Littlerock Plant: 179 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Miner was found unresponsive in cab of pickup truck.

While cleaning out material chute employee stepped down and rolled left ankle.

Employee was attempting to cut a hole in conveyor belt, using a box cutter type knife. Employee accidentally cut the tip of employee's right middle finger.

Miner was exiting employee's wheel loader when employee slipped. Employee grabbed the hand rail with right hand. Injured employee's right shoulder.

Cutting a piece of steel. The steel slipped and fell onto his leg.

The injury occurred at the Mechanics shop. The wind was blowing hard & blew a piece of metal into EE's left eye. He immediately washed out his eye. Emergency doctor referred him to the opthamalogist on 04/25/05. On 04/25/05 a piece of metal was found imbedded in his left eye and was surgically removed. He returned to work on 04/26/05.

THE INJURY OCCURED USING A COME-ALONG TO PULL A PIPE THAT HAD BEEN CUT, WHEN THE PIPE FLEW BACKWARDS AND PINNED THE RIGHT LEG BETWEEN THE CUT PIPE & ANOTHER PIPE. THE LEG WAS CUT & APPEARED TO HAVE EXTREME BRUISING AS A BUMP THE SIZE OF A SOFT BALL FORMED VERY QUICKLY.

WORKING IN THE PLANT WELDING SHOP. THE CUTTING TORCH RAKED ACROSS THE LEFT GLOVED HAND AND PENETRATED THE GLOVE. THE INNER LINNING OF THE GLOVE WAS BURNED TO THE HAND.

WORKING IN A VERY HOT ENVIRONMENT WHICH CAUSED DEHYDRATION. HEAT EXHAUSTION FOLLOWED.

STEPPED DOWN LADDER ON LOADER, JARRED RIGHT KNEE WHICH RESULTED IN SWOLLEN MUSCLE IN RIGHT THIGH.

TURNED IN DESK CHAIR. WAS TRYING TO MOVE TO THE COMPUTER AREA, CAUGHT CHAIR LEG SPOKE ON TYPING TABLE LEG. WENT OVER BACKWARDS. STRUCK HEAD ON CINDER BLOCK WALL, BENT NECK FORWARD AND STRUCK SHOULDERS AND NECK ON THE FLOOR.

WAS FILING AND REACHED ACROSS THE FRONT OF DESK AND CAUGHT FOOT AS TURNING BACK ON CALCULATOR CORD AND FELL.

WAS LOADING TRUCKS AND WHEN HE GOT OUT OF HIS LOADER HE FELT A BAD TWINGE IN HIS BACK AND COULDN'T HARDLY MOVE.

REMOVING DISTRIBUTOR PLATE FROM NUT. DISTRIBUTOR PLATE WAS UP ABOUT 6" WHEN IT FELL ON FINGER.

EE WAS INSTALLING ROLLERS ON A CONVEYOR BELT NEAR A JUNIPER BUSH. BRANCH OF BUSH HIT HIM IN EYE AND PUNCTURED RIGHT EYE.

(#28 CONVEYOR-20' OFF GROUND) THE CHUTE AT THE HEAD PULLEY PLUGGED UP SPILLING ROCK OVER THE SIDE, CAUSING ROCK TO HIT EYE

PATCHING A SCREEN ON AN ALLIS CHALMERS ON THE MIDDLE DECK AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT LEG ON THE BOTTOM SCREEN.

CONSTANT USE OF HYDRAULIC BUCKET CONTROL LEVERS & TRANSMISSION OPERATION.

CUT RIGHT FINGER.

DRIVING ALONG BELT LINE AND DUST BLEW INTO TRUCK.

CLEANING AROUND PLANTS POND AND TWISTED HIS EYE LEG AND KNEE.

WORKING ON DOZER R EYE IRRITATED

LIFTING STEEL FELT BACK TIGHTEN

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING PIPE UP TO A PUMP. HE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO THE WATER SCRAPING HIS RIGHT HAND. HE HAD HIS HAND WEDGED BETWEEN THE PIECES OF PIPE.

HELPING TO MEAUSRE PIPE, SLIPPED & FELL ON ROCK.

HURTIN BACK MOVING PUMP IN FEEDER CRUSHER AREA.

EE CLEANING IN PLANT AND SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS EYE.

CLEANING DISCONNECT JAWS BEHIND DEAD FRONT, WHEN AN ELECTRICAL FLASH OCCURRED.

WHILE WHORKING ON PLANT EMPL RAN HAND INTO PIECE OF ANGLE IRON CUTTING LEFT HAND.

PUTTING ON FRONT TRANSMISSION PAN AND FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN PAN AND HYDRAULIC LINE.

OPERATING DOZER AND WINDOW FELL OUT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH.

HELPING UNLOAD SWITCH BOX WHEN CHAIN SLIPPED AND HIT EE MOUTH.

DIRT FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.

HAND SLIPPED WHILE SEPARATING ROLLER PARTS.

SLIPPED OFF THE DECK OF DOZER AND FELL ,STRAINING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE USING CUTTING TORCH & A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW INTO HIS RT EYE HE SAID IT WENT UNDER SAFETY GLASSES

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING CATWALK ON SHAKER AND SLIPPED AND SKINNED LEFT LEG AND ARM.

WORKING ON EQUIPMENT WHEN FLASH FROM NEARBY WELDER BURNED RIGHT EYE.

WORKING ON EQUIPMENT WHEN FLASH FROM NEARBY WELDER BURNED HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING EQUIPMENT WHEN A FLASH FROM A NEARBY WELDER BURNED BOTH EYES.

ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING CABLE JACK, IT SLIPPED AND STRUCK I.NAME IN THE FOREHEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN FROM LADDER ON CONVEYOR AT A BASE PLANT SLIPPED AND FELL,INJURING LEFT SHOULDER AND RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OILING PARTS ON CONVEYOR BELT WHEN A LINEMAN TURNED POWER ON TO BELT. EMPLOYEE FELL AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT LEG.

WINDS CAUSED DIRT TO BE BLOWN IN RIGTH EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A TRANSMISSION & FELT TWINTGE IN BACK NEXT MORNING EMPLOYEE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE AROUND BECAUSE OF STIFFNESS & SORENESS IN BACK

LOOSE GRAVEL ON STAIRWAY

EMPL CLEANING GATES AROUND SAND CHUTES RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN HEAD PULLEY CAUSING UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO RIGHT HAND.

EMPL WALKING,STEPPED ON ROCK AND FELL.CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH RIGHT HAND,SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST.

THE EE USED ETHER TO CLEAN THE CONTACT POINTS INSTEAD OF CONTACT CLEANER AS PROVIDED.

WINDY AND DUSTY

CHANGING CUTTING EDGES WITH AIR IMPACT GUN AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPL SLIPPED OFF THE STAIRS GOING TO THE SECO SHAKER

PINCHED HAND WITH STEEL HOUSE.

WHEN HE WAS BACKING UP HE RAN OVER A BIG ROCK WHICH WAS BURIED IN A WIND ROW OF DIRT AND HURT HIE BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING. HE EITHER GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE OR A FLASH BURN.

WHEN CLIMBING OFF OF CRANE CAUGHT FOOT ON SOMETHING AND FELL 3 FEET TO GROUND

BENT OVER & LOST HARD HAT HIT HEAD ON CHANNEL IRON WHILE STRAIGHTENING UP.

CHECKING PUMP AND GOT OUT OF PICKUP AND STEPPED ON ROCK AND ROCK ROLLED AND FELL DOWN AND TURNED RT FOOT RT ANKLE AND FOOT STRAIN

GRINDING SOME A3GLE IRON AND PIECE OF STEEL LODGED IN LEFT EYE.SHIELD WAS DOWN.

EMPLOYEE WAS DO1ING DIRT WHEN HE HOOKED A BANK CAUSING HIS SEAT TO FLY FORWARD.SEAT WAS LOOSE AND EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEATBELT AS INSTRUCTED.

EE WAS SHUTTING3OFF LIGHTS. HE HAD ONE HAND ON THE CONVEYOR FRAME & REACHED FOR THE SWITCH. ELECTRIC CURRENT APPARENTLY WENT THROUGH HIS RIGHT HAND & CHEST TO HIS ELFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A 988 FRONT END LOADER LOOKING OVER RT SHOULDER WHILE BACKING UP IN 2ND GEAR HIT A POTHOLE

EMP WAS REPLACI3G A TRACK ON A KORING BACKHOE, USING A CHAIN COME ALONG TO PULL THE TRACK TOGETHER

EMPLOYEE WAS GR9ASING THE BUCKET ON THE SKIP LOADER.

FIXING SHAKER M2TOR.STEPPED DOWN FROM CRUSHER DECK ON TO SHAKER DECK AND TWISTED ANKLE.

EMP WAS REMOVING BIG ROCKS FROM THE C RUSHER AND CAUGHT HIS ANKLE BETWEEN A B IG ROCK AND THE CRUSHER

EE WAS WORKING ON T H E PLANT. WAS PULLING ON A SCREEN WHEN HE FELT PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UPA CATWALK BY THE SHAKER. HE SLIPPED, FELL IN A HOLE ANDCUT ARM ON ANGLE IRON. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REALIZE HE HAD CUT HIS ARM UNTIL IT STARTED HAVING A BURNING SENSATION.

EE WAS TAKING ROCKS OFF OF THE BELT LINE. AFTER HE STOPPED BELT TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK HE STEPPED BACK SLIPPING ON A ROCK & FELL STRIKING HIS KNEE ON A ROCK. EARLY REPORTS STATED HE TORE THE LIGAMENTS IN HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON LOADER TIRE SERVICING LOADER HE HAD GREASE ON SOLE OF HIS SHOE HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND STRIKING IT FLAT ON HIS BACK AND HEAD TOWARD RIGHT SIDE

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A CUTTING EDGE ON A DOZER HE TRIED TO MAN HANDLE THE CUTTING EDGE INSTEAD OF USING PROCEDURES HE HAD BEEN TAUGHT

THE CRUSHER WAS WEDGED EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO FREE IT BY PRYING WITH A BAR