Kaskaskia Mine: 98 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was stepping down from loading dock onto boat. When he stepped down his right foot landed on a pipe laying on the deck of the boat, the pipe rolled twisting his foot.

Employee was cutting vertical pipes off of gate at mine enterance to install winter curtains. When employee went to move to the next cut he inadvertantly placed his hand on the area he had just cut causing burns to his right palm and fingers.

Employee was using a cutting torch to cut phase arm bracket bolts. The employee had to lay on his side to access the bolts. While cutting, a piece of slag fell into the employee's right ear. The employee reported the incident on 11/22 but did not seek medical treatment until 11/27.

Bin chute had plugged with primary crusher discharge (minus 5" limestone). While men at top of bin were rempoving rock, personnel were at bin discharge removing rock. A rock fell from top of bin and landed on left hand of person while hand was positioned on angle iron hand rail. Reporting delayed waiting on medical determination of condition.

A large roof fall occured in DD @ 11 intersection, luckily the scaler or any other personnel were not in the area at the time. The operator had intentions of scaling a large rock when the machine broke down on the 27th.

Employee was striking a steel wedge with a 4lb. hammer and the employee missed the steel wedge and hit his left thumb which was holding the wedge in position.

Operator was attempting to remove a piece of broken drill steel from the striker coupling by impacting the striker with a 2lb. steel hammer. A sliver of the striker broke off and struck the eployee in the left arm bicep, imbedding in the arm.

EMPLOYEE & A CO-WORKER WERE CHANGING OUT CRUSHER SHOES. WHILE REMOVING AN OLD SHOE THE EMPLOYEE MASHED HIS FINGER.

EE WAS KNEELING D0WN AND GREASING A TAIL PULLEY BEARING ON THE PEP LIME PLANT. WHEN HE RAISED UP HE HIT HIS LT. SHOULDER ON A PIECE OF STEEL.

EE WAS REPAIRING THE CANNON DRILL, HE BENT DOWN TO PICK SOMETHING UP, AND WHEN HE RAISED UP, HIT HIS HEAD ON BOOM OF DRILL. *NOTE* THIS DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE TIL 10-3-01.

ELECTRIC POWER FAILURE CAUSED LIGHTS TO GO OUT AT CRUSHER CONTROL CENTER. CRUSHER OPERATOR WAS RESETTING BREAKER FOR ELECTRICAL POWER AND STEPPED OFF OF CATWALK AND SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.

BLASTER PARKED PICKUP AT T@-1 TO TAKE WATER TRUCK TO WATER ROADS IN MINE. AS HE WAS MAKING HIS ROUND HE SAW AN ORANGE GLOW WHERE HE PARKED THE PICKUP TRUCK. HE DROVE TO THE TRUCK AND IT WAS ON FIRE. HE USED THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM THE WATER TRUCK BUT COULD NOT EXTINGUISH THE FIRE.

THE EE WAS USING A T WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A NUT ON A SCREEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF STRIKING THE EE CUTTING HIS EYEBROW. THE CUT REQUIRED 5 STITCHESTO CLOSE THE WOUND

EMPLOYEE BELIEVES HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER, WHEN CLIMBING THE LADDER OF HIS HAUL TRUCK.

EE WAS FOUND SITTING IN HIS HAUL TRUCK AT THE CRUSHER DUMP PIT. HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED. 911 WAS CALLED. AFTER HE WAS STABLIZED, I FOUND WHERE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED, AT Q & 2 INTERSE CTION, WHERE A POOL OF BLOOD & HIS EYE GLASSES WERE FOUND. HE MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN SICK, RELEASED HIS SEAT BELT, LEANED OUT THE DOOR TO THROW UP & FELL OUT. WE WILL NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED UNTIL

STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK ON UNLEVEL FLOOR AND TWISTED KNEE.

DOING MAINTENANCE ON CRUSHER ROTOR, CRUSHER ROTOR TURNED CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN ROTOR HAMMER & CRUSHER WALL.

BELT TRIPOUT THEBELTWAS FULL OF ROCK& HOPPER WAS FULL STARTED SHOVELING ROCK OFF BELT & HOPPER WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPENED LOST FOOTING TWISTED LOWER BACK TORE MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK

STEPPED OFF SIDE OF CRUSHER FRAME FOOT SLIPPED & SHAFT GUARD HANGER CAUGHT ABDOMEN

GREASING BELTS INJURED LEFT LEG STEPING FROM TAIL WHEEL OFF 1 1/2 INCH BELT.

PULLED SHOULDER GOING DOWN LADDER ON HAUL TRUCK.

INJURED COULD NO LONGER WORK DUE TO BILATERAL ROTATOR CUFF TEAR.THIS IS A RE-OCCURANCE FROM ACCIDENT DATES 01-31-91. DATE LAST WORKED 02-14-92.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK A ROCK HUNG IN FEEDER. WHEN STRIKING ROCK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER A ROCK CHIP GLANCED RIGHT EYE CAUSING A SLIGHT BLUR IN VISION EE HAD GLASSES WITH HIM BUT WAS NOT WEARIN G THEM. DR FLUSHED EYE AND VISION RESTORED 100%

INJURED WAS CHARGING A FACE ROUND. WHEN BENDING OVER, HE FELT SOMETHING GIVE OUT IN HIS BACK. SPRAINED BACK.

EE ENTERED THE GENERATOR TRAILER AND SLIPPED INSIDE THE TRAILER HITING HIS KNEE ON GENERATOR FRAME. EMPLOYEE WAS NOTED HAVING SLIMEY MUD ON SHOES. HIS KNEE WAS X-RAYED AND NOTHING SHOWED UPON IT.

EE WAS OPERATING LOADER AT CRUSHED STONE STOCKPILE LOADING CO. LEASED TRUCKS FOR BARGE LOADING. FROZEN MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE FROM STOCKPILE AND LANDED ON FRONT HALF OF LOADER. PUSHING WINDSHIEL D ONTO THE OPERATOR.

HE WAS WELDING ON A METAL PLATE. WHILE POSITIONING THE PIECE, HIS FINGERS WERE BURNED BY THE ARC. LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURNS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL WITH CUTTING TORCH AND PIECE OF METAL STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT EYE. BURNED THE EYE.

HYDRAULIC HOSE SNAPPED LOOSE AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD.

HELPING CHANGE SCREEN CLOTHS IN SHAKER SCREEN HIS HEAD STRUCK IRON CHUTE DID NOT HAVE HAT ON

EMPLOYEE WAS HEATING A BOLT WITH A CUTTING TORCH INJURED STARTED TO LOOSEN THE BOLT WITH A WRENCH WHEN HIS LEFT INDEX MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS CONTACTED THE FLAME FROM THE CUTTING TORCH

DRILLER CLIMBED UP ON THE LOADER TO TALK TO THE OPERATOR. AS HE STARTED TO GET OFF THE LOADER, THE OPERATOR TURNED THE LOADER STARTING TO BACK IT UP. AS HE TURNED THE LOADER, A PIPE ON THE LO ADER HIT HIS LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A MOTOR WHILE DOING SOME WORK ON IT AND STRAINED CHEST.