Black Hills Mine #1: 12 MSHA citations Coal

WALL FELL ON LEFT SIDE OF CAB BECAUSE OF WET CONDITIONS. EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER RELEASED WITH BRUISED.

CLEANING WHEEL RUST FROM WHEEL WIND BLOWING CAUSED RUST TO BLOW INTO EYE.PIECE OF RUSH HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM EYE Y

EE WAS REPLACING U-JOINT IN DRIVE LINE AND HIT HIS THUMB W/HAMMER CAUSING AN OPEN WOUND REQUIRING STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BACKHOE. HYD HOSE BLEW STARTING A FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

EE WAS HOOKING UP HOIST CHAIN AND SQUATTED DOWN AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE WAS NOT HOLDING ANYTHING-BENDING DOWN TO PICK UP PIN AND HIS KNEE POPPED.

EE WAS PULLING POWER CABLE AROUND THE TUB. HE WENT TO PULL CABLE OUT OF THE WAY AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE MIDDLE LIGHT. HE JAMMED HIS NECK AND UPPER BACK.

EE WAS REPAIRING HOIST LINK & STRAINED HIS LOWERBACK. HE DID NOT NOTIFY EMPLOYER UNTIL 8/14/98 OF ACCIDENT WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR ON 8/18/98 & EMPLOYER WAS NOT AWARE OF HIS DISABILITY OR THAT HE HAD BEEN RESTRICTED FROM WORK UNTIL 8/27/98

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A STORAGE BIN LADDER WHEN SOME WASPS AROUND THE LADDER DISTRACTED HIM, CAUSING HIS FOOT TO MISS THE NEXT STEP DOWN WITH THE MISSED STEP, CAUSING HIM TO FALL ABOUT 8 FT TO THE GROUND. HE HIT HIS RT ELBOW ON THE GROUND CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.

WHILE USING CHEATER BAR TO BOOM DOWN AN EXPLOSIUVES STORAGE MAGAZINE THE EMPLOYEE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE MAGAZINE WAS BEIUNG CHAINED DOWN ON A TRAILER SO IT COULD BE MOVED TO A NOTHER LOCATION.

EMP WAS COMING OUT OF TIPPLE DOOR ONTO STAIRWAY. SLIPPED ON ICE AND SLID DOWN THE STEPS. EMP SUFFERED A CONTUSION ON HIS LEFT KNEE AND A LUMBAR STRAIN.

EE WAS WORKING ON AUGER IN TIPPLE AUGER JUMPED AND CAUGHT HIS ARM BETWEEN SPLASH BOARD AND AUGER.

EE WAS SHOVELING FINES BY SUBMERSABLE PUMP BEHIND THE WASH PLANT. WHEN THE STRAIGHTENED UP HE FELT A POP IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS WORKING ON DRAGLINE, BUMPED ELBOW ON BULKHEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING STEEL ON DRILL, IT ROLLED OVER AND CAUGHT LEG BETWEEN IT AND ANOTHER PIECE OF STEELL. RIGHT LEG WAS BROKEN IN TWO PLACES.

EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING A 992 LOADER, REEL ON SERVICE TRUCK. HE WAS PUSHING ON WHEEL, WHEEL CAME LOOSE AND CUT HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNTARPING HIS COAL TRUCK, FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LEFT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WALKED INTO A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON STICKING OUT OF A TRUCK. CUT HIS NOSE AND CHEEK.

MASHED LEFT INDEX FINGER IN TRUCK DOOR.

WELDING ON TRUCK- GOT WELDING FLASH IN BOTH EYES.

PULLING ON HOSE- STRAINED SHOULDER.

CLIMBING ONTO BACKHOE - WIND CAUGHT DOOR AS IT WAS BEING OPENED. STRAINED BACK.

WELDING ON PIECE OF EQUIPMENT CHAIN SLIPPED & HIT RIGHT ARM.

USING WRENCH ON PIPE-WRENCH SLIPPED HIT HIM IN FACE-CUT NOSE.

WORKING ON PIECE OF EQUIPMENT (MUFFLER) GOT A FLAKE OF RUST IN LEFT EYE.

WORKING ON PIECE OF EQUIPMENT -GOT FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EYE.

PULLING ON WRENCH - STRAINED BACK.

SITTING IN DUMP TRUCK BEING LOADED. TRUCK TWISTED AND SHOOK WHEN LOAD DUMPED INTO TRUCK BED.

PUTTING BLADE ON DOZER, DROPPED BLADE ON BACK OF HAND.

GETTING OUT OF GRADER, CAUGHT TOE UNDER PEDAL. FELL WHILE GETTING OUT. SPRAINED RT ANKLE.

WORKING ON HOIST MOTOR - STEPPED ACROSS SHAFT - TWISTED BACK.

TRYING TO ALIGN BOLT HOLES ON VALVE- METAL HANDLE ON VALVE SLIPPED AND HIT FACE.

REPLACING BOOM ON EQUIPMENT--CYLINDER FELL ON BACK AFTER CHAIN BROKE.

HIT RIGHT SHIN WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.

PIN DROPPED OUT OF BUCKET (SHOVEL) ON LEFT FINGER.

WELDING ON VIBRATOR AT WASHER FOOT SLIPPED DOWN INTO A 8IN PIECE OF CHANNEL THAT WAS RUSTED & WORN DOWN SHARP CUT LEFT BIG TOE THROUGH BOOT

STEPPING DOWN FROM PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TURNED ANKLE (RT)

LIFTING POWER BOX STRAINED BACK.

COMING DOWN STEPS TO DRAGLINE-MISSED A STEP-FELL HITTING FACE.

LIFTING HYDRAULIC HOSE ONTO MACHINE--HOSE STARTED SLIDING--STRAINED HIS BACK TRYING TO CATCH THE HOSE.

CHANGING CAP BOLT MATERIAL- CUT FINGER ON METAL.

LIGHTENING STRUCK TRUCK OR CLOSEBY WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING IT- GOT A CHARGE THRU THE NOZZLE.

MOVING BIT AROUND- STRAINED BACK.

WAS HOLDING ROLLER BAR ON EQUIPMENT BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT RIGHT HAND BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF METAL MASHED FINGERS.

AFTER LOADING A HOLE, THE EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING THE AUGER BACK IN THE CRADLE OF THE BULK TRUCK. HIS LEFT HAND WAS CUT WHEN THE AUGER DROPPED DOWN CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE CONTROL LEVER AND THE AUGER.

GETTING DOWN FROM EQUIPMENT HIT ELBOW RIGHT ON EQUIPMENT.

WHILE MAKING FOOT PATROL OF SUPPLY AREA & CHECKING THE AREA I STARTED TO GO BACK TO MY VEHICLE THEN I STEPPED ON A PIECE OF PIPE & FELL ON MY TAIL BONE

CUTTING GALVANIZED METAL - GOT GALVANIZED POISONING.

WORKING ON DOZER BLADE - DROPPED CYL. ON LEFT HAND.

DRYER BASKET SLIPPED FROM HOLDER FELL ON RT FOOT FRACTURING 3RD METATARISAL

PUTTING A BARREL OF GREASE ON TRUCK - STRAINED BACK.

LOADING COAL - GOT FOREIGN OBJECT IN LEFT EYE.

USING GRINDER - GOT PIECE OF METAL IN RUGHT EYE.

WORKIGN WITH TRIPLE 7 TRUCK. SMASHED LEFT HAND.

USING DRILL PRESS. PIECE OF METAL FLEW BACK & HIT LEFT THUMB & WRIST.

ENTERING BARTS TRILER - WIND BLEWW DOOR TOGETHER-HIT SHOULDER (RIGHT)

BEATING PINS OUT OF EQUIPMENT WITH HAMMER - PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO LEFT JAW (LEFT) AND IMBEDDED.

LIFTING A BARREL OF OIL- STRAINED MUSCLES IN CHEST AREA.

WORKING ON COAL CRUSHER AT PREP PLANT PIN IN DOOR CAUGHT LEFT INDEX FINGER MASHING IT.

CHECKING LIGHT ON DOZER SLIPPED OFF TRACK HURTING RIGHT LOWER BACK.

INSPECTING GEAR ON DRAGLINE STANDING ON LADDER SLIPPED OFF OF LADDER FELL BACKWARDS PULLED LIGIMENTS IN RIGHT KNEE.

CLEANING BATTERY CABLE ON EQUIPMENT--GOT DRY ACID IN RIGHT EYE.

CHECKING CYCLONES AT WASHER--HIT HEAD ON BEAM.

SMALL FIRE AT ENGINE--SMOKE INHALATION.

GETTING DOWN FROM HAUL TRUCK- STEPPED TO THE GROUND HURTING BACK AND LEFT LEG IS NUMB.

WAS PULLING ON A PUMP HOSE SLIPPED & FELL PULLING A MUSCLE IN BACK

ENTERING MINE SITE. STRIKING MINERS THREW ROCK THROUGH WINDOW OF TRUCK STRIKING AND CUTTING RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.

REMOVING HUSKO VALVE FROM MACHINE WITH HOIST. HOIST SWUNG AROUND MASHING RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN STEEL PLATE AND VALVE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A CABLE OFF OF THE BACK OF A PORTABLE CRUSHER. LIFTING THE CABLE CAUSED DISCOMFORT IN THE SMALL OF HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A CABLE, SLIPPED AND FELL, LEFT HIP LANDED ON A ROCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING STAIRS LEADING TO RAIL FACILIATY OFFICE & HIT HIS LEFT HAND ON THE HAND RAIL. HE BROKE A BONE IN HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT A HOSE LINE, PRESSURE IN LINE CAUSED HOSE O BLOW OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE ABOUT HIS FACE AND EYES. FLUID IN HOSE ALSO GO INTO EMPLOYEES EYES.

WAS CLEANING MIRROR AND WINDOW TO TRUCK. FOOT SLIPPED ONT RUCK DECK. FELL HITTING BACK (RIGHT SIDE) ON TRUCK.

PULLING UP ONTO PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. STRAINED BACK.

CLIMBING ON LOADER STRAINED RT SIDE & BACK POPPED HIP

OPENING A BARREL OF OIL WITH A SCREWDRIVER SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT HAND

HITTING COAL CRUSHER WITH HAMMER. PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO EYE STICKING INTO EYELID.

STARTED UP STAIRS TRIPPED & FELL HITTING RT KNEE ON STEEL BEAM

DRIVING 85 TON DART PUTTING FINAL GRADE ON DAM BACKED TRUCK OVER THE SLOPE EDGE

CLIMBING STEPS TO LOADER- MISSED HANDRAIL AND FELL OFF OF LOADER.

DUST & OTHER MATERIAL BLEW INTO RT EYE

SOMETHING BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.

COAL DUST BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE CAUSING A SCRATCH TO THE EYEBALL.

WORKING ON DOZER, LAID SOCKET UP ON EQUIPMENT- IT ROLLED OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH CUTTING LIP AND DAMAGING TOOTH.

ATTEMPTING TO HOOK UP A POWER PLANT ON VEHICLE GOT HAND MASHED (LEFT)

OPERATING BOBCAT- LATCH FELL STRIKING HIM ON BACK OF HEAD.

WELDING ON BACKHOE- GOT PIECE OF STEEL IN LEFT EYE.

OPERATING DOZER ON HIGHWALL WHEN CROSSING A PILE OF DIRT THE DOZER TIPPED FORWARD CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HISHEAD ON THE FRONT OF THE DOZER

WORKING ON TRACTOR--PICKED UP FLOOR MAT FROM TRAACTOR TO MOVE IT AND TWISTED BACK.

LIFTING DRIVE LINE INTO TRUCK. STRAINED BACK.

PULLING ON STEEL BEAMS-HURT LEFT ELBOW.

USING A RATCHET-PULLING IT TOWARD HIMSELF-STRAINED RIGHT SIDE OF CHEST AND SHOULDER.

SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE GETTING ON A WATER PUMP. SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.

WORKING ON DOUBLE DECK VIBERATOR-USING AN AIR IMPACT WRNCH. GOT PIECE OF STEEL IN RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON 4" PIPE COUPLING-PUSHED DOWN ON WRENCH THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF HITTING RIGHT HAND AND WRIST, CAUSING STRAIN TO RIGHT WRIST.

54736YEE WAS CHANGING A GREASE HOSE ON A BREAKER TRUNION,HE SLIPPED OFF THE END OF BELT AND LANDED ON HIS FEET.HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND LOWER FRONT AREA.

54736YEE WAS GOING TO CLEAN A SCREEN IN DITCH SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF SLATE SLID DOWN SIDE OF DITCH HURT HIS RT KNEE & LEFT BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS RAISING AN OVERHEAD DOOR BY PULLING CHAIN,SOMETHING PULLED BELOW HIS RIBS IN THE STOMACH AREA.

STANDING ON STEPS TWISTED ANKLE

EE WAS CLEANING BELT WHEN HE HIT HIS HAND ON BELT GUARD CUTTING HIS LEFT THUMB REQUIRING 2 SUTURES.

WELDING AND GRINDING DISCOMFORT IN L EYE, FLASH BURN METAL SLIVER REMOVED BY DOCTOR

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING AN AIR COMPRESSOR. WHILE KNEELING BESIDE SAID COMPRESSOR, EMPLOYEE STRUCK A METAL CORNER OF THE COMPRESSOR WITH HIS LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE DRIVE SHAFT FROM WATER TRUCK.DRIVE SHAFT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN DRIVE SHAFT AND TRANSMISSION,CAUSING COMPRESSION OF RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER,RESULTI NG IN LACERAATION OF FINGER.

EMPLOYEE REPLACING TRANSMISSION IN TRUCK. TRANSMISSION FELL OFF OF JACK AND ONTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT WRIST.

EMPL RETRIEVING CAN OF WELDING RODS FROM A SHELF.CAN SLIPPED OFF SHELF PIERCING EMPL GLOVE CUTTING HIS FINGER.

EE FELL UNDER FEEDCHUTE AND AUGERS AND HIT LOWER BACK ON PRICE OF 8 INCH CHANNEL PIPE.

EMPL GREASING LOADER,STEPPED OFF BOOM,HURT HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A 475 LOADER TAKING PINS OUT OF THE BOOM WHEN THE BOOM CAME LOOSE & PINNED HIS RT LEG AGAINST THE MACHINE

EMPL WAS HOOKING STEEL CABLE ONTO BACK OF TRACTOR & CABLE STUCK IN FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING IN TRUCK GRABBED HAND RAIL WITH HIS LEFT HAND & PUT FOOT ON STEP & HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL AGAINST THE TRUCK PUTTING ALL HIS WEIGHT ON HIS LEFT ARM WHICH PULLED THE LIN ING OF HIS MUSCLE & COLLAPSED HIS LUNG

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING, GLOVE ON LEFT HAND FILLED WITH ACETYLENE AND CAUGHT FIRE. BURNED EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND BADLY.

DRIVING BACKDUMP, MOTOR DIED, TRUCK ROLLED BACK DOWN THE RAMP AND TURNED OVER.

A PIECE OF COAL ROLLED OFF THE TAIL OF A 175 BELT HIT EMPLOYEE AND CUT HIS NOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING IN LOADER PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

STEPPED OFF TRUCK TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

CLIMBING OFF TRACTOR HURT L LEG.

TRUCK OVERTURNED HIT HEAD ON DOORFRA ME.

EMPL SLID OFF BOBCAT,BAD SPRAIN OF RIGHT LEG.

AS THE MAN WAS LOADING 50# BOXES ONTO A FLALT BED TRUCK HE TWISTED HIS BACK LEADING TO THE SPRAINED RIB CAGE

USING CUYYTING TO;RCH HOSE LEAK GLOE FILLED WITH ETHER EXPLODED. HAND SUFFERED SECOND DEG. BURNS.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A PUMP ONTO PARTS TRUCK PUMP SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER

EMPL WAS REBUILDING A TRANSMISSION TOP SPRING LOADED PLUNGER FLEW OUT STRIKING HIS L THUMB

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A LOADER HE FELL AGAINST THE BATTERY BOX COVER AND CUT HIS FOREHEAD EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER AND RECIEVED TEN STITCHES

ADJUSTED SAND BLASTER WAS USIGN IT PULLED ON HOSE AND TWISTED WRIST AND WENT TOWARDS HIM. AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF THEN OCCURRED. HAD ON SAFETY HOOD AND VEST. SCRAPPED AND CUT CHIN , NECK AND CHES T.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ON 85 TON BACKDUMP TO SERVICE AND FELL OFF TOP OF TRUCK.FALL RESULTED IN MULTIPLE FRACTURE OF LEFT LEG.

EMPL CLIMBING DOWN OFF TRACTOR SLIPPED AND CUT SHIN.

EMPL DRILLING AND SPRAINED HIS ARM AND HAND.

EMPL DRIVING CENTERPIN OUT OF BUSHINGS ON LOADER,FINGERS CAUGHT BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE AND PIPE.

EMPL DROPPED PIECE OF STEEL ON RIGHT LEG.

EMPL PICKING UP PIECE OF STEEL AND DROPPED IT ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

EMPL BENDING OVER TRUCK PICKING UP TOOLS HIT SIDE ON FENDER OF TRUCK.

CLEANING COAL OFF TOP OF T RUCK SLIPPED ON PIECE OF COAL AND FELL 12 FT BRUISED RT SHOULDER SHATTERED RT HIP BONE CUTS ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE BRUISED RT HAND AND ARM

CHANGING TIRE LIFTED TIRE RECURRENT HERNIA.

OILER ON DRAGLINE.WAS PUTTING OIL ON GEARS HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE GEARS.

WALKING BESIDE FORKLIFT HELPING I.NAME MOVE PIEC OF METAL.METAL WAS 11\8\\ LONG X 12\\WIDE X 2\\THICK. USING CHAIN TO LIFT METAL AND CHAIN SLIPPED.WHEN ME ON RIGHT SIDE OF BODY.

WORKING ON PIECE OF EQUIP WHEN GREASE LINE BROKE.SOME OF HIGH PRESSURE GREASE WENT INTO RIGHT EYE.

REMOVING SPROCKETS FROM D-9, STEEL BROKE OFF AND CUT HIS ARM

HE WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 13 AND THE TRUCK HAD TWO BLOW OUTS AND BECAME HARD TO STEER AND THE TRUCK TURNED OVER.

HE WAS GRINDING A BRAKE DRUM WITH A SIDE GRINDER. A FOREIGN OBJECT WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE EVEN THOUGH HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

HE WAS CHANGING A HOSE AND THE WIRE FROM THE HARD SUCTION HOSE WENT INTO HIS HAND.

4 MEN WERE LIFTING A METAL COVER TO A DEWATERING SCREEN COVER WAS WET SLIPPED & FELL ON @FOOT.

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF STEEL AND HIS BACK SNAPPED.