MSHA record for Washington County Plant (mine ID 1201398). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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EMPLOYEES WERE TAKING GRATES OUT OF SECONDARY HAMMERMILL EMPLOYEE LIFTED GRATE & TURNED TO TOSS GRATE IN DOING SO HE PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK
MAKING REPAIRS ON THE PLANT. GETTING READY FOR START UP. I,NAME WAS WELDING ON GUARDS A PIECE OF WELDING SLAG BURNT THROUGH PANTS FALLING INTO BOOT, RESULTING IN 3RD DEGREE BURN ON RIGHT ANKLE .
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT IMPACT CRUSHER AFTER IT STOPPED UP. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROLL A LARGE ROCK OUT THE SIDE DOOR WHEN IT ROLLED OVER PINNING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK AND SIDE OF THE C RUSHER.
I.NAME WAS CHANGING THE DRILL STEEL A PIECE OF STEEL FROM A COUPLING FLEW OFF AND HIT HIS RT ARM JUST BELOW HIS ELBOW
THE INJURED WAS ON CLEAN UP DUTY WHILE PALNT WAS SHUT DOWN.HE WAS SHOVELING MATYERIAL FROM UNDER CONVEYORS ON 05-20-88.THE NEXT MORNING HE AWOKE AND WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR HE WAS RELEASED FROM THE DOCTORS CARE ON 05-25-88.
DRILLER WENT TO DR CAME BACK WITH A RETURN TO WORK SLIP BUT HAD TO BE OFF AT 3-9-88 FOR A HERNIA OPERATION WHICH HE STATES HAPPENED ON THE JOB APPROX 3 YRS AGO NO ACCIDENT REPORT HAS BEEN FILE D HE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE IND NATIONAL GUARD
LOADER OPERATOR3WAS HELPING START UP OF PLANT. HE WAS ENGAGING THE CLUTCH ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN THE LEVER BROKE CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS AXX BALANCE AND STUMBLE APP 6 FT DOWN A SLOPE WHE RE HE FELL ON H3S KNEE AND ELBOWS.