REED PIT: 213 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Team member was assisting rolling pipes on the dredge. Tool became disengaged when team member went to pull down on handle, causing them to lose balance and fall backwards onto a metal box.

Team member was tying a boat up when their left hand was caught between the metal railings, resulting in fracture.

An electrical fire in the MCC initiated upon startup of operational controls. Damage includes a total loss of MCC and appurtenant wiring/electrical systems. No persons were injured.

ON 8/16/18, MINER REPORTED EXPERIENCING SEVERE BACK PAIN AFTER SITTING IN A CHAIR WHILE OPERATING THE DREDGE ON 8/14/18, FOLLOWED BY A 12 HR SHIFT PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON 8/15/18. MINER INITIALLY REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR AND A GROUP OF MORE THAN FIVE OTHER MINERS THAT BACK PAIN WAS NOT RELATED TO WORK CONDITIONS.

Employee was putting an eye on the end of cable. Cable slipped out of employee's hands, striking EE on the chin and causing lacerations to chin and breaking tooth.

Miner was using a utility knife to cut the tip off tube of silicone and sliced thumb.

Employee was replacing a 10" diameter pipe that went through the catwalk (expanded metal) that he was working on. After he removed the pipe and co-workers were raising the new pipe, the employee turned to retrieve an air hose and his left leg fell into the 10" hole in the catwalk where the old pipe used to be.

Slip, fall while getting out of cab of service truck. Back strain.

Working on a Ty-rock shaker, miss-stepped on ladder coming off; slipped and landed on right knee.

Employee was bent over dragging hose under conveyor. Hose became stuck. Employee pulled hard to dislodge it and felt a pulling sensation in his lower back that gradually became painful during remainder of shift.

While trying to remove a piece of metal from the dredge cutter head, the piece of metal popped out suddenly, striking employee on the cheek.

EE WAS TAKING A SAMPLE OF 10-0 WITH SAMPLE TRAY SHE SET TRAY ON OTHER SIDE OF BELT & PULLED THROUGH-STREAM OF MATERIAL WHILE PULLING IT THROUGH,SOMETHING GOT CAUGHT ON THE TRAY, FLIPPING IT UP AND PINCHING HER FINGER BETWEEN THE SAMPLER AND BELT CAUSING THE CUT FINGER.

LOADING 4' X 6' WIRE SCREEN, APPROXIMATELY 40 POUNDS, ONTO SERVICE TRUCK, MISSED, RACK DROPPED ONTO LEFT FOOT, MISSING STEEL TOE OF BOOT. PUNCTURED HOLE THROUGH BOOT AND INTO FOOT.

STEPPING BACK TO DISMOUNT FROM LOADER AND TRIPPED ON THE BUCKET OF THE YARD LOADER. FELL BACK AND LANDED ON BACK OF LEFT SHOULDER.

CHANGING ANVILS ON IMPACT CRUSHER & A CHIP BROKE OFF & STRUCK KNEE.

WHILE ASSISTING MECHANIC WITH REPAIR TO HIS HAUL TRUCK, RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS SMASHED BY PRY BAR.

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN ASSEMBLING A LOG WASHER.

CAULKING GUN GOT CAUGHT INEARS AND HOOK ON CALKING GUN CUT HAND.

RAN LOADER ALL DAY (NOT USUAL JOB) WAS STIFF WHEN HE GOT OUT OF IT, NEXT DAY GOT OUT OF PICKUP AND HAD SEVERE PAIN IN LEFT SIDE.

WHILE BOLTING SECTIONS OF CORRIGATED PIPE TOGETHER THE WORKER WALKED DOWN THE TOP OF THE PIPE TO THE NEXT PIECE, LOST FOOTING AND FELL ON A COUPLER. INJURING HIS RIGHT HAND PALM AREA AT BASE O F THUMB REQUIRING STITCHES.

WHILE GETTING OFF OF THE CRANE EE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.

CLIMBED INTO CHUTE WITH 8 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO OPEN GATE FOR CHANGING PRODUCTS AT CRUSHER AND AS HAMMERING FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. IN ORDER TO OPEN GATE ONE MUST LIE ON SIDE AT AN ANGLE AND HAMMER GATE OPEN OR CLOSED.

NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS AQUIRED OVER YEARS OF CONTINUOUS HIGH NOISE LEVELS, CRUSHERS, CATS, TRUCKS ETC.

EE FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON CONCRETE FLOOR & DOOR JAM. EE WAS UNCONCIOUS WHEN REACHED BY OFFICEPERSONNEL. REGAINED CONCIOUSNESS BUT REMAINED CONFUSED. 911 WAS CALLED & HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSP WHERE HE SPENT THE DAY, RELEASED SAME EVENING. HAS CONCUSSION & FACIAL CUTS

BOX KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER, PUNCTURE WOUND IN RIGHT THIGH, REQUIRED SUTURES.

IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE SKYLINE CABLE ON THE YARDER, THE CABLE BECAME BOUND BETWEEN UPPER AND LOWER SHEAVES IN THE BUCKET CARRAGE. THE CARRAGE WAS SITTING IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION BEING HELD THERE BY THE BOUND CABLE. ATTEMPTED TO FREE W/HAMMER, CABLE CAME FREE, CARRAGE ROLLLED OVER PINNING EMPLOYEE'S ANKLE.

EE WAS CHAINGING A SPRAY NOZZLE ON A GRAVEL SCREEN. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NOZZLE AS HE WAS PULLING AND HE FELL BACKWARD OFF OF THE SCREEN AND FLIPPED OVER THE HAD RAILING. HE LANDED ON HI S NECK AND SHOULDERS. HE HAS 3 BROKEN VERTIBRAE IN NECK AREA. HE IS IN THE HOSPITAL IN SALEM OR DR DO NOT EXPECT PERMANENT PARALYSIS.

I.NAME OPERATING LOADER ON REG SHIFT ON 1-16-90.TOLE ME HIS KIDNEY WAS BOTHERING HIM.ON 1-17 CALLED IN SICK AND WENT TO DR.CALLED BACK TO SAY IT WAS HIS BACK FROM PREVIOUS INJURY.SAID THE BOUN CING OF LOADER CAUSED PROBLEM.

WORKER WAS INSTALLING A GREASE HOSE ON THE CONVEYOR BY HANGING OVER THE SIDE HE HAD BRACED HIMSELF WITH HIS LEG AT SOME PART HE SLIPPED AND CAUSED HIMSELF INJURY TO HIS LEG