Vest Plant: 325 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was performing the pre-operational inspection of the Komatsu 155AX dozer. Employee's foot got caught in the tracks of the dozer causing EE to fall off the tracks and fracturing their ankle.

Employee was walking to get the dry plant sample, tripped and fell and hit elbow and was in moderate pain, didn't need medical assistance at that point. On 6/1, after sleeping, employee complained of swelling and pain, medical treatment with orthopedic follow-up to evaluate shoulder sprain or possible rotator cuff injury. Not permitted to return to work until 6/5.

Employee 1 (E1) attempted to separate two employees that were in a confrontation, E1 fell down the steps of the E-House injuring EE's ankle. E1 declined medical treatment. On April 21, E1 was unable to put on EE's work boots due to swelling and requested medical treatment. Injury was diagnosed as a broken ankle.

EE slipped on a water bottle and dislocated thumb when trying to catch themselves.

Employee was replacing the guarding on the top of BE307 and when they picked up a 5 gallon bucket and turned to walk back to the man lift. Employee stepped on a race from one of the bearings that had been replaced and fell hitting right leg on some guarding.

Employee was loading trucks in the silos and caught the toe of EE's shoe and sprained EE's knee.

EE was walking and turned back to talk to another employee and tripped over forks of forklift using hand to catch fall. Wrist was not broken just had splint put on the sprained wrist.

Employee had worked night shift. Had already clocked out and was about to head home when employee stopped into building by parking area to grab a burrito. Employee tripped on flat ground and fell into the stairs. Catching forehead on step, and cracking bone in left wrist while bracing for fall.

Employee was hooking cable on the crane and turned to look at the crane operator. When the employee turned back the headache ball hit the employee and chipped the front tooth.

Employee cutting bearing with grinder, cutting wheel. Wheel broke and piece flew off, cutting employee on right forearm in two places. Requiring stitches.

2-26-20 employee struck elbow on hand rail. 3-4-20 elbow swelled, prognosis Bursitis. No restrictions. 3-19-20 elbow infected. To Doctor. 3 prescriptions and work restriction until 4-1-20.

While determining which troughing rollers to be replaced, employee caught hand and arm in moving conveyor belt, causing abrasion to left hand and broken left arm. Employee transported to Emergency Room

Employee was attempting to remove a large nut on SCR 311 in order to adjust the hanger arm with a 36" pipe wrench. Nut would not break loose so second employee came in to help. Both employees were pulling on pipe wrench when nut gave way, causing second employees thumb to be bent backwards, injuring tendons in thumb.

Employee clocked in and returned to personal car to retrieve back pack. Using a pocket knife, employee was attempting to cut a zip tie off back pack. Knife slipped cutting left index finger. Initial first aid was preformed, however, bleeding continued and employee was transported to ER where stitches were received.

Failure to LOTO while unbinding an auger at the lime silo. Employee applied a pipe-wrench and failed to remove it when the auger was being bump tested. Employee was struck on the left side of face causing an open fracture of the jaw.

EE was cutting a zip tie with pocket knife and cut EE's left thumb requiring 3 stitches

Employee received a small puncture and laceration to the 4th and 5th fingers of the left hand while touching a piece of metal with bare hands.

Employee was struck in the eyelid by a metal shard which was created by striking metal on metal. Employee was prescribed a medication for the eye to prevent injury. Returned to work with no restrictions.

After climbing stairs to plate presses, employee was standing on landing, the employee used EE's hands to gesture inadvertently striking the hand rail with EE's little finger of EE's left hand. Employee reported injury but refused medical attention. The next day the finger had swollen and changed color, employee was taken to family clinic. A fracture was found via x-ray.

While training a conveyor belt, using a hammer to adjust return roller, employee missed roller frame and the hammer was caught between the belt and roller, pulling hand against the belt, causing a friction burn on the top of left hand.

EE was changing bearing at tail of BE304. When tensioner bar was removed, stored energy released and hand was smashed between 2 pieces of plate resulting in lacerations requiring stitches and 2 fractured fingers on left hand.

Employee was crouched down, below a piece of steel angle, working and stood straight up when finished. Hit their collarbone on steel angle breaking the collarbone.

Wet Plant Attendant reconnected a 2" rubber airline to a 2" metal nipple. The airline was recharged and end of airline blew off nipple striking employee in mouth. Employee was taken to ER in Kermit, Texas where EE received 3 stitches in lip. Also has a broken front tooth. Clamps were not tighten enough to prevent blow off.

Congested work area working in a non permit confined space. Limited space for movement. Employees left pinky finger sustained a laceration requiring stitches.