MSHA record for Montague Mine (mine ID 4606887). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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CAUSE UNKNOWNN STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION EXACT REASON OF DEATH NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME STILL UDER INVESTIGATION LOADER HEAVILY DAMAGED BY FIRE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMVOING AIR FILTER FROM PAN (SCRAPER) AND AIR FILTER WAS DROPPED. IT SMASHED RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM DOZER AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED. PLATFORM WAS WET AND HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL FROM DOZER TO GROUND.
INJURED WAS CHECKING IN CAT D9 DOZER STEPPED OFF PUSHARM AND HURT HIS ANKLE.TOOK INJURED TO HOSPITAL FOR XRAY.NURSE SAID IT LOOKED LIKE HE HAD TWISTED IT.THE NEXT DAY A DOCTOR CHECKED X-RAY AN D FOUND A CHIP OFF HIS ANKLE.
EE WAS INSTALLING BOTTOM ROLLER ON TRACK FRAME. STRUCK ROLLER WITH HAMMER TO KNOCK IT IN PLACE. A CHIP OF STEEL FLEW OFF ROLLER AND HIT HIM IN LEG. EE WENT TO HOSPITAL FOR EXRAY, THEY FOUND SM ALL PIECE OF STEEL IN HIS LEG.
AIR STARTER WOULD NOT TURN ENGINE.IT WAS FROZEN WITH ICE MECH MELTED ICE WITH TORCH SHUT TORCH OFF,STOOD BACK 3 TO 4 FEET ANOTHER MECH PUSHED STARTER BUTTON WHEN OIL IN AIR SYSTEM HIT HOT STAR TER.IT BLEW A BURST(QUICK FLASH) OF FLAME OUT EXHAUST ON STARTER.PART OF FLASH HIT FLAME AND TURNED TOWARD INJURED.TOOK INJURED TO HOSPITAL DR SAID HE HAD 1ST DEGREE BURNS ON FACE.
OPERATOR GOT OUT OF BACK HOE TO CHECK HIS FUEL LEVEL HE DID NOT HAVE A FLASHLIGHT SO HE USED HIS LIGHTER FUMES FROM THE FUEL TANK IGNITED FLASHED CAUSING BURNS TO HIS FACE AND SHOULDER
LOADING ROCK TRUCK WHEN SOME ROCK FELL FORM HIGHWALL SM ROCK WENT THROUGH WINDOW OF LOADER HITTING EMP ON KNEE AND PC SCRAPE HE LEFT EYE
EMPL WAS TRING TO PRIME 3" WATER PUMP BY LIFTING THE DISCHARGE HOSE TO GET WATER TO RUN BACK INTO THE PUMP WHILE IT WAS RUNNING BECAUSE THE PUMP WAS NOT DISCHARGING PROPERLY THE WATER IN THE P UMP HAD BECOME VERY HOT THE DISCHARGE HOSE CAME OFF THE PUMP SPRAYING THE EMPL WITH HOT WATER
THE GOVERNOR ROD CAME OFF EMPLS PERSONALLY OWNED WELDER EMPL TRIED TO REATTACH THE ROD WITHOUT TURNING THE WELDER OFF HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE ROD AND WENT INTO THE WELDER FAN HE LACERATED SEV ERALK FINGERS THREE ON HIS L HAND
INJURY OCCURRED WHEN OPERATOR WAS LEAVING LOADER. HE STEPPED ONTO LOADER TIRE, LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL BETWEEN THE LOADER TIRE AND THE COUNTER WEIGHT.
THIS ROCK TRUCK3WAS TRAVELING FROM LOADING AREA TO DUMP STIE WHEN THE LOAD SHIFTED TO BACK OF TRUCK CAUSING IT TO RAISE UP BACKWARD AND THE DRIVER COULD NOT HOLD IT SO HE JUMPED OUT AND HE HU RT HIS LEG 3
INSTALLING TRRANSMISSION IN ROCK TRUCK AND LIFTING CHAIN BROKE ALLOWING TRANSMISSION TO SWING INTO I NAME
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