Jemison Mine And Plant: 69 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was changing flights on the coarse material washers. He stepped from the top of the tool box to the bed of the repair truck and twisted his ankle.

Employee was dismounting haul truck, foot got caught causing him to fall. He tried to catch his fall with arm and hurt arm. Went for X-ray on 5/8/12, results indicate wrist is broken.

Employee was helping change a screen, claims he hurt shoulder on 1/19/12. Employee states he told supervisor but supervisor does not recall being told. Employee stated on 2/2/12 that shoulder was hurting and wanted to seek medical attention. Originally there was no lost time but subsequently had surgery on 3/29/12.

Employee was coming down from having cleaned material from a conveyor belt. When he stepped down, he stepped awkwardly on a block and fell to the ground approximately three or four feet.

EE WAS REPAIRING A LIEBHERR 974 AND WAS EVIDENTLY STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. EE WAS HOLDING A METAL HYDRAULIC HOSE WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND. EE HAS NO KNOWN INJURIES, BUT IS BEING HELD AT THE HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION.

EE CUT FINGER ON LEFT HAND WHILE CUTTING PLASTIC PIPE.

EE WAS HELPING THE ASSEMBLY OF A ROCK CRUSHER. BLOWING AND GRINDING INSIDE THE CRUSHER CAUSED METAL OR RUST FLAKES TO GET INTO THE EE'S RT EYE.

EE WAS EXITINGH HIS TRUCK AND HIT HIS LEFT HEEL HARD ON THE GROUND AS HE CAME DOWN, CRACKING BONES IN HIS HEEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A CHUTE AT THE PLANT HE WAS CUTTING A BOLT & WHEN THE BOLT WAS CUT THE QUICK MOTION KNOCKED THE HANDLE OF THE WELDING TORCH INTO HIS RT HAND BELOW THE THUMB THIS RESULT ED IN A LACERATION TO THE RT HAND BELOW THE THUMB

SEE ATTCHED;ON FRI NOV 8 EMPL WAS DOING ROUTINE PLANT MAINT.BY ASSISTING IN CHANGING OF A DECK ON THE SCREEN AND THE CHANGING OF TAIL PULLEY AT PLANT CONVEYOR.WORKED SAT.WHEN EMPL CAME TO WORK MON REPORTED EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN ,IT WAS SORE SAT SO MUST HAVE HURT IT ON FRI.EMPL WENT TO DR,TREATED FOR SEVERE BACK STRAIN.EMPL ATTEMPTED WORK THURS 11-14 WAS PAID FOR FULL DAY.RETURNED

LIFTING A PIECE OF 6" PIPE WITH A CABLE LOOPED AROUND THE PIPE WHEN THE CABLE SLIPPED DOWN THE PIPE LETTING PIPE DROP ON ONE END LANDIND ON INJURED'S RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN A CHAIR PARALLEL TO THE BELT WITH HIS FOOT ONT HE SKIRT RAIL WHEN HIS FOOT SLID OFF AND WENT DOWN TO THE CONVEYOR FRAME. HIS FOOT GOT CAUGH AND WAS TWISTED AND SKINNED HIS SHIN ON THE SKIRT RAIL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING V-BELTS ON FEEDER BOX WHEN HE CAUGHT TWO FINGERS BETWEEN THE BELTS & THE P8ULLEY IT PULLED THE FINGERNAIL OFF OF ONE FINGER & CUT THE OTHER FINGER RESULTING IN SIX (6) ST ITCHES

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING FUEL INTO A FREE STANDING HEATER WHEN FLAMES BLEW OUT THE DOOR OF THE HEATER BURNING HIS RIGHT LEG AT THE KNEE.

CLOSED TRUCK DOOR AND CAUGHT FINGER IN DOOR WHILE CLOSING RESULTING IN A REMOVAL OF FLESH FROM THE TIP OF THE FINGER AND CRACKING THE BONE BENEATH THE FINGERNAIL.

THE TOOTH OF THE LOADER BUCKET THEY WERE PUTTING ON SLIPPED AND THE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN LIP AND BLADE.

DRIVER DUMPED LOAD OF SAND IN PLANT HOPPER. TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD, SO HE PUT IT IN "PARK" AND GOT OUT OF TRUCK. THE UNIVERSAL JOINT WAS BROKEN AND DRIVE SHAFT WAS LODGED AGAINST FRAME. EMPLOYEE KICKED SHAFT LOOSE AND TRUCK ROLLED ON HIS BODY, BREAKING HIS LEG, PELVIS AND CAUSING INTERNAL INJURIES. LEG HAS BEEN AMPUTATED.