Columbia Maintenance Services: 58 MSHA citations Coal

IE stated was working on a main control valve for a 793-C truck. IE was prying up on the valve with a pry bar using left hand while trying to get a plug out with right hand. The pry bar slipped and the valve slid catching IE's finger between the valve and the work bench, causing an avulsion and a tuft fracture to the right index finger.

A welded lifting eye broke off while picking a plate up, struck forehead causing laceration requiring stitches

EE was using a 7" electric grinder on a shovel bucket lip installation. EE stopped grinding to inspect the area EE was working on. EE sat the grinder down with the wheel up. As EE removed EE's left hand from the handle of the grinder EE's gloved hand came in contact with the grinding wheel causing a laceration to EE's left wrist.

IE was using a magnetic drill weighing approximately 60 pounds to drill out a hole on a dozer track frame when the drill bit caught in the hole, generating sufficient rotary force to overcome the magnetic drill's connection to the frame. The drill bit stayed in the hole while the drill rotated toward the mechanic, striking him in the left knee, resulting in a fracture to the tibia

IE was beveling edges on a metal plate when the air grinder he was using started slowing down. The IE added oil to the grinder and was pointing the grinder at the floor, exhausting the excess oil from the end of the grinder. At that time the grinding wheel came apart striking IE in the left leg. He received 6 sutures to close the wound.

After using a 4 inch portable grinder on a CAT D11 track frame, George was removing the full face shield he was wearing when a small piece of metal fell in between his face and his safety glasses and on to his left eye. The piece of metal was removed at the Wabash Valley Eye Center in Vincennes, IN.

EE WAS POSITIONING A BROKEN PIECE OF A CAT 992 BELL CRANK (APPROX 200 LBS) WITH AN OVERHEAD HOIST. AS THE BELL CRANK MADE CONTACT WITH THE SHOP FLOOR SLACK IN THE CHAIN ALLOWED IT TO BECOME UN HOOKED, WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE PIECE THEN SHIFTED AND FELL ONTO HIS LEFT FOOT. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURE OF THE LEFT GREAT TOE.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT THAT HAS CAUSE DHIM A GRADUAL WORSENING OF BACK PAIN HOWEVER HIS PHYSICIAN FEELS IT COULD BE CAUSED BY ALL OF THE LIFTING HE HAS TO DO AT W ORK.

WHILE REMOVING A BATTERY CHARGER FROM A CLARK BOBCAT HE CUT HIS RIGHT HAND FINGERS ON A BLADE OF THE FAN.

WAS REMOVING SEGEMENTS FROM A 475 DOZER, ALL BOLTS HAD BEEN REMOVED. WHEN MECHANIC WAS TAPPING ON OLD SEGMENTS WITH A HAMMER TO KNOCK THEM LOOSE, A SMALL CHIP BROKE OFF SEGMENT AND IMBEDDED IN HIS LOWER CHEST. WENT TO MEDICAL CENTER AND HADIT REMOVED.

REMOVING A PIN FROM A LOADER BUCKET WITH A CHAINHAND HOIST CHAIN BROKE STRIKING BACK OF HIS LEFTHAND.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING ON A 27' LONG CHUTE THAT WAS POSITIONED ON TWO WORK SAW HORSES. WHILE STANDING ON THE CHUTE, HE SWUNG A SLEDGE HAMMER TO STRAIGHTEN A BRACKET WHEN THE CHUTE FELL OFF THE SAW HORSED. EMPLOYEE FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT LEG, RIGHT ARM AND RIGHT WRIST. HIS RIGHT LEG GRADUALLY WORSENED AND THE INJURY BECAME LOST TIME ON 9-16-94.

HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT NEW DRIVE BELTS ON AN ELECTRIC MOTOR. HE WAS USING TWO PRY BAR TO ELEVATE THE REAR OF MOTOR SO THAT THE NEW BELTS COULD BE SLIPPED OVER THE END OF THE PULLEY. THE BAR IN HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED CAUSING THE SHORTER BAR IN LEFT HAND TO MASH THUMB ON LEFT HAND RE QUIRING 5 STITCHES IN THUMB.

I.NAME & OTHER CLEANING OFF 45K DRILL. BOTH PICKED UP A PIECE OF METAL 4' X 4' X 3/8" TO MOVE OFF OF DRILL.LOWERED METAL TO THE GROUND,I.NAME FELT BACK PULL. CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 1:30PM BEF ORE REPORTING THE STRAIN.AT THAT TIME I.NAME WAS ASKED IF HE FELT LIKE DRIVING,SAID YES AND WAS SENT TO DR.

DOZER OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPING TO MOUNT D-11 CATAPARILLER DOZER BY JUMPING FROM A SMALL RIB OF MATERIAL TO STEP ON PUSH ARM BUT MISSEE THE STEP HIS MOUENTION TOWARD THAT FRACTORE CURVED HIS UPPE R BODY TOWARD THE MACHINE AND HIS RIB CAGE MADE CONTACT WITH HYD CYLINDER.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS STANDING ON SHOP FLOOR WHEN WELDER DROPPED HIS WELD LEAD. THE ROD STRUCK METAL NEXT TO WHERE HE WAS STANDING CAUSING FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES.