Standard Mineral Division: 210 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee sprained right ankle when getting off of forklift at propane tank.

Employee was cleaning out a chute with a shovel when EE slipped hitting EE's right side of EE's abdomen on a handrail. EE was seen 1 week later at doctor.

Employee received a second, conforming, B-read of EE's chest x-ray indicating a "1/1" degree of profusion in small opacities. Note: One of the B-readers noted that employee is a smoker.

Employee was using a pulley and chain when the chain Slipped and struck left thumb.

In mid-March employee was raising the roll up garage door when the door roll caught on the roll cover causing the chain to stop moving. The employee indicated that the left middle finger flexed when the chain stopped and was sore. On May 19,2022 employee indicated that the finger was still sore and was seen at doctors office.

EE suffered a small cut on the right index finger while removing a bearing from a shaft on 02/22/22. On 03/31/22 employee reported some swelling and went the Doctor where a small sliver of metal was removed requiring 2 stitches and prescribed antibiotics.

Employee was entering the mill through the lab door. As employee exited, EE pushed on the door glass a little harder than EE should have causing the door glass to break. Employee was seen at ER and received seven stitches for two small cuts on the right hand.

Employee was removing hard hat to put on a safety harness. Employee caught the side of left eye with the hard hat's visor shield causing a scratch to eye.

Employee was removing a 50 lb. bag from the roller conveyor and cut employee's ring finger on employee's right hand. Required 3 stitches.

Employee cut his right index finger while placing a bag on the four spout bag packer. While initially believed to require only first aid the day of the incident, to ensure no infection occurred, a physician prescribed antibiotic the following day.

Employee exhibited a 25 decibel shift from the 2000 baseline.

Employee was assisting in the removal of a steel plate from the floor beneath the crusher. The plate was dropped, striking the employee on the right leg.

Employee was preparing pallets for shipment in the #1 dock area. The forklift operator was moving pallets in the area. As the forklift operator was backing up, the forklift struck the effected employee in the left leg and ankle, resulting in a non-dislocated hairline fracture to the left tibia. Employee was treated by a doctor and returned to work.

Employee slipped on steps, resulting in a bruised elbow and back pain.

Employee received second degree burns to his left hand and wrist from an arc flash while pulling fuses on a submain feeder. Employee was seen at the emergency room.

Employee was standing on the front of a CAT 950 loader working on a clamshell feeder and slipped, falling approximately 6 feet. He fractured his knee and had superficial cuts on his forehead

The maintenance department was repairing a compressor located in the Mill Building. The crew had positioned the hub to install in the housing with a V45 CAT lift truck. The foreman was prying against the hub for better positioning when the fork assembly came off and fell across his hand.

The employee was cleaning up a spill by shoveling material into an elevator, when he pulled his groin muscle.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING AT #1 BAGGER. WHILE DOING A LOAD THE SEAT HE WAS SITTING IN BROKE WITH HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE GRABBED A BAR ATTACHED TO THE BAGGER TO PULL HIMSELF ONTO THE MACHINE TO KEEP FROM FALLING INTO THE AREA BELOW.

EE WAS PACKING OFF BAGS AT #1 BAGGER MACHINE. LIFTED A BAG--TWISTED HIS BACK TO RELEASE THE BAG ON THE PALLET AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EE, OUR MECHANIC, WAS CHANGING THE OIL IN A VEHICLE WHEN A PIECE OF RUSTY METAL DROPPED IN EYE. EE WASHED EYE OUT AND CONTINUED WORKING. THIS WAS ON FRIDAY. THE WEEKEND CAME AND HIS RIGHT EYE BOTHERED HIM. MONDAY MORNING WE SENT HIM TO THE EYE DOCTOR.

EE/INJ WAS SWINGING A SLEDGEHAMMER PUTTNGS PINS ON A PIECE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT (DOZIER)

8 EMPTY AND 1 FULL (STORED BY RR) BULK RAIL CARS STORED ON SMC SIDE TRACK, OVER CAME THE BRAKES; ROLLED DOWN THE SIDING 65 FT HITTING A 10TH CAR ON WHICH AN EMPLOYEE HAD JUST CLIMBED UP ON; KN OCKING DOWN THE EMPLOYEE, THE EMPLOYEE STAYED ON TOP OF THE CAR, THE CARS TRAVELED ANOTHER 95 FT.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING DRIVE BELTS ON CONVEYOR BELT 102. WAS STANDING ON EDGE OF 4 FOOT GUARD RAIL. FEET GOT TANGLED UP WITH EACH OTHER MAKING HIM FALL OFF GUARD RAILING, FELL AGAINST ELEVATOR 101 CUTTING RIGHT FOREARM.

EE WENT INTO A RAISED FORK ON A LIFT TRUCK CAUSING SEVERE BRUISING TO HIS LEFT EYE.

EMP AND ANOTHER EMP WERE MOVING SOME MOTORS FROMMILL AREA. AFTER LIFTING SEVERAL MOTORS, FELT A CATCH IN HIS BACK. DID WORK THE NEXT DAY (SAT) BUT COULDN'T LIFT HEAVY OBJECTS. TOLD SUPERVISOR MONDAY MORNING. WAS SENT TO DR.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING ELV216 CONVEYOR BELT WITH AUTILITY KNIFE - CUTTING HIS LEFT FOREARM.

EE WAS SITTING ON FORKLIFT BACKING U PON LOADING DOCK AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE BACKED UP TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND ACCIDENTLY HIT THE DOCK SWITCH. THE DOCK LOWERED AND THE FORKLIFT SHIFTED BACKWA RD AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK ONTO THE GROUND.

FEEDER PAN SLIPPED OFF WHEELED CART KNOCKING EMPLOYEE INTO SIDE OF; WIRE MESH SCREEN CUTTING LEFT FOREARM DID NOT SECURE LOAD

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING TOGETHER ON PUTTING A PIECE OF PANELLING UP IN AN OFFICE.THEY WERE CUTTING OUT THE WINDOW AREA.INJURED WAS HOLDING THE PANELLING ON ONE SIDE WHICH OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OUT THE WINDOW ON THE OTHER SIDE WITH AUTILITY KNIFE.EMPLOYEE CUT INJURED ON HIS LEFT PALM THROUGH THE PANELLING.

DRIVER WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK, FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP, FELL ON RIGHT WRIST. NOT AN EMPLOYEE OF STANDARD MINERAL CO.

EE WAS WASHING MUD OFF A METAL ROOF USING A PRESSURE WASHER. HE SLIPPED ON THE MUD, THREW HIS LEFT HAND IN FRONT OF THE PRESSURE WASHER DISCHARGE TIP WHILE THE UNIT WAS DISCHARGING. THE FORCE OF THE WATER PUNCTURED EE'S LEFT HAND TRIGGER FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE COVER OF A BATTERY BOX WHEN A BATTERY CELL CAP BLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN HIS LEFT EYE.

EE WAS KNOCKING A PIN WITH HAMMER IN THE TRACK OF FD-20 EQUIPMENT. CHIP FLEW OFF END AND FLEW IN TO RIGHT SIDE OF LEG.

EE WAS CUTTING WOOD, A PIECE OF SAWDUST WAS AROUND EYE AREA, WHICH EE DID NOT KNOW AT THE TIME, WHILE DRIVING BACK TO PLANT THE SAWDUST FELL INTO EE'S RT EYE. HE RUBBED IT OUT. THE DUST INFECT ED HIS EYE.

INJURED WAS LIFTING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR ADN STRAINED BACK.

EE SLIPPED ON ROCK WHILE REFUELING EQUIPMENT AND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE A JACKSHAFT WITH A BAR WHEN IT SLIPPED AND TRASNFERRED ALL WEIGHT TO HIM. IT CAUGHT HIS HANDS BETWEEN THE BAR AND CONCRETE FLOOR. THE RIGHT LITTLE FINGER WAS CUT (STI TCHES REQUIRED) THE RIGHT RING FINGER WAS CUT & THE LEFT THUMB WAS CUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ONT HE WALKWAY THAT LEADS TO THE GROUND LEVEL AT THE CRUSHER PLANT. MADE THE FIRST STEP DOWN, HEARD FOREMAN DUMP A DIPEPR FILL IN THE HOPPER, EMPLOYEE TURNED TO LOOK AN D TRIPPED AND FELL DOWN 5 OR 6 STEPS. WAS TAKEN TO DR'S OFFICE IMMEDIATELY.

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED STEP LADDER AND LEANED TOO FAR TO ONE SIDE CAUSING LADDER TO TOPPLE AND SPRAINING RIGHT WRIST.

55023RUCK A HOT BATTERY CABLE WITH A WRENCH WHICH CAUSED A SPARK TO ENTER AND BURN LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE FELL DOWN FLIGHT OF WOODEN STEPS.

EE PUT HAND IN BARRELL TO REMOVE SOME SCRAP AND CUT RIGHT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE HIT A SPRAY CAN WITH A CLAW HAMMER & IT SPRAYED PAINT IN HIS EYES

CUT L THUMB WITH MACHETE

DROPPED A PC OF FLOOR GRATING ON FOOT

INJ WAS ON TRUCK FENDER WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL OFF HITTING SIDE ON FENDER & HITTING GROUND WITH HARD JOLT SPRAINING BACK.

FOREMAN WAS HELPING EE POSITION RUBBER HOSE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

INFLAMMATION OF RIGHT HAND AGGRAVATED BY REPETITION OF PLACING BAGS ON WOOD PALLET.

LIFTING PIECE OF METAL PLATE WITH COWORKER WHEN COWORKER LOST GRIP INJU CAUGHT PLATE & SPRAINED BACK MUSCLE.

EMPL EXPOSED TO POISON IVY WHILE SURVEYING PROPERTY LINE.

EMPLOYEE HAS PAIN IN UPPER BACK 4-5 WEEKS AFTER SLIPPING ON WET CEMENT FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE WA UNSCREWING A BOLT BY HAND WHEN A LOOSE THREAD FROM THE BOLT HOLE PIERCED HIS FINGER AND EMBEDDED ITSELF.

EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE WHILE WALKING NEAR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS USING A CHAINSAW TO CUT UP A FE LLED TREE. WHEN EMPLOYEE REACHED OUT TO BREAK HIS FALL HIS LEFT HAND TOUCHED THE MOVING CAHAI CHAIN

EMP STEPPED BACKWARD TRIPPED ON EMPTY PALLET AND SAT DOWN HEAVILY ON THAT PALLET