Sanger Plant: 100 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was removing a guard feed box when guard weld broke, and guard swung back onto EE's left thumb resulting in a fracture.

On 11/19/15, Employee self-procured medical treatment and was prescribed an antibiotic and pain medication for a L-eye corneal abrasion. While he was lying on his back looking up to clean dirt from bolts, dirt fell into his L-eye and caused irritation. He was released to full duty on 11/20/15 by the company assigned physician.

On 3/2/11, Employee was taken to the company clinic and was diagnosed with second degree burns to both lower legs from the knees to the ankles. The employee was also taken off of work. While the employee was leveling wet concrete, material entered inside the rubber boots resulting in second degree burns.

The employee went to the hospital on 3/25/08, was placed on restricted duty, and received sutures. The employee was stripping casing from fiber optic cable using a utility knife when the knife slipped and lacerated the right palm of his hand.

While collecting tools from truck, employee lost footing and fell on L-wrist, causing a strain to L-wrist.

EE WENT TO SEE HIS CHIROPRACTOR ON 4-14-03 AND WAS TAKEN OF WORK. ON 4-30-03 HE REPORTED THE INJURY AND WAS TAKEN TO THE COMPANY DOCTOR AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EE CLAIMS THAT HIS NORMAL JOB DUTIES AGGRAVATED AN OLD BACK INJURY AND CAUSED A STRAIN TO HIS BACK. (ALLEGED)

EE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DR ON 1/17/03 & WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHEN REMOVING TROFFING ROLLERS OFF OLD CONVEYOR, CROSS MEMBER BROKE, EEFELL & STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER (ALLEGED.)

EE WENT TO SEE COMPANY PHYSICIAN ON 11-06-02 ANDWAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. USING A BOLT PATTERN TO MOVE APRON LINER ON HAZEMAG CRUSHER (APPROX 300 POUNDS) EE PUT HIS FINGERS IN PATTERN, PULLED TOO HARD AND STRAINED L-HAND & L-FINGERS

EE WENT TO SEE COMPNAY PHYSICIAN ON 10-16-02 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHEN REPLACING BELLY PAN ON LOADER, EE LIFTED THE PAN UP, STRAINED HIS RIGHT ARM, PAN FELL WHICH CAUSED A BRUISE TO RIGHT HAND.

EE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DR. ON 6/13/02 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EE WAS WORKING ON BELT, REMOVING LACING, AND USED A 12X12 BOARD FOR ATABLE. WHEN HE REMOVED THE BOARD, HE SMASHED HIS LT. INDEX FINGER AND CRUSHED IT.

EE WENT TO SEE THE CO DR ON 4-25-02, STITCHES WERE APPLIED AND EE WAS RETURNED TO RESTRICTED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO COMPANY CLINIC ON 1/21/02 AND WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHEN BENDING OVER TO GET A KINK OUT OF THE HOSE, EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EE WENT TO SEE DR ON 11/9/00 & WASPLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK DUTY. WHEN CHECKING GAUGES ON DISCHARGE POND, EE SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS R ANKLE & FELL ONTO A ROCK WITH LKNEE WHICH HE SPRAINED

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE DOCTOR ON 7-20-00 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHIL OPERATING VMC LOADER IN AREA OF STOCK PILE THAT HAD BEEN COMPACTED, IT CREATED A HARD DIGGING SITUATION THEREFORE CAUSING THE LOADER TO BUCK AND ROCK CAUSING STRAIN TO THE LOWER BACK.

WHILE WALKING TO WORK AREA TO REPLACE BEARING, CO-WORKER WELDING AT ADJACENT AREA DROPPED A 3" ANGLE WHICH RICOCHET OFF HAND RAIL AND STRUCK SHIN OF EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WALKING TO WORK AREA.

EE WAS CUTTING OFF THE END OF A WATER HOSE. THE KNOFE SLIPPED OFF HOSE AND CUT MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

EE HAD RIGHT KNEE PROPPED UP AGAINST METAL PLATETO KEEP HIS BALANCE WHILE RELINING CONE CRUSHER

HIT HEAD ON BEAM WHILE BENDING OVER HE FLIPPED A SWITCH TO OPEN THE VALVES ON THE SAN DSORTER. DR SAID IT'S TENDONITIS, NOT FRAM INJURY TO HEAD.

AFTER CUTTING CARDBOARD BOX OPEN WAS CLOSING KNIFE WITH ONE HAND AND BLADE CUT MIDDLE RT FINGER.

REMOVING BATTERY CABLES FROM BATTERY IN EQUIP BOOM TRUCK. BATTERY ACID FROM BATTERY FLEW INTO EYE.

AFTER GETTING INTO THE COMPANY PICK-UP HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS FUELING HAUL TRUCK. WHILE MOVING NOZZLE UP TO TRUCK. FUEL HOSE AT WRAPPED AROUND EE S LEGS CAUSING HER TO FALL. EE SUFFERED DRAINED LOWER BACK AND RIGHT FOOT. EE REPORTED INJURY AS FIRS T AID ONLY. HOWEVER ON 10-28-94 SHE REQUEST TO SEE COMPANY DR.

OPERATING ON A TOP SOIL BANK ABOUT HALF THE HEIGHT OF EUCLID. THE BANK GAVE WAY AND EUCLID TIPPED AND HE HIT HEAD.

PICKING UP FEED PLATE FOR J.B. CRUSHER, PULLED A MUSCLE O LEFT SIDE.

WHILE EATING LUNCH HE COUGHED AND FELT A SHARP PAIN.

55964TE FROM ROCK PLANT TO PIT IN EQUIP #9-2001 WHEN STEERING RAM BROKE CAUSING TRUCK TO WANDER TO RIGHT. WHERE IT IMPACTED A BANK AND RIGHT SIDE WHEELS CLIMBED BANK TURNING TRUCK OVER.

95465ING TAIL PULLEY AND IT SLIPPED.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO JUMP START THE ENGINE OF HIS HAUL TRUCK WITH JUMPER CABLES. HE MOVED THE CABLES AROUND AND THE BATTERY THE CABLES WERE HOOKED UP TO EXPLODED, CAUSING BURNS TO EMPLOY EE'S FACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS STOMACH.

QUIK CHANGE IN DIRECTION ON MICHIGAN LOADER, POPPED NECK, AND STRAINED BACK.

SHOVELING MATERIAL