Shorter Plant: 30 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

PADDING OF SEAT IN LOADER WORN EXTENSIVELY. INTERIOR PACKING OF SEAT DIRECTLY CONTACTS EE'S BACK CAUSING FREQUENT PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH REPLACEMENT OF LOGWASHER PADDLES. WHIEL STANDING IN LOG WASHER TUB, ANOTHER EE STOOD ON THE CATWALK HANDING THE PADDLES OVER THE GUARD RAIL TO THE EE APPROX 6-12 IN CHES OVER HIS HEAD. AS EE TURNED TO POSITION THE PADDLE FOR INSTALLATION, HIS LEFT, MIDDLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE 2 PADDLES (PADDLE WEIGHT 65-70 LBS EACH)

EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT OUT AND REPLACE WORN BELT CLAMPS ON A 24" CONVEYOR BELT. EE HAD BOTH KNEES DOWN ON THE BELT CUTTING OUT THE CLAMPS. EE WAS USING THE KNIFE PULLING TOWARDS H IM IN THE CUTTING MOTION. WHEN HE PUT MORE PRESSURE ON THE KNIFE TO CUT, THE KNIFE CUT THRU THE BELT AND INTO HIS RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE DOING END OF SHIFT INSPECTION AND FUELING EQUIPMENT IN PIT AREA. MACHINE WAS PARKED NEXT TO FUEL TANK. UPON COMPLETION OF FUELING, HE ATTEMPTED TO STEP DOWN BACKWARDS OFF FRONT END OF MACHINE TRACKS. DUE TO WET, MUDDY CONDITIONS OF TRACKS, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL,BUMPED HEAD ON BUCKET OF MACHINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER THE TEREX 3360 HAUL TRUCK INSPECTING DRIVE LINE BOLTS. AS MECHANIC WAS COMINGFROM UNDER TRUCK ON THE LEFT SIDE, HE RAISED UP TOO QUIKLY, NOT CLEARING HIMSELF OF TRUCK, BUMPI NG HIS HEAD ON THE STEERING HYD. TANK ON THE TRUCK. INCIDENT CAUSED MUSCLE SKELETAL PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING OTHER PLANT PERSONNEL CHANGE BOTTOM BELT ROLLER ON CONVEYER #1. A ROPE WAS TIED TO ONE END OF THE ROLLER TO AID IN PICKING UP AND INSTALLING THE ROLLER INTO ITS FRAME. EMP LOYEE WAS IN AN ELEVATED POSITION, AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS CHEST.

EE SERVES AS GROUNDMAN WHEN MOVING RAILCARS AROUND ON RAILROAD (2ND SHIFT). EE TIGHTENED BRAKES ON THE FIRST RAILCAR, CLIMBED DOWN OFF OF IT AND BEGAN MOVING (TROTTING) TO THE NEXT CAR ON RELA TIVELY FLAT GROUND ALONG RAIL LINE. EE ALLEDGES THAT AS HE WAS MOVING, HIS RT KNEE CAP POPPED AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND. EE WAS ABLE TO GET UP AND CONTINUED WORKING. DR DETERMINED THAT LIGAME

EE WAS SERVICING KOMATSU BACKHOE IN GENERAL PIT AREA WHICH WAS PARKED NEAR WEEDED AREA. EXPOSURE TO WEEDS CAUSED SOME ITCHINESS, SWELLING AND BLISTERS LATER APPEARED DURING NEXT WEEK. DIAGNOSE D AS CONTACT DERMATITIS BY OUTPATIENT FACILITY.

EE PICKED UP SCREEN CLOTH TO PLACE INTO SCREEN RACK. AS HE PLACED THE SCREEN INTO THE RACK, FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN SCREEN CLOTH AND RACK. EE SNATCHED FINGER OUT OF RACK CAUSING CUT TO LEFT, MIDDLE FINGER, ABOVE TOP JOINT

WHEN EE COMPLETED PAPERWORK TO BEGIN WORK ROUTINE, IN A EFFORT TO GET UP FROM CHAIR, TURN & WALK AWAY, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK CAUSED BY THE TWISTING MOTION OF THE BODY. EE TAKE N TO MEDICAL FACILITY FOR EXAMINATION - DIAGNOSED AS BACK STRAIN. RECOMMENDED NO LIFTING, LIGHT DUTY FOR 5 DAYS, THEN RE-EXAMINATION REQUESTED.

EMPLLOYEE STOOD ON TOP OF TRUCK CAB WASHING OUT RAILCARS WITH PRESSURE HOSE ATTACHED TO TRUCK. TRUCK SLIPPED OUUT OF GEAR, SURGING FORWARD. SUDDEN SURGE CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO FALL INJURING KNEE ON CAB OF TRUCK. INJURY IDENTIFIED AS STRAIN REQUIRING TREATMENT AND LIMITED STANDING/WALKING FOR 2 DAYS.

AS EE WAS TRANSPORTING BOXES OF QC SAMPLES FROM OFFICE TO LAB, HE LOST HIS BALANCE WHILE GOING DOWN THE PORTABLE STEPS LEADING INTO THE LAB. IN FALLING, EE HIT HIS HEAD ON REFRIGERATOR DOOR HANDLE (METAL) WHICH SITS DIRECTLY ACROSS FROM ENTRANCE WAY

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING PIT RUN FROM UNDER THE FEED BELT TAIL PULLEY AT PLANT 2. A PLATE WELDED TOTHE TOP OF THE HOPPER WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO PREVENT SOME OF THE PIT RUN FROM FALLING BEHIND THE P ULLEY FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE, BRUISING HIS HOULDER, ARM AND FRACTURED RIB.

WHILE DRIVING A CATERPILLAR DJ 25 HAUL TRUCK EMPLOYEE SAID TRUCK WAS SHAKING AND VIBRATING. A PAIN STARTED IN MY LEGS AND SPREAD TO HIS LOWER BACK. HE SAID HE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE.

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM UNDER A RAILCAR WHEN LOWER PART OF BACK WRENCHED TO POINT WHERE HE COULD NOT MOVE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING GREASE SEALS OUT OF BACKHOE BOOM WITH A CUTTING TORCH. HE WAS CUTTIN GABOVE HIS HEAD HTE TORCH SLIPPED OUT OF HIS RIGHT HAND, STRIKIN GHIS LEFT HAND WITH THE LIT END. BU RN TO 2 FINGERS ON LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVIGN A HAUL TRUCK TOWARD THE IT WHEN THE REAR END OF THE STRUCK SUPPOSEDLY LOCKE DUP. THE EMPLOYEE COULD NOT STEER THE TRUCK AND THE TRUCK DROVE OFF INTO A DITCH. CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO BUST A WINDOW AND THE DUMP BED TO TURN OVER.

EE WAS INSTALLING A PART WISHBONE ON A BACKHOE ONE THE PINS THAT HOLDS THE WISHBONE IN PLACE FELL STRIKING THE EE ON THE RIGHT FOOT. HE WAS WEARING STEEL HARD SHOE AT THE TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING UNDERNEATH A PIECE OF CHANNEL. HE WAS TURNED SIDEWAYS WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG BROKE OFF AND FELL INTO HIS EAR.

EE WAS WALKING ON THE HOPPES GRATE MAKING SURE MATERIAL WAS FLOWING THRU. HE STARTED WALKING BACK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HIS LEG WENT BETWEEN TO OF THE METAL GRATE BARS CAUSING BRUISES AND SCRAPER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING & STOPPED TO CHIP THE FLUX AWAY FROM HIS WELD A PIECE OF FLUX WENT UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES & INTO HIS RT EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE MACHANICPICKUP TRUCK WHEN THE MECHANIC STARTED DRIVING OFF THE EMPLOYEE SLID HIMSELF OFF THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK EMPLOYEES LEFT SIDE OF HIS LEFT FOOT & AN KLE WAS RUN OVER BY THE LEFT REAR TIRE OF THE PICKUP

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING PIT RUN FROM THE PIT TO THE PLANT HE SAID THE TRUCK STARTED FISH TAILING BACK & FORTH HE TRIED TO TURN THE TRUCK WITH THE MOTOR IN ORDER TO STOP THE MOTION OF THE TRUCK TR UCK TURNED ON SIDE IN MIDDLE OF ROAD THE BED OF THE TRUCK TURNED OVER ONLY

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING OXYGEN & ACETYLENE BOTTLES HE HAD JUST MOVED A BOTTLE OF OXYGEN & WAS REACHING DOWN FOR A BOTTLE OF ACETYLENE WHEN THE OXYGEN BOTTLE FELL OVER & HIT THE E MPLOYEE ON THE RT SIDE OF HEAD & FACE CUTTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RT CORNER OF RT EYE REQUIRED (1) STITCH XRAYED FOR FRACTURES

EMPLOYEE SAID SOMEONE THREW A ROCK & HIT HIM IN BACK OF THE HEAD

EE WAS LIGHTING CUTTING TORCH TO AID IN CHANGING SHAKER SCREENS TORCH BACKFIRED PRODUCING A LUD BOOM CAUSING RINING IN EE S EARS AND SOME HEARING IMPAIRMENT.

WHILE MOVING AMTERIAL FROM PIT TO PLANT, EMPLOYEE CROSSED SMALL MOUND OF DIRT IN ROAD. UP CROSSING, STEERING SYSTEM WENT OUT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE CONTROL AND TURNINGREAR PORTION OF TRUCK O VER. EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN FORWARD STRAINING MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK. SEAT BELT WAS IN USE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED DEFECT IN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WHICH BLEW A STEERING CYLINDER.

DURING PROCESS OF CHANGING SCREENS, EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT WITH AN AIR WRENCH. WASHER AND THE SCREEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING SHOVEL TO MOVE DIRT FROM UNDER HOPPER WHEN THE WIND BLEW SOME SAND IN HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE RUBBED HIS EYE CAUSING FURTHER IRRITATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING A TANK USED TO CONTROL WEEDS ON YARD. PRESSURE INSIDE TANK FORCED WATER AND CHEMICAL INTO FACE AND EYES OF EMPLOYEE. EYES WERE WASHED WITH EYE SOLUTION. EMPLOYEE SAID EYE S WERE BURNING AND WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECEIVED TREATMENT.

WHILE WELDING ON PLANT, EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING FLUX OFF WELD. HOT FLUX CHIPPED OFF AND SETTLED ON EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG AND INFLICTED MINOR BURNS.

WHILE CHECKING FOR OIL LEAK ON SPEED REDUCER ON NUMBER 1 BELT EE FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND HIS HAND HIT SPEED REDUCER LEFT HAND CUT ON 4 FINGER.

WHILE TRUCK WAS IN A FORWARD MOTION, DRIVER TURNED TO CHECK CONDITIONS BEHIND HIM. IN DOING DO, FRONT WHEELS ENTERED DRAINAGE DITCH CAUSING REAR END TO TURN ON SIDE WHILE FRONT PORTION REMAINE D UPRIGHT. THE IMPACT CAUSED BRUISING AND STRAINING TO LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS TRIMING WIRE TO HOOK LIGHTS UP ON #! DUMP TRUCK. THE KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED WHEN CUTTING TIE STRAPS THE KNIFE CUT HIS LEFT ARM. HE RECEIVED 15 STITCHES.

I.NAME TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE LOG WASHER WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND EMPL HIT RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

LARGE BEARING SLIPPED AND FELL, ROLLING OVER LITTLE FINGER. IT CUT OFF TIP OF THE FINGER.

CUTTING A PIECE OF IRON PLATE AND DROPPED IT ON FOOT.EMPL DIDNT GO TO THE DR.

INJURED WAS REMOVING TAIL PULLEY GUARD ON #1 CONVEYOR AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK.DOCTOR SAID INJURED HAD STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK.

HE WAS RELEASING THE BRAKE ON A RAILROAD CAR. HIS WEDDING BAND GOT CAUGHT BY THE TURN HANDLE AND SNATCHED HIS FINGER, RIPPING THE SKIN.

MODIFYING PLUMBING ON SCREENING TOWER OPENED UP HOLE IN CATWALK TO RELOCATE PLUMBING.DURING COURSE OF JOB,EMPL STEPPED INTO HOLE INJURING RIGHT KNEE.