Gibraltar Operations: 44 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee tripped over a raised concrete area, lost his balance, reached out to break his fall, and fell on his hand fracturing the left index finger. EE also sustained a hematoma to distal end of same index finger.

HSI driver was traveling east on Gibraltar Mine haul rd. As the driver started negotiating to make a left turn curve he lost control of his vehicle.

Truck No. 1180 rolled over on a curve hauling a load of kaolin. The truck was running too fast for conditions and could not make the curve.

EE was climbing the dump bed when his foot slipped. Instead of letting go, he tried to pull himself up. He dislocated his shoulder.

EE WENT TO FAST AROUND CURVE AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER CAUSING CAB DAMAGE TO TRACTOR. EE RECEIVED LACERATION ON CHIN WHICH WAS TREATED AT HOSPITAL. ALSO BUMPED HIS HEAD ON CAB CAUSING KNOT ON LT SIDE OF HEAD ABOVE EAR.

DRIVER WAS WASHING OUT HIS DELIVERY HOSES AFTER DELIVERING A LOAD OF SODIUM SILICATE WHEN HE WASSTRUCK IN THE BACK BY A LARGE CHUNK OF CLAY THATHAD FALLEN FROM A BACKHOE BUCKET THAT WAS FEEDIN G A BLUNGER ABOVE THE DRIVER & HIS TRUCK

EE WAS AT GRADE ADJUSTING THE LOCATION OF FORKS ONT HE FORKLIFT WHEN THE FORK CAUGHT HIS THE TIP OF HIS LEFT RING FINGER.

EE WAS WORKING WITH AN EXPERIMENTAL ROD MILL AT THE DIXIE MILL. THE UNIT HAD SHUT DOWN WHEN IT BECAME CLOGGED & THE FEED WAS DISCONTINUED TO THEUNIT. WHEN THERE WAS NO FLOW, HE CHECKED THE VAL VE BETWEEN THE TWO CHAMBERS TO CHECK FLOW. HE PINCHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE SLIDING LOCK & THE HANDLE STOPS ON THE VALVE BODY.

HELPING TO UNLOAD A BULLDOZER IN THE RAIN, EMPLOYEE REACHED OVER AND PICKED UP A LOWBOY RAMP ANDFELT SOMETHING POP IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE STATES HE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED W/ LYMES DISEASE& CONTRACTED IT FROM WORK VIA TICK. PAPER/ MEDICAL REPORTS REFLECT "VIRAL ENCEPHALITIS" & CAUSE IS BEING DETERMINED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHIN GUP AROUND THE HEAD TANKS WHEN MUD SPLASHED UP ONTO HIS SAFETY GLASSES. AFTERCLEANING HIS SAFETY GLASSES, THE WATER PRESSURE BURGED THROUGH THE WATER HOSE CAUSIN GHIM TO L OSE HIS BALANCE AT WHICH TIME HE ACCIDENTIALLY POKED ONE OF THE ARMS OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HSI LEFT EYE AND LACERATED THE CORNEAL THE ARMS OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS ELFT EYE AND LACE

EE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO HOLD BREAK OUT TONGS AROUND PIPE WHEN THE DRILL PIPE BROKE LOOSE, THE TONGS STRUCK AND BRUISED HIS LEFT PALM AND THUMB.

EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WERE DUMPING A PAN WHEN HE WENT TO PUSH THE PAN WITH HIS HAND AND HIS HAND SLIPPED, STRUCK THE SHARP PAN AND LACERATED IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE BACK WHEN A DRILL ROD CAME LOOSE FROM THE "FAST PLUG" THAT CONNECTS. IT TO THE HOISTING CABLE. THIS HAPPENED AS THE ROD WAS BEING DIRECTED TO THE ROD STUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING A BOLT ON TOP OF A SCREEN IN A FIELD BLUNGER. WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING, SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON A STRIP OF ANGLE IRON AND BRUISING IT.

EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON WET SURFACE WHILE SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER AND SUSTAINED A LOW BACK STRAIN. THIS CASE DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 5-18-93 WHEN EE WAS PLACED ON A PRESCRIPTION AS A R ESULT OF SUBSEQENT MEDICAL VISIT.

EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN IN HIS LEFT ARM AFTER SLIDING A SUCK PAN UNDER A DRILL BLOCK.

EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE SIDE OF A BRASS BAR WITH A 3LB HAMMER WHEN IT GLANCED OFF AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND.HE SUSTAINED LACERATIONS AND FRACTURED HIS LEFT SECOND METACARPAL BONE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STUNG BY A BEE AND EXPERIENCED ALLERGIC REACTIONS. HIS FACE, ARMS AND HANDS BROKE OUT IN HIVES.

EMPLOYEE STATES HAVING SUSTAINED SEVERAL TICK BITES AND BEGAN EXPERIENCING FEVER, GENERALIZED ACHES AND PAIN. LABORATORY FINDINGS SUGGEST RECENT OR PAST INFECTION DUE TO ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER. EMPLOEE BECAME AWARE OF THIS ILLNESS ON 6-25-91.

I.NAME DROPPED A PIECE OF 4" PIPE ON A MALE ADAPTOR LOCATED ON A SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE TANK CAUSING THE ADAPTER TO BREAK AND SPILLED THE CHEMICAL OVER THE EMPL.

HELPING LOAD USED PUMP IMPELLER ON TRUCK WHEN R LOWER ARM CAME IN CONTACT WITH IMPELLER

SCRAPER WERE IN A PUSH-PULL OPERATION (LOADING SAND). AS THE FRONT SCRAPER'S REAR ENDWENT DOWN, EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING BACKWARD AS THE PAN WAS BEING LOADED AND RECEIVED A FORCEFUL JERK TO HIS NE CK AND SHOULDER. HE SUSTAINED A SEVERE STRAIN. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TRETMENT UNTIL 8-26-88.

EMPLOYEE OVEREXERTED HIS BACK MUSCLES WHEN HE LIFTED A 50-60 LBS PUMP AND PLACED IT ONTO A TRUCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPL. WAS ATTEMPTING TO ASCENT REAR OF CAT SCRAPER FOR SERVICING WHEN HE LOST HIT FOOTING CAUSING HIS BODY TO SLIDED DOWN & STRIKE HIS LEFT ARM, AGAINST A HOOK THAT WAS LOCATED ON LEFT SIDE O F SCRAPER. HE SUSTAINED PUNCTURE WOUND WHICH REQUIRED EIGHT SUTURES TO POISTERIOR SIDE OF LEFT UPPER ARM.

EMPLOYEE MADE AN AWKWARD STEP WHILE HANDLING DRILL PIPE WHEN HE FELL AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT LEG ON THE MUD PAN AND ABRADED HIS LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN HIS LOWER BACK BY A WATER HOSE WHICH WAS BEING PRESSURIZED CAUSING IRRITATION TO A ONE YEAR OLD POST-OP SURGICAL SITE.

I,NAME WAS STAN8ING BETWEEN TEH REAR OF THE WATER TRUCK AND THE REAR OF A SCRAPER WHEN THE TRUCK ROLLED FORWARD AND PINNED HIM BETWEEN BOTH VEHICLES. THE IMPACT OF THE BLOW LACERATED THE LEFT LOBE OF HIS LI5ER.