Plant #8: 112 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee strained back during plant set up.

Employee suffered heat exhaustion during work. He missed work starting 7/1/2011. He was released back to work on 7/8/2011.

Employee began missing 1/24/2011 for surgery on left knee. On November 8, 2010 employee twisted knee, but did not seek treatment at that time. This is the first lost time with this injury. Has not been released for work since surgery.

Employee was removing a receiver hitch from a pickup. The tie bolt rolled off of bumper and cut his thumb. Employee received stitches and was released back to work the same day with no restrictions.

Employee was digging rock out of the breaker when a rock broke loose and fell on his hand causing bruising. Went to doctor & had x-ray, nothing broken. Did not receive report in office until 7/14/2008

While working on hammermill, got cut on right hand. No accident report was filed. When injury healed, he realized there was metal stuck in his hand. He had surgery to remove it on 6/25/08 and was off work until 6/30/08. Missed 3 days of work.

EE was assisting drill operator and while adding drill steel got his left hand pinched between steel and coupling.

EMPLOYEE WAS SCRAPING LIME DUST THAT WAS STUCK ON THE INSIDE OF THE MAIN SCREEN BIN. HE STATED THAT HE TWISTED HIS BODY TO REACH A CORNER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS LIFTING A BOX OF EXPLOSIVES AND RECEIVED A NAVAL HERNIA.

WHILE WALKING FROM SCALEHOUSE. TO PLANT AFTER LUNCH EE LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE PASSING THROUGH THE NORTHWEST GAVE HITTING HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE GATE HINGE BOLT.

EE IS A QUARRY TRUCK DRIVER AND WAS HAULING ROCK OUT OF THE PIT. EE SAW WERE A ROCK APPROX 100-150LBS HAD FALLEN OUT OF A TRUCK AHEAD OF HIM. HE STOPPED OT MOVE THE ROCK TO THE SIDE OF THE R OAD. AS HE ROLLED AND LIFTED THE ROCK HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS GROIN AREA. EE RECEIVED PROPER MEDICAL CARE.

EE WAS INSTALLING BOLTS ON THE FEEDER WING. THE FEEDER WAS ALREADY IN PLACE AND WAS UP AGAINST THE HEADWALL. EE WAS WORKING VERY CLOSE TO ONE OF THE CABLES. THIS PARTICULAR CABLE HAD BEEN FRAY ED ON THE END. AS EE HAD TIGHTENED THE BOLT, HE TURNED HIS HEAD. AS HE DID THIS, THE WIRE ENTERED HIS RIGHT EAR.

EE WAS OPERATING A CAT ROAD GRADER. HE WAS GETTING ALONG FINE UNTIL A BEE LNADED ON HIS LEFT ARM & STUNG HIM. EE DID NOT THINK MUCH ABOUT THE STING UNTIL LATER WHEN HE WAS NOT FEELING WELL. EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL TO BECHECKED OUT. EE SUFFERED A REACTION THE BEE STING. HE HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMNS RELATED TO THIS. EE RETURNED TO WORK.

EE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND PLANT USING A CASE SKIDLOADER WITH A DRAG ATTACHMENT MOUNTED TO THE BUCKET. THE CONDITIONS THAT DAY WAS WARM.WIND WAS BROWING LOOSE MATERIAL ACROSS THE PLANT. AS EE W AS PULLING THE LOOSE MATERIAL WITH THE DRAG, DUST HAD GOTTEN BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND THE SWEAT FROM HIS FORHEAD CAUSED HIS EYE TO BECOME IRRITATED.

EE ARRIVED AT WORK AND WENT INTO SHOP. THE TEMPERATURE IN SHOP FELT A LITTLE COOLER THAN NORMAL SO HE DECIDED TO CHECK OIL FURANCE. AS HE OPENED DOOR OXYGEN RUSHED IN WHICH CAUSED A FLASHBACK. AN INVESTIGATION SOON WAS UNDERWAY AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A BUIL UP OF CARBON IN BOTTOM OF PAN CAUSED THE OK TO DRIP OUTSIDE OF PAN ON FRUANCE WALLS OIL IGNITED WHEN DOOR WAS OPENED.

EE WA REPAIRING A BATTERY CABLE THAT WAS LOOSE. HE SPRAYED THE BATTERY BOLT WITH A PENETRATING OIL. SO IT COULD BE TIGHTENED UP. AS HE SET THE PENETRATING CAN DOWN ON TEH BATTERY, IT FELL OV ER AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH POSIT8IIVE POST AND SHORTED OUT. THE CAN BURST CAUSING THE BURN. ZEP 45 WAS THE PENETRATING OIL AND IT IS A TALL CAN. SPRAY CANS WILL BE KEPT CLEAR OF BATTERY.

THEY WERE STRIPING DIRT, ONE GOING UP HILL, ONE GOING DOWN. HIT EACH OTHER. OPERATOR ERROR. DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT EXTENSIVE. IMPAIRMENT TO PERSON NONE.

THEY WERE STRIPPING DIRT, ONE GOING UP HILL, ONE GOING DOWN. HIT EACH OTHER. OPERATOR ERROR. DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT EXTENSIVE. IMPAIRMENT NONE TO PERSONS.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GREASE A HINGE PIN ON A DUMP TRUCK. THE FITTING WAS PLUGGED WITH LIME, AND WHEN THE EMPLOYEE PUT PRESSURE ON THE GREASE GUN, IT RUPTURED THE HOSE CAUSING THE GRE ASE TO COME OUT THE SIDE OF HOSE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE A ROCK THAT WAS STUCK IN THE THROAT OF THE IMPACT BREAKER. A SMALL ROCK CHIP FLEW OUT OF THE BREAKER, STRIKING THE LEFT EYE OF THE EMPLOYEE.

CREW HAD EMPLOYED THE CAT 998 LOADER TO ELEVATE SCREENING PLANT IN ORDER TO MOVE THE DOLLIES UNDER THE PLANT APPARENTLY SOME MUD HAD STUCK TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LOADER BUCKET T HE EMPLOYEE WALKED UNDER THE RAISED BUCKET TO TRIP THE FIFTHWHEEL LOCK A CHUNK OF MUD FELL OFF THE BUCKET STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS HEAD CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS HIP & SHOULDER EM

HE WAS ASSISTING WITH REPLACEMENT OF HEAD PULLEY BEARING ON IMPACT BREAKER. CAT 980 ENDLOADER WAS BEING USED WITH CHAIN BEARING. AFTER REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED CHAIN WAS PLACED IN LOADER BUCKET. UNKOWN TO LOADER OPERATOR EMPL WAS ALSO IN LOADER BUCKET LOADER OPERATOR BACKED AWAY FROM WORK AREA & TILTED BUCKET DOWN CAUSING EMPL TO FALL ABOUT 6'. EMPL'S LEFT ELBOW WAS FRACTURED.

HE WAS HAOLDING ONTO THE HAND RAIL ON TOP OF THE TRUCK CAB WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHEN HE HIT A BUMP.THE DUMP BOX BOUNCED,PINCHING THE INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGERS OF LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE HAND RAIL AND THE DUMP BOX.

HE WAS HELPING A CUSTOMER REMOVE EXCESS ROCK FROM TAIL-GATE OF TRUCK. CUSTOMER OPENED TAIL-GATE, HE CAUGHT THE CONTROL CHAIN, AND THE TAILGATE CAUSED A PINCH POINT WITH THE CHAIN. THE MIDDLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND WS BROKE NIN 4 PLACES, INCLUDING THEKNUCKLE ONT HE TOP OF THE HAND. HE POSSIBLY WILL LOOSE THE FINGER.

HE WA HELPING PUT A BRACE ON PLANT DISCHARGE CONVEYOR. WE WERE USING THE ENDLOADER WITH A CHAIN TO LIFT THE BRACE IN PLACE. TWO MEN WERE ON THE GROUND HOLDING ONE END OF THE BRACE. HE WAS O N THE PLANT CUASED THE OTHER END TO GO UP. THE CHAIN CAME UNHOOKED AND THE BRACE FELL, STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE STOMACH.