Atkins Mine: 140 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

The operator is filing this 7000-1 under protest and to comply with the mandatory abatement provisions of the act. Constructing a pond, personnel filled the pond to ensure impermeability. The next morning the water level had lowered. MSHA was notified immediately. No soil disturbance or material failure was discovered.

EE REACHED INTO A DRAWER AT THE JAW OPERATORS BUILDING & CUT HIS HAND ON A 2" BAND THAT WAS BEING STORED FOR OUR WATER HOSES.

WHILE MOVING A 55 GALLON DRUM OF OIL APPROX 6 INCHES TO A 2 WHEELED DOLLY, EE PULLED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER, LADDER SLIPPED, EMPLOYEE FELL.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING AN ELECTRIC BOX WITH A SCREWDRIVER. THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED AND HIT A HOT WIRE THAT ARCED AGAINST THE BOX BURNING HIS HAND.

EE WAS WELDING HUB ON 1840 CASE SKID STEER. ONE OF THE CHAIN LINKS CAUGHT ON FIRE. HE RAISED HIS WELDING HELMET TO CHECK AND A FLASH FIRE CAUGHT HIS FACE AND NECK CAUSING 2ND DEGREE BURNS.

EE WAS SHOVELING AROUND PLANT WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS STANDING ON A 2' LADDER CHANGING AN OIL FILTER ON AN R-50 EUCLID. WHEN HE SHIFTED HIS WEIGHT THE LADDER CAME OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING A FALL. THE EE'S SHOULDER STRUCK A BATTERY THAT W AS ON THE SHOP FLOOR.

LIFTING A 44" X 74" PIECE OF 1/2" STEEL PLATE WITH A SHEEPDOG ATTACHED TO A HOIST. THE SHEEPDOG SLIPPED OFF THE METAL AND HIT EE IN THE BACK AND ON THE BACK OF HIS LEGS.

SUBJECT HAD A HEART ATTACK WHILE SPEAKING TO ANOTHER EE.

25 DEGREES WITH 2 DEGREES WIND CHILL. WHILE WORKING ON R-50 EUCLID TRANSMISSION INSTALLING HYDRAULIC PUMP. VICEGRIP POPPED OFF OF STUD AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUHT ON A FRONT TOOTH.

WHILE EE WAS REARRANGING SCREEN CLOTH, A PIECE OF CLOTH STEEL MESH FELL ON HIS HAND.

VICTIM HAD COMPLETED USE OF EXPLOSIVE MAGAZINE AND WAS CLOSIG THE DOOR WITH ONE HAND. HIS LEFT HAND WAS BRACED AGAINST THE MAGAZINE IN DIRECT LINE WITH LOCK COVER ON THE DOOR. HE SLAMMED HTE DOOR INTO LEFT HAND CAUSIGN BODILY INJURY.

EE HAD SURGERY ON THIS KNEE IN MAY OF THIS YEAR. EE FELT THIS WAS A REINJURY BUT WHEN PERSITED, HE CONTACTED DR. AND AN MRI WAS PERFORMED. THIS DAMAGE APPEARS TO BE IN ANOTHER AREA OF THE SAME KNEE. SURGERY IS RECOMMENDED, BUT NO DATE IS SCHEDULED.

VICTIM HAD BACKED EMPTY R-35 EUCLID TO STOCKPI;E FROM PLANT FOR LOADING BY FRONT-END LAODER, AND OPEND A COCO-COLA CAN. WHEN LOADER OPERATOR NOTICED THE COKE CAN, HE MOTIONED VICTIM THAT HE W OULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME. VICTIM OPEND THE DOOR TO HIS TRUCK WHILE LOADER OPERATOR BACKED AWAY TO GIVE HIM ROOM TO OPEN DOOR. WHEN VICTIM ATTEMPTED TO STEP OUT TO HAND OVER THE COKE, HE GRABBE

A LIGHT RAIN HAD BEEN FALLING FOR ABOUT 3 HRS. WHICH MADE CONDITIONS AT THE JAW AREA LESS THAN DESIREABLE. SOME DUST HAD GATHERED ON THE STEPS LEADING FROM THE CONTROL ROOM TO THE PLATFORM BEH IND THE JAW. WHEN VICTIM REACHED THIRD STEP FROM THE BOTTOM WHILE DESCENDING, HIS FEET BECAME AIRBORNE AND IN AN EFFORD TO CATCH HIS BALANCE, HE GRABBVED AT A SIDE ANGLE AND FULL WEIGHT BROUG

VICTIM WAS IN THE BOBCAT, ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN THE FLOOR, WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE BOOM PEDAL AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT LEG BETWEEN BOOM AND MACHINE. SAFETY SWITCH WAS NOT OEPRATIVE AT THE TIME. SA FETY BAR WAS IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

TRUCK DIRVER NOTICED LARGE STONE IN ROADWAY, DISMOUNTED FROM TRUCK, AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE ROCK, FOOTING GAVE WAY AND DRIVER STRUCK HIS HEAD ON ROCK HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE.

VICTIM AND WITNESS WERE CHANGING BUCKETS ON A BOBCAT LOADER.THE CONNECTING JOINTS WERE FULL OF MUDAND WAS BEING CLEANED OUT WITH PRESSURE WATER.THE WITNESS WAS SPRAYING WITH WATER AND THE VICT IM WAS SITTING IN THE UNIT,MOTOR RUNNING AND SAFETY BAR DRAWN DOWN.THE WATER WAS DEFLECTED INTO THE VICTIM'S FACE AND HE PUT HIS LEFT FOOT OVER THE LOADER EXTREMES IN FRONT OF THE BOBCAT. DRO

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOWER ELEC MOTOR (200LB) INTO LOADER BUCKET,THE CHAIN WAS TOO SHORT TO REACH THE BUCKET.VICTIM AND ANOTHER PERSON LIFTED THE MOTOR,DETACHED THE CHAIN AND PLACED THE MOTOR I N THE BUCKET.VICTIM BUMPED LEFT SHOULDER INTO I BEAM WHILE MOVING THE MOTOR.VICTIM COMPLAINED OF CHEST PAINS AND WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR EXAM.

WHILE REPLACING THE HEAD ON AN ENGINE OF AN R-22 EUCLID,THREE MEN WERE MANUALLY PLACING THE HEAD IN POSITION.THE VICTIM HAD TO REACH OUT FURTHER TO HOLD HIS CORNER IN POSITION.WHEN HE FELT A S LIGHT PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.HE DID NOT MENTION THE INCIDENT SINCE IT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE SERIOUS AT THE TIME.BUT AFTER MUCH DISCOMFORT THAT SAME NIGHT, AND FURTHER PAIN ON SUNDAY MORNING,VI

VICTIM WAS WELDING ON FRAME OF TRUCK BETWEEN CYCLINDER HINGES.HE WAS SEATED ON LEFT REAR TIRE,WITH BOTH FEET BRACED ON THE HYDRAULIC TANK,FACING REAR OF THE CAB.BOTH FEET SLIPPED FROM TANK,CAU SING VICTIM TO FALL BETWEEN THE REAR TIRES AND THE HYDRAULIC TANK.VICTIM FELL 4 1/2' TO THE GROUND,STRIKING LEFT ELBOW ON THE HYDRALIC TANK.

HE AND TWO MEN WERE LIFTING A 6'X10'X1/2" SHEET OF STEEL WITH A CHAIN HOIST MOUNTED ON AN A-FRAME. THE FRAME WAS NOT DIRECTLY OVER THE STEEL AND THE SHAFT AND SHEAVE OF A MOTOR EXTENDED OVER I T. THE STEEL HUNG AND THE HOIST PULLED THE A-FRAME OVER. HE WAS EITHER STRUCK BY THE FALLING FRAME OR RAN INTO A PARKED TRUCK OR BOTH. FRAME CUT HAND, TRUCK DID THE REST.

SITTING ON ROOF OF CRUSHER SHED HOLDING RAFTER I.NAME WAS CUTTING WITH CHAINSAW.SAW KICKED OUT OF WOOD AND TRAVELED UP AND ALONG RAFTER HITTING I.NAME.

CHECKING RADIAT2R CROSED OVER TO BUMPER AND FELL TO GROUND

USING A 1 1/2 I3CH 30' POLE TO PUSH LOOSE ROCK FROM THE EDGE OF A 28' BENCH,TRYING TO GET TO A PIECE OF 1 1/2 INCH DRILL STEEL THAT WAS APPROS.6' FROM TOP OF LEDGEE.ROCK HE WAS STANDING ON BRO KE LOOSE AND HE3FELL 28' TO BROKEN ROCK BELOW.