MFM Industries Inc: 355 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee jumped onto the conveyor system before the automatic wrapper in order to place a bag in a pallet. His body triggered the system and the conveyor belts started moving. As a result, his right foot got stuck between two conveyors. Employee was able to pull his foot out and jumped back to the ground level. However, his right ankle was injured.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TESTING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. A wire slipped in his hand; as a result, he received an electrical shock Employee was sent to the Medical Center for precaution.

EE was changing the bags out in the dust collection system. One of the bag and frame got caught in the main frame; he jerked the bag and frame. As a consequence, his finger nail is almost completely off. Employee was sent to the care center.

While employee was climbing down from the ladder at the scalping screens, he lost control and felt down to the ground. He had just finished greasing a motor. Ambulance took the employee to hospital. Employee has been already discharged from hospital to his house. An investigation report with employee is pending.

Employee went to the mezzanine above the jog line (bagging line 9 - packaging department)to perform a change over in products on deck 1. He began to walk across the other side of the deck and slipped. As a consequence, he fell and hit his head on the side of the metal wall. Employee has a head injury; a cut to the left side of his head.

Employee was working a mini bag full of additive in the hopper when his hand caught a piece of sheet metal located next to the hopper cutting his left middle index finger. The sheet metal is a wall next to the hopper.

LIFTING A ROLL OF STRETCH FILM AND PULLED SOMETHING IN LOWER BACK.

CUTTING STRETCH FILM W/POCKET KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT RIGHT HAND.

WHILE DRILLING A BEARING, THE DRILL BIT BROKE & WENT INTO HIS LEFT HAND.

BAG JAMMED IN CLAMPER; EMPLOYEE JAMMED ARM WHILETRYING TO GET BAG OUT.

BUMPED RIGHT SHOULDER ON CORNER OF LADDER WHILE CLIMBING UP LADDER.

CAUGHT FINGER IN SEWING MACHINE WHILE WORKING ON THREAD.

TWISTED ANKLE WHEN STEPPED OFF PALATIZER.

SLIPPED OFF PIPE AND FELL ON GROUND - APPROX 3' IN AIR.

STACKING MATERIAL ON END OF LINE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM A CHAIR ON A PRODUCATION LINE & GOT HER FOOT CAUGHT IN A DAMAGED BAG & SPRAINED HER R ANKLE. (LOWER LEG)

EMPLOYEE WAS COMINBG AROUND THE CORNER WITH A LOADED VOLVO HAUL TRUCK GOING MUCH OVER THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. HE TRIED TO HANG THE INSIDE CORNER WITHOUT SWINGING OUT WIDE AND TURNED OVER THE V OLVO PIT TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN THE PARKING LOT & TWISTED HER ANKLE WHILE ON BREAK

EE WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH IN A CONFINED SPACE THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT HIS THUMB AGAINST CRUSHER TEETH AND WRENCH.

EMPLOYEE HAD A PALLET SET DOWN ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. CONTUSION TO FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET THE PIN OUT OF CYCLINDER ON TRUCK BED.WHEN THE PIN FINALLY CAME OUT AND THE CYCLINDER DROPPED HIS FINGER THUMB WAS IN THE OPENING WHERE THE PIN WENT.THE BED OF THE T RUCK WAS COMPLETELY DOWN.

TRIPPED AND FELL JAMMED L RING FINGER LANDED ON FINGER WHEN HE FELL

AS EMPLOYEE WAS FILING BAGS HER T HUMB CONTINUED TO HIT THE SHOOT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE HOPPER EVENTUALLY IT RESULTED IN TRIGGER THUMB EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 09-04-91

STANDING ON A 5 GALLON BUCKET WHILE CLEANING 6130 SCREENS FELL OFF THE BUCKET & HURT HIS BACK

WALKING DOWN PREMIX PILE & TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PACKAGING LINE THE LINE HAD TO SHUT DOWN FOR MINOR REPIARS WHILE THE LINE WAS DOWN THE EMPLOYEE WAS RESTING WITH HIS AHND ON THE CONVEYOR BELT.WHEN THE LINE STARTED AGA INS THE EMPLOYEES HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE BELT.

UNKNOWN ACCIDENT IS SUSPICIOUS EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS RT KNEE IN AN IN HOME ACCIDENT IN 0389 EMPLOYEE REPORTED NO ACCIDENT ON 080189 HIS WIFE CALLED 080289 & SAID I NAME WAS IN THE HOSPITAL AWAI TING SURGERY

DETAILS FROM EMPL HAVE BEEN VAGUE EMPL SAID HE TWISTED HIS KNEE BUT DID NOT SPECIFY HOW IT WAS DONE

HELPING PUT BEL7S AND BUCKLES IN 55 FT ELEVATOR BELT SLIPPED AND FELL BUCKET STRUCK LEFT FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS FU9LING EQUIPMENT AT MINE IN SERVICE TRUCK PULLED AWAY FROM EQUIPMENT AND SWERVICE TRUCK BEGAN SLIDING WET WEATHER EMPLOYEE COULD NOT STOP SLIDING HE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP OUT OF TRU CK AND APPARENT5Y HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TRUCK DOOR OR THE GROUND WHEN HE LANDED ENDWAYE OPPEOPED AND HAVE PANICKED WHEN TRUCK STARTED SLIDING POSSIBLE CONCUSSIBLE.

WAS INSPECTING 4ATERIAL AT DRYER ELEVATOR LID SLIPPED CUTTING RT HAND RING FINGER

OPERATING BOBCA7 REINJURED PRIOR BACK INJURY THERE WERE NO UNSAFE CONDITIONS OR ACTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE TRUNIONS ON THE DRYER INVOLVEED PULLING MOTOR SPRAINED LOWER BACK.EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL AFTER HE WENT HOME.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHAKING VILE TO RUN TEST ON GAS CHRONATOGRAPH T HUMB SLIPPED OFF TOP OF VIL & SUBSTAN WENT INTO FACE & EYE AREA (ACETONE) AREA WAS WASHED IMMEDIATELY

EMPLOYE WAS REMOVING PALLETS FROM A STACK STEPPED BACK WITHOUT LOOKING AND STEPPED ON ANOTHER PALLET, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

JUMPED OFF THE LADDER OF THE STORAGE TANK WHICH WAS ABOUT 6\ OFF THE GROUND LANDED WRONG & TWISTED RT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PITCHING BAP CRUT STANDARD PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED & CAUGHT FOOT ON PALLETT STUMBLED & STRAINED BACK. WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT HE WAS DOING.

EMPLOYEE WAS DROPPING AND FILLING BAGS AND FELT A STRAIN IN HER SHOULDER BACK AREA WENT TO DR AND WAS RELEASED TO FULL DUTY WITH A SLING WORKED 2 DAYS AND WENT BACK TO DR AND THEN PLACED ON NO WORK STATUS

EMPLOYEE WAS INITIALLY INJURED 1-28-84 & MISSED 19 DAYS OF WORK. HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PROBLEMS & SAID HE WAS HAVING DISCOMFORT WITH LOWER BACK AND WAS OUT OF MEDICINE. WAS SENT TO DOCTOR T H AVE BACK EXAMINED.

EMPLOYEE WAS VIBRATING CAGES ON PACKING LINE & COMPLAINED OF HER SHOULDER BEING SORE EMPLOYEE SEAMED TO HAVE PICKED UP A BAG WRONG

EMP WAS WALKING ACROSS THE ROOF WHICH WAS WET AND SLIPPERY FELL AND CUT KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING MINI-BAGS & RETING WHEN THE BAG SHIFTED, PINNING HIS FOOT BETWEEN PLATFORM AND BAG.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON WET CEMENT & WENT TO MAKE A STEP WHEN ONE FOOT WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIM. TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE DURING THE FALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS POURING CAT LITTER INTO AN ELEVATOR OUT OF A BARREL TUB. EMPLOYEE PULLED A MUSCLE IN IS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS AND TURNED, TWISTING HIS LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A LARGE BEARING CAUSING A SWOLLEN LEFT TESTICLE.

EE WAS HITTING VENDING MACHINE WITH FIST CAUSING GLASS TO BREAK. RESULT OF GLASS BREAKING CAUSED A 2" LACERATION TO LEFT WRIST. 6 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE WOUND.

BACK WAS FACING FORKLIFT DID NOT SEE OR HEAR FORKLIFT BACKING UP RIGHT FOOT WAS IN PATH OF RIGHT REAR WHEEL WHEN FORKLIFT RAN OVER SIDE OF FOOT.

EMPLOYEE DRIVE EAST ON LAKE SUZAN ROAD. THE ROAD WAS CONSTRUCTED OF SAND AND APPROX 50\ WIDTH, AND TRAVELING AT APPROX 40 MPH. A CAR WAS PROCEEDING WEST ON THE LAKE SUZAN ROAD. ESTIMATED SPEED 50 MPH WAS TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE TWOARDS OUR DRIVER, AVOID A COLLISION, MAKE A SHARP TURN TO THE RIGHT CAUSING TRUCK TO SHIFT AND OVERTURN THE TRUCK TWICE. CAR CONTINUED ON IN A WE

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK FROM THE CRUSHER WITH A PICK. THE PICK JERKED DOWN, CRUSHING THE EMPLOYEE\S FINGER AGAINST THE CRUSHER GUARD.

THIS EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50# CASES WHEN LOWER BACK PAIN OCCURRED PULLED LOWER BACK MUSCLE EMPLOYEE RECEIVING PHYSICAL THERAPY EVERDAY STARTING ON 4-18-84 ENDING UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME

THIS EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING BAGS TO DUST HOUSE. HIT HEAD WAS WEARING HARD HAT ON BASEMENT SUPPORT BEAM, EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS TO FLOOR AND WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR APPROX 5 MINUTES

EMP WAS STEPPING DOWN FORM FRONT LOADER TWISTED RT FOOT CAUSING HAIR LINE FRACTURE

EE STACKING 50# CASES OF PRODUCT THIS EE COMPLAINS OF LEFT SIDE HURTING UPON EXAMINATION BY DR IT WAS DETERMINED THRU CHEST X-RAYS TO BE A SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX.

EMPLOYEE STANDING ON TOP OF TRUCK BULK LOADING MATERIALS. DRIVER OF TRUCK MISINTERPRETEO EMPLOYEE VISUAL SIGNS TO MEAN HIS TRUCK WAS LOADED DRIVER PULLED OUT OF LOADING AREA STANDING EMPLOYEE 12\ IN AIR. EMPLOYEE FELL TO GROUND BREAKING BOTH FEET. EMPLOYEE HAS CAST ON BOTH FEET.

EMPLOYEE PAIMMING GLUE PUMP. AIR IN PUMP FORCED HOT GLUE OUT OF MACHINE AND ONTO LEFT HAND AND RIGHT INDEZ FINGER. 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS WERE INFLICTED EMPLOYEE\S HANDS WERE BANDAGED AND GI VEN MEDICATION FOR PAIN.

EMPLOYEE LIFTING F/K BLOWER INCORRECTLY CAUSING LUMBAR STRAIN.

HAND SLIPPED OFF PICK HANDLE.

SCREWDRIVER TOUCHING VIBRATOR

DOOR ON HAMMERMILL

ON WALKWAY HELPING TO FILL MINE BAGS BAG SHIFTED

CHECKING CAT LOADER FLUID SPLASHED IN EYE

REMOVING CENTER OF AIR LOCKE

CLEANING BAGHOUSE WITH ACETONE BURNS TO RIGHT ARM

CLEANING BAGHOUSE WITH ACETONE BURNS TO LEFT EYE

FILLING RADIATOR ON LOADER BURN TO LEFT ARM

CLEANING SUCTION PIPES DIRT IN LEFT EYE

CREASING BAGS BRUISED RIGHT ARM & HAND

MUDDY GROUND

WET STAIRWAY

MOVING DOCK BOARD - DROPPED SAME - HIT FOOT.

MOVING PALLETS.

WORKING ON NEW HOT ROCK ELEVATOR

CLEAN SURGE BIN

REPAIRING CAT LOADER FAN BLADE

LOST CONTROL OF GRINDER

PULLING A BEAM UP HOT ROCK ELEVATOR

STACKING BAGS - PACKING LINE

WORKING ON ELEVATOR BEARING-BEARING BROKE. DAY BEARING ELEV. 6/30.

CLEANING AIR HAMMER HOSE CAME OFF

CLEANING UP-STEPPING DOWN TO NEXT LEVEL-MISSED STEP.

STACKING 50LB BAGS