NEW IBERIA PLANT: 100 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was unloading a box car of Super Sacks. He was lifting the straps to enable the forks on the forklift to go through the straps so the bag could be picked up. When he lifted the straps closest to the wall of the box carl, he advised the forklift operator to come forward and his finger was pinched between the fork and the wall of the box car.

Employee dumped a dirt hopper in plant 2 warehouse. After dumping hopper, he got off his forklift and put hopper back in locked position. When he did this he smashed his left ring finger between the forklift mask and Roura Hopper.

An employee claims he was bitten by a spider on 10-10-2006. The affected area developed a staph infection after several days. The employee was admitted into the hospital on October 14th, 2006.

While pushing material, the front end loader started bouncing and then I felt a sharp pain. It wasn't till an hour & a half later after I got home that my back starting hurting.

Accident occured as EE was bent over under railcar in attempt to pry a stop chock away from the wheel of a rail car. Using a pry bar (12-15 lbs) swung the bar twisting his upper body and back.

While opening a bulk bag using as a trash bag, cut finger with a box cutter. Cut middle finger wihile holding bulk bag, as he was cutting the bag razor slipped and contacted finger.

2 MAINTENANCE SPECIALISTS WERE CLOSING AN INSPECTION DOOR ON THE FIRING HOOD OF A ROTARY KILN. THE DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE & THE EE'S HAD TO BEND OVER & LEAN AGAINST THE DOOR TO GET IT TO CLOSE. THE EE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE LEANING AGAINST THE DOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE FEED BOX OF A VIBRATORY SCREEN UNIT WITH A LENGTH OF FLATBAR AS A SCRAPER. THE FLATBAR BECAME LODGED ON THE FEED BOX, SLIPPED AND CUT THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND.

EE OBSERVED AN OBSTRUCTION INT HE DISCHARGE OF A 3 INCH HELICAL SCREW FEEDER. WITHT HE SCREW ENERGIZED, HE REMOVED THE EXPANDED METAL GUARD AND PLACED HIS HAND INTO THE FEEDER TO REMOVE THE OB STRUCTION. BOLTS ON THE SCREW PULLED HIS HAND BENEATH THE SCREW CAUSING LACERATIONS AND 2 FRACTURES.

EE WAS DESCENDING A STAIRWAY ONTO A LANDING. HE RELEASED HIS HAND FROM THE HANDRAIL AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON THE LANDING.

EE WAS CLEANING BENEATH A DRYER DISCONNEGE CHUTE AND BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE CHUTE.

2 EXPERIENCED & SKILLED MAINT SPECIALISTS WERE REMOVING A STATIONARY SEAL PLATE FROM A ROTARY DRYER. 1 MAN FREED THE PLATE FROM ITS RETAINING BOLT IT ROTATED ON ITS PIVOT & CAUGHT THE LEFT H AND OF THE OTHER MAN BEWEEEN SEAL PLATES THE PLATE THEN CAME INTO BRIEF CONTACT WITH THE ROTATING DRYER FUTHER INJURING HIS HAND RESULTING INMULTIPLE FRACTURES & LACERATIONS NO DAMAGE OR IM

EMPLOYEE HAS NOTICED HEARING LOSS DUE TO NOISE AT THE FACILITY.

EE WAS CLEANING OFF DUST AND TRASH FROM A GRADING AND THE GRADING BROKE. EE'S LEFT LEG FELL THROUGH THE GRADING.

EE REMOVED 1 PIN FROM JIB & SWUNG JIB AROUND TO THE SIDE & LOCKED IT IN PLACE THEN KNOCKED OUT 2NS PIN & JIB FELL ON HIS FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A RAILCAR BOTTOM WITH A PRY BAR AND THE BAR SLIPPED OFF OF THE RAILCAR AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARDS TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS WALKING ON GRADING ON THE WEST SIDE OF MIXER FRESH FEED TANK. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MEASURING THIS TANK. EE STEPPED OFF OF THE GRADINGWITH HIS LEFT FOOT FIRST. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO S TEP HIS RIGHT FOOT OFF OF THE GRADING ONLY HALF OF HIS FOOT WAS PLACED PROPERLY CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO TWIST. THE RIGHT ANKLE HAD A GRADEI ANKLE SPRAIN.

EMPLOYEE SAID HIS BACK FELT TIGHT SO HE BENT OVER TO STRECH AND HE SAID IT FELT LIKE SOMETHING GAVE IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL JOB DUTIES. NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT. EE CLAIMS THAT THIS IS A REOCCURRENCE OF BACK INJURY OF 2/27/96. AFTER AN INVESTIGATION BY OUR WORKERS' COMP CARRIER, KEMPER, THEY AG REE WITH EE THAT THIS IS A REOCCURRENCE OF HIS FORMER BACK INJURY. THIS DECISION WAS REPORTED TO US ON 4/15/97.

EE WAS HITTING ON A MATERIAL HOLDING TANK WITH AHAMMER TODISLODGE SOME MATERIAL STUCK IN TANK WHEN HE WAS HITTING ON THE TANK WITH A HAMMER, HE STRAINED HIS NECK & BACK

STRAINED MUSCLE OF CHEST WHILE CLEANING UP IN PLANT.

HE WAS OPENING INSPECTION DOOR AT BOTTOM OF PLANT I EAST DUST COLLECTOR TO CHECK COLLECTOR FOR PLUGGAGE. WHEN HE REMOVED THE ROUND BAR THAT SECURES THE DOOR, THE PRESSURE FROM INSIDE OF THE CO LLECTOR BLEW THE DOOR AND ROUND BAR BACK AT HIM. THE BAR HIT HIM ON TOP OF HIS HEAD RESULTING A CUT REQUIRING STITCHES. THE PLATE (DOOR) GRAZED THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE, RESULTING IN A SMALL SC

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN ELEVATOR BELT WHILE STANDING ON A LADDER TO PASS THE BELT AROUND THE TAIL PULLEY TO GET IT OUT OF THE ELEVATOR HOUSING, WHILE LIFTING THE BELT EMPLOYEE TORE A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING THE DERRICK DISCHARGE CHUTE WITH A ROD AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS SWEEPING IN FRONT OF PLATN II. WHILE SWEEPING SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS EYE RIGHT EYE. EE HAD ON SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS.

WHEN EMP DISMOUNTED FROM A FORK LIFT, HIS FEET WERE FACING OUTWARD AND HIS TRUNK WAS FACING INWARD STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS TRYING TO OPEN THE BOTTOM OF A HOPPER TO PUT IN SILO HOPPER BOTTOM WOULD NOT OPEN HE WAS PULLLING ON HOPPER GATE WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL INTO A HOPPER WHEN HE TURNED WITH A SHOVEL FULL OF MATERIAL TO PUT INTO THE HOPPER. HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS TRYING TO OPEN BOTTOM GATE ON RAIL CAR.GEAR WAS JUMPING ON SPINE SO HE USED A PRY BAR TO HOLD DOWN THE GATE SO THE GEAR WOULD CATCH THE SPINE ON THE GATE AT SAME TIME HE WAS TURNIN G WRENCH TO OPEN GATE.IN DOING SO HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS INSTALLING NEW KILN DISCHARGE HOOD SEAL IN PLT. 2 HE WAS ON A 6' LADDER LEAVING AGAINST THE HEAD OF TH EKILN ON THE SOUTH SIDE PERFORMING WELDIGN OPERATION WHEN HE FELL OFF LADDER INJURING HIS LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING THE FEED END OF THE KILM BY TAPPING ON THE PIPE WITH A HAMMER. WHEN THE PIPE UNPLUGGED, HOT DUST CAME OUT & HIT HIS HANDS BEFORE HE COULD GET OUT OF THE WAY.

54736YEE WAS STANDING BESIDE A BULBAG BEING LOADED FROM A HOPPER SUSPENDED FROM ABOVE BY A FORKLIFT.WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE OPENED THE GATE ON THE HOPPER,IT TIPPED OVER,KNOCKING HER DOWN TO THE 63669.

EMPL WAS USING LADDER WITH FEET MISSING. LADDER SLIPPED & EMPL FELL INJ LEFT KNEE.

EMPL WAS TIGHTENING MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS ON BOB CAT LOADER WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED & STRUCK HIM ON NOSE.

THE EMPLOYEE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE DURING THE 1ST HALF OF HIS SHIFT. HE DOES NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN OR WHERE IT HAPPENED.

THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN CLEANING THE FLOORS IN TEH PLANT (SWEEPING AND SHOVELING). HE WAS WAITING AT THE BASE OF A LADDER TO FOLLOW ANOTHER EMPLOYEE UP WHEN HE NOTICED THAT SOMETHING WAS IN HIS EYE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS. THE DOCTOR REMOVED THE PARTICAL AND GAVE HIM A PRESCRIPTION EYEDROP.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING THE PAN DRIVE MOTOR AND REDUCER ON A MIXER WHEN DEBRIS FELL INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFTEY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDA AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY. HIS RIGHT EYE HAS A SMALL SCRATCH WHICH WILL BE TREATED.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING METAL FABRICATION WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW INTO HIS EAR. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR AND THE SLAG WAS SWASHED OUT. NO TREATMENT HAS BEEN DONE OTHER THAN OBSERVATI ON UNTIL NOW. THE DOCTOR HAS GIVEN HIM TODAY A PRESCRIPTION TO USE TO REDUCE ANY INFLAMATION THA TMIGHT STILL BE PRESENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS JACKING UP THE LEGS ON A MOVEABLE STORAGE TANK. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF AND SCRAPED HIS RIGHT HAND JUST BELOW THE THUMB MINOR SKIN ABRASION THAT GOT INFECTED AND REQUIRED ANTIBOTIC B

EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS NOT SURE HOW OR WHEN IT HAPPENED BUT AFTER HE GOT OFF OF FORKTRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT BEGAN TO HURT BETWEEN HIS ANKLE AND HEEL

EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS COMING DOWN FROM FRONT END LOADER HIS FOOT SLPPED CAUSING A FALL HE TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN A BROKEN WRIST.

EMPLOYEE STATES3SHE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER TO MEASURE KILN FEED TANK AND HIT HER MOUTH AGAINST PIPE GOING OVER LADDER

EMP WAS WORKING3WITH A FELLOW EMPLOYEE INSTALLING A SHAFT IN THE PIN PELLETIZER AND HE LIFTED AND PUSHED ONE END OF THE SHAFT WHILE BENDING OVER PUTTING STRAIN ON HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE PULLED3ON CHAIN FALL CATCHING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE HAS BROKEN OUT IN SKIN RASH ON HANDS AND ARM.

EMPL TRYING TO MOVE ELEC FAN OUT OF WAY FROM BLOWING ON HER AND HURT LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL OUT OF DRAIN AND SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR AND STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GAIN HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS SWEEPING FLOOR IN AREA OF COOLER WHEN WIND BLEW A FOREIGNBODY INTO LEFT EYE

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS INSPECTING LEVEL IN REFIRE TANK AT APPROX. 12:10PM AND HAD LIFTED THE COVER OVER THE TANK AND FELT NO PAIN AT THE TIME. AT APPROX. 4:45 PM, I,NAME REPORTED TO HIS SUPERV ISOR OF PAIN IN HIS LEFT THIGH AND LEG.

I.NAME & I.NAME WERE UTILIZING THE BAKER FORKLIFT TO MOVE BULK BAGS,. THE TRUCK ENGINE DIED & WOULD NOT RESTART. I.NAME WAS CALLED TO START THE ENGINE. I.NAME & I.NAME REMOVED THE COVER FO '% FROM THE ENGINE STARTED EASILY HOWEVER THE HYDROSTATIC DRIVE ALLOWED THE TRUCK TO PIVOT TOWARD THE COLUMN, PINNING I.NAME BETWEEN THE TRUCK & THE COLUMN. I.NAME & I.ANME JUMPED ON T HE

EE STATES HE WAS WALKING ON T OP OF TRAILER & PROCEEDED TO WALK AROUND MATERIAL DISCHARGE SPOUT WHEN LEFT SHOULDER BUMPED SPOUT CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE & FALL FROM TOP OF TRAILER ONTO CON CRETE DRIVE LANDING ON HIS FEET FIRST THEN BACKSIDE.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS PUTTING HOPPERS IN SILO 2-3 & 2-4 AND STRUCK HIS KNEE ON LADDER WHEN CLIMBING UP TO OPEN GATE ON HOPPER.

EMPLOYEE WAS FINISHING NEW CABIENT FOR BREAK ROOM AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE CABINET WITHOUT HELP PULLING A MUSCLE IN HER BACK.

EE STATES WHILE SHE WAS DISMOUNTING FRONT-END LOADER, WHILE WORKING INSIDE OF RAW MATERIAL WAREHOUSE, SHE STEPPED INTO LOOSE RAW MATERIAL ON FLOOR TWISTING HER LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS USING A WRENCH TO WORK IN BALL MILL AREA AND WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO JAM HIS THUMB

EE STATES HE WAS ATTEPTING TO REPAIR BROKEN WATER PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF PIPE & STRUCK BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE HAD STEPPED OFF SAFETY LADDER AND WAS CLINGING TO STORAGE RACK WHEN RACK SIDE RAIL SLIPPED OUT OF SOCKET. EMPLOYEE FELL APPROXIMATELY 8 FT. TO CONCRETE FLOOR LANDING ON H ANDS.

CHECKING LEVEL OF MATERIAL IN HOPPER ON 1ST FLOOR OF PLANT II AND SLIPPED ON PRODUCT PROPPANT ON FLOOR FALLING ON TAILBONE.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CLEANING A CA-5 FEEDER AND SLIPPED DOWN IN MUD ON FLOOR.

EE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EE REMOVING A TRANSITION PIECE FROM DUST COLLECTOR & HAD HIS HAND IN A PINCH POINT THE LAST BOLT HOLDING THE PIECE BROKE CAUSING THE TRANSITION PIECE TO SHIFT & PI NCH HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MOVING (PICKING UP) A HOPPER BY HAND AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES HE GOT DOWN FROM FORKLIFT TO CLOSE OFF A HOPPER AND FORKLIFT PINNED HIM AGAINST HOPPER