River Rock Plant: 128 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

On 6/1/12 the employee requested medical treatment, was taken to the company clinic and was prescribed physical therapy for a sprained left shoulder. The employee alleged that he jammed his L-shoulder on an arm rest of a loader while stock piling. He was returned to full duty on 6/1/12.

On 9/14/10 The employee was taken to the hospital and received staples for a L-knee laceration. The employee was cutting a plastic piece of guarding with a utility knife when he lost control of his arm motion and hit the inner leg with the knife. The employee was returned to regular duty on 9/14/10.

The employee went to the company clinic on 11/30/09 and was placed on restricted duty. The employee was removing a wear plate from the side of a loader bucket, when the plate fell and hit his R-foot.

The employee was taken to the company clinic on 11/17, received 10 stitches and was placed on restricted duty. Employee tripped on a steel tube and fell on the dust sealing ring from a cone crusher resulting in a R-hand laceration.

The employee went to the company clinic on 10/3/08 and was placed on restricted duty. A burnt out light bulb on the mixer truck broke while being changed by employee, causing a lacerationto L-thumb, requiring sutures.

The employee went to an emergency room on 10/05/2007, received stitches, and placed on restricted duty. The employee was cutting zip ties with a box knife cutter and lacerated his left forearm.

The employee requested to go to the company clinic on 8/23/2007 and was placed on restricted duty. While moving a shaker screen, the employee slipped on a loose pile of rock resulting in a R-inguinal pain (ALLEGED).

The employee went to the company clinic on 6/25/2007 and was placed on restricted duty. While disconnecting a cable from the scraper, the cable jerked and caused a sprain to L-shoulder.

The employee was taken to the hospital on 5/10/07 and was taken off work. The employee was struck on the head and chest by a tree limb while it was being cut down by another employee.

Employee went to see company doctor on 6/16/2005 and was placed on restricted work; while removing a guard on the tunnel feeder, the cutting knife slipped and caused a laceration to L-palm that required stitches.

Employee went to see company doctor on 9/30/04 and was placed on restricted duty. Employee, while sliding himself on concrete floor under loader to install front differential, punctured his left hand/arm.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DOCTOR ON 6-10-03 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EE WAS WASHING OUT GRIZZLY AND WHILE STANDING ON THE MATERIAL HE WAS WASHING AWAY, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FEL L INTO GRIZZLY UP TO HIS ARMS WHICH CAUSED A STRAIN TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DOCTOR ON 3/21/03, STITCHES WERE APPLIED AND EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A STRAP FROM A COUNTER WEIGHT ON #10 CONVEYOR, PRYBAR SLI PPED ALLOWING HAND TO HIT A GUARD CAUSING A LACERATION TO R-WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DOCTOR ON 9/19/02, STITCHES WERE APPLIED AND HE WAS RETURNED TO FULL DUTY. DESCENDING STAIRS WITH A 5-GALLON BUCKET FILLED WITH TOOLS, EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING, HELD ONTO BUCKET WHICH THREW HIM ONTO RAILING AND HIS SAFETY GLASSES CAUSED 2 LACERATIONS TO HIS FACE.

EE WENT TO COMPANY DOCTOR ON 7-8-02 AND WAS TAKEN OFF WORK. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A SCREEN FROM THE SIMPLICITY SHAKER THAT HAD BEEN SILICONED IN. HE PULLED TOO HARD AND STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. (ALLEGED)

WHILE DISCONNECTING PLANT RECIRCULATING PUMP FOR REPAIR, EE STRAINED HIS CHEST WALL. EE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DR ON 3/14/02 & WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE FELL OFF THE STEP OF THE TRUCK RESULTING IN A BROKEN ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO A DOCTOR ON 6/20/00 & WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE PULLING A WATER HOSE TO WASH OFF A SLAB, HOSE SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND STRAINING HIS LEFT K NEE.

EE WAS REMOVING SEAT FROM LOADER & STRAINED ABDOMINAL WALL & TRUNK

EMPLOYEE WAS STOPPED AND WAITING TO CHANGE LANESWHEN HE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED NECK STRAIN.

EE WAS CUTTING A STEEL PIECE OF METAL AND WHILE DOING SO THE OTHER PIECE FELL OFF TABLE AND HIT HIS LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS DRIVING FROM THE WATER PUMP IN THE PIT WITH A FULL LOAD OF WATER. HIS RIGHT FRONT TIRE HIT THE BERM AND PULLED THE TRUCK OFF AND OVER THE ROAD. THE TRUCK ROLLED DOWN THE SLOPE.

WHILE RETURNING TO THE POINT OF CRUSHER REPAIR AFTER GETTING A CROW BAR, EE SLIPPED AND FELL BETWEEN THE CRUSHER AND THE CATWALK PULLING AMUSCLE IN GROIN AREA OF RIGHT SIDE.

WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST THE FORKS ON LOADER. EMPLOYEE LIFTED LEFT FORK WITH LEFT ARM WHILE PUSHING WITH RIGHT ARM. FELT A CRACK AND SHARP PAIN IN LEFT ARM JUST BELOW SHOULDER.

WHILE TRYING TO RAISE HOOD OF TRUCK TO CHECK OIL AND WATER. COULD ONLY RAISE HOOD ABOUT 4" THERE WAS TOO MUCH MUD UNDER FENDERS FOR MY WEIGHT TO RAISE THE HOOD. I TRIED TO RAISE THE HOOD ALL T HE WAY AND FELT A STRAIN IN MY BACK.

WAS CRAWLING LIP INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT IN AN AWKWARD POSITION, FOOT SLIPPED ON LEAF SPRINGS REACHED UP TO GRAB RADIATOR BRACE AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT CHEST AREA.

A PIECE OF SCRAP IRON (CRUSHER LINER) WEIGHING APPROX 2000# FELL FROM THE LOADED BED OF A 2 1/2 TON CHEVY FLATBED TRUCK, LANDING ON THE LEFT ANKLE OF THE PARTY WHO WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIE THE LO AD DOWN, THUS SMASHING THE ANKLE SEVERELY.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TEMPLATE FROM CONVEYOR BELT.THE TEMPLATE SLIPPED AND SMASHED RIGHT HAND ON THE RAIL OF THE CATWALK.FRACTURED RIGHT THUMB AND ABRASION TO HAND.

WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL FRAME OF A BUNKER THE ENTIRE FLOOR OF BUNKER GAVE WAY CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL 8 TO 9 FT TO THE GROUND

WHILE WALKING TO SHOP TO CLOCK IN FOR WORK, TRIPPED OVER CONCRETE STEP AND HIT FACE ON BUILDING.

REMOVING A BRACE DRUM IT FELL CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN DRUM & SPINDLE

68935 DRIVING NEW HEAD ONTO NEW HANDLE THE BOTTOM KICKED OUT AND THE HEAD SLIPPED OUT OF HAND.THE HEAD DROPPED ONTO FOOT.

DRIVING A LOADER & LOOKING OVER SHOULDER HIT A BUMP JARRING BACK REAL HARD

WHILE REMOVING A CUTTING EDGE FROM SCRAPER A PARTICLE FLEW INTO EMPLOYEES EYE CAUSING AN ABRASION.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP CABLE FROM PADDLEWHEEL TO DOZER. THE CHOKER CABLE BROKE AND A STRAND CUT HIS RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON PLANT WITH A 20# SLEDGEHAMMER FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS AFTER HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

EMPL SHOVELING AROUND CONVEYORS WHEN A ROCK FELL OFF CONVEYOR AND HIT EMPL ON HEAD CAUSING BRUISE AND CUT.

WHILE GRINDING PIECE OF METAL FOR MAINTENCE DUTIES A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW OOFF AND CUT EYE OF EMPLOYEE.

WHILE SHOVELING AT ROCK PLANT ROCK FLEW OFF THE SHOVEL AND HIT LEFT FRONT TOOTH.

WORKING ON FEED PLATE ON CRUSHER WHILE LEFTING THE PLATE THE SHACKEL CAME LOOSE AND HIT I,NAME IN LEFT EYEBROW.