Macarthur Sand Plant: 123 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was putting the main boom back on the 300 excavator, lost EE's balance and fell forward off the excavator track and struck an adjustable step ladder striking EE's right shoulder and right ankle.

While stepping off the dredge anchor onto a slopped hill EE rolled EE's ankle

EE was on EE's knees under the big dryer baghouse assisting with bag removal. When EE went to stand up EE rolled EE's left ankle and fell. In doing so, EE injured EE's left pinkie finger. EE went home and then to the emergency room and had EE's finger and ankle X-rayed. It was determined EE broke EE's left ankle and dislocated EE's left pinkie finger

Employee performing maintenance on plant when stung by bee on left index finger

Employee was walking down steps from sand classifying plant and cut hand on handrail. Lacerated fingers, required three (3) sutures at medical facility.

Employee was stung by a bee.

Employee bent over to unlock the pad lock on control room door resulting in a back strain.

Accident occurred during daylight hours in normal course of operations. Miscommunication, Employee was replacing roller on conveyor when hand was struck by co-worker with hammer.

Employee strained left knee while cleaning equipment with common water hose.

Employee using compressed air tool, blew foreign body under safety glasses, into his right eye.

employee installing down spout pipe, indicated he pull muscle in his right shoulder.

Employee, while getting some metal from the bone yard, stepped on a board with a nail in it.

Changing clutch or transmission, socket fell, hit him in the (L) eye.

LOWER BBQ TRAILER ONTO HITCH, CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN HITCH AND TRUCK.

PREPARING TO LAUNCH WORK BOAT, STRAINED RIGHT KNEE TRYING TO PUSH BOAT AWAY FROM DOCK.

THE DREDGE CHAIN WAS STRUCK AND EMPLOYEE AND INJURED WAS PRYING ON THE CHAIN TO PUT IT BACK IT BACK INTO ITS TRACK. AS EE WAS PRYING ON IT INJURED WAS WATCHING IT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS GOING BAC K INTO ITS TRACK. THE PRYBAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK INJURED ON THE LEFT EYE EYEBROW.

EE WAS FREEING UP ROLLERS ON THE 5/8" GRAVEL STACKING CONVEYOR AND UPON COMPLETION OF HIS WORK HE STEPPED ONTO THE HANDRAILING AT BOTTOM OF CONVEYOR AND JUMPED APPROX 3 1/2' TO THE GROUND INST EAD OF USING THE ACESS LADDER PROVIDED. HIS RIGHT ANKLE WAS SPRAINED AS A RESULT.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING PORTABLE STEAM-CLEANER WASHING UNIT TO CLEAN DIRT FROM AROUND VALVE CONTROLS STATIONS ON SAND PLANT. HE PASSED THE TIP OF THE WAND ACROSS HIS LEFT BOOT AND THE HEAT CAUSED A 2ND DEGREE BURN TO THE SKIN. HE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY UNTIL 9-14-92.

EMPL WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVAL OF ELECTRIC DRIVE MOTOR & FRAME ASSEMBLY FROM FINE MATERIAL WASHER. AFTER MOTOR HAD BEEN REMOVED IT TURNED OVER LIFTING HCAINS CAME UNHOOKED & LOAD SLID DOWN TANK STIRKING LEGS. BRUISES & LACEATION RESULTED REQURING SUTURES IN RIGHT LEG IN CALF.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON PIPELINE A PIECE OF HOT SLAG ENTERED HIS RIGHT EAR. HE DID OT REPORT THE ACCIDENT UNTIL 4/18/89. THE SLAG BURNED A SPOT IN THE INNER EAR CANAL WHICH REQUIRED DEBR IDEMENT,REMOVAL OF FOREIGN OBJECT, AND TREATMENT WITH AMPICILLIN. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK IMMEDIATELY AFTER TREATMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING CONTINUITY ON FUSES IN ELECTRICAL DISCONNECT SWITCH WHEN THE VOLT OHM METER HE WAS USING BLEW UP THE TEST LEADS CAUSED MINOR CUT TO THE FACE AND ELECT. CAUSED MINOR BURN S TO THE HANDS 5ND WRIST THE SWITCH HAD BEEN OPENED PRIOR TO TESTING BUT THE MINI RUPTORS DID NOT RELEASE