Dry Valley Mine: 40 citaciones de la MSHA Metal/Non-Metal

While installing top pin on a 785 haul truck the bar holding the strut slipped out causing the strut to fall. The strut knocked the employee off the ladder and to the ground. The fall was 3 feet.

Employee was riding on bus back to office at the end of his shift when bus hit a rough spot in road. The bumps caused the employee to jar his lower back. Employee felt a sharp pain in lower back but felt no medical attention was needed. On June 26th, Employee decided to visit doctor where he was examined and released to full duty.

Operator was driving haul truck down ramp when he hit a soft spot on the ramp. The soft spot caused the EE;'s seat to bottom out. This caused the EE pain in his lower back.

Employee was driving haul truck up an in pit ramp. The front of the truck lifted and returned to the ground violently injuring the employee's lower back. He was taken to the local hospital ER, examined, treated, and released to restricted duty. He is currently working with restrictions for an undetermined amount of time and is under Dr's care.

Empoyee parked haul truck inproperly causing ladder to be higher from ground. EE got off haul truck he felt a pull in his shoulder. He did not feel anything was wrong and did not want to see a dr. He went to dr. 12/12/06 for unrated reason & told dr about shoulder. X-rayed found nothing wrong. still bother him return to dr. if to going for surgery. 4/18/07 he went for medical

Contractor employee was walking along the perimeter fence line of mine property. While walking through the tall grass, employee stepped into animal burrow hole. Employee strained right hip muscle.

The employee reported to fellow workers that he was having problems & suspected he was having a heart attack. The project emergency response was activated with EMT's responding with rescue equipment and vehicle. The employee was transported to local emergency hospital, then on to advanced cardiac care in SLC.

climbing down steep stairs frontward instead of climbing down backwards using 3 points.

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME-BOTH WRISTS

REPORTABLE ILLNESS, CARPAL TUNNEL.

LADDER SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER EE

CARPEL TUNNEL OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

EE WAS LIFTING AN AIR LANCE AND FELT SOMETHING "POP" IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN AND SLIPPED FELL 18" ONTO BACK.

CUMULATIVE TRAUMA - CARPAL TUNNEL.

WAS WALKING ON UNEVEN GROUND AND TRIPPED ON FROZEN SNOW COVERED MUD.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING WITH HIS WELDING HOODIN THE UP POSITION, HE INADVERTANTLY STRUCK AN ARC AND IT FLASHED INTO HIS EYES.

OCCUPATIONAL INJURY CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

EE LIFTED A 175 LB DRILL BIT AND INJURED A DISC IN HIS BACK.

DOOR SLAMMED ON LEFT MIDDLE FINGER - OPERATOR WAS ENTERING CAB OF 785 CAT HAUL TRUCK.

EE WAS USING A PORTA-POWER TO REMOVE A BUSHING THE BUSTLINE BROKE AND A PIECE HIT THE EE IN THE CHIN RESULTING IN A LACERATION.

EE WAS WELDING AND THINKS HE GOT WELDING SPATTER UNDER HIS FOOD, INTO HIS EYE.

OCCUPATIONAL INJURY CARPEL TUNNEL SYDNROME.

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

EE WAS REMOVING INSULATION FROM WIRE WITH UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER

APPR 40-50K YARDS OF BACKWALL SLID INTO PIT AREA CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO 106 PALT SHOVEL AND 606 LUBE TRUCK.

WHILE CHANGING RAMS ON P&H 2250, A PIN FELL STRIKING EE ON LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS HOLDING THE BAR WHICH ANOTHER EE WAS CUTTING AND BURNED HIS LEFT EYE.

SLICK, MUDDY CONDITIONS - SLIPPED AND FELL FROM LADDER AND LANDED ON TRACK BELOW.

EE WAS REMOVING AN OIL FILTER ON CAT 777 TRUCK &AS HE BEGAN TO REMOVE THE FILTER HE TURNED TO REPOSTION HIS BODY & FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT UPPER BACK.

EE WAS STANDING AT BASE OF TOWER GETTING THE CORE TUBE WE WERE DRILLING A 45DEG ANGLE HOLE & HE SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE THERE WAS VERY LITTLE BOOM TO STAND ON & THE SNOW MADE IT VERY SLIPPERY

HE WAS LIFTING A PART ONTO A SHELF IN THE WAREHOUSE. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL, HITTING HIS HEAD ON A SHELF.

EE WAS LUBING EQUIPMENT. HE STEPPED UP ON BACK OF THE TRUCK & THE STEP FAILED. AS HE FELL HIS RIGHT LOWER ABDOMEN CAME IN CONTACT WITH A METAL HOOK. THE HOOK ENTERED HIS SKIN (RIGHT ABDOMIN AL AREA).

INJURED WAS HOLDING A CABLE PUNCH TO REMOVE A PIN. WHEN THE PUNCH WAS STRUCK A PIECE OF STEEL CAME OFF SPLINTER AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT MIDDLE FIGNER RESULTING IN AN INJURY WHICH REQUIRED THREE SUTURES TO CLOSE.

WINCHING A STABILIZER INTO THE MAST OF A DRILL RIG. STABILIZER BECAME HUNG-UP. WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT HIT THE MAST OF DRILL RIG. HELPER WAS HOLDING ONTO THE MAST WHERE STABILIZER HIT. IT SM ASHED & TORE 3/4 OF THE FIRST JOINT OF LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE SWEEPING THE SHOP FLOOR. HE REACHED UNDER THE STEAM CLEANER TO REMOVE DIRT AND DEBRIS AND HIS LEFT HAND SCRAPPED THE TOP OF A PIECE OF WOOD ATTACHED TO THE CLEANER. THE RESULT IS A SP LINTER PENETRATED HIS FIFTH FINGER BETWEEN THE FIRST KNUCKLE TO SECOND KNUCKLE AT THE HAND. THE DOCTOR REMOVED THE SPLINTER BUT THE WOUND DID REQUIRE 1 SUTURE.