PC2 Franklin Aggregates: 213 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EE was performing maintenance on a screen. While switching hard hats, they turned and struck their head on a bracket, causing a laceration. EE sought med. treatment, where they used medical glue to close the wound. Reporting within 10 days.

Employee was performing maintenance on conveyor belt. While removing a bearing with a mallet, a piece of metal broke off, became embedded into the EE's right pec. On 5/13/25 we were notified the employee had a piece of metal removed and was able to continue working. Reporting within 10 days.

Employee was standing on the crusher platform, heating up oil, when they went to step up 3' onto the second platform. EE felt a pop in their left knee. They sought medical attention on 12/06/2024 and was ref. to PT. Reporting within 10 days.

Employee was performing maintenance on a wash plant. While crawling inside, EE swung arm back & struck elbow on an angle iron. On 3/11/24, the incident was reported, the Employee sought medical treatment & was given restrictions to remain off work. Reporting within 10 days - Work Relatedness TBD.

Employee was performing maintenance on a turbine pump. While removing a 25lbs. coupler they felt a tweak in lower back. Employee sought medical treatment and was diagnosed with a strain. On 01/22/2024 we received notice that the employee was referred to PT.

Employee was removing bolts on the counterweight on the excavator. When EE removed the last bolt, the counterweight fell (hydraulic ram bracket failed). The counterweight struck the ladder causing the employee to fall & hit their head. EE was taken by ambulance & was diagnosed with a fractured skull.

Employee removing a pin from a tilt cylinder on the loader and the pin fell causing left hand to be caught between the pin and the loader. The employee sought medical treatment and received stitches.

Employee was trying to pry free a clamping bar on a screen deck using a pry bar. The pry bar slipped causing the employee's right index finger to get caught between the pry bar and the structure of the screen box. The employee sought medical treatment and received stitches.

Cold and snow.

Employee was removing nut from bolt using cordless impact wrench on bolt & holding nut with box wrench. Bolt, nut & box wrench twisted causing EE's finger to get caught between box wrench & frame of equipment. EE sought treatment & pin was placed in fingertip for fracture.

EE was tightening bolt on screen deck clamp board & felt pain in right shoulder. EE did not seek medical treatment until April 26, 2018. EE was diagnosed with a labral tear on May 4, 2018 & reported back to work with no restrictions. EE will be having surgery in the near future, in the interim EE continues to work normal job.

Employee was lining up a wear plate on a conveyor chute. As ee went to set it down, ee pinched right middle finger between the wear plate & inner lip of the chute. The employee sought treatment & was diagnosed with a fracture as well as a laceration in which ee received stitches.

Employee was cutting a piece of rubber & the utility knife slipped & cut abdomen. Employee sought medical treatment & received stitches.

EE was tightening several bolts that hold on track pads of a drill and strained back. EE did not seek treatment for several months and did not report the injury to mine management until recently. We have received the medical records and EE had a steroid injection. Therefore, we are reporting this claim now as we were unaware that EE sought treatment until recently.

Employee was using a sledge hammer to remove a pin from a hydraulic breaker arm. On a back swing, employee felt pull in right shoulder. EE sought medical treatment and has now been referred to physical therapy.

Employee was cutting a rubber belt & the knife slipped & cut his thigh. He sought treatment received stitches.

Employee was welding & received burns to both eyes. He did have a welding shield on. He sought treatment & received eye cream & oral medication.

Employee was torching a tooth off a loader bucket. As he used a small sledge hammer to knock the tooth off the loader bucket, a small piece of metal chipped off of the tooth & struck him in his knee. The small metal chip embedded itself into his right knee.

Employee was stepping from concrete onto uneven ground & rolled his left ankle. He sought treatment & was given an ankle brace.

When being removed, return roller fell and pinched fingers against conveyor frame. Employee was wearing gloves when incident occurred.

EE was doing maint. on dragline crane which consisted of lifting and pounding on shaft. Next morning EE had low back pain. EE went to chiropractor.

Employee was trying to make hole larger in piece of rubber-using ulility knife. Knife cut left finger. He received received stitches from MO.

EE noticed pain in right elbow after using various hand tools to repair equipment. EE did not seek any medical treatment until 9/25/09. He was given a wrist splint and diagnoses with epicondylitis. He continues to work his regular job.

Employee was installing battery in generator. Battery fell while employee was moving it around to install it and cut middle finger on left hand. Employee is off work.

While repairing the wiper blade on a conveyor wiper (belt scraper). EE lost grip of 10lb counter weight and the wiper holder pinched EE's left between conveyor belt and angle iron frame of wiper assembly.

Employee was fueling loader & when he was done he was stepping down the ladder & he slipped & strained his lower back.

No special conditions, employee was simply picking up a piece of steel to be used in the plant.

Checking oil on roll crusher engine and as he climbed down ladder from crusher he pulled a muscle in his back causing back pain.

USING A PRESS IN THE SHOP TO INSTALL A NEW COIL SPRING INTO A BRAKE CAN, THE SPRING RELEASED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE.

STEPPED OFF OF IMPACT LADDER ON TO A ROCK & TWISTED RT. ANKLE.

RUNNING QUARRY TRUCK AND LOW BACK PAIN CAME ON, PINCHED NERVE. TREATING W/ CHIRO.

STEPPING DOWN OFF OF WATER TRUCK, SLIPPED & CUT KNEE CAP, STITCHES AND ONE DAY OFF.

USING AIR WRENCH ON HEAVY EQUPMENT. SOCKET FELL FROM BOLT ONTO HIS FACE AS HE LAY UNDER THE EQUIPMENT.

HAUL TRUCK TIPPED OFF OF STOCKPILE, BACKWARDS, ENDED UP ON CAB, CRUSHING CAB.

REINJURED BACK DRIVING A QUARRY TRUCK.

WENT TO PICK UP LADDER & SLIPPED IN MUD TWISTIN G KNEE. MEDICAL ONLY, NO LOST TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP ROCKS WITH A LOADER. ONEROCK FELL OUT OF THE BUCKET. EMPLOYEE DROVE OVERTHE ROCK AND JARRED HIS BACK.

TRYING TO TIGHTEN NUT ON HYDRAULIC LINE, NUT BROKE, PIPE FROM HYDRAULIC LINE STRUCK EE IN THE RIGHT ARM, BREAKING THE FOREARM. FLUID PUSHED HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS FACE, CAUSING FACIAL LA CERATIONS.

EMPLOYEE LIFTED A BUCKET OF AGGREGATE SAMPLES AND STRAINED HER UPPER BACK.

THE CRUSHER WAS JAMMED.EMPLOYEE ALONG WITH ANOTHER CO-WORKER WERE CLEARING IT OF ROCKS. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTLY DROPPED A ROCK ON EMPLOYEE'S LEFT RING FINGER, CAUSING TWO FRACTURES.

WHILE RUNNING THE DRILL AT THE SITE, RIGHT ELBOWTENDONITIS STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN.

WAS PUTTING IN SEAT IN AN ENDLOADER, HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HIT THE HANDRAIL, CRACKING THE SKIN OPEN ON HIS RING FINGER, LEFT KNUCKLE. HE THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN IT BECVAME APPARENT THAT IT HAD BECOME INFECTED.

EE WAS REPAIRING A LOADER; HE WAS WINDING THE CABLE WHEN A WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF HIS LEFT HAND AND SPUN AROUND, SMACKING HIS KNUCKLE (RIGHT HAND, INDEX FINGER). HE HAD A SLIGHT FRACTURE.

EE CHANGED OIL IN LOADER & WHILE PUTTING SIDE PANELS BACK ONTO LOADER, HE SLIPPED. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH ONE ARM ON THE HANDRAIL, THIS CAUSED HIS MUSCLES TO BE PULLED..

EE CLAIMS THAT HE HAD PAIN BEGINNING IN APRIL 1997 DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL JULY 1997. AT THAT TIME, THE DR DETERMINED THAT HE HAD CARPAL TUNNELL SYNDROM. WE RECD REPORT FROM EE IN AUGUST 1997. Y

EE WAS SHOVELING UNDER UNGUARDED CONVEYOR. HE REACHED TOO HIGH WITH ARM/SHOVEL CUASING BELT TO HIT ARM & ARM TOGET SUCKED INTO RETURN ROLLERPINCHING ARM BETWEEN ROLLER & BELT.

CARRYING BAGS AND LOADING DYNAMITE SHOTS CAUSED A BACK STRAIN.

PIECE OF STEEL SCRATCHED LEFT EYE.

WHILE PICKING UP A PIECE OF STEEL FOR THE BIG STACKER, HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER ON A METAL BURR & CUT IT.

EE PULLED A MUSCLE IN RIGHT ARM WHILE PRYING WITH A BAR.

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EMPLOYEE CUT HIS HAND WHILE WORKING.

WHILE WORKING, A PIECE OF FORIEGN BODY FLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

EMPLOYEE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHILE REMOVING ROCKS FROM A CRUSHER.

EMPLOYEE WAS BY THE SHOTROCK MOVING LARGE ROCKS SO THAT THE BREAKER COULD BREAK THEM. FROM BOUNCING IN THE LOADER HIS LOWER BACK IS SORE.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING WITH A GRINDER,PARTICLES FLEW INTO HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BELT CLIPS AND SOME SHAVINGS FROM CLIP DROPPED INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WITH A TORCH IN A CONFINED AREA WHEN GAS FROM THE TORCH IGNITED CREATING A LOUD NOISE.

EMPL LIFTING ANVIL FOR CRUSHER AND STRAINED OR PULLED HIS BACK MUSCLES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OIL IN LOADER AND SLIPPED ON ONE OF THE STEPS AND PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.