Avísenme cuando se presente un nuevo incidente de la MSHA en Upton Mine.
THE EE WAS OPERATING A 637 CAT SCRAPER ON PIT U-4B-90. DURING THIS TIME HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT HIM HE WAS DOING NOTHING UNUSUAL OR OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE TAKING A WHEEL OFF A WAGON,THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO SO BECAUSE OF A WELD ON THE RIM.THE EMPLOYEE USED A 9" GRINDER TO REMOVE THE WELD.IT CAUGHT AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE GRIN DER AND IT HIT HIM IN THE FACE.
OPER CHAINING D2WN PIECE OF EQUIP AND THERE WAS SNOW ON GROUND.FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL AGAINST TRAILER CAUSING INJURY TO SHOULDER.
REOCCURANCE OF 3REPORTED ACCIDENT ON 8-13-87
MUDDY CONDITION8 CONTRIBUTED TO THE OPERATORS ACCIDENT. THE TRACKS WERE MUDDY & HE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THE TRACK, WHEN HE TURNED TO OPEN THE DOOR, HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE TRACK & PULLED A M USCLE IN HIS BA7K
THE OPERATOR WA8 CLIMBING UP THE STEPS OF THE LOADER. THEY WERE FILLED IN WITH BENTONTIC AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF. HE WAS OFF BALACNE WHEN HIS FOOT TOUCHED THE GROUND AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
THE SEAT WAS MA5FUNCTION AND THE REPEATED BOUNCING CAUSED THE OPERTOR TO TEAR HIS COLON.
WHEN THE OILER 8TARTED THE PUMP ENGINE TO FUEL THE MACHINE. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A TWIST IN THE HOSE. WHEN HE PICKED IT UP THE NOZZEL HIT HIM.
REMOVING TOW CABLE FROM REAR OF SCRAPER WHEN CABLE WAS REMOVED IT TWISTED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE FOREHEAD RESULTING IN A CUT REQUIRING STITCHES
EMP WAS WALKING FROM THE LOADER TO THE BLADE TO TALK TO THE OPERATOR WHEN HIS FEET WENT OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS ON HIS BACK
THE GROUND WAS THAWING MAKING IT SLIPPERY UNDER FEET MORGAN STROHSCHEIN WAS HOLDING ON TO THE PIPE THE PIPE SLIPPED FROM THE BOMER AND MORGAN FELL FORWARD INTO THE BOMER KNOCKING SOME TEETH LO OSE AND CUTTING HIS BOTTOM LIP REQUIRING 3 STITCHES