KAYLOR MINE #3 & PLANT: 309 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

While loading bags of ANFO, employee strained back. He thought he was fine and did not report. Entire company was on vacation Thursday and Friday. He was scheduled for vacation on Monday and called us during the day (11/30/15) to tell us that his back was still very sore and he needed to seek treatment.

Caught finger in crusher door while closing it.

The employee exited the scale house to retrieve an extension cord. While retrieving it, her feet got entangled with a hose causing her to trip and fall causing and injury to her right foot, ankle & knee.

After blowing out a blast hole, the employee was struck on his hardhat by a piece of rock which fell from the roof. The employee fell to the ground as a result of the strike. He was helped to his feet by a coworker and reported the incident to the Mine Foreman.

Employee was attempting to loosen the eyelet on an excavator tool cylinder with a pipe wrench and felt a sharp pain in his neck and shoulder. The employee could not function as normal afterwards.

EE was attempting to loosen a hydraulic fitting on a Gradeall XL4200. When the fitting was loosened enough line pressure remained that the hydraulic fluid sprayed onto/into his eye. EE was wearing safety glasses which minimized the amount that entered his eye. First aid was performed at the face and Medical attention was sought.

A manual grease gun with a 15" hose failed while the employee was greasing the wheel loader. When the hose failed, grease shot into his left eye.

EE Roof Bolter, cut his left hand. EE was climbing onto the bolter, grabbed the railing, his hand slipped and rubbed across a bolt attached to the hand rail.

During his annual hearing test, employee's test results confirmed a shift in his hearing sensitivity in his left ear. The test results indicated a severe hearing loss at some mid and high level frequencies. The amount of shift required reporting to MSHA. Employee was notified of his test results and the requirement for him to wear hearing protection at work.

Approximately 5 tons of rock material fell onto the 2 main heading approximately 2400' in by of portal #10 blocking truck traffic through this heading. MSHA inspector investigated the accident on the morning of 7/13/10. There were no injuries as a result of this incident.

A roof fall occurred behind a brattice curtian in 2 room off of 26 south. The fall knocked down the brattice curtain and a power cable that powered a booster fan. The fall is approximately 30 feet wide x 80 feet long x 30 inches thick. The fall did not affect our main haul route or the primary and secondary escape routes.

EMPLOYEE REACHED OUT OF STOCK TRUCK TO UNLOCK TAILGATE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. THE EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 3/10/06. ON 3/10/06 THE EMPLOYEE WAS ABSENT FROM WORK AND WAS PAID FOR TIME AWAY FROM WORK.

The employee stepped on a sharp piece of metal and cut his foot. He was taken for medical treatment due to a diabetic condition. He immediately returned to work. During a routine exam in early April, the employee was informed of an infection in his foot. The employee filed a comp claim and payments started on 4/13/06. The employee remains off of work.

EE TRAVELED INTO UNSCALED AREA & WAS STANDING AT FACE. HE PULLED LOOSE ROCK FROM FACE BY HAND. ROCK WEIGHED 112 LBS. ROCK HIT EE ON 1) HEAD: HIT HELMET & R. SIDE OF HIS HEAD WAS SCRAPED, BUT NO STITCHES REQUIRED, 2) L. MIDDLE FINGER: CUT & NAIL TORN OFF. SURGICAL REPAIR & PT REQUIRED (NOT AMPUTATION), 3) R. FOOT: FRACTURED. EE IGNORED TRAINING TO STAY OUT OF UNSCALED AREAS.

moving hoist cyl into place to install pin. caught finger between cyl eye and frame of bed.

SOUNDING ROOF AFTER SCALING WAS PERFORMED. CONTACTED LOOSE ROCK WITH BAR. PIECE OF ROCK WEIGHING ABOUT 3 1/2 LBS SLID DOWN BAR AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT WRIST CAUSING LACERATION THAT REQUIR ED 4 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE SUFFERED HERNIATED DISC IN LOWER BACK. PINCHING NERVE TO RIGHT HIP AND RIGHT LEG. HE HAD CHANGED ONE SPRING U-BOLT ON MACK TRUCK AND ONE TIRE. HE IS NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE BACK INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING INTO HIS TRUCK VIA STEP ON FUEL TANK AND GRAB HANDLE ON CAB. HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE STEP AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING A LOWER BACK SPRAIN.

FACE AREA WAS FULLY SCALED BEFORE BEING DRILLED AFTER FACE WAS DRILLED BLASTER MOVED TRUCK INTO FACE AREA TO LOAD HOLES AFTER LOADING PART OF THE SHOT HE STOPPED TO RELOAD ANFO POT SLAB OF SC ALE 30INX14INX11/2IN FELL ON HIS HEAD & BACK SCALE FELL ABOUT 191/2IN BEFORE HITTING VICTIM

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON PIPE AND BRUISE THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT. FOUR DAYS LATER HIS FOOT TURNED BLACK WITH A RED STREAK GOING UP HIS RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING INSULATION WITH A UTILITY KNIFE USING A SQUARE FOR A STRAIGHT EDGE. KNIFE BLADE UP OVER SQUARE CUTTING 3RD FINGER ON LEFT HAND. REQUIRED 4 SUTURES.

DOOR WEDGED ON LOADING BIN-HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OD EMPLOYEE'S HAND-HANDLE SPRUNG BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE.EDGE OF DLOOR WAS SPLIT AND HAS BDEEN REPAIRED.

THE VICTIM WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER WITH A UTILITY KNIFE, USING A METAL SQUARE AS A GUIDE. THE KNIFE RODE UP THE EDGE OF THE SQUARE AND CUT HIS INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND. REQUIRED THREE STITCHES.

PUTTING ROCK IN A HOLE THAT WAS UNDER CHEV. WATER TRUCK. MAN CAUGHT INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN TRUCK BED AND ROCK BREAKING AND CUTTING FINGER.