D R Crushing: 74 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Crew was working on screen unit. EE was working on west side at the discharge end of the screen unit. He was reaching to tighten a bolt on the mahcine, when he was finished he stepped back and fell off the end of the cat walk and fell to the ground 6 feet. He landed hitting his head on rocks on the ground.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING BEHIND TOWER ON HAUL ROAD WHEN HE HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD CAUSING HIS RT. KNEE TO HIT THE AIR CONDITIONER BOX & CAUSING A BONE CONTUSION. EE DID NOT WISH TO SEEK MEDICAL CARE UNTIL 10/25/05. HE WAS SENT TO THE DR. THE SAME DAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE SCALES AT SCALE HOUSE USING A POWER WASHER, THE WASHER TIP BECAME CLOGGED AND HE USED HIS RIGHT HAND TO CLEAN THE TIP. AS HE WAS DOING THAT, HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO PUT PRESSURE ON THE HANDLE AND THE WATER WENT THROUGH HIS GLOVE AND LACERATED HIS FINGER

Employee was changing fuse in electrical box at palnt, when he went to put in new fuse it arced causing 1st and 2nd degree burns to his hands and arms.

EMPLOYEES WERE REPLACING A SCREEN BEARING, WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE IT FROM THE CASING, EE HAD WALKED AWAY APPROX 6 FT WHEN THE BEARING SPLINTERED AND ENTERED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF HAUL UNIT AND AS HE TURNED TO GRASP HAND RAIL AND STEP DOWN HE FELT A CRAMP IN HIS LOWER BACK AND HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING PLATE METAL (GROUNDMAN) WITH CHAIN ATTACHED TO LOADER BUCKET WHEN HOLE IN METAL BROKE, RELEASING CHAIN AND A PIECE OF METAL FELL ONTO HIM CAUSING A FRACTURED BONE IN LEFT S HOULDER BLADE/ FRACTURED RIGHT ANKLE AND BRUISEDLEFT LUNG.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE SCREEN ON PLANT, AS HE WAS LIFTING HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED 7-31-01, RELEASED TO FULL DUTY, ON 8-2-01 HE WAS STILL IN PAIN AND SENT TO DOCTOR, W HO THEN PLACED HIM ON LIGHT DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS AIRING TIRE ON PORTABLE SCREEN SO IT COULD BE MOVED. THE TIRE EXPLODED WHILE HE WAS ADDING AIR CAUSING RIME TO STRIKE BOTH LEGS & WRIST. HE RECEIVED DEEP LACERATIONS BELOW BOTH KNEES AND TO HIS RIGHT WRIST.

THE FIRE STARTEDON THE SOUTH END OF THE TRAILER AND BURNED TO THE NORTH END. DUE TO A TOTAL BURN OUT OF THE TRAILER, THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THERE WAS 10 PICTURES TAKE N WITH A THE DEPARTMENTS DIGITAL CAMERA SHOWING THE COMPLETE BURN OF THE TRIALER. THE NUMBER 10 PICTURE THAT WAS TAKEN FOR A REFERENCE TO SHOW THE CLOSE PROXIMINITY OF THE PROPANE TANK TO THE

EE WAS PULLING ON STELL PIPE TO TURN OFF WATER VALVE AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

AFTER LOCK OUT OF PLANT, HE WAS CLIMBING TO DISLODGE ROCK. LOST FOOTING AND FELL HITTING ELBOW ON CONVEYER GUARD.

HE STATED WHILE SEPARATING DRILL STEEL LUBRIPLATE DRIPPED IN EYE.

EE WAS CLIMBING INTO HAUL TRUCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS EMPTING BINS AT END OF DAY WHEN HIS RIGHT ARM POPPED.

EE WAS DRIVING HAUL TRUCK TO CRUSHER, HE HIT A BUMP & AGGRAVATED A SORE BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING HAUL RIG TO DUMP IT. HAUL RIG WAS HARD TO STEER- STRAINED BACK MUSCLES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF OF A HAUL RIG (TRUCK) WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF OF A STEMP AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH A HANDLE AND INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.

CLEANING MATERIAL THAT WAS BUILT UP ON SCREEN DECK AND IN CHUTE WITH DIGGING BAR.

EE WAS PULLING SHAFT UP ONTO CONVEYOR WITH A ROPE HE TWISTED TO SET SHAFT DOWN AND FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF OF THE HAUL RIG TO THE INSPECTOR'S TRUCK WHEN HE FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING SCREEN PARTS WITH DIESEL FUEL AND NOW BOTH HANDS ARE RED AND SWOLLEN.

WHILE OPERATING LOADER, HIT BOULDER AND CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP, EE JAMMED SHOULDER AND ARM AGAINST STEERING WHEEL. EE HAS SORE LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING FLASHING (RUBBER) WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND.

EE WAS STARTING TRUCK AT STARTER AND CHECKING SYSTEM, WHEN HE BURNED THE INDEX FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. RECEIVED ELECTRICAL BURN, BLISTERED AND BECAME INFECTED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AROUND THE PLANT, THE WIND WAS BLOWING VERY HARD AND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW IN EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING CONVEYOR BELT BY PULLING ON DRIVE BELTS AND HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT IN SHEAVE AND DRIVE BELT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF 988B LOADER HE MISSED CATCHING HAND RAIL & FELL TO THE GROUND

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MATERIAL FROM AROUND A CONVEYOR, USING A SHOVEL. HE SLIPPED ON SOME MUD TWISTING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF THE BACKHOE ADN STEPPED INTO A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON RATCHET & CHEATER PIPE

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING TAIL PULLEY TAIL PULLEY FELL STRIKING THUMB BETWEEN PULLEY SHAFT & FRAME WORK

EE WAS STEPPING OUT OF TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON STEP AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS DRIVING KEEPER PIN OUT WITH HAMMER STEEL SPLINTER BROKE OFF AND STRUCK EE IN KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING AMTERIALS IN QUARRY WHEN HE JERKED SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER RESULTING IN BACK PAIN. FEES LIKE HIS LEGS AREA GIVING AWAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ROCK FROM AROUND CONVEYOR BELT.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF HAUL RIG TO CHECK TO SEE IF ALL WAS CLEAR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING HAUL RIG WHEN STEERIN GHWEEL PULLED AROUND FOR UNKNOWN REASON AND HURT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO UNPLUG CONE CRUSHER WHEN HE TWISTED HIS WRIST.

WORKING ON CRUSHER, EMPTY CRANE ON WAY DOWN, IT WAS SWINGING HE WAS HIT ON L SIDE OF HEAD AREA BY BALL OF CRANE

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AROUND THE COMPRESSOR WHEN THE WIND BLEW CAUSING COMPRESSOR DOOR TO COME DOWN AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD.

OPERATOR LOST C2NTROL OF MACHINE AND JUMPED OFF INSTEAD OF DROPPING PAN.SCRAPER RAN THROUGH CHAIN LINK FENCE,OVER SAFETY BARRIER CONSTRUCTED WITH ROCK BOULDERS AND WENT OFF CLIFF.SCRAPER IS A TOTAL LOSS. 3