Tarrtown Plant: 25 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

STRAINED BACK WHILE STANDING INCLINED AT CONVEYOR FOR LONG TIME.

EE WAS OPENING A CAN OF WELDING RODS WHEN HE CUTHIS LEFT THUMB.

EE WAS SITTING ON A 12" BLOCK WELDING ON PARTS IN FRONT OF HIM. HE WENT TO REPOSITION HIMSELF AND LOST HIS BALANCE FALLING ONTO HIS LEFT SIDE. THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS MID-SECTION STRUCK A ROCK AS HE LANDED.

EE INDICATED THAT HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH NUMBNESS IN HIS LEFT HAND, THOUGHT IT COULD BE RELATED TO REPETITIVE MOTION FOR CRANE OPERATIONS. SURGERY CONDUCTED 3/3/00

UNDER #3 CONVEYOR CUTTING OLD TRESTLE OUT TO BE REPLACED, WELD BROKE AND STEEL PIECE FELL ON FINGER.

EE ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE KNOCKOUT IN DISCONNECT BOX. CONTACT WAS MADE BETWEEN TOOL AND ENERGIZED CIRVCUIT. ELECTRIVCAL ARC WAS CREATED.

EE ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE KNOCKOUT IS DISCONNECT BOX. CONTACT WAS MADE BETWEEN TOOL AND ENERGIZED CIRCUIT.L ELECTRICAL ARC WAS CREATED.

AS EE WAS PUNCHING INTO WORK, HE STEPPED ON BOTTOM STEP WITH HIS ARCH/HEEL ON EDGE OF STEP AND HE FELT PAIN OR CRAMP IN LEFT FOOT.

WAS WORKING AS DECKHAND FOR MV CHIPPER MOVING TARRTOWN BARGES/HOIST BOAT TO SCHENLEY. SUFFERED PRE-EXISTING CONDITION TO AN OLD INJURY OF LAST YEAR TO HIS WRIST.

WAS LOADING PIPE INTO HIGH LIFT. WHILE LOADING PIPE, KNOCKED DIRT OUT OF PIPE, PIPE SLIPPED AND FELL ON LEFT FOOT.

CHANGING SCREENS WHILE THROWING SCREEN OFF DECK SCREEN CAUGHT ON GLOVE PULLING WRIST

WHILE SHOVELING, HE SUFFERED SOME PAIN, BUT CONTINUED TO SHOVEL.

UNDERNEATH 50 CRUSHER BESIDE #3 BELT ON CONVEYORHOSING CONVEYOR. WAS PULLING WATER HOSE FURTHER BACK TO REACH THE TAIL PULLEY, STEPPED OVER PIPEBEARING, SLIPPED ON SOME MUD AND GRABBED HOLD OF SIDE WALL TO KEEP FROM FALLING. UNHEALED PRIOR NON-OCCUPATIONAL INJURY (LACERATION REOPENED)

CATWALK ON #2 HAED PULLEY - MOVING OLD MOTOR AWAY FROM HANDRAIL SO IT COULD BE LIFTED DOWN. SET ONE END OF MOTOR DOWN AND CAUGHT TIP OF FINGER ON TOE GUARD.

WHILE LIFTING SHEAVE UP TO SCREEN, IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND LANDED ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT.

TWISTED WRONG WHILE TYPING BARGE.

WHILE REPOSITIONING BECKET ASSEMBLY ON SPUD LINE, CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN SPUD & FRAME.

WHILE BETWEEN HIGHLIFT AND BUCKET FIXING A PIN, SWUNG THE HAMMER AND MISSED, HITTING FINGER.

WHILE CLEANING THE AREA AROUND TH EELECTRICAL SHED, BENDING AND TWISTING, THROWING ITEMS INTO THE HIGHLIFT BUCKET, INJURED BACK.

WHILE SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER AT THE GRIZZLY TO KNOCK OUT A ROCK, EE SWUNG HAMMER AND SUSTAINED INJURY TO RIGHT SHOULDER, ARM AND NECK.

WELDER'S FLASH, EMPLOYEE WENT OT CHECK HIS GROUNDAND DROPPED THE STINGER AND IT CONTACTED THE GROUND AND CAUSED A FLASH.

WELDING WEAR PLATES IN #2 SCREEN DISCHARGE CHUTE,FELT SOMETHING BITE ON LEFT CHEEK UNDER WELDING HELMET,REMOVED HELMET FOUND WHITE BUG.

WHILE REINSTALLING V-BELTS ON SAND PUMP,A STONE WAS LODGED IN SAND PUMP,THEY WERE ROTATING THE PUMP BY HAND AND INJURED GOT HIS FINGER LACERATED.SUTURES REQUIRED.

WAS CHANGING CRUSHER CAGE.WHILE TIGHTENING A 1/2" CRUSHER BOLT,HIS WRENCH SLIPPED,PINNING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CRUSHER FRAME AND THE WRENCH.

UNLOADING SAMPLES AND STATE SAND)APPROX 90# BAGS FROM PICKUP TO THE TEST LAB,FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

WHILE WALKING DOWN & OVER THE RIVER BANK TO GET ON THE TOW BOAT INJURED SLIPPED IN THE GRAVEL ON THE BANK & TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

HELPING TO LIFT 200# BREAKER PLATES, FELT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT PART OF BACK.

68935 CUTTING BOLT WITH TORCH,THE NUT FELL ON RIGHT FOREARM.

EMPL WAS GOING UP TOWER TO SPEAK WITH CRUSHER OPERATOR WHEN HE STOPPED TO CHECK SCREEN HE SLIPPED & FELL APPROX 30' FROM TOWER.

JUST GOT DONE OPENING THE POND VALVE TO DRAIN THE WATER OUT OF THE POND, WAS ON A 5' WALL, THEN WENT TO JUMP OFF, LANDING ON A BIG ROCK, TURNING LEFT ANKLE SIDEWAYS, BADLY SPRAINING IT AND TEA RIG LIGEMENTS (BONE CHIPS WERE FOUND

CLEANING ROCK UNDRE PULLEY, LIFTING AND THROWING LG ROCK OVER BANK TWISTED WRONG PAIN IN LOWER BACK

WHILE IN THE LAB LIFTING A SAMPLE OF #2 GRAVEL, HE NOTICED A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER, SAMPLE WEIGHED APPROX. 39 POUND.

PULLED BACK OUT WHILE BENDING OVER TO MOVE HEAVY METAL JUNK-TWISTED BACK.

WHILE RUNNING PLANT, BEE STUNG ON RIGHT LEG.

WHILE PUTTING UP LADDER TO HI-LIFT CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN HI-LIFT AND LADDER.

WHILE WALKING ALONG THE LONG BELT STEPPED ON A ROCK IT ROLLED OUT & HE TWISTED HIS BACK

EMPL WAS REMOVING BEARING FROM 60" CAGE CRUSHER SHAFT A PUNCH WAS BEING USED TO REMOVE SLINGER THE PUNCH SLIPPED WHEN STRUCK SMASHING THE TIP OF RING FINGER OF L HAND

BENT DOWN TO PICK UP WIRE SCREEN & STRAINED LOWER BACK

CLIMBING DOWN LADDER,SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FULL WEIGHT WITH RIGHT ARM.SOMETHING SNAPPED IN NECK AND FINGERS ON RIGHT AHND WENT NUMB.

TWO SUBCONTRACTORS EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ON BREAKER BOX IN ELECTRICAL SHED ONE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKEING VOLTAGE AND THE OTHER HOLDING IN CONTACTS WITH ELECTRICIANS HAMMER. BREAKER BOX SHORTED O R BECAME GROUNDED AND ELECTRICAL FLASH OCCURRED.

TWO SUB CONTRACTORS EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ON BREAKER BOX IN ELECTRICAL SHED ONE EMPLOYEE WAS HCECKING VOLTAGE AND THE OTHER HOLDING IN CONTACTS WITH ELECTRICIANS HAMMER BREAKER BOX SHORTED OR BECAME GROUNDED AND ELECTRICAL FLASH OCCURRED.

WHILE WALKING D2WN STAIRS TO REMOVE STICKS FROM BELT A STONE FLEW FROM EITHER THE SCREEN OR BELT & HIT LEFT SIDE OF FOREHEAD

WAS CARRYING ST9EL PLATES AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE OF GROIN AREA.

WAS BENDING DOW3 TO LIFT A PAN OF SAND WEIGHT #16 FROM BOTTOM OF GILSON SAND SHAKER FELT PAIN IN LOWER PART OF BACK

WHILE LIFTING AN OXYGEN BOTTLE OFF THE BARGE, FELT A CRUNCH IN LOWER BACK PINCHED NERVE IN SACRUM AREA.

EMPL STOCKING SAND AN WIND BLEW SAND INTO LEFT EYE CAUSING IRRITATION.

WHILE LIFTING IN SCREEN WIRE,PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK.

WAS WELDING PUT HIS MASK UP AND TOUCHED LEFT SIDE OF FACE BY THE EYE WITH ELECTRODE AS HE HIT FACE IT CAUSED HIM TO JERK HIS NECK BACK QUICKLY AND THEN HE PULLED HIS NECK

WAS RIDING IN THE WELDING TRUCK AND HIT A BUMP HARD IN THE YARD AND TWISTED BACK.