English Pit: 130 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was pushing material up on the ballast stockpile. The rear suspension support of the operator's seat broke. This caused employee's back to hurt. He reported the incident and was taken to the clinic for medical evaluation.

3 EE's were assigned the task of streching out 500' of #8 SO cord to be used to install an electrical pump. When the proper length was reached, the cord required cutting. One of the EE's went to get wire cutting shears. One of the other EE's had the injuried EE hold the cord and and the other EE cut through the wire with a box knife and cut the injuried EE.

Ee was attempting to shim a reach lock pin when his left middle finger was pinched between the clevis and the lock housing. The resulting laceration required stitches.

EE EXPERIENCED KNEE PAIN WHILE CLIMBING IN AND OUT OF THE CRANE CAB. VISITED DOCTOR ON 6-30-03. SOME QUESTIONS AS TO WHETHER THE INJURY WAS WORK RELATED, POSSIBLY PRE-EXISTING.

EE WAS INSTALLING A WHEEL SEAL ON THE LT. REAR DRIVE AXLE OF A BELLY DUMP. AS HE WAS HAMMERING ON THE WHEEL SEAL DRIVER, THE HAMMER STRUCK HIS LT. INDEX FINGER. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE. EE WAS USING TOO SMALL OF A HAMMER AND MISSED THE SEAL DRIVING TOOL AND STRUCK HIS LT. INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS REPLACING SCREEN CLOTH ON THE #1 WASH SCREEN. HE LIFTED A PIECE OF CLOTH WITH HIS RIGHT ARM EXTENDED FELT A TWINGE IN HIS LOWER BACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE. HE OPERATED A 769 CAT WAGON AFTER WARDS AND THE PAIN BECAME MORE SEVER AND HIS BACK TIGHTENED UP.

ADJUSTING PRODUCT CONE ON ROCK CRUSHER USING OPY WEDGES & A 20LB SLEDGE HAMMER

DRIVING ON PUBLIC ROADWAY THRU CONSTRUCTION WITHFLAGMEN WAS REAR ENDED TWICE BY SAME VEHICLE JAMMED THUMB INTO STEERING WHEEL

WALKING TOWARD BUTTON BOARD STEPPED WRONG OR TRIPPED TWISTING LEFT KNEE. DID NOT FALL CAUGHT HIMSELF ON THE BUTTON BOARD

HAD A MAKESHIFT PLATFORM CONSISTING OF TWO 2X6 PLANKS TO STAND ON WHILE REPAIRING A SCREEN DECK. SLIPPED ON WET FOOTING & STRAINED SHOULDER CATCHING HIMSELF. FINISH JOB BUT THE NEXT MORNING SW ELLING & ACHING OCCURRED IN SHOULDER.

WHILE OEPRATING SCRAOER--GOING BACK TO DUMP A LIGHT LOAD OVER VERY ROUGH GROUND AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN EXCESSIVE SPEED FOR CONDITIONS--INJURED LOWER BACK FROM A HARD BOUNCE--RADIOED FOR HEL P.

PULLING DOWN ON SPRING LOADED ELECTRICAL SHUT OFF BREAKER HANDLE SLIPPED FROM HAND AND RECOILED INTO BOTTOM OF CHIN.

CUTTIGN SOME CROWN RUBBER WITH UTILITY KNIFE AND SLICED THROUGH INTO TOP OF THUMB.

SHOVELING IN A TUNNEL FEEDER

LIFTING LOAD OF IDLERS ON PALLET, CHAIN SLIPPED WHEN PALLET BROKE AND STRAINED HAND.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS HOSING OFF CONCRETE SLAB, HE SLIPPED IN MUD. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BEFORE FALLING, TWISTING HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF OUTRIGGER OF ;CRANE CAPPROX 4 FEET TO GET DOWN *& REINJURED PRES-EXISTING KNEE INJURY

HIT HEAD ON CROSSBAR WHILE COMING UP AFTER BENDING DOWN TO CHECK EQUIPMENT.

I NAME WAS HIT ON THE NOSE WITH A PVC PINE HIS NOSE WAS BROKEN WHEN A SECTION OF PIPE SPRANG LOOSE FROM A CONVEYOR FRAME WHERE IT WAS CAUGHT & BENT IN TRYING TO FORCE THE BENT PIPE IT CAME LO OSE & HIT HIM BREAKING THE NOSE

WHILE USING A CUTTING TORCH SLAG POPED UP IN MY RIGHT EYE PS WHILE WARNING SAFETY GLASSES.

WHILE USING HI PRESSURE WATER TO WASH OFF SCALE WATER OR DIRT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH EYE.

WHILE REMOVING CUTTING EDGE BOLTS HAND SLIPPED AND WAS CUT ON THE SHARP EDGE OF BOLT.

EE STOPPED THE 126 MOTOR GRADER TO GET OFF WHILE EXITING FROM DOOR WAY HIS FOOT STIPPED AND HE FALL OUT OF MACHINEY ON THE GROUND. MACHINE WAS WET FROM RAIN CAUSING FOOT TO SLIP. HE LANDED ON HIS FEET CAUSING BACK TO BE JAMMED TOGETHER SHARPLY.

WORKER BACKED OVER A UNTABLE BANK, APPROX. 15' HIGH, WITH EX HRG. DUMP TRUCK. WHEN TRUCK LANDED IN UPRIGHT POSITION WORKER WAS SHOOK UP INSIDE CAB. TRUCK DID NOT ROLL OVER.

HH WAS LIFTING A TORCH CART ONTO A PICKUP TRUCK RESULTING IN STRAINED BACK.

UNLOADING CAT TRACK- LAID TRACK ON ROCK SO AS TO GET STRAP OUT. SLIPPED OFF ROCK AND BROKE TOE.

DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF WATER TRUCK WHEN HE SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING MAN ON MOTORCYCLE.

WORKING ON STEAM CLEANER. GOT TO CLOSE TO EXHAUST PIPE.

HE DROVE A 966 5OADER OVER A 20' TO 30' CLIFF WHILE STRIPPING OVERBURDEN. AFTER THE INCIDENT, HE CLAIMED HIS ONLY INJURY WAS A CUT ON HIS THUMB. HE WAS TERMINATED FOR CARELESS AND NEGLIGENT US E OF EQUIPMENT.3HE NOW STATES HE IS SEEING A CHIROPRACTOR FOR THIS INCIDENT.