Woodville Plant: 181 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

As part of a blast crew IP was stepping over a stemming pile and twisted their lower back.

Removing sheave from ISC motor-no space to fully lay motor parallel to the ground. The motor/frame were blocked from motion but sheave was hard to remove. EE was using impact wrench on sheave when the tapered bushing let loose & the wrench, sheave & EE's left hand were pulled approx 16" downward. The wrench & sheave pinched the left pinky finger b/t the sheave & crusher structure.

A jaw die bolt had broken off & was to be removed. The space to access the bolt to push it out is limited. The employee was attempting to pull the broken bolt out with a come-a-long & a welded on lifting lug. The weld broke & the chain & lifting lug were under tension came loose & hit the employee in the hard hat & made a small cut on employee's cheek requiring 4 stitches

Employee failed to maintain control of a Case 440 skid steer while backing down the incline of a clean-up pile, causing the skid steer to tip over. While the employee initially stated EE was fine, several hours later EE complained of a headache and soreness and was taken for medical evaluation.

Employee was cleaning material from the second floor of the screen house. A metal plate approx. 6"x 6" had been pushed back and hidden on a ledge of the chute beside the employee but shifted due to the vibration of the plant. The metal plate fell off the ledge, hitting employee's left forearm and resulting in a laceration with three stitches.

Employee was standing 15 feet away from a crusher counterweight while a hook and crane were being used to manually rotate the counterweight. The hook snapped and a piece of the hook flew approx. 20 feet down and at an outward angle, striking the employee in the left forearm. Result was a laceration requiring 3 stitches.

Taking bolts out of a steel liner when liner came loose and struck left wrist. (surgery on 12/28/2017).

Employee was getting into an excavator and turned the wrong way and felt sharp pain in middle of low back. Treating with chiropractor.

Employee had been grinding and welding and then wiped his face on shirt sleeve, after which he felt something in right eye. Treatment received where piece of steel was removed and two prescriptions given

EE was servicing a loader and standing on the left side of the cab when he fell off loader and hit the ground.

The head box chute on the C-1 conveyor plugged up and EE was using a pry bar to dislodge the plug through a small door on the side of the chute. The material broke loose and fell through the chute all at once. The material hit the end of the bar that was sticking through the hole & forced it down forcing EE's end up & pinching his left pinky finger against a beam.

Injury was sliding a 6 ft long rail into a chute when his hands slipped off the rail and his right ring finger was pinched between rail and chute. was wearing leather gloves.

WHILE EE WAS WALKING FROM SHOP AREA TO MIDWAY BUILDING HE STEPPED ON A LARGE STONE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST FOOT. HE DIDN'T REPORT ANYTHING WRONG & TOOK 2 PERSONAL VACATION DAYS W/O TELLING ANYONE WHAT HAD HAPPENED. 3 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL TO FIND THAT THE FOOT WAS BROKEN. ON MON. (5 DAYS LATER) HE CAME TO THE PLANT TO TELL US WHAT HAD HAPPENED. NO WITNESSES.

ELEVATOR COUNTER WEIGHT FELL ON INDIVIDUALS RIGHT THIGH & LEFT SHIN WHILE HE WAS VACING MATERIAL OUT. THERE WERE NO BROKEN BONES - JUST SKIN ABRASIONS.

WORKING AT THE DUST COLLECTOR SCREW DVIER ON A 10' STEP LADDER. TWISTED & FELL ON RIGHT SIDE. INJURING LEG, ANKLE & FOOT.

CHANGING SLIDE ON OHSO CHUTE AT DRYER PLANT, HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.

THERE WAS NO INJURY. MSHA CONTACTED AT 7:30 AM AND INSPECTOR PERFORMED AN INVESTIGATION ALONG WITH STATE INSPECTOR. THE CO. CORPORATE ENGINEER WAS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE INVESTIGATION. THE #2 CO AL FAN EXPLODED THROWING DEBRIS 15 FT. FROM THE HOUSING. FAN ITSELF REMAINED INTACT BUT THE HOUSING WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. FULL INVESTIGATION IS TAKING PLACE & FULL REPORT WILL GO TO MSHA

EE WAS ADJUSTING THE KILN AT #1 PIER WENT TO TAKE THE WRENCH OFF & HAD TO PRY IT UP WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR & THEFRAME OF THE TRUNION

OPENING A RAILCAR HATCH/LID; WHEN IT STUCK-PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER RIGHT BACK.

GLOVE CAUGHT IN STEEL DOOR AS IT WAS CLOSING--SMASHED RT. MIDDLE FINGER--CUTTING OFF TIP.

LARGE MOTOR IN TUNNEL AT SILO (SOUTH PAN) DROPPED ON EMPLOYEES LEFT INDEX FINGER.

BAGGING LIME - BURNS ON BOTH WRISTS.

WHILE FILLING 50# LIME BAGS, ONE BAG RECEIVED TOO MUCH AIR PRESSURE AND BURST AT THE UPPER SEAM.RESULTING IN PRESSURIZED LIME SPRAYING EMPLOYEESFACE AND EYES.

CLEANING A FLASK WITH A 1:1 SOLUTION OF HCL BY BOILING IT ON THE HOT PLATE IN LAB. WHEN REMOVING FROM HOT PLATE WITH TONGS: THE FLASK SLIPPED AND SPILLED OUT ON BACK OF RIGHT HAND

TWISTED RIGHT FOOT &BRUISED HEEL, EE PULLING CHUNK OFF OF MEAL BELT & FELL ON HIS HEEL. EE PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY

RIGHT WRIST STUCK IN BETWEEN CONVEYOR ROLLER & SUPPORT ANGLE DURING INSTALLATION & TWISTED IT. WORE WRIST BRACE FOR 3 DAYS

WHEN UNLOADING PALLETS FROM A TRUCK, EE DROPPED A PALLET ON HIS MIDDLE FINGER TIP OF HIS LEFT HAND.

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON SECONDARY SCREEN GUARDS, GUARD SLIPPED FROM HIS GRASP AND SMASHED HIS FINGER BELTICED TWO GUARDS.

EE BURNED HIS FACE AND RIGHT FOREARM WHILE CLEANING THE KILN FEED ENDDRAFT PIPE. WHILE EE WAS CARRYING OUT HIS CLEANING DUTIES, THE BURNER LIT THE KILN. THIS BLEW THE THERMO COUPLE INSPECTION CAP OPEN COVERING HIS BODY WITH HOT DUST.

WHILE WORKING MAINTENANCE, LIME DUST FELL FROM A BEAM INTO EE'S FACE, BURNING HIS RT EYE (CHEMICAL BURN - IRRITATION).

A FIRE WHICH STARTED IN THE DRIVE BELT OF AIR SEPARATOR. THE FIRE SPREAD TO WASTE GREASE THAT BUILT UP ON TOP OF SEPARATOR. THE FLAMES WERE EXTINGUISHED IN APPROXIMATELY 10 MIN. HOWEVER SMOLDE RING GREASE CONTINUED TO RELEASE EXCESSIVE SMOKE UNTIL AREA WAS CLEANED UP. FIRE WAS TOTALLY EXTINGUISHED BY 10:30 AM.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A SLIDE FROM UNDER THE FULLER DUST COLLECTOR AS HE PULLED OUT THE SLICE THE COLLECTOR BLEW DOWN THE BAGS & THE PRESSURE FORCED DUST OUT BEHIND THE SLIDE THIS DUST B LEW INTO EE LEFT EYE EE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM THERE HIS EYES WERE FLUSHED HE WAS GIVEN DROPS & OINTMENT & A PATCH WAS PUT ON HIS EYE FOR 24 HOURS

A GLASS SAMPLE JAR USED IN THE LABORATORY SHATTERED WHILE EE WAS PERFORMING PRODUCT ANALYSIS

PULLING COATING CHUNKS FROM KILN WITH RAKE. RAKE CAUGHT ON GRATES AND CAUSED A MUSCLE PULL IN NECK.

BOB SLIPPED ON ICE COVERED DRIVEWAY WHILE CARRY ING A ROLL OF HOSE FROM STRORAGE TO THE KILN DEPARTMENT. WHEN HE SLIPPED HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

BREAKING COATING BALLS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. TASK WAS BEING PERFORMED AT THE DISCHARGE END OF 2 COLLER. WHILE BENT OVER, SWINING HAMMER, STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS USING A MAGNESIUM CUTTING BAR TO BURN OFF A BRIQUETTE PRESS ROLL. WHILE USING THIS CUTTING BAR, HE BURNED HIS LEFT HAND AND WRIST FROM RADIANT HEAT. HE RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS LEFT HAND AND WRIST./

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BAGS OF SAND FROM WEST TRUCK DOCK TO HIS CAR TRUNK. HE HAD LEFT FOOT ON BUMPER & RIGHT FOOT ON DOCK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF BUMPER & HE FELL, DRAGGING HIS HIGHT LEG OVER & OFF THE EDGE OF THE DOCK.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON PALLET EXIT CONVEYOR WHILE REACHING TO "FIX" POORLY STACKED OHSO SKID.

CLEANING 4" PIPE WITH AIR HOSE. RAGS WERES TUFFED IN PIPE WITH AIR HOSE ON. WHEN MOVING NOSE OF HOSE BACK AND FORTH, DUST BLEW OUT OF PIPE INTO EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS POKING A CHUNK IN THE WEST PRIMARY SCREEN FEED CHUTE WITH A BAR. THE CHUNCK MOVED-HITTING THE BAR; THE BAR ON THE OPPOSITE END JERKED -PINNING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE CHU TE SUPPORT.

EMPLOYEE PULLING COATING FROM THE HOOD OF THE KILN WITH THE NORMAL RAKE. OVER THE COURSE OF THE EVENING HE FELT DISCOMFORT IN HIS LEFT ELBOW. THERE WAS NOT PARTICULAR MOVEMENT WHICH CAUSED T HE DISCOMFORT. THIS DUTY IS ANORMAL FUNCTION OF THE EMPLOYEE'S JOB.

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED UNPLUGGING AFEEDER WITH AN ATTACHED POKER ROD IN THE ROTARY COOLER PIT. HE WAS STANDING ON THE FLOOR WATCHING TO ENSURE THE FEEDER WAS UNLUGGED HIS HIPSUDDENLY GAVE WAY AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND THE EMPLOYEE HAD A FUSED HIP FROM A CAR ACCIDENT SOME 14-15 YEARS PREVIOUS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING WITH A SMALL HOE UNDERNEATH THE LIME LOADING BELT.THE HOE GOT CAUGHT BY THE BELT,WHEN THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO GRAB THE HOE HIS AHND FINGERS ON THE BELT.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING UNDER #2 COOLER FEEDER INTO AN ELEVATOR. AS THE EMPLOYEE TURNE DWHILE SHOVELING HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS MIDBACK. EMPLOYEE SHIFT AND CONTINUED WORKING THROUGH 2-23- 92. FIRST SCHEDULED DAY MISSED BEING 2-24-92.

EMPLOYEE GOT IN HIS PERSONAL VEHICLE TO COME UP OUT OF THE PIT TO USE THE RESTROOM-UPON STARTING HIS VEHICLE A FIRE STARTED FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASH EMPLOYEE GOT AWAY FROM THE CAR BUT RECEIVED 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS FAC E & RT HAND IN THE PROCESS CAR WAS COMPLETELY BURNED TO THE METAL FRAME FIRE MARTIAL & EMTA INSPECTOR APPEAR TO THINK THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY GAS LEAKING FROM

EMPLOYEE CLEANING OUT COOLER FAM AIRLOCK PIPE WITH AIR LANCE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES BUT NOT GOGGLES. LIME BLEW BACK OUT OF THE PIPE AND EMPLOYEE GOT IT INTO HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE PUNCHED IN AND WAS LEAVING TIME CLOCK BUILDING; TURNED AND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.

STEPPING DOWN FROM A FRONT END LOADER, STEPPED DOWN TO GROUND AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE ADJUSTING A ROTARY KILN TRUNNION BEARING. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE ADJUSTING BOLT AND STRUCK HIM ACROSS THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

INSTALLING NEW BAGS IN DUST COLLECTOR WHEN METAL LID WHICH WAS TIED UP & OPEN CAME UNDONE & CLOSED STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN LOWER BACDK

ELECTRICAN IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A FUSE IN A STONE CONVEYOR STARTER PANEL. HE APPRANTLY WAS REOMOVING OR INSTALLING THE LEFT VOLT FUSE WHEN THE FUSE MADE CONTACT BETWEEN FUSE CLIPS FOR T WO PHASES, CAUSING A PHASE TO PHASE FAULT.

EMPLOYEE FELL ONNLEVEL GROUND,INJURY TO ANKLE.

CALLED TO COME IN AND HELP(NAME) REPLACE THE STATOR OF #5 JEFFREY FEEDER IN PLACE.DUE TO FEEDER BREAKDOWN THERE WAS ABOUT 6" OF LIME (KILN RUN) ON THE FLOOR DIRECTLY BELOW THE FEEDER.THE LIME WAS COLD.THE INJURED GOR LIME DUST UINDER TIGHT JACKET CUFF.HE NOTICED BURNS ON FOREARM WHEN CLEANING UP.ABOUT 1"TO 2" SPOT ABOVE WRIST.WORKED NEXT 2 WORK DAYS THEN SAW A DOCTOR.

OPENING SLIDE ON RAILCAR WITH METAL PRY BAR. BAR SLIPPED OUT OF HOLE, LOST HER BALANCE AND BAR STRUCK RIGHT KNEE.

LAB TECH WAS TRANSFERRING HCI FROM ONE BOTTLE TO ANOTHER BOTTLE WITH A PUMP DISPENSER HC1 FLOW FROM DISPENSER HIT RIM OF BOTTLE AND SLASHED IN EYES OF TECH

OPER ATOR TRIPPED OVER AN AIR HOSE BEING USED TO CHANGE A TIRE ON A BACKHOE FELL TO FLOOR & ONTO LEFT WRIST

THE INJURED WAS GREASING HIS FRIONT END LOADER-SLIPPED AND FELL FROM LOADER ACCESS LADDER,FALLING TO GROUND.

CONDITIONS SLIP1ERY FROM RAIN WAS USING EXTENSION LADDER ON MAINTNEANCE OF MECHAICAL LOWERING SPOUT FOR TRUCK LOADING OF MATERIAL. AS I W AS DESCENDING THE FLADDER, I SLIPPED 3 OR 4 RUNGS F FROM THE GROUND2 WRENCHING MY BACK AS I FELL TO THE GROUND

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG AIR COMPRESSOR WHICH OVERHEATED. HE REMOVED CAP FROM RADIATOR AFTER WAITING A WHILE FOR IT TO COOL DOWN, BUT DID NOT WAIT LONG ENOUGH AS HOT STEAM AND WATER BURNED FOREARM ( RIGHT) WHEN HE 7OOK CAP OFF.

OPENING LID ON 9AILROAD CAR THE LID WAS JAMMED AND EMPLOYEE PULLED HARD AND IT LET LOOSE WITH SUDDEN JERK WHICH EMPLOYEE CLAIMS RESULTED IN PULLED MUSCLE AND PINCHED NERVE TO LEFT CHEST AND A RM AND PINCHED 3ERVE IN NECK THE LID WEIGHED APPROX 25 LBS

EMPL REPLACING 9LBOW ON PIPE AND TURNED HIS FACE INTO METAL LOOP WELDED TO IT AND STRUCK HIS MOUTH BREAKING A TOOTH.

EMP WAS CUTTING3A HAMMER WHICH HAD BECOME LODGED IN THE 5 1/2 FT CONE CRUSHER LOOSE WHEN IT BROKE LOOSE AFTER BEING CUT THROUGH WITH TORCH AND FLEW OUT STRIKING THE EMPLOYEES LEG

EMPLOYEE WAS GO3NG INTO CONCRETE TUNNEL TO CLEAN UP WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR AND TWISTED HIS BACK TO KEEP FROM FALLING.

EMP OPERATING 966 FEL PROCEEDING DOWN INCLINE INTO QUARRY WHEN LOADER SKIDDED ON PACKED SNOW AND ICE AND STRUCK WALL ON INCLINE AND HE HIT HIS FOREHEAD AGAINST SIDE DOOR WINDOW

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT DUST COLLECTOR BAGS TEN FT X 4 INCH. WEIGHTING 25LBS TO 50 LB EMPLOYEE HELPED REPLACE 96 100 BAGS EMPLOYEE REPORTED BACK STRAIN FROM WORK ACTIVITY.

EMPLOYEE STOOD ON BACK OF FRONT END LOADER TO REACH A PIECE OF TRAMP METAL IN STONE PILE WHEN H E BUMPED LEFT KNEE ON BACK UP LIGHTS ON LOADER CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE AND TWIST HIS LEFT AN KLE WHEN REGAINING BALANCE.

PUSHING WHEELBARROW LOADED WITH REPORTED 250 LB OF STONE AND DUST, WHEELBARROW SLIPPED OUT OF BALANCE AND EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE STRAINED HIMSELF TGRYING TO KEEP WHEELBARROW FROM SPILLING.

EMP WAS CLIMBING UP TO THE CAB OF HAULAGE TRUCK, HE HAD PLACED HIS RIGHT FOOT ON BOTTOM STEP BELOW CAB DOOR AND WAS REACHING UP WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO GRAB HAND RAIL LOCATED ON RIGHT SIDE OF DOOR TO PULL HIMSELF UP INTO CAB. HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF BOTTOM STEP AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS 2-3 FEET TO THE GROUND. CONDITIONS WERE SNOW AND ICE

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP IN THE GARAGE AND WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP SOME TOOLS WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL THE FALL CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE BUT SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION SHOWED IT TO BE BROKEN

EE WAS DRILLINF HOLES WITH A HILITI CARBIDE DRILL WHEN HE REACHED TO MOVE A WOODEN LADDER OVER &3 WHEN HE DID SO HE FELT A MUSCLE PULL IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE O NLY REPORTED THE INCIDENT ON 8 -31-84 CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 9-22-84. HAS BEEN UNABLE TO WORK SINCE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING TOP HATCH TO LOAD JUMBO RAIL CAR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND LOST HIS BALANCE, FALLING BACKWARDS OF OF CAR HIT RAIL CAR NEXT TO ONE HE FELL OFF OF AND LANDED ON HIS FEET. BROKE KNEE CAP AND BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEE TO TIP A BARREL OF OIL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL BRUISING & SPRAINING HIS RIGHT HAND AND WRIST. WEATHER WAS COLD AND SEMI-BLIZZARD CON DITIONS THIS DAY.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A PORTABLE LADDER WHEN THE LADDER SLIPPED & EE FELL OFF THE LADDER TO THE FLOOR ABOUT 4-6\. THE EE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE & SUFFERED BRUISES TO BOTH LEGS.

EMP. WAS ASKED TO COME TO ATHE ASSISTANCE OF HIS FELLOW EMPLOYEE WHO WAS HAVING TROUBLE OPENING A LATCH ON THE TOP OF A COVERED RR HOPPER CAR. THE EMP. STARTED TO STEP TOWARDS THE OTHER EMP. AND WALKED ON TOP OF THE HATCH WHICH IS NORMALLY MADE OF METAL. THIS HATCH WAS NOT OF METAL BUT OF FIBERGLASS AND EMP. BROKE THROUGH AND FELL INSIDE OF EMPTY CAR BRUISING HIS LEGS.

GOING TO START AN AIR COMPRESSOR AND WAS WALKING TOWARDS IT WHEN HE STUMBLED OVER SMALL PILE OF STONE FINES -...FELL FORWARD LANDING ON BOTH KNEES.