Tracy Kerlinger Plant: 262 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EE was attempting to dislodge a large cobble plugging a chute using a pry bar. The pry bar slipped and EE fell back on platform. Bar struck him above his left eye brow causing an approx. 3.50 cm laceration. EE received stitches and was released back to full duty.

EE was pulling a fuel hose across the floor of the pit. The ground was uneven and has he stepped down he twisted his ankle resulting in a sprain.

While putting screens in plant screen #1 top deck he was pulling on screen and pulled a muscle in lower right hip.

DRIVING PICKUP TRUCK TOO FAST FOR ROAD CONDITIONS. HE HIT A RUT WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL AND DRIVE UP OVER THE BERM. HE JUMPED OUT THE WINDOW BEFORE THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER THE EDGE AND DOWN 40' SLOPE TO PIT FLOOR. 4/7/06: NO LOST TIME, NO RESTRICTED DUTIES, NO MEDICAL TREATMENT.

Per call to K. Schreimer and Gordon Brown (plant manager): Actual date of accident unknown - occurred 6 mths ago. EE started restricted duty on 10/7/05. EE "wrenched" both shoulders but could not give specific date or incident. Condition became progressively worse over time. He will be having surgery for torn rotator cuffs in the future.

PULLING ON A 6" HOSE FULL OF SAND AND I FELT A POP IN MY LOWER BACK.

WORKING ON SCRUBBER PUTTING BELTING ON THE INSIDE. HE WAS USING A SHOVEL TO PUSH DOWN ON IT AND IT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN SHOVEL AND SIDE OF BELT.

EE was moving a rock chute into place, he had his arm between the two pieces of chute. The chute moved and pinched his arm.

While walking across yard another employeee threw a football and it hit him in head knocking him down.

WHILE CLEANING THE PAN UNDER THE TELSMITH CRUSHER EE ROLLED OVER ON TOP OF A SHARP PIECE OF STEEL BOLT. THE BOLT SCRAPED HIS BACK BONE BELOW HIS BELT.

STEPPING OF JAW CRUSHER TO DECK TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE STEPPED ON SECTION THAT STEEL MAT EXPANDED METAL AND ROLLED ANKLE.

WHILE WALKING TOWARDS DRAIN ON SCREEN #9 TO PUT DRAIN COVER ON HE DIDN'T LOWER HIS HEAD FAR ENOUGH AND HIT TOP OF HEAD JAMMING HIS NECK ON SUPPORT BAR.

WHILE MOVING SCREENS FROM UNDER NEW LADDER/STAIRS GOING TO #7 SCREEN DECK, HAND SLIPPED AND SCRAPED ALONG EDGE OF SCREEN.

CLEANING OUT GRIZZLY. HE HIT HIS SMALL FINGER ON ONE OF THE RAILS WHILE USING A BAR TO CLEAN BUT BUILT UP MATERIALS.

WHILE GOING UP STAIRS WITH SCREEN #7 ONT HE MILL HIT HIS HEAD ON AN OVERHEAD PIPE.

WHILE WALKING BETWEEN JAW CRUSHER AND JCI SCREEN A ROCK FELL AND HIT EE ON HIS LEFT SIDE OF HEAD.

WHILE CLEANING A BELT ON CONVEYER #16 EE SLIPPED IN SOME MUD CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST THE STEEL GUARD ROLL BRUISING AND STRAINING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

WHILE LOOKING FOR A PIECE OF METAL IN THE SCRAP YARD HE STEPPED ON A CLUMP OF MUD AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

WHILE CLEANING CONE CRUISHER @ BASE PALNT WITH IRON BAR THE CONE CRUSHER CUASED THE BAR TO COME UP AND HIT HIM UNDER THE CHIN.

RIGHT HAND NEAR RING FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN ROLLER AND CONVEYOR BELT CLAMP.

POISON OAK ON FACE, ARM, SHOULDERS AND LEGS WHILE CUTTING STEEL.

PUTTING A SPLICE IN A CONVEYOR BELT AT BASE PALTN. HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK BECAUSE OF THE TWISTING AND TURNING.

WHILE ASSISTING IN MOUNTAIN AIR CANNONS WITH HIS LEFT ARM OVER HEAD HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN SHOULDER MUSCLE.

EE WAS STANDING ON GRIZZLY BAR WHEN DIRT GAVE WAY AND HE FELL THROUGH (ONE LEG FELL THROUGH). WHEN HE FELL HIS BUTT LANDED ON THE BAR, FRACTURING HIS TAIL BONE. HE FAILED TO FOLLOW PROPER SAFE TY PROCEDURE BY STANDING ON GRIZZLY.

NOTIFIED OFFICE ON 4/15/02 LOWER BACK & RIGHT LEG HAD A PAIN WHILE CLIMBING STAIRS TO MILL ON 4-19 HE AGGRAVATED IT AND REQUESTED TO SEE DR. AT THAT TIME.

WHILE STARTING TO UNPLUG THE DRAIN PAN AND DISCHARGE LINE AT THE BASE PLANT'S DEWATERING SCREEN, A BURR OF BRASS CAME OFF FIRE NOZZLE AND GOT IMBEDDED INTO THE THUMB OF LEFT HAND.

WHILE WALKING AWAY FROM THE STAIRS AT EH TELESMITH CRUSHER AND APPROX FIVE FEET FROM THE STAIR LANDING STEPPED INTO A HOLE IN THE COMPACTED DIRT. THE HOLE OR DEPRESSION WAS APPROX 2" DEEP BY 3 " WIDE. THE HEEL OF THE BOOT WENT INTO THE HOLE WHILE THE REST OF THE FOOT REMAINED AT THE HIGHER ELEVATION OUTSIDE THE HOLE OR DEPRESSION. THE KNEE BENT BACK AND MADE A POPPING SOUND.

WHILE WALKING DOWN A STAIRWAY ON THE MAIN SCREENMILL A WEAKENED STEP GAVE WAY. WHILE RECOVERING HIS BALANCE EE WRENCHED HIS LOWER BACK. THE WOODEN STEP HAD WEAKENED WITH AGE. NO VIOLATION OF M SHA SAFETY REGULATIONS OF ADVERSE REFLECTION OF MINERS ABILITY OR EXPERIENCE WAS FOUND.

EE, WHILE TRYING TO FREE A STUCK ROCK(APPRX. 36"), GRABBED W/HIS RIGHT HAND AND SUDDENLY HEARD AND FELT A RIPPING. THE ACCIDENT WAS WITNESSED BY OPERATOR. HE IMMEDIATELY REPORTED ACCIDENT AND WAS TREATED FOLLOWING DAY 7/3/01 BY DR. & PLACEDON RESTRICTED DUTY.

AT 1015 HOURS EE WAS FINISHING CLEANING THE DRIVE OVER HOPPER #1 WHEN HE THREW DOPWN THE ROLL CAUSING WATER TO GO DOWN INTO THE TUNNEL. HE THEN WENT TO INTO THE TUNNEL TO ENERGIZE THE AIR CANN ONS, AND WAS SHOCKED WHEN HE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE CONTROL BOX W/ 110V AC. EE WAS ALSO WET.

EE WHILE WORKING ON DISCHARGE ON TROMMEL WAS STRUCK BY A GUARD ON HIS HEAD AND RIGHT HAND, CUTTINGHIS INDEX FINGER UPON INVESTIGATION GUARDS WERE FOUND TO HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY FASTENED BY LABO R.

EE FAXED US A FORM FROM HIS DOCTOR (BOGUE CHIROPRACTIC). THIS WAS THE FIRST WE HEARD OF THE INJURY. HE WAS CLAIMING THIS WAS FROM A PRIOR INJURY AND IT HAS BEEN DECIDED AS A NEW INJURY TO HIS BACK RESULTING FROM SHOVELING.

EE WAS WORKING AT BARE PLANT WHEN A ROCK GOT SDTUCK. HAD TO BREAK IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND BAR AND STRAINED HIS SHOULDER. EE DID NOT VIOLATE ANY SAFETY RULES DURING THIS INCIDENT.

EE AND AN ENGINEER WERE IN MILL AREA ON SCREEN #6 AND WERE PUSHING A LARGE METAL BOX BACK IN PLACE. IT WAS DARK AND THE BOX DIDN'T MOVE. THEY PUSHED HARDER AND THEN REQLIZED THE RAIL WAS BROKE N. THE ACCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A VIOLATION OR ANY RULE OR REGULATION.

WALKING ON WALKWAY STEPPED ON LOOSE ROCK WHILE DOING WASHDOWN.

DECK BOARD FELL THROUGH LANDED ON KNEES FELL BACKWARD ON BACK, NECK AND SHOLDERS ON MOTOR FRAME.

GOING DOWN STAIRS FOOT SLIPPED ON ROCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL DOWN STAIRS.

EE WAS USING REMOVEABLE CHUTE HANDLE. THE HANDLE CAME OFF AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE CHIN.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE LADDER OF A CAT 988-F#5432. WHEN HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND, HIS FOOT LANDED ON A ROCK AND HE STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM THE GRIZZLY RAILS ABOVE THE JAW CRUSHER.

EE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE PLANT TO PREPARE TO START WORK WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE EDGE OF A CONCRETE PAD, TWISTING HIS RT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING HIS FRONT END LOADER #5422. IN PREPARING TO GREASE THE UPPER TILT CYLINDER PINS HE ATTEMPTED TO STEP FROM THE CAB LEVEL PLATFORM TO THE STEP ON THE RIGHT FRONT FENDER. E MPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE STEP AND FELL 7' TO THE GROUND STRIKING THE STEP WITH HIS LOWER BACK. RECENT RAINS AND FOGGY CONDITIONS MADE ALL PLATFORMS, STEPS AND LADDERS SLIPPERY.

EE WAS SCARCING THE TAIL PULLY ON CONVEYOR #4 WHEN HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON A STEEL ON A STEEL BEAM. HE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT.

EE WAS FILLING TOP OF BINS CONVEYOR BELT STUCK. EE CLIMBED UP WALKWAY AND TRIED TO MOVE IT OVER WITH A PRY BAR. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED HITTING THE EE IN THE FACE.

EE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE A ROCK USING A PRY BAR. THE ROCK CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE ROCK FROM FEEDER USING A PRY BAR AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A NECK STRAIN WHILE DRIVING THE HAUL TRUCK FROM THE MILL TO THE YARD STORAGE AREA.

EMP WAS WALKING ALONG THE PLANT ROAD FROM THE MILL STAIRS TO THE LUNCHROOM. WAS LOOKING AT CONVEYOR #16 WHEN HE STEPPED ON PIECE OF GRAVEL WITH RT FT. TWISTED RT ANKLE. WAS WALKING ON LEVEL, U NPAVED ROAD WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE A STEEL WEAR LINER FROM A CHUTE ON THE MILL. EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF IRON.

EE TURNED ON THE GRINDER USING THE PROPER HAND POSITION. WHEN THE GRINDER WAS ENERGIZED, THE TORQUE SPUN THE GRINDER ENOUGH FOR THE THE DISC (7") TO CUT HIS LEFT ARM.

HE WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER ON A 988-B, A CAT LOADER, WHEN HE REACHED THE BOTTOM RUNG OF THE LADDER, HE REACHED UP FOR HIS LUNCH BOX, WITH HIS LEFT HAND STEILL ON LADDER HE TURNED AND STEPPED TO THE GROUND. HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LEFT ELBOW

INJURED WAS DESCENDING A FLIGHT OF STAIRS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW ONT HE STAIRWA. IT WAS RAINING AT THE TIME OF TH EACCIDENT AND THE WOODEN STAIRS WERE SLIPPERY.

CHANGING DRIVE BELTS,CLIMBED ON LOCKED OUT BELT.BELT ROLLED BACKWARD DUE TO CLEANING OF TAIL PULLEY.FINGERS PINCHED WHEN BELT BEGAN MOVING.SEEN BY DR 6-2-92.FOLLOW UP VISIT 6-5 DR TOOK X-RAYS AND GAVE EMPL RX.

I NAME WAS LIFTING SCRAP TROMMEL LINERS TO PLACE A CHAIN AROUND IT SO A LOADER COULD PICK IT UP

HH WAS USING A CROWBAR TO PULL UP OLD PLANKS ON A WALKWAY. WHEN STANDING ON A PORTION OF THE WALKWAY THE OLD PLANKS GAVE WAY AND HH FELL APPROX. 6' TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR, STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE REMAINING PLANKS AND ALSO CATCHTING HIS RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HOUGH 560 FRONT END LOADER, #5373. AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT WHILE OPERATING THE LOADER.

HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER CONNECTING #2 SCREW WASHED WITH CONVEYOR #21. HALFWAY DOWN THE LADDER HE SLIPPED ALLOWING HIS LEG TO SLIP INSIDE THE RUNG OF THE LADDER.

REMOVING ROCK FROM GRIZZLY AT JAW CRUSHER ROCK CAUGHT FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

CUTTING WEAR RUBBER.

LOOSENING COME-ALONG ON CRUSHER, CHAIN TIGHTENED UP.

STEPPPING OFF LOADER SLIPPED BROKE ANKLE UNDERWENT SURGERY SPENT 2 DYS IN HOSP OFF WORK FEW MONTHS

LEADING TRUCKS WITH FRONT END LOADER.WIND BLEW FOREIGN OBJECT INTO RIGHT EYE.

HELPING CHANGE SCREENS EMPLOYEE INSIDE SCREEN HOLDING BOLTS

TIGHTENING CRUS2ER, CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN STATIONARY BOLT AND CRUSHER WHEN CRUSHER SPUN.

PULLING ON DIES9L HOSE TO FILL DRAGLINE WHEN I STEPPED ON CLOD OF DIRT OR ROCK.I TWISTED MY ANKLE AND HIT THE TRACK OF THE DRAGLINE.

WHILE DOING HEAVY DUTY REPAIR WORK EE SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST A PIECE OF IRON & CUT HIS RT LEG.

THE VEHICLE OPERATED BY I.NAME APPROACHED TOO CLOSELY TO THE PIT RECLAIM AREA THE TEREX HAUL TRUCK WAS A NEW UNIT AT THE PLANT THE EMPLOYEE FDAILED TO WEAR THE SEAT BELT PROVIDED THE HAUL TR UCK ROLLED OVER ONE TIME EMPLOYEE STAYED IN CAB

WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE HEAVY ROCK FORM CONVEYOR ROLLERS EE HURT LEFT SHOULDER & BACK. EE REQUESTED TO SEE CHIROPRATOR.

WHILE OPERATING EQUIPMENT #5063 DUMP LEVER JERKED DOWN WHILE DUMPING CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRAIN HIS RT SHOULDER & ARM ACCIDENT HAPPENED 091284 MONDAY 091784 EMPLOYEE REQUEST TO SEE CHIROPRACTO R DUE TO PAIN

EMP STEPPED ON ROCK TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE