Skippers: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

EE went to throw the rail switch when EE felt a pop in right arm. Did not seek medical treatment until 4/8/2023

Died of natural causes.

EE was filling a blast pot when EE's finger became pinched between lid and pot when someone put the lid back on. EE went to the emergency room, no stitches and not broken. Took off the day after but went back to work 12/3/21.

A repair supervisor was injured after obtaining the location of a hydraulic hose on a haul truck. The location was needed to facilitate the repair of a similar truck. After obtaining the information, the employee stumbled and fell while returning to the step ladder. The fall resulted in a fractured collar bone.

Employee was removing a pipe from a locomotive when it moved unexpectedly and struck another employee's left hand.

Employee was working on pouring a concrete pad for C-1 below primary crusher. While floating and finishing the pad, employee was standing in the concrete when his feet got wet.

Employee operating man basket lift in close to chute being dismantled. Man lift became hung on metal angle iron. Employee had his head between the control station and chute when it dislodged catching employee's head.

Employee was unloading tool from tool box when he heard a pop and felt pain in his lower back.

Laceration to upper lip and cheek after hitting face against the front of the skid steer structure at the hydraulic ports.

The employees lower back was strained while repairing a Euclid R-65 hauler using a 3/4 inch drive ratchet with a four foot handle. The employee went to the doctor on 3/21/04.

EE WAS REPLACING THE BACK, RIGHT FEEDER BOLT ON THE SYNTRON FEEDER. A COME-ALONG WAS BEING USED: ONE HOOK ATTACHED TO A CLEVIS ON THE FEEDER, THE OTHER HOOK ATTACHED TO THE FEEDER ROOF HANGER BOLT. EE WAS HAND-TIGHTENING THE FEEDER BOLT WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS LIFTING WITH THE COME-ALONG. THE FEEDER ROOF HANGER BOLT BROKE CAUSING THE SPRING CLUSTER TO FALL. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT IN IT.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE DISTRIBUTOR PLATE FROM THE HEAD OF A 1560 OMNICONE CRUSHER WHEN HIS RT FOOT SLIPPED DOWN INTO THE CAVITY CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN LIGAMENTS IN HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A FILTER HOUSING FROM THE DRILL, AS EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ONE OF THE LAST BOLTS FROM THE HOUSING IT PIVOTED ON THE REMAINING BOLT CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BECOME WEDGED BETWEEN THE HOUSING AND THE COMPRESSOR TANK. THE BOTTOM PART OF THE HOUSING HAD BEEN REMOVED EXPOSING A SHARP EDGE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A BUCKET OF GREASE, CUTTINGTHE PLASTIC LID ON TOP; HE WAS EXERTING PRESSUREWITH BOTH HANDS WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED, CAUSING THE BLADE TO FLIP OVER, CAUSING LACERATION.

WHILE MOVING PARTS WASHER WITH TWO WHEEL DOLLY, EE LOST BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS INTO GREASE DRUM. STEEL FUNNEL FELL OFF TOP OF GREASE DRUM, CUTTING UPPER LIP. TWO STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

WHILE REPLACING STEERING VALVE IN DOZER, AN EE LOOSENED CLAMPLS HOLDING VALVE. INJURED EE WAS UNDER MACHINE LINING UP VALVE WITH LINKAGE. WHEN CLAMPS WERE LOOSENED, THE VALVLE DROPPED A FEW IN CHES CATCHING INJURED EE'S FINGERS BETWEEN VALVLE AND FRAME.

WELDING ON LOADER BUCKET. FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYES.

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS YARD FROM PLANT TO TIME CLOCK AND HIS LEFT EYE STARTED BURNING.

EMPLOYEE HAD A PERIODIC SCREENING CHEST X-RAY READ BY 2 B READERS USING THE ILO PROCEDURES. THE X-RAY WAS CHRACTERIZED AS CONSISTENT WITH PNEUMOCONIOSIS WIT READINGS OF 1/1 AND 1/2. DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED SOLEY BY READING CHEST X-RAY FILMS. THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED TO SATISFY MSHA PROGRAM POLICY LETTER P92-III-2

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT HAND REQUIRING 5 STITCHES

EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING THE PIT PUMP FROM THE SUMPTAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL BEFORE SHOOTING SHOT. EMPLOYEES PARKED PUMP ON SLIGHT INCLINE, FAILUE TO SECURE PUMP BEFORE UNHOOKING IT FROM THE DO ZER. PUMP ROLLED, CAUGHT EE BETWEEN PUMP & DOZER

WHILELIFTING THE LOADER ENGINE OUT OF THE LOADER WITH HOIST A CHAIN SLIPPED THE CHAIN THEN STRUCK THE EMPLOYEES HARD HAT & THEHAT SLIPPED OFF STRIKING HIS CHEEK BONE

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A LOADER BUCKET. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING PROPER SAFETY EQUIPMENT. AFTER COMPLETING A WELD THE EMPLOYEE CHIPPED AWAY THE SLAG. A PIECE OF SLAG WENT IN HIS EAR. THE INNE R EAR WAS THEN BURNT AS A RESULT.

WELDING METAL IN CHUTE AT HEAD LEVEL HOT METAL ROLLED DOWN INTO SHOE BURNING ANKLE

WAS OPERATING HOIST ON #1 TOWER 7 FT STRUCTURE WHEN A BEE WENT UP HIS PANTS LEG AND STUNG HIM ON THE LEFT LEG FOUR TIMES.

WALKING D0WN STEPS BOARDS SLICK SLIPPED ON STEPS FELL INJ L FOOT AND R SIDE BROKE HEEL BONE L FOOT CRACKED TWO RIBS ON R SIDE

POSSIBLE PNUEMOCONIOSIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON A CONVEYOR WELDING AN I BEAM TO THE SIDE OF A GALVANIZED TUNNEL SECTION. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AT THIS TIME, EMPLOYEE FELL OFF THE CONVEYOR. HE LANDED ON HIS BACK, VISIBL E INJURY TO HIS FOREHEAD (A CUT APPROX. 4 INCHES LONG). HE VERBALLY COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS BACK AND NECK. CONVEYOR WAS APPROX. 4 FEET FROM THE FLOOR.

WAS RIDING ON TRAIN CARS BEING PULLED IN FOR LOADING, WENT TO STEP OFF CAR AND FOOT SLIPPED, CAUGHT HIMSELF BY RIGHT ARM. SORENESS TOR IGHT ARM, UNDER GOING THERAPY AT THIS TIME.

I.NAME TAKING OLD BOLTS OUT OF LOADER BLADE ON L-7 WITH AIR GUN.HOLDING BOLT AT BOTTOM OF BUCKET WHEN IT SLIPPED.LACERATION TO INDEX FINGER RIGHT HAND REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.

DOORS WEDGED TOGETHER WHILE REPAIRING, CAUSED TENSION, DOORS SPRUNG BACK HIT ON L SHOULDER

HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL OUT OF THE CHUTE FEEDIGN VF-7 FROM BIN A. CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR STARTED THE MAIN PLANT BC-15 WHICH FEEDS BIN A. HE HEARD THE CONVEYOR START AND SLID DOWN THE CH UTE AND JUMPED OUT OF THE FEEDER. IN DOING SO, HE HIT THE HOT METAL HE HAD BEEN CUTTING AND BURNED HIS ARM. BURN TO LEFT UPPER ARM.

L-1 LOADER HAD BEEN USED IN THE SAND PIT ON SUNDAY. THE SAND CAUSED RAPID WEAR ON BRAND NEW BRAKE PADS. HE WAS ADJUSTING THE PADS WITH A HAND WRENCH WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT FORE ARM. MUSCLE STRAIN IN RIGHT FOREARM.

LOADING CABLE FOR DROPBALL IN BACK OF FLATBED TRUCK AT TORRENCE ROPE IN RICHMOND, VA. A PIECE OF WIRE PIERCED THE FLESH AT LEFT WRIST PUNCTURED WOUND TO LEFT WRIST.

USING A HAND SHOVEL WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL IN FRONT OF DC-15 TUNNELL STARTED HAVING PAIN IN BACK.

WORKING AT THE CRUSHER PUTTING CHUTES BACK IN PLACE. AS HE WAS RELEASING THE CABLE FROM THE CHUTE HE SLIPPED. PUKLED MUSCLES IN BACK.

REPLACING BEARING IN JACK SHAFT AT PRIMARY CRUSHER. SWINGING SHAFT OUT USING CHAIN BLOCK, HOLDING SHAFT TRYING TO GUIDE BETWEEN TWO EYE BEAMS, APPARENTLY WAS HUNG AND BROKE LOOSE CATCHING LEFT HAND. MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND, CHIPPED BONE ANDMASHED.

DOWN SHIFTING CAUSED TRUCK TO JERK EMPLOYEE IN THE SEAT

INSTALLING STARTER ON SHOVEL, STEPPED ONTO TOOL BOX, SLIPPED REACHED OUT FOR HAND RAIL, FELL TO GROUND, LACERATION TO HEAD.

WHILE BACKING ONTO STONE PILE, THE WHEELS OF THE TRUCK GOT IN A BIND TRYING TO STRIGHTEN THE WHEELS HURT RIGHT SHOULDER.

ANALYZING BEARING PROBLEM ON A DIESEL POWERED WATER PUMP,SUCTION LINE BLEW OFF SPRAYING EMPLOYEE WITH SCALDING HOT WATER.2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH THIGHS,STOMACH,CHEST AND ARMS.

ANALYZING BEARING PROBLEM ON A DIESEL POWERED WATER PUMP,SUCTION LINE BLEW OFF SPRAYING EMPLOYEE WITH SCALDING HOT WATER,BURNS TO LEFT SIDE FACE,LEFT SHOULDER,FRONT OF BOTH THIGHS.

CLIMBING STEPS INTO MAIN PLANT TO CHECK SCREENS BEFORE STARTING UP STEPS HAD ICE ON THEM FROM FROST SLIPPED ON STEPS GRABBED HAND RAIL TO KEEP FROM FALLING AND PULLED MUSCLE IN R SHOULDER

A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WAS BROKEN OFF BOTTOM DECK OF VS3 SCREEN FRAME WENT TO PULL THE PIECE OF ANGLE IRON BACK IN PLACE AND CAUGHT THUMB OF R HAND ANGLE IRON AND SCREEN FRAME

BACKING TRUCK UP TO PRIMARY CRUSHER TO DUMP LOAD, WIND BLEW TRASH INTO LEFT EYE. FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EYE.

USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE SIDER AND HALF SHEEL BOLTS AT PRIMARY CRUSHER PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

HELPING PUT BELT ON DRILL SHEAVE,CHECKED TO SEE IF BELT WAS ON CORRECTLY.HAND TOO CLOSE TO SHEVE,CUT RIGHT THUMB.LACERATION OF RIGHT THUMB REQ STITCHES.

WHILE BACKING RD-12 TO PRIMARY CRUSHER, THE STOP GAVE AWAY ALLOWING THE TRUCK TO ROLL BACK INTO PRIMARY CRUSHER. WHILE TRYING TO PULL TRUCK OUT OF SRUSHER, USING A CHAIN ON A LOADER, A CHAIN HOOK CAME LOOSE HITTING HIM IN THE ABDOMINAL AREA.

LOADING SHOT IN QUARRY WITTH 400 LB OF PRESSURE ON DISCHARGE HOSE HOSE BLEW OUT AND AMMONIA NITRATE DIESEL FUEL AND OXIDIZER MIXTURE (BLASTING AGENT) WENT INTO EYES

HAD BEEN OPERATING GRAPPLE AT PRIMARY SLIPPED AND FELL WHEN GETTING OFF

CHANGING SCREENS IN PLANT, WHILE PUTTING SCREENS IN PLACE SCRATCHED RIGHT HAND ON AL SCREEN ALREADY IN PLACE. BLOOD POSIONING RIGHT HAND.

DROPPING 3 LOADED BALLAST HOPPERS FROM UNDER THE BALLAST SCREEN TO HOP UP TO 7 MORE LOADED BALLAST HOPPERS, I.NAME WENT TO THE FRONT OF THE HOPPER TO CARRY THEM DOWN THE TRACK THE FIRST 7 BRO KE LOOSE AND THE NEXT 3 RAMMED INTO THEM. STRAINED NECK AND BACK.

WORKING ON SRPINGS TO FEEDER UNDER PRIMARY CRUSHER USING A PRY BAR, BAR SLIPPED INJ R. AND ON A PC. OF METAL FRACTURE TO R. HAND.

FUEL HOSE BURST ON FUEL TRUCK WHILE FUELING DRILL IN QUARRY. FUEL IN LEFT EYE.

TIGHTEN JACK TO MAIN REMOVE SOCKET FROM 7' CRUCHER; STANDING ON SOCKET WITH HIS BACK TO MAIN FRAME OF CRUSHER, WHEN HE WENT TO OVE, HIS FEET SLIPPED ON OIL LACERATION LEFT ELBOW.

USING A 20 FT. CA BLE WITH 4 INCH SHACKLES A SHACKLE HAD NOT BEEN TIGHTEN PROPERLY THE SHACKLE FELL OFF THE CABLE HITTING HIM ON LEFT THUMB. CONTUSED THUMB.

CHANGING SCREENS IN PLANT WHIEL CARRYING A PC. OF SCREEN CLOTH UP TWO FLIGHTS OF STEPS FELT SOMETHING POP IN BACK. BACK STRAIN.

HELPING TO UNLOAD DRILL HEAD FROM BED OF S-10 PIC-UP, SLIPPING HANDS UNDER HEAD, CUT LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND REQUIRING STITCHES.

REMOVING A MANGANESE BOWL FROM STONE CRUSHER USING A PIECE OF STEEL BAR. CAUGHT LEFT THUMB BETWEEN STEEL BAR AND CRUSHER BOWL.

HELPING TO CLEAN OUT GON RAIL CARS, ATTEMPTING TO JUMP FROM ONE GON TO ANOTHER STANDING ON THE TOP EDGE OF THE GON WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE GRABBED HIS FOOT THROWING HIM OFF BALANCE. HE JUMPED 8 -9 FT. TO GROUND AND ROLLED TO CUSHION THE FALL.

INJURED BY HATCH COVER OF LIEHBERR TRACK BACKHOE CLOSING UPON EMPLOYEE 1 WHO FELL AGAINST EMPLOYEE 2. EMPLOYEE 2 WAS SLAMMED INTO MACHINE, LOST FRONT LOWER TEETH AND LACERATIONS TO LOWER MO UTH NEEDING 30 STITCHES.

INJURED BY HATCH COVER OF LIEHBERR TRACK BACK HOE CLOSING UPON EMPLOYEE CUTTING POINTER FINGER OF RIGHT HAND. LACERATION OF POINTER OF RIGHT HAND.

DOZER WAS STUCK IN MUD ON SOUTH WALL OF QUARRY IN WORK AREA. EMPL WAS CARRYING WOOD BLOCK WEIGHTING APPROX. 100# TO PUT UNDERNEATH TRACKS TO HELP GET DOZER OUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS AS8ISTING IN REPLACEMENT OF A CONVEYOR BELT;STRAINED LOWER BACK IN ATTEMPT TP POSITION NEW BELT.

WHILE OPERATING3L-12 LOADER HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. HAD CAT MECHANIC TO WORK ON THEM. STARTED TO LOAD CAR ON UNIT TRAIN BRAKES FAILED LOADER RAN INTO SIDE OF CAR. CAUSING I,NAME TO BE THROWN INTO STEERING 4HEEL.

MOVING SCRAP ME7AL OUT OF NEW PLANT AT VS02 SCREW.FEET SLIPPED ON LOOSE ON STEPS CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND BETWEEN METAL.

USING A HAND SH2VEL, SHOVELING ROCK OFF PUMP HOUSE BALNCING SHOVEL ON KNEE, SHOVEL SLIPPED, END OF SHOVEL HANDLE HIT HIM IN GROIN.

SHOVELING STONE3AND DIRT OUT OF TUNNEL #9 DIRT WENT INTO RIGHT EYE.

INSTALLING TANK3ON BACK OF DODGE WELDING TRUCK CAUGHT LEFT ARM & HAND BETWEEN ACETYLENE TANK & AN OXYGEN TANK.

EMP WAS CALLED 3N BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT ANY CURRENT IN #5 TUNNEL. SW CISCONNECT HADLE WAS BROKEN INTERNALLY. USING A SCREWDRIVER TO WORK MECH. SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED AND RT HAND HIT SIDE OF DISC DISCONNECT CUTT3NG MIDDLE KNUCKLE OF INDEX FINGER

CLEANING UP BET4EN THE ROLLERS ON THE TAILEND OF CONVEYOR BC0 USING A ROUGH PIECE OF METAL TRYING TO FREE A STRUCK ROLLER. THE ROLLER STARTED TURNING PULLING THE PIECE OF METAL THROUGH HIS RT HAND. LACERA7ION OF PALM RT HAND, LACERATIONS TOP OF RT HAND

BLOCKING OFF CC04 CRUSHER WITH PIECE OF PLYBOARD CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN AND PLYBOARD MASHING LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND CUTTING RING FINGER OF SAME HAND.REMOVED NAIL OF LITTLE FINGER.

HAULING STONE F9OM UNDER PLANT OPENING BIN GATE TO #57 STONE (DOOR IS TIGHT & HARD TO OPEN) PULLED MUSCLE IN WALL OF CHEST

TRAVELING DOWN 9AMP INTO QUARRY WITH A LOAD OF STONE.ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE DOZER WAS GOING INTO QUARRY AHEAD OF HIM THE TRUCK WAS IN SECOND GEAR,HE TRIED TO BRAKE.BUT HAD NO BRAK ES AND THE TRUC5 BEGAN TO TRAVEL FASTER.HE THEN SHIFTED FROM SECOND TO FIRST AND THE TRUCK BEGIN TO SLOWING UP,SO HE PULLED UP EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT THE TRUCK DIDN'T STOP.AT THAT TIME HE SHIFTED

CONDITION WERE 3CY. I NAME WAS STANDING ON TOP O F DROPBALL PULLING A CABLE AROUND THE DRUM, HE SLIPPED AND FELL ABOUT 5 FT TO GROUND, CUT LEFT THUMB ON ROCK.

EMP WAS TRAVELI3G DOWN RAMP INTO QUARRY ON WATER TRUCK HE WAS APPLYING BRAKES TRYING TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN WHEN ALMOST AT BOTOM OF RAMP THE AIR WENT OUT O N BRAKES HE TRIED TO SHIFT TO ANOT ANOTHER GEAR TO3TRY TO SLOW DOWN THE TRUCK AND AVOID GOING OVER INTO QUARRY TO NEXT LEVEL HE AMDE A TURN TO THE LEFT AT THAT TIME THE FRONT SPINDLE SNAPPED CAUSING RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO BREAK O

HAULING STONE FROM UNDER PUGMILL BINS. STOPPED EUC. UNDER BINS, GOT OUT OF TRUCK RESTED LEFT FOOT ON STEEL FRAM, PUSED BUTTON TO EMPTY BINS, WENT TO GET BACK INTO TRUCK, MUD ON SHOE CUASED HIM TO SLIP, FALLING 31/2 FEET TO GROUND.