MSHA record for Edna Mine (mine ID 0500303). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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DITCH CAVED IN; ENTRAPPING AND COVERING EMPLOYUE
WHILE LOADING TOP SOIL, NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF OAK BRUSH ACCUMULATED IN FRONT OF PAN ON SCRAPER. OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO GET RID OF BRUSH. IN DOING SO, THE LEFT REAR WHEEL ROLLED UPON PILE OF OAK B RUSHER, CAUSING THE SCRAPER TO ROLL OVER ON ITS TOP. NO INJURY TO OPERATOR DUE TO ROLLOVER PROTECTION AND SEAT BELT.
EE AND OTHER WERE LOADING A PROPEL SHAFT ON A WELDING TRUCK THE SHAFT HIT A GUARD RAIL ON THE DRAGLINE SHOE CAUSING IT TO MOVE FASTER TOWARDS THE TRUCK THE SHAFT CAUGHT HIS SMALL FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE SHAFT AND THE WELDING TRUCK CRUSHING THE FINGER. THE FINGER WAS AMPUTATED BETWEEN THE 1 ST AND 2ND JOINTS AT THE ROUTT MEMORIAL HOSITAL.
FIRE CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL SHORT IN WIRING AT STARTER ON REAR OF ENGINE UNDER CABL OF D9L CATERPILLER DOZER. FIRE WAS EXTIGUISHED IN APPROX. 25 MINUTES. MAJOR DAMAGE TO WIRING, HOSES AND CAB SE CTION OF DOZER.
THE OPERATOR WAS WATERING ROADS FOR SCRAPERS IN THE TOPSOIL AREA OF THE MOFFAT LEASE. HE HAD JUST COMPLETED WATERING ABOUT MIDPOINT DOWN THE HILL AND WAS TURNING AROUND TO GO BACK UP THE HILL, WHILE TURNING AROUND THE WATER TRUCK REARED BACKWARDS CAUSING THE CAB OF THE 641 CAT WATER TRUCK TO COME OFF THE GROUND. THE TRUCK THEN ROLLED OVER DOWNHILL AND LANDED ON ITS TOP.
PUTTING THE CUTTING EDGE BACK ONTHE SCRAPER. THE PARTS WERE TOO TIGHT THE MEN WERE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO PUT THE EDGE IN PLACE, WHEN THE HAMMER STRUCK THE CUTTING EDGE A MSALL PIECE OF META L CAME OFF OF THE EDGE STRIKING EE IN THE LEFT SHOULDER AND EMBEDDED IN THE SKIN.
EE AND OTHER HAD ENTERED THE OLD SECTION OF THE TIPPLE THAT IS NO LONGER IN USE TO LOOK FOR SOME 1/4 INCH WIRE ROPE EE REACHED FOR SOME CABLE HANDING FROM THE OPERATORS CABIN, AS HE STEPPED FO RWARD HIS LEFT LEG WENT THRU A HOLE IN THE FLOOR CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND FRACTURE HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
I NAME FELL THR2UGH A HOLE IN THE FLOOR OF THE TIPPLE,LANDING ON HIS FEET SOME 17 FEET BELOW.
EMPLOYEE HAD LI0TED THE LID THAT COVERS THE GENERATOR SET FOR THE LIGHTS ON THE DEMAG. HE WAS PLUGGING IN THE LIGHT CORDS WHEN THE LID DROPPED AND CAUGHT HIS HAND.
EMPL HOLDING CH5IN GUARD WHILE ANOTHER EMPL UNBOLTED IT.AS GUARD CAME LOOSE IT PIVOTED AND CAUGHT BOTH THUMBS OF EMPL HOLDING IT.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON DOZER TO CHECK WIRING, HE HAD HIS LEFT LEG ON THE DOZER. HIS RIGHT KNEE TWISTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING INTO THE BELTLINE PICKUP WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND FELL. WHEN HE FELL HE HIT HIS LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING A FIRST DEGREE AC SEPARATION.
EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP STEERING VALVE AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING TRACK ON 40R DRILL. AFTER HE FINISHED CLEANING HE LAID SHOVEL ON DECK AND T HE OPERATOR STARTED MOVING DRILL TO NEXT LOCATION. RICHARD DID NOT HAVE FOOT OUT OF WAY OF THE TRACK AND IT RAN OVER THE FOOT BREAKING METATARSEL BOND IN RIGHT FOOT.
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