New Castle Sand Plant: 192 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was climbing up a Volvo A35G Haul Truck when they lost their footing and fell forward into the battery box on the truck hitting the bridge of their nose. The employee sought medical treatment and received stitches. They were released to full duty on the same day.

Employee was shoveling underneath a tail pulley. They turned with a full shovel and experienced pain in their upper and lower back. Employee was placed on restricted duties 6 days later.

An employee was clearing the rock box when a lodged rock rolled loose and struck the employee's finger. The employee was diagnosed with a fractured finger and placed on restricted work duties.

An employee struck their finger while trying to remove a screen. Medical treatment was sought and they were diagnosed with a dislocated finger. No restrictions were assigned.

Employee was completing a preshift inspection on the loader, when the bottom step to the equipment broke. The employee reported pain in their ankle. They sought medical treatment on 12/14/21 and were placed on restricted work duties.

EE opened the door to the rock chute to start dislodging the materials, while placing the right hand on the door opening, when a rock fell loose, striking the EE on the right hand.

EE attempted to stop a pull behind trailer from rolling and strained their back area.

Worker was moving pipe from wet plant when the pipe fell and struck workers right arm causing possible occult fracture to right elbow.

Team member was washing material off the concrete pad when he slipped and fell onto his left knee. He declined immediate medical attention. On November 18, 2013 the doctor diagnosed his knee as a sprain and employee returned to work on November 18, 2013 on restricted duty.

Employee was attempting to roll a rock out from the crusher and in the process strained his lower back.

EE had been in a loader loading trucks and came to his supervisor complaining that something came off his shirt and got into his left eye. He was then told to go get medical attention.

EE was replacing a casing in a pump and while lifting the pump casing the cable rachet puller broke, causing the pump casing the fall and strike the employee on the right ankle.

Employee was driving a loader behind the impact crusher to check the belts and in the process a rock was thrown from the crusher hitting the door glass and causing glass to break inside the loader. He got a piece of glass in his left eye.

EE WAS REMOVING MATERIAL FROM THE HOPPER CONVEYOR AND IN THE PROCESS HIS ELBOW ON SOME METAL WHILE SHOVELING.

EE AND CO-WORKER WERE STACKING SOME BOARDS IN THE SHOP AREA AND IN THE PROCESS EE PICKED UP TOO MANY BOARDS AT ONE TIME AND STRAINED HIS HAND AND WRIST.

EE WAS EXTRACTING RAW MATERIAL FROM THE NORTH WALL OF THE [PIT AND LOADING THE RAW MATERIAL ONTO THE TRUCK THAT COWORKER OPERATED. EE POSITIONED THE EXCAVATOR PARALLEL W/ THE NORTH WALL. AT ~1 415 COWRKER RETURNED FROM THE STOCKPILE AREA TO THE PIT AREA & NOTCIED THAT THE NORTH WALL HAD COLLAPSED & FALLEN IN ON THE EXCAVATOR. CALLED 911 & WENT TO RESCUE EE. EE WAS RESCUED & TAKEN T

EE WAS WATCHING AN EMPLOYEE MOVE A METAL CONTAINER AND IN THE PROCESS THE EMPLOYEE TURNED THE CONTAINER UP ON ITS SIDE CAUSING THE CONTAINER TO FLIP OVER. EE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE OUT OF TH EWAY WHEN HE REALIZED THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE CONTAINER AS HE TURNED IT UP ONTO ITS SIDE. THE CONTAINER THEN FELL ONTO EE'S TOE.

EE WAS USING A DIGGING BAR TO BREAK UP A PIECE OF ICE IN A CHUTE & IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING HI MSELF UP ONTO A PLATFORM, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS DOING SOME CLEAN UP WORK AT THE FEED HOPPER AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING. HE STAYED AND WORKED UNTIL 100 AM AND THE PAIN BECAME WORSE SO HE WENT HOME. HE THEN WENT TO THE DR. ON 6-24-98 .

WAS IN THE PROCESS OF FLIPPING A CABLE HOOK ON THE COME-A-LONG ON THE BUCKET TRUCK WHEN IT PULLED LOOSE AND HIT HIM ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS GETTING OFF OF THE EQUIPMENT HE HAD BEEN OPERATING AND IN THE PROCESS HIS FOOT GOT TANGLED IN THE BOTTOM STEP AND HE FELL OFF THE EQUIPMENT, APPROX. 3-4'. HE FELL BACKWARDS AND WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND HIS HAND HIT A ROCK CAUSING A CUT WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES. HE ALSO PULLED SOME MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS MOVING A METAL LADDER UNDER THE FEED HOPPER AND IN THE PROCESS TWISTED HIS BACK.

EE WAS SHOVELING SAND AT THE STACKER IN THE PLANT SITE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS WEEDEATING WHEN SOMETHING STRUCK HIM IN HIS RIGHT EYE. EE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT WITH SCREEN GUARDS IN PLACE.

HE HAD BEEN OPERATING THE DOZER AND AROUND 11:00 AM NOTICED THAT HIS NECK WAS GETTING SORE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK THE REST OF THE DAY AND UPON CLIMBING OUT OF THE DOZER, HE REPORTED THAT HIS NE CK WAS STIFF AND WANTED MEDICAL TREATMENT.

INJURED HAD BEEN WORKING AT THE PLANT SITE USINGTHE LOADER AND BEGAN TO NOTICE PAIN IN HIS BACK AFTER WORKAING MOST OF THE DAY IN THE LOADER. HEFEELS THAT PAIN MIGHT BE CAUSED FROM BEING BOUNCED IN THE LOADER.

INJURED WAS USING THE STEAM JENNY TO CLEAN A LOADER AND IN THE PROCESS A HOSE CAME LOOSE ADN BURNE DHIS RIGHT LEG.

HE HAD BEEN UNLOADING BAGS OF PEAT MOSS AT THE PLANT SITE AND AT THE END OF THE DAY NOTICED LOWER BACK PAIN. HE RETURNED FOR WORK THE NEXT WORKDAY HOWEVER HE WAS UNABLE TO WORK AND HAD TO BE S ENT HOME.

DRIVING GROUND ROD IN GROUND WITH HAMMER FELT MUSCLE STRAINED IN R ARM

TRYING TO OPEN VALVE STRAINED BACK

HE WAS USING A SPRAY HOSE TO WASH CHUTES AND IN DOING SO HE STEPPED OFF ONE PLATFORM ONTO ANOTHER AND IN THE PROCESS, HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK THE REST OF THE DAY AND W ORKED ALL THE FOLLOWING DAY UNTIL 4:00 PM WHEN HIS BACK BEGAN HURTING HIM AGAIN. HE THEN REPORTED THE ACCIDENT AND WAS SENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING THE WASH SCREEN BACK INTO THE HOLE WHERE IT WAS TO BE MOUNTED AND IN THE PROCESS HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY AND WENT TO THE DR LATER THAT EVENING.

HH WAS ROLLING ROCKS OFF FROM THE TOP OF THE HOPPER AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. HE REPORTED THE INCEIDENT THE NEXT MORNING & SAID HIS BACK DID NOT HURT. HE WORKED 08-14-90 UNTIL 6:00PM HH CALLED IN ON 8-15-90 AND SAID HE WAS GOING TO THE DOCTOR AS HIS BACK WAS HURTING. LOS TIME BEGINS ON 8-15-90.

HE WAS REPARING DAMAGE TO A PUMP DOWN BY THE CREEK AND WAS EXPOSED TO POSION IVY.

I NAME HAD BEEN DOING SOME WELDING ON A DOZER AT THE PLANT SITE AND WHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK

INJURED WAS GREASING THE CONVEYOR AND TRIPPED WHILE ON THE PLATFORM AND HIT HIS KNEE.

EMPL WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE ROCK FROM BETWEE WHEELS ON DRUMP TRUCK & IN PROCESS HE HIT HIS LEG WTH SLEDGE HAMMER.

STATED THAT HE WAS UP ON THE FEED HOPPER ADJUSTING THE FEED BELTS AND IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING OFF THE HOPPER HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE

HE HAD BEEN OPEATORING THE DOZER AND IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING OFF THE DOZER HE CUT HIS FINGER ON A PIECE OF METAL.

HE WAS BENDING 2VER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF STEEL PLATE FOR THE DEWATERING SCREW AND IN DOING SO HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

I.NAME WAS BUIL8ING SOME FORMS IN ORDER THAT CONCRETE COULD BE POURED AND IN DOING SO HE HIT HIS FOOT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER

I.NAME WAS WELD3NG A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IN OUT SHOP WHEN A PIECE OF HOT METAL HIT HIM ON HIS RIGHT EAR

I.NAME HAD BEEN3WORKING IN THE PLANT & SOMETIME LATE IN THE AFTERNOON HE NOT ICED THAT HS HAD A PAIN IN HIS BACK

I.NAME WAS TRYI3G TO SHAKE MATERIAL FROM DUMP BED BY SHIFTING TAILGATE AGAINST DUMP BODY HE SLIPPED & GOT HIS HEAD BETWEEN TAILGATE & DUMP BED. TAILGATE THEN HIT I.NAMES HEAD CAUSING A LACER ATION AT EAR LE5EL ON BOTH SIDES OF HIS HEAD.

I NAME WAS CLEA3ING BATTERY TERMINALS ON A DUMP TRUCK AND A BATTERY CAP POPED UP AND HIT HIM IN HIS RIGHT EYE. THE EYE WAS FLUSHED OUT AT OUR PLANT SIDTE WITH EYE WASH AND THEM HE WAS SENT FO R MEDICAL TREAT4ENT.

I NAME WAS HELP3NG TO INSTALL SOME CATWALK AT THE PLANT SITE AND IN DOING SO HE LIFTED SOME MATERIAL AND FELT A PULL IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS GROIN AREA

I,NAME WAS CRAN5ING THE SCALE IN THE OFFICE, IN ORDER TO WEIGH A TRUCK. IN DOING SO HER HAND SLIPPED AND WAS MASHED BETWEEN THE SCALE.

I.NAME WAS CUTT3NG SOME WOOD AT THE PLANT SIGHT AND IN DOING SO A TREE LIMB HIT HIM IN THE MOUTHE AND DAMAGED HIS UPPER DENTURE

I NAME WAS WORKING ON A PUMP AT THE CREEK.WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO THE CREEK & CUT HIS LEG.

I NAME WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK AT T HE PLAANT AND STATED THAT HE HURT HIS BACK

WORKING ON INDUSTRIAL SCREEN SCREEN STARTED ROLLING PUSHED EMPLOYEE AGAINST LOADER SCREEN HIT LEFT ARM RESULTING IN BADLY BRUISED LEFT ARM

HELPING UNLOAD X-TIES ONE FELL OFF TRUCK STRUCK ACROSS TOP OF RIGHT FOOT AT ANKLE BRUISING BONE AND TEARING MUSCLES IN RIGHT FOOT AND ANKLE.

19.6\ FACE OVERHANG,EMPL ATTEMPTING TO SCALE FACE OF PIT.EXTREME DRY CONDITIONS.RECENTLY RECEIVED 4\\ RAIN,DYNAMITED 1 YR AGO.MUD SEAM CAVED IN,5\ AT TOP ON EMPL TRAPPING HIM IN LOADER.

MR HUFFMAN WAS BENDING OVER TO REMOVE LARGE ROCK OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT AND IN DOING SO HE FELTR PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND ALONG BOTH LEGS

MR HUTCHISON WAS WELDING AND BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF STEEL OF STEEL AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK