AND FELL ON HIS FOOT. THE ROLL OF BELT HAD AN ELONGATED CENTER HOLE AS IT DID NOT HAVE A CO RE. IT WAS SUSPENDED BY CHAIN AND A BAR THRU THE ROLL. AS THE BELT ROLLED IN SPUN/JUMPED SUDDENLY AND DISLODGED. THE OPERATOR'S FOOT WAS BRUISED BUT NOT BROKEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON A LADDER APPROX 3' ABOVE GROUND. MAINTENANCE WORK WAS BEING PERFORMED ON A GRAVEL CHUTE. THE EMPLOYEE REACHED OUT AND THE LADDER SHIFTED. IN THE PROCESS OF STABALIZING THE LADD ER AND HIMSELF THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. THE EMPLOYEE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT AND THE BACK STIFFENED UP OVERNIGHT!

TWO MINERS WERE REMOVING A BROKEN CABLE ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET. THE BUCKET AND LINAGE WERE LOCATED ON LEVEL GROUND IN COOL WEATHER CONDITIONS. A CABLE WEDGE WAS BEING DRIVEN OUT OF THE PULL BAIL SOCKET IN WITH A PIN & 10# HAMMER. THE INJURED MINER WAS STRUCK ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE WITH THE HAMMER AS HE LEANED IN TO CHECK THE WEDGE AT THE SAME TIME THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE PIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING NEAR A PROCESSING PLANT THAT HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR.HE WAS SHOVELING ACCUMULATED SND AND GRAVEL WHENTHE INJURY OCCURED. THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LO WER BACK AND WAS UNABLE TO BEND HIS BACK WITHOUTCONSIDERABLE PAIN.

EE WAS LYING ON HIS SIDE USING A GRINDER INSIDE A BARREL SCREEN WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING GO INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE TOOK OFF HIS SAFETY GLASSES & RUBBED HIS EYE & WENT BACK TO WORK. IT BOTHERED HIM ALL MONDAY NIGHT ON TUES MORNING HE DECIDED TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. AFTER VISITING 2 DIFFERENT MED CENTERS THE DR REMOVED A SMALL RUSTED PIECE OF STEEL FROM IRIS OF HIS RIGHT EYE AND GAVE

WHILE EMP WAS LOADING A HAUL TRUCK WITH AN EXCAVATOR,THE TRUCK WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT GRADE HIGHER THAN THE EXCAVATOR AND ROLLED BACK INTO THE CAB OF THE EXCAVATOR. THE TRUCK WAS ABOUT 1/2 LOA DED AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS SET. THE CAB OF EXCAVATOR, MADE OF FIBERGLASS AND GLASS DID NOT WITHSTAND IMPACT. THE OPERATORS SEAT WAS PUSHED INWARD CAUSING BRUISING TO LEFT HIP.

INJURED WORKER WAS WALKING ON AN EDGE OF EMBANKMENT APPROX 12 TO 3 FT HIGH THE EMBANKMENT GAVE WAY & HE STARTED FALL HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF TORE THE LIGAMENT ION RT HAND SURGERY WAS PERFOR MED 06-26-95 TO REATTACH LIGAMENT

WHILE LOADING RAILROAD TIES INTO LOADER BUCKET, ONE FELL SMASHING RIGHT INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS, BREAKING EACH IN 3 PLACES.

AFTER COMPLETING A WELDING PROJECT HE WAS INSPECTING A BEARING ON A PLATE FEEDER WHEN A STONE FELL FROM THE UPPER STRUCTURE DUE TO VIBRATION & STRUCK EE ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD WHICH MADE A SM ALL CUT REQUIRING 2 STITCHES

AFTER THE TIRE WAS REPAIRED IN THE SHOP BY INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IT WAS ROLLED OUT TO THE EUCLID DUMPTRUCK TO BE INSTALLED.WHEN THE TIRE BECAME UNALIGNED INJURED TOOK A 16 LB SLEDGEHAMM ER AND TAPED THE BOTTOM OF THE RIM CAUSING THE TIRE TO INSTANTEOUSLY BURST.INJURED AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE THROWN ABOUT 20 FEET AWAY.INJURED LANDED ON HIS RIGHT LEG.

AFTER THE TIRE WAS REPAIRED IN THE SHOP BY RIETHMANAND MATHIA IT WAS ROLLED OUT TO THE EUCLID DEUMP TRUCK TO BE INSTALLED. WHEN THE TIRE BECAME UNALIGNED EE TOOK A 16 LB SLEDGE HAMMER AND TAPE D THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE RIM CAUSING THE TIRE TO INSTANTANEOUSLY BURST. EE AND THE OTHER EMPLOYEE THAT WAS HELPING HIM, WERE THROWN ABOUT 20 FEET AWAY. THE RIM HIT HIM IN TH LEGS AND BROKE HI

WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF PIPE OUT TO THE DECK,AND WHEN HE SET TI DOWN AND STOOD UP,HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

WAS HELPING CHANGE SCREEN IN PLANT WHEN IT SLIPPED & HIT LEFT LITTLE FINGER.

TRIED TO PICK UP A CUTTING EDGE AND IT WAS TOO HEAVY, SO HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

HE WAS MOVING A BROKEN WINDSHIELD, WHEN IT BROKE IN HALF SENDING A PICE OF GLASS INTO THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF RIGHT EYE.

WAS POUNDING ON A PIN IN THE BUCKET WHEN THE HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIT A FINGER. THE FINGER WAS ONLY BRUISED.

HE WAS REMOVING A WATER LINE THAT WAS FROZEN SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND FELL ABOUT 5 FT TO THE GGROUND HITTING AN 8 IN WATER LINE WITH HIS BACK

MOLTEN PLASTIC ROLLED OUT OF A BURN BARREL ADN FELL ON TO RIGHT HAND.

FELL OFF LADDER3ABOUT 5 FT LANDED ON FEET, FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK, BUT CONTINUED WORKING

HOOKING UP CHAI3S ON NEWLY PURCHASED CONVEYOR TO REMOVE IT FROM DELIVERY TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON OIL ON CONVEYOR AND FELL BETWEEN FRAMEWORK.INJURED LEFT LEG.

WAS CLEANING SC9EENS AND A CHIP OF SAND FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE

WELDING ON BUCK9T OF BACKHOE.STOPPED WELDING AND PUSHED HELMET UP SLAG BLEW OFF JUST-COMPLETED CWELD AND FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.

FOREIGN OBJECT 3N LEFT EYE CAUSE UNK.

WELDING AND GRINDING ON PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. FELT NOTHING DURING DAY BUT A T NIGHT FELT A LITTLE EYE IRRITATION NEXT DAY THE EYE WAS SWOLLEN SHUT, WNE T TO MED CENTER WHERE SOME STEEL WAS REMOV ED FROM THE EYE. THE REMAINDER WAS REMOVED BY DR. BRINKER.

WAS DRIVING OUT PINS ON BUCKET OF RONT END LOADER WITH A U2 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO REPAIR IT AND THEN POUNDED THEM BACK IN. HAD TO STAND AT AN ANGLE IN ORDER TO REACH THEM FELT BODY SORENESS PER IODICALLY, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE CONCERN UNTI 3/12 WHEN IT BEGAN TO GORW PROGESSIVELY WORSE.