Thelen Sand & Gravel, Inc.: 142 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Torching wear plate, guard broke free causing employee to work to stay standing.

Angle iron removed during maintenance, stored on end, fell over, striking employee.

Trimming a piece of rubber to fit a conveyor transition chute with a utility knife. The knife slipped and cut the top of the left hand.

Slipped on loose soil causing him to lose his footing, broke the fall by extending his right arm to catch himself on a block. Felt pain in right shoulder. Diagnosed as shoulder sprain. Now diagnosed as shoulder tear.

Technician was removing a cutting edge from a wheel loader bucket at Thelen's shop. Shank became dislodged and screw head spun. The screw head sliced through glove and index finger when it spun. 8 stitches required in left index finger.

Using a shop press. the support block shot out, striking the left thumb of injured person, causing damage to thumb and other fingers.

Slipped on ice after lunch break. Work area was covered with snow and was not able to maintain footing. Slipped and fell onto back. After a couple of days felt pain in lower back at belt line.

Slurry pump in the North pit became clogged. Shut off valve did not work. Water in the pump continued to circulate and became hot. Worker opened valve and was hit by hot water on right side of chest, shoulder and neck.

He was kneeling on his left knee replacing a belt on a transfer conveyor. When he stood up he felt pain on the inside of his left knee.

Walking between buildings, slipped on the ice, fell to the ground, dislocated right ankle and broken tibia.

EE was climbing the ladder to enter a backhoe, when he felt a pain in the muscle of his right calf. It felt like the muscle had been hit by a rock.

He was laying on his stomach, lifting screen out of screen deck, and pulled a muscle in the right side of his chest. Incident occurred on 11/15/2007 and was reported on 11/19/2007.

Cutting exhaust hole in side of building with tin snips, cut index finger knuckle on siding of building, requiring 6 stitches in hand.

EE was welding a line for a ready mix hopper. The tack weld he made failed and metal shifted, pinching his left index finger between stell liner and hopper, resulting in a partial amputation and nail evulsion.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CUTTING OFF OF BOBCAT #14 AND REACHED UNDER THE BUCKET TO PUSH OLD CUTTINGEDGE BOLT IN AND CUT THIRD DIGIT ON LEFT HAND ON BURR ON CUTTING.

EE WAS WALKING OVER DIRT PILES IN OUR CLAY DUMP & TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EE WAS MOVING PIECE OF STEEL & HAD BACK MUSCLE SPASMS.

WORKING ON CUTTING EDGE, WHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT HIS BACK POP.

NIPPLE CAME OFF A AIRLINE STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH.

CHANGING THE BLOW BARS ON THE SOUTH PLANT IMPACTOR NEED TO WORK IN SMALL AREA. WHEN HE FINISHEDTHE JOB HIS BACK FELT SORE & STILL WENT TO SHEE CHIROPRATOR

CHANGING THE SCREEN ON THE POWER SCREEN STEPPED BACKWARD OFF SCREEN TRIPPED & FELL TO THE GROUNDTRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL STUCK OUT HIS HAND JAMMED HIS SHOULDER

LARGE ROCK ROLLING UP THE CONVEYOR OF THE SCREENOPERATOR SAW ROCK WALKED UNDER THE CONVEYOR ROCKROLLED BACK DOWN AND FELL OFF SIDE OF CONVEYOR STRIKING OPERATOR IN LOWER RIGHT BACK CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

ASSISTING ANOTHER EE, LOWERING TORCH & CABLE BENT FORWARD FELT PAIN IN BACK.

OPERATOR OF SC9 WHILE DISMOUNTING SLIPPED TO AVOID HITTING HIS CHIN, HE PUSHED OFF AWAY FROM MACHINE AND FELL ONTO HIS BACK THEN FELL DOWN INTO CUT (EXCAVATED AREA). TUMBLES 6'. FRACTURED L-1 SUPERIOR END PLATE IN LOWER BACK.

DISMOUNTING HYDROCRANE LOST HIS FOOTING, FELL BETWEEN MACHINE AND TIRE. BRUISE TO RIGHT LEG ABOVE KNEE.

LOWERING TOOL TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AT THE LOG WASHER TOOL SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO GRAB IT WITH ONE HAND CAUSING STRAIN

REPAIRING DRAGLINE DRIVE GERA.

TORCHING HOLES IN ANGLE IRON ON CONVEYOR.

SHIPPING WELDING SLAG OFF CONVEYOR.

GREASING UNDER CRANE PARTIALE BLEW INTO HIS RT EYE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

HE WAS PAINTING THE CONVEYOR WITH A SPRAY PAINTER. HE WAS PAINTING THE CENTER BRACE WHEN THE PAINTER WAS PULLED THRU THE CONVEYOR, HIS HAND BECAME STUCK UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT. THERE WAS DAMA GE TO THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND. THE DOCTOR PERFORMED OUT-PATIENT SURGERY TO CLEAN THE WOUND AND REPAIR THE TENDON.

RECEIVED 5 STITCHES TO UPPER LEFT CHEEK DUE TO HYDROLIC HOSE SLIPPING OUT OF HIS HAND & HIT CHEEK. HOSE WAS STIFF & NEEDED TO BE BENT SNAPPED BACK CUT CHEEK .

PARKED HIS LOADER OFF TO THE SIDE AND HELPED ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WITH A PROJECT. WHEN THE PROJECT WAS COMPLETED HE RETURNED TO THE LOADER. HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE BUT CAUGHT HIMSELF BY GRABBING ONT O THE LOADER. HE DID NOT FALL TO THE GROUND, BUT PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

WELDER WAS REBUILDING SCREENS ON STONE PLANT, STONE HIT WELDER IN LEFT HAND CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS GRIP ON LADDER AND FALL.

INJ WAS LOSSENING A SPRING BOLT ON CRUSHER AND BOLT BROKE CAUSED BERRING TO FLY OFF BOLT AND HIT INJ IN FACE HE LOST 4 TEETH AND HAD ABRASIONS IN AND OUTDISE OF MOUNTH AND ON FOREHEAD.