ROUGH ROADS
Frenchtown & Beaver Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 95
- Years on record
- 1984–1999
- Latest incident
- Aug 1999
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Reportable incidents
95 on file1999 · 2 incidents
THE DECK OF THE END DUMP HAD SOME OIL ON IT ALONG WITH HEAVY RAIN DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOUSRS MAD THE DECK VERY SLIPPERY.
1998 · 2 incidents
WHILE HELPING A WELDER WORK ON A SET OF TRACKS, EE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER BENT OVER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING OIL IN A DOZER ENGINE. AS HE WAS GETTING OFF OF THE MACHINE HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF ONTO THE GROUND.
1997 · 5 incidents
WHILE WALKING DOWN STEPS OUT OF TRAILER, SLIPPED AND FELL AND HIT HEAD.
WHILE TAKING OFF A TRACK ON A DOZER, EE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE TRACKS IT WAS ON THE GROUND, HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE BOOM OF THE TIRE TRUCK.
A 824 RUBBER TIRE DOZER. THE OPERATOR SHUT THE MACHINE DOWN TO TALK TO THE FOREMAN. HE DID THAT ON A SLIGHT GRADE. AFTER ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, THE OPERATOR REALIZED THE BRAKE DID NOT HOLD THE MACHINE. THE MACHINE STARTED TO MOVE, THE OPERATOR JUMPED OFF.
DUE TO THE FROST COMING OUT OF THE GROUND, THE HAUL ROADS WERE ROUGH. THE ROUGH ROADS CAUSED HIMTO JAR HIS BACK.
E-129 AND 3-131 HAD A RIDE CLY. LOW THE DRIVER SAYS THE ROUGH RIDE CAUSED HIS BACK TO BE JARRED.
1996 · 8 incidents
CLIMBING UP THE LADDER OF THE RUBBER TIRE DOZER,AND SLIPPED OFF LANDING ON HIS FEET BUT HURTING HIS LEG AND HIS LEFT HAND.
CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF A 777 ROCK TRUCK SLIPPED ADN FELL ADN HURT HIS LEFT KNEE.
WAS CARRYING SODA ASH BRICKETTS (50# BAGS), AND EE SLIPPED ON ROCK TWISTING LEFT ANKLE.
EE WAS MOVING A PUMP INTO PLACE USING A 1/2" CHAIN & HYD. EXCAVATOR. HAD CHAIR PLACED ON FRONT OF PUMP AND PUT AROUND TOOTH ON BUCKET OF EXCAVATOR AND MOTIONED FOR DRIVER TO SLIDE PUMP IN WHEN CHAIN TIGHTENED IT SLIPPED OFF TOOTH AND HIT EE ON HARD HAT AND LEFT HAND.
EMP WAS SETTING A PUMP TO LINE IT UP. MACHINE SET DOWN ON FLAPPER OF PUMP CAUSING A BOLT TO BREAK AND A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW INTO EMPLOYEES LEFT EYE.
RUNNING A CHALK LINE WHEN THE LINE BROKE CAUSING THE METAL END TO COME BACK AND SHATTER GLASSES.
EE WAS CHANGING OIL FILTERS.
INSTALLING HYD HOSE ON SHOVEL
1995 · 7 incidents
EE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE BOULDER UNDER LUBE TRUCK. HE SLIPPED TWISTING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN THE STEPS OF THE TRUCK, WHEN HE REACHED THEH BOTTOM STEP HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND DISLOCATING LEFT SHOULDER.
PROCEEDED TO GO DOWN RAMP INTO JO. APPLIED FOOT BRAKE TO FLOOR. HAD AIR PRESSURE, NO BRAKES. APPLEID RETARDER BRAKE AND STILL DID NOT STOP TRUCK. APPLIED EMERGENCY BRAKE WHICH BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A STOP.
EE WAS WALKING TO BACK OF MACHINE TO THROTTLE UP. WHEN HE WAS RETURNING, HE SLIPPED ON OIL SPILL AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON THE GRADER-WHEN STEPPING UP ON THE BLADE TO STEP ON THE LADDER, FOOT SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE CAME DOWN ON RIGHT FOOT AND TWISTED ANKLE.
EE WAS OPERATING A ROAD GRATER ON THE AHUL ROAD AT POWER 7-WHEN A CAT 785 ROCK TRUCK RIGHT OUTSIDE REAR TIRE BLEW OUT.
BIT WRENCH SLIPPED HITTING AND SPRAINING RT ANKLE.
1994 · 12 incidents
EE WAS ENTERING P-7SITE WHEN IRVIN TRUCK 101 DRIVEN BY OTHER DUNKER WAS LEAVING P-7 SITE. EE ENTERED THE SITE ROAD WITH THE BRIGHT MORNING SUN BLINDING HIM. TRUCK COLLIDED HEAD ON. EE WAS TAKE N TO PHILIPSBURG AREA HOSPTIAL BY OTHER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE LUBRICATES LEVEL ON O&K SHOVELS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF THE SHOVEL.
OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER ON THE FRONT OF ROCK TRUCK. WHILE STEPPING FROM ONE RUNG TO THE NEXT, HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS OPERATING A RH 200 OK FACE SHOVEL LOADING ROCK TRUCKS. HE WAS FILLING BUCKET AND HOISTING BOOM WHEN A HYDRAULIC HOSE FLEW LETTING THE BOOM DROP VERY SHORT AND QUICK. HE WAS ABLVE TO STA Y IN SEAT BUT EXPERIENCING LIGHT SHOULDER AND BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS WHILE OPERATING THE ROCK TRUCK, THE STEERING WHEEL WHIPPED & CAUGHT HER RT ARM, INJURING HER RT. SHOULDER.
CLIMBING THE LADDER ONTO ROCK TRUCK, HE SLIPPED ON FIRST RUNG AND HIT RIGHT KNEE ON FRONT BUMPER, RESULTING IN SWELLING OF KNEE.
WAS WORKING ON RH120C, CHANGING OIL AND BUCKET WHILST HAMMERING A PIN ON THE BUCKET OF A RH120C , A FRAGMENT FLEW OFF INTO THE RIGHT EYE.
LUBE MAN WAS CHECKING OIL IN TRUCK 128. OPERATOR BLASTED HORN IN LEFT EAR WHILE HE WAS DESCENDING LADDER.
DRIVER WAS DESCENDING LADDER ON FRONT OF ROCK TRUCK. SHE SLIPPED ON THE BOTTOM STEP AND HIT HER CHEST ON THE FRONT BUMPER OF THE TRUCK.
REMOVING PIN FROM RH120 FACE SHOVEL MACHINE 10FT OFF THE GROUND STOOD ON STEP LADDER & USING 14LB HAMMER
OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER TO HIS OPERATOR CAB. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE TOP RUNG AND HE FELL APPROX. 8' TO THE GROUND. HE LANDED ON HIS RIGHT LEG, JARRING HIS RIGHT SIDE. HE WENT TO S EE A CHIROPRACTOR.
UNKNOWN - OPERATOR COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS BACK & NUMBNESS IN FINGERS.
1993 · 10 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A WOODEN CRATE INTO A LOADER BUCKET. THE CRATE FELL BACKWARDS AND BENT THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT WRIST BACK.
EE WAS DRIVING ROCK TRUCK ON ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS WHICH CAUSED SOME JARRING TO HIS BACK.
EE WAS SITTING IN HIS TRUCK WHILE IT WAS BEING LOADED. A ROCK FELL OFF THE SIDE OF THE BUCKET OF THE LOADING VEHICLE AND HIT THE EDGE OF THE TRUCK BED. THIS JOLTED THE TRUCK DRIVER.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF LADDER WHILE CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF 785 ROCK TRUCK.
MEC. WAS JUMP STARTING LOADE AND BATTERY EXPLODED IN MEC FACE CAUSING BURNS TO EYES.
CAB DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ON EMPLOYEE'S FINGER, WHEN HE WAS EXITING THE ROCK TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING WATER IN RADIATOR. EMPLOYEE RELEASED RADIATOR CAP TO FAST CAUSING STEAM TO HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ARM, STOMACH, CHEST AND PART OF FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING ROCK TRUCK. HE STEPPED OFF THE STAIRS ONTO ICE, SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO BACK.
WHEN CRANE OPERATOR STARTED TO LIFT STEEL PLATE WITH HYDRAULIC TRUCK CRANE TO PLACE IN A VERTICAL POSITION EE TRIED TO TURN THE PLATE. AT THIS TIME THE CHAIN THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE CRANE SLI PPED CAUSING THE PLATE TO FALL ON THE EE.
CUT LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND HELPING TO REPAIR O & K 120 HOIST CYC AT SHOP.
1992 · 9 incidents
EE WAS DRIVING A LOADED ROCK TRUCK. AS THE BED OF THE TRUCK WAS RISING TO UNLOAD A HYDRAULIC LINE BLEW OUT ON THE LIFT ALLOWING THE BED TO FALL BACK DOWN THE WEIGHT OF THE LOAD BOUNCED THE TRU CK AROUND CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE TOSSED INSIDETHE CAB.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER FROM HSI TRUCK AND SLIPPED ON THE LAST RUNG. HE SUNK INTO THE MUD CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS FIXING THE HYDRAULIC VALVE ON A ROCK TRUCK AND CUT HIS FINGER ON A SHARP PIECE OF METAL.
WHILE EE WAS LOADING TRUCKS HE NOTICED SMOKE CAUSING OUT OF HIS MACHINES ENGINE. HE SHUT DOWN THE MACHINE. WHEN HE GOT OUT OF HIS M,ACHINE HE SAW THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. HE JUMPED FROM THE MAC HINE A DISTANCE OF APPROX. 12 FEET TO THE GROUND. IN DOING SO, HE CRACKED THE BONE IN HIS LEFT HEEL.
FIRE STARTED AT LEFT MAIN HYD. PUMP. HYDRAULIC LINE CRACKED SHOWERING THE ENGINE WITH OIL WHICH CAUGHT FIRE.
EE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF STEEL THERE WAS A SHARP EDGE ON IT WHICH CUT HIS FINGER. IT REQUIRED FOUR STITCHES.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO THAW OUT AN AIR HOSE ON A ROCK TRUCK. THE AIR HOSE GOT LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE ON THE LOWER FOREHEAD AND JUST ABOVE THE LEFT EYE.
EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO A GRADER TO CHECK THE OIL HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE RAILING CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS ONTO THE GROUND. HE BRUISED SOME OF HIS RIGHT SIDE AND SHOULDER AREA.
EE WAS CLIMBING INTO THE ROCK TRUCK. HE HAD MUD ON HIS BOOTS AND SLIPPED ON THE LADDER FALLING FORWARD ONTO THE LEFT KNEE. HE BRUISED THE KNEE.
1991 · 4 incidents
EE WAS TAKING DIFFERENTED COVER OFF 785 ROCK TRUCK AND LEFT HAND AND FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN COVER AND THE GROUND WHEN COVER WAS PLACE ON GROUND.
STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK TO ASSIST MECHANIC IN FIXING SHOVEL ON ANOTHER VEHICLE ROCK FELL OFF BUCKET BOUNCED ON GROUND STRUCK HIM ON HEAD
CUTTING 1/2" METAL PLATE FOR RIDE CYLINDER, USING A TORCH.
INDIVIDUAL THREW BACK OUT WHILE TRYING TO BREAK ICE OUT OF A HOSE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER
1990 · 6 incidents
CARRYING BOX OF PARTS KNOCKED OVER PUMP SHAFT FELL ON FOOT FELL ON STUB TOE ROLLED BACK ON FOOT
A WELD ON THE STEERING ARM BROKE, CAUSING TRUCK TO BRUSH INTO HIGHWALL. (FACTORY WELDED SEAMS).
LIGHT DRIZLE AND FOG IMPAIRED DRIVERS VISION CAUSING HI TO BACK THE BLINSIDE WHEELS UP OVER THE SHOULDER OF THE DUMP SITE.THE TRUCK THEN ROLLED OVER TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.THE OPERATOR SEAT WAS BELTED BUT SHAKEN FROM THE MOTION OF THE TRUCK.
PARKING LOT WAS MUDDY AND HAD FROZEN OVERNIGHT CAUSING SURFACE TO ROUGH AND UNEVEN. I.NAME WAS WALKING TOWARDS THE TRUCK HE OPERATES AND SLIPPED-TRIPPED AND FELL CAUSING HIM TO BREAK THE LOWER BONES IN HIS RIGHT LEG.
PARKING LOT WAS SNOW COVERED AND ICY. I.NAME WAS WALKING TOWARDS GRADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS TAILBONE CAUSING HAIRLINE FRACTURE AND CONTUSIONS OF TAILBONE.
PARKING LOT WAS SNOW COVERED AND ICY. I.NAME GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK (END OF SHIFT) AND STARTED ACROSS PARKING LOT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICY SPOT AND FELL ON LEFT KNEE CAUSING HIM TO CHIP THE KNEE.
1989 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A TANK OF ACETYLENE ON HIS TRUCK WHEN HE PUSHED THE TANK UP HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK ON THE LEFT SIDE AND HAD TROUBLE BREATHING. WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM AT HOSPITAL ON 10-2-89.
EMPL WAS DRIVING WEDGE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF WEDGE BROKE LOOSE HITTING HIM ON THE FOREHEAD
EMPLOYEE FELL OVER STEEP INCLINE AND LOST FOOTING CAUSING PROBLEM TO LEFT ANKLE.
DUMPING LOAD OF ROCK ROCK TRUCK ROLLED OVER EMP THROWN AROUND IN CAB.
1988 · 7 incidents
DRIVING ROCK TRUCK TO THE ROCK DUMPWHEN HE FELT DIZZY.STOPPED THE TRUCK AND GOT OUT WHEN HE DID HE PASSED OUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DRILL OUT OF MUD.THE DRILL WAS STUCK AND HAD TO BE PULLED WITH A DOZER.EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ON DRILL TOW CABLE AND PULLED HIS ABCK.
EMPL POUNDING ON STEEL WITH SLEDGE HAMMER GOT PIECE OF STEEL IN RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF CAB AND SLIPPED OFF STEP AND PULLED SOMETHING IN MIDDLE LOWER BACK.
STARTING PUMP TO FILL WATER WAGON, LIFTING HOSE TO PRIME PUMP AND HAD A PART RUPTURE OF RIGHT TESTICLES.
STEPPING DOWN TO THE GROUND FROM THE PUSH BLADE ARM ON A KOMATSU MODEL D-375 CRAWLER TRACTOR #15042 EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON THE UNEVEN GROUND THAT WAS COVERED WITH SNOW AND HIS BODY TW ISTED SUDDENLY.HE SUFFERD A PAIN IN LEFT HIP.
WALING ACROSS DRILL SE T AND SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND FELL, DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 2 19 88
1987 · 10 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS PR9PARING TO DISSASSEMBLE DRAG FRICTION CLUTCH USING WRENCH & AIR IMPACE GUN SOCKET BROKE CUTTING LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING UP ON DOZER
EMPLOYEE PULLED3UPON ROCK DUMP & BACKED UP TO THE EDGE BERM HE FELT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL GIVEWAY TRUCK TOOK OFF & ROLLED OVER A 55FT.EMBANKMENT TRUCK ROLLED OVER & CAMETO REST ON WHEELS EMPLOY EE WAS STILL I3 TRUCK
EMP WAS CHANGIN1 BIT ON ROTARY DRILL USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO MOVE BIT. SLIVER OF STEEL LODGED IN LOWER LIP
PLACING TRUNION3BALL ON PUSH ARM OF D9H AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING WATER TRUCK PUTTING WATER ON DIRT ROAD TO CONTROL DUST HE STOPPED THE TRUCK TO TURN AROUND AND WHEN HE DID THE TRUCK STARTED TO RUN OFF AND THE OPERATOR LOST CONTROL AND J UMPED OFF WHEN 2E DID HE SPRAINED LEFT LEG.
THE 992C LOADER3WAS WORKING AT POWER 7 JOB SET IN BACK OF DRAGLINE LOADING ROCK TRUCK WHEN THE MAIN HDRAULIC OIL LINE BROKE.WHEN THE OIL LINE BROKE OIL WENT ALL OVER TORQUE CONVETOR,WHEN THE O IL HIT HOT TORQ6E CONVEROR THE MACHINE CAUGHT ON FIRE.OPERATOR GOT OFF THE MACHINE AND WENT TO ASAFE PLACE.
AFTER CUTTING A3PIPE WITH AN ATYLENE TORCH EMPLOYEE REMOVED HIS GLOVE THEN LEANED ON HOT PIPE BURNING PALM OF LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING HOIST CABLE ON A 2400 DRAG AND HE FELL 15 FT OFF BOOM OF MACHINE AND LANDED ON HIS FEET.
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING ON LEFT SIDE OF 2400 DRAGLINE AND FELL ONTO GROUND.
1986 · 2 incidents
IT WAS SNOWING 5ND THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE TRUCK.THE SNOW CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO SLIP WHEN HE WAS GETTING OFF THE TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING ON THE TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE SNOW AND ICE CAUSING ACUTE LUMBAR SOCIAL STRAIN.
1985 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING OFF TO SIDE OF MACHINE WHILE DRIVING PIN OUT-PIECE OF STEEL SHEARED OFF HITTING HIM IN RIGHT EYE.
I.NAME FOUND INJURED EMPLOYEE LYING IN HIS TRUCK WITH HIS HEAD HANGING DOWN AND FEET STILL IN THE TRUCK INJURED EMMPLOYEE WAS SHAKING AND SEMICONSCIOUS EMPLOYEE REMOVED INJURED EMPLOYEE FRO M VEHICLE AND PUT HIM IN THE SHADE
SLIPPED AND FELL BRUISED RIGHT KNEE.
1984 · 4 incidents
CARRYING EXPLOSIVES ON SHOT SLIPPED ON ICE LANDING ON RIGHT LEG. LEG WAS BENEATH EMPLOYEE.
CLEANING VERTICLE AUGER ON ANFO TRUCK WHILE IT WAS TURNING - LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER - SURGEON SEWED IT BACK ON
CLIMBING DOWN LADDER AFTER FUELING THE LOADER EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THIRD RUNG FROM BOTTOM AND FELL TO THE GROUND
SPARK FROM WELDER