MSHA record for Denmark Mine (mine ID 1102843). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK WHILE MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING SCRAPERS.
EMPL WAS DISMOUNTING LOADER & TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHEN STEPPING OFF HYDRAULIC MANLIFT.
EE WAS BRINGING DOZER OUT OF SPOILS AND STARTED BACKING DOWN SPOIL SIDE RAMP. ENGINE DIED AND DOZER, WITH NO POWER STARTED FREEWHEELING DOWN RAMP. DOZER STRUCK A LARGE ROCK CAUSING OPERATOR TO STRIKE HEAD AGAINST RIGHT WINDOW IN CAB AND LACERATING HEAD. LEFT KNEE STRUCK SHIFTING TOWER CAUSING CONTUSION.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A BOX OF GREASE INJECTORS ON TOP OF STORAGE CABINET IN OFFICE AND CAUGHT RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN BOX AND CABINET. SHARP EDGE OF CABINET LACERATED THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING PUMP OSE, STEPPED ACROSS A WATER HOLE AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT CALF. (HE DID NOT SLIP OR TWIST LEG).
TWO EMPLOYEE'S WERE DISASSEMBLING A HOSE USING THE RIGID ;HOSE MACHINE. BOTH WERE PULLING ON THE HOSE VICE WHICH PULLS THE HOSE FROM THE FITTING. THE HOSE CAME FREE FROMT HE FITTING AND THE FICE SLID BACK. THE VICE SLID COMPLETELY OFF THE SLIDE ON ONE SIDE AND PIVOTED WHICH CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE SLIDING MECHANISM.
EMPL WAS USING 1000# ELECTRIC HOIST. HE WAS HOLDING CHAIN WITH LEFT HAND & OPERATING CONTROLS WITH RIGHT HAND. HE STARTED TO MAKE LIFT HE HAD LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN CHAIN & BLADE BRACKET & AS CHAIN BECAME TIGHT IT LACERATED DISTAL HJOINTON LEFT INDEX FINGER.
FUELING DOZER AT FUEL BARREL STEPED OUTON CRAWLER REACHED FOR NOZZLE SLIPPED ON WET CRAWLER IN ATTEMPT TO CATCH HIMSELF STRUCK HIS CHIN ON HANDRAIL STRAINED HIS L GROIN AREA
EE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL WORK ASSIGNMENT DURING PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES EE FELT PULLING SENSATION IN LOWER RIGHT ABDOMEN.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING BULL GEAR ONTO AXLE. STARTER IPE WAS BEING UNSCREWED WHEN THE PIPE FELL, CUTTING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT THUMB.
EMPL WAS WALKINGAROUND WELDING TABLE IN WELD SHOP & TRIPPED OVER WELDING LEADS THAT WERE LAYING IN FLOOR.
NO TRAUMA WAS INVOLVED.EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING DOZER IN PROPER MANNER AND KNEE BUCKLED UNDER HIS WEIGHT.THIS EMPLOYEE HAS A LONG HISTORY OF KNEE PROBLEMS AND REPETTITIOUS CLIMBING BENDING AND FLEXION CAUSES PAIN.THE KNEE IS IN BAD SHAPE AND WILL NOT HOLD HIS WEIGHT.
EMPL WAS PERFORMING NORMAL WORK ASSIGNMENT WHICH INVOLVED REPTITIOUS MOVEMENT WHICH INCLUDED KNEELING AND LIFTING DURING THE WORK PROCESS HE STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK THERE WAS NO SUDDEN OR TRAUNATIC OCCURRANCE STRAIN WAS DUE TO REPETITIOUS MOVEMENTS
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING DIRT TRUCK TOWARD DUMP SITE, TRUCK TURNED LEFT AND DOZER OPERATOR TURNED TO THE SIDE TO WATCH AS HE BACKED UP. THE DOZER SLIPPED OFF THE SIDE OF A PREVIOUSLY DUMPED PILE O F DIRT, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON RADIATOR FLANGE WHEN THE RATCHET AND SOCKET SLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE OF FOREHEAD.
EMPL WAS STEAMING BACKHOE FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL STRADDLING HYDRAULIC HOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BETWEEN CROWD MOTOR & OCB ON THE 5900 SHOVEL WHEN HIS WRIST BRUSHED AGAINST THE SAFETY GUARD OVER THE CROWD BRAKE CAUSING A 1-1/2IN LACERATION TO HIS RT WRIST
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BOARD OPERATOR'S CAB OF SCRAPER,AS HE REACHED FOR THE HANDHOLD,HE MISSED,CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.HE ATTEMPTED TO BREAK HIS FALL WITH HIS HAND AND LANDED ON HIS WRIST,RESULTING IN A FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOARDING RECLAMATION MANTRIP AT BEGINNING OF SHIFT, AS HE STEPPED UP HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE AND THEN WAS UNABLE TO PUT HIS FULL WEIGHT ON LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE TRAIL CABLE, RIGHT LEG SLIPPPED, TWISTED KNEE.
EMPLOYEE HAD OPENED POCKETKNIFE LAYING NEAR HIM WHILE HE WAS EATING LUNCH, AS HE REACHED FOR THERMOS, HIS FINGER CAME IN CONTACT WITH KNIFE BLADE, CAUSING LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING BEHIND SUPPLY TRUCK SEAT FOR SUPPLIES. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF WET RUNNING BOARD OF TRUCK, HE GRABBED THE BACK OF SEAT TO BREAK FALL AND GRABBED A METAL CLIP ON SEAT, CAUSIN G AVULSION TO REIGHT HAND UNDER LITTLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING ON DRILL. WHILE MOVING HYDRAULIC PROPEL MOTOR INTO POSITION HE LET THE MOTOR DOWN ONTO HIS HAND. THE HOT OIL BYPASS VALVE CUT HIS FINGER (DISTAL END OF RIGHT RING FINGER ).
EMPLOYEE WAS ON A 4 FT. STEP LADDER, LADDER OVERTURNED AND EMPLOYEE FELL ON TOP OF IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BELLY PAN ON BACKHOE, AS HE WAS PUTTING LAST BOLT IN, WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING 8IN PUMP HOSE FROM THE REEL TRUCK WHEN A MENDER CAUGHT ON SOMETHING ON THE TRUCK BED EMPLOYEE PULLED HOSE TO FREE MENDER & FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK
EMPL INSTALLING NEW FILTERS IN DUST SYSTEM ON DRILL.STANDING ON EDGE OF COVER TO CHUTE INSIDE FILTER HOUSING.HAD COVER LAYING ON CABLE,CABLE MOVED CAUSING COVER TO FURTHER OPEN.FOOT SLIPPED AN D HE FELL 3' TO GROUND.STARTED MISSING WORK 4-20
EMPLOYEE STARTED TO CLIMBUP LADDER ON HAUL TRUCK SHE GOT UP 3 STEPS & HER FOOT SLIPPED SHE CAUGHT HERSELF WITH HER RT ARM AS SHE GRABBED THE HANDRAIL & SLID DOWN THE LADDER STRAINING HER RT AR M & BACK SHE ALSO CAUGHT HER RT LEG IN CABLE STEP & TWISTED HER RIGHT KNEE
CLENAING SHOP AREA AT BEGINNING OF SHIFT TRIPPED OVER PC OF WOD CRIBBING RESULTING IN STRAIN TO L. KNEE.
EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNTANGLE A TRAIL CABLE ON A SLED FOR THE COAL LOADER AND FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER R QUADRANT THE EMPL DID NOT REPORT THIS TO HIS SUPERVISOR AND CONTINUED WORKING APPROX ONE MONTH LATER THE MEPL REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISO THAT HE HAD STRAINED HIMSELF AND THOUGHT HE MAY HAVE A HERNIE HE ALSO STATED HE THOUGHT THE CONDITION HAD BEEN AGGRAVATED BY THE CONTINUED O
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SEAT IN DOZER AND STRAINED LOWER RT SIDE OF BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING OFF THE STOCKPILE AFTER DUMPING LOAD AND HIT A HOLE AT THE BOTTOM CAUSING A SUDDEN JOLT AND RESULTING IN A STRAINED NECK MUSCLE
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING LIGHTS ON A DOZER AND SLIPPED. HE ATTEMPTED TO BREAK HIS FALL BY GRABBING CYLINDER ON DOZER RESULTING IN BACK STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE POSITONED HIS SCRAPER IN ORDER TO WIPE MUD FROM THE LOAD LIGHT LOCATED AT THE HITCH. HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING HIS TRUCK AND SLIPPED STRIKING HIS LEFT ELBOW ON LADDER HANDRAIL WHICH RESULTED IN A FRACTURE
EMPL WAS HOLDING DRIVING BAR FOR ANOTHER EMPL WHEN BAR SLIPPED ALLOWING FINGER TO MAKE CONTACT WITH SHARP METAL OF DUST COVER ON BRAKE DRUM.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING METAL STANDS THAT WERE TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE DIPPER BAIL ON THE 5900 SHOVEL REPAIR JOB ONE OF THE STANDS FELL OVER ONTO THE OTHER EMPLOYEE TRIED TO STOP IT BUT COUL DN T HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE TWO STANDS.
EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING DART DIRT TRUCK. WHILE UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK GREASING IT, HE SLIPPED AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING LADDER FROM HOUSE TO CAB ON 7500 DRAGLINE, FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING RIGHT KNEE TO TWIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE BACKHOE AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMPL HAULING TOPSOIL IN TRUCK.HEARD POPPING SOUND AND TRACTOR SEPARATED FROM TRAILER.TRACTOR TRAVELED 17' THEN CAME DOWN ON ITS NOSE AND TRAVLEED ANOTHER 10' BEFORE STOPPING.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN BACK SEAT OF MANTRIP MANTRIP TURNED OFF THE INCLINE ONTO A STEEP DOWN RAMP THAT HAD DIRT CLODS ON IT MANTRIP HIT A DIRT CLOD CAUSING REAR PASSENGERS TO BE THROWN ABOUT
HE WAS SHOVELING DRILL HOLES AND FELT LUMP IN LEFT GROIN.
OPERATOR WAS DISMOUNTING AT REAR OF DOZER HOLDING ONTO HAND HOLD. HW SLIPPED AND LOST HIS BALANCE. HE LANDED ON THE GROUND WHILE STILL HOLDING AHND HOLDS AND STRAINED HIS BACK. HE WAS OPERA TING A TRACTOR BECAUSE NO BACKHOE WORK WAS AVAILABLE THIS DAY.
SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL BACK HEAVY CART AND FELT ANKLE GIVE WAY. SHE TRIED TO CATCH HER BALANCE AND AS SHE MOVED BACKWARDS SHE TRIPPED OVER A STARTER MOTOR LAYING ON WAREHOUSE FLOOR SHE FEL L ON CONCRETE FLOOR AND INJURED HER ELBOW.
I.NAME WAS ASSISTING WITH BLADE LIFT CYLINDER REMOVAL ON D9H DOZER HE SLIPPED ON OIL COVERED SURFACE AND F ELL OFF MACHINE LANDING ON LEFT LEG
DISMOUNTING DIRT TRUCK IN RECLAMATION AREA AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
HE WAS DISMOUNT3NG FROM C RAWLER OF BACKHOE & STRAINED THE RT.SIDE OF HIS LOWER STOMACH RESULTING IN HERNIA REQUIRES SURGERY
HE WAS SETTING 5 DIESEL PUMP ANDLAYING OUT HOSE AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK, REINJURING A STRAIN FROM A NOVEMBER INCIDENT.
HE WAS USING A 1RY BAR TO SLIP HOIST ROPES IN ANCHOR BOLTS ON THE 5900 STRIPPING SHOVEL. THE ROPE CAUGHT THE BAR, THROWING HIM OFF BALANCE. HE JUMPED 6-7 FT OFF THE REPAIR PLATFORM TO AVOID FA LLING. HE WEIGH7S 245 LBS. AND LANDED ON SOLID STEEL.
HE WAS BOARDING3HIS DOZER AND HOLDING ONTO THE HAND RAIL.HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE TRACK AND HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
I NAME WAS FUEL3NG A DOZER, STANDING ON THE DOZER CRAWLER. HE FELT HIMSELF BEGIN TO SLIP AND GRABBED THE HAND HOLD BY THE CAB. HIS SUDDEN MOVEMENT CAUSED HIM TO TWIST STRAIN LOWER BACK AND HIP AREA. 3
HE WAS WALKING 3N FRONT OF DRILL TO SET UP PATTERN. HE STEPPED INTO SHOT GROUND AND FELL INTO CRACK UP TO HIS RIGHT THIGH. HIS LEG BECAME WEDGED IN THE HOLE AS ROCKS CAVED IN AROUND HIS LEG.
I.NAME WAS HELP3NG TO REMOVE AROUND ANOTHER EMPLOYEES LEG THE OTHER EMPLOYEE HAD FALLEN INTO A SHOT DRILL HOLE WHILE LIFTING ROCKS AND THE TRAPPED EMPLOYEE I.NAME STRAINED HIS BACK
I NAME WAS ASSI8TING IN MAKING A TOW CABLE TO PULL HIS DOZER OUT. WHEN A WELDER CUT A 30 FT CABLE LENGTH IT KICKED UP AND LOOPED BACK STRIKING HIM ON SAFETY GLASSES, WHICH IN TURN CUT HIS FACE NEAR HIS EYE. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING POUT PIN IN BLADE OF GRADER. HE STEPPED ON WEDGE THAT WAS LAYING ON FLOOR AND STARTED TO FALL WHILE HOLDING ON TO PIN.
HE WAS CHANGING3A FRONT TIRE ON A HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE BACKED INTO THE WHEEL STUDS ON THE HUB CAUSING AN ABRASION ON HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS A3R ARCING ON BUSHING ON VERTICAL CENTER PIN SHAFT ON COAL LOADER HE WAS KNEELING ON BOTH KNEES WHEN SUDDENLY THE RT KNEE JUMPED OUT OF PLACE
EMPLOYEE WAS BA7KFILLING DRILL HOLE AND FELT SEVERE PAIN IN LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A PRY BAR TRYING TO PUT BRKE DRUM ON SHOVEL WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEES FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PRY BAR AND CROWD CASE.
EMP WAS WALKING3FROM THE BATHHOUSE TO THE LOWBOY. HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND STARTED TO FALL. WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF HE STRAINED HIS BACK
EE WAS REPAIRIN1 ON D9H DOZER. HE SAT ON HIS KNEES WHILE PUITTING AN ALTERNATOR ON NOW EXPERIENCEING PAIN IN KNEE.
EMP WAS TIGHTEN3NG A BOLT IN PREP PLANT. THE WR ENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED FROM THE NUT CAUSING THE VICTIM TO STRIKE HIS THUMB AGAINST A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON
EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING A D40K OVERBURDEN DRILL. THE DOOR CAME OPEN AND AS THE EMPLOYEE CLOSED IT HE CAUGHT HISF INGER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE DOOR JAMB.
A FIRE INSIDE T2E CAB OF AN ARTICULATED END DUMP TRUCK BEGAN AS EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF DIRT AT THE FILL AREA
STRAINED RIGHT 8HOULDER WHILE BOARDING SCRAPER.
EMPL DESCENDING3FROM STORAGE SHELF BY USE OF PORTABLE STAIRWAY.AS SHE STEPPED ON STAIRWAY,IT MOVED.TO KEEP FROM FALLING ONTO HER BACK -JUMPED TO FLOOR.WHEN SHE LANDED SHE SUSTAINED SPRAIN TO R IGHT ANKLE. 3
A LOADED BLAST 2OLE WAS STRUCK BY LIGHTINING CAUSING THE HOLE TO DETONATE
VICTIM DROVE 553TON END DUMP TRUCK THRU A BERM INTO PIT. TRUCK FELL A DISTANCE OF APPROX 51 FT AND LANDED ON ITS TOP
VICTIMS FOOT SL3PPED AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISMOUNT MACHINE HE FELL FROM THE TOP STEP TO THE PIT FLOOR A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 6 FT
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