Country Side: 57 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EE was backing the yard truck under the finished product bins to load out. While turning the wheel, EE caught finger in the vent window latch and dislocated it.

Employee was clearing vegetation around a building on the mine site when they suffered an allergic reaction resulting in a rash on the arms and torso.

Injured employee was changing screen panels and cut a finger on the Unistrut channel that holds the panels in place. Employee needed to go to an urgent care facility where Dermabond was used to close the wound.

Employee was welding while standing on a ladder. The ladder was not secured properly and slipped out of position causing the employee to fall, injuring knee. Employee has been off work since 4/15/16 and has an appointment for an MRI later this week. Will be off until further notice.

Employee was pulling weeds and trimming brush over the course of the day. Later began itching and developed a rash on her forearms. The plant that caused the reaction is unknown.

Employee was chipping slag off of a weld. A piece flew up under his safety glasses and lodged in his eye.

EE WAS WIRE WHEELING A RUSTED FLATATION TANK OUTDOORS, WIND BLEW PIECE OF RUST BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO RIGHT EYE. SENT TO HOSPITAL-DR USED NEEDLE TO REMOVE RUST BUT NO DAMAGE TO EYE OCC URRED. '

EE WAS REPAIRING PLANT-CUT FINGER ON A PIECE OF STEEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OUT OF PUMPHOUSE, STEPPED THRU A PALLET AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE'S WERE CARRYING CARPET DOWN STAIRS. INJURED WAS ON LOWER END AND FELT HE RUPURED SOMETHING.

WHILE USING CHAIN FELL CHAIN FELL INJURING MIDDLE FINGER IN RIGHT HAND X-RAYS SHOW BROKEN FINGER & DETACHED TENDON

OPERATOR WAS OPERATING FRONT END LOADER AT LEASED DRY PIT. SUDDENLY FELT PAIN IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING SHAFT AND FLY WHEEL INTO PLACE CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING SHAFT AND FLY WHEEL TO CRUSH EMPLOYEE'S TIGHT FOOT.

54736YEE CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND IN COMEALONG IN THE RELEASE MODE REQUIRED 4 STITCHES

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING IMPELLAR IN DREDGE PUMP PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN IMPELLAR AND PUMP. LATER NOTICED PROBLEM WITH HIS BACK.

WHEN SCALE OPERATOR ARRIVED AT WORK AT 7 AM HE NOTICED SMELL OF GAS AND THE HEAT WAS NOT ONE. HE IMMEDIATELY VENTILATED THE BUILDING AND AT APPROX 10 AM WAS ABLE TO RELIGHT THE FURNANCE. AS NEAR AS CAN BE DETERMINED, APPARENTLY SOME GAS REMAINED TRAPPED IN A FILE CABINET. WHEN EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO LIGHT A CIGARETTE AT 12:40, OUR SCALE OPERATOR NOTICED THAT HIS BEARD WAS ON FIRE

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WEIGHING TRUCKS AT SCALE HOUSE FELT CHEST PAINS

IT IS ALLEGED EMPLOYEE DROPPED OUTRIGGER PAD FROM CHERRY PICKER ON HIS BIG RIGHT TOE-FRACTURING SAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING TAPER LOCK ON WINCH GEAR ON DREDGE GEAR SPUN ALLEN WRENCH TORE PALM OF LEFT HAND

EE WAS LIFTING DRIVE PULLEY ONTO SCREEN. TWISTED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE FELL ON 2 STEP STAIRWAY WHILE WORKING ON SECONDARY SCREEN SECTION OF PLANT-BRUISING RIGHT KNEE.

IT IS ALLEGED THAT WHILE EMP WAS WORKING ON PUMP OVERHEAD, ANOTHER MAN WORKING WITH HIM LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ON HIM. FOLLOWING DAY EMP WAS WORKING ON PIPELINE REPAIRS AND AGGRAVATED THE SORE BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING DOWN CONVEYOR STAIRWAY- HE SLIPPED AND IN CATCHING HIMSELF HE PULLED BACK MUSCLES.

WHILE CUTTING P2WER CABLE, KNIFE SLIPPED 1 INCH LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER AND BRUISED TENSON.

WHILE WORKING O3 SCREEN INSPECTION PLATE COVER, COVER FELL ON EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT AT ANKLE.

EMP WAS DRYING SAND SAMPLE AND A PEBBLE POPPED UP INTO LEFT EYE

WHILE LIFTING TIRE TO CHANGE TIRE ON DUMP TRUCK EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLES AND LIGAMENTS IN BACK.

EMPL SLIPPED WHILE WALKING ON DREDGE STAIRWAY SPRAINING RIGHT FOOT.

PUTTING SALT TABLETS IN WATER SOFTNER-BAG SLIPPED.EMPL BACK WENT OUT.

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT LEFT ARM IN CONVEYOR HEAD PULLEY