Spotsylvania Plant: 111 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Large rocks on the ground ee rolled ankle fell to the ground breaking leg.

Driller Suffered Heart Attack

WHILE WASHING OUT THE BUCKET OF THE MACHINE BELOW THE PRIMARY CRUSHER, THE WATER HOSE BURST CAUSING SOME BRUISING TO THE GROIN AREA.

Associate was cutting a piece of flashing with a utilty knife(box cutter). When the blade reached the end of the rubber, and with the force the associate was using, the blade slipped causing a puncture wound on the associate's upper left leg near the knee (inside thigh). Causing the associate to receive one(1) suture and three(3) staples. The assocate was cleared to return to work.

Tightening the 5 1/2 shorthead crusher and lid that covers the adjustment controls fell closed and contacted his wrist.

Pit loader was driving towards EE in pickup truck. EE stopped to allow right of way to it. Pit loader says sun was in his eyes; did not see pickup truck. The pit loader struck the pickup truck on the driver's side. EE was unable to move by the time he realized the pit loader was not stopping. He suffered a minor injury to his hand. Some metal was removed at a doctor's visit.

LOST FOOTING WHILE CLIMBING DOWN STEPS ON TRUCK, HE GRABBED HANDRAIL & SPUN AROUND, HITTING HIS BACK ON THE TRUCK.

Was attempting to lift 4 by 8 steel plate to position in a screen when he felt a pain in his lower back.

ASSOCIATE WAS WORKING ON NIGHT SHIFT WORKING ON THE 5 1/2 CRUSHER, ASSOCIATE WAS TEPPING DOWN, FOOT SLIPPED OFF EDGE OF CRUSHER AND FOOT LANDED ON CRUSHER BOLTS AND ROLLED ANKLE.

EE WAS USING A 1 1/2" WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A MUD HOG (BELTSCRAPER) (EE WAS WORKING OVERHEAD) THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND CUT EE ON UPPER LIP ON RIGHT SIDE.

ASSOC MOVING WING PULLEY W/JBC LOADER, PULLEY GOT CAUGHT ON CUTTING BOLTS OF BUCKET, ASSOC GOT OUT OF MACHINE TO MOVE PULLEY OFF BOLTS & THE PULLEY ROLLED OVER MASHING ASSOC HAND BETWEEN BUCKE T & PULLEY.

ASSOCIATE DESCENDING STAIRS @ SCALE OFFICE, KNEE GAVE OUT, WENT TO CATCH SELF & LANDED ON LEFT WRIST FRACTURING WRIST.

OPERATOR WAS OPERATING A ROCK TRUCK HAULING OVERBURDEN FROM AN AREA THAT WAS BEING STRIPPED, RAN OVER A ROUGH AREA CAUSING HIM TO BE JOSTLED ABOUT IN THE SEAT, STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE GREASING LOADER BUCKET-CAT 988B-FOOT SLIPPED WHILE STANDING ON DOG BONE FELL APPROX. 2 FEET TO THE GROUND.

EE FELL, TIGHTENING SCREEN BOLTS CUTTING LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WORKING IN PIT LOADER AND FELT A BITE/ STING TO THE BACK OF HIS NECK.

EE WAS MOUNTING A GALION RUBBER TIRE CRANE WHEN HIS RIGHT KNEE GAVE WAY. EE STATES HE HEARD IT POP.

WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL ON STEPS AT STATION #3 WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AS HE PERFORMED HIS ASSIGNED TASK. EE WORKED SHIFT, THE NEXT SHIFT. TWISTED ANKLE AT HOME PRIOR TO GOING TO DR. RETURNED TO WORK 1-12-01 ON A DR. SLIP

WAS PUSHING FROZEN MATERIAL FROM #5 CONVEYOR BELT END REPORTED HURTING HIS BACK

MECHANIC WAS REPLACING CABLE ON SPRING MOTOR WHEN SPRING SLIPPED, SPINNING SPANNER WRENCH AND STRIKING EE ON BOTH ARMS. EE RECEIVED A FRACTURE TO LOWER LEFT ARM WITH CONTUSIONS. HE ALSO SUSTAI NED A LACERATION TO RIGHT ARM WITH CONTUSIONS.

EE WAS PLACING RUBBER WEAR PLATES INTO #2 SCREEN AND REPORT AN INJURY AND PAIN IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF NECK AND SHOULDER. ON MAY 6, @ 0900AN EE WAS SHOVELING CONVEYOR #3. HE LATER REPORTED ACUT P AIN SATURDAY NIGHT. WENT TO DR. 5-8 RECEIVED FULL RELEASE. RETURN TO DR. ON 5-15, RETURN TO WORK FULL RELEASE. 5-17 WNET TO DR., PLACED ON LIMITED DUTY. NO LIFTING OVER 30 LBS.

EE WAS WALKING ON PIT HAUL ROAD SLIPPED ON COMPACTED SNOW AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK UP PORTABLE WELDER TO WELDING TRUCK AND THE LATCH DID NOT SET. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PUSHED THE BACK OF THE WELDER DOWN AND THE TORGUE CAME UP HAD PUSHED THE HAND A GAINST THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK.

EE CLAIMS INJURY WHEN A RET ROLLER HE WAS PUTTING ON #4 CONVEYOR STUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW. MGT WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT ON 6/14/99 EE REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION 6/16/99 EE WAS WORKING WITHOUT RESTRICTION UNTIL 8/23/99 WHEN HE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY BY A SPECIALIST & WAS RX PHYSICAL THERAPY

EE OPERATING A 35 TON HAUL TRUCK WITH BED RAISED. STRUCK A CONVEYOR STRUCTURE AND SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND CONTUSION OF THE LEFT KNEE.

EE WORKING ON GROUND LEVEL AT STATION #4 WHEN HIS FEET BECAME STUCK IN MUD AND HE FELL ON HIS LEFT ARM SPRAINING HIS LEFT WRIST/FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE AHD COMPLETED FUELING HIS TRUCK AND BENT OVER TO REMOVE THE WHEEL CHOCKS AND EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN IN THE BACK.

EE PINNED HIS LEFT ARM AGAINST THE CONTROLS WHEN DRILL STEEL WAS CROSS THREADED. OPERATOR ERROR WHEN CONTROLS WERE NOT PROPERLY OPERATED CAUSING STEEL TO SPRING OUT STRIKING OPERATOR WHILE IN ROTATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING A GUARD ON THE TAIL PULLEY OF NO. 6 CONVEYOR WHEN THE GUARD SLIPPED STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THUMB CAUSING THE LOSS OF THE NAIL AND A FRACTURE OF THE DISTAL END O F JOINT. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

DRIVER FAILED TO LOCK DOWN PTO CAUSING BED TO RISE AND HIT CONVEYOR BELT.

EE WAS ASSISTING FOREMAN TO LIFT A FOLDING TABLE WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE CONTINUED TO WORK, A REPORT WAS FILED. ON 9-18-98 EE INFORMED SAFETY ENGINEER HE HAD TO HAVE SURG ERY. EE WAS OPERATING ON 10-19-98 FOR ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR. HE WORKED HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL THAT TIME.

TRUCK DRIVER FELL FROM LADDER ON TRUCK BOX WHILE FIXING SPRING ON TARP COVER. HE FELL TO THE GROUND AND STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS NECK. TRUCK DRIVER DELIVERED HIS LOAD AND RETURNED TO MINE PROPER TY AND REPORTED ACCIDENT.

MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND STRUCK BY ROCK WHEN HAND CLEARING A JAMMED CONE CRUSHER.

EE WAS STUNG ON THE RIGHT ARM AND RIGHT LEG BY A BEE. EE HAS AN ALLEGRIC REACTION TO BEE STINGS.

A 20 LB BOLT THAT WAS BEING CLEANED, ROLLED OFF A TABLE, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON FOOT ABOVE THE STEEL TOE PORTION OF HIS SAFEY SHOE.

EE ADJUSTING CHAIN ON SPROCKET OF AIR TRACK DRILL. CHAIN MOVED CATCHING GLOVED HAND IN PINCH POINT.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING SCREEN AND DEVELOPED A HERNIA.

VICTIM TOGGED A BEAM WITH A SLING LIFT WAS A BLIND LIFT WHERE BY CRANE OPERATOR WAS FOLLOWING THE TOGGERS SIGNALS BEGAN HOISTING UP WHEN SLING SLIPPED OUT WHICH ALLOWED THE BEAM TO STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD

EMPLOYEE STRUCK SIDE OF HEAD ON ROPS STRUCTURE OF WALDON LOADER WHEN IT HIT A ROCK. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SEAT BELT & HARDHAT.

EMPLOYEE WAS MANUALLY CLEARING A ROCK JAM IN A CHUTE WITH A BAR HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BY THE BAR AGAINST THE FRAMEWORK

EMPLOYEE WAS STRIPPING INSULATION FROM AN ELECTRICAL WIRE AND CUT HIS THUMB IN THE PROCESS.

EMPLOYEE FELT BACK PAIN/STRAIN AS HE PULLED HIMSELF UP ITNO A HAULAGE TRUCK VIA THE LADDER AND HANDHOLDS.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BEARING FROM A SHAFT AND PULLEY ASSEMBLY. THE BEARDING FELL AND MASHED THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER TIP.

EE CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN CONVEYOR GUARD AND A SMALL CLEAN UP POWER LOADER THE LOADER HAS AN OPEN OPERATOR COMPARTMENT.

HAUL TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED UNDER THE BIN WITH THE MOTOR TURNED OFF AS THE PLANT WAS RESTARTED I NAME STARTED TO LOAD THE TRUCK BEFORE SECURING IT AS THE LOAD CAME ON THE TRUCK IT STARTED TO RO LL I NAME WENT TO GET ON THE TRUCK & SLIPPED STRIKING HIS WRIST ON THE BIN SUPPORT BREADKING A BONE

CLIMBING UP LADDER SLIPPED OFF STEP FELL PULLED MUSCLE IN L SHOULDER

WHILE HELPING TO ADJUST A CRUSHER HE GOT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HANDLE A WEDGE OF THE CRUSHER CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE CUT MASHED REQUIRING SEVEN STITCHES.

HELPING MOVE? METAL PLATE AND PULLED LOWER BACK MUSCLE.STARTED MISSING TIME 1-16-91.

HE WS HELPING CLEAR SOME ROCK FROM A PLUGGED DISCHARGE CHUTE. IN THE PROCESS ONE ROCK FELL FROM THE CHUTE AND STRUCK HIMON THE HAND. BRUISING HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE BACK SIDE NEAR THE BASE OF THE THUMB.

EMPL WAS LOAIDNG SURGE ROCK WITH LOADER AS HE WENT INTO PILE BUCET STRUCK SOMETHING CAUSING EMPL TO BE THROWN FORWARD HURTING LOWER BACK. HE HAD SEATBELT ON AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

WHILE WORKING TO MOVE BELT BUILT PORT SCAFFEL MOVE SCAFFEL GAVE WAY FELL 15' BROKE SM BONE IN LOWER LEFT LEG. CRACKED HIS SHOULDER HAD CUT OVER R EYE

EE WAS WELDING UP UNDER THE CATWALK OF 1 SCREEN DECK. HE HAD GRINDER ACCESS TO THIS AREA BY AN EXTENSION LADDER THE WELDING WAS DONE STANDING ON A PLATFORM. AS HE WAS LEAVING HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE LADDER AN HE FELL APPROX. 10 FT LANDING ON THE BACK HE BRUISED HIS BACK AND LEFT LEG.

I,NAME WAS HELPING TO LOAD OLD SCREEN CLOTH INTO THE BACK OF A PICKUP TO HAUL TO THE STEEL PILE. I,NAME STARTED COMLAINING OF A PAIN IN HIS HERNIA.

HELPING RELOCATE PUGMILL LIME BIN,I.NAME USING GRINDER.EXHAUST FROM GRINDER CAUSED DUST TO BLOW INTO I.NAME LEFT EYE.I.NAME WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT TIME.

WHILE REPLACING THE LAGGING ON A HEAD PULLEY. HE TURNED THE HEAD PULLEY TO ANOTHER POSTION USING A V-BELT IN DOING THIS HE CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE V-BELT AND SHIEVE. THE BELT WA S TURNED OFF AND LOCKED OUT AT THE TIME.

WHILE CLEANING OUT THE PULLEY HOPPER HE WALKED BEHIND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS SHOVELING THE END OF THE HANDLE STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.

HE WAS STATING THE LIME AUGER AT THE MILLL. HE GOT LIME DUST IN HIS EYES.

INJURED WS WORKING UNDER JAW CRUSHER IN A TIGHT AREA LIFTING UP ON A TENSION ROD OAND SPRING PUTTING IN PLACE TO BE TRIGHTENED DOWN. AS HE IFTED ON THE ROD HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK. THIS WAS 12 -28-88 HE WAS OFF ON VACATION UNTIL 1-4-88 WHEN HE REPEEATED THAT HE NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION, UPON GOING TO THE DOCTOR HE WAS GIVEN 3 DAYS OFF AND WENT LIGHT DUTY.

WHITE JUMPING O0F THE BUMPER OF A EUCLID HIS RING HUNG ON THE FENDER AND CUT HIS HAND.

REPLACING V BEL7S AND CAUGHT FINGER IN BETWEEN BEHIND WHEEL AND V BELT.

WHILE WORKING 2N FEEDER ROCK SLID OFF OF SURGE PILE AND STRUCK HIM ON HIP

REMOVING CONVEYOR FROM SITE - COULD NOT GET CONCVEYOR TO COME DOWN WE HAD CRANE ON THE TAILEND OF CONVYEOR. THE PINS WERE REMOVED LLOYD CRAWLED IN THE CONVEYOR TO REMOVE FROZEN STONE AND CONVE YER CAME DOWN PINNING HIS LEGS