Hallwood Plant: 127 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee stated EE slipped and buckled EE's knee. Employee stated EE was handing a section of screen media to another employee, EE needed to step on the electric motor for the stationary screen to get high enough to hand the screen media to the other employee, when EE stepped on the electric motor EE slipped and EE's knee buckled, EE continued working and never said EE hurt self

Employee working on metal staircase when metal fell onto employees' foot above toes. Contusion and sprain of foot.

Employee says he was prying on a drive sprocket and felt a slight pull in groin area. This was not reported until 2/28/07. He says he did not report it as he thought it amounted to nothing. His Dr wanted him to cease activity for 2 weeks as he had a previous hernia repair in the proximity of his soreness.

Employee was servicing a dozer when he stepped on a cobble and twisted left knee. *THIS EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT HIS INJURY TO THE COMPANY UNTIL 3/18/05*

EE was removing his overalls at the end of work shift. He noticed his right middle finger was hanging at the first joint. Does not know how it occurred.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE A METAL PLATE FROM A BARMAC CRUSHER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING THE PLATE WITH A PRY-BAR. EE REACHED DOWN TO GET THE PLATE WHILE THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HIT IT AGAIN STRIKING HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING A PIECE OF METAL OFF A CONVEYOR THAT HAD COME THROUGH A CRUSHER AND BURNED HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE METAL.

EE WAS OPERATING LOADER TRAVELING OVER ROADWAY AND HIT LARGE RUTS IN ROADWAY WHICH CAUSED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SIDE OF NECK, LOWER AND UPPER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING TIMBER INTO LOCATION AND FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LEFT ARM. THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE EMPLOYER UNTIL 12/4/02.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REPLACE A GUARD WHEN THE BOLT HOLDING THE GUARD BROKE AND THE GUARD FELL SMASHING THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND. THE 4TH FINGER WAS FRACTURED, AND THE 5TH HAD A OPEN FRACTURE.

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE SCALES & STEPPED ON ANINSPECTION PLATE THAT HAD BECOME AJARRED & HIS FOOT WENT THRU THE HOLE & HE HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE

ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING (LIFTING) MOTOR WHILE EE PLACED SHIM UNDER MOTOR AND THE BAR SLIPPED OFF MOTOR FRAME CUTTING EE'S FINGER (LEFT INDEX).

LOADER RAN INTO THE FRONT OF WATERTRUCK CRUSHING IT IN. WATERTRUCK DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET HIMSELF OUT OF WATERTRUCK. EE WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY CENTER AND CHECKED BY DR, DR RELEASED EE TO RETUR N TO WORK AS HE FOUND NO INJURIES. NO X RAYS OR PRESCRIPTIONS WERE ISSUED. 3 WEEK 6-18-01 AFTER THE INCIDENT THE EE STARTED EXPERIENCING PAIN AND RETURNED TO THE DR FOR A FOLLOW UP. DR ORDERE

EE LISTING 25 LB. BOXES OF ASPHALT CONCRETE FOR TESTING.

EE WAS LIFTING 20LB BAGS OF FIBER TO ADD TO THE AC MIX EVERY 60 SECONDS ALL DAY. ALSO MOVED 60LBBOXES OF FIBER CAUSING BACK PAIN

PINCHED FINGERS BETWEEN FLATBAR AND TAIL PULLY GUARD OF A RADIAL STACKER, RESULTING IN REMOVAL OF SKIN AND FINGERNAIL OF LEFT RING FINGER AND LACERATION TO MIDDLE FINGER.

EE WAS REPAIRING CRUSHER BY USING A COMEALONG TO TIGHTEN BELT AND THE HANDLE TO THE COMEALONG CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HAND.

EE WAS LIFTING & MOVING AN ACETYLENE TANK FROM ATRUCK TO STORAGE AREA & TWISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS YARD AND TWISTED ANKLE.

WENT TO DR. 8-5-93 FOR ELBOW INJURY THAT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH 7-23-93 ELECTRICAL SHOCK INJURY.INJURY IN WHICH NO TIME WAS LOST, & THE DOCTOR SAID NO WORK UNTIL 8-16-93, WHICH 6 DAYS WERE LOST. REASON FOR LATE FILING-FAILURE TO REALIZE ANOTHER REPORT FOR WORK DAYS LOST WAS TO BE FILED.

INJURED WAS SETTING OUTRIGGERS ON CRANE, THE CRANE MOVED UNDER HIGH TENSION LINES WITH ITS BOOM LOWERED. THE 0PERATOR RAISED THE BOOM INTO THE LINES WITHOUT SWINGING CLEAR OF THE LINES FIRST SENDING AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK THROUGH MARK'S BODY.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE SUCTION HOSE FROM PUMP. WHEN FORCE WAS APPLIED BY ANOTHER WORKER TO LOOSEN HOSE, FAULTY WELD ON BASE BROKE. CAUSING PUMP TO TWIST SIDEWAYS AND SMASHED THUMB ABG AINS TPIPE. WELD WAS ON BASE BUILT BY COMPANY.

HELPER REMOVING COTTON PINS PROCEEDED TO DRIVE OUT PINS IT CAME OUT HIT L FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS WEIGHING TRUCK ON THE SCALES AT HALLWOOD, CROSSED OVER TONGUE OF TRANSFER TRAILER & TWISTED ANKLE ON SCALES.

EMPLOYEE LIFTED CABLE ATTACHMENT FROM PICKUP TRUCK & STRAINED UPPER BACK-REPORTED PAIN PROBLEMS ON 11-27-90

OPERATOR WAS PREPARING TO LOAD ELECTRIC MOTOR TO SEND IN FOR REPAIRS. BENT OVER SLIGHTLY TO MOVE MOTOR SO LIFT CHAIN COULD BE ATTACHED. SPRAINED HIS BACK IN SO DOING. DID NOT LEAVE WORK.

REPAIR TO SCREEN UNTI USING CUTTING TORCH PIECE OF CUTTING SHAG BOUNCED OFF METAL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON FACE AND LODGED IN EYE.EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.DID NOT REPORT INJURY AT WOR K PAIN OCCURRED LATE SAME NIGHT AND EMPLOYEE WENTO HOSPITAL.

EMPLOLYEE DOING REPAIR ON JAW CRUSHER PLATED LEFT GO & SLIPPED CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER ON RT HAND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION 5 STITCHES

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OFF PIECE OF HEAVY CHANNEL IRON. WHEN CUT PIECE FELL TO GROUND. IT STRUCK A PIPE UNDERNEATH AND GLANCED OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT FOOT.

NO ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED NO COMPLAINT WAS MADE OF PAIN OR PROBLEM, EMPLOYEE WENT HIME AND THEN CALLED IN BY TELEPONE AND SAID HE WAS UNABLE TO COME TO WORK DUE TO PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE DRIVER8 HAUL VEHICLE TO FROM HARVEST AREA BRING MATERIAL TO PLANT.EMPLOYEE REPORTED NOTHING UNSUAL.NOTICED PAIN IN LOWER BACK BUILDING UP AROUND 9:PM.EMPLOYEE DID NOT LEAVE WORK.WENT TO DOCTOR ON 9/14-PAIN STARTED ON 9/11/87 EMPLOYEE WAS OFF FOR WEEKEND.

CHANGING SCREEN8 ON PLANT-STRUC ELBOW ON CLOTH.DID NOT GO TO MEDICAL UNTIL 04/24 WHEN SWELLING STARTED.

BREAKING OUT CO3CRETE PIER WITH A PAVEMENT BREAKER, CONCRETE BROKE, DUE TO HAMMERING, AND INJURED SLIPPED AND FELL, INJURING LEG AND BACK.

PREPARING STEEL3FOR WELDING WITH PORTABLE GRINDER-WIND WAS BLOWING 3 BLEW GRINDER DUST UNDER FACE SHIELD.

EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING CONVEYOR BOX STEPPED INTO BOX AND BUMPED RT SHIN AND SORENESS OF SHIN BUMP W/SLIGHT ABRASION WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 11-24-86 WHEN DISCOLORATION OF SKIN WAS NOTED

ASST WENT TO MA7HINE TO CHECK OIL LEVEL TOOK OIL FILL CAP OFF AND POURED OIL INTO MACHINE .MACHINE WAS HOT AND WHEN OIL CAME IN CONTACT FIRE STARTED BLOWING OUT ON ASSTS RIGHT FOREARM.

REPAIRING CRUSH9R USING BAR TO ASSIST LEVERAGE,BAR SLIPPED CAUSING SHIFT OF WEIGHT TO RIGHT LEGH.

REMOVING CRUSHE9 TOP FOR REPAIR SET TOP ON GROUND WAS REMOVING HOIST SLINGS WHEN CENTER CHUTE SLIPPED AND DROPPED OUTSIDE HULL ON FOOT