MSHA record for FRANKLIN MINERAL (mine ID 3100271). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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WHILE UNLOADING AND CLEANING OUT HAULAGE TRUCK, HE TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF JAGGED METAL IN BACK FLOOR OF TRUCK BED. EE FELL BACKWARD ONTO A MICA PILE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANNING OUT MAIN DRYER AUGER WHEN THE STEP LADDER EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OFF, SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. THE EMPLOYEE FELL ABOUT 2 FEET TO CONCRETE FLOOR.
WHILE CHANGING OUT THE BROKEN COMMODE, EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN THE ANCHOR BOLT AND CUT HISLEFT FOREARM.
BREATHING DUST OVER 28 YR PERIOD.
WHILE HOLDING GATE ON DUMP TRUCK TO LET OUT EMPTY GREEN BULK BAGS, THE GATE SWUNG DOWN PARTIALLY AND JARRED UPPER BODY AND LOWER BACK.
WHILE WELDING GUARD RAILS/STEPS, EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONED ON HIS KNEES, WHEN INJURY TO THE RIGHT KNEE OCCURRED. NO MAJOR PROBLEMS AT HIS TIME. NEXT MORNING KNEE WAS VERY SWOLLEN.
WHILE DUMPING WHEELBARROW OF SAND OUT THE MILL SAND DOOR, THE WHEELBARROW STARTED TO FALL OUT THE DOOR. INJURED GRABBED IT WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO TRY TO PREVENT IT FALLING ALL THE WAY OUT. WH EN HE DID, IT PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT RIB AREA.
79325D UP 1 END OF AUGER HOUSING AND DROPPED IT ON CONCRETE FLOOR TO KNOCK THE PACKED MICA LOOSE. PICKED IT UP TO DROP IT AGAIN,WEDDING RING GOT HUNG ON A WELDING BURR AND IT PULLED EMPL TO TH 50636OR WITH IT. THE RING CUT FINGER AND IT SPRAINED LEFT ELBOW SLIGHTLY. THE RING BECAME UNHUNG ON IMPACT.
WHILE OBSERVING MILLS BEING WASHED AND WATCHING PUMP LEVEL,WENT TO GO DOWN STEPS.FELT PINCH IN LOWER LEFT SIDE OF MY BACK WHEN TAKING THE FIRST STEP DOWN.
I WAS GREASING THE MILLS WHEN I SAT THE GREASE BUCKET DOWN AND RAISED UP; THAT'S WHEN MY BACK WENT OUT.
AS I WAS ADDING CHEMICALS TO THE SLURRY TANK, ISCOOPED THE SODA FLAKE OUT OF THE BARREL AND SODAFLAKE MUST HAVE FELL INTO THE TOP OF MY BOOT.
ON MY WAY TO DRYER, I STEPPED OFF THE STEP AND MY LEFT FOOT FLEW OUT FROM UNDER ME AND I LANDED ON MY RIGHT LEG, TWISTING MY KNEE. DISLOCATION OF THE RIGH PATELLA (KNEE CAP).
WHILE PUTTING BELT BACK ON PULLEY, LACING CAUGHT HIS THUMB AND PULLED IT UNDER THE BELT, MASHING HIS THUMB ONLY.
WHILE REMOVING SAFETY BLOCK FROM BETWEEN TAILGATE & DUMPBED I SLIPPED & LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN TAILGATE & BED OF TRUCK.
WHILE ON NEW DRYER ROOF PLATFORM,LIFTED A 125 LB GEARDRIVE MOTOR TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER EMPL TO 3RD RUNG OF 5 RUNG LADDER.OTHER EMPL WENT TO TOP AND PULLED WHILE I.NAME PUSHED FROM BELOW TO GET MOTOR TO PLATFORM.STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER.
WHILE SHOVELING UP SAND AT #4 MILL INTO WHEELBARROW TWISTED BACK.
ABOUT TO TIGHTEN HEAD OF SCREEN TURNED CREEN OFF AN SECURED IT REACHED UP TO TIGHTEN THE ADJUSTER BOLT BUT HADNT COMPLETELY STOPPED TURNING AND IT MASHED MY HAND AGAINST SCREEN FRAME.
WHILE REMOVING SPARE TIRE OFF TRUCK, I TWISTED MY BACK.
SUPERVISOR WAS THROWING BREAKERS TO SEE WHICH ONE TURNS ON ROUND STEAM HEAT I WAS WATCHING FROM DISTANCE TO SEE WHEN FAN STARTED URNING WHEN IT DID PIECE OF TRASH BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE FROM 4' A WAY. SCRATCH ON CORNEA TREATMENT WAS LIMITED TO WASHING OUT EYE & APPLYING EYE WASH OINTMENT & PATCH.
A BELT HAD STOPPED GOING TO BIN I RUSHED DOWN THE STEPS TO MAKE EQUIPMENT ADJUSTMENTS WHEN I HIT THE SECOND STEP I LOST MY FOTTING AND FELL AND TWISTED MY L ANKLE
WHILE OPERATING A BAGGING MACHINE, EMPLOYEE REACHED PAST GUARDS TO BAG CLAMP. WHERE VICTIMS FINGER WERE CAUGHT, RESULTING IN A MASHED MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
APPROX.100PM EMPLOYEE WAS BIT BY SOMETHING IN HIS BOOT MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR WAS PRESENT AT THE TIME NEXT MORNING WOUND HAD ENLARGED & AT THIS TIME SUSPICIONS OF INSECT BIT ESCALATED UPON ARR AL AT EMERGENCY ROOM BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER WAS S AID TO BE THE CAUSE
PUSHING WHEEL B5RROW LOADED WITH SAND
WHILE SHOVELING3SAND INTO AUGER ON BIG DRYER PULLED MUSCLE
USING WIRE BRUS2 TO CLEAN RUST FROM PIECE OF METAL A PIECE OF SCALE CAME OFF & GOT INTO EYE
WHILE CHECKING AMOUNT OF WATER IN MILL A PIECE OF RUST SCALE CAME OFF OF ROLL AND LANDED IN LEFT EYE SCRATCHED EYE
PLUMBING UNDER TANK THAT WAS RAILED TWO FEET OFF FLOOR. HAD TO LAY DOWN AND HARDHAT FELL OFF. FINISHED JOB, CAME OUT FROM UNDER TANK. WAS RAISING UP TO PUT HIS HARDHAT ON HIT HIS HEAD ON A TRE AD ON A SET OF STEPS BESIDE TANK
WHILE CUTTING OUT CENTRIFUGE, LEFT HAND AND WRIST WERE INJURED. WHILE PUSHING FORWARD ON PLOW HANDLE, FOOT SLIPPED AND HAD A BURNING SENSATION IN LEFT WRIST.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN BOLT WITH PIPEWRENCH ELBOW GOT IN WAY OF SIFTER.SHIFTER PUSHED ELBOW AN DJAMMED FINGER ON TO BOLT AN DTHREADS OF BOLT CUT FINGER RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER -CUT.
LEANING OVER THROUGH TRUCK TO PUSH ACCELERATOR WITH HAND WHEN RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL ON RIGHT KNEE.
ROLLING SAND IN WHEELBARROW AND WHEELBARROW TRIED TO TURN OVER AND PULLED LEFT SIDE OF BACK.
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