COLUMBUS GRAVEL-319: 3 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

WE WERE MOVING DRAGLINE BACK TO SOUTH PIT, WERE MOVING ELECTRIC POWER BOXES & CABLE BACK BEHIND DRAGLINE; WAS PULLING CABLE PULLING WITH LOADER. OTHER EMPLOYEE STOPPED TO REHOOK TO OPPOSITE S IDE OF BUCKET; STARTED TO PULL CABLE--FLIPPED UP KNOCKING ME OFF OF FEET; (I) FELL FORWARD, HITTING MY HEAD ON GROUND--CUT OVER LEFT EYE AND NOSE. TIME WAS AROUND 8:30-8:45 A.M.

EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE SOME ROCK FROM A TAIL PULLEY. HE WAS STANDING ON ICE GRAVEL, & MUD ON A CONCRETE PAD. HE LOST HIS FOOTING & HIT HIS ELBOW ON A HOOK USED TO HOLD A GU ARD IN PLACE. CONTUSION TO LEFT ELBOW

EE WAS OPERATING WATER TRUCK HE WAS TURNING TRUCK AROUND WHERE HE NORMALLY DOES & BACK LEFT TIRES SAND IN AN OLD DITCH WHERE OF WATER LINE IS BURIED. SUDDEN STOP THREW EE INTO STEERING WHEEL 5 MIN LATER HE WAS COMPLAINING OF STIFFNESS IN HISNECK WE HAD HEAVY RAIN THE NIGHT BEFORE. EE PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY UNTIL RETURN TRIP DR

EE WAS DRIVING TRUCK DUMPING HIS LOAD. WHEN HE PULLED THE DUMP LEVER. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS HELPING SPLICE A CONVEYOR BELT. HE WAS CARRYING A GAK BOARD TO PLACE UNDER THE BELT. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TURNED HIS ANKLE TORN LIGAMENT

WHILE MOVING OIL DRUMS AND POWER CABLE, HE SPRAINED HIS BACK. THIS IS A RECURRENCE OF AN OLD INJURY.

PINCHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER WIPING GREASE OFF WALKING CLUTCH ON 9W DRAGLINE.

EE WAS WORKING ON 4IN PIPE WASTE LINE GOING FROM L-J SCREEN TANK TO LAKE THEY PUT ABOUT 300FT OF LINE IN & EE STEPPED OFF TO SEE HOW MUCH MORE PIPE THEY NEEDED & WHEN HE TURNED AROUND & STARTE D BACK HE FELL WE HAD A BAD ICE STORM & THERE ISABOUT AN 1IN OF ICE ON THE GROUND WE PUT SAND ON THE GROUND

HE WAS CLIMBING ON A HAUL TRUCK LADDER TO GET IN TO THE TRUCK. HE LIFTED HIS LUNCH BOX ACROSS TO THE WALKWAY PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS UPPER LEFT ARM.

INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WENT ON PUMP HOUSE TO BRING IT TO THE BANK, WHEN THEY STARTED LIFT ING ANCHOR. INJURED HAD A PIN IN HIS RIGHT HIM &LEG.

WHEN EMPLOYEE CAME TO WORK THE GRIZZLEY WAS PLUGGED WITH ROCKS. EMPLOYEE PICKED UP SLEDGE HAMMER & CLIMBED UP GRIZZLY & STARTED KNOCKING ROCK OUT WHEN HE STARTED CLEANING ONE NEXT TO SIDE OF HOPPER HE HIT SIDE & HAMMER GLANCED OFF & HIT HIS LEFT FOOT.

EE CAME INTO HIS OFFICE ON 6-15-93 AT 8:20AM AND TOLD ME THAT HE THOUGHT HE HURT HIS KNEE LAST NIGHT 6-14-93. HE BENT OVER ON ONE KNEE TO PUT TWO RETURN ROLLERS ON THE #4 CONVEYOR, HE SAID HE MUST HAVE TWISTED IT WHEN HE BENT DOWN. EE SAID IT DID NOT HURT HIM ALL NIGHT, BUT WHEN HE STARTED WALKING ON IT TODAY IT HURT AND SWELLED UP.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF STEEL OFF OF A CONVEYOR WHEN IT CUT HIS INDEX, MIDDLE AND RING FINGER, RESULTING IN STITCHES. A PIECE OF ANGLE WAS STUCK IN THE GATES UNDER SAND SILO. WHEN THE ANGLE FELL ON THE BELT, I GRABBED IT TO GET IT OFF THE BELT AND I CUT 3 OF MY FINGERS ON MY RIGHT HAND.

GLOVE CAUGHT BETWEEN V-BELT & SHEEVEPULLING HAND INTO SHEEVE BREAKING 3 FINGERS ON RT HAND

WHILE LIFTING CRUSHER BOWL WITH OUTER SHELL WITH HOIST RIGHT FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PROTRUDING HOLD DOWN PIN & CRUSHER FRAME.

EMPLOYEE WASHING AROUND CONVEYOR BASE, PULLED HOSE FORWARD AND BUMPED HEAD ON A PIPE. EMPLOYEE WEARING HARDHAT, SAFETY SHOES AND SAFETY GLASSES. EMPLOYEE WENT TO LOCAL HOSPITAL ON 7-12-90.

EMPL PICKED UP STEPLADDER TO MOVE IT TO ANOTHER PART OF PLANT.WHEN HE TURNED AROUND WITH STEP LADDER IN HAND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

PAPER HAD JAMMED IN PRINTER BENT OVER REAR OF DESK AND COMPUTER PRINTER TO REACH FOR PAPER TO FIX PRINTER PAPER

EMPLOYEE WAS AT THE JUNK YARD DUMP LOOKING FOR A METAL CBANET TO PUT TOOLS IN SO HE COULDBACK THEM UP. AS HE WALKED FROM JUNK YARD TO A LOCOMOTIVE HE STEPPED ON A NAIL.

RAIL ROAD SWITCH LEFT OPEN FOR SIDING TO YARD LOADED TRAIN CAME IN ON TRAIN WAITING TO GO OUT.

CUTTING 10" PIPE AND HOT SLAG FELL INTO EMPLOYEES SHOE RESULTING IN 3RD DEGREE BURN.

EMP. WAS USING A BAR TO DIG UD OUT INSIDE OF A CHUTE AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE SIDE OF THE CHUTE.

EMPLOLYEES WERE ADJUSTING HEIGHT OF 5X12FT.ACSCREEN THEY LOWERED THE FRONT END DOWN & STARTED THE SCREEN BY LOWERING THE FRAME END IT CAUSED THE BACK END TO HIT THE FEED BOX WHICH CAUSED THE P PLANT TO VIBRATE CAUSING PIECES OF RUST TO FALL ONE PIECE 6IN.INX7IN.HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE LIP TOOK TO MERCY HOSPITAL 6 STITCHES REQUIRED & TETANUS SHOT

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OVER HEAD HOT METAL DROPPED DOWN INSIDE HIS SHIRT COLLAR STICKING THERE & BURNING HIS NECK

EMPLOYEE WERE BEING TRANSPORTED TO PIT AREA BY WHITCOMB LOCOMOTIVE BECAUSE HIGH WATER WAS OVER ACESS RD OPERATOR RAN INTO SOME PARTED ORE CARS CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL FORWARD HE FELL INTO A L ITTLE STARTING ENGINE CUTTING HIS UPPER LIP

EMPLOYEES WERE TAKING REPLACEMENT PARTS INTO CRUSHER PLANT EMPLOYEE OPENED BIG DOOR SO FRONT END LOADER COULD PUT PARTS IN THE DOOR THE BOTTOM HINGE BROKE OFF ALLOWING BOTTOM OF DOOR TO COME FORWARD EMPLOYEE JERKED HIS HAND AWAY HIS RT ARM STRUCK THE PIPE RAIL ACCROSS DOOR AND BROKE HIS RT WRIST

EMPL REMOVING O5D LINERS FROM FIELD HOPPER CUTTING TORCH PLUGGED AND WENT OUT.HE WAS RUBBING TIP IN PALM OF HAND TO REMOVE SLAG FROM TIP END.OXYGEN & ACETYLENE FILLED HIS GLOVE.TORCH CAME BACK ON IGNITING HI8 GLOVE.

EMP UNLOADING A3TRUCK LOAD OF FABRICATED STEEL AFTER TAKING CHAIN BINDERS OFF THE LOAD SHIFTED AND FELL ON EMPLOYEE STRIKING HIS RT KNEE AND L OWER LEG PINNING HIM AGAINST THE TRUCK BACK PULL MUSCLES AND BRU3SE

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING MANIFOLD FROM ENGINE, STUD BOLTS WOULD NOT COME LOOSE, HE USED TORCH TO HEAT THE MANIFOLD & BOLT. WHEN COMPLETING HEATING , HE REMOVED HIS GOGGLES. A PIECE OF RUST POPPED HITTING HIS LE0T EYE GLASS LENS. AND GOING INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

REPLACING COLUMN BEAMS IN THE SAND PLANT USING COFFING HOIST TO RAISE BEAM INTO PLACE, COFFING HOIST HOOKED INTO (EYE BOLT). EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LINE BEAM UP TO GO INTO PLACE. THE EYE B LT BROKE ALLOWING BEAM TO FALL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT FOOT CAUSING FRACURE (CHIP) OF RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A 60 LB AIR HAMMER TO BREAK OUT CONCRETE DETERATION SO NEW CONCRETE COULD BE POURED EMPLOYEE GOT HIS FINGER BETWEEN TOP OF WALL AND HAMMER HANDEL

I WAS WALKING O6T OF THE FRANK RD SCALEHOUSE DOOR WITH A BOX OF ACCOUNT PAYABLES IN MY HAND. I STARTED TO WALK ACROSS THE SCALE WHEN I FELL SECEXX SEVERELY TWISTING MY LEFT ANKLE DUE TO THE DI FFERENT ELEVATI2NS BETWEEN THE BLACKTOP PAYMENT AND THE CONCRETE THAT EDGES THE STEEL WEIGH SCALE

PUTTING HAND CA6LE ON INSIDE OF BOOM WALKWAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS PL5CING METAL IMPACT FAD INTO PLACE USING COFFING HIRST THE HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND ALLOWING THE HANDLE TO STRIPE HIM IN THE NOSE AND EYE.

USING CUTTING TORCH. TIP BECAME PLUGGED. THE ACETYLENE MUST HAVE CAUGHT FIRE INSIDE THE TORCH ALLOWING THE OXYGEN TO CONTINUE TO COME OUT. EMPLOYEE WAS RUBBING END OF TIP ON THE METAL HE WAS CUTTING TO GET IT UNPLUGGED. THE TORCH CAME BACK ON IGNITING OXYGEN THAT HAD FILLED HIS GLOVE.

REMOVING A HEAT9R FROM OPERATOR HOUSE.

EMPLOYEES WERE USING SLEDGE HAMMER AND SPIKE MAUL TO DRIVE SHAFT OUT OF GEAR A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF FROM THE MAUL STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT HAND REQUIRING SURGERY TO REMOVE

REMOVING PAN FR2M UNDER SHAKER SSCREEN USING CUTTING TORCH. HE HAD GIVEN THE TORCH TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE & WAS STANDING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE SCREEN WHEN HIS CLOTHES STARTED TO BLAZE IN THE B ACK. FIRE APPAR9NTLY HAD GOTTEN IN HIS CLOTHES. THEN THE WIND BLOWING PRETTY HARD FAN THE FIRE & STARTED TO BURN

EMP WAS HAULING FILL GRAVEL FOR RAILROAD MATERIAL WAS WET HE RAISED THE BED TO DRAIN HE GOT OUT OF CAB TO WATCH IT DRAIN AND HIT THE DETENT LEVER WITH HIS FOOT THE BED CAME DOWN ON HIS HAND WHICH WAS ON TOP OF THE DOOR BREAKING FIRST FINGER BONE

EE STANDING ON CONVEYOR BELT THAT HAD TROUGHING ROLLERS TAKEN OUT. ALLOWING BELT TO GIVE UNDER HIS WEIGHT. WATER ON BELT MAKING SLICK CONDITIONS EE SLIPPED WHILE USING COFFIN HOIST. HE LET L OOSE OF HANDLE. IT STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE.

EMPLOYEE WORKING ABOVE LET PIPE WRENCH SLIP OUT OF HIS HANBD WRENCH FELL STRIKING FELLOW EMPLOYWE