Rinker Materials Des Moines Quarry: 15 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Two employees were lifting a 108 lb roll of plastic and placing it in a cradle stand. One of the employees missed the cradle when setting it down, the plastic roll twisted, and he dropped his end. The other employee, still holding up his end, was jerked forward and to the left as a result of of the other end falling.

EE WAS SEALING BAGS ON INGLETT MACHINE. BAG ON CONVEYOR STARTED TO FALL OVER. EE LEANED OVER TO PICK IT UP. EE WAS USED TO 1 CF BAGS AND DIDN'T ANTICIPATE THE WEIGHT OF 2 CF BAG. EE LIFTED THE BAG AND FELT PAIN IN MIDDLE OF HIS BACK. ON 6/1/04 EE REPORTED THAT HIS BACK WAS WORSE AND TREATMENT WAS NECESSARY.

EMPLOYEE WAS FEEDING BAG FILM INTO BAG ADVANCE BELTS ON BAG MACHINE. WHEN HE ADVANCED MACHINE, IT PULLED HIS MIDDLE FINGER (LEFT HAND) INTO "V" BELTS. HE WAS HOLDING CRIMPED END ON TOP INSTEAD OF AT BOTTOM AWAY FROM PINCH POINT. I BANDAGED HIS FINGER - EMPLOYEE FINISHED HIS SHIFT. HE WAS SORE FOR NEXT FEW DAYS. NO WORK RESTRICTION, NO LOST TIME. HE WENT TO DR ON HIS OWN RECD STITCH

EE STEPPED OFF A SEMI-TRUCK WITHOUT USING GRAB IRONS AND FELL APPROX. 2' AGAINST ANOTHER TRUCK'SFUEL TANK INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON HAUL TRK WHEN HE SAID HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN AREA ON 12/28/00 HE DECIDED HE NEEDED TO HAVE SURGERY ON BOTH PREVIOUS HERNIAS BLATERIAL

EE SAID HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS SIDE WHILE RUNNING A FORK LIFT, HE SAID HE STEPPED OFF AND CHECKED THE AREA AND HE FELT A KNOT.

EE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE ROCK FROM MOUTH OF JAW CRUSHER WITH A SPUD BAR. ROCK BROKE AS EE WAS PYING BAR BACK HE STRUCK HIMSELF WITH THE BLUNT END OF THE BAR INT HE NAVEL AREA. AGGRAVATING A P RE EXITING CONDITION RUPTURED UMBILICAL CORD.

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE PLASTIC JAM ON STRETCH WRAP MACHINE WHILE MACHINE WAS STILL RUNNING PULLING LEFT ARM BETWEEN THE TWO STRETCH ROLLERS. THIS ACCIDENT RESULTED FROM A DISREGARD TO CO MPANY POLICY WHICH STATES TO SHUT DOWN AND LOCK.

WHILE CLEANING CARRY BACK UNDER CONVEYOR EE STEPPED BACK STEPPING ON ROCK & TWISTING RIGHT ANKLECAUSING HAIR LINE FRACTURE.

WHILE DIGGING, BACK OF LOADER LIFTED OFF THE GROUND. WHEN IT CAME BACK DOWN AND MADE CONTACT IT PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER RIGHT BACK.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HIS FEET WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIM AS HE WAS WALKING DOWN TO BAG PLANT PRODUCT BIN. THE INVESTIGATION FOLLOWED & NO REASON FOR HIM FALLING WAS FOUND.

WHILE REMOVING COMPRESSOR FROM SHIPPING PALLET, EMPLOYEE TRIED TO LEAN COMPRESSOR TO ADD MORE BLOCKING. EQUIPMENT BECAME OVERBALANCED. AS MACHINE STARTED TO FALL, EMPLOYEE TRIED TO JUMP CLEAR. THE UNLOADER VALVE ON COMPRESSOR STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE NOSE CUTTING IT AND REQUIRING STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE SAID HE LIFTED GUARD TO SEE IF THERE WQAS ANY PLASTIC STUCK TO THE BANDS, HE PUT HIS FINGER ON THE BAND WHEEL PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THEM HIS IMEDIATE REACTION WAS TO JERK HIS FI NGER AWAY & THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THE LACERATION.

WE WERE WORKING ON A CONVEYOR STANDING ON A LOADER BUCKET PLATFORM. THE EE WAS TIED TO T HE CONVEYOR WITH A SAFETY BELT. THE TRAIN WAS PULLING STONE LOADED CARS. WHEN FOR SOME UNEXPLAINED RE ASON THEY BACKED UP APPROX 40\ STRIKING LOADER & PINNING EE BETWEEN CONVEYOR FRAME & LOADER PINCHING MUSCLES IN LEFT THIGH.