Vandalia Rd Plant: 41 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

the employee was entering the cab of a skid loader when EE's boot caught on something causing EE to lose balance falling to the left and striking/rubbing EE's left leg at the calf area against the side of the skid loader bucket. the leg was bruised and had some swelling.

Working on the plant classifier putting the rising current plants back in place, the plate wedge and when it came loose, sprang back catching the employees right thumb between the plate and the tank wall. The thumb required three stitches.

Employee was removing a pin and roller from dredge digger chain with help from fellow employee. Once the pin was removed, the chain dropped down, pinching the finger between the chain and the structure.

Employees were removing a pipe from a classifier to the screen plant. The pipe, once unbolted, rolled off of support. Employee tried to hold pipe in place and got fingers pinched between pipe and frame.

Making preparations to repair hoist cable anchor end on dredge digger, when a support cable broke, causing the digger to fall. Which in turn, caused the EE to fall, striking his face and head.

PRYING HOSE FROM PIPE WITH PRYBAR, PIPE CAM OUT OF HOSE PINCHING RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.

WAS REMOVING PLASTIC TIE WITH KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER.

WORKER WAS STRIPPING INSULATION FROM ELECTRIC CABLE WITH A KNIFE,KNIFE SLIPED AND CUT LEFT WRIST.

WAS SAWING PLYWOOD WITH SKILL SAW, SAWDUST BLEW INTO LEFT EYE.

CUTTING HOSE WITH KNIFE BLADE BROKE KNIFE TO STIKE L WRIST CAUSE LACERATION

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A NUT IN AN AWKWARD POSITION WHEN HE SPRAINED HIS WRIST.

EMP ADVISED SUP7 THAT WHILE HE WAS GRESING A FRONT END LOADER HE SLIPPED OFF OF BUCKET LANDING ON BOTH FEET ON THE GROUND HE FURTHER CLAIMED HE PULLED MUSCLES IN L HIP L SHOULDER HE DID NO REPORT INJURY T2 SUPT FOR 3 DAYS ON MEMORIAL DAY 5 26 86 SUPT LEARNED OF THIS INCIDENT EMP WENT TO DR FOR EXAM AND REFERERED TO ANOTHER CLINIC FOR THERAPY TREATMENTS EMP LOST TIME BEGAN 5 27 8

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO DISLODGE A LARGE ROCK THAT GOT CAUGHT IN THE OPENING OF THE PLANT'S CRUSHER, USING A STEEL BAR, WHEN THE ROCK MOVED IT CAUSED THE BAR TO PINCH HIS 3 MIDDLE FINGERS O F HIS RIGHT HAN8 BETWEEN BAR & CRUSHER EDGE & CAUSED DEEP SCRAPPING-ABRASIONS. HE WENT TO THE DR. FOR EXAMINATION & TREATMENT OF HIS INJURED 3 FINGERS. EMPLOYEE STAYED OFF WORK WITH PAIN HE E

WHILE PUCHING A PIPE INTO PLACE ON THE DREDGE PIPE LINE IN THE WATER, HE PULLED OR WRENCHED A MUSLCE IN HIS HIP AREA.

WAS ALIGNING THE DRIVE CHAIN ON DRAGLINE AT THE DRIVE SPROUCKET THE CAHINA MOVED AND HE GOT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGERS TIP PINCHED OFF AT THE END NO FRACTURE, THE DR. TREATING HIM ADVISED.

EE WAS HELPING PLANT MECHANIC REMOVE TAIL PULLEY THE TOP BOLT WAS CUTT OFF ALLOWING THE TAKE-UP BEARING ASSEMBLY TO SWING DOWN & BACK, STRIKING PLANT OPERATOR IN THE GROIN AREA, RECEIVING SWE *'%*%' SEVERE BRUISES TO G ROIN, INTESTINES & MUSCLES. HE CONTINUED WORKING THE SHIFT & ALSO THE NEXT AM, THEN WENT TO DR. FOR THE FOLLOWING MON 11-12-84 FOR HIS 1ST DR. EXAM-TREATMENT. LOST

EMP WAS SHOVELING AROUND SUMP AREA OF PLANT SHOVEL STRUCK A R OCK IN MATERIAL BEING SHOVELED AND HE WRENCHED HIS BACK OR PULLED A MUSCLE HE CONTINUED WORKING THE NEXT DAY BUT OVER THE WEEKEN HE EXPERIENCED MORE PAIN AND WENT TO DR 1ST TIME 10 01 84 WHO GAVE HIM TREATMENT AND MEDICINE AND HAD HIM REMAIN OFF WORK UNTIL PAIN SUSDIDED AND HE GET BETTER 1ST LOST DAY BEGAN 10 01 84

EMPLOYEE STATED & CLAIMED THAT WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON DRAGLINE HE OPERATES HE SLIPPED OFF OF TRACK ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED SOMETIME FRI 090983 BUT DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 021/2DAYS LATER WHEN HE CALL ED PLANT SUPT AT HIS RES SUN NITE 091183 1030PM NOTE THERE WERE 2-3 OTHER EMPLOYEES WORKING ON DRAGLINE DOING MAINT SAME DAY BUT HE DID NOT INFORM ANY OTHERS INCLUDING SUPT WHO ALSO WORKED ON

TIGHTENING BOLT ON CRUSHING PLANT.WRENCH SLIPPED AND ALLOWED RIGHT THUMB TO COME BETWEEN STEEL FRAME PART AND WRENCH.RIGHT THUMB WAS CAUGHT AND RECD CRACKED AND BRUISE INJURY.

EE WAS ACENDING STAIRS AT THE TOP OF THE SCREENING PLANT HE SLIPPED ON T HE WET SURFACE OFT HE AREA & STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE ON T HE STRUCTURE SURFACE & CAUSED INJURY.LATER DETERMINED BADLY BRU ISED AREA BEOKEN BLOOD VESSEL & PULLED LIGAMENT WHEN HE WENT TO DR. 8-9-83. 1ST DAY LOST TIME BEGAN 8-8-83. THIS EE IS EXTREMLY ACTIVE & WEATHER EXTREMLY HOT WORKING CONDITIONS AT TIME OF HIS

WHILE OPERATING ON PLANT THIS EE WQAS DRIVING A WEDGE INTO A T BOARD & STRUCK HIS LEFT HTUMB WITH A HAMMER & RECEIVED SMASHED-CONTUSION OF HIS LEFT THUMB. THE DR. PRESCRIBED FOR HIM TO REMAIN OFF WORK UNTIL 1ST OF T HE WEEK TO AID HIS RECOVERY FROM HIS INJURY.

WHILE OPERATING BULLDOZER POUSHING SAND AROUND THE PLANT AREA, THE WIND WAS BLOWING & BLEEW GRAINS OF SAND INTO OPERATORS L & R EYES. HE CONTINUED WORKING BUT WENT FOR MEDICAL HELP 2 DAYS LATE R FOR HIS INJURY. DR. REMOVED SAND PARTICLES MEDICATED & APPLIED PATCHES TO BOTH EYES TO ASSIST HEALING.