MSHA record for Carbon Junction Mine (mine ID 0503683). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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WORKING ON CRUSHER PUTTING CHUTE TOGETHER HAD IT TACKED ON UPPER END I.NAME RAISED LOWER END UP SO I COULD PUT SUPPORT UNDER TO HOLD IT UP I.NAME SET CHUTE DOWN ON SUPPORT BRACE THE BLOCK SLI PPED AND CHUTE FELL
WHILE RUNNING THE BLAST DRILL A ROCK WAS SLIDDING INTO THE HOLE I STOPPED DRILLING GOT OUT OF THE DRILL GRABBED THE ROCK AND WENT TO TOSS IT OVER A BUM BUT HIT MY FINGER ON A BOLT STICKING DO WN BEFORE IT LEFT MY HAND INJURING MY RT MIDDLE FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MECHANIC REPLACE PAD WHEICH HAD FALLEN OFF OF DRILL RIG TRACK. HE BENT DOWN TO LIFT PAD OFF GROUND TO CARRY IT OVER TO THE RIG. AS HE WAS PICKING IT UP, HE FELT SHARP PAI N IN LOWER BACK.
TRYING TO DETERMINE WHY CONTROL LEVER FOR AIR WRENCH WOULDNT ACTIVATE,EMPL LAID LEFT HAND ON DECK TO LEAN DOWN UNDER IT AND TAP AIR CYLINDER WITH RIGHT HAND WHEN WRENCH SUDDENLY ACTIVATED PINN ING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WRENCH AND DRILL STEEL.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STEADYING DRILL SUB WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING DRILL BIT TO LOOSEN FROM SUB. A BLOW FROM SLEDGE HAMMER CHIPPED OFF SMALL METAL FRAGMENT WHICH SHOT INTO FIRST EMPL OYEE, EMBEDDING ITSELF INTO HIS WRIST.
WHILE WALKING PAST TRASH BARREL, EMPLOYEE HOOKED TOE IN WIRE LOOP FROZEN IN GROUND BESIDE BARREL, CAUSING A FALL, STRIKING KNE ON ROCK FROZEN IN GROUND
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