UPTON MILL & MINE: 16 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

WHEN EE STEPPED ON THE EDGE OF A PORTABLE PLATFORM IT TIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE HIS HIS CHEST ON THE EDGE OF A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

CARPAL TUNNEL IN RIGHT WRIST.

EE WAS ON TOP OF RAILCARS, CHECKING THEM. HE WAS HEADING BACK TO THE FRONT OF THE CARS, WHEN HE HIT ICE AND FELL BETWEEN THE 4TH AND 5TH CARS. HE BROKE HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG AND HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS GETTING OFF HIS SCRAPER. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN, HE STEPPED ON A MUD BALL AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE HEARD A POP AND HIS KNEE STARTED SWELLING.

EE WAS BENT OVER CLOSING LIDS ON TOP OF RAILCAR, WHEN HE WALKED HEAD FIRST INTO THE CONTROL BOX FOR THE SPOUT. HE JAMMED HIS NECK. AT THE TIME, HE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS SERIOUS, BUT HE DID REP ORT IT. HE LATER HAD TO GO TO A CHIRO. AS HIS BACK GOT WORSE.

THE EE HAS A BACK INJURY WHICH HE ATTRIBUTES TO LIFTING 50 LB AND 100 LB BAGS OF BENTONITE.

EE WAS REMOVING OLD TIN SIDING AND CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM. HE NEEDED STITCHES.

EE WAS LEAVING WORK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS HAND ON A RAIL AND BROKE HIS FINGER.

EE WAS LIFTING A LARGE PIECE OF PLATE STEEL TO AREMOTE AREA ON THE DRYER MULTICONE CAUSING A STRAIN ON THE LOWER BACK THAT PERSISTED WITH MUSCLE SPASM

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH TO WORK ON A LOAD KING TRAILER. THE VIBRATION FROM THE ARENCH CAUSED DIRT TO FALL IN RYAN'S LEF TEYE. THERE WAS SOME METAL IN THE DIRT AND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL GOT STUCK IN HIS EYE.

EE WAS PRESSING DOWN ON THE JACK HANDLE FOR MOVING THE RAILCARS. THE JACK SLIPPED ON THE WHEEL & HIS HAND WENT DOWN & HIT THE RAIL. HE BROKE A BONE IN HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING A BUNGEE STRAP AROUND A BULK BAG SPOUT TO HOLD IT UP. THE BUNGEE STRAP SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND THE HOOK HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH BREAKING A TOOTH. AT FIRST THE TOOTH WAS J UST CRACKED. IT WASN'T UNTIL SEVERAL DAYS LATER THAT THE TOOTH FELL APART AND WE REALIZED THIS WAS REPORTABLE.

EE AND OTHER WERE REMOVING A BROKEN BELT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER FEED ELEVATOR WITH A CRANE. THE BELT FELL WITH THE BUCKETS ATTACHED, STRIKING EE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD ABOVE THE EAR, KNOC KING HIS HARD HAT OFF. ANOTHER BUCKET STRUCK HIMIN THE HEAD ON THE LEFT SIDE ABOVE HIS EAR, CUTTING HIS HEAD AND KNOCKING HIM TO HIS KNEES.

EE WAS GRINDING ON A 980 CAT LOADER BUCKET WITH A HAND GRINDER. HE MUST HAVE GOTTEN METAL SHAVINGS ON HIS ARM AND GLOVE, BECAUSE WHEN HE WENT HOME AND STILL HAD HIS WORK CLOTHES ON, HE RUBBED HIS EYE AND GOT METAL IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE AND OTHER EE WERE REPLACING 2 OUTRIGGERS ON THE SERVICE TRUCK. THEY CARRIED THE NEW OUTRIGGERS ON THE SERVICE TRUCK. THEY CARRIED THE NEW OUTRIGGERS AND THEIR SUPPORTS ABOUT 50 FT, ONE AT A TIME TO THE WASH PAD FOR PAINT. AT THAT TIME JEEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT GROIN AREA. WHEN EE WENT HOME AT 5 PM HE NOTICED A LUMP IN HIS GROIN AREA. HE WENT TO A DR AND A HERNIA WAS CON

EE HAD BROKEN THE TONGUE ON THE DISC AND WENT TO GET THE FORKLIFT TO LIFT THE TONGUE. IT WAS WET AND MUDDY AND WHEN EE WENT TO GET OFF THE FORKLIFT, HIS FOOT SLIPPED. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF . BUT HIS LEFT ARM SLIPPED OFF THE HANDRAIL, THROWING ALL HIS WEIGHT TO HIS RIGHT ARM. AS HE FELL, HIT RIGHT SHOULDER POPPED AND HE HAD A LOT OF PAIN WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED, IT DID NOT MEET

WHILE DISMOUNTING THE PUSH CAT, EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE GROUND, HITTING HIS BACK ON THE TRACK CAUSING A MUSCLE STRAIN.

EE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF IRON ON A 10" GRINDER, WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG FROM THE IRON, BOUNCED OFF THE WALL AND HIT THE INSIDE OF EE S SAFETY GLASSES AND BOUNCED INTO HIS EYE.

EE WAS MOVING AN AUGER OUT OF THE DOORWAY OF THE WELDING SHOP. WHEN HE WENT TO TOSS IT OVER A WEAR PLATE, HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ON THE AUGER CAUSING HIS HAND TO BE BETWEEN THE WEAR PLATER AND T HE AUGER, AND THE WEAR PLATE SLICED OFF THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

SOMEONE HAD PUT A HSEET OF CARDBOARD OVER A HOLE IN ORDER TO CLEAN OUT THE CUTTER. EE FELL THROUGH THE HOLE AND CUT HIS LEG. HE REPORTED IT TO THE SAFETY COORD., BUT AT THAT TIME IT SEEMED LIK E A MINOR INJURY. IT WASN'T A BIG CUT AND DIDN'T WARRANT A DR.'S VISIT. ON 9-3-96, EE WENT TO THE DR BECAUSE LEG WAS SWOLLEN--INFECTED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE #2 EXTRUDER DIE PLATE WHEN THE PRY BAR FELL ACROSS THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT. AT THIS TIME, THE DR HAS NOT YET DETERMINED IF THERE IS A FRACTURE. EMP HAS A BRUISED AND SWOLLEN FOOT.

ABOUT 9:30 P.M., EE WAS COMPLAINING OF CHEST PAIN. HE TOOK A NITRO PIL. AFTER A WHILE, HE TOOK ANOTHE NITRO PILL. HE DIDN'T FEEL ANY BETTER, SO HE CALLED HIS DR. THE DR. WANTED HIM TO COME IN, SO EE CALLED THE AMBULANCE. AFTER THE EMT'S GOTHERE, HE TOOK ANOTHER NITRO PILL. THE AMBULANCE TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS NAILING BOARDS IN THE UPTON FIELD PALLET SHOP. HIS FOOT GOT TANGLED IN THE AIR HOSE. IN TRYING TO KICK THE HOSE AWAY, HIS FOOT MADE CONTACT WITH THE NAIL GUN AND HE WAS SHOT IN TH E LEFT ANKLE WITH A NAIL. THE NAIL HAD TO BE REMOVED AT THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM.

EE CAME TO WORK AROUND 6:55 AM SHE CAM EINTO THE LAB AND SAT DOWN ON A STOOL. SHE WAS EATING OAN ORAGNE AT THIS TIME. SHE TOLD EE SHE WAS HAVINGA TWINGE AND ASKED FOR AN ANTACID. A FEW MI NUTES LATER, SHE DISAPPEARED. SHE WENT TO EE'S OFFICE ANDD HAD TAKEN ON NITRO PILL. SHE SAID HER CHEST WAS REALLY STARTING TO HURT AND THAT HER LEFT HAND WAS NUMB AND HER LEFT ARM WAS TINGLI

EE WAS USING A GRINDER AND GOT AN IRON PARTICLE IN HIS EYE. HE HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON.

EE AND EE WERE WORKING ON A CONVEYOR, WHEN EE WENT TO LIFT ONE SIDE OF THE TAIL WHEEL UP. AT THAT TIME, HE FEL TSHARP PAINS IN BOTH SIDES OF HIS ABDOMEN.

EE LEANED OVER THE RAILING WITH A POST BAR TO PRYU A CHUNK OUT OF THE PAN CONVEYOR GATE & STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A 100 BAG AND HURT HIS BACK WHEN HE LIFTED THE BAG.

EE CUT HIS FINGER WHILE HE WAS CLOSING THE DOOR ON THE FRONT END LOADER.

HE WAS THROWING BAGS, WHEN HE FELT A JERK IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS OPERATING THE NO. 3 DRYER WHEN HE FELT APAIN IN HIS CHEST.

AS EE WAS GETTING INTO HIS TRUCK HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TOP OF THE DOOR, CUTTING THE TOP OF HIS HEAD.

INJURED WAS BARRIN GOUT THE DISINTENGRATOR, WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS HAND. HIS HAND WAS CUT AND REQUIRED TWO STITCHES.

THE SUN WAS IN HIS EYES, CAUSING HIM TO STEP THROUGH AN ELEVATOR HOLE, SPRAINING HIS LEFT FOOT.

WHILE INSTALLING A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON UNIT #202 A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL FROM THE COLLAR OF THE HOSE PUNCTURED EE LEFT HAND GOING IN ABOUT AN INCH

OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING DOWN OUT OF SCRAPER, TURNED TO GO TO THE VAN, WHEN HE STEPPED ON UNEVEN OR RUTTED GROUND, TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

INDIVIDUAL WAS LIFTING 100# BAGS FROM CONVEYOR TO SCALE, CHECKING WEIGHTS, AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

MAX WS OPERATING A SCRAPER AND BOUNCED OVER A ROCK. TWISTED BACK.

WHILE THROWING BAGS ON PALLETS IN TRUCK TRAILER EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON EDGE OF PALLET LOSING BALANCE. REACHING OUT TO BALANCE HIMSELF CAUSED HIS LEFT THUMB TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN A BOLT AND PIECE OF STRAP ON BAG CONVEYOR CUTTING THUMB.

REPETITIOUS WORK ACTIVITIES,CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME LEFT & RIGHT ARMS. SURGERY 12-31-92 LOST TIME STARTED 1-5-93 BECAUSE OF HOLIDAYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A SHAFT WITH A BLOCK OF WOOD AND A HAMMER. THE HAMMER HIT A NEAR BY LADDER ON THE BACK SWING CAUSING THE HAMMER TO DRIVE A SPLINTER INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND.

WHILE PLACING EMPTY BAGS NEXT TO PACKER, EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONT EH EDGE OF A WOODEN PALLET 6 INCHES IN HEIGHT WISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS WAIST AREA WHILE STACKING 100# BAGGED BENTONITE ON A PALLET.

SERVICING NISSAN FORKLIFT WHEN METAL WATCH BAND CAME IN CONTACT ITH BATTERY TERMINALS. B URNED LEFT WRIST.

EMPL WAS PUTTING PALLET ON FLOOR PALLET SLIPPED & FELL ON EMPL'S LEFT FOOT BRUISING INSTEP.

EE WAS BARRING CLAY THAT HAD HUNG UP. THE BAR CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE PUG KNIFE ASSEMBLY CAUSING THE BAR TO STRIKE HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD AND KNOCKED HIM TO THE PLATFORM BELWO. STIT CHES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HEAD AND STITCHES 4 ON HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREFORMING MAINTENENCE ON THE DRYER FURNACE AND FELL THROUGH ACCESS AND PULLED THE LIGIMANTS ON BOTH KNEES.

CONDITIONS WERE WET AND SLICK, EMPLOYEE USED IMPROPER WORK PLATFORM, AND RECEIVED MINOR BRUISES.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A STORAGE TANK AND DUMPING THE MATERIAL IN A CAT SCRAPER HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING IN THE BACK OF THE SCRAPER TO PLUG SOME HOLES TO PREVENT LEAKAGE AND PLACED HI S HAND ON A PIPE THE PIPE HAD A SHARP PIECE OF MATERIAL ON IT AND THE EMPLOYEE CUT HSIS HAND REQUIRING 6 STITCHES

SAFTEY BELT HIT EMP. IN MOUTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING UP SCRAP IRON STRAINED HIS ABCK WHILE P ICKING IT UP.

EMP WAS ATTEMPT3NG TO CLOSE A BOX CAR DOOR HE WAS STANDING ON THE RAIL THE DOOR RUNS ON AND PUSHING ON THE HANDLE WITH HIS FOOT HE JUMPED OFF AND HUNG UP ON LOADING RAMP WITH RIGHT HAND CAUSIN INJURY 3

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5CKING 100 LB BAGS ON A 42 X 42 PALLET AND STRAINED HIS BACK

WET SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. FRACTURED RT TIBIA DUE TO FALL.

EMPLOYEE FELL 5 FT STRIKING THE EDGE OF A 2X8 ON THE WAY DOWN CRACKING TWO LOWER RIGHT RIBS AND CUT HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BETWEEN THE OFFICE & THE MAIN PLANT YARD WAS MUDDY & EMPLOYEE SLIPPED IN THE MUD & IN PROCESS OF CA TCHING HIMSELF EMPLOYEE TWIST ED HIS LEFT KNEE

EMPL WALKING ACROSS FLAT CONCRETE SURFACE WHEN HIS RIGHT ANKLE GAVE OUT CAUSING SPRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A 2" ROPE WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE, AS HE PUT PRESSURE ON THE KNIFE IT SLIPPED AND STABBED HIM IN THE LEFT FOREARM CAUSING THE INJURY. FIRST AID WAS APPLIED B Y FRARY P.A., A T THE LOCAL CLINIC. ON THE FOLLOWING EVENING (10-20-84) HE WENT TO THE WESTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WHERE DR. FRANKLIN PRESCRIBED AN ANTIBIOTIC FOR INFECTION.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE STACKING BAGS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP HIS WORK AREA. HE LIFTED A CAST IRON ROLLER ONTO A PALLET WHEN HE EXPERIENCED SOME PAIN IN THE LOWER ABDOMEN APPROX. ONE WEEK LATER WHILE STACKING 100 AND 50 BAGS HE S STRAINED THE SAME MUSCLE CAUSING THE INJURY.

REPLACING BOLTS ON ENGINE GUARD.WHICH FELL ON EMPL LEFT HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS TYING OFF HOOD FOR THE #3 CYCLONE. THE ROPE WHICH WAS BEING USED TO SECURE THE HOOD BROKE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL FROM THE CYCLONE

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A WHEELBARROW UP A SHORT RAMP, WHEN HE REACHED THE TOP HE PUSHED OFF WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT, WHICH WAS IN A A WKWARD POSITION AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON GEL DRY BIN CAUSING A SUDDEN WHIP TO HIS BACK. APPROX 26 HOURS LATER HE HAD WEAKNESS AND SEVERE MUSCLE C RAMPS

CONVEYOR BELT FIRE-SMOKE INHALATION.

EMPL ENTERED CRUDE FEED DITCH AND WAS DRAWN UNDER FEED GATE BY PAN CONVEYOR.ANOTHER EMPL PASSING THROUGH AREA SHUT POWER OFF AND HELPED EMPL OUT.EMPL FAILED TO FOLLOW SAFETY PROCEDURES FOR ARE A DIDNT ACTIVATE WARNING LIGHT INDICATING PRESCENCE IN PAN CONVEYOR AREA.FAILED TO DE-ENERGIZE AND LOCK-OUT PAN CONVEYOR FEED,ENTERED AREA WITHOUT ANOTHER EMPL PRESENT.DIDNT HAVE DOZER OPER P

FRANK STUBBED THE TOE OF HIS BOOT ON THE CATWALK THIS CAUSED ALL OF HIS WEIGHT TO COME DOWN ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE WHICH WAS TURNED IN AN AWKWARD POSITION

WHILE PICKING UP SCRAP METAL OFF OF THE CATWALK HE WAS STRUCK IN THE NECK BY A FALLING PIECE OF ROCK

HE WAS STEPPING BACK TO GET OFF THE CAT & SLIPPED HITTING HIS BACK ON THE GUARD FOR THE HYDRAULIC TILT CYLINDER. THIS WAS DUE TO WET AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.

EMP FELL THROUGH OPENING IN THE CATWALK CAUSING INJURY TO THE RIGHT KNEE

EMPL OF WEINRICH TRUCKING CO RIGHT HAND INDEX FO/ FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN LOADED PALLET AND BOARD CAUSING FINGER PINCHED OFF FROM BOTTOM OF FINGER NAIL UP. LOADING OF TRUCK BY FORKLIFT.

OPERATING DRYER,DITCH...PLUGGED UP WITH LARGE CHUNK....USED PIECE OF WELDING ROD TO PIN GATE OPEN ,...WEIGHT OF GATE CAUSED WELDING ROD TO BEND RELEASING GATE,HANDLE ...HIT HIM IN MOUTH CAUS ING DAMAGE TO TEETH.