Gowen Stripping: 55 citaciones de la MSHA Coal

Employee was attempting to ascend a ladder to the cab of a CAT 777 haul truck, when he slipped and fell on his back. Employee was in pain and tolerated it without reporting this original injury. Employee claims to have aggravated the injury on 6/11/09 while trying to bang a pin from a bucket of a CAT 365 excavator. The injury was not reported to the employer timely.

EE WAS PERFORMING REPAIRS TO DRILL WHILE STANDING ON DRILLING PLATFORM. HE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO DOOR HANDLE WITH HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

MECHANICS AND WELDERS WERE REINSTALLING TRACKS ON DEMAG 185 BACKHOE. WHILE PULLING TRACKS ON, TRACK BECAME BOUND ON SPROCKET AND A PIECE OF METAL SHEARED OFF AND STRUCK EE IUN THE LEG. HE SUST AINED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO RIGHT THIGH.

EE WAS OPERATING D9N BULLDOZER NEAR A DEMAG 185 BACKHOE LOADING A CAT 777 TRUCK. THE DOOR OF HIS DOZER WAS OPEN WHEN A SMALL ROCK BOUNCED INTO THE CAB AND STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE.

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM CAB OF FUEL TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED OR STUMBLED SLIGHTLY AND SPRAINED HIS BACK.

EE PICKED UP A WOODEN BLOCK OUTSIDE THE MAINTENANCE GARAGE AND INJURED HIS BACK.

EE WAS PERFORMING SERVICE WORK TO DEMAG H95 BACKHOE. HE SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK AS HE CLIMBED UP ON TO MACHINE.

EE WAS HELPING ONE OF THE MECHANICS PERFROM REPAIRS ON A CATERPILLER 777 TRUCK. THEY WERE USING AN INTERNATIONAL FLATBED TRUCK EQUIPPED WITH A SMALL BOOM ATTATCHEMENT TO LIFT THE HEAVY PARTS. THE MECHANIC WHO WAS REPOSITIONING THE BOOM ATTACHEMENT WHILE EE WAS WORKING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY AND EE WAS BUMPED IN THE HEAD BY THE BOOM

EE WAS DRIVING A CAT 777 TRUCK WHEN HE HIT A HOLE OR BUMP IN THE ROAD. THIS CAUSED HIM TO BOUNCE UP & DOWN IN HIS SEAT WHICH JARRED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE 8" WATER LINES IN THE PIT AND HE SPRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO HIS CAR AT END OF SHIFT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE, BRUISING HIS BACK.

EE WAS REMOVING A CABLE FROM A 24-VOLT BATTERY. WHEN HE REACHED DOWN TOWARD THE BATTERY, IT EXPLODED. HE WAS SPRAYED IN THE FACE AND EYES WITH BATTERY ACID.

EE WAS REMOVING TEETH FROM A 4600 DRAGLINE BUCKET WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE EE HIT A TOOTH WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF THE TOOTH & STRUCK EE IN THE FACE THE CHIP OF METAL BECAME LODGED IN HIS CHEEK

SHOVELING UNDER CONVEYOR LINE; HARD HAT FELL OFF, REACHED TO GET IT, ROCK FELL OFF BELT LINE HIT HIM IN THE HEAD. LACERATION TO SCALP.

EE WAS GRINDING A DRILL BIT. WHILE EE WAS GRINDING THE DRILL BIT A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE. EE STATED HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING NE WTEETH ON BACKHOE BUCKET. AFTER REPLACING A TOOTH, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE ON TEH METAL TOOTH KEEPER. WHEN HE HIT THE KEEPER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, TH EKEEPER FL EW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEG. HE SUSTAINED A BROKEN RIGHT LEG AND ALSO A PUNCHTURE WOUND OF THE LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 4600 DRAGLINE AND NOTICED FUEL LEAK UNDER MACHINE. WHILE STOPPING THE LEAK HE WAS SPLASHED WITH DIESEL FUEL IN BOTH EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING STEEL SIDE PLATE FROM DOZER. HE LOST BALANCE OF THE PLATE AND IT STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD KNOCKING OFF HIS HARD HAT. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A MILD CONCUSSION AND WAS REQUIRED TO GET STITCHES IN THE TOP OF HIS HEAD.

OPERATOR WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM DRAGLINE & HE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE

EMPLOYEE WA SPRAYING STATING FLUID INTO THEAIR CLEANER OF A HAUL TRUCK WHEN THE ENGINE BACK FIRED BURNING HIS FACE AND TRWING DIRT INTO HIS EYES EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING AWAY FROM EQUIPMENT IN THE STRIPPING AFTER HE STRTED IT & SLIPPED ON LOOSE ROCKS

EMPL DISEMBARKI3G FROM TRUCK LOST FOOTING FELL TO GROUND

BAD WEATHER CON8ITIONS RAINED UPON PACKED SNOW-ICY CONDITIONS ON GROUND EE FELL WRENCHED BACK.

EE DISEMBARKING DOZER SLIPPED & FELL.

EMPLOYEE MOVING3CUTTING EDGES FOR EQUIPMENT. COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN GROIN AFTER DR. EXAMINATION HERNIA UNCOVERED.