Avísenme cuando se presente un nuevo incidente de la MSHA en White Oak Mine.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN ASSISTING THE POWDER CREW. AS HE OPENED HIS PICK-UP DOOR AND SAT DOWN IN THE SEAT, A BROWN WASP STUNG HIM ON HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK. HE IMMEDIATELY DROVE HIMSELF TO THE GREENE COUNTY HOSPITAL TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. HE WAS GIVEN A SHOT OF EPINEPHRINE. HE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WOEK WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS. EMPLOYEE IS ALLERGIC TO INSECT STINGS.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FRONT END LOADER DURING REPAIR PROCEDURES. ACCESS LADDER ADN GRAB IRONS WERE IN GOOD CONTITION AND EMPLOYEE WAS MAINTAINING 3-POINTS OF CONTACT. AS HE DESCENDED THE LO ADER HIS HAND SLIPPED. HE TRIED TO GRAB A RUNG OF THE LADDER AND WAS CUT BY THE SHARP EDGE OF THE RUNG.
OPERATOR OF 777 CATEPILLAR TRUCK HAD JUST DUMPED THE THIRD LOAD OF THE SHIFT.NOTIFIED BY NEARBY DOZER OPERATOR THAT A FIRE HAD STARTED UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK,HE LEFT THE TRUCK SAFELY.2 NEARBY ME CHANICS TRIED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITHOUT SUCCESS AND TRUCK WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED.IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT A HYDRAULIC HOSE HAD FAILED,SPRAYING OIL ON THE TURBOCHARGER.DUE TO BACK PRESS
INJURED EMPLOYEE AND FOREMAN WERE POSITIONING PLANETARY COVER ONTO BOLT STUDS. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIS HANDS WERE GREASY AND MUDDY AND THAT LIGHT RAIN HAD BEEN FALLING. AS THEY BROUGHT THE CO VER INTO POSITION, INJURED EMPLOYEE LOST HIS GRIP AND THE COVER FELL, CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE COVER EDGE AND A STUD. THE RESULTING LACERATION REQUIRED SIX STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL DUTIES AS DOZER OPERATOR BY RIPPING AND PUSHING OVERBRUDEN.AS HE STOPPED FOR HIS LUNCH BREAK HE NOTICED SOME MODERATE PAIN IN HIS BACK.HE CONTINUED WORKING AND A T THE END OF HIS SHIFT HE NOTICED THE PAIN HAD INCREASED.HE INFORMED HIS SUPERVISOR OF HIS CONDITION AND SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION.INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS MUSCLE STRAIN.INJURY WAS CAUSED BY TU
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 3/4" BREAKER BAR AND "CHEATER" PIPE TO LOOSEN NUT ON 6 INCH WATER PUMP. HE PLACED FOOT ON PIPE TO EXERT MORE TORQUE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF PIPE ALLOWING THE PIPE TO SLIDE O FF END OF WRENCH AND TRAVEL UPWARD STRIKING HIM ON THE CHEEK.
VICTIME WAS OPEARING ONE OF 2 TRUCKS HAULING OVERBURDEN FROM PIT TO AREA ON LEVELED SPOIL. AREA HAD BEEN LEVELED WIDE ENOUGH TO ALLOW 2 TRUCK WIDTHS & TRUCKS BACK PARALLET TO 3 1/2 FOOT BERM E MPL STATED THAT STEAM WAS BEING RELEASED FROM HAULED MATERIAL VISION ON RIGHT HAND SIDE ALLOWING HIM TO TRAVEL ONTO & OVER BERM. VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN 30-35' EMBANKMENT COMING TO REST ON ITS TO
EMMPL WAS OPERATING PIT TRUCK UING SAME ROAD AS SCARPERS. SCRAPER WAS ON SAME ROAD & BOTH THOUGHT OTHER WOULD PULL OVER. SCRAPER HIT FRONT OF PIT TRUCK PUSHING IT BACKWARDS & SCRAPER VEERED TO SIDE OF TRUCK & CAME TO STOP IN FRONT OF TRUCK & TO SIDE OF PIT TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCRAPER DUMPING LOAD WHEN A LARGE ROCK CAUGHT THE BOWL & START ED SCRFAPER TO SLIDE & EMPLOYEE COULDNT STOP SLIDING & SCRAPER WENT OFF THE BERM
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING POWER SCREENS & HAND GOT CAUGHT IN PULLEY
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM EXPLOSIVES TRUCK & BAUMPED HIS ELBOW ON TRUCK CAB
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING FILTERS FROM STORAGE TRAILER WHEN WIND CAUGHT THE DOOR & C AUSED DOOR TO HIT HIM IN THE CENTER OF FOREHEAD
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING FROM COAL PILE TO OFFICE TRAILER TO GET MECHANIC. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK IN DRIVEWAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON BACKHOE AND WHEN HE DISMOUNTED HE CAUGHT LEFT FOOT IN TRACKS.
WAS SETTLING BRACK ROLLER BACK ON 466E KOEHRING WHEN LOADER LET TRACK ROLLER FRAME DOWN ON THE KOEHRING IT WENT DOWN TO FAR ADN CAUSED FRAME TO ROLL AND PINNED RT FOOT BETWEEN TRACK FRAME ADN KOEHRING
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRUCK IN PIT AND AS DAY PROGRESSED HE BEGAN TO FEEL MORE AND MORE PAIN IN HIS BACK
WAS LOADING SCRAPER IN ROCK OFF OF RAMP GOT HUNG UP ON A BIG ROCK AND STOPPED AND WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY AN OTHER 637E SCRAPER
EMPL USING PIPE WRENCH TO BREAK SUB? LOOSE ON A DRILL BIT.FELT SNAPPING IN LEFT SHOULDER.SHOULDER NOW NUMB AND LEFT HAND IS SWELLING.
EMPL AND ANOTHER EMPL MOVING TRANSMISSION ON A CART TO STORAGE BLDG.WHEN THEY REMOVED IT FROM CART EMPL FELT A STRAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE MOVING A HONDA 3" PUMP IN THE PIT WHEN EMPLOYEE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO UNPLUG CRUSHER WITH A PRY BAR ROLLERS ON CRUSHER CAUGHT PRY BAR FORCING IT BACK IN EMPLOYEES HAND CAUSING FINGER ON LEFT HAND TO BE FORCED BACKWARD BREAKING LAST 3 FINGE ON LEFT HAND. 7OMPOUND FRACTURE OF 3 FINGERS WITH BONES PROTRUDING.
EMP WAS SHOVELI3G COAL FROM UNDER CRUSHER. HE FELT A TEARING SENSATION IN LEFT SIDE. HE HAS A LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA
EMPL SETTING UP33'' PUMPS,SLIPPED INTO HOLE ,HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING WITH 3" PUMPS IN PIT. HE WAS TAKING DISCHARGE HOSE LOOSE FROM PUMP HOSE FLIPPED SPRAYING HOT WATER ALL OVER HIS BODY.
EMPLOYEE WAS DI8MOUNTING FROM SCRAPER AT SUPPER TIME AND RING ON RIGHT HAND CAUGHT ON SOMETHING AROUND THE DOOR HANDLE OF CAB. CAUSED SKIN, MUSCLE, TO BE TORN AWAY FROM BONE.
SPARK ON STARTE9 MOTOR STARTED FIRE ON GENERATOR SET.EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT FIRE WITH FIRE EXTINGUSHER,WHICH FAILED TO DISCHARGE PROPERLY.FIRE SPREAD TO ELECTRICAL CONTROL PANELS AND EN CLOSURE REQUIRI3G ASSISTANCE FROM VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.FIRE EXTINGUSHED BY 6:45 PM MSHA OFFICE IN VINCENNES,IN NOTIFIED OF FIRE.
MAN LOST FOOTING SLIPPED ON DOZER TRACK RESULTING IN BACK INJURY.
USING A SCREWDRIVER TO REPAIR HIS MACHINE AND A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
CUT OFF TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WHILE CHANGING A DRILL BIT