Pevely Plant: 45 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

A Relief Operator while closing a valve in the crushing area felt a pop in left elbow. Employee immediately reported the occurrence to supervisor. As the shift progressed the pain, motion, and hand grip strength worsened causing the employee to request a medical evaluation.

Employee cut forehead on a length of steel channel sticking out the bed of the pickup truck. Employee received 12 stitches.

Employee was taking a break in EE's work truck while mowing grass at the main office. EE went to wipe sweat from EE's eye when EE felt something go into EE's right eye.

Employee slipped on ice during preshift inspection of the wash house and fell forward onto right shoulder. Employee initially taken to doctor and released to full work duty. Employee returned to doctor on 02/22/18 and diagnosed with Full tear of the right rotator cuff and partial tears of other ligaments.

Employee crushed finger dislodging rock in feeder, which resulted in a fracture to the tip of EE's left pinky.

Employee stepped up on to step stool using the right foot. While bringing the left foot up onto the step stool, employee's right leg gave out, or she lost her balance. Employee fell to the left onto the floor.

BUCKET ELEVATOR BELT BROKE AND FELL. A CRANE WAS USED TO LIFT THE BELTING AND RE-LOOP IT OVER THE HEAD PULLEY INTO HOUSING. EMPLOYEE DIRECTING THE CRANE USED NYLON STRAP AS A CHOKER. WHEN THE BELT HAD BEEN LIFTED 30 FT THE NYLON STRAP PINCHED THROUGH BELT CAUSING IT TO FALL. THE EMPLOYEE GUIDING THE BELT WAS STRUCK IN THE HARD HAT AND BACK BY THE BELTING AND BUCKETS.

EE WAS CHANGING STEEL ON THE AIR-TRACK DRILL. THE STEEL SLIPPED AND FELL ON LEFT FOOT, BEHIND STEEL OF STEEL-TOED BOOT

PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON SAND COOLER INJ EE & COWORKER DESCENDED THE LADDER. INJ EE DECENDED THE LADDER. INJ EE MOUNTED THE LADDER THE WELD BROKE AND INJ EE FELL 16 FT ONTO HIS UPPER BACK. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A EXAMINATION. EE ATTENDED SEVERAL FOLLOW UP VISITS.EE WAS REFERED TO A BACK SPECIALIST. PHYSICAL THERAPY WAS PRECRIBED.

EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT AN AIR COND UNIT TO PLACE ON A WOODEN PALLET SO IT COULD EASILY BE MOVED WITH FORKLIFT. WHEN EMP GOT IN POSITION & STARTED TO LIFT UNIT, HE FLET POP & IMMEDIATE LOWE R BACK PAIN. EMP STATED HE HAD ALREADY BEGUN LIFTING THE UNIT WHEN THE MUSCLE PULLED. PULLED MUSCLE.

WHILE DESCENDING A STEP LADDER, THE LADDER "KICKED OUT" AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL, STRIKING HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE FLOOR.

EMPLOYE EAS REPLACING BOARDS ON SIDE OF DUMP TRUCK. WHLE ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST A BOARD, THE WIND GUSTED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO DROP THE BOARD. THE BOARD FELL,S TRIKING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AGAINST THE METAL OF THE TRUCK.

EE ASSISTED IN BAGGING OPERATION ON AUGUST 16TH. ON AURGUST 19TH, EE REPORTED SORENESS IN LOWER BACK TO SHIFT SUPERVISOR. EE STATED THAT HE DID NOT FEEL ANY PAINS WHILE BAGGING BUT WOKE UP THE FOLLOWING MORNING WITH A SORE BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL DUTIES IN BAGGING AREA WHICH CONSISTS OF RUNNING THE BAGGER & STACKING 75# BAGS ON PALLETS BY HIMSELF NORMAL VOLUME IS 400-500 BAGS PERDAY AS EMPLOYEE REMOVED A BAG FROM THE CONVEYOR HE TURNED TO DROP A BAG ONTHE PALLET HE FELT A POP IN HIS RT HIP & IMMEDIATELY CALLED HIS SUPERVISOR

A HEAVY STEEL TANK WAS BEING LOWERED INTO POSITION ON ITS FOUNDATION WITH A CRANE. THE CRANE WAS HOLDING THE TANK IN POSITION ABOUT 4" ABOVE THE FOUNDATION. THE EMPLOYEE REACHED UNDER THE TANK TO REMOVE AN OBJECT FROM THE FOUNDATION AND WHEN HE DID SO, THE CRANE "LEAKED OFF" AND LOWERED THE TANK ENOUGH TO PIN THE EMPLOYEE'S ARM FOR A FEW SECONDS.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A DRYER KILN WHICH WAS FUELED BY PROPANE. DURING OPERATING A VAPOR LINE BROKE. THIS CAUSED A FLASH BACK AND INJURED THE EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WORKING IN THE AREA CLEANING UP. H E SUFFERED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS A LEFT ARM LEFT SIDE, AND RIGHT ELBOW TOTALING APPROX. 10-15% OF HIS BODY.

EMPL RUNNING WIRE FEED WELDING MACHINE WELDING DUCT WORK WHEN PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL AND LANDED INSIDE BOOT.

EMPL BACKING TRACKDRILL ALONG SIDE OF AIR COMPRESSOR.DRILL SLID DOWN INTO AIR COMPRESSOR SMASHING EMPL RIGHT HAND BETWEEN 2 PIECES OF EQUIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS HO5DING PROPANE BURNER FROM SAND DRYER, BURNER SLIPPED FROM ONE HAND PULLING EMPLOYEE TO GROUND.

EMPLOYEE JUMPED3APPROX. 3-4 FT FROM OIL SHED LOADING DOCK, TWISTED ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING SILICA SAND BAGS ONTO PALLETS,FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING EMERGENCY LEVER ON EUCLID DUMP TRUCK WHEN HIS FINGER WS CAUGHT BETWEEN LEVER AND HINGE OF LEVER PINCHING FINGER

EMP WAS PUSHING3A W ELDER INTO THE WASH HOUSE AND SLIPPED, WHEN HE FELL TO HIS KNEE A ROCK CUT INTO HIS RIGHT KNEE CAP

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING DOWN SNOW COVERED HILL TO THE SCALE HOUSE AND SLIPPED ON THE SNOW. EMPLOYEE HURT HIS RIGHT WRIST WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF FROM THE FALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUT ON A JOB MAKING A DELIVERY, WAS DUMPING HIS LOAD WHEN THE TAILGATE CLOSED ON HIS RIGHT HAND.