Registro de la MSHA sobre IUKA QUARRY (ID de mina 2200192). Muertes, incidentes no mortales agrupados por año, operador y controlador actuales, y contexto de la mina.
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DESCENDING EQUIPMENT.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO SPLASH WATER FROM A 5 GALLON BUCKET ON LADIATER OF LADER SHOT WAS OVERHEATING AND STRAINED HIS SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LONG BLADE FILET KNIFE TO CUT RUBBER SKIRT BOARD MATERIAL THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT THROUGH THE GLOVE & CUT OF HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING BUCKET TOOTH RETAINING PINS OUT OF THE ADAPTORS THE PIN BEING DRIVEN HAD BEEN PARTIALY CUT OUT W/TORCH & USING ANOTHER PIN WAS BEING HAMMERED ON TO RE,MOVE IT THE HAMMER SLIPPED & HIT EMPLOYEE LEFT HAND RING FINGER
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING INTO THE BACK OF A SCREEN. DECK AND SLIPPED, FALLING OVER THE HANDRAIL AND DOWN APPROX 30FEET TO THE GROUND.
WHILE WALKING NEAR LUBE TRUCK - SPECIFICALLY THE BED OF TRUCK THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & HIT HIS HAND ON HOSE CAUSING A FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING HOSE & TWISTED IT TO KEEP WATER FROM LEAKING WHILE PRIMING HOSE WHEN PUMP PUT INTO GEAR WATER HIT DISCHARG LINE & STRAIGHTENED IT OUT WHILE HE HELD IT CAUSING LACERATION TO HAND
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE PUMP HOSE TWISTED TO KEEP WATER FROM LEAKING OUT. WHEN PUMP PRIMED WATER RUSED THRU LINE, STRAIGHTENING HOSE AND INADVERTANTLY CAUISNG A LACERATION TO HAND.
WHILE USING A BELT KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF RUBBER THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND LACERATION REQUIRED FOUR SUTURES
WHILE USING A BELT KNIFE TO CUT A CONVEYOR BELT, KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO CUT HIMSELF IN THE LEG. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 3 SUTURES.
INJURED WAS HEL1ING INSTALL ANS CREEN WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED, CUTTING FINGER ON EDGE OF SCREEN.
EMPL USED ROPE 7O TIE TRAILER TONGUE REPAIRING IN VERTICAL POSITION.UPON COMPLETION OF REPAIRS HE SLIMBED ON TRAILER TIRE TO UNTIE ROPE.LOST BALANCE AND FELL FROM TIRE WHICH IS 2' HIGH.FOOT CA UGHT BETWEEN TI9E AND TRAILER FRAME CAUSING HIM TO FALL FACE FIRST.SUFFERED A LACERATED LIP AND SPRAINED ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE HAD BE9N PUSHING OFF OVERBORDEN ON ROUGH TERRAIN FOR APPROX. 3 WEEKS. HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN LOWER BACK TO HIS FOREMAN PRIOR TO DOCTOR VISIT. DOCTOR DIAGNOSIS WAS A SLIPPED DISC T HE WEEK AFTER I3ITAL VISIT. EMPLOYEE WAS REFERRED TO A THERAPIST FOR TREATMENT. EMPLOYEE STATED THE INJURY WAS GRADUALL OVER WEEKS IF NOT YEARS OF OPERATING HEAVY EQUIPMENT.
INJURED WAS GOING TO ATTEMPT TOLIFT CRANE STABILIZER PAD WHEN CRANE OPERATOR STOPPED HIM AND HELPED LIFT IT. HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN BACK BUT CONTINUED WORKING THINKING HE HAD A MINOR STRAIN. HIS CONDITION DID NOT IMPROVE. ON 3-21-85 HE WENT TO DOCTOR WHICH REFERRED HIM TO SPECIALIST THAT DIAGNOISED TWO RUPTURED DISCS. METHOD OF TREATMENT UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME. STABILIZER PAD
INJURED HAD BEEN INSTALLING A COVER ON AN ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX. THE SCREWDRIVER REQUIRED FOUR SUTURES TO PROMOTE FAST HEALING.
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING STAIRS WHEN HE ACQUIRED LOWER ABDOMENAL PAIN LOCAL DR. DIAGNOSED AS POSSIBLE HERNIA AND REFERRED TO ANOTHER DR.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A BARREL THAT HAD A DAMAGED AREA ON RIM. HIS HAND SLIPPED CONTACTING DAMAGED AREA, LACERATING 3RD & 4TH FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY WAS STEAM CLEANING HEAVY EQUIPMENT WHEN HOSE BLEW OFF NOZZLE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL. THINKING HE WAS NOT HURT HE MENTIONED INCIDENT TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE O ON 3-6-83 HE WAS ADMITTED TO HOSPTIAL WITH BACK PAINS. EMPLOYEE HAD A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS AND SURGERY.