Columbia Sand: 233 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

The employee was shoveling sand for about 10 minutes without back-brace.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A 962 FRONT END LOADER WHICH WAS STUCK IN THE MUD. WHILE GUIDING A 972 FRONT END LOADER BACKING UP TO REMOVE THE 962, EYE CONTACT WAS LOST BETWEEN EE & THE 972 LOADER OPERATOR WHICH RESULTED IN EE BEING TRAPPED BETWEEN BOTH COUNTER WIEGHTS. EE BEGAN YELLING WHICH MADE THE 972 OPERATOR PULL UP.

THE EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED CHANGING SCREENS WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN ON THE CATWALK APPROX. 2 & 1/2' BELOW. WHEN HIS FOOT LANDED, THE INJURY OCCURED.

WHEN EE BENT OVER HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF HIS HEAD. HE PICKED IT UP AND WENT TO STAND HITTING HIS HEAD ON A PIECE OF STEEL RESULTING IN A GASH TO THE TOP OF HIS HEAD. THIS CUT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.

THE EE WAS LIFTING 100 LB BAGS OF SAND WHILE RESTACKING PALLETS. HE WAS WEARING A BACK BRACE.

WORKER BENT OVER TO MOVE A 50 LB SCALE WEIGHT WHEN INJURY OCCURRED.

WORKER WAS OPERATING THE BAGGER/PALLETIZER MACHINE WHEN BACK INJURY OCCURRED.

EE WAS CHANGING A ROLLER OUT ON A CONVEYOR. HAD HIS RIGHT ARM EXTENDED OUT AND TURNED HIS HEAD TO THE LEFT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK (RIGHT SIDE).

THEY RAN THE WATER HOSE UP THE LADDER, WHEN EE CAME DOWN, HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE HOSE. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT ARM, INJURING IT.

EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A 100# BAG OF SAND, AND A PAIN WENT ACROSS HIS BACK CAUSING HIM TO FALL OVER WITH A BAG IN HAND.

EE WAS CHANGING SCREENS HE REMOVED THE COVER & PLACED IT ABOVE WHERE HE WAS WORKING, THE COVER SLID DOWN HILL MASHING HIS RT. HAND.

WELDER WAS WELDING WITH A BATTERY OPERATED FACE SHIELD. THE BATTERIES WENT DEAD. HE CONTINUED TOWELD WITH IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON BAGGER LINE 2 AND WHEN A BAG OF SAND FILLED UP AND POPPED OFF IT CAUGHT AN UNPLUGGED SMALL FAN (USED TO KEEP DUST AWAY FROM BAGGER) AND PULLED FAN DOWN AND HE WENT TO GRAB THE FAN WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND HIS HAND CAME ACROSSBAGGER PIPE AND CUT HIS HAND BETWEEN 2 FINGERS.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO CLOSE DOOR ON MAINTENANCE TRUCKAND ACCIDENTLY CLOSED THE DOOR ON HIS FINGER. IT CAUSED A MINOR CUT, AND FINGER WAS THROBBING. 4 DAYS LATER IT BEGAN SWELLING AND HE REPORTED TH E INJURY ON THE 8TH.

IT WAS FOGGY MORNING WITH HEAVY DEW, THE LADDER WAS WET FROM THE DEW-HE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER TO GET INTO THE MACHINE-HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE GROUND INJURING HIS BACK. PULLED MUSCLE.

INJURED WAS ASSISTING 2 OTHER EMPLOYEES LOADING BULK BAGS, WHILE POSITIONING BULK BAG WITH LIFT TRUCK, HE REACHED INSIDE OF DUFFLE TOP BULK BAG TO PEEL TOP OPEN. OTHER EE RAISED THE FORKS TO T AKE THE SLACK OUT OF BAG AND DID NOT SEE INJURED REACH INSIDE TO PULL DUFFLE TOP OUT. INJURED'S FOREARM WAS PINCHED BETWEEN FORK AND FILL SPOUT.

TOYOTA FORKLIFT (5,000# WAREHOUSE FORKLIFT) HAD BENT METAL ON BACK REST OF FORK ASSEMBLY. EE WAS JACKING HYDRAULICALLY TO STRAIGHTEN METAL. SPACER BLOCKS SHIFTEFD AND JACK FELL ONTO UPPER PORT ION OF RIGHT FOOT. BREAKING BONE LEADING TO GREAT TOE.

PICKING UP 50 LB. BAG OF PLAYSAND OFF FLOOR AND RE-STACKING IT ONTO ANOTHER PALLET.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING NEW SCREEN PANELS ON POLY DECK SCREEN HAD TO REMOVE SOME TABS FROM SEVERAL SCREENS. WHILE CUTTING TABS OFF WITH A RAZOR KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS HAND.

EE WAS CLIMBINB STAIRS TO PALLETIZER WORK PLATFORM. HE GRABBED 24" PEDESTAL FAN GUARD TO MOVE FAN TO ENABLE ACCESS TO WORK PLATFORM. WHEN HE GRABBED GUARD, THUMB OF RT HAND WENT THROUGH GUARD AND WAS CUT. HE RECEIVED SEVEN STITCHES.

EE WAS LOADING PEAT MOSS ON A CONVEYOR BELT, HE HAD FINISHED THETASK AND WAS LEAVING THE AREA. HE STOOPED TO WALK UNDERNEATH SILO AND HIS HARD HAT STRUCK THE BOX HOUSING OF THE LOAD OUT SCALE, AS HE WAS RAISING HIS HEAD ON THE OTHER SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SPILLAGE FROM UNDER HOPPER HE STRAINED THE LUMBAR IN HIS BACK

EE WAS TAPPING ON THE BREAKROOM WINDOW TRYING TO GET SOMEONE ATTENTION THE GLASS BROKE AND CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE APPROACHED THE FORK LIFT WHILE THE LIFT WAS EXITING THE TRUCK. THE RAMPS LIP RAISED JUST FAR ENOUGH FOR HIS FOOT TO SLIDE UNDER IT. THERAMP CAME DOWN ON HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING A HOPPER FROM A 1.5 TON BULK BAG. THE BAG WAS LINED WITH PLASTIC WHICH AT TIMES STOPS THE FLOW OF MATERIAL, ANTOHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT THE PLASTIC, THE KNI FE SLIPPED AND CUT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS TYING BULK BAG OPENING, WHEN HE BENT OVER. THE MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING, HE FINISHED THE DAY AT WORK AND STAYED OUT OF THE NEXT DAY.

LIFTING LG PC OF CONCRETE WITH CO WORKER, INJ BACK

INDIVIDUAL WAS SHOVELING SPILLED MATERIAL SAND FROM UNDER HOPPER CONVEYOR, WHEN HE DEVELOPED A BACKACHE.

CUTTING EDGES ON CAT BENT OVER TO PICK UP NEW CUTTING EDGE OUT OF LOADER BUCKET THUS HURTING BACK

WHILE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO CONVEYOR, HE ALLOWED TOOL TO TOUCH CONVEYOR BELT, THRUSTING HANDINTO SIDE OF CONVEYOR FRAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON LADDER WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND HIS HAND SLID ALONG TOP OF TIN SIDING.

PROCESS OF CUTTING RUBBER SKIRTING WITH UTILITY KNIFE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT 1IN LAC TO LEFT THUMB

STEPPING OFF MACHINE SHOE SOLE EDGE CAUGHT IN CRACK BETWEEN TRACK PAD CAUSING FX LEFT FOOT.

INJ GRABBED FELLOW EMP WHO WAS WORKING FELLOW EMP REACD GRABBING INJ WHO TWISTED THEN YELLED "O" MY KNEE FELLOW EMP RETURNED WORK HE REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR SAYING THAT HE HAD TRIPPED OVER PALE TT HURTING KNEE THIS STATEMENT WAS R E TRACTED ON 7-7-88 WHEN HE INFROMED SUPERVISOR WHAT REALY HAPPENED

EMPLOYEE WAS AS8ISTING IN SCREEN CHANGE WHEN THIRD FINGER LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN SCREEN AND FRAME.

REPLACING WORN 8PROCKET ON BAGGING CONVEYOR AND IN PROGRESS WIPED EYE WITH HAND GETTING DEBRIS IN EYE.

NJURED STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A CROSS TIE.