EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A WELD ON A CARBON COLUMN. HE WAS WEARING GLASSES BUT A PIECE OF METAL STILL GOT IMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 30
- Years on record
- 1995–1999
- Latest incident
- Jun 1999
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q2 | 2,224 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 2,759 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
30 on file1999 · 1 incident
1998 · 1 incident
LOADER BECAME STUCK ON SLICK SNOW AND EMPLOYEE CLIMBED DOWN TO GET HELP. HE SLIPPED ON THE PACKED SNOW AND FELL ON HIS BACK.
1997 · 7 incidents
EE WAS WAITING FOR LIME TRUCK TO FINISH OFF LOADING, LIME WS BLOWING OUT OF THE TOP OF THE LIME STORAGE TANK, THE WIND BLEW A PIECE OF LIME IN EE'S EYE.
WALKING DOWN THE HILL WHILE DOING A STAKE OUT HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL ON HIS RIGHT ARM.
EE DISMOUNTED THE TRUCK TO CHECK ON ENGINE NOISEAND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. HE THEN TOOK THE HANDRAIL AND STEPPED ONTHE LOWER RUNG OF THE LADDER. AS ALL HIS WEIGHT CAME ON THE STEP & HE WAS WAS REACHING FOR THE NEXT STEP, THE LEFT SIDE OF THELADDER GAVE WAY AND HIS BODY SWUNG INTO THE BUMPER OF THE TRUCK INJURING HIS LEFT RIB CAGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS FROM THE LUNCH ROOM WHEN THE HANDRAIL GAVE WAY AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND HURTING HIS BACK.
EE WAS LOADING TRUCKS AT THE KINDSLEY MTN OPEN PIT MINE WITH A 988B LOADER WHEN SOMETHING FLEW FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER VENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
IN THE EVENT OF BUILDING A NEW PAD EE WAS WORKING LOGN HOURS OF GETTING ON AND OFF EQUIPMENT WALKING ON A SLIPPERY LINR AND BENDING A LOT. NOTED KNEE BEGAN SWELLING AND BECOMING VERY SORE. H E WENT TO THE DR AND THEY DRAINED THE KNEE AND GAVE A PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN. NO LOST TIME.
EE WAS DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK ALL DAY. AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT HIS BACK WAS HURTING HIM REAL BAD. HE HAD TO GO TO THE ER LATER THAT EVENING. HE WAS TOLD THAT HE HAS A RUPTURED DISC WHICH WILL RE QUIRE SURGERY.
1996 · 13 incidents
EE WAS WALKING FROM THE READY LINE TO THE SHOP AFTER PARKING THE RUBBER TIRE DOZER. THERE WAS ABOUT 6" OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON TOP OF HIS LUNCH BUCKET, STRIKING HIS RIBS ON HIS LEFT SIDE.
EE REACHED OVER TO OPEN HIS WINDOW IN THE LAODER AND HIS TAILBONE POPPED. HE WAS BACKING AWAY FROM A HAULTRUCK WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO OPEN HIS WINDOW.
WHILE WELDING ON A SHAKER SCREEN, EE GOT FLASH BURN TO EYES FROM ANOTHER WELDER WHO WAS WELDING NEXT TO HIM.
EE WAS PUTTING PTO DRIVELINE IN WATER TRUCK. DRIVELINE SLIPPED OFF SHAFT AND SMASHED HIS LITTLE FINGER ON RT HAND.
EE WAS LOADING A HAUL TRUCK. HE WENT INTO THE BANK FOR A BUCKET AND HIT A ROCK, WHICH THREW HIM FORWARD. THE ROCK CAME LOOSE AND THE EE WAS THROWN BACKWARDS, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO SNAP HIS NECK.
EE WAS REMOVING WEAR PLATES AND GUARDS FROM A LOADER BUCKET. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, BUT SOMETHING STILL MANAGED TO GET IN HIS RT EYE.
EE WAS PACKING A 50LB SACK OF PRELL. HE STUMBLED AND FELL TO THE GROUND, STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS GRINDING AIR ARCING AND WELDING IN BOOTH BEHIND SHOP THE WIND WAS BLOWING AND DIRT WAS FLYING. AT LUNCH TIME, EE RIGHT EYE FELT LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING IN IT. RIGHT EYE WAS INFLAMED, B UT NOTHING FOUND IN IT. WAS GIVEN EYE DROPS.
DRILLING ON THE 7200 BENCH. STEPPED OFF OF DECK OF DRILL TO TAKE AN ORE SAMPLE, FELL & SPRAINED WRIST TRYING TO BRACE THE FALL. HAND HIT THE GROUND.
EE WAS LIFTING METAL TUBING FROM A RACK TO THE CRUSHER AND STRAINED SOME MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE PARKED HIS TRUCK A THE END OF THE SHIFT. HE SET HIS PARKING BRAKE AND STARTED RELEASING AIR TANKS. THE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HIS BACK ON LADDER OF TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING A HAUL TRUCK WITH THE STEAM CLEANER. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, BUT SOMETHING GOT PAST THEM AND GOT IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS TAKING THE TOP OFF OF A GATE VALVE. HE NEEDED SOME TOOLS, SO HE STOOD UP, FORGETTING ABOUT THE BARREN LINE ABOVE HIS HEAD. HE HIS THE BACK OF HIS HAND ON IT.
1995 · 8 incidents
EE WAS SHOVELING UNDERNEATH NORTH SIDE SHAKER SCREEN. HE STEPPEAD BACKWARDS ON A ROCK, TWISTING HIS BODY & FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTENING HTE HINGE ON AGATE AND GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN IT.
EMPLOYEE HAD PARTICAL OF STEEL OR SLAG FROM WELDING OR GINDING ENTER INTO HIS RIGHT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF BOOM TRUCK TO USE CONTROLS. HE SLIPPED OFF THE STEPS ON THE FUEL TANK. HE FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS FEET, BUT TWISTED HIS KNEES.
EE WAS OPERATING LOADER, DIGGING IN HARD GROUND.HIS BACK STARTED ACHING. HE TOLD HIS FOREMAN ABOUT A WEEK LATER THAT HE HAD BLOOD IN HIS URINE &WAS GOING TO THE DOCTOR. WE DIDN'T RECEIVE A REP ORT FROM THE DOCTOR UNTIL 4/27/95, STATING THAT HE WAS GIVEN MEDICATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING AWAY A PIECE OF RUBBER FROM A 2" NIPPLE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND STABBED LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.
INJURED WAS THE DRIVER OF A HAUL PAK THAT WAS BEING LOADED. A ROCK FELL FROM THE LOADER BUCKETSTRIKING THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUCK BED. LOADER OPERATOR THEN LOWERED BUCKET AND STRUCK THE LEF T SIDE OF TRUCK BED, JARRING INJURED.
INJURED WAS OPERATING THE JAW CRUSHER WHEN A ROCK BECAME LODGED IN THE JAW. HE WAS PRYING THE ROCK LOOSE WHEN THE BARSLIPPED. HIS RIGHT THUMB WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE PRY BAR AND HAND RAIL.RIGH T THUMB WAS BROKEN AND HE WILL LOOSE THUMBNAIL.