PLANT 3 - LANCASTER: 24 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE CRUSHER SHOP REPAIRING THE JAW IMPACT ROLL. THE WIRE FEED WELDING GUN WAS LAYING ON THE GROUNDED WORK TABLE, EMPLOYEE BUMPED THE GUN CAUSING AN ARC TO FLASH. AS EMPLOYEE WAS NOT INTENDING TO WELD HE DID NOT HAVE HIS WELDING GOGGLES ON. THE ARC CAUSED A WELDING FLASH BURN TO HIS EYES.

WALKING UP CATWAL ON TOP OF CLASSIFIER. SLIPPED ON ICE & HIT LEFT ELBOW & TWISTED LEFT ARM

EE WAS TRYING TO UNHOOK A CHAIN FROM THE ROLLS ROCK BOX. CHAIN WAS IN A BIND. HE LOWERED BOOM ON THE LOADER FOR SLACK. BOOM WAS RESTING ON THE BOX. HE JERKED THE CHAIN, THE BOOM SLIPPED OFF TH E BOX AND WHIPPED THE SLACK OUT OF THE CHAIN. HIHIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BY THE CHAIN RESULTING IN A LACERATION OF THE TIP OF HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. FINGER TIP REQUIRED

EE WAS WORKING ON A CONVEYOR FRAME WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THE FRAME AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM, STRAINING HIS SHOULDER. ALTHOUGH THE INJURY HAPPENED ON 11-12-98, HE DID NOT GO TO THE DR UNTIL 1-19-99. THE DR PUT HIM ON RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY AND HE IS CONTINUING TO WORK.

EE WAS BENT OVER LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL OFF THE FLOOR, AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND BETWEEN HIS SHOULDERS.

AFTER LOCKING OUT THE EQUIPMENT, EE & ANOTHER EEWERE CHANGING TROUGHING ROLLS. EE WAS INSIDE THEBELT HAMMERING A ROLL IN PLACE. INJURED EE PUT HIS FINGER ON THE END OF THE ROLL AS OTHER EE SWU MNG THE HAMMER. INJ EE BROKE HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO FREE UP A CONE GATE AND SMASHED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH A HAMMER.

EMP WAS LOADING OLD PVC PIPE INTO DUMPSTER AND CUT HIS WRIST. SUTURES TAKEN.

EMPLOYEE PULLED THE HANDLE OF A CHAIN BINDER THAT WAS HOLDING A PIPE TO A PVC FITTING. THE CHAIN BINDER WAS UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE AND THE HANDLE SPUN AROUND AND HIT RIGHT CALF MUSCLE. EMPLOY EE DIDN'T SEE A DR. UNTIL MARCH 20. HE WAS TOLD NOT TO WORK ON 3/21 AND WAS RELEASED TO LIGHT DUTY ON 3/22.

EE AND TWO OTHER EE WERE LIFTING A GUARD OFF OF A CONVEYOR . THE GUARD WAS JERKED UP, SMASHING EE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THEN GUARD AND THE TAIL PULLEY TAKE UP THIS CAUSED A BLOODBLISTER U NDER THE FINGER NAIL WHICH HAD TO BE DRAINED.

EMPLOYEEE WAS STANDING ON A CATWALK REMOVING A SCREEN FROM THE BUCKET OF A LOADER. THE SCREEN SLIPPED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S HAND BETWEEN THE SCREEN AND THE FRAME WORK BREAKING HIS RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

WHILE INSTALLING AIR LINES TO THE HYDRAULIC RAN ON THE 1/4 TO 10 BUNKER GATE EE PURGED ONE AIR LINE BY OPENING THE AIR VALVE TO BLOWED OUT THE DIRT HE THEN WENT TO CLEAR THE OTHER LINE WHEN TH E AIR LINE FLEW OUT OF HIS LEFT HAND AND THE COUPLER, END STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING BRUISE AND HAIRLINE FRACTURE.

WHILE USING A WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON A CRUSHER SCREEN FELT A PAIN IN THE UPPER RIGHT BACK. DIDN'T START LOOSING TIME UNTIL 4-18-94.

SHAYNE WAS PREPARING TO HOOK A CABLE INTO A LENGTH OF CHAIN TO LIFT A PIPE. HIS THUMB WAS BETWEEN THE HOOK AND THE CHAIN WHEN HE SIGNALED THE OPERATOR TO LIFT. THE TIP OF HIS LEFT THUMB WAS AMPUTATED. TIP WAS REATTACHED AT SALEM HOSPITAL - ER ROOM.

EE LOST HIS BALANCE WHILE CLIMBING UP ONTO THE SHOVEL HE FELL HITTING HIS RT HAND AGAINST THE TRACK EE FX HIS 5TH META CARPAL ON HIS RT HAND EE FINGER WAS SPLINTED & WRAPPED HE RETURNED TO WOR K

WHILE USING AN ALLEN WRENCH TO REMOVE AN ALLEN HEAD SCREW, THE WRENCH SET FOLDED UP CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE PALM OF LEFT HAND. SUTURES WERE TAKEN TO CLOSE WOUND.

REMOVING SOME CONV BELTING UNDER STACKER CONV SLIPPED ON MUD TURNING R ANKLE

WORKING REPAIRING #3 ROUS CRUSHER SLIPPED ON LADDER GOING TO CRUSHER & HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON CRUSHER FRAME.

OPERATOR WAS ON A PROTECTED CATWALK AREA BELOW THEW MAIN SCALPER SCREEN FREEING A PLUGGED ROCK CHUTE. A ROCK FELL ABOUT FIVE 5 FT. FROM THE WALKWAY ABOVE ONTO HIS RIGHT FOOT. MEDICAL EXAM SHO WED A BRKEDN BONE ON THE BIG TOE OF THE RIGHT FOOT. IT WAS SPLINTED AD THE DOCTOR REC. ONE TO TWO DAYS OF LIGHT DUTY.