Crusher No. 2: 70 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

After the morning walk around with safety chare and tool box meeting the crew then completed stretch and flex. The crew was then instructed to change out used screens on the screen deck. When the last bolt was being tightened is when employee felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

This is an "Alleged Injury", this report may be amended upon further investigation. EE was changing bearing on conveyor, feeder was locked out, taged out, along with conveyor. EE was crawling out of feeder, when he took off hard hat and a rock flew from secondary feeder and hit him in the head.

This is an "Alleged Injury", this report may be amended upon further investigation. Injured was removing a pin from a tooth on a trackhoe bucket. Hitting the pin with a sledge hammer a small piece broke off and hit him in the left inner thigh. Causing a small cut/burn. Did not report or ask to be taken to a doctor until 2/2/09.

Checking voltage at an electrical plug marked voltage meter prong across 2 terminals causing brite flash, employee was looking right at it, not turn in to reporting until 10/11/08, tried to file online 10/11/08 web site down til monday 10/13/08

Employee was removing a 15 Hp motor from a conveyor belt, when the motor slid and hit him on the right arm.

Employee went under screen deck to stop a leak of conveyor belt and removed shovel by kicking it. Employee's right leg got caught up in roller.

Employee was walking to the control van to get some tools because a conveyor had stopped. While returning to the conveyor he was hurrying and stepped on a large rock spraining his right ankle.

Employee was trying to remove an electrical cable from under the conveyor belt while lowering the belt to the ground and set the conveyor on his right foot.

Employee started up the stockpile in a loader and stopped short of top then started forward again to dump and felt the loader begin to tilt forward and go over the edge of stockpile. When the loader stopped suddenly, the employee fell onto the windshield hitting his right shoulder.

PERSONNEL WERE CHANGING A WEAR PLATE ON A CONVEYOR EE CRAWLED UNDER TO OTHER CARRIAGE BOLTS FRO LAGGING. EE DROPPED A WEAR PLATE STRIKING EE BELOW. APPROX. 50 LBS DROPPED 3 FT.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING A CASE SKID LOADER AND STEPPED ON THE EDGE OF THE BUCKET, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO SWING THE LID CLOSED ON A ROCKEATER USING A ROCKBAR. THEY HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO CLOSE IT BY MECHANICAL MEANS ONLY. WHILE PUSHING ON THE BAR, IT BROKE AND BOTH EMP LOYEES FELL APPROXIMATELY 10' TO THE GROUND. ONE LANDED ON HIS FEET AND HAD NO COMPLAINTS OF ANY INJURY. THE OTHER SCRATCHED THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE AND UPPER BACK STRAIN.

EE OPERATING A CAT LOADER PULLED UP TO THE FEEDER BIN & DUMPED. BEHIND HIM GOING TO HIS LEFT WAS A 2ND LOADER, WHICH PULLED IN TO THE BASE COURSE PILE. THE INJURED OPERATOR SAW THE OTHER LOADE R START TO BACK UP & APPLIED HIS HORN.THE OTHER LOADER STOPPED QUICKLY BUT BUMPED THE LOADER AT HIS RIGHT REAR STEPS, BENDING THE BRACKET. INITIALLY DENIED TREATMENT BUT LATER REQ. MED.9/25/0

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNCLOG/DISLODGE A LARGE CLUMP OF BASE COURSE IN A FEEDER BIN. HE WAS SUING A PRY BAR AND WAS PULLING AND PUSHING AGGRESSIVELY WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DOZER AND GOT A LITTLE EXUBERANT. IN HIS HASTE HE DID NOT TAKE BREAKS TO REST HIS MUSCLES AND THE NEXT DAY DISCOVERED HE WAS SORE. HE DID NOT NOTIFY EMPLOYER UNTIL 7-2 9-03 AND WAS TAKEN TO SEE A PHYSICIAN ON 7-31-03.

EE WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT AND DUST/ DEBRIS IN HIS LEFT EYE. SUPERVISOR FLUSHED EYE ON 7-1-03. ON 7-2-03 THE EYE WAS STILL BOTHERING EE AND WE TOOK HIM IN FOR TREATMENT 7-2-03.

EMPLOYEE, CHANGING ANVILS AND SHOES ON FEED DISK OF ROCKEATER AT CRUSHER, STRAINED HIS BACK AND NECK.

EE WAS LAYING ON HIS BACK REMOVING BOLTS FROM SKHAKER SCREENS USING AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH. THE EE HAD ON RX GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS. DIRT FELL ONTO HIS FACE AND GLASSES AND EYES. HE ROLLED OV ER TO CLEAR THEM & WENT BACK TO WORK. CAME IN THE NEXT DAY WITH HIS LEFT EYE SWOLLEN, RED AND TEARING.

AFTER LOGOUT/TAGOUT THE GUARD WAS REMOVED TO GET TO ROLLER. A COMEALONG WAS USED TO HOLD THE BELT IN PLACE. WHEN USING AN IMPACT TO REMOVE A BOLT, THE BOLT SUDDENLY CAME LOOSE AND THE TENSION ON THE BELT CAUSED IT TO JUMP, SLAMMING THE EE'S HAND BETWEEN THE IMPACT AND THE BOTTOM OF THE FEEDER.

EE WAS STANDING ON A ROCK TRYING TO DISLODGE SOME ROCKS FROM THE CONE, THE ROCK HE WAS STANDING ON ROLLED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.

LANDING AREA NOT CLEAR, DOOR HEAVY AND DIFFICULT FOR ONE PERSON. RETAINING CHAINS DIFFICULT TO FASTEN WITH ONE HAND.

HIT AN EMBANKMENT TOO HARD WITH A LOADER, INJURING BACK.

EE WAS CHANGING SCREENS ON TOP OF SCREEN DECK, CAUGHT GLOVE ON SCREEN WHICH PULLED HIM OFF THE TOP OF THE SCREEN DECK.

EE WAS CARRYING A SCREEN UP A LADDER, SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST THE CORNER OF THE CAT WALK RAIL.

EE WAS REPAIRING A TIRE. WHEN REMOVING TIRE FROMA VOLVO LOADER HE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER

THE STACKER STALLED AND WHILE THEY WERE CHECKING THE DRIVE BELTS THE CONVEYOR BELT REVERSED DIRECTION AND CAUGHT EE'S HAND BETWEEN THE V-BELT AND THE PULLEY..

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP STEPS TO A LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON STEP CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS GROIN AREA.

CRUSHER LABORER PUT HIS RIGHT ARM INTO GUARDED CONVEYOR ROLLER AND IT CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND PULLED HIS ARM INTO RUNNING CONVEYOR.

SLIPPED ON STEOP WHILE GETTIDNG OUT OF WATER TRUCK.

STRUCK BY PIECE OF METAL FROM HAMMER FACE WHILE HITTING A CHISEL.

WAS SETTING UP PUMP AT ACRUSHER SITE, TWISTED R KNEE WHILE GOING DOWN A HILL WHEN CARRYING THE PUMP.

FORCING ROCK OUT OF CONVEYOR BELT. HIS HAND SLIPPED AND BUMPED AGAINST FRAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING HOLDING PIN FROM IMPELLOR WHEN A PIECE BROKE OFF & LODGED IN HIS RIGHT THUMB.

SLIPPED ON CRUSHER SCREEN WITH LEFT FOOT, LEFT FOOT FELL THROUGH SCREEN AND EMPLOYEE FELL ON WRIST, BREAKING ARM.

WAS TAKING OUT THE PIN THE A LOADER AND THE BUCKET WENT DOWN AND PINCHED HAND.

REACHING IN TO FELL BEARING AND PULLEY JERKED HAND IN BOLT

EE WAS KNEELING DOWN SHOVELING UNDER FEEDER AND POPPED SHOULDER OUT.

ASSISTING SETTING UP CRUSHER AND WINDY CONDITION CAUSED FOREIGN BODY TO GET INTO LEFT EYE.

I.NAME WAS HELPING TO INSTALL IMPELLAR SHOES ON THE EL JAY CRUSHER WHILE MANHANDLING THEM HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE SMALL OF HIS BACK. PAIN GOT WORSE DURING THE DAY.

INJURED WAS HELPING TO REMOVE A DISCHARGE PAN FROM THE DUAL VIBE SCREEN WHEN ONE OF THE OTHER EMPLOYEES LET GO OF THE PAN,HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG.

WAS CLEANING CRUSHER SCREENS AND SOME KIND OF FOREIGN BODY (OBJECT) GOT INTO LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A PULLEY ON A CONVEYOR AND WHILE TIGHTENING THE NUTS AND BOLTS HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK.

FUELING SPOKENE CRUSHER SERVICE TRUCK STA\TED TO ROLL AFTER GOT OUT IN PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET BACK INTO UNIT TO STOP IT DOR HIT HIM ON L. H SHOULDER.

ROCK FELL FROM SCREEN DECK AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON HEAD AND RIGHT SHOULDER.

THE VICTIM WAS BREAKING UP ROCK THAT HAD LODGED IN JAWS OF PRIMARY CRUSHER AND HE BROKE CORNER OF ROCK OFF AND IT ROLLED OVER ON HIS FOOT