Piedmont Sand: 57 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EE was working in the shop. He bent over to pick up a wheel chock and felt a pull in his back. Went to doctor and diagnosed with strain in right upper back. Doctor restricted duty until 8/5/13 (follow-up appointment), which made the accident reportable.

EE was cutting a piece of rubber for a chute in the plant. He was pulling the knife towards him as he was cutting. The knife slipped and lacerated his left forearm. **Note: Accident happened on Thursday and EE's regular day off is Friday and he returned to work on Monday at Full Duty.

Two employees were carrying an electrical box to be installed. The injured EE stepped up to go into the electrical room when his foot slipped off, causing him to loose his balance and drop the box on his right little finger.

EE was coming down off of a loader. Coming down the steps, he missed the last step, and felt pain in his ankle. Pain persisted, and doctor restricted EE to no climbing on 7/16/2007. Therefore, injury then became reportable.

Employee was repairing bearing on tail pulley when pulley moved cutting the palm of his left hand.

Employee went into hall truck, started back down the steps and he said he slipped and fell backward onto the ground.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER WHILE REPAIRING A 350 TRACK HOE. NOTE: EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THIS UNTIL DEC 22ND. HE WENT TO THE CO DR. EMPLOYEE WENT ON HIS OWN TO A CHIROPRACTOR WHO TOLD HIM TO TAKE 3 DAYS OFF. WE WILL CONTEST THIS.

RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, CAUSING RIGHT ELBOW TO HIT THE ARM REST & CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN RIGHT SHOULDER.

WAS STEAM CLEANING A35 HAUL TRUCK AND SAID HE CAUGHT HOSE ON TIRE AND MADE THE SPRAYER GO ACROSSHIS LEFT FOOT AND BURN IT.

WAS RIDING TO THE PIT TO LOAD A TRUCK, CROSS OVER A SMALL HOLE WAS IN THE ROAD AND SAID HE JARRED HIS BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A BARREL OF GREASE INTO A RACK ON THE BED OF A FLAT BED TRUCK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. THE BARREL FELL ON HIS RIGHT SIDE, BRUISING HIS ELB OW.

EE WAS CHECKING THE OIL ON THE 180L VOLVO LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SPILLED HYDRAULIC OIL AND SLIPPED, AND STRUCK THE COUNTERWEIGHT HIS WITH RIGHT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN THE LAB WHEN HER KNEE GAVE OUT CAUSING HER TO FALL AND INJURE HER RIGHT ANKLE. SHE HAS A PRE-EXISTING KNEE PROBLEM. SHE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 7-13-01.

LACH OF COMMUNICATION WITH EACH OTHER, NOT WEARING GLOVES, MAKING SURE HAND OR FINGERS WERE NOT IN A PINCHING POINT.

WHILE EE WAS ADDING OIL, THE HYDRAULIC LINE FITTING ON THE DISPENCING GUN RUPTURED STRIKING THE EE. THE FITTING HAD BEEN REPLACED ON 10/22/99 BY A LOCAL MACHINE AND HYDRAULIC SHOP. THE FITTING WAS FOUND TO BE OVER TORQUED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FITTING BY THE MACHINE SHOP.

EMPLOYEE USED A LADDER HE KNEW WAS DEFECTIVE, MECHANICS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT HVAC REPAIRS UNLESSQUALIFIED. A 180 LB PERSON SHOULD NOT HOLD A LADDER FOR A 260 LB PERSON. THE RUBBER PADS WERE MISSING FROM END OF LADDER. THE LADDER SLID CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL 8-10 FT.

WHILE TRANSPORTING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER ONTO THEDREDGE, THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND DROPPED CYLINDER ON HIS LEFT FINGERS. CYLINDER WEIGHED APPROX. 75 POUNDS, CAUSING SMALL CUT ON MIDDLE FINGER RE QUIRING FOUR STITCHES.

EE WAS WORKING IN THE DARK AND THROUGHT THE BLENDER WAS OFF. HE WENT INTO THE PEAT MOSS BIN AND HIS LEGS GOT CAUGHT IN THE PEAT FLUFFER. HE RECEIVED A BROKEN LEG AND SOME CUTS AND BRUISES.

EE BURNED EYES WHILE WELDING