Roberta Plant: 60 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was ascending vehicle steps - heard "pop like a balloon" and began experiencing severe pain. This injury was not reported in a timely manner. Employee notified plant personnal on 10/14/2005.

While cutting bolts from liner plates the torch burned back into the tip. Employee purged torch and let it cool off. When employee re-ignited torch, it burned through his glove. Employee had recently removed a piece of hot slag that had fallen into his glove - liner could have been smoldering and oxygen from torch could have accelerated it.

Employee was holding a piece of U-channel steel with another employee and twisted wrong spraining his back.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO REMOVE A ROCK (APPROX 10 LBS) FROM A CONVEYOR TRUSS. THE ROCK CAME LOOSE, BOUNCED OFF THE CATWALK STRIKING HIM ON THE SHIN CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION.

EE STEPPED OFF OF LOADER AND TWISTED HIS KNEE REQUIRING KNEE SURGERY.

WORKER WAS GRINDING ON SOME METAL WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND A PIECE OF METAL GOT INTO HIS EYE.

HE WAS GRINDING ON SOME METAL WITH HIS SAFETY GLASSES ON AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE.

EE WAS SETTING CONCRETE FORMS AT THE SECONDARY CRUSHING PLANT WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN CATWALK ON #4 CON. TO GO TO RESET METAL DETECTOR. EE SAID HE STEPPED DOWN ONROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. PULLED TENDON IN KNEE. EE REPORTED IT TO EMPLOYER ON 2-13-95. ACCIDEN T WAS NOT REPORTABLE TO MSHA TIL 2-24-95 WHEN EE WENT TO DR. & HAD 1ST DAY OF LOST TIME.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING UP ON RUBBER LATCH THAT SECURES THE DOOR TO THE OFF STICK & AIR VALVES ON 769C TR WHEN HE DID HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING OUT FROM UNDER RIP RAP SCREEN. THE GRIZZLIES AT THE TOP OF RIP RAP SCREEN GOT STOPPED UP. THIS MADE THE MATERIAL BACK-UP ON #2 CONVEYOR, CAUSING MATERIAL TO FALL TO THE GROUND OVER THE SIDE OF THE CONV. A FALLING ROCK HIT EMPLOYEE ON HIS HARD HAT. WHICH RESULTED IN A STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING WIRE CLOTHES ON BOTTOM DECK OF WASHER SCREEN. AS HE WAS WORKING ON FOREIGN BODY FELL IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HIS EYE WAS CHECKED AND WASHED OUT TWICE WITH EYE WASH. ON WED 11 /10 BEFORE SENDING HIM ONTO THE DR. RESULTS: THERE WASN'T ANYTHING IN THE EYE, IT WAS ONLY SCRATCHED.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A LOADER BUCKET. SMALL PCS. OF METAL WERE FLYING A PC WENT UP UPPER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND GOT IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE WENT TO THE DR. & GOT IT DRILLED OUT.

EMPLOYEE PERFORMING NORMAL WORKING PROCEDURES. HE WAS SHOVELING OUT FROM UNDER A CONVEYOR AND THROWING UP ON THE BELT. WHEN HE BENT OVER, SOMETHING POPPED IN HIS LOWER BACK. PAIN STARTED AND H E COULDN'T BEND OVER.

EMPL USING A HAMMER TO TAP SIDE RAILS ON MIDDLE DECK OF THE 8/24 SHAKER.ON THE 2ND TAP MISSED THE RAIL HAND FELL AND HIT THE END OF A PIECE OF WIRE CLOTH AND CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER.IT WASNT A LARGE CUT,TOOK 4 STITCHES.

HE WAS HEATING THE FLOOR BOARD WITH A TORCH TO GET ALL THE RUST OFF SO HE COULD BURN A HOLE IN IT. WITH THE TORCH IN ONE HAND AND A SCRAPER IN THE OTHER A HOT PC OF RUSTY METAL FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN HIS LEFT EYE.

HE WAS DOING NORMAL WORKING PROCEDURES. HE WAS SHOVELING OUT FROM UNDER #4 CONVEYOR AND THROWING MATERIAL UP ON THE BELT. WHEN HE BENT OVER, SOMETHING POPPED IN HIS LOWER BACK. THEN HE STARTED HAVING PAIN IN IT AND HE COULDN'T BEND OVER AGAIN.

HE WAS OUT IN THE JAW BOX TRYING TO GET A BIG ROCK LOOSE.THE JAW WAS HITTING TOGETHER ON SOME ROCKS AND WEDGES.A SMALL PIECE OF METAL FLEW UP AND PUNCTURED HIS NECK.THE PC OF METAL STAYED IMBE DDED IN HIS NECK.

HE WAS STRETCHING FROM THE BACK OF H-100 LOADER TO GET DOWN BY THE LADDER. HE CAUGHT THE HOOK THAT HOLDS THE DOOR OPEN. IT CUT HIS RIGHT SIDE OF HIS CHEST.

HE WAS RAISING A WINDOW IN A STOCKING TR AS HE WAS TRYING TO KEEP THE WINDOW TO STAY UP IT WOULDNT SO HE TRIED TO WEDGE IT UP WHILE HE WAS TRYING IT FELL & CRUSHED HIS RT THUMB

WHILE TAKING CRUSHING PIN OFF SHOP YEARD TRUCK TO INSTALL HE WAS PUSHING IT OFF PIN TWISTED & ROLLED OVER FINGER. FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN PIN & BED OF TRUCK.

WHILE WORKING ON SCREEN WAS PUTTING IN NEW BEARING. WHEN HE GOT BEARING IN, HE HAD TO PULL IT BAVCK OUT TO PUT IN A SPACER. WHEN HE GOT IT OUT HE STRAIN HIS MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER.

WHILE ROLLING ROCKS OFF THE TOP OF THE JAW CRUSHER BOX TO BREAK LOOSE JAMMED ROCKS IN JAW, HIS FEET SLIPPED, HE CAUGHT HIMSELF, BUT STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING METAL PLATES INSIDE FLUFF-MILL. ONE CORNER OF PLATE HUNG. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT PLATE ON THE SIDE WITH HAMMER. THE PLATE FELL AND BRUISED EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT LEG ABOVE THE KNEE.

STRAINED BACK WHILE LIFTING PICK UP DIFFERENTIAL FROM FLOOR TO WORK BENCH.

EE WAS CHIPPING3FLUX WITH HAMMER FLUX FLEW UP STRIKING EE IN LEFT EYE.

PERSON INJURED 4AS LIFTING WEDGE OFF OF CONVEYOR BELT LIFTED WEDGE IMPROPERLY AND TWISTED BACK

ROCK BACKED UP 2N APRON FEEDER EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING ROCK THAT HAD BACKED UPON FEEDER ROCK FELL FROM TOP THAT WAS HUNG-UP & HIT EMPLOYEE ON HAND T HIS RESULTED IN A BURSTED BLOOD VESSEL IN THE PALM OF HIS HAN8

WRENCH SLIPPED WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS.

FLY-WHEEL ON 74-TD TRUCK FELL ON MECHANICS FOOT AFTER REMOVING ACCESSARY DRIVE FROM TRUCK. BOLTS WERTE BROKEN ON FLY WHEEL HOUSING.

EMP SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN ON GROUND WHILE WORKING ON FROZEN WATER LINE

EMPLOYEE TWISTED KNEE WHEN HE TURNED SUDDENLY TO UNTANGLE WATER HOSE HE WAS WORKING WITH

ADJUSTMENT BOLT BROKE ON FLUFF-MILL FEED PLATE EMPLOYEE FELL AGBAINST HAND-RAIL INJURING BACK