Ortona Sand Co: 102 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was splicing wire when employee cut left finger knuckle with a cable splicer's knife.

Employee struck right hand on drum of tail winch while swinging hammer.

Employee was kneeling at control panel conducting voltage test. Voltage was good. EE was attempting to close the panel door when they noticed insulated wires were out of their channel. EE proceeded to push the wires back into the channel at which time EE was shocked in the left hand.

EE was attempting to jump 380-7 Komatsu with the 320 Komatsu. EE was told by other senior employee, to wait for other EE to finish loading a truck, for other EE's assistance. EE proceeded to connect cables, unassisted, and incorrectly attached cables to battery of 380-7 causing the battery to explode. EE was wearing PPE but was exposed to acid in EE's face and eyes.

The outside salesman, an employee of E.R. Jahna Industries was Standing and walking in open field where trucks weight in and out, evaluating customers trucks turn around time from mine to job site and back. The salesman started to have a hard time breathing and collapse.

Lifting and rotating heavy permanent screens.

EE was working on dredge and got overheated. The initial signs looked like a mini stroke, so was called into MSHA. After doctors visit, doctor stated it was brought on by heat exhaustion.

Lifting 6" check valve and sprained lower back.

Employee was bent down on conveyor, holding onto a bracket while greasing a roller, when he lunged forward and hit his head on another bracket cutting his face above his right eye and hitting his right arm.

Was standing on bottom step of ladder,his foot slipped off ladder ,causing him lower back pain.

Standing on slurry pipe taking roots out of clean out, as he was getting off pipe, his foot slipped out from under him. Landed on his butt, causing lower back pain.

Loader operator was going forward not knowing a car was behind him. Operator went into reverse, car driver tried to reverse, Operator accidently hit his car. Driver opened his door, fell out of car onto pavement hitting his head.

While cutting a piece of electrical wire, he was pulling the box blade knife upward to cut the wire. His hand and box blade knife slipped, cutting his upper right lip. ( Recieved Stitches Only)

While cutting a piece of conveyor belt, the knife closed itself cutting his right middle finger.

Employee was sitting on pipe while cutting cable off pipe. The pipe had too much tension on it and when cable was cut the pipe rolled and employee fell in water.

Employee was cutting grass with a weedeater eater and he pulled his back.

Employee was tightening bolts on bearing housing and rachet broke.

EE STATES THAT HE WAS HAULING PIPE ON LOADER. PIPE SLID ONTO GROUND ON ONE END AND OTHER END HIT WINDSHIELD BREAKING WINDSHIELD.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE AND LOAD A GENERATOR IN BACK OF A PICKUP SINCE THE POWER WENT OFF.

EE STATES THAT AFTER MOVING ELECTRIC CABLE DURING MORNING SHIFT, SHOULDER HURT.

HE WAS WORKING OUT A BOAT BY HIMSELF. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL DOWN INJURING HIS BACK.

LIFTING A 12X 38 ROLLER AND INSTALLING ON CONCRETE CONVEYOR.

WAS DRIVING AN OFF-THE-ROAD DUMP TRUCK, THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN AROUND AND SPRAINED HIS WRIST.

EE WAS OFFLOADING TRUCK WITH FRONT END LOADER AND SPRAINED HIS THUMB ON THE LEVERS OF THE LOADER.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE TRYING TO PROP LID UP ANDIT FELL. HE ALSO FELL.

SHE WAS IN RESTROOM BUT DID NOT SEE WHAT BIT HER

MOVING BOAT.

EE SLIPPED OFF PIPE AFTER HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF HE WAS TRYING TO RETRIEVE HAT.

LOADING FLEX PIPE AND WAS GUIDING THE PIPE ONTO TRUCK, BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP A LITTLE. THEY WERE LIFTING PIPE WITH A CRANE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WIRE BRUSHING METAL WITH AN ELECTRIC GRINDER. IT CAUGHT IN ONE OF THE BOLT HOLES AND KICKED BACK, HITTING HIS RIGHT HAND.

IT WAS EARLY IN THE AM ON OR ABOUT 5AM AND THE STEPS WERE DAMP

MAKING CABLE SLINGS. SPLICING EYE INTO CABLE USING A SCREWDRIVER TO SEPARATE CABLE.. PULLED SCREWDRIVER OUT & PRESSURE FROM CABLE JERKED HIS BACK

GETTING IN WORKBOAT TO GO TO DREDGE. FOOT SLIPPED AND TURNED ANKLE.

WALKING ACROSS THE FLOOR ON DREDGE, STEPPED ON EXTENSION CORD, TWISTED ANKLE

LIFTING HEAVY SHAFT WITH CO WORKER.

WET CONDITIONS-EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WHILE WALKING DOWNSTAIRS AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT HIP AND FOOT.

CABLE CAUGHT ON THE LOADER. WHEN HE REMOVED THE CABLE, IT PULLED HIM OFF THE LOADER ON HIS HEAD

WALKING TO THE PLANT IN THE DARK. TRIPPED OVER GUARD LAYING IN THE SAND.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN A HOLE, AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.

WAS GRINDING & GRINDER CAUGHT ON PIECE OF METAL CAUSING IT TO KICK BACK, HITTING ARM WHILE STILL RUNNING.

RUSTED BOLTS- WRENCH SLIPPED.

NO NARRATIVE

CHECKING AMPERAGE WITH ANMETER ON DREDGE AND VOLTAGE JUMPED ACROSS TO HIS FINGER AND WENT TO GROUND.

WAS LIFTING HEATING IRON OUT OF FUSION MACHINE.

WAS LIFTING HEATING IRON OUT OF FUSIAN MACHINE.

HOLDING METAL PLATE WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN IT. METAL PLATE TURNED, GOUGING FINGER.

EE WAS TOLD TO MOVE AWAY FROM BACKHOE & PIPE. HEDID & THEN HE MOVED RIGHT BACK. NO ONE HAD TIME TO TELL HIM AGAIN AS THE PIPE WAS COMING TOWARDSHIM. TOO CLOSE TO PIPE & NOT PAYING ATTENTION.

IT WAS RAINING.

GETTING OFF LOADER

TRAVELING DOWN MINE ROAD & SOMETHING FLEW INTO EYE

PINCHED NERVE, LIFTING.

LOADING SHEET OF STEEL ON FORKLIFT AND PINCHED FINGER.

PULLING ON PIPE AND LOST HIS FOOTING.

JUMPED

LIFTING SMALL SPOOL OF CABLE.

LETTING PIPE DOWN. PIPE CAUGHT HAND WHEN COME-ALONG SLIPPED.

LIFTING & TURNING HEAVY STEEL

TAKING OUT SCREWS WITH POCKET KNIFE- LACERATION RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

GETTING OFF LOADER

PUTTING RUBBER ON SHAKER

HAD ARM IN WRONG PLACE

DAMPNESS ON THE METAL AND SLIPPED. FELL DOWN.

NO NARRITIVE, (SPRAYING)

WELDING.

GOING DOWN STEPS BAKCWARDS AND TOP STEP BROKE.

MAN DESCENDING DOWN STEPS IN AN IMPROPER MANNER.

WINDY WEATHER

TURNING WHILE LIFTING

34305 TH FINGER RIGHT HAND ON GEAR BOX.

79750LIFTED UP WITH COME-A-LONG RELEASED PIPE BY RELESSING COME ALONG AND IT FELL.

PUSHING ON A PIECE OF STEEL AND LEG (LEFT) SLIPPED CAUSING HERNIA.

BOLTS IN TRANSMISSION WERE VERY TIGHT.

CARELESSNESS

INJURED WAS COMING DOWN OFF OF THE STEEL STRUCTURE HE TOOK TOO LONG OF A STEP. HE WAS 8 FT FROM THE GROUND. HE DID NOT USE THE STAIRS.

INJURED SLIPPED ON WET METAL WHILE HOLDING 30LB PIECE OF STEEL PIPE.HE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

EE AND OTHER WERE GOING TO MOVE A PIECE OF 1/2 INCH METAL PLATE 4X4FT THEY PICKED SHEET UP MOVED IT. WHEN THEY PUT IT DOWN OTHER DROPPED HIS SIDE TOO QUICK. THE FORCE OF OTHER END HITTING THE FLOOR CAUSED THE SIDE EE WAS HOLDING TO CUT HIS FINGER.

HOT AFTERNOON END OF SHIFT.OLD USED CONVEYOR BEING CUT APART FOR JUNK YARD.IN A HURRY TO FINISH.

NORMAL SUNSHINE DAY. SETTING AUGER IN SCRUBBER. (44 IN) SHOULD HAVE BEEN USING GUY ROPE.

END OF SHIFT AMN TIRED TRIED TO TA5E SHORT CUT, BRUISED UPER ARM WITH SOME ABRASIONS, CON VEY. WIPER ARM PINNED UPPER ARM AGAINST GUARD BRACE.

THERE WERE NO OUTSTANDING CONDITIONS SUNSHINE DAY STEPPED NORMAL TO GROUND FROM JEEP.NO DIFFICULTIES.TURNED HEAD AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN NECK.

I NAME WAS STANDING ON FLAT GROUND VERY STRONG RETAINER RING SNAP PLIERS SLIGHTLY WORN

NORMAL DAY I BEAMS WERE TOO HEAVY FOR TWO MEN TO LIFT.

NORMAL DAY, END OF THE SHIFT, HE WAS TIRED.

WINDY DAY RUSTY PIPE RUST IN EYE NO PERMINANT DAMAGE.

LOADING TREE ST6MP WITH FRONT END LOADER - TRIED TO LIFT STUMP FROM GROUND - FOTKS SLIPPED LOADER JERKED & INJURED LOWER BACK

UNLOADING 12 X 12 1/2 X 40' I-BEAM SLIPPED LOOSE - I-BEAM FELL ON RIGHT FOOT & TOES

LIFTING OUTRIGGER PAD AND INJURED RIGHT SHOULDER.

LIFTING CROWLING FOR CRANE FELL FROM CRANE HURTING LOWER BACK.

SLIPPED AND FELL CLIMBING STEPS.

LIFTING MACHINE PART INJURED BACK.

MAINTENANCE ON DREDGE BOAT SMALL PARTICLE FLEW IN EYE.