Employee was standing on a conveyor belt working on another belt (2 independent power shut-offs were switched off). Supervisor instructed an employee, in the presence of the entire crew, to start the belts. Injured employee did not think the belt he was standing on would be started but it was. Employee fell 3 or 4 feet and aggravated a previous back injury.
Rental Metal/Non-Metal
71 Construction
· Surface
Controlled by
Steve Loftin
Casper,
Natrona County,
WY
·
Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4801628
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 2
- Years on record
- 2006
- Latest incident
- Apr 2006
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2002
12
citations
1
significant & substantial
$1,331
proposed penalties
$1,331
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Q3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 59 | 1 | 1 | 16949.2 |
| 2016 Q1 | 292 | 1 | 0 | 3424.7 |
| 2015 Q4 | 402 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 697 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 340 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 756 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
2 on file2006 · 2 incidents
April 24, 2006
WY · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
POWERED HAULAGE
71 Construction · Fall to the walkway or working surface
April 4, 2006
WY · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
71 Construction · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was using a box cutter to cut rubber matting to be used as a guard on a conveyor belt. The box cutter did not cut fully through the rubber mat and the box cutter slipped, causing the blade to cut through the employee's leather gloves and lacerate the left top of hand.