Wildish Sand & Gravel Co Plant #2: 307 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Lifting metal off of a forklift, twisted back

Employee went to move a hose and punctured finger using a wire hanging off of the hose. Employee did not use appropriate PPE

Employee was using a box cutter to cut conveyor belt in tight area, at the end of the cut, knife slipped and punctured employee's thigh through employee's jeans.

Swinging 20lb sledge hammer in process of removing bolt. Swung and missed the bolt making contact with right lower leg. Right leg contusion.

While changing the discharge location on the sand line, the drop shell fell crushing EE's left index finger between the shelf and the chute.

Putting metal onto saw rollers for cutting, roller fell over pushing metal to saw and crushing right ring finger. Broken right ring finger.

Employee was cleaning debris underneath the jaw crusher as EE was coming out EE hit EE's head and kinked EE's neck. On 4/19/22 EE felt better but was having pain that increased on 4/20/22 which started travelling down leg.

Unhooking heavy rigging from crane, employee lifted incorrectly, and strained lower/mid back.

Employee was adjusting forks on rough terrain forklift and smashed middle finger on right hand between fork and frame. Required 6 stitches.

Adjusting a vent valve on a new air cylinder, the existing airline was connected to the wrong port causing the new cylinder to move in the wrong direction, employee pulled EE's hand back and cut EE's left middle finger on the valve handle. The finger required 4 stitches.

While removing a steel wheel rim from Scrubber Drum assembly rim fell against another metal component, miner's hand was caught between steel rim and the metal component.

Splicing a belt he hit a metal tab on the template and rolled the razor into his left pointer finger requiring 3 stitches.

He was welding at the drum of the scrubber - finishing with a few beads. Raised his hood up - chipped off a couple pieces of slag, one bounced off safety glasses into right eye. Flushed eye several times - next day eye became sore. Piece of slag had embedded and was removed.

Conveyor spilled material onto the catwalk of the scrubber. Employee was shoveling rock off the catwalk and felt a pain in his back. The following day his back was stiff and sore and he sought medical treatment.

Grinding a piece of metal, piece of metal bounced off service truck and entered the side of his safety glasses. Grinder guard in place and safety glasses were worn. Eye flushed and thought particle was washed out. Following morning the eye was sore and red - particle had adhered to the right eye.

Carrying a piece of metal down the embankment, caught his right foot in the water runoff drain and twisted his right knee. Continued working rest of shift. Worked regular shift 10/14/09, knee swelled so went to after hours clinic to be checked out evening of 10/14/09.

Applying pressure with a jack, the jack slipped off the curved surface and struck employee in the face cutting his left eyebrow, nasal and lip contusions.

Cleaning oversized rock out of grizzly bars at the pit hopper. Swinging 10 lb hammer lost footing, slipped and landed on his motorola radio and a piece of steel causing a large hematoma to the right buttock.

Coming down the 3/4-O ramp, the weight in the loader bucket caused the loader to light weight on the rear tires. The bottom of the bucket contacted the ground forcefully jolting the operator and he hit the left side of his head on the cab of the loader.

EE WAS REPLACING THE GRINDING WHEEL ON HIS 4" GRINDER WITH A 40 GRIT SANDING WHEEL IN ORDER TO ROUGH UP A PIECE OF STEEL TO PUT DOWN NEW RUBBER. THE SANDING WHEEL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE OLD PIECE OF RUBBER. GRINDER JUMPED OUT OF C0NTROL & CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND.

LIFTED WELDING HOOD TO CHIP SLAG OFF A WELD.

FELL OFF THE BED OF THE BOOM TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED AROUND THE CONTROL PANEL FOR THE HOIST. MUDDY GROUND CONDITION & HE DIDN'T CLEAN SOLES OF BOOTS OFF ENOUGH, CAUSING HIM TO SLIP.

EE ACCESSED TANK FROMT HE FRONT, CRAWLING AND STRETCHING OVER BRACES AND SHOULDER HAVE BEEN WORKING FROM THE SIDES POSITION OF HIS BODY CAUSED SEPARATION OF RIB FROM CARTILAGE.

GROUND CONDITIONS WET AND MUDDY. EE SLIPPED AND BROKE FALL WITH RIGHT HAND. RING FINGER BENT BACK - FRACTURE OF METACARPAL.

WHILE CUTTING CONVEYOR BELTING EMPLOYEE CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH UTILITY KNIFE.

REACHED TO GRAB LARGE STICK FROM BELT, TURNED HAND AND LARGE ROCK JAMMED INTO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

BRUISED TISSUE JUST BELOW RIGHT KNEE WHILE KNEELING TO WORK ON SCREENS. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 9-8-97.

USED PIECE OF STEEL FLAT BAR TO PRY OPEN DOORS OF IMPACT CRUSHER--FORGOT TO REMOVE BAR, CLOSED DOOR, BAR HIT HIM IN UPPER CHEST. ACUTE CHEST WALL CONTUSION WITH SMALL LACERATION RESULTED.

SPLICINGA CONVEYOR BELT WITH UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

WHEN HE WAS REMOVING A BEARING FROM A SHAFT, HE STRUCK THE BEARING RACE AND A FRAGMENT CAME OFF LODGING IN MIDDLE FINGER.

EE WAS STANDING BY REAR OF BOOM TRUCK CLEANING MOTOR SHAFT ANOTHER EE LET DOWN STABILIZER THAT LANDED ON EE FOOT.

APPARENT CUMULATIVE IMPACTS TO BACK/NECK WHILE OPERATING BANK OUT TRUCK. DROVE OVER POTHOLE, JARRING OPERATOR AND STRAINING BACK/NECK.

REMOVING ROCKFORM 1ST BAR RUM CONVEYOR.

LIFTING A WARN OUT WEAR PLATE ONTO TRUCK STRAINING LOW BACK.

HE FELL ON TO THE CATWALK IN FRONT OF PUG AT THE HOT PLANT. TWISTED BACK AS HE FELL. LOST FOOTING ON CATWALK.

STRAINED RIGHT LOW BACK MUSCLES WHEN LIFTING METAL.

ADJUSTING CRUSHER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER CAUSING STRAIN OF LEFT FOREARM.

A LARGE (6"- 8") BOULDER CAME OFF OF THE ROCK WASHER AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT CHEST WALL.

FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EYE WHILE DRIVING BANKOUT TRUCK. F.B. REMOVED.

AFTER WALKING UP CATWALK TO UNPLUG WATER PIPE, HE FELL THROUGH WORN BOARD ON CATWALK DESCENDING.

CUT RT INDEX FINGER ON SHARP PIECE OF LINER IN DISCHARGE CHUTE REQUIRED 4 STITCHES WAS CLEANING OUT CHUTE AT TYROCK SCREWS &RAN FINGER OVER A SHARP WEAR LINER

STANDING IN MUD TURNED TO WALK TOANOTHER AREA, RIGHT FOOT STUCK IN MUD AND STRAINED RIGHT KNEE.

PRYING GEAR BOX TO ALIGN IT BAR SLIPPED LETTING HIM FALL OVER MOTOR ON GROUND.HIT TAILBONE HYPER EXTENDED RIGHT WRIST AND ARM JAMMED BACK CAUSING NECK TO WHIP ABOUT.

WHILE TIGHTENING A BOLT ON DRYER AT ASPHALT PLANT HE FELL OFF LADDER WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF. HE FELL 8-10 FEET CAUSING CONTUSION TO RIGHT KNEE & LEFT ANKLE, TANDED ON HIS FEET.

WORKING ON IMPACTCRUSHER WHEN 40-50 LB STEEL PLATE FELL ON HEAD.

STANDING N TOP OF FRAME ABOVE WELDER ON 505 LOST BALANCE GRABBED FRAME OF L J FEED BELT BUT INSTEAD GRABBED DRIED MUD & FELL BACKWARDS HIT WELDER WITH HIS BACK & SLID BACK & HIT THE TOOL BOX

LIFTING ROCK 50# STRAINED ABDOMINAL MUSCLES HERNIA REPAIR 9-10-90

PAINGUL BACK CLIMBING ON BELT STATES VERBERA LONGER THAN NORMAL IT CAUSES JOINT PROBLEMS

PULLED LOW BACK MUSCLE WHEN USING 25# SLEDGE HAMMER.

REACHED FOR TROUBLE LIGHT ON WOODEN CATWALK STAN//// WHILE STANDING ON ALUMINIUM LADDER.RECD ELECTRICAL SHOCK.

WHILE USING ALL9N WRENCH IT BROKE & THE PIECE HE WAS HOLDING ST RUCK HIS FRONT TEETH

WHILE USING COM9ALONG TO REMOVE BEARING HOUSING THE HANDLE OF COMEALONG STRUCK HIS CHIN JUST AS LOADER HELPED TO LIFT

CRANE SUPPORTIN1 CONVEYOR MOVED AND INJURED WORKER WAS AT TOP OF CONVEYOR INSTALLING LEGS. WHEN HE FELL LANDING ON RT WRIST.

WORKING AS GROU3D MAN UNDER AND AROUND CRUSHER LOTS OF FINE PARTICLES IN AIR

STRAINED BACK E4PTYING 80 LB SACKS OF CEMENT INTO ASPHALT MIXER.INJ OCCURRED WHEN LIFTING BAG OFF PALLET.

CUT BETWEEN MID8LE AND RING FINGER OF RT HAND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO FREE SUPPORTING FRAMEWORK

CLEANING ROCK O0F SCREEN - ROCK FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN LEFT EYE

HE WAS INSIDE D9YER WHEN A PIECE OF FINE DUST FELL OFF THE WALL AND HIT HIM IN RIGHT EYE

LOOKING FOR A D9IVE SHEVE IN A CABINET FULL OF SHEVES WHEN STACK FELL OVER AND SMASHED LEFT THUMB

HE WAS REPLACIN1 LACINGS ON #3 GELT IN THE PIT, HE WAS CUTTING THE EDGE OF THE BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED & C UT INSIDE LEFT KNEE

METAL FRAME FEL5 ON HIS LEFT LEG, PINNING HIS RT FOOT UNDER HIS LEFT KNEE