BOX #9: 35 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was putting a pipeline back together when the pipe smashed his left knee against the hydraulic ram on the work barge.

Employee was operating overburden belt fed by the backhoe. A large chunk of overburden fell off the top of the belt hitting the employee on the lower left side of the back.

EE WAS TIGHTENING COME-A-LONG TO PULL BACKHOE TRACK. THE COME-A-LONG TURNED LOOSE AND EE FELL BACKWARDS AND SAT DOWN ON GROUND HARD, INJURED BEHIND AND LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A 1" RUBBER HOSE WITH A RAZOR KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE HOSE AND CUT HIS LOWER RIGHT WRIST REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 12 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE OUT A TRACK PIN IN THE MASTER LINKS ON THE TRACKS OF A KOMATSU PC HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR. WHILE SWINGING THE HAMMER, HE FELT EXCRUCIATING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT STOMACH.

EE WAS REPAIRING A MUDBELT & BECAME OVERHEATED. HE RESTED, THEN WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY AT A LESS STRENUOUS JOB. HE WORKED THE FOLLOWING WEEK IN A/C EQUIPMENT BUT CONTINUED TO SUFFER HEADAC HE & FATIGUE. HE SAW DOCTOR MONDAY, 7/22 & WENT IN FOR TESTS 7/23. AFTERNOON OF 7/23 HE QUIT FOR ANOTHER JOB.

EE WAS CLEANING MUD BELT WHEN HE WAS STUNG BY A WASP ON THE LEFT FOREARM. HE REPORTS THAT HE WOKE UP ON 5-11-02 WITH A KNOT AND PAIN AT THE SIGHT. ON 5-14-02 HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR.

EE WAS WELDING ON GRAVEL PLANT. HE RAISED HIS SHIELD TO LOOK AT THE WELD AND A PIECE OF SLAG POPPED OFF AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS MOVING AN 8D BATTERY FROM ONE MOTOR TO ANOTHER. WHEN HE PULLED ON BATTERY, HE FELT A PULL IN LEFT LOWER BACK. EE DID NOT WISH TO GO TO DR. ON 8-12 HE REPORTED CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH S ORENESS IN HIS BACK & WAS SENT FOR MEDICAL EXAM.

REMOVING 10" GRAVEL PUMP SHAFT OFF OF TRUCK. END OF SHAFT MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE SHAFT AND THE BED OF THE TRUCK. HE PULLED HIS HAND AWAY AND THE SHAFT CUT HIS FINGER REQUIRING 10 STITCH ES.

EE WAS SHOVELING MUD OFF MUD BELT. HE SAID HE PULLED HIS BACK WHILE DOING SO

EE WAS HELPING CHANGE A VIBRATOR SCREEN. HE WAS HAMMERING A BOLT; HE MISSED AND HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH HAMMER. NO BONE BROKEN. NOTE: EE DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 2/8/99.

EE STEPPED ON TOP OF VIBRATOR. HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF SIDE OF VIBRATOR AND HE HIT THE BACK OF HIS LEFT KNEE. HE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL 7/17/98. HE SAID PAIN BEGAN IN LEFT KNEE ON 7/15/98 AND MOVED TO LEFT HIP ON 7/17/98.

EE WAS WORKING UNDER GRAVEL PLANT. HE STEPPED BACKWARDS AND TRIPPED OVER HIS OWN FEET. HE FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ON AN ANGLE IRON BRACE UNDER THE PLANT.

EMPOLOYEE WAS HELPING ALIGN A CONVEYOR BELT. HE BUMPED A CONVEYOR ROLLER AND INADVERTENTLY KNOCKED SOME SAND AND/OR MUD OFF THE ROLLER. HIGH WIND BLEW THE MATERIAL INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A 1" RUBBER HOSE TO WASH MUD OFF BELT ROLLERS. HE TORE PECTORALES MUSCLE ON LEFT CHEST.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING A CHAIN BINDER THAT WAS SECURING A LOAD OF STEEL ON A DELTA LO-BOY TRAILER. HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BINDER AND THE TRAILER. FINGER WAS M ASHED AND FRACTURED.

EMPLOYEE WAS FABRICATING A GATE FOR THE HAUL ROAD ENTRANCE USING 2"X2" METAL TUBING. HE WAS LOOKIGN ALONE. AFTER TACK WELDIGN A 12' PIECE TO A 25' PIECE HE STOOD IT UP VERTICALLY. WHEN HE T URNED IT LOOSE, IT FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD ABOVE THE RIGHT EAR.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS BACK INJURY, BUT CANNOT GIVE A SPECIFIC TIME OR INCIDENT WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED.

EMPLOYEE DROVE DUMP TRUCK 12-2-94. HE DID NOT SHOW UP FOR WORK 12-3-94. HE SENT WORD THAT HE WAS SICK. HE CALLED SUPERVISOR AT 4 PM 12-4-04 TO SAY HE HAD A BACK ACHE FROM DRIVING THE TRUCK. HE RETURNED TO WORK 12-5-94 AND WAS SENT TO DR. TO BE EXAMINED AND OBTAIN A RELEASE TO WORK. RETURNED 12-6-94.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A DUMP TRUCK. HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD AND WAS BADLY JARRED. HIS INJURY IS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADE AND WAIST. A PINCHED NERVE OR DAMAGE TO CUSHION BETWEEN RIBS IS SUSPECTED, BUTNOT YET DETERMINED.