Lawrenceville: 49 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee's were involved in adjusting a motor base to replace the motor drive belts, when the motor mount bolts broke and struck employee in the lower right leg.

While standing with one foot on a catwalk and the other on a hyrdaulic hose bracket the employees foot slipped. He slipped about 18-inches down and hit his ribs onto the hydraulic lines. Left side ribs (6th & 7th) suffered a non-displaced fracture.

EE strained his back while replacing a set of troughing idlers on Conveyor #1 after reaching to pickup a set of falling idlers.

EE left index finger was lacerated while trying to remove a plow bolt on the cutting edge of the WA-900 loader with a impact wrench. The spinning bolt cut into his finger. Durabond was applied.

EE sprained his left knee after stepping off a locomotive. He went to the doctor on June 23.

Employee's tooth was broken after the Derrick hoist control box struck him in the mouth while he was pulling on it.

EE punctured his right foot after it slipped off the safety plate he was pushing into the feeder chute.

Injured was changing screen cloth on the bottom deck of Screen #1. As he was removing the screen cloth, his right shoulder began hurting. On his second visit to the Doctor (2-13-04) he was placed on 14 days light duty.

WHILE OPERATING A LOCOMOTIVE, EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW WHEN THE LOCOMOTIVE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. INITIALLY, THE INJURY REQUIRED FIRST AID TREATMENT ONLY. HOWEVER, HE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH HIS ELBOW. HE WAS REFERRED TO AN ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST WHO RECOMMENDED SURGERY WHICH OCCURRED 12/19/03. EMPLOYEE RETURNED 1/5/04 AND RECEIVED FINAL RELEASE FROM DOCTOR 2/12/04.

EE WAS REPLACING THE METAL SKIRT BOARD ON CONVEYOR #1. THE PIECE OF METAL HE WAS WORKING WITH TILTED TO ONE SIDE AND PINCHED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER AGAINST THE IMPACT SLIDE BENEATH THE CONVEYOR BELT. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO TIP OF FINGER.

TRUCK DRIVER WAS SECURING A HOSE ON THE BACK OF A BULK TRUCK. THE HOSE FELL AND THE DRIVER TRIED TO CATCH IT. AFTER CONTACT WITH THE GROND THE DRIVER BROKE BOTH ANKLES.

EMPLOYEE DID NOT MAINTAIN 3-POINT CONTACT WHILE CLIMBING ON LOADER. EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX 7 FEET AND SUFFERED FRACTURED RIGHT ARM.

HE WAS LEANING VER THE HANDRAIL TO HOOK UP A COMEALONG WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED ON CHECKERED PLATING AND LOST HIS GRIP. HE FELL APPROX. 15' TO A CONCRETE SLAB.

THE EE WAS REMOVING METAL ON A SHOVEL BUCKET BY AIR ARKING. AFTER HE FINISHED AIR ARKING HE ATTEMPTED TO UNHOOK THE AIR LINE FROM THE AIR ARK HOLDER SO HE COULD USE AN AIR CHIPPING HAMMER. THE ARK HOLDER STILL HAD ABOUT THREE FOURTH'S OF THE USED ROD IN IT. THE HOT ROD LAID AGAINST HIS LEG BURNING A HOLE IN THE RIGHT SIDE BETWEEN THE KNEE AND ANKLE.

EE SLID TOP PUNCH PLATE IN STACK OF SIX. LEFT THUMB WAS IN ONE OF THE HOLES IN THE PLATE. TIP OF LEFT THUMB WAS CUT OFF BETWEEN FIRST & SECONDPLATE AS THE TOP PLATE SLID.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIPE WITH A KNIFE. THE PIPE HAD A HOLE WORN INTO IT AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THAT SECTION.

WAS MOVING FROM ONE RAIL CAR (GONDOLA) TO ANOTHER WHEN THE CARS MOVED AND HE FELL TO THE TRACK BELOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS USIGN BAR TO PRY RAIL CAR DOOR CLOSED. THE BAR SLIPPED OUT OF LATCH, EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS BACK.

EE AND HELPER WERE TRYING TO CLOSE A RAILROAD CAR DOOR THAT HAD A DEFECTIVE LATCH. THE HELPER CLOSED THE DOOR BEFORE THE INJURED COULD SAFELY POSWITION THE LATCH. EE'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS C AUGHT BETWEEN THE LATCH AND THE DOOR AS IT CLOSED. EE'S FINGER WAS LACERATED AND MASHED, REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

HE WAS CHANGING 1' X 1' POLLY DECK PANELS ON OUT 8X20 WASH SCREEN. WHEN HE WENT TO GET THE NEXT PANEL TO BE INSTALLED, HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE TOP DECK WHICH HE WAS WORKING ON.

WAS CHANGING STARTER ROD ON T-4 DRILL WAS STANDING ON RIGHT SIDE OF TOWER HOLDONG ONTO TOWER WITH RIGHT HAND WHILE ALIGNING THE STARTER ROD WITH ROTATION HEAD. WITH HSI LEFT HADN. DRILL HELP ER LOWERED ROATION HEAD AS HE DID HYD CYLINDER ROD THAT MOVES HEAD CAUGHT RIGHT HAND BETWEEN EXINDER ROD AND TOWER SUPPORT THAT GUIDES LIFT CHAINS THAT CONNECT HYD CYLINDER TO HEAD.

KENNEY DANIELS WAS REPORT TO WORK. TO ENTER THE OFFICE FROM THE PARKING AREA HE MUST GO UP ONE SET OF STAIRS ACROSS TRUCK SCALE AND DOWN A SECOND SET OF CONCRETE STAIRS. THIS SECOND SET HAD ICE ON THE SECOND STEP OF A 3 STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS LEFT SIDE.

LIFTING DRILL BIT OUT OF DRILL TOOL BOX CAUSED INJURED TO STRAIN BACK.

INJURED WAS FUELING THE 80D DROPBALL WITH THE FAST FUEL SYSTEM. FILL NOZZLE WAS NEARLY AS LARGE AS THE OPENING IN THE TANK. AS THE FUEL WENT IN THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT ROOM FOR THE AIR TO BE DISPLACED CAUSING THE TANK TO BE PRESSURIZED. FUEL WAS ADDED TOO FAST CAUSING THE FUEL TO SPRAY BACK ON THE OPERATOR. THE FUEL ENTERED THE OPERATOR'S RIGHT EAR CAUSING A CHEMICAL BURN TO THE I

WHILE STANDING IN MUD USING PRYBAR TO CLOSE RR CARDOORS, BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS, BREAKING SMALL BONE IN RIGHT LEG.

THE SECURITY GUARD DRIVING A SERVICE TRUCK TO PICK UP AN EQUIPMENT OPERATOR ROLLED THE SERVICE TRUCK. THE SECURITY GUARD WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT.

INJ EMPL LIFTED PIECE OF JAW DIE WITH COME-ALONG WHEN WELDED I-BEAM BROKE ON WHICH COME-ALONG WAS ATTACHED.IT FELL 3' STRIKING EMPL ON RIGHT KNEE CAP.EMPL SUFFERED BRUISED KNEE CAP.

PUTTING OIL BARREL ON RACK FORM BACK HOE BUCKET ROLED BARREL ON BACK BARREL FELL IT CAUGHT R RING FINGER BETWEEN THE BARREL AND ANHLE IRON AND MASHED THE NAIL AND THE FLESH OFF THE END.

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INJ WAS WORKING3WITH I.NAME AND I.NAME PUTTING THE CENTER PIECE OF CUTTING EDGE ON THE DOZER. THE BLADE WAS RAISED OFF FLOOR. THEY WERE PICKING UP THE CUTTING EDGE TO FIT AGAINST DOZER BLADE T O BOLT ON. AFTE9 THEY WERE FINISHED INJURED EXPERIENCED PAIN ON TRYING TO STAND ERECT

WHILE INSTALLING HOIST CABLE, THE CABLE SLIPPED ON HOIST DRUM, DISENGAUGING WEDGE WHICH STRUCK INJURED IN FACE. HIS UPPER LIP WAS LACERATED AND A TOOTH SHIPPED.