HE HAD BEEN RUNNING THE LOADER (980B) ON AND OFF DURING THE WEEK, YET HE WAS NOT GETTING A FULL LOAD WITH THE BUCKET, SO I.NAME GOT ON THE LOADER TO SHOW HIM HOW. WITH I.NAME IN THE DRIVER'S S EAT, HE WAS SITTING ON THE DECK HALF IN AND HALF OUT OF THE CAB. AS I.NAME WAS BACKING UP, HE HIT A LARGE ROCK WITH ONE OF THE LOADER TIRES CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND WHEN I.NAME LOOKED BACK HE
TAGGART PORTABLE CRUSHER Metal/Non-Metal
MSHA record for TAGGART PORTABLE CRUSHER (mine ID 3503287). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1988–1997
- Latest incident
- Aug 1997
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
16 on file (excluding fatalities above)1997 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A BACK-UP WRENCH WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A NUT AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT HAND.
1995 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS USING AN AIR GUN TO TIGHTEN BOLTS, A BOLT SPUN AND SLICED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
EE WAS STANDING NEXT TO A ABURN BARREL & HIS SHIRT CAUGHT ON FIRE & IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND, THE SHIRT STUCK TO HIS HAND THUS BURNING HIS H AND.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A DUMP TRUCK WHEN A 980 FRONT END LOADER LOST POWER AND ROLLED OFF OF THE STOCKPILE AND CRASHED INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE DUMP TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS APPLYING DRIVE BELTS TO IMPACT ON CRUSHER - USING WRENCH TO CHANGE GROOVE WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND SMASHED SMALL FINGER AGAINST THE CRUSHER FRAME AND CUT THE TIP OF THE FINGER OFF.
EMPLOYEE THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEMWITH STOPPED CONVEYOR BELT (THERE WAS NOT) & HE CLIMBED ONTO THE BELT TO CHECK FOR METAL THE CRUSHER OPERATOR DID NOT SEE WORKER UNTIL HE STARTED CONVE YOR & SAW WORKER FALL BACKWARDS IN TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF THE EMPLOYEE HURT HIS BACK & BRUISED HIS BUTTOX WHEN HE FELL
1994 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING A HAND OPERATED BREAKER WHITH IS LEFT HAND WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE & HIS HAND PROCEEDED TO SWELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER THE JAW WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF STEEL & WHILE TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF FROM FALLING, HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THE PLANT & RECHECKING MACHINE SETTINGS & WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WHEN A ROCK CAME OUT OF THE CONE PLANT & HIT HIM IN THE FACE SNAPPING HIS NECK BACK, SPLITING HIS LIP & CHIPPING & CRACKING HIS TEETH.
1993 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE HAS HAD A SORE LEFT SHOULDER FAN ABOUT TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ABOVE DATE. HE WOKE UP ON THE MORING OF 5-18-93 WITH BACK PAIN AND SHOULDER PAIN. HE WORKED UNTIL 3:00 PM THAT DAY AND H IS BACK AND SHOULDER GOT CONTINUALLY WORSE. HE THEN LEFT WORK AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE TRACKS ON THE CAT WITH A SHOVEL IN HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL FORWARD AND TRIED TO STOP THE FALL WITH HIS LEFT ARM.
1992 · 1 incident
66925R WAS TAPPING STEEL WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A CHIP BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LOWER LIP.A SMALL PUNCTURE WOUND WAS INFLICTED.
1991 · 2 incidents
WORKER WAS OPERATING A FRONT END WHEEL LOADER WITH HIS LEFT HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL WORKER WAS TURNING LAODER WHEN IT REACHED THE END OF ITS STROKE THE STEERING WHEEL KICKED BACK IN THE OPP OSITE DIRECTION
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A BARREL OUT OF A PICKUP INTO A LOADER BUCKET. WHEN THE BARREL LEFT THE PICKUP, IT PULLED HIM OUT ONTO THE GROUND AND ONTO HIS RIGHT SIDE.
1989 · 1 incident
SLIDING UNDER PICKUP TRUCK HIT TAILBONE ON LEG ON HOIST
1988 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE A BELLY DUMP TRAILER HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL IN PLACE TO WELD WHEN THE GATE CLOSED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB TAKING THE NAIL AND TIP OFF.
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