Jamestown: 104 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was assisting in removing a rock jam in the primary crusher. A rock slipped and struck his finger on his right hand. This injury resulted in three stitches.

EE was operating Haul Truck, he reached down to pick up a sweater that was next to the buddy seat. The truck has an air conditioning unit under the seat, his hand went into the hole where the fan is located cutting the 3rd finger (ring finger) on his right hand. He was taken to the hospital, this cut required 5 stitches.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING ROCK BREAKER. THE ROCK BREAKER BROKE THROUGH A ROCK, THE MACHINE SHOOK HIM. EE FELT BACK PAIN AND REPORTED IT TO THE SUPERVISOR SHORTLY AFTER. HE CONTINUED HAVING BACK PAIN AND WENT TO THE DR 2/2/06.

EE was getting off a 980 f loader and when he got to the last step, he put his foot on the ground. he didn't see a pothole and his right ankle twisted and his weight went down on it. He went to the hospital and they said it was a bad sprain. Became a lost time on 6/17/05.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TILT CYLINDER BASE, RATHER THAN ON THE CATWALK, CLEANING HIS WINDSHIELD, THERE WAS ICE ON THE PLACE HE WAS S TANDING. HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE, FALLING AND HITTING HIS LE FT ARM ON THE HEADLIGHT FRAME CUTTING HIS LEFT FOREARM BELOW THE ELBOW, REQUIRING STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EE WAS REMOVING A WIRE SCREEN FROM THE OIL DRAIN TUB IN THE SHOP WHEN THE ROUGH EDGE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS HAND.

EE WAS HELPING PUT A CHEEK PLATE BACK IN THE JAW CRUSHER, IN DOING SO THEY WERE USING A HYDRAULIC RAM, PLACING IT UNDER THE CHEEK PLATE TO JACK IT BACK IN PLACE. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO T HE RAM, IT JUMPED OUT OF IT'S POSITION, STRIKINGEE IN THE FACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING UNSCREW TEAR DROP NUT ON 5 1/2 STANDARD CRUSHER. HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE MAIN FRAME WHILE OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE HITTING THE NUT WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER AND AS HE STEPP ED DOWN, HE PUT HIS HAND BY MISTAKE WHEN OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING THE NUT WITH THE HAMMER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING GATE ON ROLLERS FROM MIDWAY OF THE THE GATE.WHEN THE GATE CAME OFF THE ROLLERS AND FELL.HE TRIED TO HOLD ONTO THE GATE.WHEN THE FENCE CAME LOOSE FROM THE FRAME FALLING OVE R HIS HEAD WITH THE TOP OF THE FRAME CATCHING HIS RIGHT LEG,BREAKING IN BETWEEN THE KNEE AND ANKLE AND PINNING THE ANKLE UNDER THE FRAME AND BREAKING IT ALSO.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING HAUL TRUCKS FROM PIT MUCK PILE PUT LOADER BUCKET INTO PILE HIT ROCK OR TIGHT SPOT & THE LOADER STOPPED SUDDENLY CAUSING EMLOYEE HEAD TO SNAP STRAINING NECK MUSCLES

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE SECTION OF CATWALK FROM CONVEYOR .ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE CATWALK.WHEN LAST BRACE WAS CUT THE CATWALK SWUNG DOWN AND HANDRAIL STRUCK EMPL OYEE'S NOSE.

EMPL WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM TRUCK & FELL HE LANDED ON BACK CAUSING DAMAGE TO LOWER BACK.

ELECTRIC MOTOR HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM SHORTHEAD CRUSHER. AFTER TAKING V BELT SHEAVE LOOSE IT HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM SHAFT IN ATTEMPTING TO DO SO SHEAVE DROPPED OVER END OF MOTOR SHAFT CATCHING RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN SHEAVE & SHAFT.

EMPL HAD REMOVED PIECE OF DRILL STEEL FROM DRILL. COUPLING STAYED ON STRIKING BAR WHEN HE RAISED HAMMER UP IT UNSCREWED ITSELF & FELL STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF FOOT.

WHILE TEARING DOWN THE 5 1/2 SH CRUSHER EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING FOOT ON KNOCKER WRENCH WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING THE WRENCH WITH A HAMMER WRENCH BOUNCED UP HITTING HIM ON THE RT FOOT

FRACTURED LEFT THUMB HIT LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE KEY FROM MOTOR SHAFT AT JAW CRUSHER.

BILLY WAS MOVING SPRINKLER ON MUCKPILE AND FOOT SLIPPED ON A ROCK TWISTING HIS BACK

TRYING TO UNSTOP CHUTE IN PUG MILL TUNNEL WITH 3\ PIECE OF DRILL STEEL,TO BEAT SIDE OF CHUTE,MISSED CHUTE STRIKING SKIRT ON CONVEYOR BELT CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN DRILL STEEL AND SKIRT BREAKING MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.