Employee was changing hammer tips in the hammer mill which is part of his regular job duties. The shank of the hammer mill dropped down pinching the employee's finger between the disc and the shank. Employee received a cut to the ring finger on the left hand which required stitches.
J-Plant (Portable) Metal/Non-Metal
J-Plant (Portable) has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 49
- Years on record
- 1985–2005
- Latest incident
- Jun 2005
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.J-Plant (Portable) has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q2 | 1,109 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 3,255 | 1 | 0 | 307.2 |
| 2007 Q4 | 11,705 | 1 | 1 | 85.4 |
| 2007 Q3 | 15,289 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 15,648 | 8 | 1 | 511.2 |
| 2007 Q1 | 8,540 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 14,088 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 16,011 | 3 | 0 | 187.4 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Q2 | 11,625 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 11,553 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 16,394 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 18,443 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 10,896 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 10,921 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 14,975 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 18,160 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 16,215 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 12,475 | 1 | 0 | 80.2 |
| 2003 Q4 | 16,063 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 16,390 | 4 | 0 | 244.1 |
| 2003 Q2 | 17,510 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 8,571 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 15,466 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 16,694 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 17,534 | 1 | 0 | 57.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 10,246 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 14,535 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 16,581 | 2 | 2 | 120.6 |
| 2001 Q2 | 15,981 | 3 | 3 | 187.7 |
| 2001 Q1 | 10,344 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 12,897 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 17,944 | 11 | 1 | 613.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 18,522 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 12,512 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
49 on file2005 · 1 incident
2004 · 1 incident
Employee was putting air in a truck tire. The sidewall on the tire blew out into the employee's face. Employee received scratched eye & concusion to right ear and minor cuts on the face. Employee was performing his normal duties.
2002 · 5 incidents
EE WAS WORKING ON MACK DUMP TRUCK CHANGING THE FRONT SPRINGS. HE WAS USING AN AIR TOOL AND THE HOSE CAME OFF OF THE TOOL, SLAPPING HIM IN THE EYE. RECEIVED A SCRATCHED EYEBALL.
EE WAS CHECKING A NOISE IN THE MILL. EE OPENED THE DOOR OF THE MILL CHECK NOISE. HE TOLD ANOTHER EE TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH ON THE MILL NOT REALIZING THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. EE S ANKLE/FOOT GOT CRUSHED/BRUISED IN THE MILL.
EE WAS CLEANING UP AT THE PLANT SITE. HE WAS MOVING A TAIL PULLEY AROUND ON BACK OF THE SERVICE TRUCK WHEN HE SLICED THE END OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER.
EE WAS COMING DOWN OUT OF MACK HAUL UNIT AND SLIPPED OFF BOTTOM STEP, FELL BACK AND HELD ON TO RAIL. STRAINED HIS BACK MUSCLES.
EE OCCASIONALLY HELPS WITH BULLDOZING & CLAIMS THAT THE BOUNCING & JARRING FROM THE DOZER CAUSED SEVERAL DISCS TO RUPTURE IN HIS BACK.
2000 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING AN OIL COOLER OFF OF A 988 LOADER. A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL FELL INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE.
THE WIND WAS BLOWING VERY HARD THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT AND BLEW A PIECE OF METAL INTO THE EE'S EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH EYE SHIELDS. EYE BECAME IRRITATED.
1999 · 3 incidents
EE WAS DRIVING AN OFF-ROAD HAUL TRUCK AND DROVE OVER A LARGE ROCK IN THE ROADWAY. THE EE WAS JARRED AND INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS OUT SURVEYING LAND AT NELSON QUARRY. HE CLIMBED ON TOP OF A BRUSH PILE & INTO A DEAD TREE TO GET A BETTER VIEW & SHOT WHILE SURVEYING. THE LIMB ON THE TREE BROKE & HE FELL 8' DOWN, HITT ING & LANDING ON LIMBS. HE DAMAGED TENDONS & LIGAMENTS IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER & HAS BRUISING/CONTUSIONS TO THE LEFT RIBS & LEFT KIDNEY.
EE WAS TRYINBG TO PUT OUT A FIRE THAT STARTED IN THE LOADER SHED. EE'S RIGHT ARM WAS BURNED. THE SUPERINTENDENT LOOKED AT THE ARM AND IT APPEARED A LITTLE RED. EE DID NOT WISH TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THAT TIME. EE NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING MORE TO THE SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT HIS ARM UNTIL 5-3-99. IT WAS HURTING HIM AND PUS WAS OOZING OUT. THE SUPERINTENDENT DISMISSED HIM TO GO TO
1998 · 5 incidents
EE WAS UNLOADING HITACHI OFF LOW BOY TRACTOR & SLIPPED & FELL IN BETWEEN WHEELS ON LOW BOY TRACTOR & CUT HIS LEFT LEG - WHICH REQUIRED 8 STITCHES.
WELDING IN HAMMERMILL, GOT WELDING FLASH BURNS
COMING DOWN STAIRS ON LOADING BIN WITH ROCK SAMPLE. STEPPED WRONG AND WRENCHED KNEE.
EE WAS RUNNING TO SHUT POWER OFF TO PLANT AND SLIPPED IN MUD AND TWISTED ANKLE.
EE WAS DRIVING A COMPANY DUMP TRUCK. EE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE.
1997 · 3 incidents
EE STRAINED BACK LIFTING HAMMER TIPS. DID NOT REPORT TO SUPERVISIOR. ON 10/9/97, EE STRAINED BACK WHILE HELPING CHANGE SCREENS ON DEAD SCALPER.
FOREIGN OBJECT IRRITATING EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
CHANGING SCREENS IN EL JAY SCREENING PLANT. SLIDING SCREEN OVER HAND RAILS. SCREEN SLIPPED AND CAUGHT EMPS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
1996 · 4 incidents
WHILE EMP WAS REPAIRING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT (INTHE SHOP), A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN HOLE TWISTED BACK WHILE WALKING IN QUARRY. RESULTING IN BACK PAIN FROM MUSCLE SPASM.
EE STEPPED ON LEFT REAR TIRE OF LOADER--MUD ON TIRE CAUSED HIM TO SLIP--FALLING TO THE GROUND--RESULTING IN BACK STRAIN. SENT TO DR.'S OFC. FOR CHECKING OUT.
FELL BACKWARDS OFF LOWBOY TRUCK ON TO FORLIFT BLADES.
1995 · 7 incidents
EMP GOT TO WORK, CLIMBED INTO HIS PIT TRUCK TO START IT, CLIMBED DOWN EXITING TO CHECK THE TIRE. WHILE CHECKING, HE TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING INJURY.
RECURRANCE OF ACUTE PAIN - LAST WEEK EE WAS OFF 2 DAY'S 8/14 & 8/15/95.
STRESS TO RIGHT FOREARM (WRIST) FROM CONTINUING REPEATED SETTING OF SCALE WEIGHTS
HELPING ON DRILL & HELPING LIFT PARTS STRAINED HIS BACK
FOOT SLIPPED ON WET RUBBER & CAUSED HIM TO GAUGE LEG ON A PIECE OF IRONWHILE CHANGING SCREENS
RECURRENCE OF BACK FROM FORMER INJURY OF 11-03-94.
WHILE FUELING HAUL UNIT, THE HOSE SLIPPED IN HIS HAND AND THE NOZZLE STRUCK HIM ABOVE THE RIGHT.
1994 · 5 incidents
EE GOT WORK--CLIMBED INTO HIS PIT TRUCK TO START IT--CLIMBED DOWN EXITING TO CHECK THE TIRES; WHILE CHECKING HE TWISTED HIS BACK--CAUSING INJURY.
WHILE DRIVING DUMP TRUCK IN THE QUARRY-SPREADINGROCK THE TRUCK TURNED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE . CARL SUFFERED A BROKEN NOSE AND DEEP CUTS ON THENOSE.
WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM CAT HAUL EE STEPPED WRONG AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
UNLOADING LOWBOY. CHAIN BINDER PIPE SLIPPED OUT OF CO-WORKERS HAND. FLEW ACROSS THE LOWBOYA ND HIT HIM IN THE BACK.
EXTREMELY ROUGH ROAD, HIT BUMPS-BOUNCED ON SEAT IN THE TRUCK CAUSING STRESS TO BACK & NECK.
1993 · 2 incidents
CONTINUOUS KNEELING-KNEE IRRIATATION-SUBSEQUENT INFECTION.
TRUCK DOOR SWUNG BACK SQUEEZING NECK SOM--AT THAT TIME EE SAID HE DIDN'T FEEL INJURED, AND DID NOT WANT TO GO TO THE DOCTOR. TWO MONTHS LATER INFORMED SUPERVISOR OF NECK DISCOMFORT AND HEADACH E. SENT TO THE MEDICAL DOCTOR. TESTS SHOWED NO SPINAL DAMAGE ON X-RAYS. CHIROPRACTOR RECOMMENDS SEVERAL DAYS REST AND CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENTS.
1992 · 2 incidents
MISJUDGED CLIMBING AREA ON WHICH EMPL PUT WEIGHT,USED EXPANDED METAL INSTEAD OF GUARD FRAME.METAL GAVE WAY,FELL ONTO CONVEYOR FRAME.STRUCK AND BRUISED RIBS WHEN FALLING AGAINST THE CONVEYOR FR AME.
STRESS TO LOWER BACK
1991 · 1 incident
USING IMPACT WRENCH AIR TOOL STAINED TEDNONS IN R ELBOW
1990 · 2 incidents
FELL OFF LIFT BOOM ON LEFT SIDE OF LOADER WHILE REPAIRING LEFT RAM. A 10' FALL CUT LEFT LEG ON WAY DOWN WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM AT BMC & SEEN BY DR KIVLAHAN.
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING OIL BARRELL ON A RACK. GOT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER CUAGHT BETWEEN THE BARREL AND THE RACK. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE HE WAS TREATED.
1988 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING IMPACTOR SIDEWAYS WITH THE DOZER TO SET FEEDER STRIGHT. EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS FINGERS BETWEEN FEEDER BOX AND FEED BOX PLATE. DOZER LET SIDE PRESURRE OFF AND CAUGHT EMPLOYE ES FINGERS. EMPLOYEEINJURY TORE BACKOF FINGER NAILS LOOSE ON FIRST TWO FINGERS OF LEFT HAND.
EMPL WAS CLEANING OUT FROM UNDER CRUSHING PLANT. EMPL STRUCK HIS HEAD ON TRACTOR ROLL OVER BAR WHILE REMOVING CRUSHED STONE FROM UNDER PLANT. FOUR STITCHES REQUIRED TO CLOSE CUT ABOVE RIGHT EYE.
1986 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING DRILL STEEL FRO AN INGERSOL RAND DRILL. AT THE TIME, 9-2-86 APPEARED TO BE NO PAIN IN BACK OR LEFT LEG. ON 9-13-86, HE MENTIONED PAIN TO SUPERVINTENDENT BUT EMPLOYEE CONTI UED TO WORK. EM1LOYEE WORKED THROUGH 10-2-86 WHEN THE PAIN BECAME SEVERE AND AT THIS TIME EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPING OVER EDGE OR RIP RAP PLANT ONTO CATWALK. HE STEPPED ON ROCK LAYING ON CAT WALK, LOST BALANCE AND GRABBED FOR HAND RAILING WHICH BROKE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING BESIDE PIT TRUCK BEING LOADED UNDER THE CONVEYOR OF A RIP RAP PLANT ROCK BEING DUMPED INTO RIP RAP PLANT APPARENTLY CAUSED A SMALL PIECE OF METAL TO BE CHIPPED OFF & T HE WIND BLEW IT3INTO THE LEFT EYE
1985 · 1 incident
A PIECE OF STE9L WEIGHING 35# FELL APPROX 24" & LANDED ON EES FOOT. THE EDGE OF T HE STEEL HIT ON TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT, DIRECTLY BEHIND THE STEEL CUP OF HIS SHOE.
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