Lilesville Pit and Plant: 254 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EE was working on bagging machine when he got up from repairing he slipped and fell backwards and hit his head.

Employee was changing return roller in boom truck and got hand pinched between roller and bucket on boom.

EE was trying to replace stretch wrap that had pulled off and got his finger caught between the pallet and the roller.

Worker was trying to remove rock obstruction from conveyor belt.

EE went to change top sheet roll, after lifting roll, felt pain in lower back. EE's should always use 2 men to pick up and replace roll.

EMPLOYEE WAS COMPLETING A NORMAL TASK OF FUELING HIS EQUIPMENT WHEN HE LOST STABILITY OR BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO FALL FROM THE BOTTOM RUNG/STEP LEADING TO THE CAB OF THE LOADER. EE FELL APPROX. 2' ONTO HIS BACK. HIS RT. HEEL IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING A FRACTURED HEEL.

WORK WAS BEING PERFORMED IN RECONDITIONING THE SECONDARY. A CRANE WAS LIFTING A CHUTE FOR ITS POSITIONING WHEN IT BROKE INTO TWO PIECES. ONE OF THE PIECES MOVED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE VICTIM FORCING HIM DOWN THE STAIRS LEADING TO THE SECONDARY. HE GRABBED THE HANDRAILS AS HE EXITED AND TWISTED HIS SHOULDER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING.

THE INJURED PARTY WAS UNDER A MOTOR GRADER ATTEMPTING TO FREE A UNIVERSAL JOINT W/ AN IMPACT WRENCH & SLEDGE HAMMER. A FOREIGN MATERIAL, (BELIEVED TO BE METAL) SHEERED FROM THE HAMMER ENTERING THE LEFT EYE.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS PULLING HIMSELF ONTO A SMALL SHED TO HOIST IT OUT OF PLACE W/A CRANE. THE CRANE'S CABLE ABRUPTLY SWUNG RIGHT & BACK LEFT JARRING EE FROM HIS GRIP. EE FELL APPROXIMATELY 4 - 6 FEET LANDING ON HIS RIGHT HAND. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN A BROKEN RIGHT WRIST.

WAS GOING TO ANOTHER AREA TO ASSIST ANOTHER WORKER WHEN HE STEPPED ON SOME LOOSE MATERIAL (GRAVEL) AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

INJURED STEPPED ON A 2X4 LAYING ON THE GROUND AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE WAS WORKING ON A 350 TRACKHOE.

INJURED STEPPED INTO A MANHOLE IN THE FLOOR OF THE DRAGLINE WHILE HE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE THE BRAKE BAND. HE BRUISED HIS HIP, SCRAPED HIS SHIN BONE ON RIGHT LEG, HAD A SMALL LACERATION ON HIS EAR.

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM FLOOR OF TUNNEL. HE TOLD HIS SUPERVISOR AT 200 PM ON THURSDAY, MARCH 29 THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING HIM. HE WENT TO THE DR ON FRIDAY MARCH 30, 2001.

VICTIM WAS USING ACETYLENE TORCH WHEN HE HEARD A POP. HE FELT SOMETHING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE AND SAW CLOTHING SMOLDERING A SPARK HAD FALLEN ON HIS CLOTHES AND A LEAKING OXYGEN HOSE CAUSED A FLAME . HE WAS BURNED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS STOMACH

VICTIM AND WITNESSES WERE TRYING TO REMOVE A BOOM PIN FROM A CAT 245 EXCAVATOR. THEY WERE DRIVING THE PIN OUT WITH A PIN HAMMER AND A SLEDGE HAMMER. AS THE SLEDGE HAMMER STRUCK THE PIN HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL SHEARED OFF THE PIN HAMMER AND STRUCK THE VICTIM IN THE CENTER OF HIS CHEST.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM CONCRETE FOUNDATION DOWN TO GROUND WHERE SHARP PIECE OF METAL STUCK THROUGH BOTTOM OF HIS RIGHT BOOT, PUNCTURING HIS FOOT.PUNCTURE WOUND WAS 8MM IN LENGTH AND 2MM DEEP.

EMPLOYEE HAD STEPPED FROM EUCLID TO THE GROUND. HE WAS TAKING STEPS BACKWARDS WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A SHORT PIECE OF CROSSTIE BLOCK. HE FELL ON LEFT SHOULDER AND BRUISED IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING ONTO SIDE OF TRUCK WHEN LEFT FOOT SLIPPED, TRANSFERRING ALL HIS WEIGHT ONTO RIGHT LEG, INJURING HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING FEEDER IN TUNNEL WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HIS WEDDING BAND CAUGHT ITSELF ON A GUARD AND INJURED HIS RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HNAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FAST ACROSS YARD WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EE SAID HE WAS HELPING PUT A TAIL PULLEY IN PLACE ON THE #1 SURGE PILE BELT. HE SAID AS HE WAS HELPING TO DO THE JOB HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK. HE STATED HE FELT AS IF AN ELECTRIC FENC E HAD SHOCKED HIM.

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM FORK & FOOT LANDED AWKWARDLY & CAUSED KNEE TO TWIST. INJURY WAS A TWISSTED KNEE JOINT.

EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING BUILDING PRODUCTS DIV OFFICE WHEN SHE SLIPPED ON ICE AT FRONT DOOR. SHE FELL ON LEFT SIDE CAUSING FRACTURE TO LEFT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A WIRE ROPE BLOCK ON A EUCLID WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN ARMS WERE LIFTED ABOVE HIS HEAD WHEN INJURY OCCURRED

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING PULLEY IN PLACE WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN ON WITH HAMMER. THE PULLEY MOVED TO THE REAR ENOUGH TO CAUSE HAMMER TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING STEAM JENNY TO CLEAN BUCKET - STEAM AND HOT WATER GOT ON RIGHT WRIST CAUSING SCALD.

EE WAS REMOVING TRANSMISSION FROM TRUCK AND IN GETTING OUT OF TRUCK SLIPPED AND GRABED INSIDE OF DOOR OF TRUCK AND CUT HIS HAND AND MIDDLE THREE FINGERS RIGHT HAND.

STEPPED DOWN APPROXIMATELY TEN INCHES OFF TRUCK ONTO GROUND AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS RE-SETTING ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FOR CONVEYOR BELT AND BELT STARTED WHILE HIS LEFT KNEE WAS ON BELT CAUSING LEFT KNEE TO STRIKE POWER OX FOR BELT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RAIL RUBBER WITH HIS PERSONAL POCKET KNIFE & KNIFE SLIPPED & STABBED HIMSELF IN THE RT HAND BETWEEN MIDDLE FINGER & INDEX FINGER

75926NNEL WAS HANDLIGN A PIECE OF ONE INCH STEEL AND STEEL SLIPPER DROPPING STEEL ONTO LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND AND ANTOEHR PIECE OF STEEL.

TIGHTENING CAP ON RADIATOR OF DRAGLINE WHEN CAP FLEW OFF AND HOT WATER AND ANTIFREEZE GOT ONTO LEFT ARM AND SIDE OF FACE CAUSING BURN.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A LIGHT BULB AND WAS REMOVING COVER, COVER BROKE AND CUT EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.

TWO WELDERS WELDING SIDE BY SIDE WITHOUT USING PETITION TO PREVENT EYES FROM FLASH OF WELDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING SHEAVE WHILE BOOM CABLE WAS BEING PULLED ON AND WHEN SLACK CAME OUT OF CABLE, CABLE BUMPED EMPLOYEE ADN EMPLOYEE GRABBED CABLE AND PULLED FINGERS INTO SHEAVE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON TRUCK TRAILER- SLIPPED CATCHING LEFT THUMB AND HAND ON GRID OF TRAILER - LEFT SIDE AND HIP STRUCK STEPS DURING FALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING THE TOP FROM A PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH POCKET KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED ADN PUNCTURED MID LEFT ARM REQUIRING 2 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE HAD HIS RIGHT FOOT UNDER APIECE OF STEEL THAT HE AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ON.THE STEEL FELL ABOUT 16" AND HIT HIS RIGHT FOOT,CAUSING INJURY .INJURED FOOT RIGHT ABOVE STEEL TOED SAFETY SHOE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT ON PACJKING GLAND PUMP, WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT CAUSING RIGHT THUMB TO STRICK STEM OF VALVE CAUSING CUT REQUIRING STITCHES.

DURING ROUTINE 4AINTENANCE USING A HAMMER AND WEDGE, A PART OF THE HAMMER SHEARED OFF, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN UPPER RIGHT ARM

EMPLOYEE STEPPE8 IN POTHOLE & TURNED OVER FOOT

EMPLOYEE CUTTIN1 CARDBOARD WITH POCKET KNIFE KNIFE BLADE CLOSED SHUT ON INDEX FINGER, RIGHT HAND, CUTTING FINGER.

MOVING DREDGE F9OM ONE POND TO ANOTHER LOCATION ON LOWBOY TRAILER WHEN DREDGE BRUSHED SOME TREE LIMGS, BREAKING THEM AND WIND BLEW DEBRIS INTO RIGHT EYE

EMPLOYEE USING 2YDRAULIC JACK A SPACER BEING USED SLIPPED OUT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE NEAR LEFT EAR CAUSING LACERATION

EMP WAS HOLDING3A SPIKE HAMMER WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING IT WITH ANOTHER HAMMER TO DRIVE PIN OUT OF DRAGLINE BUCKET. SLIVER OF STEEL FROM HAMMER STRUCK HIM IN SHIN AREA OF RIGHT LEG

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING UP STEPS CROSSING CONEYOR WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND CAUSED HIS LEFT LEG TO STRIKE THE STEP CAUSING BRUISE TO SHINN BONE AREA AND SLIGHT LACERATION.

CLOSING DRAGLINE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DOORS. PULLED ONE DOOR CLOSED AND WIND CAUGHT OTHER DOOR AND CLOSED IT ON RIGHT THUMB NAIL.

EMPL REMOVING STEEL PLATE UNDER CONVEYOR BELT-STEEL SLIPPED FROM HAND STRUCK RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINST STEEL AND CONV ROLLER.LACERATION AND INJURY TO 1ST JOINT OF INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.