Fort Bellefontaine (CS31): 143 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee alleges EE was climbing on conveyor and EE grabbed the rail and crushed EE's left pinky finger.

Employee alleges they were cutting with a cutting torch and the slag ignited solvent nearby causing second degree burns to their forearms and neck.

Employee alleges EE was cutting top of belt on a conveyor with a knife and the knife slipped and cut EE's left forearm/wrist.

Employee alleges was walking from scale house to employee's work truck and heard a pop in right foot. Employee was diagnosed with a fracture to the right foot.

Employee slipped on ice near service truck. Made an attempt to stop fall by reaching for the grab handle on service truck and heard a "pop" in shoulder as employee fell holding on to the handle.

Employee alleges EE was putting some rock breakers on and EE started feeling bad and EE passed out from heat exhaustion.

Employee alleges employee was getting ready to install a plate on a service truck and it fell and cut left pinky finger.

Employee was using a torch to make holes in the fog washer and a foreign object blew into EE''s right eye. The Dr. had to use a needle to move the foreign object out of EE's eye by the cornea. Late reporting due to communication error.

Employee alleges EE was removing a guard from a water pump the guard behind EE fell on EE's left foot. EE received a fracture to EE's foot.

Employee alleges they were grinding some material off of a table and a piece of metal blew into their left eye.

Employee was using cutting torch and a piece of hot metal slag fell down inside employee's boot causing a burn on employee's lower leg

Employee alleges EE was removing a rock on crusher and it slipped and cut EE's middle finger on EE's left hand

Employee alleges after feeling discomfort in abdomen area EE went to a physician. Dr. scheduled EE to see a surgeon. Employee recently had a hernia operation not job related. Surgery was scheduled for 08/31/20 and employee started losing time then.

Employee alleges they were removing a skid steer bucket pin and a finger got jammed in between the bucket and the tire. Employee smashed the left index finger and received 4 stitches.

Employee alleges was prying a rock from a gearbox and it hit employee in right eye and nose knocking off the safety glasses and causing right eye and nose to be swollen.

Employee alleges they were hitting the end of the rotar plate with a sledge hammer and they hit their left thumb. Employee has a fracture to the left thumb.

Employee alleges ee was replacing bolts and left thumb went under the bolts pinching ee's left thumb.

EE alleges EE was climbing up steps to get on a machine and EE twisted self and EE started feeling a sharp pain in EE's lower back.

Employee alleges was cutting a zip tie and the utility knife slipped and cut EE's left hand. EE received stitches.

Employee alleges EE was operating a loader and EE hit a hole in the roadway and EE jammed EE's neck and shoulders.

Employee alleges he was lifting and pulling rocks out of the crusher and some rocks fell on him hurting his neck, left shoulder and hip. Employee just started losing time on 7/28/14.

Employee alleges he was stepping off of a barge ramp with his left leg and he felt pain in his left knee and leg.

Employee alleges he was trying to move some rocks and he pinned his middle finger between the rocks. He started loosing time on 06/28/2013 when he went to the Dr.

Employee alleges he was pulling on a lever to adjust doors and he hit his right wrist on a bolt causing a contusion to his wrist and it also got infected.

Employee alleges he was welding in a bucket and he lost his footing and he tried to stop himself from falling by using his right hand and he fracture his right wrist. He started loosing time on 01-07-2013.

Employee alleges he was dragging screens to the top deck and he felt a pop in his lower back. He went to the Chiropractor.

Employee alleges he was helping another employee lift a shaft and he slipped and his right index finger got cut on a cardboard box. He received stitches.

Employee alleges he was grinding clips on a belt and a piece of metal got into his right eye.

Employee alleges he was working on the top deck of the primary screen. He slipped with a utility knife in his right hand and he cut himself on his left forearm. He received stitches.

Employee alleges the wind blew a metal fragment into his right eye. It was removed by an Optometrist.

Work site noise may have contributed to occupational illness.

Employee alleges he was climbing down ladder and he missed his step and twisted his right foot causing a sprain to his ankle.

Employee alleges he was installing door. It slipped pinning his 4 fingers on his right hand w/torch and steel plate burning his fingers.

Employee alleges he was tightening bolts with a wrench and a hammer, the hammer slipped and hit his hand and he cut his hand - receiving 10 stitches.

Employee alleges he was splitting rock samples and he fell off of ledge twisting his left knee. We received Dr. notes today stating employee is wearing a split.

Employee alleges he was installing new belt to feeder, clamps slipped and hit him in the mouth. *Late reporting due to just received Dr. notes from the dentist reporting procedure done to the tooth on 10-02-08.

Employee alleges he was pulling chain on conveyor line and he felt sharp pain in his right hand. Employee had carpal tunnel surgery on 10-11-07 and is now losing time.

Employee alleges he was walking from conveyor and he slipped and fell onto concrete bruising his left shin.

Employee alleges he was checking oil screen, ratchet slipped and he dislocated his left pinky finger.

Employee alleges he was checking feeder motor and he stepped on a board under feeder and he fell on his left side.

Employee alleges he was operating a loader and he jammed his left shoulder causing pain to his shoulder, neck and back.

Employee alleges he was driving a truck toward a sand pile and he hit a pot hole in the road causing his truck to bounce and injuring his neck, shoulder and back.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS PUSHING A DOOR AND HIS FINGERS GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE HANDLE.

PIPE ROLLED OFF FORK TRUCK, ROLLED ON FLOOR AND ROLLED UP ON FOOT.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON IMPACT AND WRENCH SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS REMOVING A SUCTION HOSE FROM BUCKET AND TRIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL.

OPERATING 992G ENDLOADER FEEDING PRIMARY CRUSHER HE RAN OVER ROUGH TERRAIN, JAMMING HIS SHOULDER INTO HIS NECK CAUSING SHOULDER STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS PULLING ELECTRIC CABLES AND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WALKING ON BUMPER OF 992 LOADER, TRIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND. BROKEN ARM, CONTUSIONS TO FACE.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HIS FOOT SLIPPED WHILE CARRYING SCREENS.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES AS HE WENT TO FREE CLOGGED ROCK FROM THE CONVEYOR HE STEPPED UP ON THE CONVEYOR USING HIS HANDS ON THE FRAME OF THE CHUTE AND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK AND HE STEPPED ON A LADDER AND IT MOVED AND HE SLIPPED OFF OF THE LADDER.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS FEEDING THE IMPACTOR AND AS HE WAS TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THE SECONDARY, HE HIT HOLES AND JAMMED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS TAKING BOLTS LOOSE AND HE DROPPED THE BOLTS AND CUT HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS ADJUSTING BELT ON CONVEYOR WHEN THE CLAMP CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS ONTO THE CONVEYOR.

EH EE ALLEGES HE WAS STEPPING OFF A SAMPLE PILE OF ROCK AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS KNEE TO TWIST AND TURN OUTWARDS.

EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON LINER AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF BOLT & HIS ELBOW HIT HAMMER HEAD LAYING ON CHUTE.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS FUELING LOADER. HE THOUGHT IT WAS FINISHED. HE PULLED OUT THE PUMP AND IT WAS STILL RUNNING AND FUEL SPLASHED OUT IN HIS FACE.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS WALKING UNDER CONVEYOR AND HE RAISED HIS HEAD UP TO SOON AND THE TOP OF THE HARD HAT ON HIS HEAD HIT THE CONVEYOR.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES OTHER EMPLOYESS WERE ROLLING THE BELTS OVER THE GROOVES ON THE MOTOR HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT IN THE GROOVES WITH BELT.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON CRUSHER FEEDER, HE REACHED UP TO GRAB FEEDER BELTS FOR SUPPORT & HIS LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN FEEDED BELTS CAUSING HIM TO RECEIVE A BROKEN LEFT WRIST & THUMB.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES WHILE HEATING A BOLT ON TOP OF FINISH SCREEN WITH A TORCH. THE TORCH MOVED HIS LEFT HAND AND DRUG TORCH ACROSS HIS RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS INSTALLING FRAME WORK TO CONVEYOR IN PLACE, AND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS WALKING ON ICE NEAR STACKER AND HE SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT WRIST.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS CLEANING OUT UNDER CONVEYOR DISCHARGE CHUTE WHEN FRAME OF PRIMARY SCREEN FEED CONVEYOR FELL HITTING HIM IN THE BACK & SHOULDER BLADES.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS WALKING AND HE SLIPPED ON ICE.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS LIFTING STEELS INTO DRILL AND AS HE WAS LIFTING THEM OVER HIS HEAD HE STARTED FEELING SORENESS IN HIS ARMS & SHOULDERS.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS JUST FINISHING UP MOUNTING EQUIPMENT AND AS HE STARTED TO SIT DOWN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BUCKET AND HE FELL INTO THE SEAT OF THE LOADER AND HIT HIS ARM ON THE STEERI NG LEVER.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS CLEANING OUT ROCK BOX TO REPAIR THE BELT, ANOTHER CO WORKER THREW A ROCK OVER TOP OF BOX AND IT ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS LIFTING DIRLL STEEL TO SET UP BARRELS OF OIL ADN HE STARTED FEELIGN PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE FROZEN BUILDUP OF MUD AND BASE ROCK FROM CHUTE BY STRIKING IT REPRTITIVELY WITH A SHOVEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING SCREEN CLOTH AND RATCHET GEAR SLIPPED AND BRUISED KNUCKLES ON RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS TRYING TO PUT SHEET METAL TOP BACK OVER THE CLUTCH SIDES OF THE LINKBELT CRANE AND HE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER.

EE WAS CLEANING FROZEN FINES OUT OF ROCK BOX FROZEN PIECE OF FINES FELL OVER AND HE SMASHED FINGER AGAINST EDGE OF ROCK BOX.

EE WAS UNPLUGGING BRIDGE IN TUNNEL CHUTE, BRIDGECAME LOOSE HITTING THE BASE OF THE SHOVEL KNOCKING THE HANDLE UP AGAINST HIS JAW. CAUSING HIM TOCHIP HIS TOOTH.

EE WAS LIFTING & PULLING 4' X 8' SCREENS INTO PLACE ON TOP SCREEN DECK AT SECONDARY CRUSHER & STARTED FEELING PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING PRODUCT OFF OF THE TRUCK AND CARRYING IT TO THE HOLES. HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE THAT WAS COVERED BY ABOUT 3/4 OF AN INCH OF SNOW AND LANDED ON A ROCK.

EE WAS TEARING PUMP APART AND TRYING TO BREAK NUT LOOSE, WRENCH CAME OFF AND HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK AND BOTH FEET WENT NUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING UP COUNTERWEIGHT. COUNTERWEIGHT SHIFTED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN PIPE AND ROLLER.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM DEISTER TO GET TOOL. HE MISSED THE STEPS AND FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL WITH CUTTING TORCH, WHEN THE TORCH EXPLODED IT BURNED HIS RIGHT FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A BEARING PACE INTO THE HUB WITH A 10 POUND SLEDGE HAMMER & MISSED THE DRIVING TOOL STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND WITH THE HAMMER

EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING AN EXTENSION LADDER-THE TOP SLIPPED & FELL DOWN PRESSING HER RIGHT WRISTBETWEEN RUNGS OF LADDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERA TING MACHINE WHEN A LARGE ROCK FELL OFF THE HIGHWALL SPLASHING THE WINDSHIELD HE GOT OUT TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD & LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL APPROX 15FT LANDING ON HIS BACK

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROM IN BOTH WRISTS.

EE WAS PICKING UP SCREENS TO PUT ON FLAT BED TO TAKE TO STORAGE AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS BANDING AN AIRHOSE AND PULLED THE BAND TIGHT. IT BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD INTO IT AND CAUGHT HIM HIGH ON THE LEFT RIB CAGE. LATE REPORTING IS BECAUSE THE 1ST BILLTO COME TO HIME STATED HE HAD CONTUSION OF THE RIBS. A BILL CAME IN TODAY SHOWING EXRAYS THAT HE HAD FRACTURED ONE RIB.

EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO ENTER TANK AND THE LADDER SLID OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE LANDED IN THE DIRT ON HIS BACK AFTER FALLING APPROX. 6 FT, CAUSING SEVERE BRUISING.

EMLOYEE WAS THREADING 2' PIPE WITH A HAND THREADER ADN PULLED RIBS OUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING LARGER TREE WHICH LANDED ON TOP OF SAPLING AND BEGAN CUTTING SAPLINGS. ONE SAPLING KICKED BACK UNDER THE PRESSURE OF THE LARGER TREE, STRIKING THE CHAIN SAW AND STRIKING H IS LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH AND HAD HIS SAFETY GLASSES ON. HE FELT NO PAIN BUT APPARENTLY RECEIVED A FLASH BURN.

LEANING OVER BREAKER TO TIGHTEN HOSE FELT PAIN IN LOWER LEFT SIDE

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP ON LOADER RT FOOT IN SWING LADDER & LEFT FOOT ON FIRST RUNG WHEN HE PULLED UP RT FOOT SLIPPED BANGING LEFT KNEE ON LOADER

WELDING WHEN SOME SLAG POPPED AND WENT BEHIND MASK HIT HIS GLASSES IN L EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PIN IN ROCK BREAKER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. HIS BACK FELT FINE AT THE TIME. NEXT DAY HIS MIDDLE BACK BEGAN TO HURT.

EMPL PUTTING AXLE IN BACK OF PICKUP WHEN HAND PINCHED BETWEEN GEAR AND SNAP RING ON AXLE.

EMPL WAS CHANGING GRIZZLEY BARS & WAS HOLDING BOLT WHILE ANOTHER EMPL WAS DIRIVNG BOLT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER & MISSED BOLT HITTING EMPL'S THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING FOR CONSTRUCTION ITEMS & STEPPED INTO A DITCH CAUSED BY RAIN

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING FROM TRAMP IRON MAGNET CATWALK TO IMPACT FEED CONVEYOR WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

EE WAS STRAIGHTENING SAMPLE TUBE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND JAMMED HIS LEFT 1 ST FINGER ON SIDE OF PICK UP TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING GEARS AND WIRE FROM FIRE EXTINGUISHER BRACKET SPEARED HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING FRAME FOR RIP RAP PLANT AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS STOMACH.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND THE DRILL BACKED UP ON HIS LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING 2X4 TO PRY UP WALL & NAIL IN BOARD CUT FINGER.

THREW CABLE IN 570 BUCKET AND CABLE SCRAPED ACROSS HAND, CUTTING RIGHT THUMB.

EMPLS WIFE CALLED ON 2/27/90 & SAID EMPL TOLD HER BACK STARTED HURTING WHEN HE GOT HOME FROM WORK & THAT HE MUST HAVE HURT IT WHILE AT WORK. REOCCURANCE OF PREVIOUS INJURY ON 8/26/89.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND RIGHT SIDE OF CRANE AND CAUGHT COVERALLS ON OUTRIGGER CYLINDER. THIS THREW EMPLOYEE OFF BALANCE WHO AT THE SAME TIME STEPPED ON A ROCK, AND HE FELL DOWN.

EE WAS REATTACHING TOGGLE BOLT TO JAW PITMAN AFTER INSTALLING NEW TOGGLE PLATE AND SEATS. TOGGLE PLATE HAD BEEN UNHOOKED FROM CRANE, IT DROPPED OUT OF SEATS AND STRUCK EE ON THE HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING FOR A SHOT WHEN HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN COUPLING & SOLID METAL OF DRILL

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS AND EXPERIENCE BACK STRAIN.

PUMP SHAFT GUARD ON BACK OF PUMP HAD VIBRATED OFF & WHEN EMPL HOOKED UP HOSE TO PUMP HE GRABBED PUMP HEAD TO STEADY IT. AIR PRESS PUSHED PISTON DOWN PINCHING FINGER.

EMPL WAS CUTTING PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING THUMB REQURING 4 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING DRILL STRING FROM BURR HOLE. WHEN HE UNSCREWED THE DRILL MOTOR FROM COUPLING, HE DIDN'T NOTICE COUPLING UNSCREWING FROM STEEL ASLO. THE FREED COUPLING FELL ABOUT 8 FEET AN D STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ELBOW.