FCM Portable Crusher: 135 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Replacing backup light on rock truck. Fixing cover with 3/4" screen. Had to bend the screen 45 degrees, screen popped and swiped face, nose and upper lip.

Installing tail pully in screen feed conveyor; when tail pulley slipped and cut his right finger.

Lifting tail pulley on Unit 911 cone discharge belt (he pulled a back muscle).

Extracting impact roller from surge bin when opposite side of roller dropped, trapping hand between roller and brace.

The miner was digging out around the cone discharge when he felt his back pop out. He went to the emergency room, and then to a clinic for care. He currently released to restricted duty, but is not working.

Employee was climbing out of truck. She grabbed the handle, but slipped off the foot hold and fell. She struck her lower back on the top step of the ladder. She felt fine at first, but later experienced numbness & tingling in her legs. She requested & received emergency transport to the hospital. She is currently not working as we have no "restricted duties" for her to perform.

Employee was helping to unload several large timbers from a tractor/trailer and strained his back. The injury was such to require 4 to 5 chiropractic treatments.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM A ROCK TRUCK.

Employee was helping change iron in the jaw when he fell and pulled a muscle in his arm.

EE WAS CLIMBING INTO THE LOADER. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HANDRAIL, AND HE FELL BACK. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, THE EE HAD SO MUCH BACK PAIN THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO WORK AND NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION.

Crew was loading a used oil barrel, using a loader & chain to lift the barrel. barrel swang thru the air, came toward the ee, caught him off gaurd, causing the ee to reach up and trying to stop the barrel from swinging. the weight and force of the barrel hitting the ee's outstreched arm caused a strain in his back, for which he will need chiropractic care for several weeks.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING SOME FIBERGLASS WITH A HAND GRINDER WHEN HE FELT A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTER HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS WALKING AND STEPPED INTO A SNOW-COVERED HOLE, TWISTING AND STRAINING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

WHILE INSTALLING A 4" ELECTRICAL WATER PUMP AT THE SAND PLANT, THE EE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE SUCTION HOSE BY HITTING IT WITH THE HEEL OF HIS RIGHT HAND. AFTER 10 DAYS OF OBSERVATION, THE EE DE CIDED TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR HIS RIGHT HAND, & FILE A WORKER'S COMPENSATION STATEMENT WITH OUR OFFICE.

EE WAS TAPPING (DRILLING) OUT A HOLE ON THE COUNTERWEIGHT, WHEN THE DRILL BIT STUCK & THE TORQUE PULLED THE EE'S RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS REMOVING COOLING FAN WITH HAMMER AND PUNCHED COOLING FAN. HE MOVED AND STRUCK HIS HAND WTH THE HAMMER.

EE WAS WORKING TO CLEAR THE JAW CRUSHER OF A LARGE BOULDER THAT JAMMED THE CRUSHER AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. EE DID NOT REALIZE THE EXTENT OF HIS INJURY AT THE TIME AND DID NOT REPORT IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR.

MINER WAS SHOVELING OUT TAIL PULLEY AREA, ROCK BOUNCED FROM 1036 PIONEER JAW, STRIKING MINER ON TOP OF THE LEFT SHOULDER, CAUSING SMALL BRUISE AND CONTUSION.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING MUD FROM CONVEYERS AND TURNED WRONG.

EE TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE INSTALLING TOP DECK SCREEN ON THE 8X20 INCLINE SCREEN.

EE WAS WORKING ON CONVEYOR BELT, PUTTING ON NEW BRACKETS. HE WAS BETWEEN THE CLAMPS THAT WERE BEING HELD BY THE PULL ALONG. THE BELT WAS TURNED ON AND CLAMPS CAME UP, HITTING EE AND WEDGED THE EE BETWEEN THE ROLLERS.

EMP WAS WELDING THE ROLLER ON SIDES OF CONVEYOR.SPARK ENTERED LEFT EAR. WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN AND GET IT OUT.

HE WAS PULLING DOWN ON THE CONVEYOR BELT AND A ROCK CAME DOWN AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH, BREAKING A TOOTH.

EE WAS SHOVELING AND DOING HIS USUAL JOB DUTIES AND STARTED FEELING DIZZY. HE SAID HE HAD BEEN FEELING DIZZY FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. HE STATED THAT THIS WAS HAPPENING AT HOME AND AT WORK. HIS FOREMAN TOLD HIM TO REPORT TO OUR OFFICE.

HE WAS CLEANING CHUNKS OF WOOD OFF THE BELT OF THE CONVEYOR. HE REACHED OVER THE BELT TO GRAB A PIECE AND A ROCK HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

WHEN MOVING THE WHEELS ON THE CONVEYOR AT THE CRUSHER, EE & 1 OTHER GUY PICKED UP THE TIRE & TURNED IT, THEN HEADED AROUND TO THE OTHER SIDE TO DO THE OTHER TIRE WHEN HE REALIZED HE DID NOT BL OCK THE FIRST TIRE. ON THE WAY BACK AROUND, HE HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE HUB.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKIGN UNDER THE BOB CAT. HE COULD NOT FIT UNDER IT WITH HIS HARD HAT ON SO HE TOOK IT OFF. AS HE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE BOB CAT HE HIT HIS HEAD AND CUT IT.

EMPLOYEE THOUGHT CONTROL SWITCH WAS OFF HE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE ROTATION OF A MOTOR POWER WAS ON & THE RELAY EXPLODED CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL FLASH HIS LEFT HAND WAS BURNED ON THE BACK

HE WAS WORKING AT THE CRUSHER ON THE DISCHARGE FLASHING. HE WAS LOOSENING THE NUTS ON THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE FLASHING AND TAPPING THE FLASHING DOWN WITH A HAMMER. HE PUT THE HAMMER UNDER THE BELT AND PUSHED UP. THE HAMMER STUCK IN THE ROLLER AND WAS PULLED THROUGH THE ROLLER WHILE HE WAS STILL HOLDING THE HAMMER.