Central Quarry: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Employee claims EE hurt EE's back while doing maintenance on a crusher.

Employee was cleaning out around the primary area and stepped on wet material and slipped. Employee landed on their lower back, right side on the last step of stairs.

Employee fell while exiting the cab of a roof bolt machine, fracturing their left radius.

Employee was seen at the ER 2:00am on 9/21. EE was diagnosed with flash burns from the welding EE was performing 9/20. EE was given prescription eye drops and was released from the ER.

Employee was bolting out of the basket, rock fell, hitting hand rail of basket, rock rolled over onto employee's left leg, causing a break in 2 places

MSHA was called because of an equipment fire on level 3 of the underground mine.

A high voltage fuse on a power pole controlled by the utility operator blew. The blown fuse continued to spark and burn. The utility provider was contacted but as it took longer than 30 minutes to arrive, notification was made. No injuries or damage resulted from this.

Employee got out of the lube/fuel truck, stepped on a rock, twisted ankle and fell to the ground.

Employee states they were picking up and moving a case of water when the scales went off. Employee went to put the case of water down when they felt a pain in right shoulder. This was not reportable until 10/20/2016.

Employee was putting resin for the bolt on the shelf of the drill when he noticed some discomfort in his right shoulder. He proceeded to bolt and noticed that when he lifted his arms above his head that something was not feeling right

The injured employee was assisting with changing of scalping screen when load shifted smashing his left hand little finger between the plate and frame of the structure.

Injured employee was attempting to shut a chute on a gate using a sledge hammer. Employee missed the gate and hit his right foot causing a contusion.

Injured employee was lifting metal catwalk section when it shifted and smashed hand against catwalk and ground. Causing cuts on two fingers on his right hand.

Material fell from the rib on the level 1 to level 2 decline. The material that fell damaged the conveyor disruping regular mining for more than 1 hour. No injuries or illnessess occurd as result of this accident. There was no immediate danger as no one was in the mine when the event occured. MSHA was notified.

Injured employee was tightening a nut on a hydraulic cylinder and the box end wrench slipped off the head of the bolt. Resulting in a laceration to the left pinky finger

Water run off due to heavy rains in the area caused the water retention areas in the mine to rise. As a precautionary measure the mine was evacuated because water on level 2 of the mine was closed to the base of level 1. two MCC and transformers. There was no immediate danger. MSHA was notified.

Smoke was observed coming from the level 3 motor control center, mine was evaculated and the MSHA Immead. report number was contacted. Prelim. investigation revealed there was no fire. The smoke was the result of a flash arc that had occured. No injuries/illnesses as a result of this incident.

Fall of material from the back on the level 1 to level 2 decline most of the material that fell was caught in the mesh on the back. The loose ground in the mesh above the decline impeded use of the primary escapeway

Employee had a periodic screening chest x-ray read by two "B" readers using ILO procedures. The x-ray was characterized as being consistent with pneumoconiosis with reading of 0/1 and 1/0. Damage or impairment cannot be determined by reading chest films only. This employee will be sent for a comprehensive respiratory examination

The injured employee was on a jaw crusher when he utilized the hyd. rock breaker to break an oversized rock. A rock about the size of a baseball came off boulder and struck employee on the left side of his head.

Injured EE was cutting 18' drill in half to put in loader bucket to move to the right surface. He threw a 9' cut piece into a pile he had started and this piece bounced back and struck his right foot.

The employee was repairing hoses ont he roof bolter and a rock fell from the back and struck his right shoulder and upper arm resulting in a contusion.

Employee was chipping slag & a piece of metal got under his safety glasses and into his right eye.

EE was performing pre-shift inspection on his equipment when a rock fell and struck employee on hard hat, resulting in a concussion

The employee was injured attempting to dislodge a rock from rock box with a scaling bar. While the employee was attempting to dislodge the rock the belt/roller pulled the bar which resulted in his right hand getting caught between the bar & conveyor.

The ee was attempting to raise the bed on a 771 Haul truck. the bed was raised approx. 2 to 3 feet and he stated the bed dropped stricking the frame, resulting in a strained neck.

Unloading a skid of manufactured parts to assemble new equipment. Parts on skid shifted, resulting in a laceration on ee's right hand.

THE EE WAS CONDUCTING PRE-SHIFT INSPECTION ON A KOMATSU PC400 TRACK EXCAVATOR AND STEPPED OFF THE TRACK TO THE GROUND, STEPPING ON A ROCK AND TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

THE EE WAS ASSISTING IN THE REPAIR OF THE JAW CRUSHER AND WAS CLIMBING DOWN PLATFORM & SCRAPED SHIN ON STEP, RESULTING IN A HEMATOMA ON LEFT SHIN.

WIRE ROPE FAILED AT CONNECTION TO MANBASKET ON EMERGENCY ESCAPE HOIST. ESCAPE HOIST WAS DOWN FOR 2 HOURS WHILE REPAIRS WERE MADE. ESCAPE HOIST/WIRE ROPE WAS RE-CERTIFIED.

THE EE WAS PUMPING WATER OUT OF MINE AND RAN AROUND THE PICKUP AND HIT HIS RIGHT ARM ON THE OPENDOOR.

THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED BLOOD IN HIS URINE WHICH REQUIRED TESTING TO DETERMINE CAUSE. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT OPERATION OF A LOADER CAUSED THE BLOOD IN HIS URINE. THIS WAS DETERMINED ON 8/20/02.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER TO SERVICE A CAT 980G LOADER & SLIPPED & FELL FROM LADDER ON HIS BACK.

THE EE WAS DESCENDING A 980 LOADER & HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE LADDER & THE RIGHT-CENTER PART OF HIS CHEST HIT THE LADDER.

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL UNDER #2 BELT LINE ANDA ROCK FELL FROM BELT AND HIT ANOTHER ROCK. THE ROCK GLANCED OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON TOP OF RIGHT FOOT.

EE WAS DESCENDING A SCALER & HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER & FELL TO GROUND LEVEL & STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW ON FLOOR OF MINE

THE EMPLOYEE AND A CO-WORKER WERE LIFTING A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL WHEN THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN.

THE EE WAS WALKING UNDER BELT #4 ALONG THE WALKWAY WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED & TWISTED CAUSINGHIM TO STRAIN HIS RIGHT KNEE & ANKLE

THE EE WAS ASSISTING IN SPLICING A BELT AND WAS STEPPING OVER RAIL TO STEPS AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL.

THE EE WAS ASSISTING IN CHANGING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER ON AN EXCAVATOR AND IT SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

THE EE STATED THAT SOMETIME DURING HIS SHIFT HE STRAINED HIS GROIN.

THE EE WAS DRIVING A TRUCK & AS HE EXITED, HE STEPPED ON A ROCK & TURNED RIGHT ANKLE

THE EE WAS ROUGH BOLTING THE CEILING AND AS PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BOLT, A SLAB FELL INTO THE MANBASKET WITH HIM

THE EE WAS OPENING A BOX AND THE BOX CUTTER SLIPPED AND CUT HIS THIGH.

THE EE WAS BACKING A TRUCK UP AND BUMPED LOADER BUCKET. HE HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON STEERING WHEEL, BRUISING IT.

EE WAS USING A SHOVEL TO CLEAN UP MATERIAL UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HIS SHOVEL HIT A SOLID PIECE OF MATERIAL CAUSE HIM TO HYPER EXTEND HIS MIDDLE AND RING FINGER.

THE EE WAS STEPPING OUT OF A MAN BASKET AND AS HE STEPPED DOWN, THE BASKET MOVED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

THE EE WAS INJURED WHILE MODIFYING THE SCREEN DECK. THE INJURY OCCURRED WHEN THE EE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF METAL.

THE EE WAS DRILLING HEADER SET WHEN A DRILL STEEL THAT WAS RESTING IN THE DRILL STEEL STORAGE RACK FELL OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE NECK/BACK AREA.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SLIDING TWO PIECES OF OLD TRACK DRILL STEEL TOGETHER AND A PIECE SLID AND FELL ON HIS FORE LEG AND ANKLE/FOOT.

EMPLOYEE HAD PERIODIC SCREENING CHEST X-RAY READ BY TWO CB READERS USING THE I LO PROCEDURES. THE X-RAY WAS CHARACTERIZED AS "CONSISTENT WITH PNEUMOCONIOSIS" WITH SCORES OF 1/1 AND 1/1. DAMAGE OR IMPARIMENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED BY X-RAYS. THIS REPORTIS BEING PREPARED TO SATIFY THE PROGRAM POLICY LETTER P92-III-2.

THE INJURED EE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EE UNLOAD A SCREEN FROM A PICKUP TRUCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

LOOSENING RADIATOR CAP ON DRILL WHEN CAP ACCIDENTALLY CAME OFF SPRAYING HOT ANTI-FREEZE ON RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENCE ON A CAT HAUL TRUCK. HE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM THE TRUCK AND HIS FOOT SLIPED ON BOTTOM CHAIN STEP AND HE STRUCK HIS KNEE ON THE BUMPER.

INDIVIDUAL WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION & MISSED THELAST STEP WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF HIS LOADER. HIS FOOT TURNED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL SIDEWAYS LANDING ON THE OUTSIDE OF HIS RIGHT FOOT, FRACTURING T HE BONE. NO LOST TIME, INDIVIDUAL WAS NOT SCHEDULED TO WORK FRIDAY.

HYDRAULIC OIL WAS ON FOOT PLATFORM OF LOADER.

ROCK HIT WINDOW OF LOADER TRIED TO GET OUT OF LOADER HIT ARM ON DOOR

CLIMBING DOWN FROM MACHINE,DOOR LATCH DIDN'T HOLD DOOR AND DOOR LET LOOSE TRAPPING HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE FRAME.

WHILE WORKING INSIDE OF A HUB OF A WHEEL WITH A HAND GRINDER A PIECE OF SLAG R ICHOCHETED OFF THE WALLS & PENATRAT ED THE OPENING BETWEEN THE NOSE PIECE ON THE GLASSES

EMPL HELPING MECHANICS MOVE HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE UNDERGROUND.EMPL USED UPPER BODY INSTEAD OF LEGS TO RAISE CABLE.

PLUGGING CABLE INTO BOX. THERE WAS A CHINESE FINGER ON CABLE WITH AN ALUMINUM ROD THAT HAD PENETRATED CABLE. WHEN HE PLUGGED CABLE IN HE ACTED AS GROUND. ELECTRIC SHOCK KNOCKED HIM DOWN. H E WAS CONSCIOUS.

LIFTING RAILROAD TIES TO BRING BACK TO MINE. PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK.

WHILE WELDING ON A SECTION OF ANGLE IRON IN THE RAMP AREA OF THE MINE A SMALL PIECE OF IRON BROKE LOOSE AND BOUNCED BACK OFF THE FLOOR STRICKING HIM JUST BELOW THE LEFT KNEE CAP.

PULLING CABLE DOWN SLOPE AT FEEDER FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE FELL DOWN ON HIS BACK AT THE TIRE HE SAID HE WAS ALL RIGHT ON 7-28-89 HE CAME TO WORK SAYING HIS BACK WAS HURTING HIM. AT THAT TIME WE HAD HIM X RAY WHICH CAME BACK.

WHILE TIGHTENING ROOF BOLTS WITH AIR WRENCH IN TIGHT AREA CORNER FORCE OF AIR DUE TO LACK OF ENOUGH OPEN AREA THREW METAL CUTTINGS FROM BOLT INTO FACE & EVEN THOUGH HE HAD ON SAFETY GLASSES CU TTINGS STIL GOT INTO EYES.

THIN LAYERS ABOVE BOLTS GAVE WAY PUTTING TOO MUCH WEIGHT ON BOLTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A ROOM IN THE MINE WITH DYNAMITE. HE HEARD A "POP" NOISE ADN TOOK OFF RUNNING. HE SLIPPED ON SOME ROCKS AND FELL.

HAD MSHA IN 4/26/88 TO CHECK FALL. WILL GO TO 5' PATTERN ON ROOF BOLTS. WILL STRAP ALL CALCITE SEAMS WITH 10' STRAPS. WE WERE USING 6' BOLT PATTERN WILL PIN SEAM TOGETHER WHERE NEEDED.

CEILING IN 4A EAST HAD FALLEN SOME FEFORE 2 GOT TO LOWER LEVEL. ABOUT 2' HAD FALLEN OUT, KEPT EVEYONE AT CRUSHER. FELL OUT AGAIN 2 TO 3 MORE FEET. THIS ROOM HAD PLENTY OF ROOF BOLTS, IT WAS FULL OF CALCITE ROCK. CLOSED MINE CALLED MSHA.

THE INJURED WAS CUTTING SLOTS IN BELT TO BE USED FOR SIDE BELTS ON NO. 2 BELTLINE-HE HAD THE BELT LAPPED OVER LEG-THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEG(RIGHT LEG) JUST ABOVE THE KNEE-WASHED OUT DE NT TO HOSPITAL-HAD 3 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN 988 LOADER AND HIT HIS KNEE ON DASHBOARD.

HAD JUST PULLED3BOLTER IN ROOM AND SET UP. SLAB O/F CIELING FELL ON BOLTER

I.NAME WAS WORKING ON BELT LINE WITH 3 OTHER PEOPLE. WHEN HE TRY TO MOVE FROM ONE SIDE TO TH E OTHER WITH A CUP OF COFFEE IN HIS HAND. LOSING HIS BALANCE & FALLING TO FLOOR ABOUT 10\-12\.

DRILL WAS BEING MOVED WHEN FIRE STARTED. THE DRILLER TRYED TO PUT FIRE OUT WITH A.B.C. FIRE EXT WHEN HE COULD NOT DO SO WE EVACUATE THE MINE UNTIL MONDAY MORNING MSHA CAME IN TO CHECK THE AIR CHECK WAS OK SO WE RESUME WORK.

PUTTING ROOF BOLTS IN #12 HEADER WHEN CEILING CAME DOWN ON INAMES NECK & FACE. HAD ALREADY PUT 3 BOLTS IN SECTION THAT CAME DOWN.

PULLING NO.4 BELT WITH A ROPE RIPE BROKE HITTING I NAME ON RIGHT SIDE.

PULLING NO. 4 BELT WITH A ROPE ROPE BROKE HITTING WEBS IN THE KNEE.

ROCK CAME LOOSE BETWEEN BOLTS IN CEILING,HITTIMNG I.NAME ON SIDE OF HARD HAT.

WHILE SHOVELING BELTLINE TWISTED BACK NOT REPORTED ON 6 05 84 TO OFICE

CLEANING ROOMS OUT WITH A FRONT END LOADER - ROCK FALL OFF PILLOW. HOT WINCH ON LOADER AND FELL IN THE LAP OF I.NAME

PERSON WAS LOADING ROOM ROCK FALL FACE BRISED RIBS.

WHILE REPAIRING AN AIRLESS PAINT SPRAYING UNIT 2 REACHED OUT TO PULL A PORTABLE GENERATOR A COUPLE FEET CLOSER TO CHECK MY WORK

TWISTED HIP WHILE WORKING ON BELT FRAME,HE THINKS.