MSHA record for Burning Star #5 (mine ID 1102338). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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IN PREP PLANT N9AR HEAD OF #24 BELT.EMPL HELPING ANOTHER WORKER REMOVE 8'' DIA STEEL PIPE WHICH CARRIES REJECT WATER FROM MANGETITE SEPARATORS.A SECTION OF PIPE 8'LONG CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK EM PL ON HEAD. 3
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING POPER FROM A BINDER THAT USED A PRONG METAL FASTENER TO CONTAIN THE PAPER AS EE WAS REMOVING THE PAPER THE METAL FASTENED CAME IN CONTACT WITH EE LEFT THUMB C AUSING A LACERATION.
WALKING TO BOX STEPPED IN DEPRESSION HE FELL STRUCK R LEG ON SOMETHING LACERATION
THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCRAPER ALONG A ROAD WHEN HE EXPERIENED A BOUNCING MOTION. HE TURNED TO LOOK TO THE REAR TO CHECK HIS MACHINE WHEN THE MACHINE BOUNCED AGAIN AND HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE ROAD IN THIS AREA HAD 3 OR 4 SMALL RIPPLES EXTENDING OVER A DISTANCE OF APPROX. 50 FEET.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON #1 PROPEL SECOND INT BEARING BEARING CAP WAS BEING LIFTED OUT OF THE CASE WHEN IT CAUGHT ON TOP STEP & CAUSED THE ROPE THAT WAS HOLDING IT TO BREAK THE BEARING FELL & BOUNCED T O THE SIDE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT FOREARM
A WELDER WAS STEPPING OUT OF A 2570 BUCKET AFTER PICKING UP A WELDING GROUND LEAD HE STEPPED OUT OF THE BUCKET TO THE GROUND WHILE DOING SO HIS L FOOT SLIPPED ON THE SHROUD CAUSING HIM TO TWIS T HIS L ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS JARRED IN THE CAB OF A HAUL TRUCK WHILE DRIVING OVER DUMPS TO DISLODGE LARGE CHUNKC OF COAL IN THE REA SECTION OF THE TRAILER BED.
EMPL WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS IN PREP PLANT. EMPL SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIMSELF BY HOLDING ONTO HANDRAIL. EMPL IS BEING TREATED FOR LOWR BACK STRAIN. EMPL FIRST DAY FROM WORK WAS 6/7/89.
EMPL WAS CLEANING TRUCK HOPPER WITH MICHIGAN 380 TRACTOR WHEN CROSSING THE HOPPER THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER OF THE TRACTOR RODE UP ON A CHUNK OF COAL WHEN THE COAL BROKE THE OPERATOR WAS JARRED
EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING ON HIS RIGHT KNEE WHILE CUTTING A PUMP HOSE. AS HE PULLED THE KNIFE THROUGH THE HOSE THE BLADE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM JUST ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE.
EMPL FELT PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN AREA WHEN HE MOUNTED TRACTOR.BYPASSED LOWER STEP AND MOUNTED AT HIGHER POINT
EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING OVER A GUARD LOOKING INTO AN OIL FILLER OPENING. WHILE IN THIS POSITION THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING THE PITWITH A LOAD OF COAL. HE STOPPED NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE INCLINE TO WAIT FOR THE PUSH TRACTOR, THE OPERATOR OF THE PUSH TRACTOR STRUCK THE BACK BUMPER TO THE HAUL AGE TRUCK, CAUSING NEXT STRAIN TO HAUL TRUCK DRIVER.
WHILE PULLING NEW COUNTER WEIGHT PULLEY INTO POSTION EMPLOYEES FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CHAIN AND BEARING
EMP WA> PICKING UP DRIL TRAIL CABLE TO ATTACH IT TO CABLE HOOK WHIEL LIFTING CABLE HE FELT APAIN IN LOWER. BACK.
EMP WAS DISMOUNTING FUEL TRUCK AND CLETS ON HIS SOLE CAUGHT IN GRATING CAUSING HIM TO FALL APPROX. 24" TO GROUND EMP LANDED ON FEET.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A 55 GALLON OIL BARREL ONTO A NYLON SLING.WHILE MOVING THE BARREL FROM SIDE TO SIDE HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMP HAD JUST DUMPED A LOAD OF TOP SOIL ON PILE AND ID NOT RE. HIS CUSHION RIDE TO THE UP POSITION . WHEN HE HIT A SMALL BUMP HIS SEAT BOTTOME D OUT CAUSING A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITHA POCKET KNIFE TO CUT OPEN THE INSULATING JACKET OF AN 8KU POWER CABLE WHILE MAKING ONE OF THE CUTS THE KNIFE SLIPPED STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSIN G A LACERATION
THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A LOOP OF TRAIL CABLE FROM THE CABLE SLED AS HE DID HE FELT A PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
WHILE CLOSING THE CAR WINDOW ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE 988 END LOADER, EMPLOYEE PINCHED HIS RIGHT THUMB IN "SCISSOR ACTION" OF THE HANDLE ARM ON THE BOTTOM OF WINDOW.
I.NAME AND ANOTHER MECHAINIC WERE IN THE PROCESS OF ROTATING A STEEL SPACER BAR THAT WAS LOCATED ON TOP OF A JACK BENEATH A TRUCK AS THEY TURNED THE BAR IT FELL FROM THE JACK CATCHING I.NAMES FINGER BETWEEN THE JACK AND THE BAR
EMPLOYEE WAS SE7TING ON STEPS CUTTING BOLTS OFF VIBRATOR WHEN HE FINISHED HE STOOD UP TO START DOWN THE STAIRS AND STRUCK HIS KNEE ON A JUNCTION LOCATED NEXT TO THE STAIRS
WHILE DISMOUNTI3G A D-9H TRACTOR EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF PUSH ARM AND HE FELL ABOUT 10IN ON A PILE OF MUD. THIS CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS BACK.
EE WAS IN THE P9OCESS OF SLIDING A 20' LONG 3" DIA PIPE ALONG THE CONCRETE FLOOR WHEN HE FELT A DULL PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
WHILE UNHOOKING3PULL CABLE FROM THE FRONT BUMPER OF A CAT END DUMP TRUCK THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE BUMPER AND BENT OVER TO PULL THE PIN. THE PIN WAS DIFFUCULT PULLING OUT AND WHEN HE J ERKED THE PIN H9 FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WASIN 7HE PROCESS OF GREASING THE GOOSENECK OF A CAT 637-D SCRAPER. HE MOUNTED AT THE RIGHT FRONT TO THE HOOD AND PULLED HIS GREASE HOSE UP. THEN HE STARTED TO MOVE TOTHE LEFT REAR FE NDER HE MOVED B9TWEEN THE GOOSENECK AND THE CAB AND SLIPPED ON THE FENDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND STRIKE THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS CHEST ON THE FENDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING OIL FILTER ON THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER OF A 637 CAT SCRAPER.WHEN FILTER BROKE FREE,EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE FALLING FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 8 INCHES STRIKING HIS STOMACH ACR OSS THE BUMPER.0RONT EDGE OF DECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LE5VING THE CAB OF A TEREX END DUMP TRUCK THROUGH THE RIGHT DOOR WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE PLATFORM CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DI8MOUNTING SCRAPER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET GROUND CAUSING TWISTING OF LEFT ANKLE.
HE AN ANOTHER E4PLOYEE WERE INSTALLING A 6 INCH PLASTIC MANIFOLD PIPE ING THE PRIMARY FEED BOX. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF POSTIONING THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD HIS RIGHT RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEE N THE PIPE AND 7HE FEED BOX.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN3THE PROCESS OF LEAVING THE CAB OF THE RUBBER TIRE 834 TRACTOR. AS HE STEPPED THROUGH THE DOOR OPENING HE SLIPPED FALLING ON HIS LEFT SIDE, CAUSING INJURY TO HIS LEFT KNEE-EMPLO YEE FELL ON THE3WALKWAY JUST OUT SIDE OF THE DOOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING ON THE GROUND BEHIND THE DRAGLINE WHEN HE STEPPED INTO SMALL HOLE CAUSING HIS LET ANKLE TO TWIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE1LACING A 6' LONG 1 1/2" WIRE ROPE PULL CABLE IN THE BACK OF A PICK-UP TRUCK.THE EMPLOYEE THREW THE CABLE OVER THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK TWISTING AT THE WAIST.THIS TWISTING CAUSED H IM PAIN IN HIS 5OWER BACK.
EMP WAS BACKING3A 50 TON LOADED END DUMP TRUCK INTO THE DUMP SITE WHEN THE RIGHT TIRES DROPPED OFF A THREE FOOT LEDGE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LAY OVER ON ITS RT SIDE THIS CAUSED THE EMP TO BE JOS JOSSLED AROUND 7AUSING INJURY TO RIGHT LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS RI8ING IN SCHOOL BUS MANTRIP WHEN BUS WENT OVER ROUGH SECTION OF ROAD THE BUS JOLTED AND EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN OUT OF SEAT WHEN HE LANDED BACK IN SEAT HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WHILE REPAIRING3ON OVERBURDEN DRILL EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING OUT CYLINDER BRASS WITH A PUNCH AND HAMMER WHEN EMPLOYEE STRUCK PUNCH WITH A 2 LB HAMMER A PIECE OF THE PUNCH BROKE OFF STRIKING EMPLOY EE IN LEFT WRIS7
EMP WAS PULLING3ROPE DOWN RAMP. ROPE HUNG ON A 4' MUD RIDGE, HE STEPPED ON MUD RIDGE TO GET ROPE, SLIPPED DOWN TO RAMP, LANDING ON LEFT LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEFEL ON THE CAT 245 BACKHOE WHEN HE REMOVED THE DIPSTICK HOT OIL GUSHED OUT AND BURNT HIS RT THUBM
EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING ON A 110YD BUCKET ARCH OF THE BUCKET HOUSE HE WAS WORKING FROM THE PLATFORM OF A SCAFFOLD HE CAME DOWN THE SCAFFOLD & AS HEPEPPED FROM THE BOTTOM STEP TO THE GROUND HE INJ URED HSI LEFT F2OT
EMPL DISMOUNTIN1 DRAGLINE AT BACK OF LEFT SHOE.BOTTOM STEP OF MOUNTING LADDER BROKE AND EMPL FELL 2' TO GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON CATWALK AT THE TOP OF THE RT A LEG OF DRAGLINE HE WAS HELPING REMOVE A PIN FROM THE SOCKET EYE THE PIN CAME OUT OPPOSITE THE SID EOF WHERE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING STRRUC K THE CATWALK A3D A TIE BLOCK AND THEN STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF THE RT FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING DOWN THE STEP NEAR THE HEAD OF BELT HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST THE HANDRAIL,INJURING HIS RT.SIDE RIB CAGE.
EMP WAS ON BENC2 STACKING NEAR THE BUCKET OF LOT 4 DRAGLINE A FELLOW EMP WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE A BUCKET TOOTH TEH HAMMER STRUCK THE TOOTH BASE AND A PIECE OF STEEL STRUCK EMP ON RIGHT CHEEK 3
EMP WAS WORKING3IN THE HOUSE OF LOT 7 BE 2570 DRAGLINE WHILE HANDLING A DRAG ROPE SHEAVE THE SHEAVE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN THE SHEAVE AND THE RAIL OF THE DRAG TROUGH
THE EE WAS LIFT3NG THE FRONT IDLER YOKE FROM THE SIDE FRAME OF A TRACTOR. THE YOKE SLIPPED & CUT THE EE ON THE BACK OF THE RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KIING IN THE HOURLY EMPLOYEES BATH HOUSE WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF LIFTING ONE END OF A DRAINAGE GRATE THE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING IN THE HOUSE OF THE LOT 7 BE2570 DRAGLINE HE WAS WALKING TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HOUSE WHEN HE NOTICED A SMALL FIRE ON THE BRAKE DRUM OF #6 DRAG MOTOR IN THE PROCESS OF G ETTING A FIRE E3TINGUISHER THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A WOOD BLOCK AND FELL TO THE FLOOR
PREP PLANT 1ST 0LOOR EE WAS ROLLING AN ACETYLENE CYLINDER ON ITS BOTTOM EDGE ACROSS THE PLANT FLOOR. THE CYLINDER BEGAN TO FALL & WHEN EE REACHED FOR IT STRAINED HIS LWOER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO HELP REMOVE A COU PLER FROM #3 HOIST MOTOR.THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE SMALL FINGER ON RT.HAND BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE COUPLER.
NEW INCLINE IN WEST FIELD PIT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS DIMOUNTING A HAUL TRUCK AND SLIPPED OFF THE STEPS. EMPLOYEE FELL TO GROUND AND INJURED HIS LEFT HAND.
WEST FIELD PIT EMPL HANDLING TRAILING CABLE OF 195 LOADING SHOVEL IN PIT WHEN ROCK FELL FROM HIWALL AND STRUCK EMPL ON THE HEAD.
PREPARATION PLANT. TOM BASEMENT: EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A GEAR ON THE JEFFERY VIBRATING FEEDER. THE GEAR MOVED AND CUT THE PALM OF THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND.
WEST FIELD BENCH AT LOT 7 DRAGLINE.EMPL DISMOUNTING SHOE OF DRAGLINE.RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP AND LEFT FOOT STRUCK THE GOUND.EMPL ACTUALLY STEPPED OR FALL 4\ TO GROUND INJURING LOWER LEFT EG.
BASEMENT OF R.O.M. TUNNEL AT THE PREP PLANT. THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE GRIZZLIE BARS WITH A PICK THE PICK HIT AND OF THE BARS AND BOUNCED BACK AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD.INJURY HE HE RECEIVED WAS A LACERATION.
THE EE WAS MOUNTING THE BOBCAT LOADER & CAUGHT HIS RIGHT ANKLE BETWEEN THE BUCKET & THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A MANTRIP ON WEST FIELD HAULAGE ROAD TRAVELING TOWARDS THE WEST FIELD MANTRIP LEFT ROAD WENT THRU A BERM & STRUCK A 3FT IN DIAMETER ROCK EMPLOYEE BUMPED HER HEAD INTO STEE RING WHEEL AND SUFERED SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO FOREHEAD AND A FRACTURED NOSE
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DRAG ROPE FROM THE CABLE SPOOL THE SPOOL SLIPED OUT OF THE SLED & THE EMPLOYEES RT FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEENTHE CABLE REEL AND THE VERTICAL MEMBER OF THE SLED
EMPL LIFTED AND BEGAN CARRYING 5\\ DIA STEEL PIN FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPL GETTING INTO PICKUP TRUCK AND LACERATED RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON REAR VIEW MIRROR BRACKET.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OVER THE MG SETS ON THE 280B COAL LOADER AND SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG ON A GUARD.
EMP WAS LOADING ROCK IN THE WEST END OF WEST FIELD SPOILS WITH A SCRAPER THE SCRAPER ROLLED OUT A ROCK WHICH CAUSED THE CAB TO JAR EMP RECEIVED A COMPRESSION FRACTURE OF THE FIRST LUMBAR VERE VERTEBRAE
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING AN OXYGEN TANK, THE TANK SLIPPED OUT OF THE EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND AND CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE TANK AND THE BED OF A PICKUP TRUCK.
REPAIR SHOP.EMPL REMOVING DRIVE SHAFT BEARING FROM OSCILLATION HITCH WITH RETAINER COVER FOR HITCH REMOVED.HITCH CAME APART,DROPPING REAR OF MACHINE ONTO EMPL CHEST.
WORKING ON COAL SAMPLER SYSTEM IN TRANSFER BLDG.STANDING ON 6\ WOODEN LADDER.ONE LEG OF LADDER BROKE AND EMPL FELL 3\TO CONCRETE FLOOR.
PREP PLANT AT THE #1 COARSE COAL VIBRATOR. THE EE PLACED HIS LEFT HAND UPON COAL VIBRATOR & INCHED HIS 2ND FINGER ON L HAND BETWEEN THE VIBRATOPR & T HE FEED PLATE.
WHILE WORKING IN THE WAREHOUSE THE EMP RECIVED A LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM BY A KNIFE THAT WAS USED TO REMOVE A PLASTIC BAND FROM A BOX
HE WAS CHECKING LIMIT SWITCH ON #6 BELT CHUTE HE BENT OVER A 2 IN ANGLE IRON LIP AND CRACKED A RIB AND TORN CARTILAGE ON LEFT SIDE
EMPLOYEE WAS AT THE PREP PLANT. HE DISMOUNTED A MICHIGAN 380 TRACTOR AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WASIN SHOP CHANGING TORQUE CONVERTER ON D-9 TRACTOR. HE WAS HOLDING CONVERTER WITH RIGHT HAND AND BLOCKED WITH LEFT HAND IT ROLLED OVER PINCHING LEFT FORTH FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRAP ROPES ON LOT 7 DRAGLING. HE STEPPED ON A 2" PIPE AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EE WAS TRAMMING OVERHEAD HOIST ON LOT 7 DRAGLINE. THE HOOK STRUCK A 1" AIR-IMPACT WRENCH LAYING ON SWING CASE. THE WRENCH FELL & STRUCK EE ON TOP OF RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING THE REAR OF SCRAPER IN SHOP HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED HE FELL BACKWARDS CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS AND FRACTURED HIS RIGHT WRIST
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