Caballo Rojo Mine Coal

EE SPILLED CLEANING SOLUTION (FURN. DUST POLISH)ON FLOOR THEN FELL ON WET FLOOR BRUISING TAILBONE AND SPRAIN ON HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF RT. THUMB/HAND.

THE COAL SHOVEL WAS BEING MOVED TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION. A PICK UP WAS BEING USED TO MOVE A PORTION OF THE TRAIL CABLE. AS EE RELEASED THE CABLEFROM THE PICK UP. THE CABLE POULLED & CAUGHT HER L FOOT, CAUSING HER TO FALL. SHE FELL ON HER L KNEE & L HAND. REC'D A SPRAINED THUMB.

HE HAD FINISHED CHECKING THE FLUID LEVELS IN THE TRACK DOZER. HE WAS DISMOUNTING THE MACHINE IN THE PROPER FASHION. AS HE STEPPED FROM THE STEP ON THE TRUNNION DOWN TO THE GROUND, HE TWISTED H IS ANKLE. THE GROUND WAS LEVEL AND DRY. IT WAS COVERED WITH 1-2" SCORIA. IT RESULTED IN A SPRAINED ANKLE.

EE HAD A CAT TRUCK BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON A FORKLIFT. IT WAS BOOMERED DOWN. HE NEEDED TO RELEASE THE BOOMER. AS HE DID, WITH THE HANDLE, HE SOMEHOW ENDED UP BEING KNOCKED DOWN TO A SITTING POSITION ON THE FLOOR. HE LANDED ON HIS BUTT. HAS NUMB AREAS IN LOWER LEG, LOWER ARM/HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON A TRACK DOZER. WHILE WRENCHING ON A BOLT, HE STRAINED HIS NECK AND SHOULDER AREA.

AFTER COMPLETING A GRINDING JOB ON A WORM GEAR DRIVE BOS, THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LAYING DOWN THE GRINDER WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. HE REC'D A CUT THAT REQUIRED THREE SUTURES, HE WAS WEARING GLOVES WHEN IT HAPPENED.

EE WAS STADNING IN THE MAINTENACE SHOP. THE LARGE BOYS COORS WERE OPEN. A DIRT DURING CAME WHIRLING THROUGH AND HE RECD A FOREIGN OBJECT IN HIS RIGHT EYE. IT HAD TO BE REMOVED BY A EYE DR.

EMPLOYEE HAD PARKED THE SERVICE TRUCK AT THE SHOP. AS HE GOT OUT HE USED THE STEPS ON THE TRUCK, HIS HAND WAS ON THE GRAB RAIL. AS HE SET HIS RIGHT FOOT DOWN ON THE GROUND HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE . THERE WAS A 3" RUT IN GRAVEL WHERE HE SLIPPED.

EMPLOYEE WAS SURVEYING THE SCONA STOCKPILE. IT WAS WINDY. A PIECE OF SCONA APPARENTLY ENTERED HIS EYE-SCRATCHNG THE CORNEA.

EE WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE YARD. A DECK BUSHING WEIGHING APPROX 200 LBS FELL OFF THE BED OF THE TRUCK. EE LIFTED AND TWISTED TO SET IT BACK ON THE BED OF THE TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS EMPTING TRASH INTO OUTSIDE RECEPTACLE CARRYING 3 BAGS. STANDING ON ICE, SHE TRIED TO SWING BAG FROM GROUND INTO DUMPSTER AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE. BRUISED TAILBONE AND STIFF BA CK. MRI RESULTS SHOW HERNIATED DISCS C6-C7 AN T2-T3 - NEURAL ENCROACHMENT AT C6-C7.

EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE DRILL BIT. HE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE JOINT WAS THEN HEATED WITH A TORCH. WHEN THE JOINT BROKE, A SNALL FLAME FLASHED FROM THE JOINT AREA. IT SINGED HIS EYEBROWS , MOUSTACHE & HAIR ON THE SIDES OF HIS HEAD. HE RECEIVED A SMALL BURN ON EACH EYE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CORNEA.

A HOIST GRINDER HAD BEEN BROUGHT TO THE MAIN SHOP OFF OF A SHOVEL. THE ELECTRICIANS WERE GOING TO REMOVE THE END BELT (APPROX 200 LBS). FOR SHIPPING PURPOSES. AS EE WAS HOOKING UP THE SLING , A CO-WORKER WAS REMOVING BOLTS. THE END BITT CAME OFF-ROLLING ONTO EE. HE REC'D A SPRAINED ANKLE.

THE EE HAD STARTED SHIFT AT 630 AM DURING HIS NORMAL COURSE OF WORK THAT MORNING HIS SUNSET STARTED TO TINGLE WENTRALLY GOT NUMB. HE HAS HAD SURGERY FOR CARPAL TUNNEL. I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WI TH MR. EE REPORTING AS AN ILLNESS. U

MECHANICS WERE CHANGING THE REAR RIDE STRUTS ON A HAUL TRUCK. AS THEY WERE LIFTING THE TRUCK BED, A 1" WIRE CHOKER FAILED & HIT NEARBY MECHANIC ON THE RIGHT FOREARM, FRACTURING HIS RADIUS BONE .

EE WAS INSTALLING A HOIST CYLINDER ON A TRACK DOZER. THE EE TRIED TO STEP FROM THE CYLINDER ROD EYE TO A 5' STEP LADDER. HE MISPLACED HIS FOOT ON THE LADDER AND FELL APPROX 3' LANDING ON HIS A NKLE.

EMLOYEE WAS USING A 100 TON DUFF NORTON JACK AND A PIECE OF ROUND STOCK AS AN EXTENTION TO CHECK NOSE CONE WEAR. THE ROUND STOCK BENT UNDER THE WEIGHT CAUSING IT TO DISLODGED. THE FINGERS WE RE PINCHED BETWEEN THE ROUND STICK AND A HYD HOSYE FITTING.

EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING THE BUCKET WITH COAL. SOME COAL CAME DOWN THE BOOM & A PIECE BROKE THE L CAB WINDOW. A SMALL PIECE OF GLASS WAS NOTICED IN HIS L EYE. A HEMOTOMA DELVELOPED BUT THERE WAS N O CUT OR SCRATCH ON THE CORNIA OR EYE SURFACE.

EE WAS YANKING OR PULLING ON A 5' CROWBAR ATTEMPTING TO REPOSITION A HOST ROPE INTO THE PROPER GROOVE ON THE HOIST ROPE DRUM. APPARENTLY EE STRAINED HER LEFT SHOULDER & SOUGHT CHIROPRACTIC CAR E.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING & BREAKING CONCRETE & A FORIEGN OBJECT FLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE HAD ASSISTED WITH HRIGGING TO LIFT ROPES ON A DRUM OFF A FLAT BED TRAILER. HE STEPPE DOVER TO INCREASE VISIBILITY FOR HANDSIGNALS. AS HE STEPPED, HIS HEEL WENT OFF THE EDGE OF TRAIL E CAUSIGN HIM TO LOSOE BALANCE AND FALL.

INJURED WAS STANDING BY THE DRILL.THE TRACK HAD SLIPPED OFF THE RAIL IRON AS IT WAS BEING RE-RAILED,APPARENTLY A SMALL METAL SHAVING CAME OFF HIT HIS HAND AND BECAME IMBEDDED UNDER HIS SKIN.IT WAS REMOVED AT THE HOSPITAL.

AFTER RAISING THEMAST ONT HE DIRLL, HE NOTICED HTE LID TO THE PIPE DOPE BOX WAS WEDGED IN THE MAST. WHILE RETRIEVING THE LID, IT BROKE LOOSE ADN PINCHED HIS MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS. BOTH FIN GERS WERE BRUISED MIDDLE FINGER HAD AN ACUTE FRACTURE. NO TREATMENT GIVEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A WHEEL CHOLK PLACIED IT IN THE HOLDER WHICH IS MOUNTED ON BUMPER OF HAUL TRUCK. THE EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HER BACK ON RIGHT SIDE.

EE WAS RIDING IN THE SCRAPER CAB FOR TRANING PURPOSES. THE SCRAPER WAS DRIVEN OVER A 2 VERTICLE CUT CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO BOUNCE IN HIS SEAT. WHEN THE SEAT CAME DOWN THE TRAINEE WAS THROWN F ORWARD AND HER L FOOT BECAME WEDGED UNDER THE SEAT FRACTURING 2 METATARSAL BONES.

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO INSERT BOLT IN THE MASTER PAD ON THE RIGHT TRACK OF A CAT D-9 DOZER. THREE TRACK PADS WERE BEING SUPPORTED BY THE RIGHT FORK OF THE FORKLIFT. WE FELL THE FORK SLIPPED OFF THE GROUSER, CAUSING THE RIGHT FORK TO SPRING OFF ITS RAIL AND FALL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON A ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX AS HE SLID OFF SHARP EDGE CUT INSIDE OF RT LEG

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING OVERHEAD GRINDING & WELDING WHEN HE LOWERED HIS HEAD HE FLET THE OBJECT GO INTO HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED INTO AN OPEN MANHOLE ON THE TOP OF THE TUB.

STRINGER HIT EE IN MOUTH AND TOOTH BREAKING HIS TOOTH OFF.

OXG-ACY-ROSE BUD BURNING IN CONFINED SPACE.

WHILE PREPAIRING SAMPLES FOR ANALYSIS, CONTINUOS LIFTING CAUSED SEVER BACK STRAIN.

EE WAS WELDING ON A DOOR OF A CONVEYOR BELT SCRAPER ASSEMBLY IN THE PANT WELDING SHOP AT SOME UNKNOWN TIME, A PIECE OF WELDING SLAG ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO BOARD A B-E 290-B MINING SHOVEL BY CLIMBING THE VERTICAL LADDER AT THE OILER'S PLATFORM. HE MISSED HIS HANDHOLD AND FELL. HE STRUCK THE EDGE OF THE SHOVEL TRACK WITH HI S LEFT SIDE AND THE FALL ONT THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO HOOK A CLEVIS INTO THE END OF A COILED UP PAD & RAIL ASSEMBLY PREVIOUSLY REMOVED FROM A CAT D9 DOZER THAT WAS SITTING ON BLOCKS WHEN HE PULLED ON THE END PAD IT F ELL OFF THE BLOCK & LANDED ON HIS RT FOOT

EE WAS MANUALLY ASSISTING THE HYDRAULIC CABLE REEL DUE TO A STALL CAUSED BY A MISPOOLING PROBLEM WHEN HE PULLED THE REEL PASSED THE STALL POSITION THE REEL ROTATED UNDER HYDRAULIC POWER AND TH E EE LEFT HAND WHICH WAS ON THE EDGE OF THE REEL STRUCK THE EDGE OF THE GUARD OVER THE DRIVE CHAIN.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BRAKE ROTOR FROM THE LEFT REAR WHEEL OF A EUCLID R-170 HAUL TRUCK ALONG WITH ANOTHER PERSON. THE EMPLOYEE'SGRIP WAS OVERCOME WHEN THE WEIGHT OF HTE ROTOR 107 LBS 2 WAS TRANSFERRED FROM THE MOUNTING SHAFT. THE ROTOR SUPRESSED THE FIRST KNUCKLE OF THE EMPLOYEE'S MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE ROTOR AND THE TIRE VALVE STEM MOUNTING BRACKET.

GOT OUT OF PICKUP WALKING ON GRAVEL TO THE MIANTENANCE BUILDING.TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

HE HAD STOPPED DOZER AND WAS GETTING DOWN. WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO DOZER ARM A GUST OF WIND BLEW HIM OFF. HE HIT ON HIS BACK ON A DIRT WINDOW. SENT HIM TO DOCTOR IN GILLETTE TO BE CHECKED OUT HE COMPLAINED OF HIS BACK HURTING.

EMPL WAS NOT AWATE THAT HE HAD SPILLED SOME 70% NITRIC ACID ON COUNTER. HE WAS NOT WEARING REQUIRED LONG SLEEVED ACID RESISTANT APRON. ACID CAME IN CONTACT WITH ARM WHEN HE BRUSHED AGAINST COU NTER. EMPL RECEIVED THIRD DEGRE BURN APPROX 1"X3" ON UNDERSIDE OF RIGHT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING TO THE CAB OF THE DRILL FROM THE DRILL DECK AND ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE SLIDING DOOR. THE DOOR STUCK IN THE TRACK REQURING A HARD PUSH ON THE LATCH MECHANISM WITH BOTH HA NDS. THE DOOR SLID SUDDENLY RESULTING IN THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LITTLE FINGER BEING CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LATCH MECHANISM AND THE DOOR LATCH MOUNTED ON THE DOOR FRAME.

EMPL WAS DRIVING STEEL PIN BACK INTO BUSHING WHERE SHOVEL STICK ATTACHES TO SHOVEL BUCKET. PIN RETAINING RING HD BROKEN ALLOWING PIN TO BACK OUT PART WAY. AS EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING PIN WITH SLED GE HAMMER PIECE FROM PIN STEEL SPLINTER FROM FLANG CHIPPED OFF & FLEW THROUGH CLOTHERING & INTO EMPLS LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING 480-VOLT ELECTRICAL LEADS FROM ONE OF CONTACTORS MOUNTED ON A PANEL INSIDE A ELECTRIC HEATING UNIT.AS THE PHASE LEADS WERE LOOSENED AND PULLED FREE,TWO LEADS TOUCHED RESU LTING IN AN ELECTRICAL ARC WHICH BRUISED THE EYES OF THE EMPLOYEE.THE EMPLOYEE HAD FAILED TO FOLLOW LOCKOUT PROCEDURES.

HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE RUPTURES SPRAYING EXHAUST MANIFOLD & TURBO CHARGER AREA OF HAUL TRUCK ENGINE. HYDRAULIC OIL CAUGHT FIRE & HEAT CAUSED OTHER HOSES TO FAIL WHICH FURTHER FUELED THE FIRE FR OM STEERING OIL ACCUMULATOR. FIRE DAMAGED ENGINE & DESTROYED ELECTRICAL & HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ON TRUCK & CAB.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SMOLDERING OPEN GEAR LUBRICANT FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE SHOVEL HOUSE ROLLERS BY REACHING THROUGH AN OPENING IN THE FRAME OF THE SHOVEL. THE CUTTING OF A BOLT WITH A TORC H CAUSED THE SMOLDERING. IN THE PROCESS, HIS HAND CAME CLOSE TO THE HIGH VOLTAGE COLLECTOR RING AND HE DREW AN ARC TO HIS LEFT HAND FROM THE RING. BURNS RESULTED TO HIS HAND AND ARM.

I NAME WAS CLIM6ING STEPS UP THE FRONT OF THE REAR TRAILER. HE HAD A SHOVEL IN HIS HAND. AS HE REACHED THE THIRD STEP HE SLIPPED FALLING BACK WARDS HITTING ON THE TRAILER TOUNQE CAUSING A LOWE R BACK STRAIN. 3

LOOSE ROCKS IN 5REA OF PARKED SCRAPER,EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF HIS SCRAPER AND PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT ON A SMALL ROCK,TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MO6NTING A TIRE ON THE LEFT FRONT HUB OF A EUCLID HAUL TRUCK. HE WAS USING A DRIVE AIR WRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE LUG NUTS AND CLAMPS. AS HE APPLIED POWER TO THE WRENCH, THE SIDE HAN DLE STRUCK HIS 0OREARM CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS GRIP ON THE CLAMP. THE RAPID ADVANCE OF THE LUG NUT BY AIR WRENCH RESULTED IN THE EMPLOYEES THUMB BEING PINCHED BETWEEN THE LUG NUT AND CLAMP.

ICE ON ROAD AND3PARKING LOT.VICTIM SLIPPED HIT HEA AND NECK WHEN HE FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING ACCROSS A CONCRETE FLOOR WHEN HER ANKLE POPPED RESULTING IN SUDDEN PAIN. POSSIBLE CONNECTION WITH AN INCIDENT AT 11 AM DURING THE SAME SHIFT WHEN SHE REMOVED HER FOOT FRO M BETWWEN A MOT2R AND A STEEL PLATE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TASK OF CHANGING HOIST ROPES ON BUCYRUS ERIE 290-3 SHOVEL AND WAS WORKING TO ATTACH THE HOIST ROES TO THE HOIST DRUM BY HAMMERING.THE HOIST ROPE BUCKETSWEDGED FITTING ON THE END OF THE HOIST ROPE)INTO THE SOCKET ON THE HOIST DRUM.A FRAGMENT OF THE WIRE ROPE END WHICH PROTRUDES TO APPROX. 1/2\ FROM THE SWEDGED FITTING,BROKE OFF AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE NE

EMPL EMPTYING 55 GAL TRASH DRUM INTO DUMPSTER.EMPL PLACED LEFG HAND ON EDGE OF DUMPSTER AND ROTATED DRUM HELD IN DRUM HANDLER MOUNTED ON FORKLIFT TO DUMP CONTENTS WITH RIGHT HAND.EMPL RELEASED DRUM -ROTATED BACK TO UPRIGHT POSITION BOTTOM EDGE OF DRUM CAUGHT EMPL FINGER AND CRUSHED AGAINST DUMPSTER.

EMPLOYEE HITHIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER WHILE REMOVING BEARING FROM A HYDROLIC PUMP SHAFT.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A FAULTY DOZER CONTROL VALVE BY STANDING ON THE TRACK OF THE FIAT-ALLIS HD31 (RIGHT SIDE) AND REACHING INTO A COMPARTMENT WHERE THE VALVE WAS LOCATED WITH WITH A COMBINATION WRENCH (BOX END)THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT SECURING THE VALVE CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL TO FLOOR.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING HANDRAILS ON A NEW DECK WHICH HAD BEEN INSTALLED ADJACENT TO AND AT THE SAME LEVEL AS AN EXISTING CATWALK. HE CLIMBED OVER THE EXISTING HANDRAIL TO GAIN ACCESS TO H IS WORK AREA AND FELL TO THE GRATING WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO USE A LOOSE UNWELDED RAILING AS A HANDHOLD. A 4-STITCH AVULSION RESULTED.