The employee stepped onto a muddy truck wheel when he fell backwards on a crosstie and struck his back and neck causing a whiplash to his spine.
Stafford Plant Metal/Non-Metal
Stafford Plant has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 20
- Years on record
- 1984–2008
- Latest incident
- Jan 2008
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Stafford Plant has $19K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 1 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2009 Q3 | 8,300 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 7,544 | 4 | 2 | 530.2 |
| 2009 Q1 | 9,152 | 2 | 0 | 218.5 |
| 2008 Q4 | 9,514 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 10,762 | 11 | 1 | 1022.1 |
| 2008 Q2 | 10,460 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 11,535 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q4 | 11,761 | 7 | 6 | 595.2 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Q3 | 11,732 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 12,569 | 3 | 0 | 238.7 |
| 2007 Q1 | 12,246 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 11,423 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 12,507 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 12,571 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 13,136 | 2 | 0 | 152.3 |
| 2005 Q4 | 11,585 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 12,525 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 13,061 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 12,755 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q4 | 11,720 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 12,769 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 13,123 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 12,806 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q4 | 12,113 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 13,089 | 1 | 0 | 76.4 |
| 2003 Q2 | 14,213 | 2 | 0 | 140.7 |
| 2003 Q1 | 14,546 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 13,024 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 14,289 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 15,438 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 13,715 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 13,129 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 14,453 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 14,854 | 4 | 0 | 269.3 |
| 2001 Q1 | 16,032 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 15,409 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 15,778 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 15,812 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 15,530 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
20 on file2008 · 3 incidents
The employee was having to walk in deep mud while working in the field. He stepped in a hole and felt that he twisted his left knee while trying to get out.
The employee was picking up a field conveyor roller and putting it in the back of a pickup when he felt a very sharp pain in his right hip which caused him to have an acute lumbar sprain.
2006 · 1 incident
Employee was unscrewing some bolts on a brake pad and the bolt came out quickly with force and lacerated his left middle finger.
2005 · 2 incidents
Employee was cutting a conveyor belt with a cutting knife and the knife slipped at the end of the belt causing the employee to lacerate his right leg.
Injured employee was assisting in moving mats for scraper and a miscommunication between the IE and the dozer operator caused the operator to lower the pad which smushed the IE left little toe and resulted in a fracture.
2004 · 1 incident
Three employees were moving the 7400 dragline which is powered by a large power cable in which a Dozer is used to move while walking the dragline to the new location. The ground man was directing the dozer operator were to go when the cable was caught under some material and caused the cable to pop and struck the employee under the right knee.
2003 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING POWER LINE. CABLE ON BOOM BROKE, CAUSING BOOM TO FALL. EMPLOYEE STRUCK POWER POLE.
2002 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELT WITH BELT KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.
2001 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE CHANGING SCREEN. AS HE WAS LEAVING SCREEN DECK, CUT HIS LEG ON A PIECE OF METAL. DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 5-29-01. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 5-30-01, CUT WAS INFECTED.
1993 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP AN EMBANKMENT TO CONVEYOR BELT LINE TO CHANGE A CONVEYOR IDLER WHEN HE FELT HIS LEFT KNEE GIVE WAY.
1991 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BRAKE ABAND ON MARION 7400 DRAGLINE WHEN RIGHT HAND WAS CUAGHT BETWEEN BRAKE BAND AND FRAME, BRUISING AND CUTTING HIS HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND FIRST INDEX FINGER, REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING CONVEYOR ROLLER ON CONVEYOR BELT; FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND FRAME, BRUISING AND LACERATING THIRD (RING) FINGER, LEFT HAND.
EMPL WAS HELPING CHANGE BUCKET TEETH AS HE WAS KNOCKING ONE OFF WITH SLEDGE HAMMER PIECE CHIPPED OFF HITTING HIM IN RIGHT LEG. INCISION WAS MADE TO REMOVE FOREIGN BODY.
1990 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE ROLLERS AND CAUGHT RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN ROLLER AND BRACKET, CUTTING IT WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE CUTTING OFF LOG WASHER PADDLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING BUCKET TEETH OFF WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN LEFT LEG, REQUIRING THREE STITCHES.
1989 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING ROLLERS WHEN HE CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER RT HAND BETWEEN ROLLER & FRAME HE HAD TO HAVE THREE STITCHES IN WOUND
1986 · 1 incident
EMPL HELPING CH5NGE HYDRAULIC PUMP WHEN IT WAS BEING LIFTED IT CAME UNHOOKED FALLING CATCHING EMPL RIGHT HAND BETWEEN PUMP AND ANGLE IRON.
1984 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE SPOOL OF CABLE WHEN SPOOL SLIPPED CATCHING LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND PIECE OF METAL.
The full compliance file on Stafford Plant
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