Independent Mine: 129 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was operating 982 CAT Loader at the South Plant when EE went to get a load of concrete sand to load a customer truck EE felt pain in EE's lower back. Operator was wearing seatbelt when incident occurred.

Employee was stepping from work boat to deck of dredge when foot slipped on the wet deck and landed on EE's face. Employee received 13 stitches to lower lip, and minor cuts and scraps to the facial area. Employee released to full duty, reported due to receiving stitches.

Employee had a loader bucket on a goose neck trailer, and threw a chain and binder over the bucket to chain it down. When employee threw the chain employee felt a share pain in employee's right elbow and forearm.

Employee was reinstalling a impeller on pump and was pushing it with employee's foot to line it up so they could get it on the shaft and employee felt a popping sensation in employee's lower left back area.

THIS WAS A CUSTOMERS TRUCK THAT WAS DRIVING TOO FAST FOR CURVE AND TURNED OVER ON RIGHT SIDE. DRIVER RECEIVED LACERATION TO RIGHT EYEBROW. SPEED LIMIT SIGNS, 25 MPH, CURVE SIGNS AND ARROWS WERE ALL IN PLACE, Date of birth is unknown, SSN is unknown.

Employee was closing storage door on the A-frame of a 28 foot trailer and the steel lid slipped out of EE's hand, pinching off the soft tissue of EE's left ring finger.

Operator was shoveling sand so they could move the stacker when felt a sharp pain in lower back.

While operating a forklift unloading pipe from a truck, a spider bit the operator on the upper right arm.

Pipeline slipped fell on employees left pinky finger causing laceration and fracture to finger Received 7 stitches restricted duty with left hand

HITTING BEARING WITH PUNCH AND HAMMER, PIECE OF BEARING CHIPPED AND EMBEDDED IN HIS BELLY, SENT TO HOSPITAL TO BE REMOVED.

EE was grinding a piece of metal and a piece of metal went into left eye. Ths claim was reported due to the fact the pieces had to be removed from the eye. There was no lost time

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PIPELINE AND WIND BLEW FOREIGN ARTICLES INTO HIS LEFT EYE, PROBABLY SAND. Reportable due to Doctor removing foreign particals from eye

EE was drilling a road sign post, when the bit caught, twisting his hand and breaking the bones in right hand to the little and ring fingers. Released to light duty, transferred to light duty position until further medical evaluation.

FLIPPING A SIGN HOLDER OVER TO MOVE OUT OF WAY DROPPED ON FOOT CUTTING TOP OF FOOT.

Employee was trying to connect water hose flanges together and pipe shifted, catching his left ring finger between flanges, There was no lost time, became reportable on 01/19/2007 when the doctor put two pins in knuckle at end of finger

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OVER A PIPE LINE, FELL, TWISTING ANKLE. THIS WAS NOT AN REPORTABLE INCIDENT FOR THE ANKLE. THE EMPLOYEE LATER DEVELOPED A HERNIA PROBLEM FROM THE FALL THAT REQUIRED SURGERY ON 01/11/2007.

Employee was working in work boat when bank caved in and threw him out of boat, landing on suction pipe of dredge, injuring left knee. Restricted duty only.

Operator was opening boxes with a razor knife, when a box fell hitting his arm and jabbed the knife into right leg. Operator received stitiches only

Employee was walking on top of the V-box on the walkway and slipped and fell, landing on backside,Injuring lower back

Employee was cleaning roots out of suction, bank caved in and hit end of boat throwing operator into water. Operator stated he did not want medical treatment at time of incident. Took a weeks vacation came back and went to Doctor on 10/11/2005. Was put on light duty, but paper work was not misplaced until 10/25/05. Employee is still on light duty, reason report filed late.

While carring a pump shell up a hill, the sand gave way, and the pump shell fell on right ring finger. STICHES ONLY

Carrying a rubber flap up the stairs of sand plant to the stationary screen

Employee was moving plywood and got a splinter in his right index finger just behind the finger nail. This report is for stitches only medical.

Operator was pulling rear winch cable thru cable trough when a piece of broken wire punctured and stuck in his neck behind right ear. Operator received stitches only.

Operator was stating boat motor, put motor in reverse and it jumped, cutting operator on left elbow

pinched between pipe and ladder

step on stump left foot slipped fell between dredge and platform

Employee slipped getting out of boat, stepping on to dredge. Fell on dredge - broken ankle/leg.

Employee states she was going down the stairs from scalehouse and slipped down the stairs hit rear end, right knee and right elbow

SLIPPED AND FELL IN SLURRY TANK HURTING LEFT SHOULDER/NECK

Standing in boat, lost ballance and fell down spraining right knee

Injured worker stated he twisted his knee during the performance of his duties.

CLEANING OUT TOYO PUMP. HAND SLIPPED OFF OF WET ROOT AND CAUGHT EDGE OF CAGE CUTTING RIGHT PALM.

WAS WORKING UNDER PICKUP TRUCK PULLING TRANSMISSION OUT OF PU 286. GOT DIRT IN EYE.

CHISELING ON CONCRETE HIT ARM ON REBAR.

UNROLLING CABLE, CABLE SPRUNG UP AND HIT HIS FOREHEAD ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE, BREAKING HIS SAFETY GLASSES.

LIFTING UP 2 PIECES OF 18" PIPE WITH LINE UP BAR AND GOT A SHARP PAIN IN BACK.

WORKING ON STARTER CABLE DIRTY WITH PIN HOLE IN IT GOT TOO CLOSE TO PIN HOLE AND GOT SHOCKED, HIT HEAD ON CONTACTOR.

SLIP ONMUD OF LADDER OF DREDGE, FELL BACK ON BANK, FELL ON LEFT SIDE.

SWINGING HAMMER SIDE WAYS AND BACK STARTED TO HURT

TAKING SAND SAMPLE TWISTED LEG PULLED GROIN AREA.

WAS KNOCKING BEARING OFF OF SHAFT WITH HAMMER AND DRIFT BEARING SHATTERED AND A PIECE OF METAL LFLEW IN TO BEND OF ELBOW CUTTING LEFT ARM.

WHILE UNLOADING EMPTY DRUMS, GETTING OFF TRAILERHE STEPPED DOWN AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

TAKING WORK BOAT GOING TO DREDGE, HE GOT BETWEEN PONTOON PUMP AND A-FRAME OF A SUCTION WINCH. HE WENT TO GET OFF BOAT, FELL IN MIDDLE OF A-FRAME UNDER WATER, HIT HIS RIBS, PULLED HIMSELF UP & GOT ON DREDGE AND CALLED FOR HELP.

WHILE CLEANING BACK OF SCALE HOUSE, SHE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE PULLING ON THE HOSE. WATER HAD BEEN STANDING ON CONCRETE WITH ALGAE ON IT.

LOADING A TRAILER, HE MOVED OUT OF THE WAY OF A PIPE IN THE AIR AND TRIPPED OVER A PIECE OF PIPE ON THE GROUND.

HOOKED TRAILER UP & PUT BINDERS IN BOX COMING OFF OF LOWBOY GOT FOOT HUNG UP IN AIR BRAKE HOSE.

WAS GETTING OFF OF LOADER MISSED TOP STEP, GRABBED HAND RAIL TO KEEP FROM FALLING - PULLED STOMACH

PUTTINGON SEAL PUMP WHILE TOTING DOWN THE HILL TRYING TO STOP SELF KNEE STARTED HURTING

TAKING COME A LONG OFF PONTOON. HAD A ROPE TIED IN CASE DROPPED IT. COME A LONG HAD SLACK IN IT AND SLAPPED IN NOSE AND MOUTH.

EE WAS ON BREAK & WAS PEELING AN APPLE. HE DROPPED HIS APPLE & WHILE GRABBING FOR IT, CUT HIMSELF WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE

EMPLOYEE DISMOUNTED FROM 980F FRONT END LOADER. HIS FOOT SANK INTO SAND AND RIGHT KNEE TWISTED WHEN HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY.

PINCHED PINKY FINGER WHILE ROLLING LOADED DRUM

RAINY DAY - WENT TO STEP OFF OF FORLK LIFT , LOST FOOTING AND FELL BACKWARDS FLAT ON BACK - RT ELBOW.

PROCESS OF TAKING OIL SAMPLE FROM HAUL TRUCK USING A 1/2" DRIVE BREAKER BAR TO TAKE PLUG OFF. BREAKER BAR BROKE UNDER BIG STRAIN TWISTING WRIST.

MAKING HYDRAULIC HOSE, MOVED FAN, SOMETHING FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.

WHILE WORKING ON MACK HAUL TRUCK, WRENCH SLIPPED HITTING IN MOUTH CUTTING TOP LIP.

REMOVING 16" PIPELING FROM BEHIND DREDGE. THIS PIPE WAS CURVED AND UNDER STRAIN. CAUSING HOLD DOWN CLAMP TO BREAK-PINNING EMPLOYEES LEG BETWEEN PIEP AND DREDGE HOUSE.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED INTO HLE THAT WAS OBSCURED BY VEGETATION, CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND INJURE LOWER BACK AND POSSIBLY LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS GRINDING STEEL FLANGE WITH 71/4" HAND HELD GRINDER. DISK BINDED KICKING BACK AND CURTINE LEFT WRIST.

EE WAS PULLING ON RECOIL ROPE TO START OUTBOARD BOAT MOTOR. HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

DRIVING PIN IN LOADED BY USING 12 LB SLEDGE HAMMER. PULLED MUSCEL RIGHT SHOULDER.

TIGHTENING BOLTS ON DREDGE SUCTION, WORKING OVER HAD NAD PULLING ON COMBINATION WRENCH. PULLED OLD HERNIA IN GROIN.

INSTALL STEEL STRAPING MATERIAL ON CABLE FLOTES. HAMMER WAS USED TO BEND OVER BUCKLES. STRUCK LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER.

AFTER PULLING WATE TRUCK OUT OF HOLE I WAS TRYING TO UNHOOK CABLE FROM GRADER THE CABLE BINDED UP WITH CLEVIS PIN WOULD NOT UNFASTEN. THE GRADER DRIVER PROCEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD AND CABLE BRO KE SWINGING AROUND AND HITTING ME IN THE RIGHT LEG THROWING ME IN ROAD.

EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT NUTS OVER HIS HEAD. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT & STRUCK HIM ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD. SMALL LACERATION TO SCALP.

TRIPPED ON ANGLE IRON, CATCHING BOOT ON METAL PLATE. TO COUNTER HIS FALL, HE MADE AN AWKWARD MOVE WHICH REINJURED AN OLD HERNIA HE HAD BEEN OPERATED ON BEFORE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON PIPELINE, WHILE WORKIGN FROM A FLAT BOTTOM BOAT. HE EXPERIENCED BURNING SENSATION IN RIGHT GROIN AREA.

EE WAS WORKING ON H90 LOADER. STRUCK LEFT ELBOW ON MACHINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING WELD, GRINDING WHEEL KICKED BAKC AND CUT HAND BETWEEN PIMLEY AND RING FINGER.

EE WAS GREASING SEAL WATER PUMP - GREASE GUN HOSE CAUGHT ON ROTATING COUPLING-THIS PULLED GUN & HAND INTO COUPLING GUARD. INJURED BACK OF LEFT HAND.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH 800 HP TAILING PUMP. HE ACCIDENTLY MADE CONTACT WITH ENERGIZED 4160 CIRCUIT WITH LEFT INDEX FINGER. THE VOLTAGE EXITED HIS CHEST BELOW LEFT ARM PIT. WEAKNESS & DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING FOR AWHILE.

USING AIR IMPACT WRENCH TO REMOVE 3/4IN H NUT THE NUT ST RIPPED METAL & RUST FLEW FROM THE SOCKET A SMALL METAL FRAGMENT WENT INTO RIGHT EYE

WHILE WORKING ON DUMP TRAILER CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF TRAILER STEPPED ON PIECE OF METAL TEVESTING LEFT ANKLE ANKLE THEN SWELLED UP AND BECAME IRRITATED BY SHOE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 16IN BRISCO PIPE OVER HAND RAIL PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF H90 LOADER ONTO A WOODEN BOARD. THIS BOARD BROKE CAUSING FOOT TOO SLIP & FRACTURE.

EE JUMPED FROM WHERE HE WAS WORKING TO THE FLOOR, APPROX. 6' DISTANCE. THIS CAUSED INJURY TO PREVIOUS CONDITION.

HELPER WAS KNOCKING METAL CLIPS OFF CLAY CHUTE, ONE FLEW OFF & STRUCK HIM IN MOUTH.

EE WAS WORKING ON 14 INCH STEEL PIPE HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS LEFT SHINE BONE TO STRIKE A METAL BRACKET SCRAPING BONE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPING OVER STEEL PIPE. HE BUMPED RIGHT KNEE ON SUPPORT BRACKET.

A SLIVER OF METAL GOT IN EYE WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE SADDLE(CLAMPS) ON DREDGE WITH A AIR WRENCH.

WHILE ASSISTING WELDERS GLARE FROM ARCH BURNING EYES.

EE WAS STEPPING OUT TO WALKWAY EXTENDING OUT FROM EDGE OF BANK WALKWAY IS OVER WATER RAIN MUDDIED THE BANK EE S FOOT SLIPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BROKE HIS FALL WITH HIS LEFT HAND INJURING THE WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTNING BOLTS WITH 3/4" RATCHET & SHORT LENGTH OF PIPE. WHILE PULLING ON WRENCH HE FEFT SHARP PAIN IN GROIN AREA.

REMOVING NUTS/BOLTS WITH 1/2" RATCHET. WHILE PULLING HANDLE, PULLED MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE REACHED ACROSS TRUCK SEAT TO UNLOCK DOOR. STRAIEND MUCSLE IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TRUCK ENGINE-A SMALL PARTICLE FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

GRINDING METAL BELOW WORK PIECE A PIECE OF METAL BROKE LOOSE THROWING GRINDING ONTO HIS LEFT HAND CUTTING THUMB

INSECT BIT EE OIL LEFT THUMB CAUSING SWELLING AND INFLAMMATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING PLYWOOD CONCRETE FORM BOARDS AND STRAINED BACK MUSCLE.

OPERATING BULLDOZER-MACH. WENT OVER STEEP EMBANKMENT-THROWING HIS BODY FORWARD & STRIKING HEAD AGAINST ROLL BAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER WHILE WELDING WELDER ACCIDENTLY STRUCKE ARC. CAUSING FLASH BURNS TO HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A DRILLING MACHINE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO CONCRETE FLOOR. BREAKING TWO BONES IN LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING HYDRAULIC CYLINDER WHEN MACHINE BECAME OVER-BALANCED. CAUSING ARM TO STRIK SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING A PIECE OF METAL. A SMALL FRAGMENT FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

MOVING STEEL BEAMS WITH OVER-HEAD CRANE. A STEEL BEAM TURNED OVER ON EMPLOYEES FOOT.

EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WHILE CHIPPING SLAGG A SMALL PIECE FELW INTO HIS LEFT EYE NECESSITATING MEDICAL REMOVAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON PIECE OF METAL- A SMALL PIECE FLEW INTO HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTNING BOLTS WITH 3/4IN SOCKET/RATCHET TOOL SLIPPED OFF NUT CAUSING HIM TO FALL OVER BACKWARDS & LAND ON HIS BACK

EE WAS SAND BLASTING TWISTED NECK.

CLAY & MUD ON SHOES PROBABLY CONTRIBUTED TO FOOT SLIPPAGE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES & WAS GRINDING A WELD-A SMALL METAL FLAKE OR RUST PARTICAL HIT RIGHT EYE & REQUIRED REMOVAL BY DOCTOR.

CARRYING 5 GAL GEAR OIL; IMPROPER FOOTING AND WET SURFACES CAUSED HIM TO SLIP AND FALL BRUISING HIS LEFT RIB CAGE.

EMPLOYEE CAME IN CONTACT WITH POISON IVY WHILE DRILLING CORE HOLES.

WAS USING A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON AS A STOP FOR PUSHING A LOADER BOSS INTO POSITION.ANGLE WAS NOT WELDED IN PROPER PLACE WHICH LED TO A BROKEN WELD AND THE ANGLE STRUCK MAN IN UPPER FOREHEAD.