Florence Plant (CS33): 71 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee alleges ee was aligning the pulleys and the bolts up and ee was pushing forward on the bearings with left arm and ee heard shoulder pop. Late Reporting due to employee just had surgery on 02/28/17 and ee is now losing time from work.

Employee alleges EE was tightening liner bolts and the wrench hit EE's gloves cutting EE's right palm. EE received stitches.

Employee alleges was swinging a hammer to bust up some rock and EE hurt left upper arm. The employee didn't loose anytime. EE had surgery on 06/13/2016 and EE started loosing time.

He was installing new hydraulic control levers on a loader and while reconnecting the electrical wiring had to push hard to connect wiring harness. He heard a pop in his left hand at the base of his index finger. His hand was swollen and hurting the next morning.

Employee alleges he was climbing up a ladder and his foot slipped and he hurt his shoulder.

Employee alleges he was reaching up to put a roller under the conveyor belt and he felt pain on the right side of his groin area. Causing a strain to his groin.

Employee alleges he was climbing down from haul truck and slipped on ice, landing on his left heel and buttocks, causing lower back pain. Employee just treated with chiropractor on 01-07-08.

Employee alleges he was walking down wet ramp and slipped on wet area hurting his left shoulder. Employee had surgery on 06-13-07 and started losing time as of that date.

Employee alleges he was backing up dump truck and he flipped it over on its side.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE HAS BEEN OPERATING A PIT LOADER FOR 33 YEARS, THE STEERING WHEELS AND CONTROLS HAVE CAUSED PAIN AND NUMBNESS TO BOTH HANDS & WRISTS.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS FACE AND EYES WHILE CARRYING TOOLS UPSTAIRS OF FINISHING PLANT.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS TRYING TO TRIM PLASTIC FUEL LINE ON LOADER TO SPLICE TOGETHER AND THE UTILIT KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.

EE ALLEGES WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF CHUTE HE REACHED UP TO GRABB THE SIDE OF CHUTE AND HE FELT A PINCH IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS CUTTING BELT AND THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS LEFT HAND BY THE BASE OF HIS THUMB.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS CUTTING BELT AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS CLEANING POLUTION DIRT OUT OF HOSE AND HE STARTED FEELING PAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE HE WAS REMOVING DUST CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS MIDDLE BACK.

EMP WAS REMOVING TOOTH FROM LOADER. HIT TOOTH WITH HAMMER TO LOOSEN UP AND THE CORNER OF TOOTH CHIPPED AND METAL WENT INTO LEFT FOREARM.

EE WAS DRIVING HAUL TRUCK AND WAS LOOKING FOR HEATER SWITCH TO SHUT IT OFF AND HE GOT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER CAUGHT IN FAN.

EE WAS STOCKPILING ROCK WHEN HE RAN OVER A "NUT"IN THE ROAD. THE JARRING ACTION CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF OF THE CAB OF TRUCK, CAUSING HIS NECK TO GET STIFF.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING ON TOGGLEPLATE TO GET INTO PLACE. HE FELT A SLIGHT POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. PAIN GRADUALLY INCREASED AS THE DAYS WENT ON.

EE STATES THAT HE TRIED TO ROLL A LARGE ROCK OUT OF THE ROAD.

EMP WAS REMOVING THE NUT FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CYLINDER ROD, NUT WAS TIGHT, EMP WAS USING A PIPE FOR AN EXTENSION. THE END OF THE PIPE WAS JAGGED AND HE CUT HIMSELF ON RT HAND WHEN NUT LET GO

EE WAS GRINDING ROUGH EDGES OFF OF PLATE WHEN THE CORD OF GRINDER GOT IN THE WAY. HE MOVED CORD AND WENT TO START GRINDING AGAINS, THE GRINDER "KICKED" BACK AND CAUGHT HIS WRIST WITH THE WHEEL .

EMPLOYEE DROPPED 3 TON BALL ON BLOCK; A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE OFF AND FLEW BACK HITTING HIM IN THE FACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING LADDER UP TO CONVEYOR TO WORK ON THE METAL DETECTOR AND PULLED MUSCLES IN DOING SO.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE WHEELS FROM THE TRUCK HE REMOVED THE LAST BOLT FROM THE WHEEL WITHOUT HAVING THE CHAIN, (WHICH WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE TIRE) ATTACHED TO THE CRANE. THE TIRE AND RIM FELL ONTO BRAD'S LEG.

USED ROPE TO LIFT PUMP OUT OF HOLE ARM AND SHOULDER POPPED WHEN LIFTING PUMP

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ROCK DAN PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS UPPER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.

A ROCK HAD FALLEN OFF A TRUCK AND EMPLOYEE HAD STOPPED TO ROLL THE ROCK OUT OF THE WAY. THE ROCK WAS TOO LARGE TO PICK UP SO HE ROLLED IT OFF THE ROAD STRAINING HIS BACK.

PREPARING PLANT STRAINED BACK WHILE MOVING OIL PUMP

EMPL HAD JUST FINISHED DUMPING ROCK WHEN HDY LINE BLEW. OIL OUT OF HOSE BLEW DIRECTLY ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. OIL CAUGHT ON FIRE BURNED UNTIL TRUCK DIED.

TWISTED BACK SLIDING BARREL UNDER REAR OF TRUCK

EMPLOYEE WAS SECURING A SMALLER OPENING WIRE TO A STRONGER LARGER OPENING WITH HOG RINGS.HE LEANED OVER WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WENT TO DR BECAUSE HIS FINGERS FELT LIKE THEY WERE ASLEEP. HE ALSO WENT ABOUT A HERNIA AT THE SAME TIME. THE DR DIAGNOSED HE HAD CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN HIS HAND. HE HAD SURGERY FOR BOTH THE CARPAL TUNNEL AND HERNIA ON THE SAME DATE. THE REASON FOR LATE REPORT IS

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING SLIDE LOG ON A HEAD PULLEY IN THE SHOP. HE SAID HE TRIED TO LIFT PULLEY BUT REALIZED IT WAS TOO HEAVY AND GOT ASSISTANCE. HE FINISHED JOB AND THE WORK DAY. ON THE NEXT MORNING HE WOKE UP WITH WHAT TURNED OUT TO BE A HERNIA.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING TIE ROD ON TRUCK HE H IT THE WRENCH WITH HAMMER & THE NUT CAME LOOSE & WRENCH SWUNG AROUND QUICKLY & HIT I NAME IN FOREHEAD

I.NAME WAS GETTING DOWN OFF OF THE LADDER ON TRUCK WHEN HE LANDED ON GROUND WRONG, TWISTING HIS KNEE.

CHIPPING WELD PC OF SLAG WENT INN EYE DR FLUSHED IT OUT

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A LOAD OF LIME TO TOP OF LIME PILE TO DUMP ON IT. HE BACKED TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE AND THE STOCKPILE CAVED OFF, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO GO OVER AND TO TURN OVER. THE ENDLOADER HAD LOADED OUT QUITE A BIT OF LIME EARLIER IN THE DAY.

EMPL WAS BRUSHING PARTS TO CLEAN TO PUB BACK ON TRUCK. DIRT & OIL FLIPPED UP INTO EYE. MATERIAL WAS EMBEDDED IN EYE.

WHILE JPUTTING HOLES IN STICK OF DYNAMITE EMMP MISSED AND STUCK PUNCH IN HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING DOWN GRINDING METAL TO WELD HE SHUT THE GRINDER OFF TURNED TO THE LEFT TH LAY IT DOWN IT WAS STILL TURNING AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEECAP WITH EDGE OF GRINDER

EE PUT THE FIRE3EXTINGUISHER IN ITS HOLDER ON TRUCK & T HEN REACHED TO OPEN DOOR. THE DOOR WAS STUCK SLIGHTLY & HE TOOK AN EXTRA AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO PULL OPEN. THIS EXTRA EFFORT TIWSTED HIS B ACK OUT OF PLA7E.

EE WAS RIDING H3S MOTORCYCLE HAOME FROM WORK & DECIDED TO TAKE A SHORTCUT THRU THE QUARRY & OUT THE BACK GATE WHICH WAS CLOSED. RATHER THAN STOP TO OPEN THE GATE THE EE DECIDED TO DUCK UNDE R THE GATE WITH2UT STOPPING THE EE MISCALCULATED SPEED & DISTANCE HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE GATES PIPE CROSS MEMBER LACERATING HIS SCAPL. EE CONTINUED ON HOME & THEN WENT TO LOCAL HOSPITAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN BENT HANDRAIL IN SO DOING HE WAS PUSHING OUTWARD ON HANDRAIL WHEN ONE END BROKE LOOSE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE RESULTING IN HIS FALLING TO THE GRO UND LANDING ON3HIS FEET IT WAS A FALL OF FROM 12 TO 15 FEET

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING ENDLOADER AND WAS GOING INTO PILE BUCKET HIT A FROZEN TOE STOPPING LOADER OPERATOR HEADED FORWARD THEN CAME BACK HARD AGAINST BACK OF SEAT EMPLOYEE DID NOT LOSE WORK UNT IL THE 16TH OF 8ECEMBER 1985 EMPLOYEE WORKED 2 1/2 HOURS ON THE 16TH AND WAS NOT OFF WORK UNTIL DEC 17TH 85

A TRUCK DRIVER FOR NORVIN LUMLEY, TRUCKING CO OF R. R. #1 BARRY, IL 62312 WAS GITTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK AT THE SCALE, JUMED FROM THE TRUCK AND TURNED HIS ANKLE ON EDGE OF SCALE.

EE WAS LIFTING OXYGEN BOTTLE ONTO TRUCK HOLDER & WAS NOT IN THE RIGHT POSITION FOR LIFTING THIS HEAVY BOTTLE ONTO TRUCK & PULLED A VERTEBRAE OUT OF PLACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING AT THE NORTH END OF SHOP WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW OVER AN ALUMINUM LADDER HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT CHEST

EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN BACK OF TRUCK AND BAGS OF FERTILIZER SHIFTED AND HE SLID OFF BACK OF TRUCK LANDING ON HIS BACK AND SHOULDER