Shakespeare Pit: 92 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee allegedly strained lower back while operating a volvo skid loader.

In the process of removing a tail pulley guard the lower portion of the guard fell and struck employee in the wrist. This became reportable when electrical stimulation therapy was administered on July 23, 2008.

While walking up catwalk, burned hand on hot handrail

While removing bracket teeth with a hammer, piece of metal lodged in left forearm.

employee walked around front of her truck and slipped on wet material.

DRIVER WAS BACKED UP AND DUMPING A LOAD OF GRAVEL. TRAILER BEGAN TO TILT AND DRIVER TRIED TO LOWER TRAILER BUT EVERYTHING ROLLED ON DRIVERS SIDE(TRUCK INCLUDED).

EE WAS INFLATING A TIRE AND IT EXPLODED.

DRIVER WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK AND REACHED OVE PIPE W/LEFT ARM AND GOT BURNED.

DRIVER WAS GETTING TARP FROM UNDER ROCK PILE IN BACK OF TRUCK AND SPRAINED BACK.

DRIVER GETTING OFF OF TRUCK & TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

DRIVER WAS GETTING OUT OF SEMI & HIS BOOT CAUGHTON THE TRUCK CAUSING HIM TO INJURE HIS RIGHT ANKLE

DRIVER WAS TARPING A LOAD & THE DEVISE JERKED HIS ARM BACK

ROLLING TIRES TO BE LOADED ON TRUCK & TWISTED HIS ANKLE

TESTING LINE WITH VOLTAGE TESTER WHEN THERE WAS AN ARC BETWEEN THE TWO PROBES. ELECTRICIAN SHORTED OUT PROBES.

WAS CHANGING SCREENS ON A SCREEN DECK WHEN HE WAS CARPING THE SCREEN ON THE CATWALK HE HIT HIS KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING I-BEAM IN THE DRIVE OVER GRIZZLY.

SHOVELING UNDER BELT AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE STEPPED ONTO A MANHOLE COVER, THE COVER FLIPPED UP ON ONE CORNER, AND EE STEPPED THROUGH IT.

SLIPPED ON AUGER AT THE WASH PLANT.

WAS USING LEFT HAND WHEN GREASING & STRETCHED TENDONS

WHILE REMOVING A WINGED HOPPER, THE SCREEN FELL AND STRUCK EE'S RT FOOT.

WHILE OILING THE SHAKER HE TRIED TO PRY THE GUARD AWAY AND THE BAR GOT CAUGHT IN THE FLY WHEEL CAUSING A FRACTURE AND LACERATION TO THE RIGHT HAND.

WHILE DESCENDING LOADER LADDER, SLIPPED ON LAST STEP, FELL BACKWARDS AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT HAND, CAUSING A CONTUSION.

PULLING A PIECE OF METAL OUT OF TABLE VISE AND PULLED GROIN AREA.

HIT ELBOW ON SKIRT BOARD AFTER REMOVING DEBRIS WITH A LONG BAR.

WHILE LIFTING BONNETT ON CONE CRUSHER, STEEL BAR SLIPPED AND HIT LEFT SIDE OF FOREHEAD CASUING A LACERATION.

EE WAS DRIVING A 35 TONE HAUL TRUCK ENROUTE TO THE PIT AFTER DUMPING LOAD WITH THE BED IN THE FULLY RAISED POSITION. WHEN ENTERING TUNNEL LOCATED BELOW OSUNA RD, BED STRUCK TOP EDGE OF TUNNEL, STOPPING THE TRUCK. CAB STRUCK ROOF OF TUNNEL. EE SUSTAINED LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM AND VARIOUS UPPOER BODY CONTUSIONS.

EMP FELL AS HE WAS GETTING OFF HIS DOZER AND JAMMED HIS THUMB ON THE TRACKS. ORIGINALLY REPORTEDAS FIRST AID CASE. ON 12-14-95 EMP'S THUMB STILLHURT SO SOUGHT MED ATTENTION. RETURNED TO WK WIT H SPLINT ON THUMB, AND IS ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

WHILE REMOVING THE GEAR BOX TO EXPOSE THE BEARING THE PULLING EYE ON THE MOTOR BROKE FALLING ON HIS LES & KNEES

AFTER MOVING A SMALL CATWALK TO CLEAN A TAIL POLLY, EE BEGAN TO SHOVEL DIRT. FELT A SHARP PAIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SMALL OF HIS BACK. LIMITED DUTY FOR TWO DAYS.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER I-BEAM ON TOP OF LOAD-OUT BINS AND HIT LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SAND AT THE PLANT HAD ALSO USED A SLEDGEHAMMER ON THE FEED HOPPER IMPAIRMENT OF EMPLOYEE DUE TO BACK STRAIN NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT EMPLOYEE IS CURRENTLY OFF WORK

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING TURBO IMPACT CRUSHER HURT HIS BACK WHILE PICKING UP TABLE SHOE THAT WEIGHTS ABOUT 50 LBS

EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING ROCKS FROM CONE CRUSHER. HE STRAINED LOWER BACK WHEN LIFTING OUT OVERSIZED ROCK. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK BUT HAS RESTRICTIONS ON WORK ACTIVITIES.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BEARING FROM TAIL PULLEY SHAFT. HE WAS HOLDING PUNCH. FELLOW EMPLOYEE HOLDING HAMMER. A PIECE OF THE BEARING HOUSING LODGE DIN HIS WRIST. REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.

WHILE OPERATING THE WASH PLANT, HE RAISED UP, HITTING HIS HEAD ON A BEAM AND JAMMING HIS NECK. HAD HARD HAT ON. NO DAMAGE FOR IMPAIRMENT TO MINING OPERATION.

WHILE STEPPING DOWN TO THE GROUND ONTO A PILE OF SAND AT THE BOTTOM OF A LADDER THE SAND GAVE WAY & HE TWISTED HIS RT KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE SCREENS AT WASH PLANT. EMPLOYEE PULLED SCREEN TO HOLD IT IN PLACE AND INJURED HIS BACK IN THE PROCESS.

AS EMPLOYEE ENTERED INTO TAIL PULLEY AREA TO CLEAN UP THE AREA HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE GRAVEL ON INCLINE WALKWAY. WHEN FALLING RIGHT LEG CAME IN CONTACT WITH RIDGID ELECTRICAL CONDUCT HITTING LOW ER RIGHT SHIN.

EXITING A CHARGE HOPPER PREPARING TO CLOSE DOOR AND LOCK IT L HAND WAS IN DOOR FRAME DOOR SMASHED HIS L HAND TWO FINGERS RING FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER MAY LOOSE END OF FINGERS

INJURED WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN BACK. INJURED WAS FEELING QUITE WELL AND RETURNED TO WORK BUT WAS REFERRED TO PHYSICAL THERAPY AND IN THIS TREATMENT WAS ASKED TO LIFT AND MOVE 75 POUNDS AND SUBSEQUENTLY HAD TO BE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE AND ADMITTED.

ICY CONDITION E5RLY IN THE MORING DUE TO COLD SPELL.

INJURED WAS WOR5ING INSIDE FEED HOPPER WHICH WAS DOWN FOR REPAIRS, SLIPPED, INJURED KNE.,

IMPROPER TURNING BY INJ WHILE CARRYING LOAD.

INJURED HAD CLIMBED INTO "JAW" AREA OF PRIMART CONE CRUSHER TO FREE WVERSIZE MATERIAL THAT HAD BECOME LODGEDL WHIN INJURED HAD FINISHED HE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF CONE AREA WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTI NG ON WET METAL AND SLIPPED LANDING ON HIS RIGHT KNEE ON A PORTION OF EXPANDED METAL AT WHICH TIME HE LACERATED THE FLESHY PORTION OF THE KNEE WHICH REQUIRED FIVE(5) SUTURES TO REPAIR.

INJURED WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELTING WITH A LINOLEUM KNIFE WHEN HE HAD TO PULL WHEN THE KNIFE GOT STUCK RESULTING IN THE KNIFE CUTTING THRU & THEN BECAUSE OF THE EXTRA FORCE APPLI ED GOING INTO THE INJUREDS RIGHT UPPER MUSCLAR AREA OF HIS THIGH REQUIRING SUTURES.

INJ WAS WORKING AT VARIOUS DUTIES THRU OUT THE DAY AND USED A SLEDGE HAMMER AFTER GETTING OFF WORK SHIFT AND GOING HOME RIGHT WRIST BEGAN TO HURT AND THE PAIN AND SWELLING CONTINUED THROUGHTOU NIGHT THIS SAME WRIST WAS INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT IN PRIOR YEAR

INJURED WAS CLIMBING INTO THE CAB OF DOZER #900 AND STRUCK HISRIGHT KNEE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. INJURY DID NOT MATURE TO REQUIRING ATTENTION UNTIL 10/22/83 AT WHICH TIME MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS WAS CELLULITIS WITH NO INFECTION. FLUID WAS DRAINED OFF TO RELEASE PAIN AND INJURED REMAINED OFF WORK 5 WORKING DAYS TO RECOOPERATE.

INJURED WAS ROLLING "OVERSIZE" ROCK OFF GRIZZLEY AT PORTABLE CRUSHER WHEN A ROCK ROLLED IN SUCHY A MANNER AS TO TRAP AND SMASH HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG BETWEEN THE ROCK AND THE GRIZZLEY METAL BACK PLATE.

INJURED AND CO WORKER WERE LINING DUMP BOTTOM RAIL ROAD CARS GATES WITH PAPER TO LOAD SAND WHEN INJURED SLIPPED ON END SLOPE 18DEGREE AND FELL ON RIGHT RIBCAGE ONTO METAL BOTTOM STRUCTURAL MEM BER SUSTAINING MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO AREA OF RIGHT RIBCAGE

INJURED WAS OPERATING HIS SCRAPER WHEN HE HIT A BUMP WHICH JERKED THE CAB OF THE SCRAPER AND HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK AREA

INJURED AND CO-WORKER WERE REPLACING SAFETY SCREEN COVER OVER FEED OF MAIN JAW CRUSHER AND WERE HAVING TO PRY COVER INTO POSITION TO INSERT HOLDING BOLTS WHEN PRYBAR LOST CONTACT WITH INSIDE O F JAW CAUSING BAR TO FREE ITSELF AND STRIKE INJURED ON THE RT SIDE OF HIS JAW WITH HIS FIST AROUND BAR WHICH CAUSED HIS TEETH TO SCRAPE AGAINST EACH OTHER RESULTING IN A SMALL CHIP