Colorado Springs Operation: 107 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Alleged back strain while changing 13lb bags in dust collector. Miner worked entire shift and 2 scheduled hours next day, did not report any injury or pain. Called leadman to report back pain on Sunday, 02/15/2009, at 2:30pm. Produced emergency room release on Tuesday, 02/17/2009, showing treatment with no recommended restrictions or missed work days.

Truck driver entered mine property to pick-up load of material. While traveling from truck to scale house stepped through piece of floor grating and lacerated inside of left leg. Driver received ~7 stiches to close laceration. Driver returned to truck that night. Spent night in his truck, and left property @ ~8:00am on 04/26/07.

Employee was stepping down of the bottom step of the 970F endloader, which is approximately 18 inches from the ground. Employee was trying to reach for a concrete wall with his foot which was about 3 feet back from the endloader. Employee failed to reach the concrete wall which caused him to fall backwards and the middle of his back striking the concrete wall.

The 6 x 9 slide gate was pulled out all the way & it fell down, smashing the tip of the employee's right ring finger.

Railcar unloader connveyor started to plug. Employee decided to clear blockage. One employee went to turn off power, other employee started to remove guard. While lifting guard, employee lost balance & stepped on belt which jumped, sucking his right foot into take up tension pulley.

The ee was removing rubber from an impeller. He was using pliers to remove the lining when the pillars slipped causing the ee to strike the lower impeller. The impact on the impeller caused a laceration on the ee's wrist.

THE EE WAS BENT OVER TURNING A CRANK TO ADVANCE PALLETS OF SAND ON A ROLLER DISCHARGE CONVEYOR WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

THE EE WAS WORKING IN THE BAGGING AREA. HE WAS AT THE PALLET CONVEYOR AND WENT TO BEND OVER & GRAB THE HAND CRANK TO MOVE THE PALLET AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK WHEN HE BENT OVER.

HE HAD BEEN REMOVING PALLETS FROM THE STRETCH WRAP MACHINE AND PUTTING THEM INTO STORAGE. HE WENT TO LINE UP THE MACHINE WHEN HE WALKED BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND PALLET CONVEYER. WHEN IT WAS ACT IVATED IT PINNED THE LOWER PART OF HIS LEG BETWEEN THE PALLET AND THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE. LOWER PART OF HIS LEG BEGAN TO SWELL UP.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING SAND BAGS AND MISSED ARRANGED ORDER, SO THE PALLET NEEDED TO BE RESTACKED. HE PULLED ANOTHER PALLET OUT OF THE MAGAZINE RACK AND LEANED IT UP AGAINST IT AND WENT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PALLETIZER. WHILE GETTING THE PALLET HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND THE PALLET HIT HIM IN THE FACE AND THE SHOULDER ON THE LEFT SIDE.

THE EE WAS PLACING A PIECE OF METAL GRATING ON A CYCLONE TOWER WHEN IT SLIPPED BETWEEN THE FRAMEWORK IT WAS TO LAY ON, AND BECAME JAMMED. WHEN HE TRIED TO PULL IT OUT FEL AND HEARD A POP IN HI S LOWER BACK.

HE WAS TAKING OFF THREE PIPE END CAPS AND WAS STANDING ON EXTENSION LADDER TO REACH THE ENDCAP EITH A PIPE WRENCH. HE PULLED DOWN ON THE WRENCHAND IT SLIPED OFF THE LADDER AND CUT HIS LEFT TH UMB. HE NEEDED SUTURES.

HE WAS GOING TO UNLOAD A 10 FEET METAL SIGN OST THAT WAS FASTEN TO THE LADDER RACK ON THE PICKUP TRUCK. HE STEPPED UP ON THE TAILGATE OF THE TRUCK AND STOOD UP AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE SIGN POS T THAT GAVE HIM A SMALL LACERATION.

FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN SPRING OPERATED DUMP DOOR OF VACUUM.

THE EE WAS PUTTING TOGETHER SOME BOOKLETS AND WAS PUNCHING HOLES INTO THE PAPER WITH THE BINDE MACHINE. AND SHE PULLED DOWN ON THE HANDLE AND STRAINED THE TENDONITIS OF THE RIGHT ROTATOR CUFF. SHE WAS PUT TO MANY PAPER IN AT ONE TIME. OR SHE TWISTED HER UPPER BODY THE WRONG WAY WHEN SHE PULLED THE HANDLE. AND REPORTED IT TO US ON 10-11-99.

EE WAS PUTTING A EMPTY SUPER SACK ON THE FORKS OF THE LIFT TRUCK & JAMMED HIS FINGER INTO THE BACKREST WHEN HE WAS SLIDING THE BAG ON

EE WAS HELPING LOAD A FLATBED TRUCK WITH SUPERSACK BAGS. BY GUIDING THE STRAPS OF THE BAGS ONTO THE FORKS OF THE FORKLIFT. HE TOLD THE OPERATOR TO LIFT THE BAG, BUT STILL HAD THE TIP OF HIS FI NGER BETWEEN THE STRAP AND THE FORK WITH OUT KNOWING IT. THE OPERATOR LIFTED THE BAG UP AND CRUSHED THE TIP OF HIS FINGER.

RIGHT HAND HOLDING METAL SQUARE CUTTING CONVEYORBELT WIHT LEFT HAND-KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

LEFT FOOT SLIPPED WHEN GETTING OUT OF DUMP TRUCK FOOT CAUGHT ON STEP AND RESULTED IN A SPRAIN.

FELL BACKWARD FROM CONCRETE PAD APPROX 2 1/2 TO 3 FT. BRUISED BACK. RT WRIST BEGAN HURTING APPROX 1 WK LATER. WRIST IMMOBILIZED 7-15-97.

STANDING IN FRONT OF FORKLIFT. FORKLIFT HAD PALLET. OPERATOR SAT PALLET ON EE'S RT FOOT.

SHOVELING SAND

WHILE ADJURSTING AIR PRESSURE ON THE STRONGARM ( A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT USED TO ICK UP 100# BAGS OF SAND) REGULATER WHICH WAS MALFUNCTIONING, ARM AND BAG DROPPED ABOUT 2' EMPLOYEE JUST REACTED TO TRY TO CATCH BAG AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK.

EE WAS SHOVELING SAND ON A TAIL PULLEY OF DRYER HAPPEN WHEN A PROPANE HOSE CAME LOOSE AND A FLASH FIRE OCCURRED RESULTING IN MINOR BURNS TO EE.

EE CLIMBED UP SIDE OF LOADER TO TALK TO THE LOADER OPERATOR ABOUT A PROBLEM. THE EE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE SIDE HANDRAIL OF THE LOADER. THE LOADER OPERATOR TURNED THE LOAD TO MOVE TOWARDS THE MA INTENANCE SHOP. WHILE THE LOADER WAS TURNING, THE EE'S HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HANDRAIL AND THE LOADER, SQUEEZING HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PALLET ONA PALLETIZE RROCK AND FAILED TO STOP BEFORE THE GUARD/END OF ROCK AND HIS FOOT LEG SLIPPED THROUGH THE PALELTIZER RACK ANDHE CAUGHT HIMSELF AGAINST THE PALLET WI TH HIS HAND AND HYPEREXTENDED HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING THE HANDLE ON A RATCHET HOIST FOR PUMP CABLE WHEN THE RATCHET SLIPPED CAUSING. THE HANDLE OF STRIKE EMPLOYEE'S HAND. REPLACE DHOSIQT IMMEDIATELY WITH ONE THAT HAS RATCHET T STOP IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ICE OUT OF A LOADER BUCKET AND SEPARATED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

PULLED A BACK MUSCLE LIFTING A BAG OF SAND BAGS OF SAND WERE BEING LIFTED OFF OF THE CONVEYOR BELT & BEING PLACED ON PALLET

WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE RAILROAD BOX CAR DOOR HIS RT HAND WAS SLAMMED BY THE DOOR THE 4TH DIGIT FINGER WAS CUT ON HIS RT HAND & REQUIRED THREE STITCHES

WHILE CLEANING A GROVE WITH A SHOVEL, THE SHOVEL BECAME STUCK. EMPLOYEE PUSHES ON SHOVEL WHICH SLIPPED. HIS HAND STRUCK A PIECE OF METAL AND CUT HIS RIGHT 3RD FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 4FTX4FTX1/4IN STEEL IN PLACE TO BE WELDED WHEN IT SLIPPED & LANDED N HIS RT BIG TOE

THIS HAS NOT BEEN DTERMINED TO BE DUE TO ANYTHING ON THE JOB. DATA ENTRY PERSON COMPLAINING OF SORENESS TO WRISTS AND THINKS IT MAY BE A POSSIBLE CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME FROM COMPUTER KEY BOARD ENTRY.

PANEL OPERATOR CHANGING MATERIAL FROM ONE PLANT TO ANOTHER.HE WAS SWITCHING PLATE OUT OF PIPE.THE 1" PIPE HIT HIM ON FOREHEAD BELOW HARDHAT.BUT ABOVE EYE.RECD BUMP ON HEAD,SCRATCH.

WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF THE LADDER AT THE BOTTOM HE SAID HE FELT HIS KNEE GIVE.

LEFT HAND & ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT & ROLLER WHEN EMPL WAS TRYING TO DETERMINE SOURCE OF NOISE IN CONVEYOR BELT. EMPL WAS WEARING GLOVES & TIP OF GLOVE WAS CAUGHT & PULLED HAND & ARM BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT & ROLLER.

WORKING INSIDE OF LOADOUT BAG-HOUSE AND BENT OVER TO RETRIEVE BAG.INJURED CARTLEDGE TORE BETWEEN RIBS.

WIND WAS BLOWING SAND IN EYES.

FORKLIFT RAN OVER FOOT CAUSING SWELLING.

MUSCLE STRAIN IN MIDDLE OF LOWER BACK PICKING UP 100 LB BAG OF SAND STACKING BAGS ON PALLETS

EMPL LIFTED 100 LB BAGS ONTO A CONVEYOR BELT

CAUGHT RIGHT LEG IN ELEVATOR.

EMPL WAS GETTING A SAMPLE OF SAND AT HEAD PULLEY OF CONVEYOR WHEN HE STUMPLED AND HIT HIS RIBS AGAINST DUMP CONVEYOR

EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING TRASH OUT OF A SUPER SACK WHEN HE TGWISTED WRONG CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK SACK WEIGHED APPR.200 LBS

EMPLOYEE TOLD FORKLIFT OPERATOR TO SET PALLET DOWN, WHEN OPERATOR DID, IT WAS ON TOP OF EMPLOYEES FOOT.

EMPL SLIPPED & FELL TAKING SAMPLE THAT WAS BEING SHIPPED.LOOSE SAND GAVE WAY CAUSING FALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREEN WHEN THE SCREEN FELL ABOUT O FEET BECUASE OFSOME SLACK IN THE PULLEY SCREEN FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND AND CUT IT.

WHILE EMP WAS LOWERING SCREEN FRAME INTO SCREEN HOUSING HE LET GO IT WITH ON HAND AND WAS STIL. HOLDING ON WITH OTHER HAND GOT 5 STICHESJ

EMPL LOADED 100 LB SACKS ONTO 2 TRUCKS WOKE UP NEXT AM WITH STIFF BACK AND THOUGHT IT WOULD WORK ITSELF OUT BUT IT GOT WORSE THEN NOTIFIED SUPV AT 10:30 AM.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 100 LB BAGS OF SAND ON 4-20-88 ON 4-21-88 EMPLOYEE MADE KNOWN HE WAS SORE AND STIFF FROM THE DAY BEFORE EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR FOR HIS BACK DR REPORTED THAT EMPLOYEE WAS SOR E DUE TO USING MUSCLES HE NORMALLY DOESNT USE DR RECOMMENDED EMPLOYEE BE OFF 4-21AND 4-22-88

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING RAIL CAR WHEN BRAKES FAILED. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO TIGHTEN HAND BRAKE TIGHTER. EMPLOYEE WAS ON RAIL CAR WHEN IMPACT JERKED HIM P & RETURN HIS FOOT JAMMED IN BRAKE COUPLER.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING SAND BAGS AND DROPPED SAND BAG CUT FINGER ON CONVEYOR BELT AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK AND POSSIBLE PINCHED NERVE IN LOWER BACK.

EMP WAS CHECKING RAIL CAR & WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER & SLIPPED & TWISTED LEFT KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BAG OF SAND ON TRUCK & HIT HAND ON CONVEYOR.

EE WAS STANDING ON RAIL CAR MOVING LOAD OUT PIPE & WAS EXPOSED TO ELECTRICAL SHOCK.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON A STEEL BEAM, STRIKING HIS FACE AND BREAKING HIS NOSE.

EE WAS ON PICKUP PUSHING MATERIAL TO BE UNLOADED TO THE REAR OF PICKUP. HE STEPPED OFF THE TRUCK BACKWARDS & LOST BALANCE TWISTING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING RUBBER GASKET BACK ON BAGGING MACHINE AND INJURED HIS RIGHT ARM AND WRIST.

WHILE MOVING BETWEEN BINS EE STRUCK HEAD ON SHARP CORNER OF METAL PLATE.

WHEN REMOVING PARTICLES EE LOST FOOTING ON WET SURFACE FELL & HIT HAND ON HANDRAIL.

EE SLIPPED ON 1ST STEP OF LOADER AS HE WAS GETTING OUT OF IT & FELL OFF THE LOADER.