WAS CUTTING TREE BRANCHES AND ONE OF THE BRANCHES WAS UNDER PRESSURE WHERE IT WAS BENT BACKWARD.WHEN HE CUT THROUGH THE BRANCH IT KICKED THE SAWDOWN ON HIS FOOT CUTTING IT. POISONOUS SPIDER. HIS RIGHT THIGH SWELLED AND BECAME BRIGHT RED, HOT TO THE TOUCH ADN HARD TO THE TOUCH. HE WAS SENT TO GRAND JUNCTION FOR FURTHER TREATMENT.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 29
- Years on record
- 1990–1997
- Latest incident
- Aug 1997
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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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reportable incidents
29 on file1997 · 2 incidents
STEPPING OFF WELDING TRUCK ONTO GROND STEPPED ON FROZEN MUD AND TWISTED ANKLE.
1996 · 4 incidents
WAS FILING UP DOZER WITH FUEL. AFTER FUELING WASCOMMING OFF DOZER WHEN LOST FOOTING AND FELL INTO PUSHARM. LEG WENT BETWEEN PUSHARM AND DOZER HURTING LEG OR KNEE AND HEAD STRUCK GROUND.
WAS PLAYING WITH COWORKER WHILE WORKING ON POWDER TRUCK GOT FOOT ON ROCK AND FELL HURTING RIGHT LEG AND ANKLE.
WAS RUNNING DOZER IN SANDSTONE SHOT MATTER: EE SAID D0ZER JARRED HIM. HURTING ARM, LEG, TESTICLES AND CHEST
WAS STEAMING 18.00 BACKHOE WHEN HOSE CAME LOOSE AT QUICK COUPLING ON STEAM JENNY WAND. HE PICKED UP HOSE AND THE OPEN END WENT DOWN IN TOP OF BOOT. THE STEAM BURNED TOP OF FEET AND TOES.
1995 · 7 incidents
WAS CHECKING BATTERIES ON 270 LOADER THE WAY LIGHTS WERE SHINEING HE COULDNT SEE BATTERY COVER THAT HAD BEEN REMOVED & WALKED INTO IT
TWO ROCK TRUCK HAD PARKED NOSE TO NOSE. AT DINNER TIME EE WAS COMING DOWN LATER TOJOIN OTHER WORKERS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO TH OTHER TRUCK BUMPER PARKED IN FRONT OF HIS TRUCK.
WAS GREASING L160 LOADER BUCKET WHEN HE RAISED UP AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE LOADER BOOM, BRUISING HIS HEAD. HE WASN'T WEARING HIS HARD HAT AS REQUIRED.
WAS DRIVING ROCK TRUCK FROM PIT TO DUMP DRIVER SAID HE MUST HAVE FELL ASLEEP TRUCK WENT OFF ROAD TURNING OVER ON PASSENGAR SIDE HE FELL FROM SEAT THROUGH PASSANGER DOOR TO GROUND.
ROCK TRUCK WAS LOADED TO HEAVY ON REAR OF BED CAUSING TRACK TO RAISE OFF ROAD WHEN HE STARTED UP STEP INCLINE HE STARTED TO BACK OF STEP INCLINE OF ROAD WHEN TRUCK RAISED UP CAUSING TRUCK TO C OME BACK DOWN ON ROAD HIT HIS KNEE & HIT LOWER BACK DUE TO BOUNCING
WAS FILLING AIR LINES UP ON ROCK TO AIR BRAKES WHEN SPILLAGE OR BLOW BACK CAUSED BRAKELINE ANTI-FREEZE TO GO IN RIGHT EAR.
WAS SHOVELING COAL OUT OF TRUCK BED PULLED MUSSEL IN LEFT SHOULDER.
1994 · 6 incidents
HE SAID HE WAS DUMPING ROCK OUT OF ROCK TRUCK AND TRUCK RAISED UP AND BOUNCED. HE SAID HE BECAME SORE THE NEXT DAY AT WORK AND WENT HOME. WE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ACCIDENT TILL APPROX. A WE EK LATER.
WAS CUTTING METAL WITH TORCHES & HOT METAL BLEW BACK IN FACE SOMETHING WENT UNDER GLASSES METAL WENT IN EYE & HAD TO BE REMOVED
WAS FILLING VF 18.00 HOE WITH FUEL. HOE WAS SITTING ON ROCK PILE. AFTER FILLIGN WAS COMING ODWN ROCK PILE AND FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROCKS LOST FOOTING CAUSING INJURY TO FOOT.
WORKER WAS DRIVING 85 TON EUCLID ROCK TRUCK WHEN GRILL ASSEMBLY WHICH IS HINGED CAME OPEN , HE STOPPED TRUCK TO LATCH IT BACK. FELL FROM TRUCK AND INJUREY BACK.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS OPERATING COAL LOADER IN COAL PIT, WHEN PAIN STARTED IN LEFT LEG AND BACK.
TRUCK WAS COMING DOWN HILL TO SCALES WHEN IT STOPPED TO LET ANOTHER TRUCK BY. HE APPARENTLY GOT TRUCK OUT OF GEAR AND LOST CONTROL IT WENT IN DITCH AND ROLLED OVER. TRUCK CHECKED OUT OK.
1993 · 3 incidents
FELLOW TRUCK DRIVER WAS COMING AROUND #2 SWITCH BACK AT ABOUT 330 PM WHEN HE OBSERVED TRUCK DRIVER EE TURNED UP ON SIDE IN NO. 2 SUMP. HE WAS REMOVED TO HOSPITAL BY ABULANCE. DON'T NO ANY AP PARANT REASON FOR INCIDENT. THEY THINK HE MIGHT HAVE FAINTED OR PASSED OUT. F ANY APPARENT REASON FOR INCIDENT THEY THINK HEMAY HAVE FAINTED OR PASSED OUT.
THRE PERSON HURT HAD BEEN IN HOSPITAL ONE WEEK BEFORE FOR KIDNEY STONES & WAS OFF 4 DAYS & HAD DOC EXCUSE TO RETURN TO WORK WAS COMPLAINING OF BEING SORE & HURTING FROM KIDNEY STONE REMOVEL WA S PUTTING BRAKE CANISTER ON REAR RT WHEEL WHEN HE PROCEED TO COME OUT FROM UNDER TV HE STOOD UP & COLLIPPESSED COMPLAINED OF SEVERE PAIN IN THE PROCESS EMERGENCY WAS CALLED & AMBULANCE
[INJURED] WAS LIFTING A5 GAL OIL CAN FROM TRUCK ATO PACK TO DOZER. WHEN HE PICKED UP THE OIL HE SAID HE STRAINED HIS BACK OR PULLED A MUSCLE.
1992 · 3 incidents
WAS BOMING DOWN STEPS ON R 85 ROCK TR WHEN ONE FOUR TOUCHED GROUND ON ROCK PRICED ANGLE AND FELL INJURING LEFT SIDE OF BACK AND LEFT WRIST.
66925R WAS HELPING LOAD BLAST HOLES THE HOLES SLANT AND OTHER WORKERS WERE WITH HIM WHEN SMALL ROCK FELL OUT OF ROCK ABOUT 10 FT UP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD.
TURNING NUT ON JACK HAMMER WITH VISE GRIP TYPE PLIERS WHEN THEY SLIPPED OFF NUT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD CAUSING SMALL CUT.
1991 · 3 incidents
WAS STARTING DOWN STEEP PART OF ROAD EXPLOSIVE TRUCK WHEN TRUCK JUMPED OUT OF GEAR BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD SO DRIVER TURNED IT INTO BANK AND HE AND PASSENGER JUMPED OUT DRIVER WAS NOT HURT PASSE NGER WAS HURT.RECEIVED INJURIES TO ARM OR WRIST COMPLAINED BACK LEG INJURIES.
ACCUTE LUMBAR SPRAIN
CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH POCKET KNIFE WHILE REPAIRING MAIN AIRLINE ON ROCK DRILL. CUT FINGER ABOUT 3 INCHES LONG. REQUIRED 16 STITCHES.
1990 · 1 incident
EMPL WAS SERVICING MACHINERY HE WENT TO STEP OFF MACHINERY & SLIPPED & FELL RESULTING IN INJURY TO LEFT KNEE.