Portable Crusher: 40 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

We were in the process of repairing the loading ramp for the loading hopper. The employee was compacting around posts that hold the front retaining wall. While he was leaning over the wacker the wacker hit him in his chest resulting in his back hitting a steel beam, thus causing his back problems.

The employee was cleaning out feeder hopper with bar, he was lifting the bar up through the grizzly screen and pinched his thumb between the bottom of the screen and the bar.

Employee was kneeling on the lower end of the conveyor belt installing a material deflector. He lost his balance and fell about 32" off the end of the conveyor to the ground landing on his right side. He tried to break his fall with his left arm and injured it in the elbow area.

aggravated an old back injury while moving wood planks for bridging by hand.

PULLING ON TARP PULL ROPE. ROPE BROKE & HE FELL BACKWARDS. HE DID NOT MISS WORK, HE FELT A LITTLE STIFF. ON 6/5/03 HE WENT TO DOCTOR WAS PUT ON LIGHT DUTY FOR ONE DAY & RETURNED TO WORK WITH N O RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ON 6/9/03.

EE WAS HELPING PUT A NEW HOSE ON WATER PUMP. GOT IN PICKUP TO GO BACK TO HIS TEAM TO WORK,FELT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE. WENT TO CONCENTRA MEDICAL CENTER TO GET CHECKED OUT. THE DOCTOR FOUND NOTHING IN HIS EYE. HE HAD A CORNEAL ABRASION OF THE RIGHT EYE. DOCTOR PUT EYE DROPS IN AND AN EYE PATCH. EE WENT HOME FOR THE DAY.

HE WAS PULLING TARP ON TANDEM TRUCK. TARP CAUGHT HE GAVE A TUG AND HIS NECK AND SHOULDER POPPED.(RIGHT SIDE)

CHANGING AROUND PULLY TO CHARGE BROKEN BELT DIRT FELL INTO HIS LEFT EAR.

CUTTING LID OFF BUCKET WITH A KNIFE FOUND IN A DUMPSTER FOR GRAVEL SAMPLES. THERE WAS SOME LIQUID IN BUCKET AND IT SPLASHED ON EMPLOYEE'S FACE AND EYES.

WHILE OPERATING SCRAPER, HAULING WITH A LOAD HE HIT A DIP IN HAUL ROAD AND JARRED HIS BACK.

DURING A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS EE WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR TO THE CONTROL VAN. THE WIND CAUGHT DOOR SUBSEQUENTLY PUSHING IT INTO EE WITH ENOUGH FO RCE TO KNOCK HIM OFF THE STEPS AND TO THE GROUND WHERE HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER. NO TIME WAS LOST. SHOULDER WAS SORE AT THE END OF THE SHIFT (3:30PM). EE HAD IT CHECKED BY DR. AFTER WORK. NO RESTRICTIONS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO CRUSHER VAN TRAILER, WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE

AFTER PROPERLY DISMOUNTING FROM THE STEPS OF THE FRONT END LOADER HE HAD BEEN OPERATING AND WORKING ON EE WITH BOTH FEET FIRMLY ON THE GROUND TURNED TO WALK AWAY FROM THE MACHINE. AS HE TURNED AND BEGAN WALKING HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE RESULTING IN A SPRAIN.

REPEATED MOTIONS OF OPERATING HEAVY EQUIPMENT. MAY HAVE LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CARPAL TUNN AND TENDONITIS. ILNESS DOES NOT INVOLVE NAY ASPECT OF COMPLIANCE WITH RULES & REGUALTIONSS, OB SKILLS, MINER PROFICIENCY, TRAINING OR ATTITUDE, OR CLOTHING OR PROTECTIVE DEVICES.

WHILE CLIMBING OFF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. EE SLIPPED OFF A STEP AND FELL TO THE GROUND SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

INJURED WAS CLEANING A CHUTE ON THE PRIMARY JAW CRUSHER WITH A LARGE STEEL BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AND SMASHED HIS RIGHT THUMB AGAINST A GRIZZLY BAR ON THE FEED HOPPER.