THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BETWEEN THE LOADER & A CONCRETE SLAB CLEANING AROUND A CRUSHER AS THE LOADER WAS PUT IN REVERSE IT ROLLED FORWARD STRIKING THE EMPLOYEES FOOT WITH THE BUCKET TOOTH WH ICH RESULTED IN A SPRAINED LEFT FOOT
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 28
- Years on record
- 1983–1994
- Latest incident
- Jun 1994
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.ⓘ
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q1 | 383 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 401 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 1,069 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 552 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
28 on file1994 · 1 incident
1992 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON DEAD CONVEYOR BELT WHILE CLEANING CHUTE.ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STARTED THE CONVEYOR THROWING THE EMPLOYEE INTO THE CHUTE.THE BELT RUBBED THE INJURED PARTY IN THE BACK.
WHILE INSTALLING BUCKET TEETH ON A FRONT END LOADER.EMPL PLACED A TOOTH IN LOADER BUCKET WHILE REMOVING THE USED ONE.THE NEW TOOTH WAS KNOCKED OUT OF THE BUCKET STRIKING EMPL ON TOP OF RIGHT F OOT WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. WENT TO DR 8-27 RETURNED 8-28.ON 8-31 RETURNED TO DR WHO INSTRUCTED EMPL TO REMAIN AT HOME UNTIL 9-7.EMPL RETURNED TO WORK 9-8.
WHILE DISASSEMBLING GEAR REDUCER BOX EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SCREWDRIVER TO PRY A SNAP RING OFF A SHAFT SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEES RT HAND TO STRIKE GEAR BOX CASE CUTTING RT INDEX FING ER
EMPLOYEE WAS USING INAPPROPRIATE TOOL TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON DOZER ROLLER FRAME, RESULTING IN STRAINED STOMACH MUSCLE.
1991 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LOADER-INADVERTLY BACKED IN A BANK OF PIT HE WAS MINING EMPLOYEE WORKED TILL 11-25-91-(WENT TO DOCTOR).
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELTING, KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS THUMB.
1989 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON WRENCH AND SPRAINED NECK MUSCLES.
EMPL WELDING-TRIPPED OVER WELDING LEAD AND FELL
1988 · 4 incidents
UNDER FEED HOPPER TIGHTENING BOLTS.
EMPLOYEE BUMPED HEAD IN WASHING PLANT.
EMPLOYEE CARRIED OTC RAM ON SHOULDER UP STAIRS AND STRAINED BACK.
WELDING ON TIRE RIM JAMMED FINGER AGAINST RIM WHEN WHEEL BEGAN TO FALL.
1987 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE REACHE8 INTO BED OF PICKUP TRUCK & PICKED UP WATER CAN & TURNED & SET IT (CAN) DOWN CAUSING PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK
1986 · 6 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING NEAR AN AUT OMATIC WELDER-FLASH FROM WELDER CAUSED BURNS TO H IS EYHES
EMP WAS HOOKING3UP DRAG CHAIN ON VIBRATOR TO SLOW DOWN SPEED OF MATERIAL WHEN OPPOSITE END OF CHAIN CAME LOOSE AND FELL THRU VIBRATOR JERKING CHAIN FROM HIS HAND CAUSING CUT TO FINGER ON LEFT HAND 3
I,NAME WAS CUTT3NG BELTING WITH A RAZOR BLADE KNIFE, TOWARD HIMSELF WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THIGH.
EMP WAS PULLING3ON V BELT TO POSITION CONVEYOR BELT TO BE SPLICED HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN V BELT PULLEY CAUSING CUT ON RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING TEETH ON LOADER BUCKET HE STRUCK AT A PIN WITH A HAMMER HE MISSED THE PIN AND HIT HIS THUMB ON HIS RIGHT HAND BRUISED THUMB.
EE WAS CUTTING 5 RUBBER BELT HE PULLED A KNIFE THRU THE BELT & INTO HIS LEG CAUSING AN INCISION THAT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.
1985 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING, ASHES WENT UP U NDER HELMET AND EMBEDDED IN RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE HELD TO HAND RAIL STEPPED OFF MACHINE ON TO TRACK TURNED TO STEP ONTO FROUND TWISTED BACK IN PROCESS
EMPLOYEE STRUCK AT A WEDGE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER &ACCIDENTLY HIT A RAIL.THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF THE RAIL & HIT HIM ON THE TOE.
1984 · 3 incidents
CATWALK SLIPPED IN CHAIN HOOK UP AND STRUCK EMP ON HEAD RESULTING IN LACERATION TO HIS SCALP
EMP. SLIPPED ON ICE, FELL ON ROCK AND BRUISED LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS STANDING IN A SEND SCREW. HE PICKED UP & TURNED TO THROW CUT A PIECE OF SCRAP METAL & COULD NOT MAINTAIN PROPER FOOTING & PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
1983 · 2 incidents
PUSH AND PULL SCRAPERS WERE HOOKING UP TO LOAD THE BACK SCRAPER BUMPED THE LEAD SCRAPER TOO HARD THE JOLT FROM IMPACT CAUSED PULLED MUSCLE IN LEAD SCRAPER OPERATORS BACK
ELECTREIC WELDER WAS SET UP & POWER WAS TURNED ON. A SHORT IN AUTOMATIC FEED LINE CAUSED AUTOMATIC FEED RESULTING IN FLASH & CAUSING BURN TO EYES.