Greene Plant: 48 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Associate with pre-existing back condition bent over from a sitting position to pick up a piece of paper and strained her back.

Associate was pulling bars out of feeder area of jaw crusher. Rock from above fell, hit bar, throwing bar against side of jaw, mashing the associate's left thumb between bar and side of jaw.

ASSOCIATE TAKING WATER SMAPLE FROM DISCHARGE PIPE, DID NOT REALIZE WAS BITTEN BY SPIDER ON LEFT WRIST. TEN MINUTES LATER WRIST SWELLED AND WEIN SWELLED.

OXYGEN HOSE ERUPTED INTO FLAMES WHEN TORCH WAS IGNITED WITH FLING IGNITER.

EE NEEDED TO INSPECT DRIVE SHAFT FOR THE 769 HAUL UNIT & EXPERIENCED PAIN WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO DRAG IT OUT FROM UNDER THE STORAGE SET.

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL OUT OF THE FLUME. WHENHE STEPPED BACK HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN

EE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH A BUCKET OF MATERAL FOR SOMAPLING PURPOSES. HE BECAME OVERPOWERED BYT HE WIGHT OF THE BUCKET OF MATERIAL. THE WORK PLATFORM THAT HE WAS STANDING ON SHIFTED AND HE FELL AC ROSS THE METAL BOX, BREAKING HIS RIBS

EE WAS WELDING & HAD A HOLE IN SHIRT. WELDING ARC CAUSED SEVERE BURN.

EE WAS DISASSEMBLING SIDE SPROCKET ASSEMBLY ON DOZER. SEGMENT WAS FROZEN IN PLACE AND EE WAS STRICKING IT WITH BALL PEN HAMMER. A PIECE OF THE SEGMENT BROKE OFF WENT THRU HIS SHIRT AND EMBEDDE D ITSELF IN HIS STOMACH.

EE WAS HOLD THE SHIMS OUT OF THE WAY FOR ANOTHER EE TO WELD A HANDRAIL AND THE SHIM SLIPPED AND FELL OVER AND HIT HIS LEG AND CUT IT IN TWO PLACES.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING STAIRS AT JAW CRUSHER WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT FOOT ON A BENT STAIR TREAD. TORN TENDON, DOCTOR PERSCRIBED MEDICATION FOR 10 DAYS AND PUT HIM IN A SPLINT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE THE SWING SAW LINER BOLTS FROM AIR CRUSHER BY DRIVING THEM OUT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE SWINGING THE SLEDGE HAMMER HE INADVERTANTLY STRUCK HIS RT ELBOW AGAINST THE PITMAN BEARING HOUSING

INJURED WAS STRADDLING A CONVEYOR 12 8" CHANNELSHE LEANED OVER 1 PC 4" CHANNEL AND A TROUGHING ROLLER.HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT THROUGH A PC OF 1/4 X 2 FLATBAR WHICH HADN'T BEEN BURNT THROUGH W HEN 8" CHANNEL CUT.THIS WAS CAUSING THE SECTION OF CONVEYOR ATTACHED TO CRANE NOT TO BE LIFTING PROPERLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE FUEL TANK DRAIN PLUG. A RATCHET HEAD HAD BEEN BROKEN OFF IN THE PLUG. EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER AND A PUNCH TO REMOVE THE BROKEN PIECE OF TOOL WHEN HE STRUCK HIS TH UMB WITH THE HAMMER.

EMPL WAS LIFTING PLATE WITH ASSISTANCE FROM CO-WORKER PLATE WAS IN PLACE RESTING ON A BEAM ON TOP AND HELD BY EMPLS 2 BELOW THE PLATE SLIPPED OFF THE BEAM ABOVE AND STRUCK EMPLS R FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS U SING CUTTING TORCH TO CUT METAL SUPPORTS IN THE BODY OF A 769C TRUCK WHEN HE WAS ABOUT TO MOVE TO THE NEXT SUPPORT TO BE CUT HE PULLED UP ADDITIONAL HOSE TO REACH THE AREA THE T ORCH CROSSED HIS LEFT HAND WHEN HE PULLED UP ADDITIONAL HOSE

ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HAD A PISTOL IN HIS POCKET. WHEN HE PUT HIS HAND IN HIS JACKET POCKET THE PISTOL ACCDIENTLY WENT OFF WITH THE BULLET STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT HAND & LEFT SIDE.

2 EMP WERE CHANGING V- BELTS ON CRUSHER. ONE WS USING PIPE WRENH TO HOLD THE BOTTOM PUT WHILE INJ EMP USED WRENCH TO BREAK THE TIP NUT LOOSE THE PIPE WRENCH AND PC OF ANGLE.

EMPL BREAKING NUTS LOOSE ON SCREEN DECK.WRENCH SLIPPED & HIT HIM IN MOUTH BREAKING 2 FRONT TEETH.

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST RETURNED A TOOL TO THE TOOLBOSX ON SERVICE TRUCK WHEN HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY HE WALKED INTO THE MIRROR FRAME ON THE SERVICE TRUCK WHICH CAUSED LACERATION TO HIS NOSE

EMPLOYEE WAS PL5CING DRIVE SHAFTIN VICE WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT PINNING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE CAGE OF THE BEARING AND THE EDGE OF THE WORK BENCH. LACERATION AND HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF R IGHT INDEX FING9R.

EMPLOYEE WAS AD4USTING BRAKE ON BELT CRANE WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT AND EMPLOYEE FELL FROM TRACK TO GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A DIGGER BAR TO UNSTOP A CHUTE WHEN ROCK CAME OFF TOP OF PULLEY STRIKING EMPLOYEES HAND

EE WAS PULLING 2IMSELF A 4" FIRE HOSE TO SIDE OF RAOD & SAID IT HURT HIS BACK.