Huron Operations: 175 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP MATERIAL AND CARRYING A 5 GALLON BUCKET STRAINING THE RIGHT ELBOW.

Employee was cleaning the burn floor of the plant. As employee pulled the air hose to the next area to be cleaned, employee tripped over a 4" vacuum hose that had fallen down into the walkway. Employee fell to the concrete floor striking right shoulder.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO THE 52 BUCKET ELEVATOR AND LOOKED UP AND AT THAT MOMENT LIME WAS FALLING FROM AN OVERHEAD STRUCTURE. LIME GOT INTO RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL CARE AND RECEIVED MEDICATION.

Employee was assisting in opening the tarp on a truck to load by standing on the fuel tank. The tank was covered in ice causing the employee to slip and fall to the ground landing on both feet but spraining the right knee upon landing.

An electrician was injured while trouble shooting a controller bucket rotary disconnect for #1 dust collector fan. An arc flash resulted causing burns to employee. This is reportable because it is a lost time accident.

Employee was changing a bearing on a conveyor tail pulley. During repair employee received a metal sliver in the palm of his left hand. Medical treatment was required to remove the piece. Employee returned to work to complete the remainder of his regular scheduled shift with no work restrictions. This is a reportable accident because there was one suture.

Employee was raking coal ring from #1 Kiln, a large piece of coal ring fell and hit the rake which twisted/jammed left wrist.

Employee was beating on outside of metal coal hopper with sledge hammer due to coal being frozen. Sore arms, shoulders, thought pain would go away, it didn't. Investigation started 3/5/14. Seen by physician 3/6/14. Placed on restricted duty back to work and is currently working on restricted duty, no time lost.

Employee opened kiln door and dust blew into right eye while checking grates. As noted on follow-up form, Employee was wearing his P.P.E. along with face shield.

Fixing a valve at the north end of the plant. Fell in a hole and broke two ribs and scraped elbow.

Driving skid loader, parked and exited. Slipped and hit bucket of skid loader with left shoulder.

Using a spud bar to break up coal ring. The bar slipped and hit employee in head

Unplugging the head of the stone belt and strained back

Walking down the steps and stepped off onto ground and twisted ankle.

While lowering fall protection on trailer, stepped on rib and fell and twisted ankle. (DCN:220073480020-Per MSHA inspector Jack Webb this was not a reportable accident. The employee did not have any lost time)

Platform that employee was working on broke. Employee feel approximately 3 feet and sprained his ankle.

EE WAS WALKING FROM OFFICE TO LOADING SHED TO LOAD THE NEXT TRUCK. HE SLIPPED ON WET GROUND AND STRUCK THE BLACKTOP LANDING ON HIS RT. SIDE.HE HAD A CUT OVER HIS RT. EYE AND INJURED HIS RT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING LATHE TO MACHINE A PIECE OF STEEL. RIGHT HAND WAS RESTING ON LATHE. (EMPLOYEE IS LEFT HANDED). LONG PIECE OF STEEL SHAVING FROM PIECE BEING MACHINED TOUCHED HIS HAND. IT SCA RED HIM AND HE JERKED HIS RIGHT HAND BACK. IN DOING SO, THE SHAVING CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

MAKING PREPARATIONS TO REPAIR STONE SCREEN. EE PULLING NEW SCREEN DECK OVER HAND RAIL PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN SCREEN CLOTH AND HANDRAIL RESULTING IN LACERATION TO LEFT INDEX FINGER.

UNLOADING TRUCK - RELEASED CHAIN BINDER - LOST HIS BALANCE AND BUMPED HIS TAIL BONE ON MACHINE TO BE UNLOADED.

EMP PLACED A FLAT WASHER HORIZONTALLY BETWEEN JAWS OF VISE. AS HE TIGHTENED VISE FLAT WASHER FLEW OUT OF VISE AND STRUCK EMP IN LEFT CORNER OF LEFT EYE ABOVE EYE LID.

#3 KILN WAS DOWN, EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING OLD CHUNCKS OF PLASTIC FROM DUMP POCKET WITH A PRY BAR. HE DECIDED TO CLIMB ON SOME OF THE MATERIAL THAT WAS DUMPED ON THE FLOOR 18" HIGH. HE SLIPPED AN D FELL OVER WHILE HIS FOOT REMAINED STATIONARY, THUS FRACTURING HIS ANKLE.

EMP WAS WELDING NEW WRAPPING SHEETS ON OUTSIDE OF #3 COAL TANK. WAS USING A HAMMER TO REMOVE A WEDGE FROM A WRAP SHEET. EMP HAD WELDING GLASSES ON AND FLIPPED UP GLASS TO SEE TO REMOVE THE FLA KED OFF THE WEDGE AND STRUCK EMP.

AFTER FINISHING THE JOB WITH THE ELECTRICIAN, EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM TOP OF APRON CONV. HOOD. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF TOP OF HANDRAIL AS HE WAS LEANING OVER TO GRASP THE SAME HANDRAIL AN D HE FELL. HIS THIGH STRUCK THE ANGLE FRAMING WHILE FALLING AND HE LANDED IN PILE OF DUST.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING INSPECTION DOOR ON CHUTE TO SCREEN WHEN LIME DUST FELL FROM BEHIND HIS GLASSES INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. LIME DUST FELL FROM VIBRATION OF EQUIPMENT RUNNING NEARBY. THIS WAS ON THE 7TH FLOOR WHERE RISING HEAT CURRENTS ADDED THE STIRRING OF DUST.

HE WAS PULLING BROKEN BRICK & COAL RING WITH KILN RAKE FROM GRATES ON #3 KILN, EMPLOYEE TWISTED RAKE TO PULL IT OUT ON ITS SIDE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON EDGE OF GRATE. EMPLOYEE FELT STINGING,SENSA TION ON OUTSIDE OF RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN #7 CONVEYOR. AS HE APPROACHED THE TAIL END HE SLIPPED ON THE ICY GRATING. HE REACHED OUT WITH HIS HAND TO PREVENT HIM FROM FALLING. AS A RESULT HE JAMMED HIS HAND AGA INST THE HANDRAIL CAUSING SEVERE SPRAIN TO HIS RIGHT WRIST AND FOREARM.

RAKING KILN SCALE FROM THE COOLER GRATES. HE JERKED HARD ON THE RAKE AND FELT A SHARP PAIN INHIS RIGHT ELBOW.

USED A SKID STEER LOADER TO LOWER LARGE HYDRAULIC JACKS TO THE GROUND. REPAIRMAN SIGNALLED OPERATOR TO TAKE UP SLACK IN CABLE. OPERATOR DID NOT STOP SOON ENOUGH AND JACK CABLE WAS PULLED INTO THE SHEAVE. HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN SHEAVE AND JACK.

THE TEMPERATURE WAS SUB-ZERO. THE COAL CRUSHER CHOKED. HE AND OTHERS WERE CLEARING THE FROZEN COAL FROM THE CRUSHER. HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT HIS FINGERS WERE GETTING COLD. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES.

THE EE WAS ASSISTING IN ROLLING A TRUNNION HOUSING INTO THE MAINTENACE SHOP FOR CLEANING. IT WAS STOOD ON END AGAINST THE WELDING TABLE. HE DID NOT MOVE HIS HAND WHEN THEY TIPPED IT AGAINST TH E TABLE QUICK ENOUGH. A WARNING WAS GIVEN TO MOVE BUT HE IGNORED IT.

WAS HOSING SCALE OFF SCRUBBER. WATER SPRAY DEFLECTED AND WATER AND DIRT HIT HIM IN THE FACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING LOADED WHEELBARROW AND SLIPPED ON SPILLED MATERIAL. HIT HANDL OF ACETEYLENE TANK CARRIER.

A 'BLOW BACK' ON PUFF IN KILN CAUSED A CLOUD OF DUST TO BE RELEASED FROM THE KILN HOUSING

RAKING LUMPS FROM COOLER GRATE. HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR. BRUISED RIGHT KNEE.

GROUND WAS WET FROM RAIN & SLIPPERY SLIGHT SLOPE EE SLIPPED AND PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK HE DID NOT FALL.

FOREMAN ATTEMPTED TO PUSH A LEVER AND HAND SLIPPED HURTING INDEX FINGER. HE WAS NOTSUPPOSED TO BE WORKING.

EMPL WELDED A BRACKET TO SHAFT TO PREVENT A DAMPER FROM TURNING.WELDED OTHER END OF BRACKET TO FLOOR.STOOD ON DAMPER,IT TURNED. WE FOUND WELD HAD BROKEN.WAS A QUALIFIED WELDER.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM LADDER TO GROUND. HIS FOOT SLIPPED, HE WENT OFF BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

REPAIRMAN REPLACED ELEMENT ON A REX COUPLING HE SPUN THE MOTOR WITHOUT REPLACING THE GUARD ELEMENT BROKE & STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND

PLANT WAS SNOW COVERED-SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS BACK WHILE WALKING IN THE PLANT. Y

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THROLLE ON SKID STEER LOADER WITH ENGINE RUNNING.

EMPL WAS GOING FROM ONE CAT 988 LOADER TO ANOTHER ONE INSTEAD OF GETTING DOWN F ROM ONE & CLIMBING UP LADDER TO OTHER ONE HE DROVE THENM CLOSE TO EACH OTHER & ATTEMPTED TO STEP ACROSS. HE SL IPPED & FRACTURED WRISST.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SMALL SKID STEER LOADER. DISCHARGED A BUCKET FULL OF LIME AND SOME DUST GOT INTO RIGHT EYE. WAS NOT WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES.

HE WAS HELPING TO FREE FROZEN MATERIAL AND SLIDE GATE HIT HIM ON FOREHEAD. HE WHAD REMOVED HIS HARD HAT EVEN THOUGH HE WAS TOLD TO PUT IT ON

EMP STOOD UP AND TURNED QUICKLY. HIS FACE HIT A BEAM CAUSING A LACERATION ABOVE HIS RT EYE REQUIRING SEVERAL STITCHES

CLEANING BUILT UP MATERIAL ON TRAY BETWEEN IDLERS ON CONVEYOR. BLADE DEFLECTED & WENT BETWEEN ILDER AND RUNNING CONVEYOR BELT.

2 MEN WERE CARRING A SHAFT AND THE OTHER MAN LEFT THE SHAFT SLIP. THE SHIFT IN WITGHT CAUSED THE INJURY.

CLOSING PRIMARY AIR DAMPER. IGNITION FROM UN SOURCE CAUSED IMNE DUST TO BE BLOWN INTO VICTIMS EYE.