Lonestar Prospects, Ltd.: 167 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

The employee was in the process of replacing pump packing at the Wet Plant Pad 4. When returning from truck with packing the employee stepped down from a concrete retaining curb and took approximately 3 steps and lost their balance. The employee slipped on the concrete pad and landed awkwardly on their leg. This resulted in the employee breaking their lower right leg.

The miner opened a new can of welding rods but did not remove the lid completely. EE then carried the container to the bed of the truck, as EE sat the container down it started to tip over. The miner tried to move EE's hand away from the container causing a laceration on EE's right palm requiring sutures. Miner was not wearing gloves at the time of incident.

Miner was carrying a cardboard box of trash to place in pickup truck bed. Miner lost footing and fell into the tailgate of the pickup.

While operating a mini track loader in reverse, looking in the direction of travel, EE made contact with EE's right ankle against a structural I-beam. EE's right foot was positioned beyond the protective bounds of the machine's foot platform. Resulting injury is a fractured medial malleolus of the right ankle.

EE was lowering self down from the structure below the goodfellow screen. EE felt pain in the left shoulder. EE and the supervisor reported the next day. First aid was administered. On 02/20/2020 EE requested to see a doctor. Prescribed 2 RX Meds. and light duty until 02/26/2020. The incident became reportable then.

EE tripped and hit leg on retaining wall causing a contusion. First aid was provided. EE worked the next 5 shifts. On 1/22/20 EE requested to see a doctor. Cellulitis was diagnosed and antibiotics prescribed. Restricted from work for the remainder of the day.

EE was working on the primary main hopper grizzly. EE believes metal dust fell into eye. EE rubbed the eye. EE was taken to the Optometrist. Doctor removed a metal flake from right eye. Antibiotic drops were prescribed. Doctor gave full release for return to work.

Employee was helping carry an oxygen cylinder when it slipped from their grasp and landed on their left foot just above the steel toe. Next day they couldn't put the safety boot on due to swelling.

Employee was working on a manlift crimping wire compression lugs with a battery operated crimper, tool slipped employee reached for it accidentally pressing the trigger with EE's left hand and getting EE's RT index finger caught in between causing a 1" laceration to the inside of EE's RT index finger.

EE was under dozer splice at Primary when a foreign object became lodged in left eye.

During inspection employee fell through a door (7-8 feet) causing fractures in left leg.

EE flushing a (lime) line with water. EE loosened the clamp on the hose, stepped to the side, tapped, & the line broke free spraying the EE with hydrated lime. EE was treated at the facility. EE requested professional advice on 5/11/2018 and as a precaution the EE was issued a prescription to avert potential infection.

Employees were removing a conveyor belt from a conveyor that had been locked out. An employee's gloved hand became caught between the pulley and the belt causing a tuft fracture of the left index finger.

Employee slipped and stopped self from falling by bracing self against the kiln wall. EE's left arm struck the kiln wall causing a fractured humerus.

The employee was struck by a hose. The employee received a minor abrasion to the bridge of EE's nose and an alleged concussion as a result of the incident.