Roy: 115 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Worker was taking turns with other workers swinging 20lb. sledge hammer to tighten nut on HP-4 crusher cone. Each worker was swinging about 10 times and switching off. This was EE's second time swinging and he made about 8 out of the 10 swings they were making. He stopped and said he felt his back strain. There were 5 miners taking turns.

Miner was unhooking lifting hook on boom truck from storage position. Miner placed right hand near shrive and when block move it caught right little finger between shrive and wire rope.

Worker was changing a tail pulley on a conveyor. He was using a 2-lb. hammer to align the equipment. The worker raised the hammer slightly and felt something in his lower back.

Miner was fabricating a support for a water tank overflow pipe. The miner removed his hard hat temporarily to put on his goggles and was shaking the goggles to remove rain water, when he accidentaly dislodged the support angle iron which struck him in the forehead.

Worker called in to say he would not be at work. Worker allowed his back was sore and he needed to see a doctor. Worker gave no information as to how his injury had occurred. It was not initially reported as workplace related. Worker has had a prior injury of the same general type. Worker was scheduled to see his doctor on 02/13/08.

Equipment operator drove loader over pot hole and jarred neck.

While lifting a steel grate to position it into its concrete framework the miner dropped the steel grate without first removing his fingers smashing the middle and ring finger of his right hand.

Miner failed to follow heat related illness policy and special instructions from superviser the same morning and allowed himself to become dehydrated resulting in heat exaustion.

Worker was picking up a 42" troughing roller when he felt a pain in his left middle back.

WHILE UNLOADING A CONVEYOR OFF A FLATBED, DURING LIFTING THE CONVEYOR, A 4 FOOT SECTION PIVOTED DOWN HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK.

SPRAINED LEFT KNEE WHILE HELPING ANOTHER EE POURA SLAB OF CONCRETE & WHILE LIFTING ONE END OF THE BOARD HIS KNEE POPPED & HE FELL DOWN

INJ EE & ANOTHER EE WERE TAKING OFF CUTTING EDGES FROM LOADER & WERE USING A 1"GUN TO TAKE THE PLOW BOLTS OFF. ONE OF THE PLOW BOLTS SPUN IN INJURED EE'S GLOVED HAND & CUT HIS HAND

EE CLIMBED UP SIDE OF CONVEYOR TO CLEAN OUT 2ND RECEIVING BOX ON TELESCOPING STACKER WHEN STACKER TELESCOPED IN AND CAUGHT RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN CONVEYOR FRAME. 5TH METATARSAL FRACTURE AND TOE LA CERATION TO RIGHT FOOT. TREATMENT WAS A SPLINT AND SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT GRIZZLY, FINGER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN PRY BAR AND HAND RAILING.

EE WAS HOOKING A CHIAN UP TO A LIFTING EYE ON A CONCRETE BLOCK. THE CHAIN WAS HOOKED TO THE BUCKET OF 9 CAT 980 LOADER. THE LOADER OPERATOR PUT TENSION ON THE CHAIN BEFORE HE GOT HIS HANDS CLA EAR. IT PINCHED HIS FINGERS. EE AND OPERATOR LOWERED THE BUCKET, IT BROKE A FINGER AND TOOK SKIN OFF AND A NAIL.

HIT ELBOW ON A PIECE OF IRON.

SLIPPED ON BUCKET LADDER ON DREDGE HIT UNDER LEFT UPPER ARM ON IRON.

UNDERNEATH CRUSHER CLEANING PADS WITH WATER HOSE. ROCK RICHOCETED OFF POWER BOX NEXT TO CRUSHER

WORKING ON AN ALLUMINUM BED LINER WELDING AND GRIDING. I WAS GRINDING ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK WHILE ANOTHER GENTLEMAN WAS WELDING ON THE FRONT.I WAS OUT OF CONTACT WITH THE DIRECT ARC BUT THE REFLECTION OFF THE ALUMINUM IS WHAT GOT ME. I HAD NO IDEAS A REFLECTION OF AN ARC WOULD FLASH BURN THE EYES.

HOLDING A WRENCH. WRENCH SLIPPED AND SMASHED RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN WRENCH & CAT DRIVE SEGMENT ON DREDGE.

WHILE CUTTING STEEL PLATE WITH A TORCH A PIECE OF SLAG POPPED BETWEEN SAFETY GLASSES AND CLINTS EYE THEN POPPED AGAIN AND BURNED TO EYE.

PRESSURE WASHER WASHING TRUCKS AND TRK CHEMICALSUSED GOT IN EYES.

WHILE MOVING EQUIPMENT INTO A STORAGE SHED, BACKED INTO SOMETHING & LOST FOOTING. EQUIPMENT CARRIED THEN FELL ON TOP OF RIGHT LEG, BRUISING THE CALF.

LOST FOOTING WHILE USING HOSE, FINGER WAS CAUGHT UNDER SHUT OFF VALVE, FRACTURING FOURTH FINGEWR LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK LOOSE MANTLE NUT ON ELJAY CONE, SLIPPED ON SOME GREASE AND FELL HURTING HIS RIGHT HAND AND HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE CUT SUPPORT FROM HOPPER. HOPPER ROLLED ON EE S ARM.

A LARGE ROCK FELL FROM SCREEN SCALPER TO THE WALKWAY, BOUNCED ON WALKWAY AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE.