Jamesville Plant: 93 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was grinding the edges of a 4 inch by 4 inch piece of metal using a stand grinder when the metal got lodged between the grinding stone and the safety guard pinching EE's finger between them. EE sustained a broken bone and the loss of the finger nail on right hand.

Employee was moving a heavy duty jack stand when EE lost EE's balance and fell to the concrete floor in the shop. The jack stand landed on EE's right hand causing a laceration that required 7 stitches to close.

Employee was moving a heavy duty jack stand when EE lost balance and fell on the concrete floor of the maintenance shop. The jack stand landed on EE's right hand causing a laceration that required 9 stitches.

Employee got his right middle finger pinched between screen panel and screen frame.

Replacing guard on drive shaft of loader, guard slipped pinching left ring finger between guard and truck frame.

EE burned his left hand with cutting torch.

PREMATURE DETONATION OF EXPLOSIVES - STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. ONE EMPLOYEE - CUT & BRUISES. RELEASED FROM HOSP. ONE EMPLOYEE - HEAD TRAUMA - CRITICAL.

PREMATURE DETONATION OF EXPLOSIVES - STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. ONE EMPLOYEE - CUT & BRUISES - RELEASED FROM HOSP DAY OF ACCIDENT. ONE EMPLOYEE - HEAD INJURY - CRITICAL STABLE.

WHILE CLEANING MATERIAL UNDER PRIMARY PLANT, EE HIT HIS HEAD ON A STEEL BEAM. HE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOSING OUT A CHUTE CLOGGED WITH MUD. A LARGE CLUMP OF MUD FELL HITTING HIS WRIST PINCHING IT IN THE OPENING OF THE CHUTE. INJURIES INCLUDED A BROKEN LEFT ARM AND LACERATION REQUIR ING STITCHES.

EE SLIPPED ON SHOWER FLOOR.

EE WAS SWINGING ON 8# HAMMER DXRIVING A GROUND STAKE INTO THE PARKING LOT. HE WAS DISTRACTED, MISSED THE STAKE WITH THE HAMMER, CATCHING HIS RIGH INDEX FINGER ON THE STAKE.

EE WAS LIFTING FAN OUT OF LOADER WITH THE OVERHEAD CRANE. THE FAN CAUGHT ON RADIATOR AND FLIPPED THE TOP OF THE FAN, PINCHING EE S HAND LACERATION.

EE WAS CUTTING WIRE TIES HOLDING UP A PIECE OF ANVAS WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT RING FINGER.

EE ALLEGES RIGHT & LEFT WRIST STRAI.

SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE AND GRIZZLEY BAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM THE LOCKER ROOM TO THE SHOP WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE ICE. THE ICE WAS COVERED WITH SAND AND SNOW. NO RULES WERE BROKE, NO MINE EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, JOB SK ILLS, TRAINING, ATTITUDE WERE NOT INVOLVED, PROTECTIVE ITEMS RELATING TO CLOTHING OR PROTECTIVE DEVICES ON EQUIPMENT WERE NOT INVOLVED. EMPLOYEE WAS EXAMINED AT A HOSPITAL 2-4-97 FOR AN XRAY

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING #2 SECONDARY SCREEN (DRY PLANT). A GREASE LINE WAS EXTENDED CUT AND ATTACHED TO THE GUARD. WHEN EMPLOYEE PUSHED GREASE GUN ONTO THE GREASE FITTING, THE GUARD BROKE LOOSE FROM ITS SUPPORT. EMPLOYEE INSTINCTFULLY GRABBED GUARD AND IT SMASHED HIS FINGER.

NO 11 YES 111 NO 1V NO. WHILE MOVING A 3 TON PINION TOWARD A CRANE THE PINION ROCKED ON THE CART CAUSING A WOODEN 4"X8" PLANK TO SPRING UP AND CATCH EE SAFETY GLASSES. HIS SAFETY GLASSES CUT H IS EYEBROW THAT REQUIRED EIGHT STICHES AN UNEVENFLLOR CAUSED THE CART TO ROCK.

EE WAS REPLACING A DRAWBAR ON SCREEN, STEPPED OFF OF SCREEN ONTO WALKWAY AND FELT LEFT KNEE POP. ON 4-9-95, THE INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS A SPRAIN TO THE LEFT KNEE.

TWISTING & TURNING WHILE STANDING ON A LEDDGER INSTALLING SHEETS OF PLASTIC IN STONE HOPPER. THE PLASTIC WEIGHED 130#. 2 OTHER CO-EMPLOYEES WERE HELPING TO INSTALL THE SHEET OF PLASTIC. HE VIS ITED A CHIROPRACTOR.

EE WAS PULLING TO THE SIDE A 70# SCRAPE PLATE & WHEN THE CABLE ON THE AIR HOIST JUMPED IT HIS HIS RIGHT THUMB.

ADJUSTMENT CAP CAME DOWN ON CHARLIES HAND ADJUST CAP WAS NOT \SITTING ON THE BOWL SQUARELY. THSI WAS UNKNOWN TO THE EE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING BASE PLATE THRU FLOOR WAS ON IT'S WAY DOWN TO BOTTOM FLOOR WHEN OTHER EMPLOYEE HEARD A THUD & SAW A HARD HAT FLY ACCROSS THE BUILDING. EMPLOYEE WAS OBSSERVED LAYING ON SE COND LEVEL. EMPLOYEE HAD SUSTAINED TWO BROKEN RIGHT RIBS & HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF RIGHT REGION OF PELVIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT GARAGE SERVICE TRUCK, AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. A SPRAIN OF THE RIGHT ANKLE, WAS THE RESULT.

I.NAME STEPPED DOWN OFF FRONT STEP OF HAUL TRUCK ONTO A STONE.IT ROLLED CAUSING LEFT ANKLE TO TWIST.

WHILE STEPPING DOWN FROM A CRANE, HE SAYS HE STEPPED ON A 1" HOSE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

WHILE LOADING SCREEN CLOTH INTO LOADER BUCKET MAN CAUGHT HIS FINGER ON EDGE O F SCREEN, CUTTING THE FINGER, GLOVES WERE WORN.

WHILE ON ROUTINE INSPECTION OF 16 CONVEYOR THE INJURED SAW WHAT HIS THOUGH WAS A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL PLATE ON THE MOVING BELT. HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE STEEL THE PIECE OF SLATE CAUGHT THE TOP O F THE FRAMES AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER THE PIECE OF PLATE WAS APPROX. 1 1/2 X 4 FT.

THE INJURED WAS CLEANING THE BEARING HOSEINGB ON A 10 YARD. FRONT END LOAD HE PLACED THE BEARING CAP ON THE FRAME OF THE LOADER THE CAN FELL FROM THE FRAME STRIKING THE INJURED ON THE RIGHT CH EEK 10 STITCHES WERE USED TO CLOSE THE LACERATION.

THE INJURED WAS RETURNING TO HIS PARKED VEHICLE AFTER INSPECTING A WATER LINE LEAK. HE WALKED ACROSS A 10" PIPE TO REACH THE OTHER SIDE OF A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE INJURED SLIPPED OFF THE PIPE CA USING A FRACTURE TO HIS ANKLE AND LOWER LEG.

INJURED WAS WASHING OUT A STONE CHUTE UNDER THE ROLLS CRUSHER WHEN HIS BOOT SLIPPED CAUSING INJURED TO SIT ONTO OF BOLT PROTRUDING FROM A PORTABLE WELDING MACHINE INJURED SUSTAINED A CONTUSION THE PERINEUM WHICH WAS LANCED ON 102883 AT ONEIDA CITY HOSPITAL