MSHA record for Bear Creek (mine ID 4801099). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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EE WAS TESTING LOW VOLTAGE BUSHINGS WHILE ON HI S KNEES ON AN UNSTABLE SURFACE. WHEN HE LEANED FORWARD THE PLATES HE WAS ON TIPPED HIM FORWARD INTO THE OIL CONTACTER. HE STUCK OUT HIS HANDS TO CATCH HIS BALANCE & PUT HIS HANDS ON 2 OF THE HIGH VOLTAGE BUSHINGS.
EMP WAS BENDING3OVER WORKING ON A MOTOR THAT CIRCULATES HYDRAULIC OIL ON U NIT #516 WHILE BENDING OVER EMPLOYEE GOT A MUSCLE SPASM IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS MO6NTING THE POWER SHOVEL BY LADDER POWER SHOVEL SWUNG LEFT CAUSING THE LADDER TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE STINGER. EMPLOYEE S RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LADDER AND THE LAD DER AND FRAME I3 AN ATTEMPT TO PUSH AWAY TO FREE THE RIGHT HAND, SHE DISLOCATED HER LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A RUBBER TIRE DOZER. STEPPED ON UNLEVEL GROUND AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. FRACTURE - RIGHT ANKLE.
EMP WAS INSTALLING A REBUILT BOILER FEED PUMP WHEN HE SET THE PUMP IN PLACE HE HURT HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A 120 HAUL TRUCK WHILE BEING LOADED AT THE SHOVAL A LARGE CHUNK OF CLAY FELL FROM THE SHOVEL BUCKET HITTING THE HEADACHE ROCK OF THE TRUCK BOX JARRING THE TRUCK AND THE DR AND THE DRIVER CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 120 TON HAUL TRUCK, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DUMP A LOAD, THE TRUCK BOX LIFTED TO THE FIRST STAGE AND THEN FELL BACK DOWN ON TOP OF THE CAB. EMPLOYEE STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE TOP OF THE CAB. SOFT TISSUE MUSCLE STRAIN-NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEMOUNT A 30:00 X 51 TIRE, LOCK RING WAS REMOVED. HE PARTIALLY INFLATED THE TIRE TO FORCE THE BEAD SEAT BAND FROM THE RIM, THE BAND DISLODGED AND HE WAS STRUCK BY T HE BASE RIM, BEAD FLANGE AND THE TIRE AS THE TIRE EXPANDED FROM THE CONCUSSION.
ATTEMPTING MOVE 55 GAL DRUM.THOUGHT IT WAS FULL AND PULLED ON IT HARD TO MOVE IT,DRUM WAS EMPTY AND HE FELL BACKWARDS AND STUCK RIGHT HAND OUT TO BREAK FALL.FRACTURED-RADIUS.
EMPLOYEE JUST FINISHED CLEANING THE WINDOWS ON UNIT 301 MOUNTED THE MACHINE FROM THE LEFT SIDE PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE DOOR HANDLE AND HIS LEFT HAND ON THE DOOR FRAME HE CLOSED THE DOOR A ND CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE DOOR FRAME CUT REQUIRED SUTURES
WELDER WAS WORKING ON A 120 TRUCK BODY STEPPED UP TWO RUNGS ON STEP LADDER WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE COULD NOT WALK ON THE BALL OF HIS FOOT WITHOUT PAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A BAIL PIN SUPPORTING PIN ON LEFT SHOULDER APPROX WEIGHT 100 LBS STRAIN LEFT SHOUDLER