TP CLAIMS 1 & 2 /ROSA BLANCA: 178 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee showed a threshold shift during annual audiometric testing.

Employee showed a threshold shift during annual audiometric testing.

EE was taking a nut off a bolt on the left guard on Terex 11 with EE's left arm extended when something popped in EE's left shoulder. EE could not raise EE's left arm more than a few inches without pain. EE said the shoulder joint was tender to the touch.

Employee cut his finger while working on loader 10. He was removing a cylinder pin. He got his finger pinched and a cut. He reported the injury. First Aid treatment was given. He refused the ER and went back to work. On May 20 the Mine Manager discussed his finger pain. Employee then went to the ER. X-ray was negative. Antibiotic was prescribed. Employee returned to work.

NEW BELTS WERE BEING INSTALLED ON ELECTRIC MOTOR AND GEAR REDUCTION BOX, ELECTRIC MOTOR WAS STARTED AND GEARS WERE NOT TURNING IN GEAR REDUCTION BOX.

WHILE AT THE CRUSHER HE LIFTED A ROCK FROM THE CRUSHER BELT AND TURNED TO PLACE THE ROCK IN THE SHOOT.

EE WAS CHECKING THE AIR IN HIS TRUCK TIRES. HE DEPRESSED THE VALVE STEM TO CLEANOUT THE DIRT BEFORE CHECKING THE PRESSURE. THE DIRT BLEW IN HISRIGHT EYE.

EE WAS HELPING CHANGE BELTS ON THE CONVEYORS. HE WAS HOLDING A BOLT AND NUT IN PLACE FOR EE OTHER APPLIED THE AIR ON AND THE NUT TWISTED AND CUT EE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED ACCIDENT ON 9-24-95. HE WAS THROWING A ROCK AND PULLED AN ABDOMINAL MUSCLE. HE MISSED TIME FOR THE FIRST TIME ON 8-1-95. TO GOTO THE DR. FOR THE SECOND TIME, MISSED ON 8-3-95 , THEN A PARTIAL ON 8-8-95, THEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS ON 8-9,10,14-1995.

INJUED IS NTO SURE WHEN THE HERNIA OCCURRED. HE HAD NOTICED SOEM NCREASING PAIN IN HIS GROING AND REPORTED IT TO TH ESUPERVISOR ON 9-22-94. HE WAS SENT TO TOWN TO THE DR FOR CHECK UP AND RE TURNE DTO WORK. HE SAW A SPECIALIST ON MONDAY 9-28-94.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOAD RADIATORS INTO A LOADER BUCKET. A SPECK OF METAL LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

THIS EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT A WORK RELAED INJURY. HE STARTED MISSING TIME ON 2-14-94. HE FIRS SEEN A DR LOCALLY IN 12-93, BUT HAD BEEN SEEING A DR IN EL PASO REGUARDING BACK RPOBLEMS SINCE 1989.

REOCCURRENCE OF AMENDED REPORT ON 3-8-94. EPLOYEE IS NOW STARTING TO LOSE TIME.

EE TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER IN FRONT-END LOADER AND THE AIR CONDITIONER BLEW OUT DUST THAT WAS IN THE VENTS. THE DUST GOT INTO HIS EYES ANDHE WAS RUBBING EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL ELEC POLE CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN POLE & LOADER BUCKET

HE WAS CUTTING REBAR OVERHEAD. THE REBAR FELL AND KNOCKED THE TORCH OUT OF HIS HAND. THE TORCH FELL AND BURNT HIS RIGHT EAR AND CHEEK.

INJURED WAS CARRYING A FILTER AND STUBBED LEFT FOOT ON METAL GRATE AND STUMBLED. HE FELL AGAINST A WASH TUB.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEXT TO LOADER EMPLOYEE HAD HIS RT HAND RESTING ON LOADER BUCKET EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO SIGNAL TO OTHER EMPLOYEES & WHEN HE MOVED HIS RT HAND HE CUT IT ON A JAGGED EDGE OF METAL ON THE FRON T END LOADER BUCKET

LOADING OVERBURDEN BUCKET HIT ROCK SEAT LOOSE FLIPED UP AND FORWARD HIT STEERING WHEEL ABOUT EVEN WITH NAVEL

WELDER CUTTING LOOSE LINERS ON DOZER.THE LINER SPRUNG LOOSE AND HIT WELDER AND KNOCKED HIM OFF LADDER.WELDER FELL BACK AND HIT HEAD ON BACK OF TRUCK.

INJURED WAS HELPING SEVERAL OTHER EMPLOYEES COVER A PILE OF DIRT WITH PLASTIC.HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

I.NAME DROPPING CONNECTIONS ON DRILL RIG.PIPE STEM BOUND UP WHICH CAUSED IT TO BOUNCE & HIT I.NAME IN RIB CAGE.

DIAGNOSED-TALCOSIS.

T HIS IS A REOCCURANCE OF AN ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED IN JAN 1989 I NAME RETURNED TO WORK & WORKED35 ACTUAL WORK DAYS ON NOV 7TH HE HAD BACK PROBLEMS & HAD TO RETURN TO THE DOC I NAME HAS NOT RE TURNED

EMPLOYEE WAS THREADING A BIT ON A CP DRILL RIG WHEN THE PIPE CAME DOWN & MASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN BIT & COLLAR ABOUT HALF THE FINGER ON THE PALM SIDE WAS CUT OFF

I NAME WAS STANDING ON RAILS AT CRUSHER. HE TURNED TO QUICKLY WHEN SOMEONE CALLED TO HIM, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL. HE HURT RIGHT SKIN AND HURT RIGHT KNEE.

I.NAME WAS OPERATING A D9 DOZER IN AN AREA WITH SEVERAL LARGE ROCKS. THE DOZER TEETERED OVER A ROCK AND JARRED I.NAME. HE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL MAY 18TH WHEN HE FELT HE SHOULD SEE A DOCTOR. DOCTOR DIAGNOSIS WAS STRAINED MUSCLES.

THE INJURED WAS REMOVING A BARREL FROM THE BACKLON A PICKUP .HE WAS SITTING ON THE EDGE AND WAS PULLING THE BARREL TOWARDS HIMSELF,HIS FINGERS SLIPPED OFF THE BARREL AND HE FELL BACKWARDS OUT OF THE PICKUP.HE HIT THE GROUND WITH HIS SHOULDERS AND THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.HE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 02-28-89.

HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP ON LOADER HE FELL BUT MANAGED TO CATCH HIMSEL THE STRAIN AND TWISTING MOTION PULLED THE STOMACH MUSCLES WHICH WAS LATTER DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIA THIS EMPL DID NOT S TART OSING TIME UNTIL 2-10-89 WHEN WHEN HE WENT INTO THE HOPITAL FOR SURGERY

EMPL WAS PICKING ROCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK THISCONDITION IS A RECURRENCE OF PREVIOUS UNREPOTABLE ACCIDENT THE EMP RECEIVED FIRST AID ONLY AND XRAYS WERE NEGATIVE ON FIRST OCCURRANCE

I NAME EMPLOYED BY TEXAS TALC COMPLAINED OF NUBNESS IN HIS LEGS ON 1-10-89 I NAME WENT TO A DR ON 1-12-89 BECAUSE THENUMBNESS PERSISTED AND THERE WAS GRADULE INCREASE OF PAIN IN HIS LEGS THE EMPL DID NOT RETURN TO WORK THE DR STATED THAT I NAME HAS A DAMAGED DISK IN HIS LOWER BACK THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT TO DETERMINE WHEN THIS CONDITION HAPPENED OR WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED

EMP WS PUTTING OIL IN DOZR WITH 5 GAL BUCKET WHILE STANDING ON ARMO F THE DOZER. HE LOST BALANCE AND FELL. DIAGNOSIS IS LOWER BACK STRAIN.

THE EUCLID TRUCK THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING UPSHIFTED VIOLENTLY. THE EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN WHERE THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED CHEST FROM DRILL HE WAS OPERATING NOTHING CAN BE FOUND ON DRILL BE MISSING OR METAL FLAKING OFF.

3/4 INCH DRIVE WRENCH BROKE WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS ON DOZER BLADE CAUSING PINCHING OF RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN SAME AND BLADE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON OFFICE EXPANSION AND WHILE DRILLING HOLES IN STEEL TO BOLT BOARDS TO FOT GOT STEEL IN EYE AS REPORTED BY HIM BY PHONE ON 4-15-88 EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON OFFICE EXPANSION AND WAS STANDING ONE FOOT ON STEP LADDER AND ONE FOOT ON DRAFTING TABLE AND COLLAPSEABLE TOP CAME DOWN DROPPING EMPLOYEE-BACK FIRST-ACROSS EDGE OF TABL E.BACK WAS SKINNED AND BRUISED BADLY.

MAN THROWING ROCK FROM TALE DID NOT LOOK WHERE HE WAS TGHROWING & HIT I.NAME WHO WAS ALSO PICKING ROCK ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD NEAR EYE CAUSING A CUT TO SAME WITH SWELLING & BLACK & BLUE BRUISE

MAN WAS LIFTING3SPRING ONTO TRUCK IT SLIPPED CATCHING RING ON LEFT RING FINGER CUTTING SAME NO TIME LOST BUT IS GETTING TETNAS SHOT

CALLED IN FRIDA2 MORNING SAYING HE HAD CHEST PAINS AND WENT TO DR. AND DR REPORT SAYS THIS MAN HAS EARLY TALCOSIS IN HIS LUNGS AND SHOULD NOT BE WORKING IN A DUSTY ATMOSPHERE

MAN WAS THROWIN1 ROCK OUT OF TALC AND TWISTED BACK ON RT SIDE HE DID NOT REPORT IT TO ME UNTIL 5:30 PM

EMPLOYEE WAS DE8ENDING FROM TRUCK WITH LUNCH PAIL IN HAND -LOST BALANCE AND FELL FROM EUCLID ABOUT 4FEET TO GROUND LANDING FLAT ON HIS BACK.

EMP WENT IN TO 7OOL ROOM TO GET A KEY TO HIS TRUCK. WHILE REACHING FOR THE KEY HE GOT OFF-BALANCCE AND SLIPPED AND FELL. HE DIDNT NOTIFY FOREMAN AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. 12-26-85 HE WENT TO DR FOR LEG PAINS. HE W9NT TO A DR ON APPROX 1-3-86 IN EL PASO, FOREMAN WAS NOTIFIED OF ACCIDENT ON 1-7-86

I NAME WAS HOLDING PUNCH FOR MACK MINEYARD TO HIT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND HAD ONE GLANCING BLOW THAT GRAZED FINGER.