Hudson NH Plant: 52 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

A miner was checking fluids on a piece of equipment when EE lost EE's footing and ended up falling onto the ground. The fall resulted in EE fracturing EE's right wrist.

While cutting rubber belting material with utility knife, employee lacerated left hand. Employee received 3 sutures and was released to RTW-no restrictions.

While cutting/splicing conveyor belting, utility knife slipped causing laceration on right thigh. Employee required three sutures.

While adjusting conveyor belt tracking, EE was using hammer to strike adjustable return roller bracket. EE missed hitting bracket causing his right arm to be drawn into belt & he became wedged between belt & roller.

Employee was assisting in replacing a bolt on primary jaw crusher. While striking a slugging wrench with a sledge hammer, employee's hand struct ajoining metal rail causing a fracture of the tip of right thumb. Employee didn't go to clinic until two days after accident.

WHILE REPLACING A SCREEN IN A SAND SCREEN DECK, SCREEN SLIPPED AND CAUSED LACERATION OF TWO FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND (SUTURES REQUIRED).

WHILE RE-ATTACHING A GUARD THAT HAD BECOME LOOSE, EE WAS CUTTING WIRE-TIE ATTACHMENT AND UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EE LEFT THUMB

While cutting a conveyor belt, utility knife slipped cutting employee's right forearm.

ICY GROUND SURFACE THAT WAS PLOWED AND SANDED, EE SLIPPED ON UNEVEN SURFACE, FELL ON LUNCH PAIL INJURING RIBS.

LOADER SEAT ADJUSTMENT IMOPERABLE LEADING TO OPERATOR COMPLAINT OF UNSPECIFIC BACK PAIN. OPERATOR REFER TO PCP. ORDERED TO BED REST UNTIL 5-6-02. LOADER WAS REPLACED WITH LOANER UNTIL NEW SEAT ARRIVES.

STANDING ON THE FEED BOX OF A CRUSHER, 15' OFF THE GROUND, EE WAS REACHING ABOVE HIS HEAD TIGHTENING 2 BOLTS WITH A WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT CAUSING EE TO FALL BACKWARD TO THE G ROUND.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE CUT HIS THUMB WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF ELECTRICAL WIRE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE.

EMP ALLEGES THAT A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT HE WASLIFTING SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS. WHEN IT SLIPPED, HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT IN A HOLE IN THE BELT TWISTING IT OUT OF JOINT.

EE ALLEGES THAT HE BANGED THE KNUCKLE OF HIS "PINKIE" FINGER ON A CONVEYOR SUPPORT WHILE HE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE TUNNEL CARRYING TOOLS.

EE STATES THAT HE WAS STANDING ON THE CATWALK RAILING TO CHECK A CHUTE THAT WAS PLUGGED. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE MIDRAIL HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OVER THE RAIL AND DOWN TO THE GROUND .

EE ALLAEGES THAT THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF THE NUT CAUSING HIS FINGER TO HIT ANOTHER NUT. HE JERKED HIS ARM BACK & STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON THE METAL CHUTE WHICH CUT HIS ELBOW. THIS CUT L ATER BECAME INFECTED, MAKING IT NECESSARY FOR HIM TO BE PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTICS.

EE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS WORKING ON THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN ROCKS FROM THE FEED HOPPER ROLLED DOWN THE EMBANKMENT & STRUCK HIM ON THE FOOT & LEGS.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS WALKING BY THE CRUSHER WITH HIS SAFETY GLASSES ON WHEN HE FELT A PARTICLE IN HIS EYE. HE IS UNSURE OF WHAT IT WAS OR HOW IT GOT IN THERE.

WELDING PULLEY BEHING GRABBED SHIRT TAIL PULLED DOWN BENDING L LEG BENEATH HIM

IT APPEARS THAT DUE TO A SLIGHT SLOPING OF THE GROUND THE TRUCK WAS ON WHILE DUMPING IT CAUSED THE TRAILED TO TIP OVER ON ITS SIDE THE DRIVER FELL FROM HIS SEAT INTO THE PAASSENGER SIDE APPARE NTLY CAUSING HIS INJURY.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM HIS TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND HIT HIS BACK ON AN I-BEAM WHEN HE TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL.

EE SAID HE WAS MOVING PIECES OF STEEL. HE ALLEGES THAT ONE PIECE WAS STUCK, AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL IT OUT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. (ACCORDING TO HIS 1990 W-4 FORM HE HAD 3 DISK S OPERATED ON IN THE PAST).

I NAME WAS WALKING THE DRILL OFF THE LOW BED TRAILER DOOR OF DRILL WAS OPEN & HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF RT HAND WAS IN THE DOOR DOOR SLAMMED SHUT & HIS FINGER WAS AMPUTATED TO THE FIRST JOINT

EMPL ALLEGES THAT HE WAS CHANING SCREENS FOR CRUSHER. WHEN HE STRUCK HIP AGAINST SCREEN SPRAY NOZZLE.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS REMOVING A SOCKET SEALING RING BY STANDING ON THE RING AND HITTING IT WITH A HAMMER. EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT A CRANE WAS LIFTING THE RING ABOUT THE SAME TIME, WHEN T HE RING SUDDENLY RELEASED, THROWING HIM TO THE CATWALK BELOW WHERE HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS WELDING DOING MAINTENCE OF THE CRUSHING PLANT, WHEN A FLASH FROM THE WELDING ARC CAME THROUGH A HAIRLINE CRACK IN THE WELDING MASL AND GOT HIM IN THE EYES.

WHILE OPERATING A HOE RAM A PIECE OF ROCK WENT FLYING INTO THE CAB HITTING THE OPERATOR IN THE R FOREARM RESULTING IN A SMALL CUT REQURING 2-3 STITCHES APPARENTLY SAFETY SHIELD WAS NOT ON AND CAB DOOR WAS OPEN PER MAINE DRILLER AND BLASTINGS SUPERVISORS INCIDENT REPORT

EMPLOYEE IS NOT SURE OF WHEN OR WHAT EXACTLY CASUSED HIS MUSCLES BACK STRAIN. HE BELIEVES THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN DURING A ROUTINE JOB OF UNPLUGGING THE JAW OF THE CRUSHER BY BENDING OVER THE R AIL AND DROPPING A BUCKET TOOTH SUSPENDED ON A ROPE ONTO PLUGGED ROCK MATERIAL.