MISSOURI LIME: 106 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

CLOSING LIDS ON TRUCK WHEN WIND BLEW PARTICLES IN LEFT EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING WET FINES AND WENT TO THROW IT AND FELT A PAIN IN LOWER GROIN

HE WAS GOING DOWN STEPS AND SLIPPED AND FELL; TWISTED KNEE AND IT BEGAN SWELLING.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AND HIT ROCKS WITH SHOVEL, JARRED BODY AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK. THE SHOVELING AGGRAVATED THE MIDDLE OF BACK, ALSO HURT WHILE BENDING TO PICK UP ANYTHING.

While shoveling at "A" elevator employee fell and twisted his right knee.

While bricking the kiln, bricks fell from overhead breaking employee's right pinky finger.

While on the cooler floor employee got a lime burn on his left leg

While working at the kiln, lime dust blew into employee's right eye.

While cleaning out the bottom of A elevator, employee's feet got wet causing them to get lime burns. Employee did not report injury until 03/13/2006.

Employee suffered a strain to the rhomboid and trapezius muscles of his upper back while shoveling. He further aggravated it by bagging and stacking 50# bags. Employee did not report injury until 2/22/2006.

Employee was assisting with loading trucks at the lime plant. He stepped into a mud puddle, causing his feet to get wet. This resulted in lime burns to both of his feet. Employee did not have on the required rubber boots to work in that area. Employee did not report injury until 2/09/06.

While emptying hopper on cooler floor, wind picked up causing employee's left eye to get dusted with lime. Employee did not report injury until 12/02/05.

While working in the processing area, employee stepped into a mud hole causing wet lime to get into his rubber boots burning his left foot. Employee proceeded to continue working rather than address the situation. Employee did not report until 9/28/05.

Employee did not report injury until 7/25/05. Employee was shoveling trying to get a belt free. He was sweating profusely causing a lime burn on his bilateral buttock area.

Employee did not report injury until 7/21/05. Employee slipped while walking through the processing area causing water and lime to get inside his steel toe rubber boots. Employee cleaned out boot, and returned to work.

While working in the plant, employee's foot got wet causing a lime burn. Employee did not report injury until 2/11/05

While cleaning in plant, dust/debris blew into employee's eye causing irritation - Eye was irrigated and debris removed

After completing a weld, employee lifted welding helmet and a piece of slag slid off of helmet, behind safety glasses hitting employee's eye. Employee did not report incident until December 30, 2004 when he stated that it felt as though there were a piece of hair in his eye.

Step turned over causing rail to hit employee in lower back. Employee did not request medical treatment until 9/3/04.

While working, employee's foot got wet and was burned

Another employee improperly lifted hopper onto ends of forklift causing it to fall off and tip over. The hopper hit injured employee's knee causing laceration.

While working, employee began to sweat causing lime burn to stomach, legs, rt. wrist.

Employee smashed his right ring finger while pouring sand into a hopper

EMPLOYEE BAGGING ON PACKER WHEN IRRITATION FROM UNCOVERED ARMS AND BLISTER ON HAND CAUSED LIME BURNS.

EMPLOYEE BAGGING LIME ON PACKER. DUST PUFFED INTO EYE. EMPLOYEE ADMITTED HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

Employee greasing the cooler. Lime dust got under safety glasses per employee. Employee reported this injury after he was terminated.

EMPLOYEE SHOVELING AND CLEANING UP AT KILN AREA. SHOVEL SLIPPED & FINGER SMASHED BETWEEN SHOVEL & ENGINE. FINGER DID NOT APPEAR TO BE BROKEN BUT WAS SWOLLEN. EE REFUSED TO TAKE DRUG TEST & THEN REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT. APPARENTLY QUITTING.

EMPLOYEE CLEANING GREASE OFF MOTOR BASE. ANGLE IRON USED TO SCRAPE WITH & IT SLIPPED & HIT EE ON HIS ARM. NO FRACTURE, BRUISED ONLY BUT EE HAD BROKEN ARM IN SAME AREA PRIOR TO WORKING HERE & WE DID NOT WANT TO TAKE ANY CHANCES. EE RELEASED TO RETURN BUT HAS NOT DONE SO.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING AND SHOVELING IN A CLEANUP AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED & HIT KNEE. EE DISREGARDED INSTRUCTIONS ON PROPER WAY TO SAFELY PERFORM JOB ASSIGNED.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING WHEN THUMB STARTED HURTING. NO REASON OR KNOWLEDGE OF ANY ACTION WHICH CAUSED INJURY. POSSIBILITY EXISTS THE EE HAD A PREVIOUS INJURY PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT AT MINE THAT WAS AGGRAVATED BY SHOVELING.

BAGGING LIME - BURNT ARM.

EE STEPPING IN LIME -BURNED FEET

EMPLOYEE WALKING DOWN RAMP, SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL BENDING THUMB BACKWARDS.

EE CUT FINGER WHILE WORKING ON ASH PUMP. EE OFFERRED MEDICAL CAR BUT DECLINE.

EE SLIPPED ON STEPS GOING TO COOLER FLOOR. INDICATED TO SUPERVISOR ON SHIFT HE DID NOT NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION. CONFIRMED WITH EE THE SAME DATE. ON FRIDAY 10-15-01. EE WENT TO OWN DR. REINSTRUC TED EE ON PROCEDURE AND HE SAW CO. DR. ON 10-8-01.

CONTRACT EE WORKING IN BURNING PLANT-LIME GOT INTO BOOT, CAUSING LIME BURN ON TOE.

EMPLOYEE HAD STEPPED OFF IN LIME PUDDLE FEW DAYS BEFORE. EMPLOYEE REQUESTED TO HAVE LIME BURN CHECKED OUT AS IT HAD BEEN IRRITATED BY HIS WORKBOOT RUBBING. DR VISIT RESULTED IN PRESCRIPTION BE ING ISSUED. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK - NO LOSS TIME.

EE WAS ROLLING A V-BELT ON A SHEAVE WHEN FELLOW EE STARTED EQUIPMENT. THUMB CAUGHT IN BELT AND PINCHED IT. THE EE WAS RETRAINED IN PROPER LOCKOUT AND GUARDING PROCEDURE ALONG WITH FELLOW EMPLO YEE.

ON A RAINY DAY EMPLOYEE GOT WET LOADING A TRUCK THEN RESUMED BAGGING LIME. HE NOTICED A BURNING SENSATION BUT DIDN'T TAKE PROPER PRECAUTIONS RESULTING IN LIME BURN. EE RETRAINED IN PREVENTING LIME BURNS. NO LOSS TIME WOULD HAVE OCCURED IF PROPERLY REPORTED TO EMPLOYER.

EE RESET SWITCH AND WHEN HE REENGAGED THE POWER IT FLASHE. EE DID NOT HAVE COVER CLOSED ON BOX.

EE EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN DOES NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN.

EE WOKE UP WITH SEVERE BACK PAIN AS A RESULT OF TWISTING & TOSSING BRICK INTO KILN.

EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE LANDING ON SHOULDER.

EE WAS REPAIRING EQUIPMENT. FELLOW EE WAS HOLDING A BAR WHEN IT SLIPPED. EE GRABBED BAR AND IT SMASHED HIS THUMB.

EMPLOYEE LIFTING MOTOR USING CHAINS AND COMEALONGS. LOAD SHIFTED AND SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN CHAIN AND MOTOR.

EE WAS OBSERVING FELLOW EE USING FIRE EXTINGUISHER ON HOT MATERIAL ON BELT WHEN THE FIRE EXT. DISCHARGED FUMES GOT IN HIS EYES AND BURNED THEM. EE STATES HE WAS WEARING HIS GLASSES.

EE STEPPING UP ON FORK TRUCK- HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE STRUCK CHIN ON SEAT.

EE PLACING TARP OVER MATERIAL AND BECAME ENTANGLED IN TARP AND SPRAINED ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WALKING TO WORKSITE, TRIPPED AND TWISTED ANKLE.

EE SLIPPED ON WET LIME DUE TO RAINFALL & TWISTEDANKLE

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING ON A PLATFORM HE WAS STANDING ON. HE THOUGHT HE LEFT ENOUGH UNCUT TO HOLD HIS WEIGHT, HOWEVER IT FELL ABOUT 1 FOOT AND HE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING WHEN HE TURNED AND SHOULDER DISLOCATED.

EE WAS STACKING 50 LB BAGS ON PALLET WHEN HE FELT MUSCLE IN BACK STRAIN.

EE WAS SHOVELING WHEN HE FELT BACK STRAIN.

NORTH ROCK SILO COLLAPSED AT MID TO 3/4 POINT CAUSING APILLAGE OF STONE, BREAKING OF INCOMING & OUTGOING CONVEYORS AND SERIOUS DAMAGE TO POLLUTION CONTROL STACK, FAN & MOTOR. SPILLAGE OF STONE ALSO COVERED UNDERLYING CONVEYORS. NO INJURIES WERE INVOLVED-INFORMATIONAL REPORT ONLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OT CHECK ON A CHUTE WHEN HE INADVERTANTLY STEPPED IN A HOLE AND FELL AGAINST EDGE OF CHUTE PLATFORM.

CHECKING OIL RETURN ON PALLA MILL AT PROCESSING PLANT. FANGE MOVED & CAUGHT HAND - UNABLE TO DETECT BROKEN BONES, HOWEVER CAST WS UTILIZED TO IMPAIR MOVEMENT & ENHANCE HEALING.

EE STEPPED ON A PALLET, THE PALLET MOVED AS EE WAS GETTING OFF. EE FELLHITTING HIS RIGHT CHEEK ON A MOTOR. BRUISE TO RIGHT CHEEK.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING BOB CAT LOADER TO REMOVE HOT MATERIAL FROM AROUND SHAKER PAN AT BACK-END OF KILN MATERIAL SPILLED OUT OF BUCKET & FELL INTO WATER CAUSING STEAM TO COME UP AROUND EMPLOYEE

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE DIGGING IN THE TUNNEL FO THE TEL-SMITH CRUSHER.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS WHILE SHOVELING AT THE TEL-SMITH CRUSHER HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT SIDE. EMPLOYEE'S INJURY WAS 11/30/93. [HERNIA] OPERATION TO REPAIR HERNIA WAS SCHEDULED FOR 1/24/94. EMP LOYEE HAS NOT LOST ANY TIME SINCE INJURY, WILL NOT START TO LOSE TIME UNTIL 1/24/94.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS WHILE SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM UNDER TAIL PULLEY, HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER LEFT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50 LB BAGS OF HI-CAL. AS A BAG OF HI-CAL CAME OFF STACKER BELT HE TRIED TO CATCH THE BAG AND HURT HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN LADDER AT BACK-END OF KILN AS HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND HE STEPPED ON A 2IN PIPE

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS AT THE SPECIAL PRODUCTS BUILDING WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW A FOREIGN OBJECT IN HIS LEFT EYE.

EE WAS WEILDING IN THE LIME PLANT, CLAIMS SOMETHING FELL FROM ABOVE GETTING IN HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPL LIFTING 3 GAL PAIL OF COAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING OUT OF THE KILN AS HE STEPPED ON A WOODEN WALKWAY HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING MATERIAL ON TRUCK CLAIMS HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A 3,000 LB. BAG OF LIME WITH A FORKTRUCK. LIME HAD EATEN A HOLE IN THE BAG, THE BAG SHIFTED AND THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO KEEP IT ON THE PALLET BY PULLING ON A STRAP ATTACHED T O THE BAG.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AROUND DRIVE OF B SHAKER PAN, HIS WATCH FELL OUT OF HIS SHIRT POCKET, HE REACHED DOWN TO RETRIEVE IT, HIS GLOVE WAS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT IN THE DRIVE ARM PULLING IT UNDER TH E SHAFT, MASHING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING PRY BAR TRYING TO GET ROCK FREE IN CRUSHER ROCK BROKE FREE HITTING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ARM AT ELBOW

EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN DITCH AND TWISTED RT. ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM LADDER & STEPPED ON FOOT SIDEWAYS EMPLOYEE SUFFERED SPRAINED RT FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING UNDER BELT AND TWISTED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN REPAIRING A CONVEYOR BELT, EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING CONCRETE BASE OF SILO PULLING SLACK OUT OF BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. AS HE WAS FALLING HE GRABBED STRUCTURE OF C ONVEYOR TO PREVENT FALL AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING PRY BAR ON TROUGHING ROLLERS ON CONVEYOR AND BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE UNDER LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON CONVEYOR BELT & STRAINED LOWER BACK

CUTTING BELT CUT L MIDDLE FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN REPAIRING A CONVEYOR BELT. AS HE WAS PULLING ON BELT HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CARRY A SPEED REDUCER TO THE MILL. EMPLOYEE STEPPED UP EMBANKMENT SLIPPED, AND HURT HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OPEN A BAG OF LIME WHICH WAS LOCATED OVERHEAD. ONCE THE BAG WAS OPENED, LIME FLOWED OVER THE EMPLOYEES GLASSES THUS ENTERING BOTH EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BOXES TOGETHER TO PUT MATERIAL IN & PUNCTURED HIS HAND WITH A ICE-PICK SUPERFICIAL WOUND RESULTED TO THE RT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS USING PRY-BAR TO OPEN RAIL CAR DOOR AND RIB CARTILAGE SEPARATION OCCURRED. CARTILAGE SEPARATION RESULTED FROM STRAIN OF EMPLOYEE USING PRY BAR.

SHOVELING WASTE UNDER HOPPER STRAINED BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING LIME AND LIME FELL FROM ABOVE RAFTERS DOWN EMPLOYEE'S BACK. AS A RESULT, LIME BURNS RESULTED TO EMPLOYEE'S SKIN.

CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF LOADER SLIPPED OFF LADDER AND FELL ON BACK

SHOVELING LIME STONE RUBBED LIME ON FACE WHILE PRESPIRING CAUSING SKIN TO BURN

EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING MATERIAL AND STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE STACKING MATERIAL ONTO PALLET.

CHANGING TRANSM. ON FORK LIFT STRAINED LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING TRANSFER PIPE AT SPECIAL PRODUCTS DIVISION & DROPPED PIPE ON KNUCKLE OF LEFT RING FINGER KNUCKLE WAS SEVERELY BRUISED

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING WASTE MATERIAL AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EMPL WAS HAMMERING MEAL WITH HAMMER AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT THUMB WITH HAMMER THUS CAUSING HIM TO CCRUSH THE END OF THUMB

EMPL WAS DECENDING STEPS AND TURNED ANKLE ON ROCK WHEN REACHED THE GROUND

EMPL WAS BAGGING MATERIAL AND STRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING MATERIAL ON TO PALLET

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TIRE ON FORK TRUCK AND STRAINED BACK

EMP WA USIGN PRY BAR TO LOOSEN ROCK BUILD UP WHEN RUPTUIRED HERNIA OCC.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING HYDRAULIC PUMP INTO FRONT END AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP WITH SHOVEL IN DUSTY AREA WHEN FOREIGN ENTERED EYE FROM SIDE OF SAFTY GLASS SHIELD.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BAGGED MATERIAL AND STAINED LOWER BACK - 60 LB BAGS.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING STEPS OF RAIL CAR AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RAIL STEPS AND HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE ON METAL PLATFORM.

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON PRODUCTION LINE THIS DUTY REQUIRED EMPLOYEE TO LIFT 50-55 # BAGS OFF CONVEYOR ON TO PALLET WHILE PERFOMRING THIS OPERATION EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK

EMP WAS REPLACI3G TRANSMISSION IN COMPANY TRUCK AND STRAINED LOWER BACK, STRAIN OCCURRED WHEN HE LIFTED TRANSMISSION INTO PLACE

LOOSE DEBRIS RO7KS RESULTED IN LOOSE FOOTING IN WHICH THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON, THUS CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO INJURE BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING WASTE MATERIAL FROM UNDER CONVEYOR AND TWISTED LOWER BACK WITH LOAD IN HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG PRY BAR TO POKE ROCK LUMPS THROUGH LUMP TANK WHEN ROCK FELL OUT OF TANK STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON SIDE OF LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE S FINE9 CAME IN TO CONTACT WITH PINCH-POINT ON BUCKET LIFT ON BOBCAT FRONTLOADER. THIS OCCURRED WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING BUCKET.

MAN WAS STRAIGH7ENING DRAW BAR ON 966 HE HEATED DRAW BAR WITH TORCH AND PULLED ON PINCH BAR TO GET IT STRAIGHT

EE WAS STRUCK BY PICKUP TRUCK WHEN BRAKES FAILED TRUCK WAS BEING BACKED INTO AREA BY ANOTHER EE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BLENDING POWDER LIKE MATERIAL WHEN SOME BLEW BACK IN HIS FACE, CAUSING IRRITATION TO EYE.

EE SLIPPED ON SMALL ROCK TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF FROM FALLING BY USING ARM PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EE PICKED UP FORK TRUCK WHEEL TO PUT IT I N BACK OF TRUCK STRAINING LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON MUDDY GROUND FELL ON LEFT ARM BREAKING RIB ON LEFT SIDE

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AIR ARC CUTTER TO REMOVE PULLEY FROM MOTOR WHEN PC OF HOT SLAG ENTERED LEFT EAR BURN OF EAR CANAL AND EAR DRUM

EMPLOYEE REACHED OVER TO PICK UP STEEL BAR, STRAINED LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE LEANED OVER TO PICK UP BAG, PULLED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN DRIVER\S SEAT OF HALL UNIT WHEN TIRED BLEW ON FRONT-END LADER, THROWING ROCKS. ONE ROCK HIT EMPLOYEE IN SIDE OF HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SPILLED MATERIAL STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK

EMP WAS PULLING ON ELECTRIC WIRE WHEN IT CAME LOOSE CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS INJURING LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE REACHED BEHIND GUARD TO CHECK V-BELT GLOVE BECAME CAUGFHT DRAWING THUMB AND FOREFINGER BETWEEN PULLEY AND GUARD V-BELT WAS PULLING HEAD PULLEY OF OVERLOADED CONVEYOR HEAD PULLEY WAS L SLIPPING, EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET CONVEYOR MOVING.