Center Hill Mine: 84 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

EE was in the process of assisting the adjustment of the travel chain. A hydraulic ram was used to tension the chain. During the process, the spacer was ejected, striking the employee and causing a laceration requiring stitches.

As employee was pushing the drag drum dirt pan into place, EE felt a pop in EE's left elbow. First aid was administered. However, injury required surgery on 09/21/2022.

While disconnecting the D-ring from the cable tractor, the D-ring rolled forward onto the EE's foot. A bone in the EE's foot was fractured.

Employee had his rt. foot caught in/between a winch drum and the floor plate, resulting in the steel toe on his boot being smashed. There were exposed bolts on the winch drum that pinched his foot and resulting in a cut/laceration of the rt. big toe.

EE was fueling his loader. As he twisted to replace the fuel nozzle he heard something in his back pop. He was in a great deal of pain and was taken to the hospital. He was prescribed medicine and placed on restricted duty by the physician. The physician states the injury may be a herniated disk.

Employee caught his wrist between a roll and a door while turning the roll on a portable crusher. His wrist was hyperextended backwards and he suffered a sprain.

EMPLOYEE WAS LUBRICATING THE WALKING CAM OF THE DRAGLINE. EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE CAM AND FRAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING (ARC WELDER) A LADDER THAT ACCESS A CATWALK. AT SOMETIME THE EMPLOYEE SHIRT CAUGHT FIRE, THE EMPLOYEE USED A NEAR BY PUDDLE OF WATER TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING FOR AIR FLOW OF AN AIR CONDITIONER ON A CATERPILLER. THE COVER OF THE DUCTWAS NOT IN PLACE. EMPLOYEE'S FINGER CONTACTED THE FAN CUTTING TIP OF HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MATERIAL BUILD UP FROM THESPLITTER CHUTERS ABOVE THE SCREEN DECK.

EE WAS ASSISTING 3 OTHER EES SPLICE THE "HORIZONTAL" CONVEYOR BELT. A STEEL PLATE WAS ATTACHED TO ONE END OF THE BELT, THERE WERE ALSO 2 BELT CLAMPS ATTACHED, ONE ON EACH END OF THE BELT. THE BELT CLAMPS WERE PULLED TOGETHER USING COMALONGSAND A LOADER PULLING A CABLE ATTACHED TO THE PLATER. THE STEEL PLATE BROKE LOOSE FROM THE BELT STRIKING THE EE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING OUT HOLE IN BATTERY TERMINAL CLAMP UTILIZING A DRILL PRESS EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES AND LEFT HAND ENTANGLED IN DRILL BIT; THEREBY TWISTING HAND.

REPLACING A 4 X 8 SCREEN ON SCREEN TOWER SHACKERASSY, ASSIST BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. OTHER EMPLOYEE LOST HIS HOLD ON THE SCREEN CAUSING ALL OF THE LOADS WEIGHT TO SHIFT TO HIM.

EE WAS USING A 3 LBS HAMMER TO REMOVE A BALL JOINT FROM THE DRAGLINE TRUCK. WHEN THE EE HIT THE BALL JOINT A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF AND ENTERED HIS LEFT HAND.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A TORQUE CONVERTER ON 988B CATAPILLER FRONT END LOADER. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS APPROX. 100 DEGREES. THE EMPLOYEE GOT TOO HOT.

PICKING UP A 30 FT SECTION OF 36 INCH CONVEYOR TO LOAD INTO THE BACK OF A CHEVEROLET PICK UP. TURNED UPPER BODY AND PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK, PROBABLE.

HELPING TO ALIGN CONVEYOR BELT ON EAST SIDE OF STACKER THE CONVEYOR MUST BE RUNNING TO DO SO SMALL PARTICLES OF LIMEROCK WERE AIRBORNE & BY PASSED EMPLOYEES GLASSES & GETTING INTO EYES

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING HAMMER BOLTS IN THE PORTABLE CRUSHER AND WAS USING A 4 LB HAMMER TO BUMP HAMMER BOLTS THROUGH HOLES AND HIS HAND WAS PLACED IN SUCH A WAY THAT THE 4 LB HAMMER HIT HIS T HMB OF HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON THE SCREEN TOWER WHEN A HOT PIEACE OF SLAG DROPPED INTO HIS BOOT, BURNING HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A NEW PLATE ON LOADER #6 THE PLATE HAD JUST BEEN CUT TO THE PROPER SIZE WITH A TORCH. THE EMPLOYEE MISJUDGE THE CLEARENCE BETWEEN THE METAL AND THE GROUND AND BUMPED T HE BACKSIDE OF HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE HOT METAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING UNCRUSHED LIM ROCK INTO LANDSING CRUSHER, A ROCK WAS STEDED PAST THE SAFETY CHAINS, FROM THE CRUSHER HITTING THE LOADER IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD THEN FELL INWARDS ONTO THE OPERATOR CAUSING FRAGMENTS OF GLASS TO FLY.

EE WAS CLEANING THE SIDEWALLS OF THE SCREEN TOWER, WHILE CLEANING ONE SIDE THE WALL BEHIND HIM COLLASPED.

EE WAS STANDING ON GRATING WHICK COVERS HOIST AND DRAG CABLE DRUMS. THE GRATING SETS ON PEGS WHICH THE GRATING APRENTLY WAS NOT SET RIGHT THE GRATING FELL OFF THE PEGS ON ONE SIDE CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPORTING AN AIR HOSE WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO SCRAPE HIS LEFT FOREARM ON A PIECE OF METAL

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF THE DRAGLINE- HE MISJUDGED HIS STEP AND JARRED HIS BACK WHEN HE REACHED THE GROUND. IT WAS FARTHER TO THE GROUND THAN HE THOUGHT. HE DIDN'T FALL, BUT HE DID HURT HIS BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTIN A PICK-UP TRUCK TIRE ON A RIM, WHEN THE RIM SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT. THE IMPACT BENT THE STEEL TOE PLATE OF HIS BOOT DOWN, STRIKING HIS TOE. GREE N STICK FRACTURE - RIGHT BIG TOE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING PARTS WITH A SAFETY KLEEN PARTS WASHER,THE CLEANING SOLVENT CONTACTED HIS SKIN CAUSINGA PAINFUL RASH.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING JAMMED ROCKS FROM THE HOPPER OF A CRUSHER (LOCKED OUT) WHEN A ROCK SLIPPED BACK AND FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND AND WRIST. MINIMAL DAMAGE: BRUISED AND SORE.

THE EE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE TEETH ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET. THEY USED A HAMMER TO STRIKE THE TOOTH IN ORDER TO LOOSEN IT. WHEN THEY DID A SLIVER PENETRATED HIS UPPER RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE UNKNOWINGLY STUCK HIS RIGHT HAND INTO COOLING FAN BLADE ON A GASOLINE, PORTABLE WELDER WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST CARBURETOR THROTTLE LINKAGE. THIS CAUSED LACERATIONS TO HIS RIGHT HAND FI NGERS (39 STITCHES). THERE ARE NO BROKEN BONES OR AMPUTATIONS.

PUTTING BUCKET ON BOB CA T WHEN BUCKET SLID OFF BROKE HIS R. FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BOBCAT SKID STEER LOADER HAD CAGE PULLED UP AND NOT SECURELY FASTENED. CAGE FELL CAUGHT RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER CAUSED LACERATIONW HICH NEEDED 3 STITCH ES.

AFTER PULLING SPAN OF POWER LINE UP WITH TRUCK AND TYPING OFF WITH CHAINJACK TO MAKE FINAL SAG THE PULLING GRIP APPROX. 21 ON END OF PULLING ROPE WAS REMOVED FROM POWERLINE AND DROPPED OVER SI DE OF BUCKET WITH ROPE ATTACHED. INJURY RESULTEDFROM WEIGHT OF FALLING GRIP AND MOUNT OF SLACK IN ROPE BETWEEN IT AND INJURED MAN S HAND WHO HELD ROPE.

EMP. WAS HITTING PIN BACK IN SIDE OF BOBCAT BUCKET ASSY. WITH HAMMER, PC. OF ROCK CHIPPED OFF INTO EYE, CAUSED IRRITATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING BEARING INTO DRIVE HOUSING ON 88B DRAGLINE. HELPER WAS USING HAMMER TO HIT BEARING INTO PLACE, HAMMER BOUNCED AND SMASHED LEFT RING FINGER HAD TO GET 9 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A CRUSHER HAMMER & STRAINED HIMSELF PAIN DIDNT START UNTIL THREE DAYS LATER BUMPS APPEARED ON FRONT OF HIS LEGS DIAGNOSED AS DOUBLE HERNIA

EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING LACINGS ON CONVEYOR BELT KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER NEEDED 5 STITCHES

EMP PULLED FURL3TRUCK ALONG SIDE DRAGLINE TO UNLOAD CLENAING SUPPLIES WHEN HE GOT BACK IN TRUCK HE PUSHED IN CLUTCH TO START TRUCK STARTED ROLLING BRAKES FAILED HE JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK BEFORE I IT WENT IN PIT,3HE LANDED ON TRACK OF 4600 DRAGLINE, HURT RIGHT HIP

EMP WAS HITTING3OVERSIZE CHUTE WITH HAMMER, HAMMER HANDLE BROKE, HAND HIT SIDE OF CHUTE, CUT THUMB ON RIGHT HAND

EMPLOYEE BENT D2WN TO GREASE A FITTING ON 88B DRAGLINE, WHEN STOOD UP HE TWISTED KNEE.

EMPL DIGGING OU7 UNDERNEATH TAIL PULLEY ON PORTABLE CRUSHER FEEDER BELT.ROCKS FELL FROM OVERHEAD AND HIT EMPL ON TOP OF HARDHAT SIDE OF HEAD AND IN BACK OF LOWER NECK CAUSING STRAIN ON TENDON IN NECK. 3

EMPLOYEE WAS AS8ISTING IN SPLICNG HORIZONTAL BELT, COME A LONG BROKE, BELT SLAMP SNAPED BACK AND HIT MID SECTION, THE BLOW KNOCKED EMPLOYEE DOWN, HE FELL ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON AND CUT BACK PART OF UPPER 5EFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING OFF OF LADDER ON STACKER CONVEYOR,WHEN HE SLIPPED FROM BOTTOM STEP AND TWISTED ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING BUCKET ON BOBCAT LOADER, THE LIP ON BUCKET PINCHED FINGERS UNDER BUCKET. MINOR LACERATIONS WERE SUSTAINED.