Manassas: 109 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EE stabbed left forearm with a lock blade pocket knife while cutting off a belt at slurry pump tower.

Pry bar came loose while trying to remove a screen striking IW in the mouth and damaged IW's tooth

Employee dislocated finger while doing maintenance.

Employee was stepping down from shaker platform when left knee gave way and ee fell to the ground.

Employee was swinging a 20lb sledge hammer when trying to remove concaves. He had swung two times and on the third swing he contacted his right foot with the hammer.

Employee sprained ankle exiting fork lift.

Employee was leaving the office when he tripped over boot brush that was located next to the door. He tried to catch himself with both arms causing one of the bones in his arms to fracture.

Employee was replacing the floor board on the flat bed section of the truck and was welding shims underneath the floor of the bed when he got debris in his eye. Employee did not seek medical treatment until 11/27/13.

Employee picked up a quarter keg grease container and carried it 8-10 feet into a building when he felt a tingle and pull in his shoulder.

Employee picked up worn out troughing roller which resulted in a laceration to his left knuckle requiring stitches.

Employee was changing the cylinder on a loader. While taking the pin out of the bottom using a two block system the block slipped catching the employees ring finger between the block and the pin causing a laceration to the knuckle requiring stitches.

EE received two fractures in left arm at the shop after the 100 ton haul truck plate popped out and struck him while he was using an air arc to cut floor plate loose.

EE left finger was lacerated after a Kamatsu 600 loader cylinder fell and caught his finger, receiving seven stitches.

EE twisted and fractured her ankle while walking on sidewalk

A splinter entered the EE's left arm while moving railroad ties.

Employee's left finger was lacerated & fractured after it was caught between the belt press roll and the press frame, requiring hospitalization for potential grease infection since employee has diabetes and a pin emplacement.

EE strained his neck after driving his vehicle into a concrete barrier, causing the airbag to engage.

EE left index finger was lacerated while trying to cut a plug off a polydeck screen panel with a utility knife.

SBS Blaster EE was checking the depth and condition of drilled boreholes in preparation of a blast. He tripped and fell over the face of the highwall.

Small ditch approximately 36 inches wide and foot deep, employee was stepping over onto concrete, foot caught edge of concrete, foot slipped, most of weight fell on right leg causing foot to land in awkward position.

EE AND INJURED WERE CHANGING A PUNCH PLATE IN #1TOWER. INJURED BELIEVES HE STRAINED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER AFTER LIFTING PUNCH PLATE.

4 MAN CREW IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING A DEFECTIVE BEARING ON THE DIESTER WASH SCREEN IN TOWER #2 WHEN IT FELL FROM THE HOIST, MASHING THE VICTIM'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER AGAINST A STEEL I-BEAM.

THE AIR IMPACT WRENCH WAS PLACED ON THE ADJUSTMENT RING OF THE CONE CRUSHER WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE AIR HOSE CAUSING THE WRENCH TO FALL APPROX. 10' STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON TO P OF HIS HARD HAT THEN GLANCING OFF HIS LEFT SHOULDER THEN STRIKING HIM IN THE LOWER BACK.

EE WAS GOING DOWN THE STAIR OF THE CRUSHER STATION AT THE PLANT HE LOST HIS BALANCE & STARTED TOFALL. HE JUMPED & SKIPPED A COUPLE OF STEPS TWISING HIS LEFT KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING GRATING OFF THE TOP OF PUG MILL #2; GRATING CAUGHT HIS GLOVE, PULLING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND CAUSING SHARP PAIN. HE WAS JACKHAMMERING CEMENT ALGERS AND HIS ARM GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BOX AND SPRAYBARS WITH JACKHAMMER RUNNING; JACKHAMMER TWISTED RIGHT HAND AND HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON BOX.

EE WAS TAKING GRATING OFF OF THE TOP OF PUG MILL#2 THE GRATING CAUGHT HIS GLOVE PULLING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING A SHARP PAIN

TWO EE WERE SERVICING A MICH 380 DOZER AFTER CLEANING THE AIR FILTER EE 1 EE HANDED THE CLEANED FILTER BACK UP TO EE 2 OTHER THE FILTER THEN SLIPPED OUT OF EE 2 HAND FALLING AND HITTING EE 1 O N THE UPPER LIP CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE WAS WORKING ON I.R.T-4 DRILL E9 #13199 TO REPLACE PACKING SEAL IN HEAD STEP FROM GROUND LEVEL UP TO TABLE ABOUT 31", THEN FROM TABLE TO PIPE RACK ABOUT 26". LEFT KNEE POPPED COULD NOT STRAG IGHTEN BACK OUT OR STAND ON IT.

WHILE PLACING THE CHOCK BLOCK ON THE WATER TRUCK. A PIECE OF ROCK PREVENTED THE CHOCK BLOCK FROM SLIDING INTO PLACE. THE ROCK DISLODGED LETTING THE CHOCK BLOCK FALL INTO PLACE. EE THUMB GOT PI NCHED BETWEEN THE CHOCK BLOCK AND WATER TRUCK BUMPER TEARING THE RIGHT THUMB NAIL OFF.

WHILE STEPPING INTO A SKIP LOADER, THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE TEARING LIGAMENTS AND REQUIRING SURGERY.

WHILE BEATING ON BIN AT PUGMILL. HE WAS CLEANINGUP HE WAS USING METAL BAR. HE SWUNG BAR BACK HISRIGHT HANDS KNUCKLE ON HAND RAILING PUTTING A 2-3 INCH CUT ON KNUCKLE.

HAD A FROZEN LUMP OF MATERIAL IN HEADPULLEY BOX. WAS IN THE CHUTE TRYING TO LOCATE IT SO THAT IT WOULD GO DOWN THE CHUTE ON THE OTHER SIDE WHEN FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING FINGER TO LAND ON THE FROZE N MATERIAL & THE BAR HIT IT CAUSING IT TO CUT HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE ENTERED COMPANY PROPERTY AT SCALE HOUSE & CHANGED LANE [RIGHT LANE TO LEFT] HE RAN INTO A PILE OF DIRT IN ROADWAY LEFT THERE FROM ROAD WORK DONE THE PREVIOUS NIGHT.

THE EE WAS PUTTING GREASE IN THE HAMMER ON THE KOMACTSU 400. AS HE WAS PULLING THE PISTON OUT OF THE DRUM HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE CHANGING CLOAMP ON WATER HOSE - THE SCREW DRIVER SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE HAD A PERIODIC SCREENING CHEST XRAY READ BY 3 BY READERS USING THE ILO PROCEDURES THE XRAY WAS CHARACTERIZED AS CONSISTENT WITH PNEUMOCONIOSIS BY TWO READERS WITH SCORES OF 1/1 & 1/0 DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED BY ONLLY READING CHEST FILMS THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO SATISFY MSHA PROGRAM POLICY LETTTER P92 III-2

CLEANSTONE TUNNEL IN FINISHING HAD MATERIAL BUILT UP AROUND RETURN ROLLER EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN THE MATERIAL FROM AROUND THE ROLLER HE WAS USING A 4FT PIECE OF 2IN ANGLE IRON

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP STEPS GETTING ON LOCOMOTIVE. WHEN FOOT SLIPPED ON STEP CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL ON BATTERY BOX. STEPS WERE WET & EMPLOYEE'S FEET WERE MUDDY DUE TO POOR WEATHER & WATE R COMING OUT OF BINS WHERE WASHED STONE IS STORED. ADDITIONAL HANDRAILS SHOULD BE INSTALLED ON THE BOX ON THE INSIDE OF THE STEPS TO MAKE A 3 POINT OF CONTACT EASIER TO MAINTAIN.

LOOSENED BOLTS ON FOOT OF ROLLER ON C 2 LOOSENED BRACKET. TAPPED BACK WITH WRENCH. WRENCH CAUGHT IN ROLLER PULLING HAND INTO BELT.

CLIMBING ON LOADER TIRE WHICH WAS COVERED WITH VERY WET MUD WHILE HOLDING WATER HOSE IN ONE HAND.

TIM'S EYE BECAME IRRITATED, HE RUBBED HIS EYES TO CLEAR THEM. HE ALSO USED EYE WASH AT THE PLANT. THIS DID NOT CLEAR, HE THEN WENT TO THE DOCTOR TO HAVE THE DIRT CLEANED OUT.

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP BEARING TO PLACE BACK ON MACHINE. WHEN HE DID, THE BEARING SPUN AND IT SMASHED HIS FINGER.

POSSIBLE PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

EMPLOYEE HAD PARKED 480 MICHIGAN LOADER AND WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS SAID HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS THAT WENT TO THE AIR WRENCH ON DRILL,THE SOCKET SLIPPED ON THE NUT AND THE RATCHET HANDLE HIT THE INJURED IN THE MOUTH.THE FORCE KNOCKED HIS RIGHT FRONT TOOTH AND THE ON E RIGHT NEXT TO IT OUT.

AFTER BEING LOADED WITH SHOTROCK,THE INJURED PROCEEDED DOWN THE RAMP.NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP,THE LEFT SIDE REAR AXLE SHAFT BROKE CAUSING TRUCK TO PICK UP SPEED.THE TRUCK CRASHED INTO THE H IGHWALL BENCH.WHEN THE INJURED FELT THE BREAK,HE CALLED OUT ON THE CB RADIO FOR ASSISTANCE.

WORKING IN A BIN OVER THE MP1000 NORDBERG CRUSHER EE AND OTHER ALONG WITH OTHERS WERE CLEARNING BRIDGE MATERIAL IN BIN. AT A POINT WHEN JUST HE AND OTHER WERE IN BIN, ROCK UNDERNEATH BROKE LOO SE CAUSING HIM TO SLIP DOWN AND GET CAUGHT BY STONE.

INJURED WAS GOING DOWN INTO DISCHARGE BOX TO SEE HOW & WHAT WAS NEEDED TO INSTALL CLAMP BARSX IN BOTTOM DECK OF SHAKER INJURED WAS CLIMBING DOWN DISCHARGE BOX WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING & SLIPPE D CAUSING HIM TO FALL & HIT BOTTOM OF DISCHARGE BOX WITH HIS RT FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING CONTROLS OF A BASKET TRUCK INSIDE BUCKET WHEN HE PINNED HIS HAND BETWEEN A CONVEYOR FRAME AND THE HANDRAIL OF THE BUCKET. EMPLOYEE WAS UNAWARE OF PINNED POINT.

LOADING NEW RR TIES GOT CRESO ON ARMS CAUSING BURNS

INJURED WAS HAULING ROCK TO BE DROP-BALLED WHILE BEING LOADED BY LOADER OPERATOR ROCK FELL OFF THE LOADER BUCKET & HIT THE SIDE OF THE EUCLID TRUCK CAUSING THE INJURED TO BE BOUNCED AROUND IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK

EMPL WAS KEEPING CRANE BOOM HOIST CABLE STRAIGHT & CABLE SHEARES DROPPED DOWN & HIT EMPL./

EMPL WAS KEEPING CRANE BOOM HOIST CABLE STRAIGHT & CABLE SHEARES DROPPED DOWN & HIT EMPL.

INJURED WAS ERECTING STEEL & WAS LOWERING TORCH ARM WAS RESTING ON STEEL BEAM WHEN TORCH HOSE FROM ABOVE CAME DOWN ON ARM.

SLIPPED WHILE WALKING ON ANGLE (ON GROUND) FELL AND BRUISED KNEE.ACCIDENT NOT REPORTED TILL NOV13 INJURED WAS ON VACATION.

AS THE INJURED WAS STEAMING HIS DRILL HE SLIPPED. AS HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF HE MUST HAVE SQUEEZED THE TRIGGER ON THE STEAMER. THE WATER PRESSURE CUT THROUGH HIS RUBBER BOOTS AND CUT THE TOP OF HIS FOOT. THE FORCE OF THE PRESSURE CUT THROUGH TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FOOT.

ALTHOUGH NO ONE SAW ACCIDENT & INJURED HAS NO RECOLLECTION OF ACCIDENT IT IS BEING PRESUMMED THAT INURED HAD STEPPED BACK AWAY FROM EMPTIES TO GO DOWN TRACK TO CUT OFF 5 CARS.

WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL PLATE WAS NOT CUT CLEAN IT HUNG UP AND INSTEAD OF DROPPING STRAIGHT TO THE GROUND WHEN CUT THE INJURED WAS HIT IN THE R FOOT AS THE PLATE DROPPED

NOT REALIZING HOW SHARP THE BLADE WAS IN A UTILITY KNIFE THE INJURED WAS USING, THE BLADE WENT THROUGH THE RUBBER AND INTO THE RIGHT THIGH.

AFTER CUTTING BOLT HEAD OFF ON A SIDE RAIL INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE BOLT OUT WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW OFF & HIT HIM IN H IS RT.EYE INJURED WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES

AFTER PUTTING A BOLT IN THE FEEDER PLATE FOR #2 SHAKER THE INJURED STEPPED OFF THE SHAKER ONTO THE SPRINGMOUNT BOTH FEET WERE ON THE SPRINGMOUNT WHEN HIS RT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING LEFT KNEE TO HIT SHAKE R

DRIVING AS WITH3SLEDGE HAMMER, THE HANDLE OF THE AX SHATTERED, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF FACE.

INJURED CAME TO3RESCUE OF I.NAME WHO WAS IN THE PROCESS OF COVERING A HOLE IN WASH CHUTE TO DIVERT WATER I.NAME HAND SLIPPED WHILE PUTTING THE PLATGE IN PLACE IN AN EFFORT TO CATCH THE PLATE THE WATER FORCE8 THE PLATE DOWN ON I.NAME FINGERS ON H IS RT.HAND INJURED RESPONED BY BENDING OVER THE HANDRAIL TO FREE HAND FROM PLATE

INJ HAD TORCH I3 LEFT HAND HAD FINISHED CUTTING BOLT FROM BETWEEN DRIVE SHAFT AND STABILIZER BAR.AS INJ WAS HAMMERING THE BOLT OUT,THE BOLT FELL.INJ TURNED BODY SIDEWAYS AND TORCH HOOKED IN TH E GLOVE OF RIGH7 HAND.

WHILE I NAME AN8 II NAME WERE PREPARING CARS TO BE LOADED WITH ROCK. HE WAS CLOSING CAR DOORS. HE HAD INSERTED THE BAR TO PRY THE DOOR SHUT, WHEN BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE TRIED TO C ATCH HIMSELF TH9OWING ALL HIS WEIGHT ON HIS RIGHT LEG. BREAKING HIS RIGHT ANKLE IN THREE PLACES.

I NAME WAS WORK3NG ON THE SPEED REDUCER AT THE SAND PLANT FEEDER. WHILE CHISELING PLATE FROM AROUND BUSHING, CHISEL FLEW OUT STRIKING I NAME IN LEFT LENSE CAUSING IT TO SHATTER, ENTERING LEFT EYE 3

WEATHER CONDITI2NS WERE CLEAR, BUT GROUND WHAD BEEN MUDDY FOR DAYS. THE BOTTOMS OF INJUREDS BOOTS WERE MUDDY AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STEP ONTO THE WELDING TRUCK BED HIS FOOT SLIPPED CATCHING KNEE ON EDGE OF3TRUCK BED CAUSING BRUSIING AROUND RT KNEE CAP

WHEN I NAME WAS3HAMMERING ON THE TOOTH OF A LOADER BUCKET, A P IECE OF THE TOOTH BROKE OFF STRIKING HIM IN THE LEFT THIGH AREA.

HE WAS MOVING D9UMS OF OIL IN THE BACK OF SHOP. WHILE MOVING ONE OF THE DRUMS, HE SLIPPED ON SOME OIL AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

INJURED WAS CLE5NING OUT THE EMPPY AGGREGATE RAILROAD CARS LEFT FOR US BY SOUTHERN RAILWAY. AFTER CLEANING OUT ONE OF THE EMPTY CARS, I,NAME CLOSE THE DOOR OF THE CAR AND CAUGHT THE TOP OF THE HIS MIDLE FINGE9 IN THE DOOR.

I.NAME WAS WALK3NG DOWN THE RAMP WITH A BOX OF EXPLOSIVES PREPARING TO HELP LOAD A SHOT HE THEN SLIPPED ON HIS LEFT FOOT WHICH CAUSED A VERY SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT STOMACH AREA

THE PLANT NIGH7 CREW WAS PREPARING A BARMAC CRUSHER FOR TRANSPORT I.NAME WAS MOVING 4 FT- 5 FT RAILROAD TIES IN ORDER FOR A TRAILER TO HAVE ROOM TO BACK IN TO LOAD THE CRUSHER WHILE HE WAS LI FTING ONE OF TH9 TIES THE INJURED NOTICED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK THE NEXT DAY THE PAIN INCREASED

THE INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING A HEAVY METAL RACK NEAR THE WAREHOUSE IN SO DOING HE DEVELOPED A VERY SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA.

PIECE OF WEARALLOY B METAL NOT DISCARDED PROPERLY BY INJ WHEN CLEANING #3 TOWER.INJ PLACED PIECE OF METAL 1\\ X 2\\ X 18\\ WITH 3\\ X 3\\ X 1/4\\ ANGLE WELDED TO IT UP IN CORNER OF TOWER.AS MR I.NAME HOOKED UP HOSE FOR POLLUTION PROJECT PLANT STARTED UP FOR DAY.VIBRATIONS FROM PLANT RUNNING MOVED PIECE OUT OF TOWER AND FELL ON INJ HEAD.

INJURED STEMMING HOLE USING SHOVEL TO BREAK UP CUTTINGS SO CUTTINGS WOULDNT CLOG DRILL HOLE.INJ STANDING ON UNEVEN GROUND AT TIME AND AS HE BENT TO POUND DRILL CUTTINGS WITH SHOVEL HE HAD SHAR P PAIN IN BACK.

INJURED WAS CHASING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE INSIDE THEWAREHOUSE. IN SO DOING, THEINJURED TRIPPED OVER HIS OWN LEGS, FALLING WITH THE FULL WEIGHT OF HIS BODY ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE. IN DOING SO, THE INJUR ED FRACTURED HIS LEG AT THE ANKLE AND DISLOCATED THE SAME ANKLE.

INJURED WAS WORKING WITH LOADOUT CREW IN MAKING SPLICE IN CRUSHER RUN BELT. NO ELECTRICAL OUTLETS WERE NEARBY, SO A WELDING TRUCK WAS BEING USED TO RUN THE POWER TOOLS. THE INJURED WAS ADJUSTI NG THE ENGINE SPEED AND HIS HAND SLIPPED AND WENT INTO THE FAN.

INJURED HAD FINISHED CHANGING AIR CLEARERS & WAS STARTING DOWN THE SIDE OF T HE DOZER. INJURED WAS HOLDING ONTO THE HANDRAIL IN ONE HAND & THE AIR CLEANERS IN THE OTHER HAND. THE TIRE WAS W ET CAUSING THE INJURED TO SLIP & FALL APPROX 6\. INJURED ON THE CEMENT FLOOR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY.

WHILE CHECKING SCREEN CLOTH ON THE SHAKERS IN #3 TOWER, A GUST OF WIND BLEW FINE PARTICLES OF DUST INTO THE RIGHT EYE OF THE INJURED. INJURED WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME OF THE INC IDENT

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING PUT A CAB ON A RENTAL LOADER. AS CAB WAS LOWERED ONTO LOADER, EMPLOYEE S SIXX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR LATCH ON THE CAB AND THE ENGINE HOOD. APPARENTLY THE CAB S HIFTED NOT ALLOWING HIM TO REMOVE HIS HAND FAST ENOUGH

EMP COMPLAINED OF MINOR BACK PAIN WHEN WORKING TO REPLACE HAMMER ON DRILL ON 10 25 83 WHILE HELPING LOAD TGRUCK FOR THE BLAST ON THE 28TH THE EMP BENT DOWN TO PICK UP 30 LB STICK OF EXPLOSIVE HE COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN BACK UP

INJURED WAS MOVINDG OLD TRUCK TIRES IN THE SNAKE PIT. A TIRE HAD BEEN ATTACHED ATO THE LOADER AND AS THE LOADER TIGHTENED THE TIRE FELL ON THE INJURED.

INJURED WAS LINING UP BEARING ON SHAFT WITH 2FTX4FT DANNY HOLLYFIELD HIT THE 2FTX4FT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER THE BOARD CRUMBLED AND FORCED THE HAND OF THE INJURED TO HIT THE SHAFT

WHILE PULLING WIRES UNDER THE SWITCH HOUSE STRAINED BACK