WHILE FUELING LOADER, THE HANDLE ON THE NOZZEL STUCK, EMPLOYEE TURNED AROUND TO SHUT OFF PUMP, TWISTING BACK AND HIP.
CHAFFEE Metal/Non-Metal
CHAFFEE has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1984–2003
- Latest incident
- May 2003
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.CHAFFEE has $2K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2003 Q4 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 678 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 1,403 | 1 | 0 | 712.8 |
| 2003 Q1 | 1,811 | 2 | 0 | 1104.4 |
| 2002 Q4 | 3,002 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 4,484 | 5 | 1 | 1115.1 |
| 2002 Q2 | 3,158 | 3 | 2 | 950.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 1,341 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
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| 2001 Q4 | 2,847 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 4,194 | 4 | 3 | 953.7 |
| 2001 Q2 | 3,964 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 1,820 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 3,680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 4,872 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 3,498 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 2,512 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
17 on file2003 · 1 incident
1998 · 1 incident
EE WAS CHANGE A GEAR REDUCER ON PLANT CONVEYOR. HE WAS USING A CHISEL AND A PIECE OF CHISEL BROKE OFF AND EMBEDDED IN HIS STOMACH AREA.
1997 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING WATER TRUCK(WATEERING DRIVEWAY). NOTICED REAR VALVE WAS NOT WORKING. HE LEFT SWITCH ON IN CAB AND WHEN HE GRABBED THE VALVE TO CHECK IT, THE VALVE OPENED PINCHING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN VALVE AND THE TRUCK.
1996 · 1 incident
EE WAS WORKING TORCHING ON PULVO CRUSHER. HE WAS STANDING NEXT TO ANOTHER EE WHO WAS GRINDING AND A PIECE OF STEEL HIT HIS LEFT EYE.
1995 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CONVEYOR. PIECE OF RUST WENT IN EYE. PIECE WAS REMOVED ON 10-26-95 BY DOCTOR.
1992 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WELDER - GOT WELD FLASH IN BOTH EYES
EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY BUMPED LEFT KNEE ON LADDER OF HI-LIFT WHILE CLIMBING INTO CAB OF MACHINE.
1991 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON IN SHOP. PIECE OF IRON SLIPPED LANDING ON HIS BIG TOE-BREAKING. TOE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TOWER #1 - WELDER WAS WORKING NEARBY - APPARENTLY PC OF METAL WENT INTO EMPLOYEES EYE - METIHOL IMBEDDED REMOVED BYDOCTOR
EMPLOYEE HAD STARTED TO GO BACK UP STEPS OF PLANT TO RESOME, WELDING DUTIES AFTER COFFEE BREAK-HE HAD GONE ABOUT 20 ABOVE GROUND LEVEL AND DIDN'T FEEL WELL-HE WENT BACK TO GROUND LEVEL AND COL LAPSED WITH HEART ATTACK.
LIFTING TOGGLE SEAT INTO PLACE ON JAW CRUSHER.HERNIA REQUIRING SURGERY 6-10-91.
1989 · 2 incidents
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF FRONT END LOADER HE MISSED THE SECOND STEP AND STEPPED TO THE GROUND PULLING LIGAMENTS AND TENDONS IN RIGHT KNEE.
PORTABLE CONVEYOR (LOWER STRUCTURE) FELL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN FACE AND HEAD.
1985 · 2 incidents
WAS HAMMERING ON CRUSHER PIECE OF HAMMER FLEW OFF AND INBEDDED IN FINGER INDEX FINGER RIGHT HAND.
IT IS ALLEGED THAT WHILE CHANGING SCREENS ON PROCESSING PLANT EMPLOYEE DROPPED SCREEN ON LEFT FOOT SPRAINING BIT TOE.
1984 · 2 incidents
EMPL ATTEMPTING TO GET SAND SAMPLES FROM CONVEYOR #14 AND FELL FROM CONVEYOR SPRAINING RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE GETTING OUT OF HI-LIFT
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