Cape Sandy #2: 115 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was having back pain. Was taken to OMP and given restricted duty. Incident under review.

EE was cutting liners out of chutes. As EE was lifting one out it slipped out of EE's hands landing on the top of EE's foot. Went to OMP and received restrictions of no climbing.

EE was removing drive line on MP0227 so EE could repair parking brake. EE was knocking out U joint when a piece broke off and stuck in the left wrist. Sent to clinic and had piece removed and was given tetanus. Removal of foreign body. 30CFR50.20-3(a) 1(ii) EE was wearing PPE.

EE was unplugging the air hose from the hose reel, when EE's right hand was injected with metal, dirt, and air. EE was taken to the Hospital for care

Employee was cutting a piece of steel when the torch hose caught fire causing a burn to EE's abdomen. EE was prescribed Rx and restricted duty.

Employee was changing a bin pulley on MJ-0201. When the pulley got stuck between two uprights. EE pulled on it causing it to swing back and strike EE's left hand causing restricted duty.

Employee was cut on his left hand while greasing a bearing on a cone crusher.

Employee was walking around a water pump on the ground in Pit #2 when he slipped and fell injuring his right ring finger.

Employee climbed up in his truck after doing some work at the primary while the plant was down and when he sat down his back/right shoulder was hurting. Employee did not report this accident until 1/25/2012.

EE was walking down the steps and stepped wrong at the bottom and rolled his ankle.

EE was climbing up front end loader when he stepped on lowest step to pull himself onto the equipment he felt a strain/pull in his lower back.

Employee was assisting with changing screens, and while removing screen from hoist gravity brought the screen down striking the back of her left hand resulting in a laceration needing sutures to close the wound. Gloves are provided but were not being used.

while checking electrical conduit in the plant area a rock fell and struck him on the back of his neck causing a contusion and bruised neck

Stepping from truck to bin platform slipped and fell causing a sprained ankle.

Pushing a broom cleaning coal from a barge. Strained his right wrist.

EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF A BARGE. WHEN HE REACHED THE TOP HE FELL & STRUCK HIS HAND ON THE CARGO BOX RAIL, CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS RIGHT WRIST.

Walking on the side of a barge, he slipped and fell, landing on his shoulder causing a strained shoulder.

Employee was using a chain saw clearing brush in an area. He tripped on some brush and fell to the ground. The chainsaw struck him on the leg causing a laceration requiring sutures.

VICTIM WAS OPERATING A LOADER. THE WEATHER WAS HOT & HUMID. THE VICTIM GOT OVERHEATED RESULTINGIN HEAT EXHAUSTION.

VICTIM WAS MOVING A WATER PUMP AND TWISTED HIS KNEE CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS KNEE.

VICTIM WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT SOME PAINTED STEEL. THE FUMES FROM THE CUTTING MADE HIM SICK CAUSING LUNG CONGESTION.

DOING REPAIR WORK ON A LOADER BUCKET. THE BUCKET SHIFTER AND HE THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO HIT HIM SO HE JUMPED BACK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE CAUSING A STRAINED KNEE.

VICTIM WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM TRUCK LADDER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT ARM AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING A STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

VICTIM WAS ON A BARGE STANDING BY A SPUDWELL WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL AGAINST THE SPUDWELL & MASHED HIS FINGERS

VICTIM WAS FUELING A DOZER WHEN THE HOSE CAME OUT OF THE DOZER STRIKING HIM ON HIS HEAD ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.

WALKING ON FROZEN GROUND AND SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND FELL ON HIS SHOULDER CAUSING A STRAINED SHOULDER.

THIS EE WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK RIDING IN A PRIVATE VEHICLE WHEN THE CAR HE WAS RIDING IN COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER PRIVATE VEHICLE RESULTING IN A BRUISED BACK TO THIS EE. THE VICTIM WAS ON COMPANY PROPERTY BUT WAS NOT CLOCKED IN.

THE EE WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK RIDING IN A PRIVATE VEHICLE WHEN THE CAR HE WAS RIDING IN COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER PRIVATE VEHICLE RESULTING IN A BRUISED LUNG TO THIS EE. THE VICTIM WAS ON COMPANY PROPERTY BUT WAS NOT CLOCKED IN.

THIS EE WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK DRIVING HIS PRIVATE VEHICLE WHEN HE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER PRIVATE VEHICLE RESULTING IN A BROKEN NOSE TO THIS EE. THE VICTIM WAS ON COMPANY PROPERTY BUT WAS NOT C LOCKED IN.

THE EE WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK DRIVING HIS PRIVATE VEHICLE WHEN HE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER PRIVATE VEHICLE RESULTING IN A BRUISED BACK TO THIS EE. THE VICTIM WAS ON COMPANY PROPERTY BUT WAS NOT C LOCKED IN.

THIS EE WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK RIDING IN A PRIVATE VEHICLE WHEN THE CAR HE WAS RIDING IN COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER PRIVATE VEHICLE RESULTING IN A BACK STRAIN TO THIS EE. VICTIM WAS ON COMPANY PROP ERTY BUT WAS NOT CLOCKED IN.

CLIMBING A LADDER INSIDE THE TIPPLE. HE REACHED UP TO GRAB A RAIL AND STRAINED THE MIDDLE SECTION OF HIS BACK.

CLIMBING UP LADDER TO CAB OF R35 TRUCK AND PULLED HIS BACK MUSCLES CAUSING A BACK STRAIN. HE DID NOT REPORT IT UNITL 12-4-97.

STEPPING DOWN FROM BACKHOE TO FROZEN UNEVEN GROUND TWISTED ANKLE CAUSING AN ANKLE SPRAIN.

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER BELT WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED OF THE RUBBER AND CUT HIS KNEE REQUIRING SUTURES.

VICTIM WAS CARRYING A SCREEN PANEL UP A STAIRS WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING A BACK STRAIN HE DID NOT GO TO A DR UNTIL 7-9-97.

VICTIM WAS CLIMBING THE STEPS ON A LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE TOP STEP CAUSING A BACK STRAIN.

VICTIM WAS BACKING DRILL TRUCK INTO POSITION AND HAD HIS ARM OUT THE DOOR. THE DOOR HIT THE WALL CAUSING IT TO CLOSE ON HIS ARM RESULTING IN A BRUISE TO HIS ARM.

INSTALLING A SECONDARY CHUTE WHEN A CHUTE DOOR SWUNG AROUND STRIKING HIM IN THE CHEST CAUSING A BRUISING CHEST.

59339M SLIPPED ON BARGE SURFACE AND FELL TOWARD SPUD WELL HIS FINGER WAS MASHED IN THE SPUD WELL AND REQUIRED SUTURES.

59339M WAS STEPPING FROM ONE BARGE TO CANOTHER AND SCRAPED HIS LOWER LEG ON A WIRE CABLE REQUIRING SUTURES TO HIS LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AND TURNED TO WALK AWAY AND TWISTED HIS KNEE CAUSING A KNEE STRAIN.

PLACING A SMOKE EATER IN POSTION TO BEGIN WELDING. THE SMOKE EATER FELL OVER AND STRUCK VICTIM ON HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING AN ABRASION TO HIS RIGHT HEEL.

REMOVED TOP ROLLERS OF GARAGE DOOR. DOOR WAS LEANING AGAINST BUILDING IN THE OPENING WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE DOOR DOWN AND ONTO THE VICTIM'S FOOT CAUSING A SPRAINED ANKLE.

EMP WAS GETTING OUT OF DRILL TRUCK AND SLIPED AND FELL TO GROUND ON SHOULDER REULTING IN A BRUSIED MUSCLE IN SHOULDER

STEPPING DOWN F9OM A ROAD GRADER AND STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING ROCK FROM UNDER A CONE CRUSHER AND STRAINED HIS BACK

EMP WAS WALKING AND SLIPPED ON SOME ROCKS AND F ELL, BRUISED HIS BACK. NO LOST TIME. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT. X RAY SHOWED A CHIPPED BONE IN BACK., DR STATED THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE IF IT W WAS CAUSED BY THE FALL. THE CONDITION PROBABLY EXISTED SINCE BIRTH

EMPLOYEE WAS BE3DING OVER TO INSTALL A BUSHING IN A TRUCK SPINDLE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PR2ING A ROCK LOOSE ON A CONVEYOR USING A PICK.THE PICK SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS LEA5ING THE CRUSHER HOUSE.HE WAS GOING DOWN A 4RISER WOODEN STEPS WHEN HE STUMBLED AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT LEG CAUSING A TORN TENOON IN THE RIGHT LEG.

EMPL DRIVING TRUCK LOADED WITH WASTE MATERIALS TO PIT.STARTED UP HILL AND MOTOR QUIT.STARTED BACKING DOWN WHEN BACK TIRES HIT A BANK AND TURNED TRUCK OVER.EMPL TREATED AT HOSPITAL FOR POSSIBLE KIDNEY DAMAGE AND RELEASED SAME DAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A LUG CLAMP ON AN R-35 END DUMP TRUCK TIRE WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN A IR WRENCH TO THGHTEN THE NUT ON THE LUG.EMPLOYEES RIGHT INDEX FINGER GOT BEHIND THE TIGH TENED LUG, RESULTING IN PARTIAL AMPUTATION OF THE FINGER.

A LOADER OPERATOR STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE HELPING TO PICK UP A GREASE BARREL