MSHA record for Spotted Horse Mine (mine ID 2400512). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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DRILL CUTTINGS CAME OUT OF THE HOLE WHEN BLOWING IT OUT AND GOT STUCK IN LEFT EYE. MINER'S HELPER WAS HELPING DRILL A SINKING HOLE. THE MINER WAS BLOWING (AIR) THE HOLE CLEAR, WHEN MUD AND WAT ER SHOT OUT OF THE HOLE AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE , MUD AND WATER WENT UP UNDER HIS GLASSS AND BECAME TRAPPED UNDERNEATH HIS LEFT EYELID.
CLEANING OUT JAW CRUSHER FOR REPAIR; WHEN INJURED PUNCTURED HIS LEFT ARM ON A FRAYED CABLE.THE PUNCTURE WAS EQUIVALENT TO A 16 PENNY NAIL PUNCTURE 1/2 INCH DEEP HE WAS GIVEN FIRST AID AND THEN SENT TO DOCTOR FOR A TETANUS SHOT.
I NAME WAS APPLYING HARD SURFACE WELD WITH AN ARC WELDER & HAD RAISED HIS WELDING HELMET TO INSPECT THE WELD WHEN COOLING SLAG POPPED LOOSE INTO HIS FACE A PIECE STRUCK I NAME IN H IS LEFT EYE EYE WASH WAS USED HE THEN WENT TO SEE AN EYE DOC EYE DROPS WAS PRESCRIBED AS MEDICATION
HAD RIGHT UPPER FRONT TOOTH BROKE HALF OFF WHILE FINHOEING. MINERS HELPER WAS FINHOEING MUCK DOWN AN ORE PASS SLIDE AND A ROCK CAME ROLLING DOWN THE MUCKPILE AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE AND BROKE A FRONT TOOTH. HE WENT TO A DENTIST FOR EXAM.
HE IS A SURFACE HAND SCREEN AND JAW CRUSHER OPERATOR, WAS WALKING DOWN A STAIRWAY WAS NOT HOLDING ONTO HAND RAIL SLIPPED THIRD STAIR DOWN AND FELL TO THE BOTTOM HE FELL ON HIS BACK AND PULLED HIS LOER BACK MUSCLE.
DRILLING RAISE ROUND MUD FROM DRILL HOLE FELL INTO EYE RT EYE WENT TO DOC DOC COVERED EYE WITH A PATCH FOR THE WEEKEND ABLE TO REPORT TO FULL DUTY 061289 I NAME WAS SCHEDULED TO QUIT EMPLOYMEN T AT THE SPOTHECTHORSE MINE 061089 LAST SHIFT I NAME RECEIVED ONE LOST DAY WORK
RICHARD ROOKE (MINER'S HELPER" WAS BARRING DOWN STOPE WALLS (RIB) IN HIS WORK AREA. HE SWUNG THE SCADE BAR BEHIND HIS BODY. IT CAME IN CONTACT TO THE STOPE RIB BEHIND HIM AND KNOCKED A LOOSE ROCK DOWN ON HIM. THIS SLAB (SIZE UNKNOWN) HITHIM BETWEEN HIS NECK AND UPPER BACK, THE IMPACT KNOCKED HIM DOWN. RICHARD WAS KNOCKED DIZZY, WEAK AND LIGHT HEADED. HE WALKED OUT TO THE SURFA
HELPING PULL DRILL UP A RAISE. PULLED BAKC. KENNY (MINERS HELPER) WA PULLING ON A ROPE (HOISTING) A ROCK DRILL UP A RAISE INTO HSI ROCK AREA, HE PULLED HIS BACK MUSCLES, WENT TO SEE A CHIROP RATOR, WORK RELEASE IS FOR 6-8-89.
HE WAS BREAKING BOULDERS ON A GRIZZLEY BELOW A CHUTE HE HEARD A ROCK FALL AND WAS ROLLING DOWN THE CHUTE HE LOOKED UP AND A ROCK STRUCK HIM IN THE FOREHEAD.
WHILE HAND DISK GRINDING PULVERIZER PLATES, A SMALL METAL PARTICLE GOT INTO LEFT EYE.THE INJURED SAID HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
CARRYING A JACKLEG,WALKING DOWN DRIFT.TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.
DUMPING ORE CAR PULLEDD MUSCLE IN BACK REFORMING NORMAL TASK UNDER NORM. CONDIT. AMN APPARENTLY NOT IN CONDIT. TO PERFORM THIS TASK.
STULL SUPPORTING LADDER GAVE WAY WHILE WAS ON LADDER FELL WITH LADDER.
HAULING EQUIP UP RAISE JACKLEG DRIL FELL DOWN RAISE AND HIT HIM IN STOMACH AND LEGS.
TRAMMING HAD TO REMVOE BOULDERS FORM MUCK CAR AT LOADOUT LIFTING BOULDER CAUSED LOWER BACK TO BE PUT OUT OF PLACE.
WAS CAVING A PICK TO HIS WORK AREA, AS HE STEPPED OVER A SLUSHER CABLE HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE WITH THE POINT OF THE PICK. HE BRUISED THE SHOFT TISSUE BETWEEN THE KNEE JOINT AND HIS KNEE CA P.
I.NAME UNLOADING MATERIALS OFF SKIP CAGE,STANDING ON CAGE HE TWISTED HIS BACK TURNING UPPER BODY TO LOOK OVER SHOULDER,UPPER BODY TWISTING MOTION CAUSED HIM TO PULL BACK MUSCLES.WASNT CARRYING ANYTHING.WENT TO DR ,DR SAID COUPLE DAYS OFF TOREST AND RELAX HIS BACK.
REOCCUANCE OF OLD INJURY, MAY 26,1987.
DRIVING TAILINGS TRUCK DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL SPEED OF TRUCK WHICH BACKED ONTO A RAMP-LIKE PILE OF TAILINGS ON RIGHT SIDE CAUSING TRUCK TO OVERTURN ONTO THE DRIVERS SIDE.THE DRIVER RECEI VED PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK.
STARTED TO CLEAN BUCKETS (OF BUCKET ELEVATOR) WITH POWER OFF AND LOCKED OUT. TURNED POWER BACK ON TO JOG BUCKETS- FOUND A LOOSE BUCKET AND ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE IT WITH THE POWER STILL ON. TOPLA NDER STARTED THE ELEVATOR BY MISTAKE. THE SKIN ON THE TOP OF HIS HAND WAS SCALPED BACK.
I.NAME WAS STEPPING UP INTO CAB OF TRUCK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON ICY RUNNING BOARD CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. I.NAME SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK AND PULLED SOME MUSCLES ON HIS RIGHT SIDE OF H IS BODY (OLWER RIB MUSCLES).
I.NAME PERFORMED AN UNSAFE ACT TRYING TO JOCKEY THE DERAILED TRAMMER BACK UP ON THE RAIL HE SHOULDE HAVE LIFTED THE TRAMMER BACK UP ON THE RAIL WITH A TRACK JACK HE ALSO POSITIONED HIS HAND O UTSIDE OF THE OPERATORS SEATING AREA EXPOSING HIS HAND TO A PINCH POINT HIS TOP 1 INCH OF HIS LEFT HAND THIRD FINGER (RING FINGER) WAS CRUSHED THE CRUSHED AREA HAD TO BE AMPUTATED
I NAME LIFTEING DUMPING PUSHING OLD MINE CARS PULLED MUSCLE IN UPPER BACK SOULDERS AND NECK. WENT TO SEE A CHIROPRACTOR FOR TREATMENT.
WALKING DOWN LADDER (12') SLIPPED, GRABBED FOR A HAND HOLD, TWISTING HIS BACK.
LIFTING SAMPLE BUCKET ONTO TABLE. BUCKET WAS TOO HEAVY. SHE STRAINED HER LOWER BACK. INPROPER LIFTING METHOD.
THE INJURED AND 2 OTHER MEN WERE AHND CARRYING A 4X8 S-BEAM OF IRON APPROX 250 LBS-INTO THE MECHANICS SHOP.HE WAS WALKING BACKWARDS HOLDING AND PULLING THE BEAM WHILE THE OTHER 2 MEN SUPPORTED THE BEAM.PULLING LIFTING AND WALKING BACKWARDS CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN BACK.LOWER AND MIDDLE BACK INJURY.
I.NAME WAS HOLDING A 2 INCH AIR LINE WHILE HIS PARTNER WAS KNOCKING THE WING NUTS TIGHTLY TOGETHER THE AXE HEAD CAME OFF THE HANDLE AND STRUCK I.NAME IN THE HEAD HE RECIEVED A CUT WHICH NEEDED STITCHES
I.NAME MINERS HELPER WAS OPERATING THE RAIL HAULAGE CAR TRAMMER MOVING AN EMPTY CAR IT DERAILED HE TRIED TO LIFT THE CAR BACK UP ON THE RAIL IN DOING SO HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK HE WENT TO S EE A CHIROPRACTOR FOR TREATMENT
I.NAME MINERS HELPER WORK AREA WINZE JOB DUTY HAND MUCKING PULLED LOWER BACK MUSCLES WHILE MUCKING AT THE WINZE BOTTOM BY HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING UP SLAG-A PICE OF THE SLAG PIERCED THROUGH LEATHER GLOVE AND LODGED IN HIS FINGER TIP.
07-23-88 SATURDAY THE INJURED -MINE-MECHANIC-WAS USING A HAND GRINDER AND HE CAUGHT SOME GRINDINS SCRATCHED
MINE SUPER. WAS HELPING THE KENTUCKY FAVORITE LHD DECLINE CREW BY OPERATING THE LHD. AFTER MUCKING OUT, HE PARKED THE LHD, SHUT IT OFF AND STEPPED OFF THE MACHINE. HE STEPPED ON A HAND-SIZE RO UND ROCK. THE ROCK ROLLED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM, HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.
I.NAME WAS WALKING THRU HIS WORK AREA WITH AIR HOSE OVER SHOULDER HE HIT A STULL IN THE STOPE HIT TOP OF HARD HAT HE JARRED HIS NECK HE WENT TO SEE A CHIROPRATOR FOR TREATMENT HE NEVER MISSED A SHIFT
EMPLOYEE WAS SORTING JUNK OUT OF REFUSE PILE, HE STEPPED ON NAIL AND PUNCTURED HIS RIGHT FOOT.
PULLED MUSCLE IN UPPER BACK WHILE LIFTING ORE SAMPLE BUCKETS TO PUT SAMPLES INTO DRYING OVEN. PUORING SAMPLE MATERIAL FROM SAMPLE BUCKET TO DRYING OVEN SAMPLE TRAYS SHE STRESSED HER UPPER BACK AND NECK MUSCLES.
EMPL WAS HELPING LOAD SECTION OF 6"X40' PIPE ONTO TRUCK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OUT CAUSING LOWER BACK STRAIN OR SPRAIN OR PULLED MUSCLES.
EMPLOYEE HURT LEFT WRIST WHILE SWINGING HAMMER BREAKING LARGE ROCKS WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.
I.NAME WAS ASSISTING MINER DRILL A RAISE ROUND WAS STANDING NEXT TO MINER WHILE MINOR WAS DRILLING DRILLING MUD SPLASHED IN EYES & PIECE OF ROCK SCRATCHED LEFT EYE
CARRYING EMPTY SAMPLE BUCKETS STEPPED IN A LOW PLACE IN THE GROUND IN FRONT OF STEP INTO CRUSHER BUILDING BRUISED HIS KNEE.
USING A BLOW PIPE (COMPRESSD AIR) TO MOVE SOME BROKEN TUNNEL HEADING ROCK INTO TRANSFER CHUTE. EYE WAS SCRATCHED WITH A ROCK CHIP, MUD SPLASH AND DIRT.
MINER WAS DRILLING A BACK ROUND WHEN A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS (R) HAND AND FRACTURED HIS SMALL FINGER.
MOVING DRYING OVEN PINCHED RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN A PRY BAR AND THE SIDE OF OVEN CAUSING BRUISE TO THUMB.
HE WAS DRILLING A VERTICAL RAISE ROUND WHEN DRILLING WATER WITH DIRT AND MUCK SPLASHED INTO HIS FACE AND EYES. HE WASHED OUT HIS EYES AND FINSHED THE WORKING SHIFT.
I NAME WAS LOOKING UP WHEN A WATER DROPLET SPLASHED IN H IS EYE. THE WATER WAS DIRTY. EYE WAS WA S USED TO CLEAR OUT EYE, 2 DAYS LATER EYE BECAME IRRITATED AND SORE, HE WENT OT DR 3 28 88 HE LOST ONE 8 HR SHIFT
I NAME WAS WALKING DOWN MAIN HAULAGE WAY TO HIS WORK AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. HIS ANKLE WAS SPRAINED BUT HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT. THE NEXT DAY DR RESTRICTED HIM FROM WORK FOR TOW WEEKS
STRAINED LOWER BACK MUSCLES WHILE USING A CUTTING TORCH BENT OVER AND PULLED MUSCLES
I NAME WAS MOVING A SLUSHER BUCKET WITH HIS HANDS WHEN IT SLIPPED OR ROLLED AND HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK WALL AND SLUSHER BUCKET
EMPL ACID TREATING DRUM FILTERS.HAD HCL ACID ON HIS GLOVE AND RUBBED IT AGAINST LEFT EYE CAUSING MINOR BURNS.
HE WAS DRILLING A ROUND IN A RAISE, A SMALL ROCK WITH DRILLING MUD AND WATER LANDED IN HIS EYE, ONE DAY WORK LOST, HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR FOR EYE EXAM, HE WAS RELEASED THE FOLLING DAY.
I NAME A MINERS HELPER WAS INSTALLING LADDERS UP A MANWAY TO MINING WORK LEVEL. LEVEL IS UP 20 FT ABOVE TRACK HAULAGE DRIFT. NEAR T OP OF THIS MANWAY H E WAS STANDING THE LAST LADDER UP. LADD ON KICKED OUT AND HE FELL DOWN THE MANWAY AND HURT HIS LEFT SHOULDER
CROSSING MUCK PILE IN DRIFT ROCKS MOVED I FELL AGAINST RIB STRIKING RT ELBOW
LOADING AND UNL2ADING CEMENT BAGS 50 LB PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK
I,NAME WAS PREP5RING TO ROOF BOLT AND WIRE THERIBS ALONG SIDES OF THE MINE SHAFT UPON THE EIGHT LEVEL, HE WAS SETTING UP HIS ROCK DRILL AND OILER TOGETHER ON A WORK DECK, HE CLIMBED DOWN THE SHAFT TO RETRE3VE SOME OTHER TOOLS, DOWN APPROX. 10 FT HE WAS STANDING WHILE HIS ROCK DRILL OILER FELL DOWN AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS RIGHT HAND, FINGER (INDEX WAS FRACTURED).
THE MINER WAS I3STALLING A BULHEAD ABOVE HIS WORK AREA INSIDE THE MINE SHAFT ON LEVEL EIGHT.WHEN HE WAS STANDING ON THE BULKHEAD AN OBJECT (CAR BAR) FELL FROM ABOVE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER. 3
EE & HIS PARTNE9 WAS MUCKING OUT A 15' SUMP AT BOTTOM OF SHAFT. CREW USED A CHAIN TO HANG SHEAVE BLOCK APPROX 12' ABOVE SILL. A TUGGER WAS ISED TO HOIST MUCK BUCKET. HOOK IN CHAIN BROKE CAUSI NG SHEAVE BLOCK3OT CHAIN TO STRIKE EE ON TOP OF HEAD. PUTTING 2 1/2" -3" LACERATION ON T OP OF HEAD.
I WAS STANDING 2N THE BANK DIRECTING BOBCAT WHILE DUMPING FILL IN CEMENT AND FORMS.THE BANK I WAS STANDING ON GAE WAY AND I FELL ON A ROCK. MY BACK WAS BRUISED AND STRAINED.
DRILLING HEADIN1 ROUND PULLING MACHINE OUT OF LIFTER AND FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.
SEE ATTACHED RE1ORT OF FOREMAN..I.NAME ..TOOK OFF CAR BAR OFF UPPER DECK OF CAGE..NOTICED LOWER CAR CAGE BELOW STATION WITH EMPTY CAR IN WATER...I.NAME SAID HE MUST HAVE FORGOT TAKING CAR BAR OFF CAR ON LOW9R DECK DURING THIS TIME CAR ON UPPER DECK 6' ABOVE STATION LEVEL ROLLED OFF STRIKING I.NAME IN CHEST BREAKING 1 RIB AND CRACKING 3 MORE,PLUS 2'' LONG CUT TO BONE ON LEFT SHIN..
DRILLING HEADIN1 ROUND PULLING MACHINE OUT OF LIFTER HOLE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMP WAS BREAKIN1 OFF PIECE OF LEAD WIRE, THE LOOSE END FLIPPED UP RAKING HIM ACROSS R EYE, CAUSING A S CRATCH ACROSS INSIDE RIGHT EYE
EMP WAS DUMPING33/4 TONS CAR ON SURFACE, MUCK WAS WET, STUCK TO BACK OF CAR, CAUSING WEIGHT TO SHIFT, CAR TIPPED OVER BACKWARDS LANDING ON HIS L FOOT
PUSHING FULL OR9 CAR FROM UNDER SLUSHER PLATFORM 4'5" HIGH. FELT SHARP PAIN IN B ACK, TWISTED BACK OUT OF PLACE
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING WHILE BENT OVER IN AN AWKWARD POSITION. STRAINED LOWER BACK MUSCLES.
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