FORT DODGE QUARRY: 163 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was torquing track roller bolts on a D8-R dozer when torque wrench internal gears stripped out of ratchet head of wrench. Employee was in squatting position when torque ratchet failed causing employee to lose balance and strike the floor hitting elbow.

Employee was in the process of removing a final drive sprocket from a Komatsu PC600 excavator by striking the sprocket with a metal hammer. He hit the sprocket twice and on the third swing a small piece of metal broke off the sprocket striking and embedding in employee's left inside forearm.

Employee was changing a Gradall XL-5200 Excavator bucket and during the attachment process his hand became pinched between the bucket and the bucket adapter.

Employee was descending a 6 foot step ladder when his left foot slipped off the bottom rung of the ladder and his right foot came in contact with the floor. EE alleged knee injury was related to this incident. Claim was contested and later accepted under workman's compensation. EE was severed during a plantwide workforce reduction on 5/19/08 and never returned to work.

Employee was performing maintenance work on a 740 drill. He was leaning over the tracks of the drill, working on a hydraulic pump. Two bolts on the air tank were pushing into his belly and eventually caused pain in the employee's groin area. The employee was performing the task for 4 hours off and on.

Employee was removing chains from a compactor when he slipped in the mud. As he was falling, he reached out to steady himself and caught hold of the exhaust pipe of the compactor, sustaining 1st & 2nd degree burns to his right hand.

Attempted to enter the main quarry shop. The shop was locked. Attempted to unlock the door and was unsuccessful. Tried an alternate door. Entered and turned lights on. Before fully illuminated, he entered an unlit walkway. He tripped over a crate and struck a table or chair, causing upper lip lacerations. He was given 3 stitches and released to regular duty and no restrictions.

The employee was removing a bracket from the top of a shelving unit. As the retaining bolt was removed, the bracket fell on his left elbow. First aid was given & he did not feel further treatment was needed. On 12/21/06, the elbow started to bother him & he was taken to see the company physician to diagnose the elbow pain.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN LOWERING AN END LOADER RADIATOR FROM THE STANDING POSITION TO A HORIZONTAL POSITION ON THE GROUND. AS THE RADIATOR WAS LEANDED TO THE GROUND, THE CONNECTING FASTNER T O THE RIGGING CAME LOOSE ALLOWING THE RADIATOR TO FALL, STRIKING THE TOP OF THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING MACHINE WITH THE HOTSY PRESSURE WASHER. THE HOSE ON THE PRESSURE WASHER CAME APART AT THE CRIMPTO THE WAND AND SPRAYED THE EMPLOYEE WITH HOT WATER, RESULTING IN A SECOND D EGREE BURN 2" BY 7" IN LENGTH.

EMPLOYEE WORKED ENTIRE SHIFT ON 10-21-00 FROM 6 AM TO 2 PM. IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE EMPLOYEE WAS AT HOME THAT HE NOTICED HIS LOWER BACK WAS SORE. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT THAT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE EMPLOYEE'S SORE BACK.

EE REPORTED THAT HIS BACK WAS SORE AFTER RUNNING THE DOZER ON 6-2-00. WE DID NOT BECOME AWARE OF HIS INJURY UNTIL 6-26-00 WHEN HE ADVISED US HIS DOCTOR BILLS WERE NOT BEING PROCESSED BY OUR HE ALTH CARE PROVIDER DUE TO WORK-RELATED NATURE OFHIS INJURY. NO FIRST AID/ACCIDENT REPORT WAS INITIATED BY HIS SUPERVISOR ON 6-2-00.

IT IS FELT BY EE THAT THE MOTIONS REQUIRED IN CONTINUOUSLY TIGHTENING BOLTS USING AM IMPACT WRENCH AND AIR TOOLS ON HEAVY EQUIPMENT IN THE QUARRY DEPT. CRFEATED STRESS TO WRISTS, LEADING TO CA RPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN BOTH WRISTS.

WHILE SHOVELING DRILL TEST CUTTINGS WITH A #2 SAND SHOVEL, EMPLOYEE BENT OVER AND EXPERIENCED LEFT HIP/LUMBAR DISCOMFORT.

EE FEELS THAT BOTH NON-WORK AND WORK-RELATED ACTIVITIES EXACERBATED HIS LEFT WRIST TENDONITIS. EE FEELS THAT HIS TENDONITIS DISCOMFORT HAS NEVER COMPLETELY RESOLVED ITSELF FROM HIS ORIGINAL DA TE OF INJURY ON 7-20-95.

EMPLOYEE WAS CONCLUDING A WELDING PROJECT AND TURNED TO SHUT DOWN THE WELDER. UPON TURNING, THE WELDING ROD STRUCK A CAN OF AEROSOL PAINT WHICH WAS ON THE TABLE. THE IGNITED PAINT CAN BEGAN SP RAYING TOWARD THE CEILING AND IN A CIRCULAR MOTION BURNING THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOREARM. HAD REMOVED LEATHER SLEEVES PRIOR TO SHUTDOWN. PAINT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REMOVED BEFORE START OF WELDING.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM OF A SCRAPER WHEN HIS LEFT EYE BECAME IRRITATED.

EE WAS CLEANING MUD OFF A SCRAPER USING A SPADE. AS EE EXERTED FORCE ON THE SPADE HANDLE, A PIECE OF DIRT BROKE LOOSE, CAUSING THE BLADE OF THE SPADE TO FLIP UP AND STRIKE EE IN THE FOREHEAD.

EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED A CONFIRMED STANDARD THRESHOLD SHIFT. IT IS UNKNOWN WHETHER EMPLOYEE'S HEARING LOSS IS WORK RELATED OR NON-WORK RELATED.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ONTO A SCRAPER & FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSENA RADIATOR CAP WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A TWINGE OF DISCOMFORT IN HIS LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING 16INX16INX48IN WOODEN BEAMS FROM A TRAILER BED SO THAT A BACKHOE COULD BE UNLOADED OFF THE TRAILER EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED LEFT SIDED LUMBAR DISCOMFORT DURING THIS ACTIVITY

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS STOPPED OVER THE PROCESS OF AN ENGING OIL CHANGE ON A LIGHT PLANT THE SAFETY CABLE USED TO HOLD THE LIGHT PLANTS DOOR OPEN R ELEASED IN THE GUSTING WINDS CAUSING THE DOOR TO STRIKE THE BACK OF THE EMPLOYEES HARD HAT THE HARD HAT WAS PUSHED DOWN FORWARD & BROKE THE BOW OF THE SAFETY GLASSES THE BROKEN GLASS FRAME LACERATED THE EMPLOYEE BELOW HIS LEFT EYE ON THE CH

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A BARREL OF ANTIFREEZE WHEN ONE OF THE WHEELS CAME IN CONTACT WITH SOME MUD ON THE FLOOR CAUSING THE DOLLY TO STOP ROLLING. IN AN ATTEMPT TO "FREE" THE DOLLY, THE EMPLOYEE PUSHED ON THE BARREL, RESULTING IN HIS INJURY OF A LUMBAR STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED RIGHT SHOUDLER WHILE BREAKING LOOSE TRACK PAD BOLTS ON A 718 BACKHOE IN THE QUARRY SHOP.

WHILE SERVICING THE SHOVLE, EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING SHOVEL LADDER WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP. EMPLOYE FELL APPROX 4-5 FEET LANDING ONT HE TRACK,GLANCED OFF EDGE OF TRACK AND FELL ANOPTHER 4-5 FEET, LANDING FEET FIRST ONT HE CONCRETE FLOOR. EMPLOYEE'S FEET THEN SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL ON HIS BUTTOCKS. INITIALLY, EMPLOYEE DID NTO FEEL HIS INJURY WAS SER

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING THE TOLL LINKAGE PIN ON A GRADALL EXCAVATOR. THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO SUPPORT THE TOOL CYLINDER ROD. DUE TO RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE PRY BAR SLIPPED CAUS ING THE BUCKET LINKAGE TO FALL. EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND, MIDDLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BUCKET LINKAGE BRACKET AND THE TOLL ATTACHMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING HIS SCRAPER DOWN A RAMP. DUE TO VARIED WEATHER CONDITIONS, A RUT HAD DEVELOPED AND THE GROUND HAD FROZEN BACK. EMPLOYEE DROVE HIS SCRAPER ACROSS THE RUT, CAUSING THE SCRAP ER TO JERK AND ROCKING THE EMPLOYEE AGAINST THE BACK OF HIS SEAT.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A SCRAPER BOWL

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE FLUID LEVELS (OIL, ANTI-FREEZ) ON A HAULAGE TRUCK. THIS DO THIS, THE EMPLOYE EPOSITIONED HIMSELF IN A KNEELING POSITION ONT EH HOOD OF THE HAULAGE TRUCK. THE SURFAC E HE KNELT ON WAS CLEAN AND SMOOTH ADN EMPLOYEE WAS IN THIS POSITION FOR FOR APPROX 30 SECONDS. WHEN EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO MOVE FORM THIS POSITION HE NOTICED RIGHT KNEE DISCOMFORT. EMPLOYEE HAS

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS SCRAPER. EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE LAST STEP AND PLACED HIS RIGHT FOOT ON THE GROUND. AS THE EMPLOYEE DID THIS, HIS FOOTING BECAME UNSTABLE AND HE STRAINED HI S KNEE.

AUTOPSY REPORT INDICATING CAUSE OF DEATH WAS NOT FURNISHED TO COMPANY UNTIL 04-21-92 AUTOPSY REPORT INDICATED THAT WITH MEDICAL CERTAINTY THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS ARTERIOSCLEROTIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE & THAT THE MANNER OF DEATH WAS NATURAL

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ON BREAK AS HE SAT DOWN AT A TABLE THE SEAT BROKE AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE FLOOR.THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK DISCOMFORT.

WAS EXERTING ON A PRY BAR AS THE MAINTENANCE CREW WAS REPLACING A TRACK FOR AB EXCAVATOR. WHILE PULLING DOWN, THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED SOME DISCOMFORT IN HIS RIGHT ARM. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED S PRAINED FIBERS OF THE RIGHT ARM BICEPTIAL TENDON

EMPLOYEE REACHED OUT TO RETRIVE A LOG CHAIN O WOOD TOP WORK BENCH. A WOOD SILVER BECAME EMBEDDED BENATH EMPLOYEES FINGERNAIL. A DOCTOR REMOVED A PORTION OF THE SLIVER AND STATED THAT THE RES T WOULD REMOVE ITSELF.