FLORIN PLANT: 198 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Miner Disconnected a 4" line to unplug it. The line had not fully depressurized. Cement was blown into the face of the Miner. The miner's eyes were injured, at this time indications are the injury will result in the loss of 2 days work.

A 50# bag started to slip from the pallet the employee was pulling bags from. The miner grabbed the slipping bag. EE believes that is when EE pulled a muscle in EE's forearm. Sprain of Left wrist.

Miner was walking on a surface that was wet and slippery. He slipped and fell, hitting his head on the concrete. This resulted in a laceration on the back of his head.

Miner was removing a cap to free the journal from the anchor box. The anchor box was hanging from a cherry picker attached to the forks of a lift truck. The forks suddenly and unexpectedly dropped and cherry picker fell on the miner's hand pinching it between the journal and the cherry picker.

A bag of barite broke open and barite got into the eye of the miner

Miner was packing and stacking 100 lb. bags of barite. Instead of dropping the bag in place on to the pallet as he was trained to do, he threw the bag and strained his back

EE was not wearing safety glasses. Supervisor thinks that caused the irritation. EE says the Supervisor poked him in the eye. No witnesses.

Employee was charging the battery on the loader. As he moved the cable the battery exploded.

The forks of the fork lift were not in the channels of the manlift cage. Injured ee and other ee were standing in the cage. Another ee was backing up the fork lift and the cage tipped. Injured ee and other ee fell out of the cage and bottles of Oxygen and Acetylene fell on them.

The forks of the forklift were not in the channels of the manlift cage. Other ee and Injured ee were standing in the cage. Another ee was backing up the forklift and the cage tipped. Other ee and Injured ee fell out of the cage and bottles of oxygen and acetylene fell on them.

Employee was removing a cover to a Derrick screen. As he was setting it down, it slipped out of his hand and fell on his right foot.

EE was to tighten the belts on the blower. He turned off and locked out the blower. The belt was still turning because of vacuum from the dust collector. EE grabbed the belt and it pulled his fingers into the pulley.

Employee was putting bags on 25 lb blocks of clay when his arm became sore. The next day it was swollen. He was diagnosed with tendonitis.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE BOLTS HOLDING A METAL PLATE. WHEN HE CUT THROUGH THE LAST BOLT, THE PLATE FELL ONTO HIS FOOT.

EE ASSIGNED TO B-MILL. PACKING OFF 50 LB BAGS.

EE WAS CHANGING PLATES ON PUGMILL USING HAMMER

EE ASSIGNED TO B-MILL. CINSTANT LIFTING OF 50# BAGS CAUSED HIS INJURY.

EE WAS DESCENDING FROM UPPER PUG MILL AREA.

EE REACHED ACROSS PALLET TO GET MATERIAL. PULLED ON BEG, LEFT SHOULDER POPPED.

PACKING OFF 50 POUND BAGS. WHEN PICKED UP BAG, FELT PAIN ON RIGHT SHOULDER.

TRANSFERRING 50LB BAGS FROM PALLET TO PALLET.

EE WAS EMPTYING A BULK BAG OF SLATE & PUSHED TOO HARD STRAINING A MUSCLE IN HIS CHEST.

SLIDING HORIZONTAL SHAFT INTO THE PINION GEAR ON A MILL-RAYMOND MILL. THE SHAFT WEDGED IN THE PINION GEAR & THE EE PUSHED (IN A STOOPED POSITOINTHE SHAFT TO MAKE IT SLIDE THROUGH THE GEAR. THE AWKARD POSITION RESULTED IN THE EE STRAINING A LOWER BACK MUSCLE

INJ EE WAS INSTRUCTING ANOTHER EE WHERE TO PLACEA PALLET OF MATERIALS AS THE INDIVIDUAL STARTED TO TORN AWAY THE EE OPERATING THE FORKLIFT SET THE PALLET DOWN ON THE RIGHT FOOT OF THAT EE

THE MOIST CLAY CAME TOO SOFT. IT WAS STACKED NEAR THE OEPRATOR WHOE WA SPUTTING IT BACK ITNOT HE MILL. THE BLOCKS OF CLAY STUCK TOGETHER AND WHEN HE TRIED TO PICK UP A BLOCK (25#) HE HA D4 B LOCKS.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN AIRHOSE TO CLEAN A SMALL 4' X 4' X 5' SQUARE SURGE TANK AND AIRLOCK. THE AIR HOSE GOT CAUGHT IN THE MOVING AIRLOCK AND DREW HIS RIGHT HAND INTO IT PINCHING THE 3 MID DLE FINGER NOT THUMB OR INDEX.

WHILE PUSHING DOWN MATERIAL WITH A SMALL HOE HIS HANDS SLIPPED ON THE HANDLE AND HE FELL FORWARD APPROX 6" HITTING HIS HEAD ONA BOLT PROTRUDING FROM THE SIDE OF THE B-MILL ORE TANK USED TO SEC URE THE ACCESS HOLE.

LIFT CHAIN HAD COME OUT OF THE ROLLER GUIDE & JAMMED AGAINST THE ROLLER GUARD FORKS WERE APPROX 6IN OFF OF THE FLOOR LIFT CHAIN WAS TIGHT ON FORKLIFT FORK-SIDE & TIGH T ON OTHER SIDE OF ROLLER GUIDE LABORER GRABBED LIFT CHAIN AT CHAIN-ROLLER PINCH POINT

EMPLOYEE WAS BENT DOWN PUTTING A 50 LB BAG ON A PALLET WHEN HE COUGHED.HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT BACK AREA.

EMPLOYEE KNELT DOWN AND PICKED UP A 100 LB BAG OF SAND FROM THE FLOOR AND FELT A PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.AS HE TURNED AND PLACED THE BAG ON A PALLET,THE PAIN INTENSIFIED.

EE WAS PACKING OFF 50 LB BAGS. HE WAS LIFTING A BAG ABOUT SHOULDER HEIGHT AND ROSE UP ON HIS TOES, PULLING A TENDON IN HIS RIGHT HEEL.

LIFTING BOX OF CLAY STEPPED ON PALLET THEY GAVE WAY INJ TO BACK AND LEG

GUIDING LIFT LOOPS ON A SUPER SACK BAG ONTO FORKLIFT FORKS.I WAS POSITIONING THE LIFT LOOPS ON THE FORKS OF THE FORKLIFT WHEN THE OPERATOR(THINKING I WAS FINISHED) RAISED THE BAG TO MOVE IT CR USHING MY LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE SUPER SACK LIFT LOOP AND THE FORKLIFT FORK.

WHILE DUMPING BOXES OF TILE. A CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING A BOX TO FALL SIDEWAYS TOWARD ME. AS I MOVED AWAY FROM THE FALLING BOX HIT ME CAUSING ME TO FALL ON ANOTHER PILE OF TILE AND A PIECE JABBED INTO MY SHOULDER BLADES.

I.NAME TRIED TO JUMP ONTO RR CAR TO TIGHTEN MANUAL BRAKES.STUMBLED & FELL ON TO COARSE GRAVEL ON EDGE OF TRACKS.

I.NAME HELPING OTHER PUT DESK ABOVE OFFICE FOR STORAGE.WHILE MOVING DESK ACROSS RAFTERS FOOT SLIPPED OFF AND WENT THROUGH SHEET ROCK.LANDED ON HIS FEET ON OFFICE FLOOR.

EE BENT OVER AND FELT A TIGHTNESS IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE SAID HE WAS NOT LIFTING OR USING ANY TOOL AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY.

PACKING OFF BARITE 100 POUND BAGS ON A MILL PACKER. HE WAS WEIGHING A BAG AND WHEN HE PICKED IT UP, HE INJURED HIMSELF.

TRIED TO STOP A SLOW ROTATING TURN TABLE TO NEUTRAL POSTION WITH 3600# OF BAGGED BARITE.TYRING TOO HARD HE PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT HIP.

THE RIGHT WRIST3BECAME IRRITATED FROM LIFTING 25# BLOCKS OF CLAY AND PLACING CLAY INTO BOXES.

THE EMPLOYEE HA8 TO BEND FORWARD TO PUT 50# BOX OF CLAY INTO A TRUNK OF A CAR

EMP WAS LIFTING3A BAG OF CALY FROM THE PACKED SPOUT TO SCALE TO CHECK FOR PROPER WT THE BAG WEIGHED 120 LBS HE THEN LIFTED THE 120# BAG AND SWUNG IT AROUND TO PUT BAG ON THE PALLETT AND STRA STRAINED RT GRO3N AREA

I NAME WAS PLACING WOODED BLOCKS UNDER EQUIPMENT AND A LARGE SPLINTER CAME LOOSE AND STUCK IN HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER,HE PULLED OUT THE SPLINTER THINKING IT WAS ALL OUT BUT LATER FOUND THAT THE RE WAS STILL A PIECE LEFT IN THE FINGER.

I.NAME CLEANING EXTRUDER MILL AND CUT RIGHT HAND PALM WHILE SCRAPING CLAY FROM EXTRUDER AUGER PADDLES.PADDLES BECOME SHARP AS THEY WEAR.

I NAME STRAINED OR PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK AND BACK WHILE LIFTING 50 TO 100 SACKS WHILE DROPPING MATERIAL INTO BLENDERS MUSCLE AND STRAIN.

I NAME WAS WORKING ON A MILL WHEN EMPTY BAG FELL OFF PACKER ON TO MESH CONVEYOR NOT THINKING HE GRABBED FOR BAG AND MISSED CATCHING FINGER IN MESH CONVEYOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 100# BAGS AND HIS RIGHT LEG KNOTTED UP CAUSING HIS BODY TO BE OUT OF BALANCE PLACING A STRAIN ON HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE STUMBLED ON PALLET HE WAS LOADING CLAY ON LOADING 100# BAGS OF CLAY AND STUMBLED ON EDGE OF PALLET CAUSING HIM TO TWIST AND INJURE RIGHT LEG TORN LIGAMENT BEHIND RIGHT KNEE

MANUEL JORRIN STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING 100# BAGS FROM PACKER MAHINE

EMP WAS UNLOADING RAILCAR LIFTING AND PALLETIZING 50 POUND BAGS AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK & RIGHT SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING PUG MILL MAINTENANCE WAS WELDING NEARBY APPROX 8\ DISTANCE EMPLOYEE SAID A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE WELDING FLEW INTO HIS L EYE