Inland Quarries LLC: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

Miner was doing ground contol & roof scaling in the area of pillar 2P103 on the R&S section of the working face, when some loose rock fell near him causing him to step forward suddenly to avoid being struck. He lost his balance and fell forward off a muckpile, causing him to flip head over a couple of times, striking his head and causing a small bump and cut.

EE WAS EXAMINING A ROOM WITH FELLOW SCALER. WHILE LOOKING OVERHEAD AT ROOF CONDITIONS, HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE IN THE FLOOR. HE STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG ON A ROCK PROTRUDING UP FROM THE FLOOR OF ROOM. HE SUFFERED A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 22 STITCHES. RELEASED BACK TO WORK WITH RESTRICTIONS.

EE WAS DRIVING A CLINE A22-R HAULAGE TRUCK TOWARDS THE WORKING FACE SECTION OF MINE ON A NEWLY ESTABLISHED SECTION OF HAUL ROAD WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE TRUCK DROVE ACROSS A LOW SPOT, JOLTING HIM IN HIS SEAT. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEATBELT. NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO TRUCK. HE STATED HIS BACK HURT. HE ALSO STATED SPEED MIGHT BE A FACTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF VEHICLE UNDERGROUND AND STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF LOADER AND MISSED STEP, FALLING TO GROUND FLAT ON HIS BACK.

DRIVER WAS GETTING READY TO DUMP LOAD OF ROCK. TRUCK ENGINE WENT DEAD AND TRUCK LOST POWER. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO STEER. TRUCK ROLLED DOWN HILL AND STRUCK POWER POLE.

LOST CONTROL OF HAUL TRUCK AND HIT PILLAR.

FELL OFF OF SCALING TRUCK INJURY LEFT KNEE AND HEEL.

STEPPING DOWN FROM HAUL TRK FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT FOOT

EE WAS WORKING WITH AIR HAMMER. HE REMOVED HIS GLOVE TO GET A BETTER GRIP AND OVER A PERIOD OF TIME FROZE HIS HAND.

EE STATES THAT METAL SHAVINGS OR ROCK DUST GOT INTO HIS EAR WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON CRUSHER (WELDING).

WHILE PULLING CHAINS EMPLOYEE STRAINED NECK, SHOULDER, ARM.

SURGERY ON 10/4/00 ON ELBOW THAT WAS INJURED EARLIER AND STARTED CAUSING COMPLICATIONS USING ELBOW FOR ELBOW.

WHILE CHANGING SCREENS ON PLANT KNIFE SLIPPED ON SCREEN DECK AND INJURED LEFT SHOULDER.

TRUCK BROKE IN HALF TO AGE AND STRESS OF METAL.

WORKING ON DRILL HAMMER TRYING TO REMOVE BOLT A PIEE OF METAL FLEW OFF & WENT INTO RIGHT EYE Y

AFTER WORKING ON CRUSHER FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

HIT ROCK ON HAUL ROAD CAUSING EE TO HIT HEAD ON CAB OF TRUCK.

WHILE SCALING SMALL ROCK FELL AND HIT EE IN NOSE.

AS EE CLIMBED OFF OUR MOTOR GRADER AT OUR UG SHOP, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. EE DID CLIMB DOWN FACING THE GRADER & HE WAS USING THE 3 POINT CONTACT METHOD TO EXIT THE GRADER

EE WAS LOADING EXPLOSIVES AT THE MINE FACE WHEN 2 SMALL ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIS SHOULDER THE ROOM HAD BEEN SEALED BEFORE THE POWDER MAN ENTERED THE ROOM

EMPLOYEE WAS ABOUT TO LOOSEN THE OIL INSPECTION CAP ON A COMPRESSOR WHEN HIS PIP WRENCH SLIPPED. THIS CAUSED HIM TO LURCH FORWARD ADN IN DOING SO HE STAINED HIS BACK.

SOMETIME DURING THE DAY, WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ROCK DRILLING, A ROCK CHIP GOT INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE. HE WASS UNAWARE OF THIS AT THE TIME, BUT AS THE DAY WENT ON HIS EYE BECAME IRRITATED. THE ROCK WAS REMOVED BY FLUSHING OUT WITH WATER AT THE END OF THE SHIFT. EMPLOYEE WENT TO CLINIC FOR EYE EXAM THAT NIGHT.

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP AND THREW A ROCK OF APPROX. 20 LBS WHICH BLOCKED THE TRAVELWAY OF HIS DRILL. WHEN HE THREW THE ROCK, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM AN ELEVATED AREA TO GROUND LEVEL AND AS HE DID SO, HE STEPPED ON A 2 SMALL ROCK WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL. WHEN HE FELL, HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EMP STEPPED DOWN FROM CAB OF SERVICE TRUCK. THOUGHT HE WAS STEPPING ON FLAT GROUND BUT INSTEAD STEPPED IN A HOLE. FELL BACKWARDS AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

EMP HAD BEEN PREPPING A TRUCK BED FOR PAINTING. WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION BUT AFTER THE WORK WAS DONE HE REMOVED HIS GLASSES AND WIPED HIS FACE WITH A RAG. A SPEC OF RUST MUST HAVE BEEN BRUSH ED FROM HIS FOREHEAD TO HIS EYE.

EE RAN OVER 2 ROCK ON THE HAUL ROAD. THE ROCK CAUSED THE TRUCK TO BOUNCE AND THE EE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TOP, INSIDE OF THE CAB. EE WAS WEARING 2 SEAT BELT.

A CRANE WAS BEING USED TO INSTALL A BUCKET CHAININ AN ELEVATOR. AS THE CHAIN WAS LOWERED OVER THE DRIVE SPROCKET, THE EE'S FINGER SOME HOW BECAME CAUGHT.

EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING IN FOR THE POWERDER MAN. HE WAS LOADING ROOF HOLES IWTH ANFO WHEN THE POWEDER MONKEY RAN EMPTY BLOWING AIR THROUGH TEH ANFO HOSE. EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE NOSE AS HE H OSE BLEW OUT OF HIS HAND AND WAS SPRAYED IN THE EYES BY ANFO DUST.

AS EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE ENGINE SIDE OF A HAUL TRUCK, HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE STEP. HE GRABBED THE HAND RAIL TO AVOID A FALL AND AT THAT MOMENT, FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULD ER.

UNKNOWN-MILLING PLANTS ALWAYS HAVE AIRBORNE DUST PLANTMAN MAY HAVE HAD DUST ON HIS HAND OR GLOVE WHEN HE RUBBED HIS EYE.

54736YEE WAS DRIVING CLINE HAUL TRUCK TOWARDS FACE OF MINE. EMPLOYEE HIT POT HOLE IN ROAD. EMPLOYEE HAD BOTH HANDS ON STEERING WHEEL AND FELT HER RIGHT WRIST POP WHEN SHE HIT THE POT HOLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING ROOF OF MINE FROM TOP OF MUCK PILE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY ROCK THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM BETWEEN MUCK PILE & ROOF FOR EMPLOYEE TO STAND UP STRAIGHT WHICH HAMPERED HIS ATEMP TO MOVE CLEAR OF THE ROCK INJURYS IS FOLLOWS SCRATCHS TO LEFT SHOULDER & ARM SMALL CUT AT BRIDGE OF NOSE SORENESS IN LEFT KNEE

WHILE CUTTING A WIRE BRAID OIL LINE WITH A AIR POWERED HAND HELD DIE GRINDER EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK INT EH LEFT EYE BY AN UNKNOWN OBJECT. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. EMPLOYEE'S EYE WAS RED AND SHORE. AFTER A TRIP TO THE LCINIC WHERE EYE WAS WASHED AND COVERED WITH A PATCH, EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK.

EMPL INSTALLING PULLEY ON 50 HP ELECTRIC MOTOR.THE MOTOR HAD BEEN RAISED ON ONE END BY STEEL BAR WHICH WAS AGAINST FOOT OF MOTOR.THE FOOT BROKE OFF,BAR SLIPPED LUT AND THE MOTOR DROPPED DOWN S MASHING EMPL FINGER BETWEEN MOTOR PULLEY &I-BEAM

ON 8/20/91 EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE WHILE WALKING ACROSS QUARRY LOT. EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO OUR HEALTH CLINIC, GIVEN X=RAYS, A KNEE BRACE AND SENT BACK TO WORK WITH NO RESTRICTIONS. ON 8 /22/91 FELT MORE PAIN IN LENSE. HE WAS SENT BACK TO THE CLINIC WHERE HE'S NOW UNDERGOING PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR A KNEE STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS SCALIG SMALL SLAB OFF FACE OF A PILLAR WITH A 7' PRY BAR.A 21"X12'X5" SECTION OFF THE SLAB BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE.

EMPLOYEE FAILED TO LOWER BED OF HAUL TRUCK BEFORE GOING INTO MINE. BED OF TRUCK STRUCK MINE FACE AT ENTRACE WAY. HORN BLASTS WERE SOUNDED BY ANOTHER HAUL TRUCK AND THE STOCK PILE LOADER AS A WARNING, BUT THE INJURED DRIVER FAILED TO HEAR THEM.

UNKNOWN INDV ILLEGALLY ENTERED MINE OVER WEEKEND AND SET FIRE TO RUBBISH IN ABANDONED AREA OF MINE.NO MINE PERSONNEL WERE ON SITE AND NO EQUIP WAS INVOLVED IN THE FIRE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING SOME TUBING WHEN KNIFE PULLED THROUGH TUBING IT CUT THE LEFT FOREARM OF EMPLOYEE REQURING IT TO BE SUTURED AND EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE.

LIFTING BULL HOSE ON HOOK FELT TWING IN BACK HAD NUMBNESS TO R LEG OF EMP

LINING UP 6" STEEL PIPE FOR WELDING,EMPL GOT METAL SPLINTER IN RIGHT THUMB.WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE SPLINTER AND THUMB BECAME INFECTED.

WHILE EE WAS WORKING ON LIGHT ON DRILLING RIG, EE TURNED SIDE WAYS TO PUT LIGHT BACK IN SOCKET SLIPPED OFF OF THE TRACK OF DRILL AND FELL TO GROUND.

EMPL OPERATING HANDJACK WHEN JACKING BEAM,BOLT BROKE CAUSING EMPL TO FALL BACKWARDS.EMPL HEAD STRUCK FORKLIFT PARKED BEHIND EMPL.

WHILE ROOF BOLT HE REACHED UP TO ADJUST ROOF BOLT HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON BOLT TWISTING HIS WRIST.

WHILE HAULING ROCK OUT OF MINE,EMPLOYEE FAILED TO NEGOTIATE TURN CAUSING TRUCK TO STRIKE PILLAR RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO DRIVERS SIDE OF TRUCK AND INJURY TO EMPLOYEE.

EMPL ENTERING MINE ENTRANCE,HIS TRUCK BED WASNT DOWN.BED HIT TOP OF ENTRANCE CAUSING SUDDEN STOP.EMPL HIT HEAD AGAINST WINDSHIELD CUTTING HEAD.

WHILE I,NAME WAS PULLING DOWN LOOSE ROCK FROM CEILING A SMALL SLAB OF ROCK HIT HIS SCALING BAR CAUSING SUDDEN PRESURE ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER, ARM, & NECK.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A TRUCK UNDER THE PLANT BINS, A PIECE OF ROCK WENT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON MINE HAUL TRUCK, HE SLIPPED OFF TRUCK LANDING ON FLOOR. FLOOR WAS GREASY AND HE FELL ON LEFT ELBOW, AND SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING A LOOSE ROCK FROM MINE CEILING WITH A CROWBAR. ROCK FELL DOWN AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING A WHEEL HUB ON THE FRONT AXLE OF A CLINE HAUL TRUCK. THE HUB SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE CAUGHT THE BACK OF HIS HAND ON THE COARSE THREADS OF THE AXLE HOUSING.

A WRENCH THE EM1LOYEE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF THE NUT AND HIS HAND CAUGHT EDGE OF A SHARP PIECE OF METAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING DOWN FROM THE JOY DRILL THAT HE OPERATES. HE WAS STEPPING DOWN BACKWARDS, ONLY ONE STEP, AND HIS LEFT ANKLE TURNED AS HE TOUCHED DOWN.

EMPLOYEE WAS REBUILDING POST ON BATTERY WITH SOLDER. HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES AND A SMALL PIECE OF SOLDER STRUCK HIM IN HIS LEFT EYE.

TRYING TO GET A VCR-150 ROCK DRILL TO ROTATE AFTER REPAIRING. EMPLOYEE WAS INSERTING STRIKING BAR WITH HIS HAND WHILE DRILL WAS UNDER PRESSURE STRIKING BAR KICKED BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A CRUSHER CHUTE AND WAS USING A CHAIN FALLS TO HOIST ONE ENDOF CHUTE WITH JUST A CHAIN WRAPPED AROUND THE END, AND THE CHUTE SLIPPED FROM THE CHAIN BRUISING HIS SIDE.

THE FEMALE THREADS ON THE FILLER CAP ON THE HYDRAULIC TANK ON A 996C RUBBER TIRED CAT LOADER WERE WORN. THIS ALLOWED THE CAP TO BLOW OFF BEFORE THE PRESSURE WAS REDUCED AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS REM OVING THIS CAP TO ADD ADDITIONAL FLUID.