Avísenme cuando se presente un nuevo incidente de la MSHA en Prater Creek Mine #1.
THE EE HAD JUST FILL THE ENGINE OF CAT 777 ROCK TRUCK WITH OIL. AS HE STEPPED FROM THE TRUCKS LADDER TO THE GROUND HE STEPPED ON A ROCK HIS FOOT SLID OFF THE ROCK CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGH T ANKLE EE IS A CONTRACT EE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON THE BOOM ARMS OF A CAT 992 C LOADER WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO HIS EYES.THE BURNS DID NOT EFFECT HIM UNTIL 04-27-92.HE THEN SOUGHT TREATMENT.
DESCENDED DOWN STEPS FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL ON GROUND
EMPLOYEE WAS UNTHREADING CANISTER FROM THE LEFT REAR WHEEL OF A ROCK TRUCK. THE CANISTER FELL FROM THE WHEEL WHEN UNTHREADED AND THE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT IT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE CANISTER WEIGHS APPROX. 35 LB. THIS APPARENTLY CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO STRAIN HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK.
THE HITACHI SHOVEL WAS STARTED AT 545 AM TO WARM UP AT 604 THE OPERATOR WAS ATTEMTPING TO UNLOAD THE SECOND BUCKET OF SPOIL INTO THE BED OF A TITAN ROCK TRUCK THE BUCKET WOULD NOT OPEN THE OPE RATOR STATED HE SAW A MIST OF OIL SPRAYING ON THE RIGHT SIDE AROUND THE ENGINE. HE TURNED THE MACHINE BACK TO THE SPOIL BANK AND LOWER THE MAST. AT THIS POINT HE NOTICED A FIRE AT THE RIGHT
DOZER HAD BEEN STARTED AND TRAMMED TO LOCATION WHERE A POND WAS TO BE BUILT.OPERATOR WAS MOVING THE FIRST BLADE OF MATERIAL WHEN HE NOTICED SMELL OF RUBBER BURNING.THEN NOTICED SMOKE ENTERING THE CAB.DISMOUNTED FROM CAB AND SAW THE FIRE UNDERNEATH THE CAB.SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE.THERE WAS EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE TO CAB,ELEC SYSTEM AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.
WE HAD TWO WELDERS WORKING ONT HE BUCKET OF AN HITACHI SHOVEL. THEY HAD THE BUKET RESTING ON THE GROUND AND HAD THE LIP OF THE BUCKE TOPEN. THE LIP WAS CRIBBED UP WITH CRIBBING BLOCKS. ANOT HER EMPLOYEE A MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON A HYD. OIL LEAK. HE LOOSENED AN OIL LINE AND THE LIP OF THE BUCKET CLOSED ON THE LEG OF INJURED, BREAKING HIS LEFT LEG. HE DID NOT SEE THE BUCKET CLOSI
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING THE SPRINGS ON A FUEL TRUCK AND A PIECE OF RUST FROM THE SPRINGS FELL INTO HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE WAITED A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE GOING TO THE DOCTOR.
USING BREAKER WRENCH TO CHANGE STEEL, LIFTING WRENCH INJ TO BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROCK DRILL. HE STOPPED THE DRILL WHEN HE NOTICED A PULL DOWN CHAIN ABOUT TO BREAK. HE CALLED FOR A MECHANIC AND WHILE HE WAS WATCHING THE MECHANIC FIX THE CHAIN, A PIE CE OF RUST FELL INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A ROCK TRUCK. HE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND HE ALLEDGES THAT HE HURT HIS BACK.
OPENED DOOR TO GET IN DRILL SHUT DOOR SHUT IT ON HIS THUMB AND FINGER OF L HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS IN A KNEELING POSITION WHILE BOLTING A TRANSMISSION PAN ON A 992C LOADER. HE LIFTED A PAN OF BOLTS THAT WEIGHT APPROXIMATELY 15 LBS AND WHILE DOING SO, HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
CLEANING DRILL BENCH WITH DOZER, PICKED UP CORNER BIT HURT BACK
OPER DRILL GOT STUCK IN MUD, EMP PULLING CABLE STRAINED L SHOULDER AND ARM
I.NAME EMPLOYED AS CONTRACT TRUCK DRIVER HAULING COAL.WAS ON 3RD LOAD WHEN ENGINE DIED GOING DOWN 10% GRADE.LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK AND IT OVERTURNED GOING THRU BURM,TURNING OVER ON ITS TOP.I.NA ME SUFFERED MINOR BRUISES TAKEN TO DR,TREATED & RELEASED.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SERVICING THE LOADER (FUELING AND GREASING). HE WAS CLIMBING UPON THE LADDER ON THE LOADER WITH A FUEL HOSE IN HIS HAND. A STEP WAS MISSIN GON THE LOADER, CAUS ING HIM TO STRETCH FURTHER THAN HE SHOULD. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED UP, HE TWISTED HIS HIP.
EMPL WAS LEAVING JOB SITE AT END OF SHIFT HE WAS TRAVELING ON HAUL ROAD GOING DOWN MAIN HILL. HE HIT COAL TRUCK HEAD ON. EMPL STATED THAT VISIBILITY WAS BAD. EMPL OBTAINED BRUISED HAND & SOME BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UPON SHOVEL AND TURNED TO PULL UP LADDER. WHEN HE TURNED, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
LOADING 120 LB BARREL OF GREASE RESULTING IN BACK STRAIN.
INJURED WAS DRIVING A 777 ROCK TRUCK DOWN THE HAUL ROAD LEADING TO THE BETSY LAYNE PIT.HE WAS COMING DOWN THE ROAD,IT HAD ABOUT A 12 PERCENT GRADE WHEN HE MET A BROCNO TRUCK COMING UP HE LOCKE D UP HIS BRAKES,THE TRUCK WENT SIDEWAYS RIGHT SIDE RIGHT FRONT TIRE CLIMBED OVER BERM.THE TRUCK WENT OVER BERM AND WENT DOWN HILL APPROX 225 FT.TRUCK STOPPED ON ITS SIDE DRIVER WAS THOWN OUT
THE ACCIDENT INVOLVED TWO ROCK TRUCKS. THE LOADER WAS LOADING ONE "TRUCK" WHIEL THE OTHER "TRUCK" WAS WAITING TRUCK #2 STARTEED TO BACK UP BEFORE TRUCK #! WAS LOADED. TRUCK #2 BACKED INTO TH E TRUCK #1. DRIVER IN TRUCK #1 JUMPED OTU ON THE GROUND AND SUFFERED INJURY TO BAKC.
THE INJURED WAS LIFTING AS PUMP OUT OF GREASE BARRELL AND SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIMSELF.HE SAID HIS ABCK WAS HURT.
I NAME BRAKE ON3ENGINE MALFUNDTIONED.DRIVER JUMPED FROM HIS COAL TRUCK AND ROLLED IN THE DITCH.THE TRUCK TRAVELED ABOUT 300 MORE FT.AND LANDED IN THE DITCH.THE ACCIDENT OCCURED ON MONDAY 9/15/ 86 AND THE COAL3TRUCK DRIVER RETURNED ON WEDNESDAY 9/17/86 TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE TO HIS COAL TRUCK.
I.NAME PULLED U1 TO WHERE MECHANICS WERE WORKING. BENT OVER BEHIND MECHANICS TRUCK AND STEPPED LEFT FOOT IN SMALL HOLE LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND. HE BROKE LEFT ANKLE IN TWO PLACES
OPERATOR WAS HAULING OVERBURDEN FROM 992 LOADER. THE WORK AREA WAS ALL ON ONE ELEVATION. THE DUMP SITE WAS ' 200\ ACROSS AN ACESS ROAD ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DUMP SITE. THE OPERATOR HAD BEE N DUMPING ' 12\FROM THIS ACESS ROAD. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN THE OPERATOR MISJUDGED HIS PREVUIOUS SET OF TRACKS. HE BACKED THE ROCK TRUCKS LEFT TIRE INTO THE RIGHT SIDE OF T HE TRACKS THUS
DOZER OPERATOR WAS DRESSING OUT SLOPES IN PREPARATION FOR SEEDING. THE OPERATOR STATED, UPON REACHING 2/3 WAY UP THE SLOPE THE TRACTOR STARTED TO SPIN OUT, HE ENGINE DIED. THE TRACTOR ROLLED D OWN THE SLOPE ABOUT 35 FEET ACROSS A DECELARATED, THE 25 FOOT LEDGE, THEN DOWN THE HILL ' 250 TO 300 FEET. THE OPERATOR JUMPED FROM TRACTOR AS IT CROSSED THE 25 FOOT LEDGE. THE OPERATOR INJUR
DRILL OPERATOR MOVED DRILL FROM A FINISHED HOLE TO ANOTHER POSITRION TO DRILL A NEW HOLE I.NAME WHO WAS HELPING LOAD HOLES WALKED OVER TO WHERE DRILL WAS READY TO BE LEVELED HE MOVED HIS LEFT FOOT UNDER LEVELING PAD AND OPERATOR LET JACK PAD DOWN ON I.NAME TOES FRACTURINGBIG TOE ON LEFT FOOT AND MASHING TWO OTHERS
OPERATING 475 LOADER CUTTING UP COAL WHEN HYDRAULIC HOSE BURSTED SPRAYING OIL ON ENGINE MANIFORLMANIFOLD.ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AND OPERATOR JUMPED ON TO SOLID COAL AND BROKE BOTH ANKLES.