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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q4 | 720 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 312 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 1,040 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 2,012 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q4 | 1,390 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 960 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 804 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
The employee was pull-starting a generator in the back of a pickup-truck. The handle came un-tied, and the employee fell backward out of the truck bed. She suffered a sprained neck and was placed on light duty by a doctor. No permanent damage is suspected.
Contractor was burning debris behind the mine maintenance barn without required notification of approval. According to the owner, he thought the fire was out and left the mine site without the appropropriate fire watch. The fire was extinguished the first time by the fire department at 2123 hours. They were called back again at 0115 am. Approx. 1.8 acres burned.
CONTRACTOR SLIPPED OFF FARM TRACTOR HE WAS FIXING. NO 3 POINT CONTACT USED; SLICK SURFACE AND POOR FOOTING.
DOZER BACKED UP CATCHING PANTS LEG OF INJURED PERSON. THIS PINNED HIM BETWEEN TRACK & DRAW BAR.
A FIRE OCCURRED AT IMPOUNDMENT ID NO. 1211-TX-09-02847-17 (SP-4). UPON INVESTIGATION THE FIRE BEGAN FEB. 15, 2002. THE FIRE WAS NOTICED BY A TMPA EMPLOYEE. SOURCE OF IGNITION IS BEING INVESTIG ATED AS OF THIS DATE.
WHILE CUTTING HAY, A NEARBY LAND OWNER STRUCK A ROCK THAT SPLIT, SCATTERED, AND IGNITED. THE FAMILY TRIED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED BY THE FAMILY AT 3:15PM TO REPORT THE FIRE. THE COMPANY DISPATCHED THE AGENCY'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM AND NOTIFIED THE FIRE DEPT. APPROXIMATELY 250 ACRES IN THE MINE AREA BURNED. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AT 5:30PM.
OWNER OF WILLIAMSON TREES WAS PLANTING TREES IN A1-1 SECTION. A PICKUP TRUCK WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON GRIMES COUNTY ROAD 190 PULLING A BARBECUE PIT ON A TRAILER. LESS THAN 30 SECONDS AFTER THE T RUCK PASSED, EE NOTCIED A FIR IN THE SW CORNER. EE COULD NOT EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. HE WAS BY HIMSELF W/NO COMMUNICATION. HE DID NOT KNOW IF THE BARBECUE PIT WAS LIT. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED
GRASS FIRE ORIGIN IS UNKNOWN. FIRE WAS NOTICED AT 1905 HOURS AND EXTINGUISED AT 2035 HOURS. EE CALLED 911, HE WORKS FOR A-3 AREA. 1/2 ACRE SLIGHTLY BURNED; PROBABLE TRESPASSER OR TRESPASSERS S MOKING. A-3 BUFFERED ZONE LOCATED NEAR FM244, CARLOS, TEXAS.