JONESBORO PLANT: 145 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Customer Truck was tarping the load in the employee driveway when the tarp came in contact with the high voltage power lines. No injury or impairment.

Operator was operating a 980H Caterpillar loader, EE was feeding the primary crusher. During the steering operation, EE's left shoulder popped. The operator is feeling pain and a popping sensation through normal movement. The operator is scheduled to have a surgery to repair two torn ligaments.

Installing transmission pump, pump slipped out of employee's hand and fell, striking left hand and lacerating hand and finger

Buildup of material was preventing the return roller from rolling. A support soldier block was in close proximity to the return roller. While using a pry bar to clear the buildup off of the soldier block, the pry bar came into contact with the moving conveyor causing the pry bar to impact the palm of the hand. The palm of the right hand received a 1" long x ½" wide laceration.

Employee was lifting a pivot pin from a hydraulic hammer to separate the hammer from the 450LC track hoe for maintenance. Employee had a bone spur on his left heel. That bone spur influenced the employee to lift the pin in an awkward manner causing him to put strain on his left side lower back.

Employee took the fan belt guard off of the 450LC trackhoe. When he started to get off his wedding ring got caught on the skid grate. The weight of his body caused the wedding ring to cut his finger.

Employee mashed his finger while trying to replace a loader bucket pin. When he removed the pin to sit on the bucket arm, the pin slipped and pinched the end of his left middle finger on the bucket arm.

OVER 13 YEARS EXPERIENCE, WELDER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR. EE'D BY VULCAN MATERIALS SINCE MAY 1, 1998. ABNORMAL PRE-EMPLOYMENT/POST OFFER HEALTH SCREEN. FINDINGS CONFIRMED BY TWO B-READINGS.

EE WAS LOOSENING BOLTS ON A VIBRATOR MOTOR USING A REGULAR WRENCH AND AN IMPACT WRENCH. HE USED THE REGULAR WRENCH TO HOLD ONE BOLT AND KEEP IT. FROM TURNING WHILE USING THE IMPACT WRENCH TO L OOSEN THE OPPOSITE BOLT WHEN HE STARTED LOOSENING A BOLT WITH THE IMPACT WRENCH IT PULLED HIS LEFT HAND DOWN AND MASHED THE TIP OF HIS RING FINGER.

EE STATED THAT HE SUFFERED BACK STRAIN WHILE OPERATING A HAUL TRUCK. HE ALSO CLAIMED THE SEAT WAS DEFECTIVE AND ROAD CONDITIONS WERE POOR.

EE STATED THAT HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW AGAINST A PART OF THE TROJAN 7500 FRONT END LOADER WHILESERVICING THE MACHINE IN THE PIT. EE WORKED ALL SHIFT ON 8/20 & 8/21/96; HE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 8/ 22 AT 12:00 P.M. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CELLULITIS OF LEFT ARM AND RECEIVED ANTIBIOTIC SHOTS ON 8/22 AND 8/23 WITH NO IMPROVEMENT. HE WAS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL ON 8/24 W/ IV TREATMENT-STILL 8/2

INJURY RESLULTED FROM NONREPORTABLE INCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED ON 5-15-96, WHEN EMP STATED HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHILE DISMOUNTING D8N DOZER. EMP CLAIMS TO HAVE AGGRAVATED INJURY ON 7-9-96 W HILE ASSISTING IN REPAIR OF A MACK 35 TON HAUL TON HAUL TRUCK. EMP WAS SEEN BY DR AT CONCLUSION OF SHIFT. HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK AS OF 7-10. SUBSEQUENT MRI INDICATES POSSIBLE LIGAMENT DAMAGE

EE IS EMPLOYED AS A LABORER, ASSIGNED TO DRILL VERTICAL BLAST HOLES. EE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING OUTSIDE THE DRILL RIG TO MARK BLAST HOLES. THE DRILL AREA HAD BEEN CLEANED BY A DOZER. EE ST ATED THAT HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING BIN UNDER DUST SCREEN.EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A PICE OF STEEL AT THE SIDE OF A STORAGE BIN,WHEN STEEL SLIPPED AND SMASHED EMPLOYEE'S THUMB ON HIS RIGHT HAND.