Shawnee-Plant #2: 90 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was climbing out of plant 2 tanks on a ladder with 3 points of contact. 1 point was plunger rod. The rod is bolted on the bottom. Employee slipped off plunger rod causing a rapid fall, cutting EE's leg, took 7 stitches

Employee was swinging a 10 pound mal and struck lower left leg.

Employee was handling pipe at the plant site. They felt a strain in lower back.

Dust blew in operator's left eye when operator stepped out of the dozer operator was running.

EE was helping move river cables and tried stepping over a 14" plastic pipe when he slipped and his right leg folded under. He received a contusion of his right knee.

Employee was coming down the tipple steps and tripped and fell on his wrist.

EE and another ee were replacing a wiper on brick flat belt so they had to remove a door off of the drop shoot and they went to put it back and it slipped and hit ee on the right side of his face, right temple area.

Operator grabbed door jam of dredge pilot house with right hand and reached with left hand to close door when the wind blew door shut smashing right thumb in door.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN TREES PULLING CABLES OUT ACROSS WATER, WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND LANDED IN POISON IVY.CONTACT DERMATITIS (POISON IVY) ON RIGHT FOREARM. WENT TO DR. & CAME BACK TO WORK. BECAME REPORTABLE ON 8-10-11 WHEN Rx WAS ISSUED.

TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN DIGGER CHAIN, CHAIN FLIPPED OVER CAUGHT EE'S RIGHT PINKY FINGER AND SLICE IT OPEN REQUIRING 6 STITCHES

A KAW VALLEY SAND AND GRAVEL EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE SKIFF MOVING EQUIPMENT WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING, SLIPPED AND FELL

Customer truck driver was cleaning off tailgate on his truck. The tailgate closed mashing his finger which cut his right pointer finger requiring stitches.

This accident was reported on 9/9/04. EE caught his boot in the ladder exiting the highloader, on 8/4/04, he fell and landed on his left knee. He thought his knee would get better and when it did not, he decided to see a dr. He is on full duty, however, he will going to therapy for two weeks. he had a left knee sprain.

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT FOOT & ANKLE BETWEEN CABLE & SIDE OF BOAT. CONTUSION OF RIGHT FOOT.

EE WAS WORKING ON STACKER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON A PIECE OF STEEL CAUSING SWELLING.

EE WAS BITTEN BY A BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER.

EE WAS WORKING ON A CABLE ON THE DREDGE. HE CAUGHT HIS LEG IN THE CABLE AND IT PINCHED HIS HEEL.

EE WAS CHANGING ARCTURN ROLLER. HE WAS HOLDING THE ROLLER UP WITH HIS RIGHT SHOULDER & APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. DID NOT HAVE TROUBLE UNTIL 11-17 & WENT TO THE CLINIC. WE THOUGHT ONE TIME VISIT. ON THE 254TH, DR. PUT HIM IN PHYSICAL THERAPY.

EE WAS PULLING CABLE ON THE RIVER. HE INJURED HIS LEFT LOWER BACK. BACK STRAIN.

EE WAS REMOVING A PONTOON. THE BRACKET HOLDING THE PONTOON BROKE & CAUSED THE PONTOON TO ROLL TO PORT SIDE & PINNED EE BETWEEN HANDRAIL.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A RATCHET. THE RATCHET SLIPPED AND HIT HIS THUMB ON THE RIGHT HAND. RESULT FRACTURED THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM LOADER WHEN HE TURNED TO GRAB HAND RAIL FOOT SLIPPED AND TWISTED ANKLE.

EE ADVISED ON 4-22-98, THAT HIS ELBOW HINT. HE SAID IT WAS CAUSED FROM PUSHING DRIFT TWO WRECKS BEFORE THAT.

CLEANING UP MOVING OLD PIPE PIPE ROLLED & SMASHED FINGER

STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE PLACING A TIMBER ON A PONTOON.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF 8IN STEEL PIPE MOLTEN METAL FROM THE OXYGEN & ACETYLENE ENTERED THE RT EAR CAUSING AN INFECTION

WHILE REMOVING THE 4 BOLT THRUST BEARING CAP TO INSPECT THE UNIT,THE CAP WHICH WEIGHS APPROX 50 LBS FELL STRIKING THE LEFT LEG.THE ABRASION ON THE LEG WAS FROM THE ANKLE ABOUT 5".THE ABRASION AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCRATCH BECAME INFECTED.

EMPLOYEE WAS PAINTING ON THE DREDGE HE BENT OVER TO CHANGE 5 GAL OF PAINT IN SPRAYER WHILE BENDING OVER HE CAME UP UNDER A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON CATCHING H IS BACK JUST ABOVE THE BELT A SMALL CU T ABOUTR 1'2IN IN LENGTH VERTICAL DR EXAMINED EMPLOYEE & GAVE HIM A RX OF 14 KEFTAB 500MG TAB SENT HIM BACK TO THE PLANT THE 30TH WAS ON FRIDAY I NAME RETURNED TO WORK MONDAY NO TIME LOST

EMPL REPORTED 1-27 COULDNT COME TO WORK BECAUSE LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER HURT ALL NIGHT.DIDNT KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG OR WHY HURTING.DR DIAG TENDINOUS CUFF.NOT DETERMINED REPORTABLE BY WORK.COMP.,BY

WELDING AND RAN HOT WIRE FROM WIRE FEED WELDER INTO LEFT THUMB. PUNTURE WOUND TO LEFT THUMB.

EMPL TIGHTENING3LOCK NUT ON BEARING WHEN BAR HOLDING NUT SLIPPED CAUSING I.NAME TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL FORWARD.

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING PLANT WHEN INSECT CRAWLER UP LEG AND BIT HIM.HIS UPPER LEFT LEG BECAME SWOLLEN WITH INDICATIONS OF INFECTION SPREADING THROUGH BODY.

STEPPED OFF OF 8TEP FROM TIPPLE HOUSE AND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.

HOLDING METAL I3 POSITION FOR TACK WELDING AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.

PRYING BELT UP 4HILE CHANGING ROLLERS

LIGHT FIXTURE W2RKED LOOSE ALLOWING IT TO SUDDENLY SWING DOWN CAUSING I.NAME TO LOSE HIS BALANCE WHILE TRYING TO CATCH IT AND HE FELL BACKWARDS