Bridgeport Rock Crusher: 24 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EMPLOYEE WAS PUMPING OUT TUNNEL WHEN A ROCK FELL ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT. EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON WORK RESTRICTION AS OF 11/09/04.

Employee sustained left wrist strain while shoveling material out of haul truck.

EE was changing out roller on conveyer when the wrench slipped, causing ee to hit thumb against angle iron, resulting in laceration to tip of left thumb.

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF SKIRTBOARD RUBBER WHEN THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING EE's LEFT INDEX FINGER REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

EE WAS ASSISTING IN WELDING THE PRIMARY SHAKER WHEN HE SUSTAINED WELDING BURNS OF THE EYES.

EE WAS MOVING A PUMP IN TUNNEL WHEN HE FELT PAININ LEFT GROIN AREA.

WHEN ASSISTING IN THE STRAIGHTENING OF V BELT ON PRIMARY CRUSHER EE S FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY RESULTING IN FRACTURES OF 4TH AND 5TH DIGITS ON RIGHT HAND.

WHILE ASSISTING IN REPLACING CATWALK EE WAS PUSHING ON CATWALK WHEN IT SLIPPED CATCHING THUMB BETWEEN HANDRAIL AND CLASSIFIER CAUSING FRACTURE TO LEFT THUMB.

DRILLER AND VICTIM WERE PULLING DRILL STEEL FROM THE CAROUSEL. WHILE GUIDING A PIECE OF STEEL EE SLIPPED IN THE MUD COVERING THE SHOT AREA. HE LET GO OF THE STEEL AND GRABBED THE DRILLING TABL E TO STEADY HIMSELF. THE STEEL THEN SWUNG BACK AND HIT HIS HAND, BREAKING HIS MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS OPERATING THE EUCLID WHEN THE REAR AXLE HOUSING BROKE. THE UNIT DROPPED TO THE LEFT REAR SIDE CAUSING EE TO HIT HIS BACK AGAINST THE DOOR ON UNIT.

AFTER WELDING NUT ONTO BOLT, WRENCH SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO TOUCH HOT BOLT.

EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICY SURFACE RESULTING IN STRAIN/SPRAIN TO LEFT WRIST.

WHILE CLEANING CRUSHER COMPONENT, EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF THE WAY OF RUSHING WATER CAUSING INJURY TO RIGHT FOOT.

AS EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCKS FROM THE PRIMARY CRUSHER, A LARGE ROCK ROLLED OUT & HIT HIS RIGHTLOWER LEG.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE DRIVING HAUL TRUCK, HE HIT A BUMP INT HE ROAD, CAUSING LOWER BACK STRAIN.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE BEARING ON TAIL PULLEY WITH THE USE OF A CHIPPING HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF BEARING AND LODGED IN LEFT WRIST.

THE EE WAS OPERATING THE SURGE LOADER AND WHILE HE WAS BACKING UP HE NOTICED THAT HE WAS ABOUT OTO HIT THE HATCH ON THE EXCAPE TUNNEL. HE TURNED HIS HEAD FAST, AND LATER HIS NECK AND SHOULDER BEGAN TO HURT.

EE WAS SCRAPING ROCK MATERIAL OFF OF CATWALK WITH SHOVEL RESULTING IN STAIN OF RIGHT LOWER FOREARM/WRIST.

EMPLOYEE OPENED WINDOW TO OBSERVE TELDYNE WHILE OPERATING CONTROLS WHEN THE WINDOW FELL ONTO HISRIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEAR SHAKER ATTEMPTING TO HOOK UP A WATER HOSE WHEN A ROCK FELL OFF OF CONVEYER AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE MID BACK AREA.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A HEAVY OBJECT THAT WAS NEEDED FOR PLANT MAINTENANCE AND FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. THE NEXT DAY HE NOTICED A LUMP NEAR HIS NAVEL AND A BURNING SENSATION IN HI S LOWER STOMACH.

EE WAS PUSHING DOOR ON SHAKER WITH LEFT FOOT, ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DOOR WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON CATWALK. HIS LEFT LEG WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HANDRAIL AND THE REAR WHEEL OF THE DOOR RESULTING IN CONTUSION/ABRASION TO THE LEFT THIGH.

WHILE CLEANING OUT CRUSHER,M EE'S FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN A ROCK AND THE DOOR FRAME OF THE CRUSHER, CAUSING LACERATION--CONTUSION TO RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ROCK OFF OF SHAKER WHEN HE FELT LOW BACK PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DOZER WHEN THE END CAP BROKE OFF THE LIFT. CYCLINDER ON DOZER AND FELL ONTO GROUND. EMPLOYEE GOT OFF OF DOZER TO GET THE END CAP AT WHICH TIME A BOULDER FELL ONTO RIGHT FOOT FRACTURING BIG TOE.

EE PLACED A CHEATER PIPE AT THE END OF A PIPE WRENCH TO HELP TIGHTEN A LARGE NUT. HE TOLD A CO-WORKER TO TIGHTEN THE NUT BEFORE HE MOVED HIS HAND OUT OF THE WAY, CAUSING CONTUSION/LACERATION O F RT LITTLE FINGER.

EE WAS WASHING CONCRETE SLAB WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE SHAKER ONTO EE'S LEFT WRIST.

AFTER COMPLETION OF MAINTENANCE ON BELT UNDER PRIMARY CRUSHER, EE AND 3 CO-WORKERS WERE REPLACING THE GUARD TO THE BELT WHEN THE GUARD SLIPPED PINNING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE GUARD A ND THE I-BEAM LEG THAT SUPPORTS THE FEEDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS ONTHE SHAKER. WHILE HAMMERING THE WEDGE INTO THE SCREEN A FLAKE OF METAL ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO MOVE MOTOR BASE WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED & HIT LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET THE IMPELLER IN THE CRUSHER TO TURN. A CO-WORKER WAS PRYING ON THE IMPELLER WHEN THE PRY BAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DOOR TO VSI MACHINE. THE DOOR SLIPPED, SMASHING RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.

WHILE PICKING UP ROCK, ANOTHER ROCK FELL, SMASHING FINGER.

EE WAS PULLING ON PULLEY MOTOR V-BELTS, TO HELP INSTALL A NEW CONVEYOR BELT. THE OTHER END WAS BEING POULLED BY A PICKUP DRIVEN BY ANOTHER EE. THE V-BELTS MOVED FASTER THAN EXPECTED & EE CAUGH T FINGER IN HEAD PULLEY SHIEVE.

INJ WAS ATTEMPT3NG TO R EMOVE THE DAMPER PULLEY FROM A DIESEL MOTOR SOCKET BREAKING OVER BAR AND THE CHEATER PIUPE SLIPPED FROM THE BOLT CAUSING THE INJURED TO FALL ONTO THE CONCRETE SHOP FLO

HE WAS CHECKING FUSES IN ELECTRICAL HOUSE AND INHALED SMOKE FROM BURNING FUSE. HE HAD A RESPIRATORY INFECTION.

HE WAS TAKING CRANE HOOK OFF MOTOR HEAD WHICH WAS SUPPORTED BY A CROSSBAR THAT SLIPPED LETING MOTOR FALL AND BAR AND MOTOR HEAD FELL ON RIGHT FOOT

HE WAS FIXING TO GREASE THE SHAKER FELL BY LOSING HIS BALANCE HURTING HIS LEFT ELBOW

HE WAS CHECKING SCREENS IN CRUSHER AND FELL HURTING HIS BACK

IT STARTED RAINING BEFORE SHIFT WAS OVER. I NAME CAME BACK TO PLANT AFTER THE RAINED STOPPED TO EMPTY THE BINS AT THE LOG WASHER.

WATCHING WATER PUMP.POSSIBLY BITTEN BY INSECT.

I.NAME WAS TIGHTENING BOLT ON TOP OF SHAKER THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT MASHING TIP OF THUMB OF LEFT HAND

I.NAME WAS UPON LOG WASHER GOING DOWN TO CLEAN OUT CHUTE WHEN BOTH FEET WEENT OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HIT BACK OF LOWER HEAD AND NECK

WAS NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED HIS KNEE BEGAN SWELLING HE WANTED TO SEE DR HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE ARTHRITIS HE DID NOT HAVE MONEY FOR DR OR MEDICINE SO WE AGREED TO PAY DR AND MEDICINE BILL

ROBERT WAS STANDING UNDER SHAKER SHOVELING ROCK WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM SHOKER HITTING HIM ONT HE TOP OF HEAD.

MIQUEL WAS CLEANING OUT FEEDER TAIL PULLEY A ROCK FELL FROM ABOVE HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT CHEEK OF HIS FACE. HE WAS TREATED FOR LACERATION (4SUTURES).

MICHAEL WAS LOADING TRUCKS WHEN HE RAISED UP AND HIT HIS HEAD ON FAN FRAME IN LOADER HE WAS TREATED FOR HEAD CONTUSION SCALP LACERATION AND CERVICAL STRAIN

I.NAME AND ANOTHER EMPL I.NAME WERE UNHOOKING WATER LINE FROM PUMP.THURON WAS JUMPING ON LINE TO GET IT TO BREAK LOOSE.WHEN IT DID THE LINDEE,STEEL COUPLING AND I.NAME FELL ON I.NAME LEFT LEG.IT HAD PULLED LIGAMENT AND MUSCLE AND WAS SLIGHTLY BRUISED.

PUTTING SPINDLE BOLT ON AXLE AND END PART OF AXLE FELL OFF AND CUT HAND.LEFT HAND REQ 5 STITCHES AND WAS BRUISED.

JACK ROGERS WAS GETTING OFF THE BULLDOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND HURTING SHOULDER AND NECK

NO ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO PLANT MANAGER, BRUCE HINES, NO MENTION WAS MADE OF THE ALLEGED ACCIDENT UNTIL 8/30/83 WALKER WAS TERMINATED ON 8/25/83 HE RETURNED THE NEXT DAY & TOLD BRUCE HINES HE WAS GOING TO FILE ON INSURANCE TO COLLECT INSURANCE HE ALSO TOLD BELINDA BOYER TO MAKE SURE SHE TOLD THE NURSE THAT HE WAS INJURED ON THE 23RD OF AUGUST 83 SO THAT HE COULD COLLECT INSURANC

DIGGING ROCK OUT OF WALL-SEVERAL BOULDERS CAME DOWN FROM TOP HIT BUCKET CAUSING LOADER TO NOSE DIVE THROWING EMPL BACK,THEN FORWARD INTO WINDSHOIELD.

DRIVING LOADER DOWN HILL TO PIT,ENGINE FAILED,STARTED ROLLING.EMPL PANICKED AND JUMPED OFF LOADER.LOADER ROLLED AND STOPPED WHEN IT HIT LARGE BOULDER PROVIDED TO KEEP EQUIPMENT FROM GOING OVER 30\ BANK.

JUMPED FROM STACKER BELT TO AVOID WELDER\S SPARKS. LANDED ON STACKER BELT ADJUSTMENT SCREW. BRUCISED RIBS & KIDNEY.

OPENING BARREL OF OIL,HAND SLIPPED -PIECE OF METAL CUT LEFT RING FINGER.