McIntyre Plant: 190 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was climbing down 2 step Ladder/platform with handrails and foot slipped. Employee stated they were holding on to handrails when this happened and sudden drop of body weight must have hurt their left shoulder. The rung on ladder was made out of Stainless-steel pipe and may have been wet at time.

Employee said they felt discomfort in shoulder after clearing a jam on pallet feeder. Employee did not seek medical attention until 28 Aug when prescription medications were given.

The crew had just finished drilling the hole & had begun to grout the surface. After mixing the 2nd batch of grout a co-worker turned on the pump. As soon as it was turned on, the hose whipped out of the EE's hand & struck the EE in the face/mouth resulting in missing teeth, several cracked teeth, & a laceration to upper lip.

Employee opening manual valve when hand slipped, and arm struck adjacent object. Employee sought medical/first-aid on 8/29 and 9/8. Prescribed medication on 9/26.

Employee was adjacent to dock while equipment was being unloaded from a commercial truck with a forklift. The pallet that the equipment was on failed causing it to fall cutting the employee's hand and fracturing their wrist.

Employee was on site at BASF Mid Ga facility when EE seemed to pass out and hit the ground. EE was not performing any task at the time. EE received stitches at the hospital. EE was never in a life threating issue.

Employee was walking on flat, dry, clean surface at bagging operation when they tripped over their own feet and fell on same level. Operator extended both arms while falling in an attempt to stop fall. The right hand struck a metal frame causing a laceration that required 7 stitches. Operator states they were wearing gloves at the time of the fall. Restricted duty, no lost days.

Operator was walking in packaging area with the flow of forklift traffic. Forklift driver was carrying a pallet load of packaged product. Forklift driver struck operator on left side knocking operator to the ground. Operator suffered bruising, skin abrasions and pain in left shoulder.

Employee was walking to his vehicle in the parking lot around 7:00 PM when he stumbled and fell. The employee landed face down on the asphalt parking lot hurting his knee in the process. He was placed on restrictive duty as per doctor's orders.

Mill process operator received a laceration to his right lower leg when one of the concrete support corners under a U-drain cover collapsed. The operator's leg came in contact with the U-drain wall causing the laceration that required several sutures to close.

Mechanic walked around the Roving Crew truck to get something out of the tool box when he struck the bumper-mounted vise with his right knee. EE sought medical treatment on 10/8/07.

EE sustained laceration to head due to contact with grating as a result of a fall of unknown cause, which was recently deemed by treating MD to be the result of EE having a "TIA."

Employee was working in a tank, he turned and began to slip on some sludge in the tank. Employee turned to catch himself but his feet stuck causing him to fall and twist breaking his left leg.

While working a shut-down providing construction management, a leaking hose was spraying slurry on asphalt on a slight incline creating a slick surface. While trying to get the attention of the production workers to report the problem, she shifted wait from one leg to another and lost balance. The fall caused her fibula to break.

BITTEN BY SCORPION WHICH HAD CRAWLED INTO HIS BOOT

EE was removing a pressure washer from an upper level floor & it was being lowered down the steps to bottom floor for repairs. The EE used the hoist to raise the front of the unit to get it off the handrail when the hook connected to the handle & slid over pinching his rt. little finger causing an avulsion to the distal end.

A PIECE OF CARDBOARD WAS COVERING A HOLE AND WHEN HE STEPPED ON IT, THREW HIM OFF BALANCE.

AN APPRENTICE, MECHANIC BELOW STATED EE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT FOREARM WHEN IT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A PIECE OF METAL. HE WAS SENT TO COMPANY PHYSICAL WHERE HE RECEIVED 6 STITCHES , THEN RTW WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING JOB OF BIG BAG LOADER(HIS REGULAR JOB FOR THE PAST FIVE MONTHS). ON 09/21/99, HE REPORTED PERSISTANT PAIN AND TINGLING IN HIS LEFT WRIST AND WAS SEEN BY A COMPANY NURSE . ON 09/22/99, HE COMPLAINED OF INCREASING PAIN AND REQUESTED MEDICAL TREATMENT. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LEFT WRIST STRAIN.

EE WAS HELPING TO UNLOAD A PUMP AND PARTS. WHILE MOVING A LARGE SUCTION HOSE, HE LACERATED HIS RIGHT THUMB, HE DROVE HIMSELF TO A DR.'S OFFICE FOR TREATMENT. HE RECEIVED ABOUT 5 STITCHES.

EE WAS STACKING 50 POUND PAPER BAGS FROM A ROLLER CONVEYOR SKATES INTO A STACKING BIN. EE WAS CATCHING THE BAGS OFF THE ROLLER TRAY AND STACKING THEM ON A PALLET WHEN ONE BAG CAUGHT HIS INDEX FINGER WRONG AND BENT IT BACK. HE WAS DRAGNOSED WITH A STRAIN OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 7-31-99.

ELECTRICIAN WAS INJURED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A POWER METER TO A TRANSFORMER THAT FED C & D MAGNETS. THE CAUSE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, BUT A FIRE ENSUED THAT CAUSED THE INJURIES TO THE ELECTRICIAN. HE SUSTAINED SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS TO HIS UPPER BODY.

AREA LEADER EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES IN PRYING CLAY OFF THE SIDES OF THE 2D DRYER FEED TANK. THE EMPLOYEE MOVED HIS HAND AS THE OPERATOR WAS COMING BACK DOWN WITH A SLEDGE HA MMER TO STRIKE THE TIP OF THE PRY BAR. OPERATOR STRUCK OVER EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER. IN TURN, EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A SEVERE LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE LEANED ON A HAND RAIL OUTSIDE THE 8A BLEACH OPERATOR STATION WHEN THE HANDRAIL COLLAPSED CASUING HIM TO FALL 4 FEET LANDING FACE DOWN ACROSS ASET OF RAIL ROAD TRACKS. HE SUSTAINED MIN OR SCRATCHES AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

THE MECHANIC EXPERIENCE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB WITH A KNIFE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A SHORT SECTION OF RUBBER HYDRAULIC HOSE FROM A SMALL KING NIPPLE TYPE CONNECTOR.

EE & CO-WORKERS WERE REMOVING BOLTS FROM A GEAR HOUSING. WHEN EE, WAS STRUCK BY A PROTRUDED SHAFT TO TAHE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FOREHEAD.

EE WAS CATCHING A SAMPLE AT "D" TANK WHEN HE REACHED OVER TO CATCH A SAMPLE & STOOD UPRIGHT, HE EXPERIENCED SHARP PAIN IN THE CALF OF HIS LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSEMBLING METAL TABLE WITH 3/8" DRIVE RATCHET AND WRENCH. WHILE TIGHTENING A BOLT THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT HEAD CAUSING HIS HAND TO HIT HTE EDGE OF THE TABLE LEG, CUTTING THE BASE OF HIS LEFT THUMB WHICH REQUIRED 3 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A GLASS OF TEA IN HIS HAND WHILE WALKING FROM THE SHOWER HOUSE WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL OVER ANICY WALKWAY & CUT HIS FINGER ON THE BROKEN GLASS AFTER HE FELL THE EMERGENC Y SHOWER WAS RUNNING WATER DUE TO THE WEATHER TOPREVENT FREEZING

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A KLEIN SAFETY KNIFE TO MODIFY OLD FLOURESCENTTUBE BOX FOR THE PURPOSE OF SAFELY TRANSPORTING OLD 4' TUBES. HE LOST CONTROL OF KNIFE, BUMPING TOP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON BL ADE CAUSING 3/4' CUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RESTART HELIUM ENGINE ON C-HIMS USING THE BELT DRIVE TO MOVE ENGINE OFF CENTER. POTENTIAL ENERGY RELEASED SUDDENLY AS BELT DRIVE WAS MOVED ENTRAPPING TWO FINGERS BET WEEN BELT AND SHEAVE. RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WAS BRUISED AND RIGHT RING FINGER WAS LACERATED.

6" PLATE WAS BEING LIFTED BY ENGELHARD'S OVERHEAD CRANE & CRANE OPERATOR WITH CHAIN & HOOK. UPON LIFTING THE LOAD, THE HOOK BECAME DISLODGED & FLEW UP STIKING INJURED ON CHIN, CUTTING SAME.

WELDING MATERIALS, FOREIGN BODY IN L EYE.

GRINDING MATS

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTING TO START AN A-93 CENTRIFUGE WHEN HE SUSTAINED AN INCOMPLETE AMPUTATION OF HIS LEFT RING FINGER. EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH MECHANISM TO FREE-UP THE ROTATING ASSEMBLY PRIO R TO STARTING THE MOTOR WHEN THE WRENCH HUNG, THE MOMENTIM OF THE ROTATTING ASSEMBLY PINDED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE CNETRIFUGE AND THE HANDLE OF THE WRENCH MECHANISM.

BUMPED KNEE ON EQUIPMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A LINE FROM "O" FILTER BLUNGER WHEN THE PIPE SLIPPED, FELL AND STRUCK HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, LACERATING IT AS IT WAS PINCHED AGAINST A BRACE SUPPORT. HE WAS WEARING GLOV ES.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF A 10" HIGH TANK FOUNDATION AT 2-D SPRAY DRYER ONTO SOME LOOSE ROCK. AS HE STEPPED HIS LEFT FOOT TURNED OVER CAUSING A SPRAINED ANKLE.

WORKING ON JOB MATS & WEDGED FINGER BETWEEN CROWBAR & 2X4

RAN INTO PIECE OF STEEL AND HURT KNEE. CONTUSION TO KNEE!

PAINTING PLASITE CLEAR PROTECTIVE MAT ON MAT AND GOT ON HIS HAND AND TOUCHED HIS EYE LID.

WORKING IN WOODED AREA, STEPPED OFF BACK HOE AND STUCK STICK IN RIGHT EAR.

LIFTING MATERIALS ACUTE STRAIN TO LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM THE SHOP TO THE OZONE AREA CARRYING HIS TOOL BOX.AS HE PASSED THROUGH THE SANDGRINDER AREA,HE SLIPPED FELL AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT AND LOWER BACK.

CUTTING MATS WITH UTILITY KNIFE,SLIPPED AND CUT THROUGH BOOT.WOUND GOT INFECTED.

WELDING MATERIALS AND TRASH GOT INTO EYE.

WELDING REBAR & TOUCHED HOT REBAR DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 9/07 INFECTION SET IN.

THE AIR COMNPRESSOR BEING USED RUPTURED AN OIL LINE CAUSING OIL TO SPRAY ON THE AIR/OIL SEPARATOR TANK. THE SMOKE AND FUMES WERE FED INTO THE AIRLINE WHICH COMES OUT OF THE AIR/OIL SEPARATOR T ANK. AN AIR PURIPIER WAS HOOKED UP TO THIS LINE WHICH FED HIS BLAST HOOD. I,NAME COMPLASNED TO KEENDY THAT HE WAS NOT GETTING EOUGH AIR, OTHER EMPLOYEE WENT TO CHECK ON THE A/C, HE FOUND IT S

MOVING MATERIAL GROIN STRAIN

EE WAS CLOSING SUCTION VALVE ON H TANK, HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON ICE AND FELL DISLOCATING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE WHILE WALKING UP STEPS TO THE REAR ENTRANCE OF THE MAIN LAB.

COWORKER BRUSHING RUST FROM SWITCH BOX SOME PARTICLES BLEW INTO EMPL RIGHT EYE AND IRRITATED IT.WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BULK, WHEN HE PLACED A CHUTE ONTO HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND FELT OR EXPERINCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND BEGAN ADJUSTING CHUTE WITH HIS RIGHT SIDE.

A PLUG IN A DUST CHUTE HAD VIBRATED LOOSE & SPILLED DUST ON FLOOR I.NAME WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING UP SPILL WHEN HE SLIPPED FELL & STRUCK HIS HEAD & FACE ON THE STEPS OF THE LADDER HE SUS TAINED A LACERATION TO HIUS T EMPORAL AREA & MULTIPLE FX.TO HIS LEFT CHEEK BONE HE REAMINS H OSPITALIZED

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTGALLING JUMPER WIRES FOR RECLOSURE TO FEEL DAVEYVILLE PAIN LINE & CONTACTED SWITCH WITH JUMPER WIRE WHICH CAUSED INJURY

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING JUMPER WIRES FOR RECLOSURE TO FEED DAVEYVILLE POWER LINE & CONTACTED SWITCH WITH JUMPER WIRE WHICH CAUSED INJURY

EMPLOYEE LACERATED HIS LEFT THUMB WHILE REMOVING A HOSE CLAMP HE WAS DISCONNECTING AN AIR COMPRESSOR WHICH WAS BEING USED TO BLOW OUT A-93 LINE COMPRESSOR WAS DOWN BUT LINE WAS STILL PRESSURIN G AS HE LOOSENED CLAMP LINE BLEW OFF CAUSING CLAMP TO CUT HIS THUMB

I NAME WAS TRIM4ING THE EXCESS MATERIAL OFF O F A FILTER CLOTH WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. HE WAS HOLDING THE CLOTH WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND THE KNIFE IN HIS RIGHT HAND. HE CUT TOO FAR AND SLICED THE BACK OF HIS TH6MB ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS PL5CING A SCRAP BIN DOOR AGAINST A FURNACE WHEN HE CAUGHT THE SKIN BETGWEEN HIS LITTLE FINGER & RING FINGER ON THE CORNER OF THE DOOR & FURNACES AIR VENT & LACERATED IT

I NAME AND CO W2RKER WERE TIGHTENING A CHAIN AROUND A PUMP WHEN THE CHAIN BUCKLE. WHILE UNDER PRESSURE SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND, STRUCK AND LACERATED HIS LEFT KNEE.