Roff Plant: 138 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Carrying a boom lock for 824L wheel loader tripped on something on ground & dropped boom lock on right hand pinky finger

A customer truck pulled into the plant. While waiting on instruction to be loaded a fire started under the cab of the truck. An employee used a fire extinguisher to try and put out the incipient fire. The wind blew smoke & dry fire extinguisher powder toward the employee which the employee inhaled. A local fire department put out the fire which burned for approximately 40 minutes.

Operator was preparing the fuel truck for the work shift. While using 3 points of contact descending from the ladder, operator stepped onto a rock lying on the ground and twisted right ankle. Operator was taken to Urgent Care Facility for observation.

The employee stepped on the edge of a concrete pad. The sand at the edge of the pad was soft and sank down as part of the employees foot was on the pad and part off. The compressing of the sand created an uneven surface causing EE's left ankle to roll; spraining it.

Company X-rays revealed an anomaly in the employee's lungs. After medical test and examinations a doctor gave a diagnosis of Silicosis

Employee emptied two 5-gallon buckets of sand. While carrying the empty buckets back to the lab the employee felt a sharp pain in her right shoulder.

Employee was releasing the brake on a rail car. When he pulled the brake release lever his forearm contacted a metal burr on the brake wheel causing an approximate 2.5 inch laceration to his forearm.

Employee had his annual audiogram and the results showed a change in hearing acuity for the worse, relative to the employee's baseline audiogram.

Employee was re-hanging a power line onto an electrical pole. The employee raised the line approximately 2 inches to fasten the hanger on the power line to the insulator on the pole. As the employee raised the line a butt splice failed allowing the line to move pulling the employee into the pole fracturing his left collar bone.

The employee parked the backhoe in the barn at the quarry and let down the outriggers. Due to some sawhorses between the outrigger and the barn wall there was no room to walk around the backhoe. He chose to step over the outrigger rather than move the sawhorse. While stepping over the outrigger he tripped and fell fracturing his left elbow and bruising his knees and shins.

The employee was walking to open a valve. A recent winter storm had resulted in sleet and ice. The employee slipped and fell. He tried to break his fall with his left hand, which caused the small finger on his left hand to break.

The employee, assisted by another employee, was moving a railcar using a railcar puller. As the employees were in the process of removing the car puller hook from the railcar, the injured employee's left hand/finger became trapped, causing a fracture and lacerations.

Employee was assisting another ee working on a pump.The boomer they were using pull the pump housing together slipped and struck ee on his left thigh. As the ee moved to avoid being stuck, he twisted his knee. EE was released to full duties but will require further treatment for his knee. Althought the incident occurred on 12/21/04.

AFTER THE EMPLOYEE DISMOUNTED THE BOTTOM STEP OF A RAIL CAR, THE EMPLOYEE TOOK A STEP AND STRAINED HIS LEFT CALF MUSCLE. THE RAIL CAR LADDER WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. THE TRAVELWAY WAS A CLEAN, L EVEL CONCRETE WALKWAY. THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT CARRYING ANY OBJECTS AND DID NOT SLIP OR FALL.

EE WAS OPENING AND CLOSING BOTTOM DOORS ON RAILCARS WHEN HE FELT A SLIGHT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EE REPORTED THE INCIDENT ON 5-7-02 BUT DID NOT THINK MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS NEEDED. EE WAS SENT TO PHYSICIAN ON 5-20-02 AFTER COMPLAINING OF PAIN AND DIAGNOSED WITH A MILD STRAIN AND PUT ON LIGHT WORK RESTRICTION. EE WAS RELEASED TO FULL DUTIES AFTER 3 RESTRICTED WORK DAYS. THE INCIDENT BEC

EE WAS MOVING A RAILCAR. WHEN HE APPLIED THE HAND BRAKE TO STOP THE RAIL CAR HE FELT A PULL IN HIS ABDOMENAL MUSCLES. EE WAS ASKED TO GO TO DR BUT HE DECLINED UNTIL 3/13/01 WHERE HE WAS DIAGNO SED WITH A POSSIBLE MILD HERNIA REQUIRING MODIFIED DUTIES. FIRST DAY OF MODIFIED DUTY WAS 3/14/01 AT WHICH TIME THE INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE.

EE WAS OPENING THE BOTTOM DOOR OF A RAILCAR. THE RAILCAR DOOR WAS STUCK & EE USED A SLEDGE HAMMER TO FREE IT. EE REPORTED PAIN ON LEFT SIDEBELOW SHOULDER BLADE. EE WAS TAKEN TO DR & DIAGN OSED WITH A STRAIN Y

EE WAS DISMOUNTING A PARKED RAILCAR WITH THE BRAKE SET. WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE RAILCAR PLATFORM LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAILCAR TO THE GROUND (APPROX 3') ALL OF HIS WEIGHT WAS CONCENTRAT ED ON THE HEEL OF HIS RIGHT FOOT, FRACTURING THE HEEL. EE STATES HE DID NOT FALL. THE RAILCAR WAS STATIONARY, THE BRAKE PROPERY SET AND NOT MOVING. RAILCAR LADDER, PLATFORM & STEPS SAFE CONDI

WHILE DISMOUNTING THE FRONT END LOADER, THE EE SLIPPED, FALLING APPROX. 4-5 FT TO THE MONITOR PLATFORM. EE HAD NOTHING IN HIS HANDS AND INSPECTION OF THE LOADER LADDER FOUND IT IN GOOD CONDITI ON. EE WAS WEARING RUBBER BOOTS WHICH WERE IN GOOD CONDITION. DUE TO HYDROLOGIC WINNING THE CURER IN WET. EE SLATED HE GOT IN TOO BIG HURRY TO DISMOUNT LOADERS. EE WAS GIVEN ADDITION HAVING I

EE WAS CLOSING A WATER VALVE WITH A PIPE WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING THE EE TO FALL BACKWARDS, LANDING ON HIS BACK & SHOULDER. EE DID NOT WANT MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 7/25/97 AT WHICH T IME THE INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE. PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED MUSCLE SPAZMS.

EE RAN INTO A BRAKE PLATFORM ON A RAILCAR WHILE ATTEMPING TO MOUNT THE PLAFORM TO OPERATE HE BRAKE STRIKING HIS LEFT CHEST BRUISING RIB BRAKE PLATFORM WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. EE WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO WHERE HE WAS GOING INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 1-26-96 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS SENT FORM MEDICAL EVALUATION. DAIGNOSIS WAS BRUISED RIB AND PUT ON LEFT .

EMPLOYEE IS UNCERTAIN AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE INJURY. HE STATES THAT HE FELT SLIGHT PAIN IN HIS LEFT ANKLE WHEN HE LEFT WORK AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT. PAIN PROGESSIVELY GOT WORSE DURING THE W EEKEND. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT HE INJURY UNTIL 7-31-95 AND WAS TAKEN TO DR FOR MEDICAL EVALUCATION. EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASED TO WORK WITH RESTRICTIONS BUT WITH NO LOST TIME INCURRED.

SHUTOFF VALVES ON OXYGEN/ACETYLENE TORCH LEAKED AFTER EE SHUT OFF TORCH. ACETYLENE ACCUMULATED IN 2" PIPE WHERE EE HAD PALCED TORCH. WHEN EE RELIT TORCH AND RESUMED CUTTING, THE ACCUMULATED G AS EXPLODED. EE'S RT. EAR WAS INJURED. INJURY CAUSED BY NOISE FROM EXPLOSION.

EE WAS STANDING ON EXPANDED METAL WALKWAY. HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST GUARD RAL, BRUISING HIS RIGHT SIDE RIB CAGE AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS REDPLACING CHUTE ON SAND LOADING EQUIPMENT. HE WAS MOVING THE CHUTE OUT OF HIS WAY, USING AN ELECTRIC HOIST. THE HOOK ATTACHING CHUTE OT HOIST CAME LOOSE AN CHUTE FELL APPROX. 1" STRIKING EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS CUTTING BOLTS OFF OF A 4 INCH PIPE THAT WAS ELEVATED 1 FOOT WHEN THE PIPE JUMPED AND STRUCK EE ON CHIN RESULTING IN LACERATION REQUIRING 8 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING BETWEEN TWO COUPLED RAILCARS. HE SLIPPED OFF THE COUPLING AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ARM ON A SHARP EDGE ON THE CAR, CAUSING THE LACERATION.

MECHANIC WAS GRINDING ON STEEL. HE HAD SAFETY EEYWEAR ON. A PIECE OF STEEL SOMEHOW DEFLECTED UNDERNEATH HIS EYEWEAR AND BECAME LODGED IN HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING WET SAND AWAY FROM ELEVATOR FEED PORT WHEN HE STRUCK A PROTRUDING PIECE OF SHOP METAL BETWEEN HIS THUMB & FOREFINGER OF THE RT HAND THE CUT REQUIRED 6 SUTURES TO CLOSE & A TETANUS SHOT WAS GIVEN

SLIPPED ON CHEMICAL ON TOP OF HORIZONTAL CHEMICAL TANK WHILE OPENING INSPECTION HATCH AND FELL TO GROUND.

EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO RESPOT A RAILCAR BY PRYIING ON WHEEL WITH A 5' PRY BAR INSTEAD OF A CAR JACK THE GROUND WAS WET AND MUDDY HE ATTEMPTED TO THIS STANDING ON THE RAIL THE CAR MOVED FORWARD BUT THEN ROLLED BACK ONTO THE BAR PINNING HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE BAR AND RAIL HIS SUPERVISOR MOVED THE CAR OPEN HEARING HIS SHOUTS OF HELP

I,NAME WAS INSTALLING A HOSE ON A MILL CYCLONE, STEPPED OFF A HANDRAIL, CAUGHT HIS FOOT AND HIS RIGHT KNEE BUCKLED UNDER HIS WEIGHT. VISITED DOCTOR ON 12-4-87. X-RAYED ACE BANDAGE APPLIED TO K NEE; RX FOR INFLAMATION.

CUT WITH KNIFE WHILE STRIPPING INSULATION ON ELECTRIC WIRE.