CHERRYVILLE MINE Metal/Non-Metal

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING TRANSMISSION IN TRUCK. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO HOOK UP HEATER CORDS TO THE HAUL TRUCKS ON THE LINE. EMPLOYEE SAID HE WOULD ASSIST. EMPLOYEE WAS LYING ON CREEPER A ND WAS PULLING HIMSELF OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK BY PLACING HANDS ON TRUCK BODY. AS HE WAS PULLING CREEPER WHEEL CAUGHT ON A BOLT ON THE FLOOR. THIS CAUSED CREEPER TO STOP. SHARP EDGE CUT HAND

STRAINED R ELBOW WHILE MOVING PLATE TO LOAD 3" GRINDING BALLS INTO CIRCUIT. EE CONTINUED TO PERFORM REG DUTIES UNTIL 1/12/96 WHEN HE RTN TO DR FOR RECHECK & DR. GAVE EE A SHOT OF CORTIZONE IN RT ELBOW. EE RETURNED TO REG DUTIES.

WHILE WORKING ON THE BALL MILL, EMP GOT A SNALL GRAIN OF SAND IN HIS LEFT EYE CAUSING A MINOR ABRASION TO THE CORNEA. THE PARTICLE HAD TO BE PHYSICALLY REMOVED.

EE STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND & FELT SOMETHING IN HIS L KNEE. RTN TO REG DUTIES UNTIL 11/21/95. EEHAD IT RECHECKED SEVERAL TIMES & DR STATED THAT THE ONLY WAY TO SEE WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM W/THE E E'S KNEE WAS THROUGH SURGERY. EE SCHEDULED SURGERY OVER THE HOLIDAYS & RTN TO REG DUTIES ON 11/28/95 W/HIS NORMAL OFFICAL WORK. INCIDENT WAS SUBMITTED TO WC FOR INVESTIGATION & 1/18/96-JOB RE

THE AIR-OPERATED PUMP IS USED ONLY ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH AND THE PISTON AREA HAS NO GUARD. PERSONNEL HAD KNOWN PUMP WOULD QUIT BUT EASILY RESTART WHEN BUMPED AGAINST. SINCE JOB OCCURRED INFREQ UENTLY, NO COMMUNICATION OF THIS UNSAFE ACTIVITYWAS EVER DISCUSSED. IN THIS CASE, EMP. GRABBED THE PUMP IN THE UNGUARDED AREA. THE PISTON MOVED UPWARD, GRABBED HIS GLOVE & FINGER & PULLED IN.

NEC TRIPPED OVER WATER CONNECTION.

HE WAS ASSIGNED TO ASSIST THE DRILLERS, DUE TO THE CRUSHER BEING DOWN. HE WAS HELPING BOTH DRILLERS ON THE 660 LEVEL IN THE PIT. HE STATED HE WAS WALKING AROUND THE DRILL AND STEPPED ON A ROCK THAT CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE BALANCE. HE DID NOT FALL, BUT HE TOLD I.NAME THAT HE TWISTED HIS LEG OR SOMETHING.

INJURED OPENED HOOD OF TRUCK FILLED BRAKE RESERVOIR WITH FLUID AND CHECKED OPERATION OF BRAKE COMPONENTS UNDER HOOD.ALL OF THESE PROCEDURES WERE DONE FROM A 4' TALL STEP LADDER.WHILE STANDING ON THE LADDER INJURED STEADIED HIMSELF BY PLACING HIS LEFT HAND ON THE GRILL OF THE TRUCK HE THEN REACHED UP AND PULLED THE HOOD DOWN.THE EDGE OF THE HOOD CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM.

SEE ATTCH REPORT 2 PGS. DELAY IN REPORTING CLEARED THROUGH COLUMBIA,SC SUBDISTRICT OFC /M SLATONDRIVING SUPT TRUCK PU#21 DURING SHIFT. WINDOW IN TRUCK IS VERY HARD TO ROLL UP. WHEN EMPL STARTE D ROLLING IT UP,FELT SOMETHING POP IN RIGHT SHOUDER.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE OUT BAD GUIDE ROLLER ON #1 CONCENTRATE BELT.EQUIPMENT WAS STILL IN OPERATION.WHEN INJURED TOOK OUT ROLLER MOUNT BOLTS,CONVEYOR CAUGHT ROLLER,TWISTING IT IN HIS HAND STRIKING IT AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE CONVEYOR FRAME,SPLITTING HIS RIGHT HAND(PALM) WIDE OPEN.

SEE ATTCHED REPORT:REMOVING PLANETARY.REMOVED ALL BOLTS HOOKED CRANE TO PLANETARY EASING IT OUT WHEN IT HUNG ON THE SUN GEAR.OTHER EMPL TOLD EMPL TO WAIT,GETTING A PRY BAR TO HELP UNHANG IT.WH EN EMPL GRABBED IT AND SHOOK IT IT CAME LOOSE AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN PLANTARY AND THE HOUSING.

I NAME WAS CARRYING A 61/2IN DRILL BIT (WEIGHT SAPPROX75LB) TO 077 DRILL ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER I NAME LET THE BIT SLIDE OFF HIS SHOULDER INTO HIS RT HAND & CAUGHT BIT WITH HIS LEFT HAND AT SAME TIME I NAME STATED THAT AT THIS TIME HE FELT A SLIGHT BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LEFT UPPER ARM SHOULDER AREA

HE IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 1-22-91- UNTIL THEN REGULAR DUTY. INJURY REPORTED 12-29-90. SAW DOCTOR 1-2-91.

EMPLS WERE HONING OUT HOLE IN FRAME FOR TRACK TUNNION BAR UNDER DOZER. EMPL WAS ON ONE SIDE OF FRAME USING HONE & INJ OTHER SIDE SPRAYING LUBRICATE INTO HOLE. HONE CAME OUT OF HOLE ON FIRST SI DE & LOCKED DOWN & CAUSING YOKE ON HONE TO COME OFF ALLOWING HONING STONES & SCRAPERS TO COME OFF & ONE OF SCRAPERS STRUCK INJ ACROSS BRIDGE OF NOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO ORTHOPEDIC DR. ON 2-1-91 DUE TO REOCCURRING PAIN IN RIGHT ELBOW. HAS BEEN GIVEN A DIAGNOSIS AS "TENNIS ELBOW" AND INJURY ON 8-29-90 AGGRAVATED PRE-EXISTING CONDITION.

EMPLS WERE WELDING IN ROCK BOX ALL DAY. RECEIVED BURNS DURING THIS TIME DUE TO REFLECTED ARC.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING AIR TRACK DRILL OUT OF SHOP-REPAIRS COMPLETED. THEY WERE STANDING AT THE REAR OF DRILL. HE RAISED BOOM OF DRILL. THE BOOM DROPPED DDUE TO LACK O F HYDRAULIC FLUIDS IN CYLINDERS. WHEN BOOM FELL IT RAISED THE LEFT SIDE OF DRILL FRAME UP AND CTONROL HANDLES AND SKAT STRUCK OTHER EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. MINOR CONTUSION. DID NOT GO T

EE AND OTHER WERE REMOVING BELTS FROM VIBRATORS MOTOR AT PRIMARY CRUSHER BY LIFTING MOTOR WITH A CHAIN HOIST COME A LONG THE HOOK ON THE CHAIN END THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE MOTOR BENT AND CAME OUT OF THE EYE ON THE MOTOR. THE HOOK FLEW BACK AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT THUMB, CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE 2ND JOINT.

EE WAS HELPING ON POWDER CREW HE SHOT THE BLAST ON THE 660 LEVEL AFTER THE BLAST HE WALKED OVER THE MUCK PILE TO CHECK IT EVERYTHING HAD WENT OFF. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND IT SHIFTED CAUSING H IS LEFT FOOT TO STRIKE ANOTHER ROCK. RT AT THE TIME WORKER OVER ON WATER TRUCK AFTER SLEEPING NEXT MOVING HE COULD NOT MOVE NECK VERY

I NAME ADVISED HE WAS DUMPING TRUCK PUT TRUCK IN GEAR AND PULLED UP TO CLEAR BOOK OF ROCKS STARTED LOWERING BED PULLED OF TRUCK CHANGED GEAR JUST A BED MADE CONTACT WITH FRAME JERKED HIS HEAD BACKWARD CAUSED SLIGHT PAIN IN NECK DID NOT REPORT AT THE TIME WORKER OVER ON WATER TRUCK AFTER SLEEPING NEXT MOVING HE COULD NOT MOVE NECK VERY WELL HAD NECK PAIN AND ARM NUMBERNESS.

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EMPTIED 3 TRASH CANS INTO LOADER BUCKET; ONE WAS REAL HEAVY. DIDN'T FEEL ANY PAIN WHILE UNLOADING TRASH. HE REPORTED ON 5-7-90 THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD A HERNIA.

A LARGE ROCK INTO THE BED OF HIS TRUCK, CAUSING HIM TO BE BOUNCED AROUND INT HE SEAT OF HIS TRUCK. (NO SEAT BELT WAS BEING WORN AT THE TIME OF LOADING.) AT THIS POINT IS WHEN HE FELT A PAIN I N HIS BACK. HE STATED THAT AFTER THE 9:00 P.M. BREAK AS HE AND OTHERS WERE RETURNING TO THEIR TRUCKS, HE MENTIONED TO HIS FOREMAN THAT HE HURT HIS BACK. FOREMAN STATEED THAT IS HE TOLD HIM A

INJURED WAS CLIMBING ONTO HAULAGE TRUCK SLIPPED ON 1ST STEP AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.EMPLOYEE TOOK A VACATION ON THE 9TH AND CAME INTO WORK ON THE 10TH AND WORKED HALF DAY.EMPLOYEE WENT BACK TO DOCTOR ON 11TH AND DOCTOR STATED NO WORK TILLRECHECKED ON 10-16.RETURNED TO REGUALR DUTY ON 10-17-90.

ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN BOLT ON THE TRAVEL MOTOR ON SHOVEL 089. OTHER EMP HOLDING WRENCH ON PLUG EMP HAMMER TO STRIKE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF PLUG HIT R RING FINGER

I NAME WAS IN THE PROCESS OF WELDING WEAR BARS ON TO TRACK OF SHOVEL O89 BAR IS TRI-X STEEL 1IN SQ APPROX 16IN LONG BAR WAS TACK WELDED AT 3 PLACES ALONG BAR I NAME ATTEMPTED TO BEND TE ENDS O F THE BAR DOWN TO FORM WITH THE WEAR OF T RACK PAD WHEN I NAME STRUCK THE END OF THE BAR THE SPOT WELDS BROKE & THE BAR STRUCK I NAME ACROSS THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE CAUSING ALACERATION & FX OF

A WELDER WAS WELDING IN TRUCK BE BY HIMSELF INJAND COWORKER WERE WORKING ON A CUTTING EDGE BESIDE TRUCK WELDER CLIMBED DOWN TO GET SPACCERS TO JPULL PLATE N T O BE WELDED INSTEAD O F CLIMBING UP WITH SPCAERS, WELDER STARTED THEN INTO BED OF TRUCK THE 2ND SPACER BOUNCED OFF SIDE OF BED STRIKING INJ IN HEAD THE SPACER APPROX 8-10 LBS KNOCKED HIS HARD HAT OFF AND CAUSED MINOR LACE

INSTRUCTED EMPL2YEE WTHAT WHEN WORKING DUSTY CONDTION HAVE WATER TO WET DOWN AREA INCLUDING MUKK PILE INSTRUCT ALL EMPLOYEE TO REPORT ALL INJURIES AS AS POSSIBLE TO SUPERVISOR.

HE CUT THE ENGI3E OFF ON THE CMD#2 DRILL FOR REFUELING.WHEN HE FINISHED THE MACHINE WOULD NOT START AT CAB SWITCH.HE CLIMBED UP ON THE SIDE OF MACHINE AND ATTEMPTED TO START UNIT FROM AUX. SWI TCH AT BATTERY 6OX.IT STILL WOULD NOT START.MEANWHILE THE OPERATOR WENT TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DRILL AND SHORTED ACROSS THE SOLENID AND STARTED THE DRILL.THIS SCARED HIM.HE LOST HIS BALANCE

THEY WERE IN TH9 PROCESS OF RETURNING A REBUILT HOIST CYLINDER ROD(WEIGHT 350 LBS) TO BE RESTOCKED.THEY WERE USING HAND TRUCKS TO TAKE IT FROM THE SHOP AREA TO THE PARTS ROOM.THEY WERE LIFTIN G THE ROD OFF T2E HANDTRUCKS TO SET IT ON THE FLOOR BEFORE SLIDING IT INTO STORAGE RACK.HE STATED,"IT FELT LIKE A BEE STUNG ME IN THE BACK."

THE INJURED WAS3IN THE PROCESS OF COLLARING A DRILL HOLE.HE BENT DOWN AND ROLLED A ROCK (WEIGHT APPROX.10-15LBS.) OUT OF THE WAYOF THE BIT AND STRAIGHTENED BACK UP.HE THEN BENT BACK DOWN AGAIN AND IN THE PRO7ESS OF BENDING OVER,HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND HAD DIFFICULTY STRAIGHTENING UP. I'M FILING THIS REPORT UNDER PROTEST BECAUSE THE SIMPLE ACT OF BENDING OVER DOES

FIRE IN ENGINE 7OMPARTMENT ON LD#6 (988B CAT LOADER) HYDRALIC STEERING PRESSURE HOSE BURST, SPRAYING OIL ONTO MANIFOLD & TURBO CHARGER. EMPLOYEE STATMENT: HE WAS GOING INTO PILE TO GET A BUCKE T LOAD AND HEAR8 A LOUD BLOWING SOUND & FELT HEAT ON HIS NECK. HE LOOKED IN THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR AND SAW A LARGE FIRE BALL. HE THOUGHT IT WAS INSIDE THE CAB, SO HE REACH FOR THE DOOR AND JUMP

I,NAME AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PLACING A WOODEN BLOCK UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF A USED FLAT BED (SMALL PICK-UP TRUCK). ONE END OF THE CHAIN WAS HOOKED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD BOARD OF THE BED, IT RAN THROUGH A SHACKLE ON THE LOADER BUCKET, AND HOOKED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD BOARD. I,NAME REACHED BETWEEN THE BLOCK & BED TO SLIDE THE BLOCK INTO POSITION WH

INJ THROWING BLASTING WIRE OVER BENCH WALL AND INJURED HIS BACK.WEIGHT OF WIRE -11 OZ/FT.

THE INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING 3-10 FT PIECES OF DRILL STEEL FROM THE DRILL HOLE. WHEN HE REMOVED THE FIRST PIECE OF STEEL, THE COUPLING REMAINED ON THE STRIKING BAR OF THE HAMMER. THE INJURED LOWERED THE HAMMER AND TRIED TO LOOSEN THE COUPLING BY TAPPING IT AGAINST THE OTHER COUPLING. WHEN THE COUPLING MADE CONTACT A PIECE APPROX. 1X2X4 MM LONG BROKE OFF STRIKING HIM I

I,NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE DRIVE-LINE FROM WATER TR. #6.-DUE TO THE WATER LEAKING FROM THE WATER TRUCK AND ACCUMULATING UNDER THE TRUCK-I,NAME WAS IN A SQUATTED POSITION WHEN HE DISCO NNECTED THE BOLTS HOLDING THE DRIVE-LINE. WHEN THE DRIVE-LINE DROPPED, I,NAME LOS THIS BALANCED AND PULLED THE MUSCLE IN HIS NECK.

LEON MOORE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING HIS AIR TRACK DRILL. HE STARTED BACKING THE DRILL USING THE SIDE CONTROLS MOUNTED ON THE TRACK FRAME. HE BACK INTO THE INSIDE RIGHT FOOT. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO THE INSIDE RIGHT FOOT REQUIRING 18 SUTURES.

AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE INJURED WAS REMOVING THE SPARK PLUG WIRES FROM WELDING TRUCK #4. HE WAS SITTING ON T HE FENDER OF THE TRUCK WITH HIS LEGS DOWN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF TH E TRUCK. THE INJURED STATED THAT HE MUST HAVE HIT THE UPPER RADIATOR HOSE WITH HIS LEG CAUSING IT TO RUPTURE. THE INJURED RECEIVED THERMAL BURNS 1ST & 2ND DEGREE TO THE UPPER & LOWER LEFT LEG