MSHA record for Castle Sand Pit (mine ID 0500958). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON SITE RECLAMATION.HE PARKED HIS LOADER AT THE GATE AND BEGAN TO SWING THE GATE CLOSED.THE LOADER WAS TOO CLOSE AND THE GATE SWUNG BACK AGAINST THE LOADER BUCKET AND BOUN CED STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE CHEST.
EE WAS REPLACING COMPONENTS IN THE ARTICULATING AREA OF A FRONT END LOADER. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM FOR BOTH ARMS, SO HE PLACED THE FOREARM UNDER THE WRENCH FOR MORE POWER AND LEVERAGE. WHEN HE PULLED ON THE WRENCH, HE STRAINED HIS ARM. DR AT EMERGICARE PRESCRIBED AN INFLAMMATORY WHICH TRIGGERED THIS REPORT ON THE FIRST AID CASE.
HOISTING GEAR BOX ON STACKER CONVEYOR BROKE DOWN. EMPLOYEE OBTAINED A CHAIN FROM SHOP, HE PLACED THE CHAIN OVER HIS SHOULDER THEN PROCEEDED TO CLIMB A LADDER AND THE CONVEYOR TOWER TO SECURE THE CONVEROY FOR REPAIR.
ALLEGES THAT ONCE CRUSHER WAS STARTED DUST CLOUD IT CREATD DEIPOSITED FOREIGN PART IN EYES.
EMPLOYEE AND OTHERS WERE WORKING TO RE-ASSEMBLE CONE CRUSHER. TOO MUCH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO SYSTEM CAUSING NITROGEN FILLED BLADDER TO BURST BLOWING HYDRAULIC TUBE OUT OF FITTINGS.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE STRUCK HIS ARM AGAINST SOMETHING WHILE PERFORMING REPAIRS TO CRUSHER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR BLOCKAGE IN JAW CRUHSER BY INSERTING A STEEL BAR BETWWEN THE ROCK AND THE CRUSHER JAW.THE ACTION OF THE CRUSHER FORCED THE BAR AGAINST THE LATERAL SUPPORT OF T HE FEEDER RUSHING EMPLOYEES HAND.
EE WAS DRIVING TRUCK TEMPERATURE WAS 92 F. HE BECAME DIZZY AND NAUSEOUS, VISION BLURRED AND HE COLLAPSED HE DID NOT LOSE CONSCIENCENESS.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE BUILT UP MATERIAL FROM RAISED END DUMP TRAILER BY SLAMMING TAILGATE AGAINST TRAILER BOX TO CREATE VIBRATION. HIS FINGER CAME BETWEEN TAILGATE AND TRAILER BODY.
WHEN DIESEL PUMP WAS ACTIVATED HOSE BURST DIESEL FUEL PUMPED INTO EMPLS FACE
EMPL WAS ASSISTING CHANGE SCREENS & REPLACE BELTING ON SCREENING PLANT. AT SOMETIME HE STRAINED BACK WHILE LIFTING SOME OF ARTICLES NEEDED.
EMPLOYEE BACKING TRUCK IN TO LOADING AREA FRONT TIRE DROPPED IN A HOLE CAUSING DRIVER TO STRIKE SHIFTER
EMPWAS DISMOUNTING A 175 MICH. LOADER BY STEPPING FROM THE HYDRAULIC TANK DECK ON TO LEFT REAR TIRE. HE LOST FOOTING AND FELL TO GROUND. THIS PC.O F EQUIPMENT IS EQUIPPED WITH A LADDER BUT EMP CHOSE NOT TO USE IT.
EMP WAS WALKING UNDER CONVEYOR AND STRUCK WIPER HANDGER FRAME
LADDER OF LEADER HAD BEEN WLEDED TO REPAIR BREAKAGE. WLEDOR CALLED MECHANIC OVER TO HELP GET LOADER STARTED. MECHANIC STARTED TO CLIMB LADDER TO ACCESS CAB & WAS BURNED BY OT METAL LADDER R AILS.
EMPL WASHING PARTS HAD TAKEN OFF SAFETY GLASSES. PART BEING WASHED FELL INTO SOLVENT. SOLVENT SPLASHED IN EYES.
EMPLOYEES WERE 4ANUALLY MOVING 555 GALLON OIL DRUMS IN TO SHOP FROM STORAGE AREA OUTSIDE OF SHOP. EMPLOYEES ARM WAS PINNED AGAINST DOOR FRAME BY OIL DRUM.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG MILK CRATE AS A STEP WHILE FILLING ENGINE WITH OIL. HE STEPPED ON THE EDGE OF THE CRATE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB TO PLATFORM. CRATE OVER TURNED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL AND LAND ON CRATE.3
EMP HAD PARKED HIS LOADER AT END OF SHIFT. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE FOOR ON THE R SIDE OF THE LOADER CAB, AND FELL FROM THE LOADER TO THE GROUND A DISTANCE OF APPROX 10 FEET
EMPLOYEE WAS PR9PARING AN END DUMP TRAILER FOR REPAIR USING VARIOUS HAND TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS. HE WAS REPOSITIONING A PORTION OF THE TRAILER WITH A CHAIN AND A BOOMER WHEN HE PINCHED HIS FING ER IN THE BOOME9.
EMPLOYEE SLAMMING TAILGATE OF SAND TRAILER ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE WET SAND STRUCK TO SIDE & BOTTOM IN FRONT OF TRAILER
EE IS SEMI DRIVER SHE WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING THE TAIL GATE TO CLOSE TIGHTLY & WAS PUSHING AGAINST IT. SHE STRAINED MUSCLE IN HER BACK & SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE DROVE HIS LOADER ACROSS A WASHED OUT PORTION OF THE PIT FLOOR WAS THROWN FROM THE SEAT AND LANDED AGAINST THE ARM REST THE LOADER S EQUIPPED WITH A SEAT BELT BUT IT WAS NO T BEING USED.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THE LOADING OF MISC CONVEYOR PARTS AND STRUCK ELBOW ON IRON EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING FOR THE NEXT MONTH AND ELBOW GOT WORSE
STEPS ON SIDE OF TRUCK CAB SLOPING DOWNWARD AWAY FROM TRUCK INSTEAD OF BEING PARALLEL WITH GROUND.SLIPPED OFF STEP AND FELL TO GROUND.
THE WEATHER BEING COLD AND SNOWY FORCED THE USE OF HEATERS TO KEEP WATER AND MATERIAL FROM FREEZING IN AND ON EQUIPMENT EMPLOYEE WAS ADDING FUEL TO A HEATER LOCATED UNDER A SAND SCREW WHEN THE HEATER TIPPED OVER IGNITING THE FUEL AND EMPLOYEES GLOVE
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