Geneva-Oaks Corners Plant: 71 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was changing screen cloth on the #1 screen when EE lost EE's balance and fell hurting EE's right knee and left shoulder. The employee continued working without restrictions until lay off when EE had surgery to repair EE's knee. Was originally first aid.

While unplugging a feeder in the surge tunnel a rock rolled down striking the EE in the left hand causing a laceration requiring 4 stitches.

Unplugging blocked stone chute. He was utilizing a steel hook to pull at the stone and felt a "twinge" or pull in the groin area.

Impact Wrench was dropped on finger

Replacing wear plates under Grizzley, slipped on ladder rung. (Originally reported as First Aid).

CLEANING HOPPER UNDER 5 SCREEN WITH SCRAPER. HIT HAND BETWEEN HANDLE OF SCRAPER AND ANGLE IRON BRACKET.

THE EE WAS CLEANING A CHUTE UNDER #4 SCREEN AND HIT HIS HAND/FINGER ON SIDE.

STEEL PLATE FELL SMASHING RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

WHILE CLEANING CRUSHER THE ROTOR MOVED. KEVEN' JUMPED OUT OF CRUSHER STRIKING HEAD ON HANDRAIL.HIS SAFETY GLASSES HIT THE HANDRAIL AND CUT ABOVE THE EYE WHILE COMING OFF.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A VARIETY OF ITEMS, CHANGING SCREENS, GREASING AND OILING PLANT COMPONENTS.

WHILE GRINDING WITH HAND HELD GRINDER, THE GRINDING WHEEL BROKE CAUSING THE GRINDER TO JUMP HITTING THE FACE SHIELD AND THE EE'S LEFT FOREARM CAUSING A CUT ON THE LEFT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A ROLL OF PIPE ON A SHELF WHEN THE PIPE CAME OFF THE SHELF AND FORCED HIS LEFT THUMB BACKWARDS.

WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND RIGHT RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND SIDE OF THE SCREEN BREAKING THE FINGERTIP.

THR FIRST THREE FINGERS ON THE LEFT HAND WERE BROKEN AT THE TIP OF THE FINGERS WHEN CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SLEAVE AND V-BELTS ON A CRUSHER THAT WAS BEING UNPLUGGED.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING TIRE ON A RIM WHEN TIRE BLEW OFF RIM STRICKING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT ARM.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF WEAR PLATE. HE COMPLETED THE CUT AND WAS GOING TO TURN OVER THE PLATE. HE LIFTED ONE END, GOT IT OVER CENTER AND DROPPED THE PLATE. THIS PLATE STRUCK ANGLE IRON FLIPPING IT TOWARD HIM. THE ANGLE STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT UPPER ARM. FIRST AID AND TETANUS SHOT WERE GIVEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH TO TAKE OFF A LOCK NUT ON A HEAD SHAFT TO PUT MORE POWER ON THE WRENCH THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON THE WRENCH WITH HIS RT FOOT PUTTING HIS BODY WEIGHT ON WRENCH WHEN W RENCH FELL OFF THE LOCK NUT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO COME DOWN ON HIS RT FOOT CAUSING A SPRAIN TO THE FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SOME SMALLER ROCKS AROUND LARGER ROCKS. HE STATED HE SLIPPED WHILE WORKING. EMPLOYEE WORKED 5 HRS. ON 9-16-89. HE STATED AFTER HE LEFT WORK AND WENT HOME, HIS LOWER BACK ST ARTED HURTING HIM. HE FEELS THAT HE INJURED HIS BACK ON THE JOB WHILE MOVING ROCKS.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING AN INVENTORY OF THE PLANT'S TIRES, AND APPARENTLY WALKED INTO SOME POISON IVY, CONTACTING IT ON HIS SKIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING AXLE ON TRUCK, AND AS HE WAS CLEANING UP THE PIECES OF THE AXLE, A SMALL PIECE OF METAL PUNCTURED THE INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. HE REMOVED THE PIECE OF METAL, BUT TH E FINGER BECAME INFECTED.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT A HOPPER AND APARTICLE OF DUST BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPL REMOVING NUT WITH CHISEL AND HAMMER.STRIKING CHISEL WITH HAMMER AND MISSED STRIKING RIGHT THUMB.

AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHARPENING HIS BUTTON BIT WITH A DIE GRINDER HE CLAIMS A FILING WENT UNDER HIS FACE SHIELD AND UNDER HIS GLASSES LODGING IN THE RIGHT CORNER OF HIS LEFT EYE HE COULD FIND NOTHING IN HIS EYE WENT HOME WHEN HIS SHIFT WAS OVER HE SAYS HE FELT DISCOMFORT THAT NIGHT AT HOME AND WHEN HE CAME TO WORK ON 9-23-88 HE WENT TO DR WHO REMOVED A STEEL FILING FROM HISEYE

AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER ON A CAT F E LOADER HE WENT TO STEP ON THE BOTTOM RUNG OF THE LADDER WHICH WAS BROKEN OFF AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE HE GRABBED THE HAND RAIL WITH HI S LEFT HAND CAUSING A SORE ELBOW AND SHOULDER THE EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO WAIT AND SEE HOW HIS ARM PROGRESSED AND SINCE HE STILL HAS PAIN IN HIS ELBOW HE WENT OT A CHIROPRACTOR ON 6-7-88

THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES HE WAS DRIVING AN EUCLID QUARRY TRUCK,GOING DOWN TO THE PIT WHEN THE REAR AXLE DROPPED OFF THE TRUCK(ACTUALLY DRIVE LINE FELL OFF TRUCK),A ND THE BACK OF THE TRUCK HIT THE TRUCK HIT THE 1ROUND,CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO BOUNCE IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING DOWN STAIRS WITH HIS HANDS FELL AS HE WAS WALKING DOWN HIS FEET SLIPPED ON THE STAIRS AND HE SLIPPED BACKWARDS AND SLID DOWN 4 STAIRS

THE EE WAS INST5LLING A HEAVY STEEL PLATE OVER A PUMP SHAFT. WHEN THE PLATE WAS ALMOST IN PLACE IT SLIPPED & DROPPED PINNING THE EES RIGHT HAND RING FINGER AGAINST THE SHAFT.

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 WORKING ON A STARTER ON A QUARRY TRUCK. AS HE WAS KNEELING UNDER THE TRUCK, HE APPARENTLY KNELT ON A STONE, CAUSING A BRUISE TO HIS LEFT KNEE, AND SOME INTERNAL BLEEDING IN T HE KNEE. 3

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 OPERATING THE MOTOCRANE.HE SAID THAT HE WAS PULLING ON THE SWING LEVER,WHEN HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION RUNNING FROM HIS LEFT SHOULDER TO HIS NECK.

THE EE WAS SPLI7ING A CONVEYOR BELT. HE WAS STANDING ONT HE CONVEYOR FRAME PULLING ON THE BELT WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON H IS LEFT SHOULDER. HE F ELL 5' HE PULLED T HE LIGAMENTS IN3THE SHOULDER.

ON DEC 7 1984 THE EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED THAT HIS RIGHT FOREARM WAS SORE, AND HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HE HAD DONE TO IT, BUT HE STATED THAT IT DID NT HUR WHEN HE CAME TO WORK ON 12-6 IN THE MORNING BUT HURT WHEN HE WAS GETTING READ TO GO HOME ON 12-6 SO HE FELT HE MUST HAVE HURT IT DURINT THE DAY. HE SHOVELED THAT DAY AND HE HELPED TO LOAD A SHOT, BUT HE CAN NOT NAME A SPECIFIC TIME IT

EMPL CLEANING CONVEYOR BELT NEAR SECONDARY CRUSHERS WHEN SHEAVE ON MOTOR SPLIT APART AND PIECE OF SHEAVE STRUCK EMPL INTHE BACK BREAKING 2 RIBS.