MSHA record for Little River (mine ID 0900456). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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WHILE REMOVING THE GUARD OVER A PULLEY ON AN ELEVATOR THE OPERATOR DROPPED THE GUARD ON HIS 3RD FINGER (RING FINGER) OF HIS LEFT HAND.
I,NAME WAS BEAT3NG ON A FEED PIPE TO DISLODGE WET MATERIAL. THE HAMMER HANDLE BROKE. THE HAMMER BOUNCED BACK AND KNOCKED HIS FACE SHIELD OFF HIS HARD HAT. THE RESULT WAS A BRUISE AND CUT ON HS FOREHEAD. 3
HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A HOT 480 VOLT WIRE. HE STUCK A SCREWDRIVER INTO THE BOX AND SHORTED ACROSS TWO HOT LEADS, CAUSING A TREMENDOUS ARC. THE SCREWDRIVER TOUCHED TWO HOT WIRES OR GROUND ED AGAINST THE BACK OF THE BOX CAUSING AN ENORMOUS ARC, BURNING EMPLOYEE.
I. NAME WAS STANDING ON A BUCVET WATCHING THE ELECTRICIAN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE A WIRE FROM A HOT BOX. THE ELECTRICIANS\S SCREWDRIVER SHORTED OUT TWO HOT WIRES, CAUSING AN ENORMOUS AR C, BURNING BOTH EMPLOYEES.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP A PIECE OF BANDING MATERIAL, HE ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON IT. IT SPREMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP A PIECE OF BANDING MATERIAL, HE ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON IT. IT SPR ANG UP, STRIKING HIS FINGER. IT CUT THE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND BELOW NUCKLE, REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.
HELPING PLACE FEED LINER IN STANDARD CONE CRUSHER. THE CABLE SLING HUNG AGAINST FEED BOX WHEN CRANE RAISED LINER CAUSING LINER TO JUMP FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
HE WAS PULLING A HOPPER COVER BACK INTO PLACE WHENTHE COVER CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF METAL HE LOST HIS GRIP ON THE COVER AND HIS LITTLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE COVER AND THE GROUND HE BROKE HIS LITTLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND
EMP WAS BACKING UP ON TOW MOTOR WHEN BRAKES FAILED HE THOUGHT HE WAS SHIFTING TO FORWARD BUT HE WAS IN R EVERSE AND CRASHED THRU A GUARD RAIL AND FELL ABOUT 3 FT TO THE GROUND AS HE WAS FAL FALLING HE ATTEMPTED TO GRAB THE RAIL CUTTING HIS HAND
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