ST CHARLES PLANT: 81 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was trying to loosen an impeller lock. He hit the lock and a piece of metal broke off and hit his hand. The injury required stitches.

Employee slipped while climbing a ladder and hit his shin. Employee diagnosed with a hematoma on his right leg. Later, employee was prescribed Keflex for infection, making this incident recordable.

EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT A PLATE INSIDE A BIN. THE OXYGEN HOSE APPARENTLY SUSTAINED A LEAK AND WHEN EE TURNED THE TORCH ON IT IGNITED THE EMPLOYEE'S SHIRT. EQUIPMENT HAD FLASHBACK A RRESTORS ON BOTH ENDS. EE WAS SENT FOR TREATMENTOF BURNS AND RELEASED. THE EQUIPMENT WAS TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND IS TO BE EVALUATED/REPAIRED/REPLACED.

EE STATED HIS KNEE POPPED WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON 3-2-01. DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT UNTIL 3-5-01 AT WHICH TIME SAW DR. RELEASED FOR LIGHT DUTY UNTIL 3-9-01. DETERMINED 3-12-01 NOT TO WOR K PER DR.'S ORDERS. MRI COMPLETED 3-13-01. NO RESULTS YET.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A BOX OF DYNAMITE OFF DYNAMITE TRUCK. HE WAS NOT WEAR ING HIS COMPANY ISSUED BACK BELT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRABBING A PIECE OF WOOD THAT WAS ON A CONVEYOR BELT WHICH RAN TO THE SECONDARY CRUSHER. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RETRIEVE THE PIECE OF WOOD BEFORE IT RAN INTO THE CRUSHER. THE EMPLOY EE SUSTAINED A PULLED-MUSCLE IN HIS R SHOULDER.

EE STATES HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK SOMETIME THE MORNING OF 6-1-92 EE STATES HE DID VARIOUS JOBS THAT MORNING AND DID NOT KNOW WHICH JOB CAUSED HIS PROBLEM. THE JOBS HE PERFORMED THAT MORNING WERE A DROVE A EUCLID TRUCK B SHOVELING AND C USING A PRY BAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON CONVEYOR BELT, WHEN HE FELL AND TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS ARMS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS LUBRICATING CONVEYOR. THE EMPLOYEE HAS A RIGHT SHOULDER STRAIN.

GETTING OUT OF CAB ON HAUL TRUCK,LOST BALANCE AND FELL OFF LANDING ON RIGHT LEG.

EMPL RUNNING TO SCALE HOUSE CUT HAND ON PROTRUDING PIECE OF METAL.THE CUT REQ 4 STITCHES .PIECE OF METAL REPAIRED FOLLOWING ACCIDENT.

MAINT ON CONVEY FRAME BROKE OFF REDUCER SWUNG AROUND PINNED EMP LEG TO CONVEY FRAME

EMPL CLIMBING DOWN PERMANENTLY ATTACHED LADDER ON PLANT.WHEN HE REACHED GROUND LEVEL,MATERIAL BUILDUP MADE GROUND UNEVEN AND EMPL SPRAINED ANKLE

AN EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING A WELDING TRUCK TO PARK ON A INCLINE. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS AT THE REAR TO BLOCK THE REAR WHEELS DURING MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE DIED ON THE INCLINE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE INCLINE STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TWO POUND HAMMER ON BOLTS TO A ROLLER CHAIN IN A MAINTENANCE REPAIR PROCEDURE ON CRUSHING PLANT HAMMER SLIPPED OFF BOLT & CHAIN STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON FINGER

DUCKING TO WALK UNDER CONVEY EXPER LOWER BACK PAIN.

EMPL WAS USING A PRYBAR TO CLEAN THE TRACKS OF A D9 MACHINE OF DEBRIS THE BAR SLIPPED AND THE EMPS THUMB STRUCK THE FRAME OF THE D9

EMPL UNDER LOADING BIN OPERATING HANDLE TO LOAD STOCKPILE VEHICL WHEN ROCK CAME OFF RETURN BELT 25'OVER BIN WHICH WAS OPERATING AND STRUCK EMPL ON TOP OF HEAD.THE EMPL ISSUED HARD HAT BUT WASN T WEARING IT AT THE TIME.EMPL RECD 3 STITCHES ON TOP OF HEAD AND RETURNED TO WORK NEXT SHIFT.

EMPL TURNING ON3POWER TO HAMMERMILL ON PRIMARY CRUSHER.THE CONTACTS IN DISCONNECT BOX HAD BUILDUP OF LIME AND SHORTED-OUT WHEN POWER WAS TURNED ON.EMPL RECD BURN ON FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN3THE QUARRY PIT LOADING A DRILLED HOLE WITH POWDER AND DYNAMITE FOR BLASTING EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A LOWER BACK STRAIN

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A PORTABLE CRUSHER.A TRUCK WAS DUMPING ROCK INTO CRUSHER BIN AND ONE ROLLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE CRUSHER AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT KNEE AND ANKLE.

UNDER TRUCK WOR5ING GOT OUT TO GET TOOL STOOD UP & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK THIS EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL SEPT 301986 & THEN WENT TO THE DOCTGOR HE HAS BVEEN OFF WORK FROM THAT DATE

THE EE WAS APPY3NG A BELT LUBRICANT ON A CONVEYOR BELT TO PREVENT THE BELT FROM SLIPPING. THE EES COAT SLEEVE WAS CAUGHT IN THE CONVEYOR PULLEY CAUSING CUTS TO T HE EES RIGHT HAND & FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON CRUSHER AND GOT A PIECE OF STEEL AND SOME RUST IN HIS LEFT EYE.EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

THE EMPLOYEE DOES NOT REMEMBER HOW ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE EMPLOYEE EITHER TRIPPED AND FELL ON THE DRILL OR ROCK NEAR WHERE HE WAS OPERATING DRILL, OR ROCK FELL OFF BLUFF. THE EMPLOYEE HAD A LA CERATION OF THE SCALP THAT REQUIRED EIGHT STITCHES. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT AT THETIME OF THE INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS FEEDING CRUSHER EMPLOYEE LEANED ON RAILING WITH SWITCH BOX IN HAND BOX WAS TOUCHING RAILING WHEN EMPLOYEE PUSHED ON BUTTON AND BOX SHORTED OUT ON RAILING SHOCKING EMPLOYEE