Pipe Creek Jr: 116 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

While changing an elevated belt that was on the ground in below freezing temperatures, EE stepped on the belt to manually pull the belt which caused the EE to slip. EE complained of left shoulder pain from the fall. EE was told prior to the fall to use a skid stir for the particular task.

Operator was climbing down off a CAT-745 Haul Truck became light headed and fell. Operator said the next thing EE knew EE was laying on the ground.

EE was changing broken rear step on a 980G loader, When EE was taking off the bolts that hold the step on with a impact wrench, the bracket spun while EE was holding the rubber mount and the Rusty Bracket cut EE's left hand.

Employee was sandblasting and stopped to take a break. Employee took off PPE and rubbed their eye. During that process it is believed that a piece of debris was transferred into the employees left eye.

Employee was changing screens on wash plant when he stepped backward he slipped at the oversize chute, employee fractured right fibula.

Employee was installing belts on a screen while rolling belts on, he pinched his middle finger.

Employee was washing a 988H loader with a 2 inch fire hose while moving hose and stepping backwards stepped on hose and twisted left ankle.

Miner was pulling electric lines to the primary crusher. While pulling the ground line tight the strap he was using slipped. When the line slipped he grabbed the wire with his left hand and a sharp piece on line cut his hand.

The miner was welding hammers on the primary crusher. He took welding helmet off and using his hands brushed the dust off of himself. When he brushed the dust off the fan he was using to blow welding fumes out of crusher, blew a small piece of metal in his eye. The miner had on all of his safety equipment, including his safety glasses.

Employee was servicing the lime plant while stepping off the machine ladder, he stepped on a frozen piece of lime on the ground and twisted his ankle.

Employee was removing a 2"x10" board after splicing a conveyor belt, he reached out with his left arm grabbing the board to pull it toward him. Employee said his left shoulder popped when he pulled on the board.

Employee working off 2.50' raised platform of 2"x12" board planks on back side of high speed screen, a board slipped & employee fell 2.50' to steel deck. Employee received a sprain or strain to his left wrist when he fell.

Employee was lifting a 1.50" wash down hose up from side of wash bin to wash out a classifier tank & sand screw, the hose had been lowered over the side of the bin to drain so it wouldn't freeze, and evidently some water remained in the hose & froze. The hose was heavier than normal.

Employee was laying down on his side on a flat 2"x12" board in feed pan of McLanahan crusher, He was welding on a wear plate on side of crusher next to the rotor. When finished welding he went to get up and experienced a sharp pain in his lower back. May have strained or pulled a muscle in his back.

Employee was cleaning off HP300 crusher platform with high pressure water hose. It was also raining; finishing up the employee started down the stairway leading from HP300 platform. His foot slipped on the wet step and he jammed his heel down on the step.

Employee was stockpiling 53's, wind blown particle got in right eye, employee was wearing hard hat and safety glasses/when bin door was opened to empty bin strong wind from east was blowing fines over to cat walk where stockpiler stands.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING FORKLIFT TO BRING A PIECE OF METAL INTO THE SHOP, THE METAL SLID OFF ONE OF THE FORKS, AS HE WAS LIFTING THE METAL BACK ON THE FORKS HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

LIFTING SAMPLE PAIL OF STONE INTO BACK OF PICKUP TRUCK, PAIL WEIGHT IS ABOUT FIFTY POUNDS WITH STONE IN IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE WEDGES IN A CRUSHER THAT WAS BEING REMOVED AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT ARM.

HE WAS KNELT DOWN GRINDING METAL, WHILE GRINDING HE HIT A BURR ON THE METAL AND THE GRINDER DEFLECTED OFF AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE.

NO UNSAFE CONDITIONS EXISTED, EMPLOYEE SAID HE STRAINED HIS BACK REPLACING WIPERS ON WEST PLANT THOR CONVEYOR, EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING BOLTS THAT HOLD RUBBER WIPER IN PLACE MOVED AND STRAINED BACK.

EE OPENED ACCESS DOOR TO GAIN ACCESS TO CHUTE BEHIND STANDARD CRUSHER, MATERIAL STARTED COMING OUT DOOR. EE TRIED TO SHUT DOOR AND HINGE BROKE PINCHING HIS FINGER.

HURT FOOT WORKING ON CONV.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING UP SHOP FOR THE NIGHT. TURNED LIGHTS OFF THEN TURNED AROUND AND RAN INTO SPRAY BAR PIPE SITTING ON TWO SAW HORSES IN SHOP INJURING KNEE CAP.

EE GRINDING OLD WELD OFF FEEDER WHEEL. LATE IN SHIFT EE NOTICED SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. HE THOUGHT IT WAS DUST. LATER IN EVEING AT HOME, HIS EYE BOTHERED HIM MORE AND HE WENT TO THE ER. DR. REMO VED A FOREIGN OBJECT FROM LEFT EYE. FOLLOWUP WITH OPHTHALMOLOGIST.

EE WAS EXITING DOORWAY OF CONTROL TOWER ON SECONDARY PLANT & BRUSHED HIS LEFT ELBOW ON SHARP PIECE OF METAL SIDING ON CONTROL TOWER.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A LIFTING EYE OFF SIDE PANEL OF 980F CATLOADER BUCKET WITH A 4" GRINDER. AFOREIGN OBJECT LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES.

EE WAS CLIMBING BACK DOWN OFF GROVE CRANE AFTER STARTING IT. HE SLIPPED ON STEP OF CRANE LOOSING HIS FOOTING. HE FELL OFF CRANE BACKWARDS AND STUCK HIS LEFT HAND OUT TO BREAK FALL.

EMPLOYEE OPENED DOOR ON WELDING TRUCK AND GOT IN. AS HE REACHED OUT TO CLOSE DOOR, THE WIND CAUGHT THE DOOR SWINGING IT SHUT. THE PICK UP DOOR HIT ON THE END OF HIS FINGER JAMMING THE FIRST JO INT, SEVERED THE TENDON.

EE'S WERE ADJUSTING DRIVE BELTS ON RETURN CONVEYOR. EE WAS HOLDING A BOLT WITH A 1/2" RATCHET 3/4 SOCKET. EE WS TRYING TO BREAK LOOSE A JAM NOT WHEN THE RATCHET SLIPPED PINNING EE'S FINGER A GAINST THE EDGE OF A FLAT STEEL GUARD CUTTING HIS FIGNER DEEPLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREEN CLOTH ON 2ND DECK OF 6 X 16 DIESTER. EMPLOYEE CRAWLED UP BETWEEN DECKS TO REMOVE CLOTH AND WAS TRYING TO GET BACK OUT WHEN HE PULLED SOMETHING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM 769 STOCKPILE TRUCK. LADDER STEP BROKE, AND EE SPRAINED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 5 GAL. BUCKET 1/2 FULL OF STONE INTO THE BED OF A 3/4 TON PICKUP TRUCK.

INSTALLING CAB ON 980C LOADER, EE GOT FINGERS BETWEEN CAB & CABN MOUNTS ON MACHINE. THE OTHER MECHANIC HELPING, PRIED CAB OVER TO HELP LINE UP TO THE MOUNTS, PINCHING EE'S FINGERS BETWEEN THE CAB & MOUNTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING PIN IN HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDER WHEN CYLINDER PUSHED PIN BACK OUT OF HOLE PINNING HAND AGAINST AN ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURE TO CYLINDER.

EE PARKED TRUCK AT BOTTOM OF RAMP AND WAS ROLLING A ROCK APPROX. 1-1/2' IN DIAMETER OFF HAUL ROADWAY. FEELS HE MAY HAVE PULLED A MUSCLE OR STRIN IN GROIN AREA, EE WANTED TO WAIT A DAY OR SO TO SEE IF PAIN SUBSIDED.

CRUSHER OPERATOR HAD LARGE ROCK STUCK IN CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE CAME DOWN FROM TRUCK TO HELP. AS EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN TO CRUSHER ON CAT WALK, A PIECE OF STONE APPROX. 1 1/2" IN DIAMETER CAME O UT OF CRUSHER OPENING, STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE BROW.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO REMOVE A PIECE OF PLATE STEEL FROM STEEL RACK WITH PLATE CLAMP. HE PRIED THE PIECE OF PLATE OUT OF INSTALL PLATE CLAMP AND IN SO DOING DISLODGED ANOTHER PLATE TH AT WAS CAUGHT ON BONDING CLAMP CAUSING IT TO FALL 2" DOWN ON TOP OF HIS FOOT.

WAS MOVING SMALL AIR TANK ON A PORTABLE FEEDER. THE AIR TANK FELL AND HE TRIED TO CATCH IT AND HURT WRIST.

HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE CLEANING PARTS FOR DIESTER SCREENS. THEY WERE APPROX. 8' APART. HE WAS FILING NICKS OFF A METAL SCREEN AND THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS WIRE BRUSHING RUST OFF A SMALL ME TAL PART USING AN ELECTRIC POWER TOOL. THE PART BEING WIRE BRUSHED WAS NOT SECURED CAUSING THE WIRE TO FLING THE PIECE STRIKING HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING WATER TRUCK FOR DUST CONTROL HE STEPPED FROM WATER TRUCK TO CATWALK AT THE WATER FILL STATION & SPRAINED KNEE THE CATWALK IS IN LINE WITH THE TRUCK DOOR & THERE IS NO EL EVATION DIFFERENCE

TRIMMING SKIRT BOARD RUBBER WITH STANLEY CARPET KNIFE. EE WAS KNEELING DOWN CUTTING RUBBER ON FLOOR. THE KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING EE S LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING LIME TRUCKS OPERATING 980F CAT LOADER A LARGE FROZEN CHUNK OF LIME SLID DOWN FROM TOP EDGE OF LIME PILE STRIKING LIP OF LOADER BUCKET CAUSING LOADER TO ROCK VIOLENTLY BAC K & FORTH EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS BACKING AWAY FROM PILE NOWING FROZEN PIECE WAS COMING DOWN EMPLYEE ALSO STATED HE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING THE ROLL-AWAY CHUTE OUT TO CHANGE SCREEN CLOTH ON A DEISTER SCREEN &PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A FEED BOX TO A CONVEYOR. HE HAD THE WIPERS REMOVED AND LAYING ON THE CONVEYOR. WHEN HE CRAWLED UP IN THE OPENING OF THE FEED BOX,HE BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE WIPER. T HE CONVEYOR WAS LOCKED OUT AND TAGGED.

EE WAS USING A 5 FT PRY BAR ON A ROLL AWAY STONE CHUTE TO POSITION IT PROPERLY. EE STATED HE WAS PRYING AND BENT OVER TO INSTALL A LOCKING PIN WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EMPLOEYE HAD SWEPT THE LUNCHROOM FLOOR AND PROCEEDED TO EMPTY A SMALL GARBAGE CONTAINER.WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE CONTAINER,HE EXPEREINCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.HE STATED H E SAT DOWN FOR A WHILE GETTING UP HE EXPERIENCED SHARP PAIN AGAINS WITH DIFFICULTY WALKING.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SPADE SHOVEL,CLEANING PACKED LIME DUST OFF A RECIPRICATING FEEDER.EMPLOYEE SATES HE LIFTED A SHOVEL FEULL OF MATERIAL AND TURNED JUST RIGHT,PULLING WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS AMU SCLE IN HIS GROIN AREA.NOTE:FEEDER WAS SHUT DOWN AND LOCKED OUT.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SPILAGE FROM A CONVEYOR.THE PLANT OPERATOR READY TO START SOUNDED THE BUZZER.THE EMPLOYEE WAS STARTLED BY THE SOUND AND HE JUMPED BACK INTO AN IRON SUPPORT BEAM,APPR OXIMATELY 3" TO 4" FROM WHERE HE WAS STANDING.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDER A CRUSHER IN A CONFINED AREA USING A WELDER & CUTTING TORCH WIND WAS BLOWING HARD THAT DAY EMPLOYEE STATES HE DOESNT KNOW HOW THE PIECE GOT IN HIS EYE AS HE WAS WEAR ING HIS SAFETY GLASSES OFF & ON WHEN HE HAD ON HS WELDING HELMET OR THE CUTTING GOGGLES

THE EE WAS BRUSHING A PIECE OF METAL USING A WIRE WHEEL ON PEDESTAL GRINDER. HE WAS DISTRACTED BY A LOUD NOISE IN THE SHOP AND TURNED HIS HEAD. A SMALL CHIP FLEW UP IN HIS RIGHT EYE. THE EE WA S WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS. THE EE STATED THE PIECE ENTERED BETWEEN THE SIDE SHIELD AND THE BOTTOM FRAME OF HIS GLASSES.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PULLER TO REMOVE SLIDE LAGGING FROM THE HEAD DRIVE ON A CONVEYOR.THE PULLER BROPKE AND THE WORKER HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE SAFETY RAILING OF THE CONVEYOR CAT-WALK.

EMPLOYEE INJURED LEFT RING FINGER MOVING A STEP LADDER OVER SOME ROCKS..HELOST HIS BALANCE AND AS HE REACHED OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF HE OVER EXTENDED HIS LEFT RING FINGER BY BENDING IT BACKWARDS CAUSING A SPRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A CONVEYOR CAT WALK=DUE TO WINDY CONDITIONS THE EMPLOYEE GOT A FOREIGN OBJECT IN THE RIGHT EYE-EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

SLIPPED ON WET LIME DUST HITTING R KNEE ON FLOOR

EMPLOYEE WAS ON A WORK PLATFORM ATTACHED TO A LOADER. THE OPERATOR WAS LOWERING THE PLATFORM WHEN IT SUDDENLY DROPPED ABOUT FIVE FEET. THE OPERATOR CAUGHT IT BUT THE SUDDEN STOP CAUSED THE EMP LOYEE'S KNEES TO BEND, HITTING HIS RIGHT KNEE AGAINST A MID RAIL ANGLE IRON.

WAS OPENING A 50LB TIN CAN OF WELDING ELECTRODES WITH A SMALL HAMMER & CHISEL JAGGED EDGE WAS VERY SHARP CUTTING THE PALM OF HIS RT HAND WOUND WAS CLOSED WITH 5 SUTURES T E5TANUS TOXOID GIVEN RETURNED TO DUTY

LEANED OVER AND STRAINED A BACK MUSCLE.

BENT OVER TO PI7K UP A 30LB TUE OF EXPLOSIVE WHEN HE LIFTED & STRAIGHTENED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK

RELOCATING 1 1/2 X 48" STEEL RINGS. TH LEANED THEM AGAINST A TRUCK AT TOO GREAT AN ANGLE. THE BOTTOM SLID OUT ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR SPIRALING AND ROLLING ACROSS HIS TOES. TWO BROKEN TOES O N LEFT FOOT

VERTICAL ROCK CHUTE BECAME PLUGFGED.EMPL WENT UNDER AND THREW ROCKS UP AT BRIDGED ROCKS.