Dixie Mine: 77 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Upon completing removal of a stick from the boom of a CAT 336 excavator, technician was gathering tools when a hydraulic pipe (which was bound by removal) sprung loose smacking right thumb against hard line mount bracket

Miner was climbing onto an excavator and slipped and fell to the ground injuring right hip and lower back. The ground and track of the excavator was wet from an overnight rainfall.

The haul truck was stuck on the dump and the operator exited the cab and was climbing down the ladder and twisted an ankle when they reached the ground breaking the left ankle

Truck roll over on mine road

Employee has been experiencing knee pain for over a week and has related the place that they believes the pain started was at Dixie Mine on 8/19/2020. Employee states that they kneeled down on right knee and felt like they had kneeled on a rock. EE then states that they had pain on the outside of the knee. Reported 8/27/2020.

Employee was exiting dozer, feet slipped out from under employee and fell on tracks. Employee went to ER complaining of back pain, x-rays are negative but employee is now scheduled for an MRI and currently waiting for MRI.

Mechanic was mounting a Cat 349 Excavator to repair a hydraulic leak behind the boom. Mechanic's right foot slipped and caused him to twist his left leg. Mechanic experience pain in his left knee which result has resulted as a sprain knee.

Crude truck was dumping on the Dixie stockpile. As the dump fully extended the unit overturned onto its left side.

While working to empty a classifier trough the employee came in contact with a rake arm that caused a laceration to right forearm.

EE was operating the water truck on the haul road. He started up the ramp entrance to the pit area, as he got to the top of the hill, his truck started spinning on the wet road. The truck slip ped backwards, down the ramp and hit the berm, which caused the truck to turn over. There was cab damage to the truck.

Employee was driving a 10 wheel dump truck on haul road at Dixie Mine. Road surface was wet clay. As vehicle was negoiating a curve, the vehicle started slidding. Vehicle rolled over.

OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO SHUT LEFT DOOR ON MOTORGRADER, WITH HIS RIGHT HAND HOLDING CAB POST HE LEANED OUT AND PULLED DOOR SHUT. THE DOOR CLOSED SHUT ON HIS RIGHT THUMB, BREAKING THE BONE AN D CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING SIX STITCHES.

EE WAS STARTING UP A CLASSIFIER WITH JOA SWITCH, LOCATED ABOVE THE CLASSIFIER, WHEN A JUNCTION BOX FELL SUDDENLY AND MAD CONTACT WITH THE EE'S RIGHT LEG ABOVE HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE SUSTAINED A SEVERE LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT THUMB WHILE WORKING IN A BLUNGER REMOVING A BLADE. WHEN HE KNOCKED THE BLADE OFF, IT STRUCK AND CUT HIS THUMB.

AN APPRENTICE MECHANIC WAS ASSISTING A 1ST CLASSMECHANIN REMOVING A SET OF BLUNGER BLADE FROM #1 BLUNGER. THE INJ EE APPRENTICE MECHANIC LIFTED THE SET OF BLADES UP ON 1 SIDE TO ATTACH A STR AP TO THE BLADES WHEN THE BLADE SLIPPED FROM HISHAND & LACERATED IT. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES

EE STEPPED ON GRATING OVER PUMP PIT GRATING GAVEWAY & EE'S RIGHT LEG WENT INTO PUMP PIT. EE HIT NOSE ON GRATING CAUSING LACERATION BRUISHED RT HIP BRUISED RT WRIST.

EE STATES THAT HE WAS REPAIRING A BACK UP ALARM ON A D8L CATERPILLER TRACTOR WHEN HE EXPERIENCEDLOW BACK PAIN. EE STATED HE EXPERIENCED LOW BACKAFTER HAVING REMOVED THE FLOOR PANEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING FIREWOOD FOR PERSONAL USE ON MINE PROPERTY DURING OFF DUTY HOURS AND SUFFERED FATAL HEART ATTACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 35 TON TRUCK AT THE IVEY PROPERTY HE HAD FINISHED RELIEVING FOR THE TRUCK OPERATOR DURING LUNCH BREAK & WAS DISMOUNTING THE TRUCK OUT ON THE IVEY CLAY BED WHEN HE PLAC ED HIS RT FOOT ON A LUMP OF CLAY ON THE GROUND &TWISTED HIS ANKLE HE SUSTAINED A SEVERE RT ANKLE SPRAIN

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING IN A PICK-UP(#643 DODGE 4X4) EXITING THE DIXIE MINE WHEN HE COLLIDED WITH A LOW-BOY TRAILER HAULING ONE OF ENGLEHARD'S KOMATSU 650 EXCAVATORS FROM GIBRALTAR TO DIXIE MIN E. EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED CHEST, SHOULDER AND LEG PAIN AND LACERATED HIS LEFT LEG. THERE WERE NO FRACTURES.

EMPLOYEE NOTICED SLIP SPLASHING OVER THE DRAGBOX DISTRIBUTION BOX. HE AND ANOTHER MECHANIC WENT TO INVESTIGATE. THEY WERE STANDING ON A PLATFORM NEXT TO THE DISTRIBUTION BOX, SLIP STARTED TO S PLASH ON THE MECHANIC SO HE STARTED TO MAKE A QUICK EXIT AND HIT HIS LEFT LEG ON A VALVE CUTTING A 6 INCH GASH.

54736YEE WAS ASCENDING TRACTOR WHEN HE PLACED HIS LEFT FOOT ON THE BLADE ARM AND ATTEMPTED TO PUSH UP ON IT AND LOST HIA FOOTING.HIS LEFT LEG STRUCK THE SHARP CORNER OF THE BLADE ARM AND LACER 13540IT.

EMPLOYEE LACERATED HIS LEFT AHND WHILE REMOVING MOTOR GRADER CUTTING EDGE BOLTS.HE WAS WEARING GLOVES.

INJURED SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE STEAM CLEANING THE ENGINE OF A D8 TRACTOR.WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BREAK HIS FALL,HIS RIGHT KNEE STRUCK THE TRACTOR'S TRACK AND BRUISED IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BLADES ON THE #1 BLUNGER WHEN THE TOP HUB DROPPED, STRUCK AND LACERATED HIS LEFT HAND.

I.NAME MOVED TO THJE FENDER OF 637 SCRAPER TO STEAM CLEAN GOOSENECK OF #2250 SCRAPER AS I.NAME MOVED FROM THE PLATFORM TO THE FENDER HE HAD TO HOLD STEAM CLEANER HOSE WITH ONE HAND & THE HAND RAIL WITH THE OTHER HAND WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE PLATFORM TO THE FENDER THE STEAM CLEANER H OSE STRUCK A HYDRAULIC HOSE CAUSING ATACHMENT HOT WATER FROM HOSE TO GO ON I.NAME LEFT FOOT RESU

EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED FRACTURES OF LEFT RING AND LITTLE FINGERS AND LACERATIONS OF OTHER LEFT FINGERRS WHEN A 12 IN PIPE DROPPED ON HIS LEFT HAND THE CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SLIDING A 44 FT SE CTION OF DRAIN LINE UNDER THE NEW CENTRIFUGE MACHINES AT THE BIRDHOUSE THE SECTION OF PIPE HAND BEEN TACK WELDED TOGETHER THE TACK WELD BROKE CAUSING THE PIPE TO DROP ONEMPLOYEES HAND INJURIN