MISSION GORGE PLANT: 383 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Worker was sitting on the side step of the loader waiting for fuel when worker slipped off and injured shoulder.

Audiogram revealed hearing loss from prior test.

Audiogram revealed hearing loss from prior test.

Employees were changing 8'x 24'screen. The counter weight was being heated and employee stepped forward to give instruction when the counter weight came loose and struck employee in the right leg.

Employee was drilling a hole in conveyor belts to be used on a screen. The drill bit bound up while drilling and caused the drill to twist suddenly injuring the employee's wrist. Employee did not report the injury until 07/16/2019.

Employee missed the last step getting down of the loader and fell back hitting his head on the ground.

A scheduled blast at the quarry sent clay material north into the air damaging two homes. A hole was made in a garage wall in one home & a window broke in a second home. It appears that a clay seam occurred in the rock to be blasted. The clay seam went undetected. The blast blew out the side of the wall because of the presence of the clay sea, sending particles into the air.

Employee was cleaning C#5 belt of 2 inch minuses rock when he twisted his lower back.

Employee strained his back due to being bent over while welding.

Pressure had not been released from line, employee was loosening four bolts on hydraulic line when oil under high pressure sprayed him in both eyes and forehead.

Employee was working on a screen chute, he slipped and fell landing with his arm extended and dislocated his left shoulder.

Employee put a second ear plug in same ear, causing the first plug to be jammed in ear. He also complained of heel pain from standing too long

Worker was cutton on an uneven surface, he slipped and the torch crossed over his gloved hand and as a result he received a burn to his hand.

OPERATING HAMMER DRILL, DRILLING ON A CONCRETE CULBERT, EE WAS IN A SIDE WAYS POSITION WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA AS WELLAS HIS BACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

WHILE TRYING TO LOOSEN ROCK FROM PULLY, HE INJURED HIS LEFT 5TH FINGER CUTTING THE FINGER AND NAIL.

OPERATOR HAS A BUNGY CORD ATTACHED TO CB RADIO MIKE TO KEEP IT FROM SWINGING INSIDE CAB OF LOADER. WHEN HE PULLED THE CORD TO TALK IT CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE BREAKING HIS GLASSES AND GETTING GLASS IN HIS EYE.

SMASHED BIG TOE BETWEEN ROTOR AND CHUTE OF TORGESON.

WHILE CLIMBING UP THE SIDE OF THE CRUSHER THE EESLIPPED & FELL ON THE EDGE OF THE CRUSHER.

THE EE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING UP AN IRON BAR IN THE SHOP AREA. THE EMPLOYER WAS FIRST NOTIFIED ON 5-14-99 OF HIS INJURY.

A ROCK ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL CAME OFF THECONVEYOR & HIT THE EE ON THE ELBOW AREA WHILE CLEANING UP AROUND THE AREA.

WHILE CLEANING OUT THE BARMAC CHUTE, THE EE HIS A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WITH HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

CLEANING SCREEN OF ROCK BY HAMMERING & FOREIGN BODY ENTERED EYE UNDER SAFETY GLASSES

THE EE CRUSHED HIS RIGHT KNEE BETWEEN THE ROTOR BLOW BAR AND ACCESS DOOR WHEN THE WEDGE WAS REMOVED FROM THE LOCKING ROTOR IN PLACE TO SOON.

WHILE HAMMERING ON VERY BRITTLE CRUSHER PARTS A CHIP FLUNG OFF AND CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

WHILE STEPPING OFF THE CATWALK THE EE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE ON UNEVEN GROUND BELOW

THE EE STATES WHILE SHOVELING AND WORK ING AROUND THE PLANT HIS LEFT KNEE BEGAN TO SWELL

EE WAS PUTTING IN A NEW LINER IN THE CANICA CRUSHER. PRY BAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW.

THE EE LIFTED 5 70# CANICA SHOES & AT THE END OF THE DAY & NEXT MORNING HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

STEEL TIPPED OVER & LANDED ON EE'S RIGHT SECOND TOE WHILE THEY WERE LOADING IT INTO A PICK-UP TRUCK.

THE EE WAS HOLDING THE RAM WITH RIGHT HAND TRYING TO LOCK IT WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HIS GLOVES WERE A LITTLE WET WHEN THE RAM SLIPPED. HE TRIED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY BUT THE RAM CAUGHT HIS THIRD LEFT FINGER.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE ASPHALT SILO. AS HE TURNED THE BELT HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND THE BELT AND HE CUT HIS FINGER.

AS THE EMPLOYEE CLIMBED INTO THE SKIP LOADER THE STEP BROKE BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD & HIT HIS LEFT SIDE OF HIS CHEST ON THE ROLL CAGE

AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING, HE HIT HIS LEFT THUMB WITH THE HAMMER BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE PLACING WEDGE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO TIGHTEN UP A NUT ON TOP OF A CONE CRUSHER.

HE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A GYRASPHERE CRUSHER CHANGING THE BELTS, WHEN HE TOOK A STEP TO THE SIDE AND FELL 9" TO THE GROUND. HE LANDED ON HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS, FRACTURING HIS SPINE IN TWO P LACES.

WHILE THE EE WAS EMPTYING AN ASPHALT OIL KETTLE. THE KETTLE OVER FILLED CAUSING THE HOT TAR TO SPLASH ONTO HIS FACE AND NECK.

WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE WATER TRUCK HE SLIPPED ON THE STEP. AS HE FELL, HE HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE STEEL GIRDER.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A AIR ARC TO CUT THE MANTEL LINER OFF THE 6614 CRUSHER. AS HE WAS CUTTING THE NORDBAK BECAME A LIQUID AND AIR FROM THE AIR ARC FORMED A BUBBLE. AFTER THE EMPLOYEE QUIT C UTTING AND LIFTED HIS WELDING HOOD TO CHECK HIS WORK THE NORDBAK STARTED TO COOL CAUSING THE BUBBLE TO BREAK AND SPLASHED INTO HIS FACE.

WHILE HE WENT TO THE ELECTRICAL BOX TO LOCK OUT THE POWER WITH A CLAMP HE PULLED THE SWITCH DOWN AND IT EXPLODED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CONVEYOR BELTS 7 AN D8 (6614 CRUSHER) WERE STILL RUNNI NG.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING THE V-DRIVE BELT ON THE HEAD PULLY AND WHILE HE WAS ROLLING THE BELT OVER THE SHEAVE AND IN DOING SO HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE SHEAVE. THE TIP O F HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS LACERATED.

HE WAS GRINDING AND THE GRINDER KICKED BACK ON HIM AND HIS CHIN HIT THE GRINDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A KOMATSU DOZER IN A TIGHT ROCKY AREA CONTINUOUS TWISTING AS HE WAS BACKING UP IN THE DOZER & WORKING ON A ROCKY SURFACE CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK

AFTER SHKOVELING DIRT FOR EIGHT HOURS A DAY FOR SEVERAL DAYS IN A ROW HE DEVELOPED A SORE BACK.

BACK INJURY RESULTING FROM YEARS OF EQUIPMENT OPERATION.

STRESS

EE WAS REMVOING V BELT FROM MOTOR GEARBOX.

HE WAS WELDING.

IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF HIS JOB DUTIES I NAME CLIMBS ONTO & OFF OF EQUIPMENT & SHOVELS MATERIAL HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT WHILE ENGATGED IN THESE ACTIVITIES

WELDING WITHOUT HOOD.

INJURED WAS HITTING THE OVERFLOW TUBE AT DUST BIN WITH HAMMER TO CLEAR THE CHUTE.

I.NAME WAS TRAINING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN OPERATION OF DRAGLINE. WAS STANDING IN CAGE BEHIND SEATED EMPLOYEE. INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEE TO SWING IN ONE DIRECTION AND WAS SWUNG IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION AN D JERKED FORWARD CAUSING STRAIN TO BACK.

FEET WET FROM DEISAL FUEL, SLIPPED AND FELL ON BACK AND NECK.

EMPLOYEE CLEANING OUT CHUTES

METAL SLAG FLEW INTO EYE WHILE WELDING.

I,NAME STARTED TO WALK UNDER CONVEYOR, DID NOT DUCK HIT HEAD ON CONVEYOR.

GOGGLES REMOVED.

I NAME WAS CLEANING OUT THE BOBTAIL

HE WAS CHECKING HOT PLANT SPRAY PUMP TIPS.

TWISTED ANKLE WHILE WALKING.

EE WELDING GOT TOO CLOSE TO ARC.

I,NAME WELDING ON CRUSHER HIT FINGER WITH WRENCH.

I NAME WALKING ON CAT WALK

I NAME WAS USING 2LB SLEDGE HAMMER

I NAME WAS LOOKING INTO TOOL BOX

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CLEANING FEEDER3 WHILE CLEANING 0EEDER ROCK FELL OFF SLOPE & HIT I.NAME ON HAND RESULTING IN FX OF RT HAND

TIGHT ENING CHE7K PLATE BOLTS WRENCH SLIPPED 2FF BOLT WHILE I.NAME WAS TIGHTENING IT & HIT RT INDEX FINGER RESULTING IN CUT & FX

REPAIRING LOG WASHER OIL PAN, CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN PAN AND GEAR.