Lewis Mine: 67 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was getting into his work truck, went to sit down and felt alot of pain in his back.

On 10/24/12 EE strained his rgt. side back and hip area while installing a water line. EE declined medical attention at that time. EE reports that on 11/28/12 he further aggravated the injury while performing the same task. He worked through the day. Worked 11/29/12 then sought medical treatment that evening in the emergency room and was placed out of work.

Employee was kneeling on the grip strut catwalk, on a glove, while installing a return idler guard on under side of conveyor.

Employee states his finger was pinched between a large wrench and the exposed threads of the wedge bolt. The large wrench was being struck with a sledgehammer to loosen the nut when his finger slipped into the pinch zone.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT BELT 001 WAS FROZEN TO TAIL PULLEY AND ROLLS AND THAT HE WAS PRYING BELT LOOSE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

WHILE EE WAS WALKING AND CARRYING SOME HOSE HE STEPPED ON SOME ROCKS/ STONES AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

GPF-CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN BOTH HANDS HAS PROGRESSED OVER THE PAST 5-6 YEARS. EMPLOYEE FIRST REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO HIS SUPERVISOR ON 10-01-97.A C-2 WAS FILED ON 10-06-97 (NO LOST TIME). E MPLOYEE WENT TO SEE A DOCTOR FOR EVALUATION AND WAS TOLD HE WOULD NEED TO HAVE SURGERY ON BOTH HANDS.

EE TRIED TO MOVE A GAYLORD BOX BY HAND & PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING UNDER CONVEYORS WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING CRUSHED ORE HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE STEPPING OFF OF LOADER EMPL SLIPPED STRIKING CHIN ON STEP.

THE TRACK SLIPPED OFF THE DRILL AND WAS ATTEMTPING TO REPLACE IT ABCK ON THE DRILL.TRACK WAS PINCHED SO I HIT IT WITH A SLEDGE AHAMMER TO LOOSEN IT.WHEN I HIT IT A PICE OF STEEL EMBEDDED ITSEL F INTO MY UPPER LEFT THIGH.

EMPL WAS WALKING DOWN THE WALKWAY ON #7 CONVEYOR WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL STRIKING HIS R LEG ON THE END OF THE CONVEYOR

LIFTING A STONE3TO UNPLUG THE CRUSHER HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EMP WAS CHOPPIN1 ICE OUT OF THE SCREEN HOPPER AND SLIPPED, AND HIT HIS HEAD ON PROTRUDING BOLT

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING ROCK FROM CRUSHER AND STRAINED HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS GR9ASING CONVEYOR, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE BANGED HIS SHIN.

TIGHTENING A NU7 ON A CRUSHER HURT HIS KNUCKLE.

WHILE GETTING I3TO TRUCK EMPLOYEE BRUISED LEFT ANKLE ON STEP

EMPLOYEE FELL I3TO A SNOW COVERED HOLE AT THE DRILL SITE SPRAINING THE LIGAMENT S IN RT KNEE ACCIDENT OCCURRED FOLLOWING AN EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOWFALL

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING P-IECE OF BELT FOR CONVEYOR HIS KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT INDEX FINGER CUT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES

EE PULLED A STONE OUT FROM UNDER A TRUCK TIRE. HE APPARENTLY HURT HIS HAND WHEN HE DID THIS. NO PAIN OR SWELLING UNTIL 1 1/2 DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A 1/4" PLATE FROM INSIDE A BACKHOE BUCKET. EMPLOYEE TOOK IMPROPER LIFTING STANCE AND PULLED A BACK MUSCLE

EMPLOYEE WASIN PROCESS OF UNJAMMING CRUSHER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TOSSED A SMALL PIECE OF ORE NEAR CRUSHER OPERATOR. OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO CATCH PIECE OF ORE CAUSING CUT TO FINGER. CUT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.

EE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE PIECE OF ORE IN CRUSHER USING A PRY BAR, BAR SLIPPED & STRUCK HIM IN THUMB. EE\S WERE NOTIFIED PRIOR TO INCIDENT NOT TO USE THIS METHOPD TO DISLODGE ORE IN CRUSHER.