Rivergate Plant: 152 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Workers left ankle came in contact with metal object resulting in a puncture wound requiring 2 stitches.

While lifting overhead door, door came down striking worker on hard hat. Worker felt twinge in back.

Worker was struck by a high pressure water hose in the left cheek requiring stitches.

Worker was struck on the left upper front tooth with a wrench he was working with resulting in a chipped tooth and dentist visit.

Worker placed a rock on a conveyor. Another rock rolled into the rock he placed on the conveyor striking his finger.

Worker using a hoe to scrape mud and strained back. Worker reported injury to management on 03/27/2011. Worker did not leave work or ever miss any time from work related to the injury.

Worker did not have his eyes on path. Worker tripped over corner of a pallet, fell on his hand, bent his fingers back resulting in a sprain.

The worker was going down the steps from the loader and the step to the ground was further than anticipated and the worker swung into the loader step and bruised his side.

Removing center drive line on 980 wheel loader. Drive line came part way out and caught on frame. EE reached in to move drive line into a different position. Came loose, left hand, middle finger, was in pinch point area between frame and drive line.

A discharge chute backed up; worker went out to inspect the problem. He was going down a four-step ladder facing forward and slipped on spillage from the plugged chute and hit his ear on a bolt sticking out and cut his ear.

The area contained mud & water, an extension cord was draped over a bobcat bucket resulting in a trip hazard, it was raining, the worker was wearing a full body tyvek suit & 12" rubber pullover boots. He felt the cord against his ankle as he was attempting to step over it & tried to swing his ankle over the cord & slipped & splashed mud & water into his eyes.

WORKER WAS CLEANING THE TROUGH ON THE KILN ROOF. ROOF GAVE WAY AND THE WORKER FELL APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET TO THE GROUND. WORKER SUSTAINED BROKEN AND DISLOCATED FEMUR AND THREE BROKEN LUMBAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH SCRAPPER CHAIN FLIGHTS STRIKING THE COVERS. HE CLIMBED UP ON THE KILN TO ADJUST THE COVERS. WHEN EXITING KILN HE JUMPED TO THE FLOOR & INJURED HIS KNEE WHEN HE LANDED ABRUPTLY. THE INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS A TORN MENISCUS. EE WENT IN FOR SURGERY ON 6/6/05.

EE WAS WALKING AND WENT TO STEP UP ONTO CONCRETE PAD (26" OFF GROUND) WHEN HE SLIPPED, TURNING HIS ANKLE. RESULTED IN A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.

WORKER WAS USING A 5'IRON PRY BAR TO BREAK UP FROZEN MATERIAL. HIS FINGER HIT AGAINST THE RAILCAR RESULTING IN A LACERATION & SLIGHT FRACTURE OF THE TIP OF THE LEFT INDEX FINGER.

A MAINTENANCE MECHANIC WAS WORKING IN THE KILN DEPARTMENT. WORKERS WERE BRINGING IN A LARGE I-BEAM. A METAL FLAKE WAS DISLODGED FROM ABOVE. THE WORKER NOTIFIED MANAGEMENT THE NEXT DAY.

The worker was working inside in the hydrate warehouse. He was stacking 35# bags of hydrated lime. A bag became caught at a juction where the bag comes off the belt line and onto a metal slide. The bag came open releasing material. The worker used a hand broom to sweep off the slide. The worker flung some hydrate into his eye.

PULLING CABLES FROM DOCK WITH A FORKLIFT. TIE OFF ROPE SNAGGED AND CAME LOOSE. CABLES CAME FORWARD ABRUPTLY AND ROPE TRIPPED WORKER AND HE FELL. WENT TO DOCTOR TO GET CHECKED OUT - NO INJURY F OUND.

USING A 4 1/2 GRINDER IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE WITH SAFETY GLASSES AND A FULL FACE SHIELD. A METAL FRAGMENT GOT IN THE EYE.

EE WAS REACHING FOR A TOOL AND FELT A TWINGE IN HIS BACK.

WORKER WAS WALKING ON A SLICK SURFACE AND SLIPPED AND SRAINED HIS BACK.

STEPPED OFF CRANE STEP ONTO UNEVEN GROUND AND TWISTED ANKEL.

WORKER WAS CUTTING A RUBBER CONVEYER BELT WITH A BOX KNIFE AND WHILE PULLING THE KNIFE TOWARDS HIM SLIPPED AND POKED HIMSELF IN THE STOMACH RESULTING IN FOUR STITCHES.

EE WAS TURNING A WHEEL 30" DIA TO TAKE THE SLACK OUT OF A CABLE. THE CABLE TOOK OFF AND WHEN HE TRIED TO PUT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE INACCUERTENTLY PUT IT INTO THE WHEEL.

WORKER WAS CLEANING A ROLLER WITH A BAR AND THE BAR WAS CAUGHT IN THE ROLLER AND IT SWUNG TO THE ICE AND HIT HIS LITTLE FINGER AGAINST THE GUARD AND BROKE HIS LITTLE FINGER.

EE WAS ASSISTING IN THE REMOVING OF THE LOADER FROM THE BARGE. HE WAS WALKING ON THE BARGE & STEPPED AROUND AN OPEN DOOR TO GAIN ACCESS TO A LADDER & WHILE STEPPING FELT A TWINGEW IN HIS BACK HE WENT TO THE DR 2 WKS LATER & GOT A PAIN RX & REPORTED TO ME ON 11/2/99

WORKING ON KI8LN THREE UPPER FLUE AREA WITH OTHER EES. FEED CHUTE #5 WAS PLUGGED. EE AND COWORKERS WERE WORKING STEEL RODS THROUGH THE ROCK TO UNPLUG FEED CHUTE. EE BECAME ILL LATER THAT EVENI NG AT HOME AND WENT TO THE DR.

CUT FINGER ON METAL PIPE THREADS

EE WAS USING PRY BAR TO UNLOAD OR OPEN A RAIL CAR DOOR. HE WAS PULLING DOWN ONT HE BAR WHEN HE PULLED A TENDON IN HIS SHOULDER. THE INJURY WAS NOT BOTHERSOME ENOUGH TO SEEK MED ATTENT ION UNTIL 1/5/99

DROP A LINNER FOR THE RAW MILL CHIP FLEW OFF AND WENT INTO HIS RIGHT ARM

CRUSHER DECK CHUTE FROM NEW CRUSHER FELL ON LEFT HAND

EE WAS HELPING ROUND UP SOME BOARDS FROM SCRAP PILE OF LUMBER AND STEPPED ON A NAIL.

EE WAS PERFORMING CLEAN UP DUTIES, ROLL UP DOORS WERE LIFT OPEN OVER NIGHT AND RAIN WATER BUILT UP INSIDE. EE WAS USING THE SQUEEGE TO PUSH THE WATER OUT THE DOOR.

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EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO PUSH OPEN A JAMMED WINDOW CAUISNG IT TO BREAK AND HE CUT HIS HAND ON THE GLASS.

EE WAS CLEANING FROZEN ROCK FROM A ROCK CHUTE WITH A THREE FOOT BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED OR REBOUNDED AND STRUCK EE IN THE RT CHEEK.

EE CLEANING UNDER LOW TRUCK SCALE WITH AIR LANCE. THE AIR LANCE STUCK & IN ATTEMPTING TO FREE, LANCE SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO FALL ON HIP & CAUGHT LEFT INDEX FINGER. LEFT HIP & KNEE CONTUSION, SP RAIN FINGER.

EE SITTING IN TRACKMOBILE, SNEEZED & HURT BACK.

REMOVING A QUINCY AIR COMPRESSOR, CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER.

WALKING AROUND END OF WASTE CONVEYOR, SLIPPED ONWET LIME. TWISTED LEFT KNEE, SPRAIN.

EMPL OUTSIDE WALKING ALONG CATWALK OF #1 KILN STEPPED ON SMALL ROCK WHICH CAUSED ANKLE TO TWIST AND HE FELL DOWN.

WORKER WAS WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS WHEN HE CAME UPON A PORTION OF SLIPPERY PAVEMENT.HIS RIGHT FOOT WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND LEFT FOOT FOLDED BACK UNDERNEATH HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS OUTSIDE STANDING ON LADDER CLEANING OVERFLOW DRAINS ON KILN, THE LADDER STARTED TO SLIP AND THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP TO THE GROUND. A PROPER LADDER WAS AVAILABLE BUT EMPLOY EE NEGLECTED TO USE IT, USED UPPER PORTION OF AN EXTION LADDER.

WORKER WAS STACKING BAGS OF CEMENT IN A TEN HIGH PATTERM HE STRAINED HIS NECK AND BACK BECAUSE OF HAVING TO LIFT HEAVY BAGS SO HIGH AND TOSS THEM INTO POSITION ON THE PALLET

WORKER AND HELPER WERE USING HAMMER TO DISLODGE JAMMED PIECE OF MACHINERY. HELPER SWUNG HAMMER AND MISSED MACHINERY AND HIT WORKER'S FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING ON THE 2 HOPPER IN THE AG MILLS WHEN HE GOT A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL LODGED IN HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPL OUTSIDE LI0TING SOME TIE-DOWN PIPES.AS HE LEANED OVER,HE PULLED MUSCLES ON LOWER LEFT SIDE.

UNLOADING DOLOM3TE RAILCAR, OUTSIDE: HEAVY PUSHING PULLING LIFTING, CAUSED STRAIN ON G ROIN

EMP WAS ATTE MP7ING TO KICK SOME LIMESTONE ROCK INTO THE STOCKPILE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND SLID DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PILE. AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT LIMESTONE BEGAN FALLING ON HIM AND C OMPLETED BURIED3HIM

EMPLOYEE WAS PR2CURING A QUICKLIME SAMPLE FOR A SLAKING TEST AND LIME FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING A SPOUT WITH A WINCH ONTO A PALLET AND HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WINCH AND T HE SPOUT AND WAS SMASHED

EMPLOYEE WAS UN1LUGGING PREMIXER AND LIMESTONE STEAM BLEW BACK OUT AND CAUSED SECOND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN8IDE OF MILL ASSISTING CO-WORKER BY HOLDING A POLYWRAP BARW HEN THE POLYWRAP BAR SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND CATCHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND A BEARING

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A GROVE CRANE USED FOR HOISTING HEAVY MAERIALS AS HE WAS MOVING RAILROAD RAILS THE GROVE CRANE EXPERIENCED TIRE FAILURE & TIPPED OVER HE JUMPED CLEAR OF THE MACHINE & SU STAINED HIS INJURY

EE WAS INSIDE THE WAREHOUSE STACKING SACKS IN THE MORNING OF 8-27-85 WHEN HE STARTED FEELING PAINS IN THE LOWER ABDOMEN IT GOT WORSE THROUGH THE DAY.

EMPL FINISHING LOADING VAN WHEN DOOR OF VAN FLEW BACK AND STRUCK EMPL IN MOUTH CAUSING LARGE LACERATION ON UPPER LIP.

WHILE GRINDING 6OTTOM OF HYDRAULIC, TANK ON 641 SCRAPER, GRINDER KICKED BACK & HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE CHIN.

EE SHOVELED LIMESTONE FOR 6 HRS. HE SHOVELED LIMESTONE 3 HRS IN THE AFTERNOON ON 4-24-85 HE DID NOT INDICATE THAT HE WAS HURT AT THAT TIUME. THE MORNING OF 4-25-85 HE INDICATED HE H URT HIS B ACK ON 4-23-85.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A TRUCK AS HE WAS LATCHING DOWN THE LIDS HE PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS NECK

EE WAS INSIDE SACKING 50# BAGS OF PEBBLE. HE REACHED UP TO GET A PALLET AS HE TURNED TOSET IT DOWN HE FELT SHOOTING PAINS IN HIS HIPS & LOWER BACK.