MSHA record for Galite #1 (mine ID 0900022). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING ON SWITCH TO START CRUSHER MOTOR. STARTER EXPLODED BURNING HIS HAND & ARMS. FIRST, SECOND & THIRD DEGREE BURNS.
EMPLOYEE BEGAN DESCENDING LADDER AS HE DID THE LADDER FEET KICKED OUT AND HE FELL BACKWARD ABOUT 5 FT. HIS BACK STRIKING AGAINST STEEL HANDRAIL
EMPL WAS OPENING STEEL DOORS ON #1 KILN USING WINCH HOIST. HE LOST HIS GRIP ON WINCH HANDLE & IIT RECOILED STRIKING LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT WITH A BOX KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THIGH.
EMPL DISMOUNTIN1 FRONT END LOADER.STEPPED DOWN ONTO GROUND WHICH HE THOUGHT WAS FIRM AND WOULD SUPPORT HIS WEIGHT.IT WOULDNT SUPPORT HIM AND HIS LEG MIRED INTO HOT CLINKER.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO DISLODGE CLOGGED AGGREGATE FROM CONVEYOR BELT TAIL PULLEY. HIS RIGHT HAND BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN MOVING BELT AND PULLEY. HE SUSTAINED MULTIPLE INJUREIES TO RIGHT HAND AND ARM AND FAC9.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING ACROSS DUST DISCHARGE STTLEMENT AREA ON GROUND THAT HE THOUGHT WAS DRY AND FIRM. GROUND WOULD NOT SUPPORT HIS WEIGHT AND HE MIRED TO HIS KNEES IN HOT MUD AND DUST, CAUSING CONTACT BURNS 7O BOTH LEGS AND FEET.
EMPL PUNCHING C2AL IN COAL RECEIVING HOPPER USING SECTION OF PIPE.EMPL SLIPPED AND FELL 6' INTO HOPPER STRIKING HEAD AGAINST SIDE OF HOPPER.SUFFERED MILD CONCUSSION.
EE WAS DESCENDI3G STAIRCASE AT THE RAW CRUSHER HOUSE HIS FOOT SLIPPED IN THE MUD AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STEPOS HE FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON H IS BUTTOCKS.
EMP WAS LIFIING3A THRUST ROLLER BOLT WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BACK PLATE FROM JAW CRUSHER AS PLATE WAS BEING LIFTED BY A CRANE THE CRANE CABLE BROKE EMPLOYEE JUMPED TO AVOID THE CABLE AND FELL DOWN INTO JAW CRUSHER
EMPLOYEE SUFFERED HERNIA WHILE PULLING ON A PRY BAR ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE LARGE ROCK HUNG IN RAW CRUSHER FEEDER
MOVING CONVEYOR HEAD PULLY WITH CHAIN AND FRONT END LOADER, CHAIN SLIPPED OFF OF HEAD PULLY, HEAD PULLY STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN FRONT OF LOWER RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A STEEL BAR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.A CHIP OF STEEL WAS KNOCKED OFF THE BAR STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN HIS LEFT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON HEAD AND SHOULDER BY WOODEN PALLET.PALLET WAS THROWN OUT AN OVERHEAD WINDOW BY A FELLOW EMPLOYEE HE DID NOT SEE THE EMPLOYEE ON THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS BEING HOISTED IN WORK BASKET OF CHERRY PICKER\CRANE TO WORK ON SMOKE STACK.BASKET FELL APPROXIMATELY 5\.STOPPING BEFORE REACHING THE GROUND.
STRAINING TO PUSH LOADED WHEELBARROW UP RAMP,EMPL FELT SOMETHING IN HIS LEG-PULLED MUSCLE.
PRYING ON KILN DOORS WITH IRON BAR.BAR SLIPPED AND EMPL FELL TO GROUND LANDING ON HIS BACK.
CLOSING COOLER GRATE DOORS ON #1 ROTARY KILN.IMPROPER BODY POSITION PLACING HIMSELF IN STRAIN.TWISTING MOTION PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.