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NICHOLS PREP Metal/Non-Metal
NICHOLS PREP has $200 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 35
- Years on record
- 1983–2000
- Latest incident
- Jun 2000
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.NICHOLS PREP has $200 in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q4 | 2,600 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 4,125 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q2 | 3,319 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 7,830 | 2 | 1 | 255.4 |
Reportable incidents
35 on file2000 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE REAR DOOR. SHE WAS WEARING A HARNESS AND EXTENSION. AT THAT TIME SHE TRIED TO UNHOOK HERSELF BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO AND PANICKED. SHE CALLED FOR HELP, BUT INAME WA S UNABLE TO UNHOOK IT, SO SHE COULD NOT PROCEED TO NEXT CAR AND INSTEAD FELL BETWEEN CARS (DANGLING) UNTIL INAME WAS FINALLY ABLE TO DISCONNECT HER.
1999 · 1 incident
EE WAS CLEANING UP SPILLED OVERFLOW ROCK ON FLOOR OVER BIN #32 USING A HOE. THE FLOOR GAVE WAY UNDERNEATH HER & SHE FELL THRU. AS SHE WAS FALLING SHE GRABBED SAFETY PULL CORD ON BELT, HOE SLI D ACROSS FLOOR & SHE CAUGHT HERSELF FROM GOING THRU ALL THE WAY THRU THE BIN. SHE CAUGHT RIGHTHIP, & LEFT SIDE IN HOLE SPRAINED ANKLE, TOO AND CALLED FOR HELP
1998 · 1 incident
EE WAS WORKING ON FLOW METER FOR #2 SCRUBBER AT DRY MILL.SHE WAS GOING DOWN STAIRS TO CONTROL ROOM WHEN SHE TRIPPED & PITCHED FORWARD, FALLING DOWN STAIRS TO NEXT SECTION, BUSTING HER HEAD OPE N AND BRUISING FACE, ARM, LEG AND HAND.
1997 · 2 incidents
EE WAS PULLING TROUGHTING ROLLER FROM UNDER BELT. AS HE WAS LIFTING UP OLD ROLLER, FELT A CRACK IN LEFT SHOULDER & THEN PAIN. COULD NOT DO ANYMORE LIFTING, CAUSING A SPRAIN.
WHILE OPENING TRAIN CAR DOOR, EMPLOYEE FELT POP IN LOWER BACK. CAR DOOR WAS HARD TO OPEN. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO OPEN TRAIN CAR DOORS UNTIL HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND DOWN RIGHT LEG.
1996 · 1 incident
EE WAS WALKING ON TOP OF CSX RAILCAR WHEN HE CROSSED FROM ONE RAILCAR TO THE OTHER. EE STATED IT FELT LIKE WALKWAY SHIFTED. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL OFF RAILCAR ONTO THE GROUND. THE ROCK D ISTRIBUTOR INJURED HIS HEAD ( LARGE LACERATION) AND BROKE RIB AND COLLARBONE.
1995 · 1 incident
EE STATES THAT HE WAS REMOVING POINT SHIVE FROM BULLDOZER BOOM, HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BOOM AND SHIVE POINT.
1994 · 1 incident
WHILE MAKING ROUNDS THE EE NOTICED A WIRE HANGING FROM THE METER PANEL IN THE 8050 DRAGLINE MOTOR CONTROL CENTER. WHEN HE REACHED FOR THE WIRE, IT FLASHED, CAUSING BURNS 2ND DEGREE TO THE TIPS AND BACKS OF FIRST THREE FINGERS OF THE RIGHT HAND, 1ST DEGREE BURNS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF NECK, DEEP CORNEAL ABRASION TO THE LEFT EYE ALSO 2ND DEGREE BURNS FIRST TWO FINGERS OF LEFT HAND.
1993 · 1 incident
EE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS REMOVING SINK FROM WALL, THE SINK GAVE WAY SUDDENLY AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT ARM. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
1992 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS CHANGING OUT IMPELLER ON A MATRIX PUMP, HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN IMPELLER AND SHELF OF MACHINE, CUTTING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
WALKING BY TRIPPED ON RIDGE OF LOOSE BALLAST AND TWISTED R KNEE
1991 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS CHANGING CROSSARMS ON CONDITIONER HE SCRAPED THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE CROSSARMS CAUSING A LACERATION.
EE ALLEGES HE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A SLED COVERED WITH A HOOD AND WAS REACHING UNDER THEHOOD FOR THE PAD EYE WHEN HE BRUSHED HIS ARM AGAINST THE HOOD AND CUT HIS ARM.
1989 · 6 incidents
EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND WAS RESTING AGAINST DOOR JAMB AND THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR SHUT PINCHING ALL FOUR FINGERS OF HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CLEAN-UP ON DRY MILL PIT WHEN HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD & FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT RIB CAGE AGAINST RAIL
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE #2 FEEDER FROM THE EAST TO THE WEST WHEN THE LOCKING HANDLE FELL INTO THE GRATING STOPPING THE FEEDER. EMPLOYEES HAND SLIPPED OFF FEEDER CAUSING HIS WEIGHT TO COME DOWN ON LEFT ARM EXTENDED.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS CLOSING EAR DOORS WHEN HE FELT A SUDDEN SEVERE PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER & ELBOW
WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING FEEDER THE INJURED WAS STANDING ON FEEDER PLATFORM HOLDING UP OUTSIDE CHUTE LEVER SO FEEDER COULD BE MOVED BY CHUTE.HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CENTER CHUTE AND FEE DER AT HEAD LEVEL.HE JERKED HIS HEAD DOWN AND HEAD STRUCK CENTER CHUTE HANDLE BEHIND HIS RIGHT EAR.IN THE ACT OF GETTING FROM BETWEEN CHUTE AND FEEDER HE STRUCK HIS LEFT EAR AGAINST FEEDER ST
WHILE CHECKING IDLERS EMPLOYEE TRIED TO FREE UP AN IDLER WITH BUILD UP ON IT. THIS OCCURRED WITH BELT RUNNING. BELT CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND PULLED HAND INTO SYSTEM BETWEEN BELT AND IDLER.
1988 · 6 incidents
I NAME WAS REPAIRING A PIT PUMP SUCTION PIPE WINCH. IN THE PROCESS OF LOWERING THE SUCTION PIPE DOWN WITH A COME ALONG THE COME ALONG SUDDENLY RELEASED ALLOWING THE CHAIN AND SUCTION PIPE TO D ROP ABOUT 3 FT WHEN THE SUCTION PIPE CAME TO A STOP IT JARRED THE PIT PUMP FRAME CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS RIB CAGE AGAINST THE BRACE PIPE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LINE UP BOLT HOLES OF THE CELL UNIT HE GOT HIS LITTLE FINGER MASHED BETWEEN THE CRANE HOOK AND THE CELL UNIT SHAFT
EMPL STATES THAT HE WAS HAMMERING NEW SCREEN PANEL INTO PLACE & STRUCK LEFT LITTLE FINGER WITH HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PULL SPILLWAY BOARD WITH TOOL PROVIDED THE TOOL SLIPPED CAUSING FINGER TO PINCH BETWEEN TOOL HANDLE AND ANGLE IRON BRACE
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE SHE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS AT THE PRESSURE PUMP, SHE WAS CUTTING A PEAR IN HALF WITH A POCKET KNIFE, SHE STUMBLED THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HER RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT HE WAS CLEANING UP ON DRYMILL FLOOR AND SHOVELING ROCK INTO WHEELBARROW, WHILE MOVING THE WHEELBARROW OUTSIDE HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HANDLE AND HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ARM TRYING TO 5EEP THE WHEELBARROW FROM SPILLING OVER.
1987 · 2 incidents
DURING A VERY W3NDY DAY THE EE HAD PERFORMED SERVERAL TASKS SUCH AS WELDING, CUTTING, BURNING & USING A CHIPPING HAMMER. HE NOTICED AN IRRITATION TO HIS EYE THE FOLLOWING MORNING HE REPORTED TO THE NURSE W5S SENT TO THE PHYSICIAN WHO REMOVED AM EMBEDDED FOREIGN BODY FROM HIS EYE.
EE STATES THAT 2E WAS PULLING BOARDS FROM THE OLD SPILLWA SLIME WAS TO T HE TOP OF BOARDS HE H AD REMOVED THE TOP 3 BOARDS BUT THE 4TH BOARD WAS DEEP IN SLIME & HE JERKED ON BOARD CAUSING BA CK TO HURT. 3
1986 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEEWAS DIG1ING OUT AROUND LEAKING PVC PIPE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF LEAK IN DISCHARGE LINE OF DENVER DITCH DUMP NEAR PREP EFFLUENT POND.WHILE STANDING ON WET SOFT GROUND HIS RIGHT FOOT SANK ABOVE KNEE HIGH3BOOT ALLOWING MUD TO RUN INTO BOOT.SLAKED LIME WAS PRESENT IN GROUND AND SECOND DEGREE BURN OCCURRED TO RIGHT CALF OF LEG.
1985 · 4 incidents
THE EMPLOYEE USED A KNIFE TO CUT SOME 1/4 INCH NYLON ROPE HOLDING UP SOME GRATING. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND ENTERED HIS ARM REQUIRING SIX STITCHES TO CLOSE.
THE EMPLOYEE NUDGED SOME PVC PIPE WHICH WAS BEING DISMANTLED. IT BROKE AND A PIECE FELL THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD OF THE CRANE. A PIECE OF THE WINDSHIELD GLASS CUT THE EMPLOYEES ARM.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS FABRICATING A SHIV ON THE LATHE WHEN HE TURNED THE SWITCH ON WITH THE CHUCK KEY IN PLACE. THE KEY CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE CHUCK AND THE LATHE CAUSING LACERATION AND A COMP OUND FRACTURE OF HIS FINGER.
SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO POSITION AN ELEVEN FOOT SECTION OF ROLLED FLAT BAR ONTO A RAILROAD TIE TO BEGIN CUTTING IT INTO SECTIONS. THE SECTIONS OF VARYING LENGTH WERE TO THEN BE WELDED AS BACKUP ON SPACERS FOR THE RIDING RING ON THE CALCINE KILN. AS SHE SLID THE METAL INTO PLACE. IT DROPPED ON THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HER LEFT HAND.
1983 · 2 incidents
EMP WAS HELPING MECHANIC ADJUST THE TRACKS ON FIAT BULLDOZER USING AN AIR ACTIVATED GREASE PUMP THE METAL PIPE BETWEEN THE GREASE PUMP AND THE HOSE REEL HAD A PIN HOLE IN IT EMP WRAPPED A PA PAPER TOWEL AROUND THE PIPE AND HELD THE TOWEL IN PLACE WITH HIS HAND GREASE WAS FORCED INTO THE RT INDEX FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH FELLOW EMPLOYEE REMOVING METAL FROM METAL RACK AND LOADING IT ON BACK OF COMPANY TRUCK THE 4 FT X 10 FT SIXTEEN GAUGE SHEET OF METAL SLIPPED FROM EMPLOYEES HAND STRIK ING HER ON LEFT FOOT SHE RECEIVED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF GREAT LEFT TOE
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