Kane PlantMetal/Nonmetal

Subject was cutting the tail pulley loose from conveyor. Once bearings were cut loose the tail pulley shaft teetered the opposite direction pinning hand between it and hopper above.

EE was driving truck too fast downhill into pit. EE did not utilize a lower gear, retarder or emergency brake. Left side tires clipped the berm and caused the bed to overturn. The cab did not overturn. As a precaution we had a supervisor drive the operator to the hospital where minor bruises were found and the operator was allowed to return to work that day.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING OFF NUTS TO CHANGE JAW PLATE AROUND JAW CRUSHER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 5-N-1 TOOL TO LOOSEN NUTS WITH. EMPLOYEE TAPPED THE PIN ON THE 5-N-1 TOOL WITH A HAMMER TO RELEASE IT AND WHEN HE DID THE HANDLE SPUN AROUND HITTING EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING RETURN ROLLER IN HANGER ON CONVEYOR BELT. EMPLOYEE SAID HE DID NOT FEEL ANYTHING PULL, POP OR STRAIN AND WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY AND ALL OF THE NEXT DAY. HE CAME IN ON 2/27/04 AND COMPLAINED OF SHOULDER PAIN. RETURN ROLLER WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 10 POUNDS.

CLEANING OFF SHELVES IN THE IMPACTOR AND ATTEMPTED TO PICK-UP A #70 CURTAIN TO MOVE IT OUT OF HIS WAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING BAR TO DISLODGE MATERIAL IN BIN AND ON RETURN SWING EMPLOYEE CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN BED OF TRUCK AND BAR.

EMPLOYEE TURNED WHEELS OF STOCKPILE TRUCK TO THE LEFT FOR THE RATE OF SPEED TRAVELING, THE LOAD SHIFTED CAUSING TRUCK TO OVERTURN ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. EMPLOYEE STATED TRUCK ROLLED OVER SLOWLY AND EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SEATBELT AS HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING PIT LOADER IN MINING AREA LOADING SHOT ROCK INTO HAUL TRUCK, WHEN LOADER BUCKET HIT A TOENAIL CAUSING A SUDDEN STOP AND EMPLOYEE HIT RIGHT ELBOW ON THE INSIDE OF CAB.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING NTO THE LOADER IN THE PIT AREA, STEPPED WITH LEFT FOOT ONTO BOTTOM STEP OF LOADER WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL ON THE GROUND. FALL CAUSED PAIN AND S WELLING TO LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO WASH FRONT WINDOW ON 980C LOADER, EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT ON LEFT SIDE OF LOADER ONTO PLATFORM AND WITH LEFT FOOT STEPPED AROUND THE RAILING ONTO LEFT FENDER OF LOADER, EMPL OYEE LET GO OF THE RAILING AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF FENDER CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL FORWARD INTO HEAD LIGHT HITTING ABDOMEN ON THE HEADLIGHT AND HE FELL ONTO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AIR GUN TO REMOVE NUTS OFF CUTTING EDGE BOLTS ON CAT 950 YARD LOADER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE INJURED THE EMPLOYEE, WAS HOLDING BOLT IN PLACE ON CUTTING EDGE WHEN BOLT CAME LOOSE AND SPUN CUTTING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.