Avísenme cuando se presente un nuevo incidente de la MSHA en McLaughlin Mine.
| Trimestre | Horas trabajadas | Citaciones | S&S | Por 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Q4 | 13,691 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 37,712 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 46,576 | 3 | 0 | 64.4 |
| 2002 Q1 | 46,622 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 45,400 | 1 | 1 | 22.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 47,055 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 47,831 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 48,758 | 2 | 0 | 41.0 |
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED ONTO A 14 FT METAL/FIBERGLASS LADDER POSITIONED AGAINST A CONNEX. EMPLOYEE WAS TYING OFF THE LADDER WHEN THE LADDER SLIPPED, BUT IT DID NOT FALL. EMPLOYEE FELL APPROXIMATELY 4 FT TO THE GROUND SUSTAINING A FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST AND SHOULDER. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE WAS IMMEDIATELY SUMMONED. EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED AND TRANSPORTED.
ON 9/13/02 AROUND 2 PM EE WAS COMPLETING WORK OF PRESSURE WASHING GREASE. HE THEN BEGAN TO CLEAN HIS RUBBER BOOTS WITH THE PRESSURE WASHER. THE PRESSURE WASHER PUT A HOLE ON TOP OF BOOTS AND B URNED FOOT.
A MAINTENANCE MECHANIC WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A PIPE FROM THE BALL MILL DISCHARGE. WHEN THE PIPE CAME LOOSE IT STRUCK THE SLEDGEHAMMER HE WAS HOLDING IN FRONT OF HIS FACE, KNOCKING THE HEAD OF THE HAMMER AGAINST HIS SAFETY GLASSES. IT WAS DTERMINED THAT THE IMPACT OF THE HAMMER AGAINST HIS GLASSES CAUSED THE CHEEK LACERATION THAT REQUIRED FOUR STITCHES TO CLOSE.
EE WAS WELDING A 14" X 20" CARBON STEEL PATCH FOR THE OUTER WALL OF A CIP TANK. WHILE WORKING OVERHEAD APPROX 4' OFF THE CIP FLOOR ON THE BOTTOM FILLER WELD A SMALL SPECK OF STEEL BECAME LODGE D INTO LEFT EYE. EE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY REALIZE THAT THE EYE HAD BEEN INJURED & FELT THAT IT MAY HAVE HAPPENED WHILE CHIPPING SLAG.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING THE CHUTE GOING TO THE LIME SLAKER. HE HAD OPENED THE HATCH APPROX 2" WHEN A BURST OF STEAM AND LIME DISCHARGED FROM THE OPENING. EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT WRIST AND FOREARM REC EIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS DUE TO CONTACT WITH LIME AND STEAM.
WHILE SPOOLING UP THE HOSE TO HIS CUTTING TORCH, THE EE STEPPED IN STANDING WATER AND SLIPPED, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE DID NOT INITIALLY REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT. SUBSEQUENTLY, APPROX ONE WEEK AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE EE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN THE RIGHT KNEE. MEDICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED A KNEE STRAIN.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN PLACING A PIPE TO BE WELDED HE PLACED 1 END ON THE BACK OF A D-3 DOZER & THEOTHER END WAS HELD ON AN EXCAVATOR. EXCAVATOR OPERATOR WENT TO HELP EE & WHEN HE STOOD HIS KNE E HIT A CONTROL WHICH CAUSED THE BOOM TO MOVE. THIS MOVED THE PIPE, WHICH CRUSHED EE'S RIGHT HAND & FINGER BETWEEN THE PIPE & CLAMP
MOVING SHEET METAL THE EDGE OF THE METAL CUT THE WORKER'S RIGHT FOREARM. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING LONG SLEEVED SHIRT, LEATHER WORK GLOVES, HARD HAT, SAFETY GLASSES, AND SAFETY BOOTS.
ACCIDENTLY STEPPED ONTO A PIECE OF INSULATION ON ROOF OF BUILDING. FELL THROUGH BUT HAD NOT SHORTENED LANYARD. WHEN LANYARD BROKE FALL LEG HIT VESSEL OF JOY COMPRESSOR. BODY DID NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT.
EE RETRIEVED A COUPLING FOR A PIPING SYSTEM, TURNED AROUND, TOOK APPROXIMATELY ONE TO TWO STEPS AND FELL THROUGH AN OPENING APPROXIMATELY 2.5 FTWIDE IN A BARGE PLATFORM.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO EMPTY A SMALL DRUM OF LIME DEBRIS INTO THE BUCKET OF A BOBCAT WHEN THE BARREL TIPPED BACK TOWARD HIM STRIKING HIS LEFT KNEE& INFLICTING A SMALL CUT ABOVE THE KNEE. TWO WEE KS LATER HE NOTICED SWELLING & TENDERNESS & REPORTED THIS TO HIS SUPERVISOR.
EE WAS SUPPORTING A H BEAM ON ONE END WITH OTHEREND IN A VISE. WHEN ANOTHER EE LOOSENED THE VISETHE FREE END OF THE BEAM DROPPED PINCHING THE INJURED EE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE BEAM & WORK BENCH.
EE WAS HELPING MOVE SOME PIPE WITH A LOADER. THEPIPE SWUNG AROUNG & STRUCK THE EE IN THE RIGHT ARM THE INITIAL MED EXAM APPEARED TO BE NEGATIVESEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT THE EE EXPERIENC ED PAIN & DISCOMFORT TO THE RIGHT WRIST/ARM AREAWAS REEXAMED BY A DR & WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TAKEN OFF OF WORK
WHILE BLAZING A TRAIL BRUSH ON A PATH THE EE CAME IN CONTACT WITH POISON OAK IN ITS LEAFLESS STATE. BY THE FOLLOWING DAY AN ALLERGIC REACTIONWAS NOTICIED & IT SPREAD TO ALL PARTS OF THE BOD Y
WHILE SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER EE STATES THAT HIS SHOULDER POPPED OUT THEN BACK IN PLACE.
EE INITIALLY CLAIMED THAT INJURY WAS DUE TO A NON-OCCUPATIONAL EVENT. SUBSEQUENTLY REPORTED TO EMPLOYER THAT THERE WAS A POSSIBLE INDUSTRIAL CAUSATION. EE CLAIMED PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG WHILE CARRYING SAMPLES DOWN STAIRS. INVESTIGATION INTO THIS EVENT CONTINUING.
EMPLOYEE WENT UP TO THE DAY BIN TO RE-TAPE THE HOLE IN THE FEED CONVEYER. AS HE WAS WRAPPING THE TAPE AROUND THE PIPE WITH A HOLE IN IT, THE WIND STARTED BLOWING. THE FINE POWDER OF LIME THAT HAD BUILT UP ON THE PIPE WAS CAUGHT IN THE WIND AND WAS BLOWN INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S FACE AND EYES CAUSING HIS EYEBALL TO BE SCRATCHED BY LIME GRIT.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF POLYPIPE WITH HISFOOT WHEN HE STOOD UP AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING THE RIGHT ANKLE TO TWIST.
AT THIS TIME NO KNOW CONDITIONS OF THE WORK ENVIRONMENT HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ILLNESS.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING GRINDING BALLS INTO THE MILL. THE BIN DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN TO ALLOW THE RELEASE OF THE GRINDING BALLS SO EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR BY PUSHING UP ON THE HANDLE WITH HIS SHOULDER.