Washington County Mine: 56 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Miner was injured while attaching metal pull cable to haul truck stuck on the dump site. A frayed wire on the cable struck and lacerated EE's right leg. This resulted in 7 staples to close the wound.

The operator was exiting the cab of an excavator, when EE's left arm came in contact with a broken rear view mirror. The task being performed was clearing land when the mirror was broken. A piece of mirror glass cut EE's arm about 1.5 inches long around the elbow area. This cut required 7 stitches.

Employee was on a callout working with contractors to repair process water line feeding the mill. Employee dismounted a front end loader and felt his knee pop when he stepped down.

While attempting to climb on machine employee stepped on bottom step and reached up and grabbed hand rail while pulling up felt a pop in left shoulder experiencing pain in L. arm. Diagnosis no use left arm/must wear sling, muscle in left shoulder damaged pending Arthrogram.

Mechanic was cleaning out a six-inch drain pipe in a concrete pit. The gate valve in the pit is designed to leak minimally as it opens and closes. The mechanic was cleaning the pipe with a water hose by running it up the line. As he was pulling the hose back out of the drain pipe, his elbow ran across the edge of a piece of expanded metal being used to guard the nearby gate valve.

Employee was complaining of chest pain.

Employee (Mechanic) got his middle finger (right hand) caught between the cable and load block pulley on a mobile crane. Emp. was attempting to push cable back into pulley groove when injury occurred. Emp. was not wearing gloves.

A tractor operator got stuck in the mud & called for assistance from another operator/the injured operator. The injured operator was attempting to connect the cable to his tractor when he states having sustained an injury to the back of his right leg. EE reported accident on 4/4/05 & diagnosed with a large herniated disc by a specialist on 4/13/05 & was placed on disability.

MECHANIC FELL INTO A 15" DEEP DRAIN IN THE PUMP HOSE FLOOR WHEN A PIECE OF GRATING COLLAPSED. HE SUSTAINED BRUISES TO HIS RIGHT HIP AREA. DATE OF FIRST MEDICAL TREATMENT 3-24-04.

Employee was welding in blunger. After his shift, both eyes reddened, became teary and painfull and vision blurred. Employee saw eye doctor and was diagnosed with kerato conjunctivitis secondary to welding arc. He was given prescription eye drops and anti-inflammatory.

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR COMPLAINED OF FEELING SICK ALL NIGHT AS HE DESCENDED HIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, HE BECAME DIZZY AND FEEL AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE EQUIPMENT BEFORE COMPLETELY DESCENDING IN JURING HIS L SHOULDER. HE WAS TREATED IN ER FOR PERSONAL ILLNESS AND DIAGNOSIS OF L SHOULDER STRAIN. PANEL PHYSICIAN PUT HIM ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE EXPERIENCED A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK CAUSING IMMEDIATE DEATH.

EE WAS MOUNTING THE REAR OF A MOTORGRADER TO CHECK THE ANTIFREEZE LEVEL HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE REAR STEP CAUSING HIS LOWER LEFT LEG TO COME IN CONTACT WITH A VALVE THIS FORCED HIS LEG TO BEND BACK FURTHER THAN IT NORMALLY COULD CAUSING PAIN & SWELLING IN HIS LEFT KNEE BY 5/4/00 AT WHICH TIME 1ST AID WAS GIVEN. MED EVAUATION 5/19/00 MRI 5/31/00 DIAGNOSED TORN LIGAMENT

OPERATOR WAS WORKING ON THE DIVERTER GATE AT THE PRIMARY BLUNGERS. A PIECE OF TRIM METAL THAT HOLDS THE BLUNGERS RUBBER LINING IN PLACE HAD JAMMED THE DIVERTER GATE FROM MOVING. THE EE WAS USI NG A LONG HANDLE SHOVEL IN AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE TRIM METAL. THE DIVERTER GATE SUDDENLY MOVED AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SHOVEL. THE SHOVEL HANDLE STRUCK THE EE IN THE RT SIDE SHIELD OVE

EE WAS STEPPING ONTO SCRAPER TO START FRONT ENGINE WHEN RIGHT KNEE POPPED. STRAIN TO RIGHT KNEE RESULTED.

EE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE SHEAVE FROM BLUGER. SHAFT ABOVE BROKE LOOSE AND EE LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS WRACKED BETWEEN WRENCH AND CONCRETE FLOOR.

EE WAS LAYING SIX INCH PIPE DOWN WITH CAT ROPE OFF OF THE CATHEAD ON THE DRILL RIG THE ROPE WALKED OVER THE CAT HEAD AND CAUGHT AND PULLED GLOVE AND HAND INTO THE CATHEAD.

A WASHINGTON CO MAINTENANCE 1 TON SHOP TRUCK, OCCUPIED BY 2 MECHANICS, STRUCK A SHED SUPPORT POLE AT THE W.C. LAB WHILE BACKING UP, TRAVLING LESS THAN 3-5 MPH. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTED, HO WEVER, THE PASSENGER DID COMPLAIN OF NECK PAIN &WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A LUMBAR DISC HERNIATION ON 8/14/95.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING GREASE LINE WITH KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER - STITCHES.

EE WAS HOOKING A CABLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO PULL A TRACTOR OUT OF BOG WHEN HE STATES GETTING SOMETHING IN HIS EYE.

EE WAS STEAM CLEANING A DOZER WITH A PORTABLE STEAM CLEANER & STEPPED ONTO THE TONGUE OF THE TRAILER TO TURN THE SOAP OFF ON THE STEAM CLEANER. WHEN STEPPING OFF OF THE TONGUE, THE EE SLIPPED, STRIKING HIS KNEE ON THE TONGUE BEAM CAUSING HISLEG TO TWIST AAS HE FELL. HE SUSTAINED A RIGHT KNEE STRAIN.

EE WAS GOING TO CHECK ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL DISCHARGE FOR W.C. MILL. AS HE STEPPED ON THE PLATFORM WHICH PROVIDES ACCESS TO THE DISCHARGE VALVES,HE TRIPPED & FELL, TWISTING HIS BACK EE. [?] BAC K PAIN.

A HYDRALIFT OCCUPIED BY 2 MECHANICS, OVERTURNED ON A COUNTY ROAD. INJURED RELEASED HIS SEATBELT & FELL ONTO CO-WORKER & SUSTAINED AN ACROMIOCLAVICRELAR SEPARATION.

EMPLOYEE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS CHEST WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP A BELLY PAN ON A 637E SCRAPER (UNIT #2262).

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON OIL ON FLOOR. EMPLOYEE DID NOT FALL BUT STRAINED BACK WHEN TRYING TO KEEP FROM FALLING. RESTRICTED DAYS

EE WAS SQUATTING DOWN STEAM CLEANING A SCRAPER. WHEN HE STOOD UP, HIS LEFT KNEE POPPED CAUSING KNEE STRAIN--LIGHT DUTY.

CHANGING BLADES LOWERED WITH CHAIN HOIST THE RACK SLIPPED CAUGHT PINNED EMP R FOURTH FINGER

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP BLADE FOR MOTOR GRADER AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK-LOWER BACK STRAIN RESULTED.RESTRICTED DUTY.

HE CUT HIS LEG WITH A CHAIN SAW.

A PIECE OF DUCT APPROX 30 FEET LONG WAS BEING LOWERED INTO POSTION. AS THE SUPPORT BRACKET ON THE BOTTOM SIDE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE STRUCTURE IT KICKED OUT AND STRUCK SIGNAL MAN ON RIGHT F OOT, CUTTING FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A STRUSTRAL STEEL BOLT CONNECTION WITH A WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED FALLING ON HIS WRIST, CRACKED RIGHT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE CROSS MEMBER FROM A FORD PICKUP TRUCK. BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF THE BOLT HE HAD TO USE HIS LEFT HAND TO HOLD VARIOUS HOSES AND WIRING HARNESSES OUT OF THE WAY. WHEN HE STARTED THE IMPACT WRENCH, THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT AND THE EXTENSION AND THE FLEX SOCKET TRAPPED HIS FINGER BETWEEN TEH FRAME AND THE SOCKET FRACTURED AND LACERATED I

EMPL ASSISTING COWORKER MOVE 6" DISCHARGE HOSE WHEN HE SUSTAINED LOW BACK STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE A SCREEN BRACE AT THE EAST END OF THE SOUTH MAIL WHEN A SPARK FROM THE OPERATION ENTERED HIS LEFT EAR AND SUSTAINED A FIRST DEGREE BURN.

EMPLOYEE LACERATED HIS RT THUMB ON A PIPE EDGE WHICH WAS EXTREMELY SHARP EMLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES

I.NAME WAS CHAN1ING CUTTING EDGES WHEN HE RUBBED AGAINST A SHARP BAR AND LACERATED HIS RT INDEX FINGER