Crusher #1: 61 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Miner was setting down a 5hp motor next to another motor and smashed his left ring finger.

When setting up cone crusher, the lock pin of the chassis support leg came out causing the support leg to drop (extend) and hit the employee's right lower arm. A contusion of the right lower arm resulted.

EMPLOYEE OPERATING PUGMILL RESPONDING TO SHUTDOWN FELL INTO UNCOVERED / UNGUARDED FLOOR OPENING., LACERATING RIGHT KNEE. COVER WAS REMOVED FOR UNKNOWN REASON, BUT LATER REPLACED W / PERMANENT COVER.

EE USING A BEAKING BAR TO ASSIST IN REMOVAL OF STUD BOLTS. BREEAKING BAR SLIPPED AND HIT EE IN THE MOUTH, CHIPPING TWO TEETH AND BREAKING ONE.

EMPLOYEE CHANGING BUSHING ON CRUSHER WHEN BOLT BROKE, CAUSING THE JACK HOLDING THE PIECE IN PLACE TO SLIP, AND THE HANDLE STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF FACE. MEDICAL EXAM & FOLLOW-U P TO DENTIST REVEALED TOOTH #22 BROKEN REMOVED BY ORAL SURGEON, 1-26-99.

EE LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER WHEN THE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A HOISTING CHAIN AND A HAND RAIL.

EE WAS HELPING WELDER REMOVE A SCREEN FROM SCREEN DECK ON A SCREENING PLANT WHEN A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATTER LODGED IN HIS LEFT EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHILELDS. HE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MEDICAL CLINIC WHERE THE MATERIAL WAS FLUSHED FROM HIS EYE THEN RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS SHIFT WITH NO MEDICAL RESTRICTIONS.

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN ROP AND HOIST ARM OF A SMALL BOBCAT LOADER, LACERATING FINGER.

EE WAS CHANGING THE BULL GEAR ON A JAW CRUSHER APRON FEEDER WHEN THE GEAR SPOCKET SLIPPED OFF OF THE SHAFT, FALLING ON AND FRACTURING RIGHT FOOT. EE WAS NOT WEARING PROTECTIVE FOOTWEAR AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE WHILE DESCENDING STEPS FORM CRUSHER CONTROL HOUSE.

EE WAS TIGHTENING A CHAIN WITH A COME-ALONG TO SECURE A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT ON A TRAILER. WHEN HE SHIFTED HIS WEIGHT TO HIS LEFT FOOT, HIS LEFT KNEE BECAME DISLOCATED. HE HAD ORTHOSCOPIC SURGER Y ON THE SAME KNEE IN 1988.

EE WAS HELPING CHANGE SCREENS ON A PORTABLE 2-DECK SCREENING PLANT WHEN A PIECE OF DIRT/METAL LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE. EE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

EE WAS TIGHTENING A NUT ON A JAW CRUSHER WITH A PIPE WRENCH WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED, SMASHING HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE PIPE WRENCH AND THE JAW FRAME, CAUSING FINGERNAIL TO SEPERATE FRO M THE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A CONE LINER OUT OF A CONE CRUSHER HOUSING WITH A 20 POUND SLEDGE HAMMER. THE HAMMER CAUGHT THE EDGE OF A LOOSE ONE INCH CABLE SLING, CAUSING THE CABLE TO COME DOWN, HITTI NG EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT CHEEK AND FACE.

EE STRAINED HIS RIGHT FOREFINGER WHILE UNROLLING A FUEL HOSE (FINGER WAS PINCHED BY ATTACHMENT RING).

I WAS HELPING OUT THE BLASTING CREW, HAULING 50# BAGS OF ANFO UP A STEEP SLOPE TO LOAD SHOTHOLES. I FELT A SHARP PAIN IN MY LOWER BACK AND I CONSULTED MY PHYSICIAN THE NEXT DAY. AN MRI SHOWED 3 BULGED DISCS IN MY LOWER BACK, ULTIMATELY REQUIRING SURGERY ON 7-3-96.

EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTALLY CUT LEFT THIGH WITH A KNIFE, RESULTING IN 4 STITCHES.

EE WAS HELPING TO ARC WELD A STEEL PLATE, SUFFERED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDERNEATH A CONVEYOR BELT. HE STOOD UP & HIT HIS HARDHAT ON THE FRAME OF THE BELT JAMMING HIS HARDHAT INTO HIS HEAD INJURING HIS NECK. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDEN T UNTIL 6/8/93.

EMPLOYEE FELL ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER AFTER T RIPPING ON SCREEN INJURY CONTINUED TO FLAGUE HIM HE DID NOT HAVE THE SHOULDER DIAGNOSED OR TREATED UNTIL 10-30-92 I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS INJURY U NTIL 11-13-92 EMPLOYEE LOST 3 WORKDAYS (11-2-92 TO 11- 5-92 DUE TO DIAGNOSIS

PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER OUT OF WELDING TRUCK.

INDIVIDUAL STEPPED OFF OF CONVEYOR BELT TO A LOWER BELT, TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE. RESULTING IN 2 LOST WORKDAYS. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS LOST TIME ACCIDNET UNTIL 7-2-91.

INDIVIDUAL WAS CHANGING CUTTING EDGES OF FRONT-END LOADER WHEN HE CUT OFF THE LAST BOLT WITH A CUTTING TORCH THE EDGE FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT BREAKING 3 TOES.INJURED PARTY WAS WARNED BY HIS FORE MAN 5 MINUTES PREVIOUS TO THE INCIDENT TO KEEP HIS FEET OUT FROM UNDERNEATH WHERE THE EDGE WOULD FALL AFTER REMOVING THE LAST BOLT.

SMALL ROCK FELL OFF JAW CRUSHER,DEFLECTED OFF SOMETHING STRIKING EMPL ON WRIST.EMPL WAS WORKING UNDER PROTECTIVE SHIELD DESIGNED TO PREVENT INJURY FROM FALL ING ROCK,BUT DEFLECTED ROCK CAME UP UNDERNEATH SHIELD STRIKING EMPL ON WRIST.

INDIVIDUAL WAS WELDING ANGLE IRON. HE RAISED HIS WELDING HOOD TO INSPECT THE WELD AND SLAG AND DIRT FELL INTO BOTH EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS REAMING A HOSE IN AN ELECTRICAL COVER PLATE WITH A DIE GRINDER. HE WAS WORKING AT NIGHT, WEARING DARK COLORED SAFETY GLASSES, INHIBITING HIS VISION. WHILE HE WAS GRINDING THE BURR SLIPPED OUT OF THE HOLE IN THE COVER PLATE, STRIKING LEFT HAND. 4 STITCHES AND TETANUS SHOT REQUIRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON DOZER WITH THE CAB RAISED. CAB WASN'T SECURED PROPERLY, CAME DOWN ON EMPLOYEES RIGHT INDEX FINGER, BREAKING & LACERATING FINGER.

EMPL WAS DRILLING BLAST HOLES IWITH AIR TRACK DRILL AND FAILED TO PROPERLY RETURN DRILL STEEL TO STEEL RACK WHEN ANOTHER EMPL STARTED TO TRAM TO NEXT DRILL LOCATION DRILL STEEL TIPPED OUT OF THE RACK AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD EMPL WENT IVERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AT LARAMIE WYOMING WAS EXAMINED AND RELEASED EMPL CHOSE NOT TO RETURN TO WORK AND HAS SINCE BEEN GIVEN NO DUTY FOR A FEW

DRILLING OPERATOR WAS REMOVING STEEL FROM DRILLED HOLE & A STEEL COUPLER UNSCREWED FROM TOP OF STEEL & FELL OPERATOR JUMPED BACK TO AVOID COUPLER & SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE MATERIAL & TWISTED RT. ANKLE RENEWING AN OLDER INJURY