West Plant: 103 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was standing too close to another coworker when a bearing was being removed. It broke loose and struck their lip, splitting it. They needed stitches. No lost time at work beyond the end of that shift. No time off work or work restrictions required by medical personal.

On 1/14/22 EE experienced first aid injuries when EE fell through a catwalk. On 6/15 EE had EE's shoulders medically checked. EE was released to full-duty and light physical therapy. On 8/15 EE was still having discomfort, a MRI showed a slight tear in both shoulders. EE had surgery on EE's right shoulder on 10/10/22.

On 5/4/19 employee was taken to the local hospital where EE received surgery for a puncture wound. While greasing the left lift cylinder of the 775E haul truck, and holding the grease lines together, the grease gun came loose of the grease zirk resulting in a puncture to the left thumb.

A sharp object was in a chute EE was examining with another employee and attempted to avoid it while exiting chute. Object snagged EE's safety vest and cut employee while exiting.

On 10/21/15, Employee requested and received medical treatment for an injury that occurred on 10/2/15. He was taken to the Company clinic and was placed on modified duty which was accommodated. The employee reported that kneeling on both knees to cut a steel plate resulted in L-knee pain and swelling. He was diagnosed with Prepatellar bursitis.

The employee was taken to the Company clinic on 4/17/14 and was placed on restricted duty which was accommodated. While changing a screen cloth with a co-worker, the employee's R-hand was caught between a wrench and the metal framework. The employee was diagnosed with a R-hand contusion and released to full duty on 04/28/14.

The employee requested medical treatment on 3/18/14, was taken to the company clinic and placed on restricted duty which is being accommodated part-time. The employee has a pre-existing back condition which possibly aggravated when he slipped on a step while descending stairs. The employee was diagnosed with a Lumbar Strain. Claim is questionable.

On 04/10/2012 employee was taken to the company clinic, was diagnosed with a right shoulder sprain and was placed on restricted duty. The employee reported while descending the ladder on a loader, his right foot slipped off causing him to lose grip with left hand and placed weight on right arm and shoulder.

On 04/07/2010 employee requested medical treatment and was placed on modified duty for an injury that occurred on 04/06/2010. Employee reported while walking to the truck, employee fell to the ground after tripping on a clump of dirt, which resulted in a left shoulder strain and left toe sprain.

EE was washing a sweeper truck with a pressure washer. While walking backwards, he tripped over a concrete parking block. He was taken to the industrial clinic where he was diagnosed with minor contusions and an abrasion and was referred to a hand specialist.The hand specialist diagnosed him w/a radius fracture to the left wrist.

Employee was descending down the ladder on a PC1100LC-6 excavator when he slipped hitting his wrist and hand on the tracks.

Tech was working on the engine of a HD605 Haul truck. When another tech lifted the hood with a crane, the hood slipped and fell on the tech working on the engine hitting his head. The tech had a hard hat on, but substained a strained to his neck.

Employee stated that he fell while stepping over trailer to retrieve parts from the back of truck, resulting in sprain of right third finger. Became reportable following medical treatment on 04/04/2008.

The employee requested to go to the company clinic on 10/19/2007 and was placed on restricted duty. While exiting the VMC excavator, the employee stepped on the last step of ladder with R-toes only, causing an alleged sprain to R-great toe.

While removing a part from the haul truck, pressure from suspension was released, allowing truck frame to fall.

Employee was installing an electric motor; motor moved quickly and pinched his hand between motor and I-beam structure.

Employee was rolling a bearing housing down the walkway when he felt pain in his lower back.

Employee was chipping a weld and a piece of hot slag entered his left eye. He was wearing clear safety glasses and a welding hood

Employee was cleaning up work slab at secondary crusher, lifting scrap steel into tractor bucket. He caught his heel on another piece of steel and twisted his right knee.

While cleaning up after a job, employee was carrying a bucket of tools that weighted approx. 15 lbs in his left hand and a bucket of flexcos in his right hand. He stepped off the concrete slab onto dirt surface, walked approx. three feet, stepped on a rock and lost footing. Right leg turned under and twisted. Employee fell to the ground and called for help.

Employee was repairing hydraulic leak on accumulator on HP500 cone crusher when pressurized hydraulic fluid was released from the accumulator causing employee to strike himself in the chest with a pipe wrench.

While removing old rollers and guarding for belt #3 - cut top of left hand on sharp steel.

Employee went to see company doctor on 7/28/04 and was placed on restricted duty. Employee was helping electrician fill trench with concrete. Smashed finger when flipped chute down, causing contusion and open wound to his right index finger.

Employee went to see company doctor on 3/12/04 and was placed on restricted duty. Employee stepped onto conveyor for a mechanical repair causing internal derangement to left knee.

EMPLOYEE INJURED SELF ON 2/17/00. STEPPED OUT OFTRUCK AND STEPPEN ON ROCK TWISTING KNEE. EMPLOYEE DIDN'T REPORT INJURY UNTIL 4/23/00. WENT TO DOCTOR AND HAD SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR 5/4/00. HE RE TURNED TO LIGHT DUTY 5/12/00 (5 DAYS OFF).

EE WENT TO CLINIC REGARDING THIS INJURY ON 2-16-00 AT 8:40 AM AND IS ON LIGHT DUTY AS OF 2-16-00. WHILE TURNING WHEELS ON CONVEYOR STACKER, PULLED MUSCLE BEHIND LEFT SHOULDER.

DOING CLEAN UP.

STRUCK LEFT HAND WITH HAMMER WHILE DRIVING THE WEDGE PIN IN.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A SHEET OF STEEL USING A BAR, EE INCURRED A BACK STRAIN.

WHILE HAMMERING A PIPE, THE HAMMER SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE LEFT HAND.

CUT ABOVE RIGHT KNEE WHILE CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT.

WHILE PULLING CONVEYOR BELT TOGETHER TO RESPLICE RING BROKE THEREFORE BELT CLAMP STRUCK EMPLOYEE.

SLIPPED OFF OF TRACKS, FELL TO FLOOR.

WHILE LETTING CAT WALK DOWN, THE LADDER SWUNG OVER STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING CHANNEL IRON INTO A RACK WHEN HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HEEL BAR TO PRY ON A BEARING ON THE CONVEYOR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED OFF, CUTTING HIM ABOVE THE RIGHT EYEBROW.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A DRY SHAFT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE ROCKS AND FELL INTO A HOLE INJURING HIS LEFT WRIST AND FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE FLOP GATE FOR THE WET PLANT FEED WHEN HE SLIPPED AND INJURED THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK ON AN ANGLE IRON BRACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CONVEYORS WHEN HE PINCHED HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR AND THE BOOM TRUCK.

PUTTING GUARD IN PLACE ON CONE CRUSHER TWISTED LEFT WRIST.

WHILE SERVICING SHAKER, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HANDRAIL INJURING GROIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF BACK OF CRANE SLIPPED & LANDED ON BALL OF LEFT FOOT

WORKMAN WENT INTO AREA OF ROCK DISCHARGE FROM DRY SCREENING PLANT WORKMAN WAS TOLD NOT TO GO INTO THIS AREA WHEN SCREEN PLANT IN OPERATION ROCK CAME OFF SCREEN PLANT AND LANDED ON FOOT OF WORK MAN