Stripping: 12 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EE HAS DISCOVERED SEVERE TO MODERATE HEARING LOSS. HEARING TEST WAS COMPLETED.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING OLD CABLE FROM PULL SCRAPERSPOOL AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING THE BELLY PAN ON THE CAT 325 EXCAVATOR UNIT 968 WHEN A BOLT HE WAS TIGHTENING BROKE AND THE AIR WRENCH FELL SMASHING HIS RIGHT HAND, NO BROKEN BONES. DR PACKED IT WITH ICE AND PRESCRIBED MEDICATION.

EE WAS TURNING FAN BLADES ON A CAT D8 DOZER AND HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SHOVEL AND THE FAN BLADE.

JUMPED OFF OF CAT & WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND HE TWISTED HIS BACK. *THIS REPORT WAS FIRST RECEIVED IN THE OFFIC ON 7-19-99.

EE WAS HELPING MOVE A LARGE ROCK FROM THE THROAT OF A CEDAR RAPIDS IMPACT BREAKER. HE WAS USING A LONG PRY BAR TO TURN THE ROCK SO IT WOULD EVENTUALLY DROP DOWN AND GO IN THE BREAKER. EE WAS S TANDING ON THE CATWALK COMPLETELY TO THE SIDE OF THE THROAT AS THE ROCK WAS TURNED IT WENT INTO THE BREAKER, FRAGMENTED THEN A SMALL PIECE HIT THE CHAINS AND BOUNCED OFF AND HIT EE.

EE HAD FINISHED HIS WORK ON THE 15TH AND WAS DISMOUNTING HIS CAT. IT WAS MUDDY FROM ALL THE RAIN THAT WE HAD RECEIVED AT I80 QUARRY. INSTEAD OF CRAWLING OF THE CAT AND USING THE 3-POINT CONTAC T RULE. HE JUMPED OFF TRACKS TO THE GROUND WHEN WAS ABOUT 4 FT. EE DID NOT WANT TO GET HIS CLOTHES MUDDY SO HE JUMPED THIS WAS A DISGREGARD TO.

EE WAS STRIPPING DOZER MECHANIC WAS LINING UP A HHOLE WITH A 4' PRY BAR. AS HE WA APPLYING PRESSUR EON TEH BA WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON IN THE EYE. SUSTAINED A SMALL CUT AND BLACK EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES BUT HAD TAKNE THE HOLE UP. THIS WAS A UNSAFE ACT. THIS IS AGAINST COMPANY POLICY.

EMP WAS HELPING MECHANIC REPAIR STINGER THAT FITS ON CAT. EMP WAS USING GRINDER ON STINGER IN PREPARATION FOR SOME WELDING. AS EMP WAS GRINDING, GRINDER SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND STRUCK HIM ON L EG. GRINDER IS LARGE AND POWERFUL. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BETWEEN THE WIEHGT, THRUST AND LOOSE GRIP OF GRINDER, THAT THIS ACCIDENT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN. EMP SUFFERED LACERATION APPROX 2" LONG.

EMPLOYEE HAD SECURED THE 463F SCRAPER AND WAS CHANGING THE WORN BITS. HIS BACK WAS TURNED TOWARDS THE LIP APRON. AS HE WAS REPLACING THE BITS A 4" CLUMP OF DIRT FELL FROM THE INSIDE OF THE APR ON. THE CLUMP OF DIRT HIT ORVAL IN THE BACK. THEDIRT HAD FALLEN APPROX. 5 FEET. EMPLOYEE USUALLY USES A SPADE TO SCRAPE AWAY ANY MATERIAL FROM THE INSIDE OF THE SCRAPER. HE DID NOT THIS TIME.

EE HAD A SMALL WINCH HOOKED TO A BRAKE ACTIVATOR ON A D8K. WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE THE BRAKE ACTIVATOR IT BECAME WEDGED. EE PUT ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON THE ACTIVATOR THINKING IT WOULD COME LOOSE . STILL WEDGED HE BENT OVER AND LOOKED CLOSELY AT THE ACTIVATOR. SUDDENLY THE ACTIVATOR CAME LOOSE STRIKING HIM IN THE LIP. SHOULD HAVE NOT PUT HIMSELF IN THE POSITION TO BE INJURED. NEEDED T

GETTING ON EQUIPMENT TO START SHIFT SLIPPED ON TRACKS HITTING R FOOT ON TRACTOR

THE INJURED PERSON WAS OPERATING AN ENDLOADER HELPING THE STRIPPING CREW CLEAN MUD OFF THE LEDGE. AT NOON BREAK HE STARTED TO GET DOWN OFF THE LOADER WHEN HE CAUGHT THE RING ON HIS FINGER ON T HE DOOR HING OF THE LOADER AS HE WAS STEPPING DOWN. RING FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND WAS AMPUTATED BELOW THE SECOND JOINT.

INJ PERSON WAS HELPING TO TAKE THE TRACKS OFF CAT TRACTOR A(D WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP ONE OF PADS HE INJ HIS BACK.

WHILE ATTEMPTIN1 TO UNLOAD A 50 GAL. OIL DRUM OUT OF A PICK-UP TRUCK,THE INJURED PERSON WAS STRADDLING THE DRUM WHICH WAS ON ITS SIDE.HE ATTEMPTED TO SLIDE THE DRUM OUT THE BACK OF THE TRUCK A ND THE STRAIN C5USED A RUPTURE TO THE STOMACH LINING.