Heidelberg Materials Little River Plant: 251 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EE and co-worker were laying out the tow of slope. EE did not communicate with the operator of the Volvo 750 to let operator know EE was in the area. Operator swung the excavator around and struck EE with the bucket. EE received a cut above left eye.(around 6 stitches).

EE was attempting to extend a come a long to the span EE's task required EE to. While free spooling the come a long, EE's right index finger was pulled into the guide sprockets which caused the EE to sustain an avulsion to the tip of the right index finger. Work restrictions were issued as a result of injury.

EE was assisting contract mechanic to remove track tensioner from a Komatsu 65 dozer. Cylinder was stuck, so tension and sledgehammer was used to remove it. After striking tensioner several times, EE stated EE felt pain in right hand. EE was taken to Dr. on 11/6/2017 and given work restrictions and splint.

I.E. was returning to control room, ducked below an I-beam, EE stumbled and lost EE's hardhat. Upon recovering EE's footing the crown of EE's exposed head struck another I-beam causing a gash across the width of EE's scalp. EE was treated with 6 stitches and tetanus shot. Returned to work with out restrictions.

Pulling parts off old dragline to repair loading dragline. Prying and sliding spider gear off shaft and when it came off end of shaft it pinched finger between spider gear and shoe.

employee stepped down on gravel covered culvert and the culvert / ground gave way and he fell. When he got up he said his left leg was cut above his knee

Employee was pulling on an open end wrench to loosen nuts on cone crusher and he strained his lower back

EE was gathering supplies to make a lace in conveyor belt when a bug flew in under his safety glasses and got in his eye. He took his glasses and glove off to remove the bug and he said his hands were a little dirty. Don't know if the bug or the dirt scratched his eye.

3 ee let off the tail pulley to make a lace. After making the lace they were trying to tighten the belt with the winch and noticed the brake was set on the winch. 1 ee was holding the handle of the winch with both hands while another ee released the brake and the handle slipped out of ee hand and hit him in left eye.

Climbing upon the dozer he injuried his left legin the calf area

Guide roller on conveyor was not turning.Injury picked up a hammer to tap it with and as he approached the roller he said he tripped and fell into roller and conveyor.

EE was down inside the dragline between the brake drums in the chain case, cutting a bolt off to replace it, because the threads were stripped on it. The temperature had exceeded ninety degrees that day and he became overheated while in the confined space.

Mechanic was hammering on a coupling on dragline fan pulley shaft. Injury was standing behind him and when he swung the hammer up over his left shoulder to hit the coupling again The hammer head came off the handle and hit him in the chin and neck area cutting his chin.

DURING REPAIRS TO CONVEYOR, EMPLOYEE'S LEFT PINKY FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR LEG AND THE BELT CLAMP WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PULLED ON THE BELT CLAMP, RESULTING IN A CUT AND BROKEN FINGER TIP.

Exiting fuel truck stepped in mud, slipped & twisted right ankle.

He was getting bolts out of bolt bin at shop & tripped over a pallet in the floor. he went to the dr and the dr said it was only a sprain. after 2 1/2 wks. ee foot kept hurting so he went back to the dr on 8-24-04. upon x raying his foot they discovered a small bone had been broken in his ankle.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING DOOR OF CRUSHER TO EXAMINE INSIDE. HE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO RELEASE SAFETY LOCK. WHEN THE LOCK BROKE FREE HIS LITTLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE PRY BAR & THE DOOR.

EE WAS STANDING AT THE NORTH END OF THE SHAKER. CO-WORKER WAS PUTTING A PATCH ON THE TOP DECK OF THE SHAKER ABOVE EE WHEN HE DROPPED THE PATCH & IT HIT EE ON HIS LEFT HEEL. THE WEIGHT OF THE PATCH BUSTED HIS HEEL OPEN REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.

EE WAS CLEANING OUT FROM UNDER HIS BELT WITH A SHOVEL WHEN HE FELT LIKE HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

THEY WERE MAKING A LACE IN ONE OF THE BELTS. THE COMEALONG WAS HOOKED TO THE BELT CLAMPS HOLDING THE BELT TOGETHER WHILE THEY LACED THE BELT. AFTER MAKING THE LACE, EE WAS RELEASING THE COMEAL ONG AND IT SLIPPED, PINCHING HIS HAND AND BREAKING HIS LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UP ON THE LOW BOY TRAILER AND FELL THROUGH A HOLE IN THE DECKING, WHEN HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS HE RIPPED HIS RIGHT PINKIE FINGERNAIL OFF.

EE SAID HE WAS USING A PRY BAR OF THE RAILCAR DOOR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED TWISTING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE LOWER PART OF HANDRAIL PUTTING A RAG IN A HOLE ON THE SANDBOX WHEN THE RAIL BROKE AND HE FELL ABOUT 1 1/2' STRIKING HIS GROIN AREA ON THE TOP RAIL. WHEN HE HIT THE RAIL IT MADE A TEAR IN HIS PENIS AND SCROTUM REQUIRING 11 STICHES.

EE WAS AT THE PLANT 1 SHAKER WELDING AND HIS CUTTING TORCH STOPPED UP, INSTEAD OF CLEANING IT WITH A TIP CLEANER HE WIPED IT ON HIS WELDING GLOVE TO CLEAN THE SLAG OFF. THE TORCH WENT OUT WHIL E HE WAS WIPPING IT ON HIS GLOVE AND HIS GLOVE APPARENTLY FILLED WITH GAS. WHEN HE RELIT THE TORCH IT IGNITED THE GAS AND BLEW UP HIS GLOVE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE BARRELL OUT OF AN OLD SHAKER AND A PIECE OF METAL CAME UP BETWEEN HIS GOGGLES AND HIS FACE AND GOT IN HIS EYE.

TRYING TO GET GREASE GUN PRIMED. HIT GUN ON RUBBER SLEVE OF FRESH WATER PUMP. THERE WAS A STUD STICKING OUT OF RUBBER SLEVE AND FINGER WAS HIT BETWEEN STUD AND GREASE GUN TEARING OFF FINGERNAI L AND BREAKING TIP OF FINGER.

HE WAS CLEANING OUT RAILCAR, STARTED TO STAND UPLOST HIS BALANCE, WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELFHIS HAND HIT THE RAILCAR.

CREW WAS PUTTING NEW V-BELTS ON CRUSHER - WHILE SPINNING BELTS ON TO PULLEY, EE GOT FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY.

EE WAS CHANGING BUCKETS ON A DRAGLINE. THE DRAG CHAINS HAD GOTTEN TWISTED AND GATHERED UP. HE WAS PULLING AND LIFTING ON THE DRAG CHAINS IN ORDER TO STRING THEN OUT WHEN HE STRAINED HIMSELF.

WAS STEPPING ONTO DOZER TO BEGIN OPERATING IT, AND HIS KNEE POPPED.

EE REMOVED GUARD WHILE CONVEYOR WAS RUNNING TO TRAIN A CARRIER IDLER WITH A HAMMER. EE CONTACTED CONVEYOR BELT & IDLER WITH LEFT ARM, CAUSING LEFT ARM TO BE PULLED BETWEEN IDLER & BELT. EE THE N USED RIGHT HAND TO PULL OUT LEFT ARM. RESULTING INJURIES LEFT BROKEN ARM, RIGHT BROKEN WRIST & THUMB. EE DISREGARDED LOCKOUT/TAGOUT PROCEEDURE.

DESCENDING LADDER FOOT SLIPPED & TWISTED KNEE.

GOING FROM THE BELTHOUSE TO SWITCH HOUSE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

THE BLOCK HAD UNSCREWED FROM THE H5 CYL. ROD. HE HAD SCREWED IT BACK ON AND WS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING PIN IN ROD IT CAME DOWN ON HIS FINGER.

ATTEMPTING TO DIG OUT A RETURN ROLLER ON BELT LINE HE SLIPPED ON GRAVEL PILE AND HIT HIS LEG ON FRAME.

SAID HE WAS SHOVLEING AND HIS BAKC STARTED TO HURT.

HE SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHY HIS BACK WAS HURTING. THAT HE HAD NOT LIFTED ANYTHING HEAVY THAT DAY BUT IT WAS HURTING. I ASKED HIM IF HE NEEDED TO GO HOME AND HE SAID NO.

GETTING HOSE TO WASH LOADER RAISED UP FAST & HIT HIS HEAD ON SAND SCREW BOX HURT HIS HEAD & NECK

EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A SKIRTBOARD FROM A PIECE OF OLD BELTING, USING A RAZOR KNIFE. HE WAS PULLIGN THE KNIFE THROUGH THE BELT WHEN IT SLIPPED AND STABBED HIM IN THE KNEE.

EE WAS MOVING AN ELECTRICAL POWER CORD WITH THE HELP OF ANOTHER EE NOTHING WAS SAID ABOUT ANY INJURY.

TIGHTEN SPLIT NUT ON INTERLOCK. TO GET SNUG HAD TO HIT WITH HAMMER. HE WAS HOLDING A HAMMER AND I.NAME WAS HITTING WIHT ANOTHER HAMMER. A PIECE CHIPPED OFF THE SMALL HAMMER AND IMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

LACING BELT HAD IT FASTENED WITH A COME-A-LONG. ONE END CAME LOOSE NAD HT EHANDLE OF THE COME-A-LONG CAM EBACK AND HIT HIM ON WRIST.

DRIVING BUSHING OUT OF FRONT END LOADER BUCKET

BEATTING ON A WALKING CHAIN PIN WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND PIECE OF METAL FLAKED OFF WENT INTO HIS TOP LIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS SQUIRTING BELT DRESSING ON HEAD PULLEY, HE WENT OVER GUARD AND BECAME ENTANGLED IN BELT. (WE ARE UNABLE, AT THIS TIME, TO KNOW EXAXCTLY WHAT HAPPENED).

EMPL WAS THREADING BELT TRHU SNUB PULLEY HAD BOTH ARMS EXTENDED OVER HIS HEAD PUSHING UPWARD CLAVICAL JUMPED OUT OF PLACE

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING SKIRTBOARD RUBBER ON THE BELT LINE, SOMEONE ACCIDENTLY TURNED THE BELT ON, SCARING THE EMPLOYEE AND HE JUMPED TO THE GROUND.

WALKING ACROS S YARD STEPPED ON LG ROCK THAT ROLLED CAUSING HIM TO TURN ANKLE.

GETTING OUT OF DOZER FEET SLIPPED OUT FORM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON LEG.

EMP WAS PREPARING A BEARING CARRIER TO REMOVE THE BEARING BEARING CARRIER SLIPPEED AND CAUGHT HBIS FINGER CAUSING A CRUSHING INJURY TO RIGHT LONG FINGER AND A NAIL BED LACERATION