Exit 5 Sand & Gravel: 250 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Flash burn to eyes from welding

I was told to run the dredge for a few days. Supervisor didn't like that I left it dirty. Supervisor told me I was fired and I turned to talk to a fellow employee and got struck in the back of the head. Had to go get staples.

Employee was cutting end of discharge pipe off to install dresser sleeve. He was sitting on top of discharge pipe cutting end off. He stepped on top of handrail pipe; his foot slipped off onto cable. The cable connector broke and he fell on top of handrail pipe and hudraulic pipe injuring his ribs (left side) and his right knee.

employee was stepping down the ladder on stacker belt, foot slipped off step and put all his weight on left shoulder. He is off duty and taking physical therapy. He has a follow up appointment with the doctor April 7. He has a left shoulder girdle sprain.

EE WAS COMING DOWN OFF THE PIT. ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN EE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL, CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS R. ARM & JAMMING HIS R. SHOULDER. DOCTOR PUT EE ON MUSCLE RELAXERS & EE RETURNED TO WORK FULL DUTY. ON 4/13/04 AROUND 10:10 AM, EE WAS LOADING 30" IDLERS INTO BACK OF PICKUP, REINJURING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. TAKEN TO EMERG. ROOM FOR X-RAYS. PUT OFF DUTY & PT 4 DAYS/WEEK.

employee was pulling punch plate on bottom of deck inside of 6 x 16 shaker at plant 3 (crusher), strained back and was put on light duty.

EE WAS REMOVING AND INSTALLING DREDGE PIPE TO PLANT #2, INSTALLING BOLTS IN PIPELINE. SPRAINED LOWER BACK. EE IS TAKING A MUSCLE RELAXER AND AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MEDICATION.

NO RESTRICTIONS. EE WAS BACKING DOWN THE HOPPER RAMP IN HIS LOADER, TURNED HIS HEAD TO THE RIGHT AND HIS NECK POPPED, HAS PAIN IN HIS NECK AND SHOULDER. WAS SENT TO THE MCLEROY CLINIC ON 11-3- 03 FOR A CHECK UP. HIS NECK DID NOT GET ANY BETTER SO ON 11-10-03 HE WAS SENT TO GAINESVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. STARTED PHYSICAL THERAPY ON HIS NECK, GETTING MOIST HEAT, ELECTRICAL STIMULATIO

employee stumbled while climbing up bank from dredge at end of his shift. He hurt his left hip and knee. This was reported as information only-no medical treatment sought. His left knee started hurting him and he had an MRI done-small tear in left knee. He had surgery on his knee on April 19, 2004. He has been working full time until the date of his surgery on April 19.

EE WAS LOADING SCREENS INTO BACKHOE BUCKET, ONE SCREEN SLID OUT OF BUCKET HITTING EE ON THE TOP OF LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS LOOSENING AND TIGHTENING BOLTS AND PICKING UP ON 5 FT DREDGE SLEEVE. EE WAS SENT TO DR FOR CHECKUP AND IS ON LIGHT DUTY FOR TWO WEEKS. HAS A FOLLOW UP APPT. 10-10-03.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING THE OIL SEAL IN CUTTERHEAD ON THE CHLOE DREDGE. THE SEAL HAD A SHARP EDGE & HE CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE TRACKHOE & HAUL TRUCK. HE HURT HIS BACK CLIMBING IN AND OUT OF THE HAUL TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO CLEAN OUT THE CUTTERHEAD, EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN A HOLE IN THE CATWALK.

WHILE PUTTING BOARDS IN PIT, BACK SLOFFED OFF CAUSING EE TO TWIST HIS KNEE EE WENT TO THE DR AND IT WAS THOUGHT HE HAD A SPRINED KNEE. HIS KNEE DID NOT GET ANY BETTER AND AN MRI WAS PERFORMED. SURGERY HAD TO BE PERFOMED ON 4-4-03 BECAUSE ITWAS DETERMINED HE HAD A TEAR IN HIS KNEE.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE DREDGE LADDER, FOOT WENTTHROUGH A PLACE IN THE CATWALK CUTTING HIS SHIN.

CLEANING CUTTERHEADOUT WITH SHOVEL AND PULLED LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS MOVING WASTE AT PLANT #2 WITH TRACKHOE, MATERIAL FELL OFF SIDE OF BUCKET SPLASHING SAND & WATER INTO LEFT EYE.

EE WAS AT THE CONTROLS OF PLANT 2, WENT BETWEEN CONVEYOR & PLANT, HUNG HIS FOOT & FELL AGAINST ELECTRICAL BOX LATCH, EAR HIT LATCH, HITTING HIS RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING LOOSE A HEAD PULLEY AND THE DRIVE SHAFT SHIFTED AND FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND.

THE 980G LOADER PULLED IN TO MOVE THE STACKER BELT AT PLANT #2, HIT TIRE WITH CUTTING EDGE, TIRE BLEW UT BLOWING SAND, AIR INTO EE'S FACE, SMALL CUT ON LEFT EAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE WORK BOAT AT THE DREDGE WHEN THE DREDGE ANCHOR CABLE BROKE. HE WAS PULLING APPROXIMATELY 300' LONG CABLE ONTO THE DECK OF THE WORK BOAT. HE PULLED BOTH SHOULDERS. HE D ECLINED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR. ON 12/30/02 HE WAS WORKING ON THE BELTS AT THE PLANT AND PULLED HIS SHOULDERS AGAIN. HIS ARMS & HAND STARTED GETTING NUMB SO HE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR 5/23/03.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING MOXY HAUL TRUCK, STEERING WHEEL JERKED, JAMMED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. EE WAS OPERATING THE MOXY ARTICULATED HAUL TRUCK MOVING WASTE MATERIAL AT PLANT 2. THE ROADS HE WAS TRAV ELING ON ARE RELATIVELY LEVEL AND THERE IS SOME HEAVY RUTTING AT THE DUMP SITE. WHILE TURNING NEAR THE DUMP SITE THE WHEEL JARRED SUDDNELY, AND EE JAMMED HIS SHOULDER AS A RESULT.

EE WAS RESETTING SPUD PIN AND HURT SHOULDER.

EE WAS SHOVELING DIRT AND HURT HIS BACK.

EE STRAINED L. SHOULDER WHILE THROWING A GRAPPL-ING HOOK TO FISH OUT A CABLE IN THE LAKE.

PLACED 8' PIPE INSIDE SPOOL OF CABLE TO TURN SPOOL OUTSIDE.

EE JUMPED OFF WORKBOAT ONTO LEFT LEG, STUMBLED AND WENT DOWN ON LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS ADJUSTING WATER VALVE BESIDE SHAKER ON PLANT #1, HE WAS ADJUSTING THE VALVE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND HIS LEFT HAND WAS LAID ON TOP PIPE, ROCK BOUNCED OFF OF SHAKER HITTING HIS LEFT THUMB NAIL.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING PIN OUT OF DREDGE LADDER WHICH WEIGHED APPROX 10 LBS TURNED TO LAY IT DOWN,AND SAID HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS ON THE CATWALK BRING OIL TO PUT IN HYDRAULIC TANK, CORNER OF CATWALK GAVE WAY.

THIS IS AN AMMENDED REPORT - EE WENT OUT FOR SURGERY ON HIS SHOULDER. EE'S WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON DREDGE PIPE.

EMPLOYEE RAISED DUMP BED ON TRUCK TO EMPTY STICKY MATERIAL. IT DID NOT SLIDE OUT RESULTING IN THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK TO LIFT OFF THE GROUND & TURN OVER.

EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING AND INSTALLING A GASKET BETWEEN TWO JOINTS OF 12' DREDGE PIPE. THE WIND MOVED THE PIPE, CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S THUMB BETWEEN THE TWO FLANGES.

EE WAS PICKING UP OUTRIGGER PAD AT CRANE. HE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK.

EE WAS PICKING UP WOOD BLOCKS OUT OF SHOP FLOOR AND HURT BACK.

LOST PART OF INDEX FINGER, MIDDLE FINGER, RING FINGER AND LITTLE FINGER (LEFT HAND). EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING CABLE BACK ON PULLEY THAT WAS ATTACHED TO SPUD, SPUD SLIPPED LOOSE AND PULLED THE EMPL OYEE'S HAND INTO THE CABLE & PINCHED OFF HIS FINGERS.

EE WAS CUTTING A CONVEYOR BELT WITH A BOX BLADE KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EE S LEG ABOUT 3" ABOVE HIS RIGHT KNEE.

YEMPLOYEE WAS WINCHING UP A PIECE FO 10" DREDGE PIPE TO ADD AN EXTRA JOIN JOINT OF PIPE AND SAID HE HURT HIS BACK WHEN TURNING HANDLE OF WINCH.

EE WAS CLEANING BUILD UP OF MUD FROM RETURN IDLER ON CONVEYOR BELT AND GOT HAND AND ARM IN IDLER.

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HAMMERING SHAFT WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OFF & HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE FACE.

EMPL PULLING ON A CABLE AT DREDGE. WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.EMPL REPORTED IT ON 9-3/. EMPL HAD A PREVIOUS INJURY WITH OTHER EMPLOYER

EMPL JUMP-STARTING CRUSHER ENGINE AND BATTERY BLEW UP.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON WRENCH TO TIGHTEN CONVEYOR BELT. HE TOLD FOREMAN HIS BACK WAS HURTING BUT NOT BAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING SHAFT INTO PICKUP AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN BACK.