MSHA record for Western Strip (mine ID 4406743). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROCK OUT OF THE KELLICOKEE PIT. HE WAS PRYING ON A LARGE ROCK WHEN THE ROCK FELL OUT OF HIS BUCKET CAUSING THE LOADER TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH. HE SAID HIS BACK WAS NOT HURT ING AFTER IT HAPPENED BUT AFTER THE SHIFT WAS OVER IT STARTED HURTING.
SHOVEL OPERATOR WAS LOADING SPOIL & DIDN'T NOTICE A TREE ON OUTSIDE OF SPOIL BANK. HE WAS RAISING HIS BUCKET & TREE HAD BECOME DISLODGED & FELL ONTO FRONT OF CAB AREA. SHOVEL OPERATOR WAS NOT HIT BY TREE BUT TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE GETTING AWAY FROM TREE.
EE HAD JUST DUMPED HIS LOAD OF COAL IN THE HOPPER AND WAS STARTING BACK TO THE PIT. HE STATED HEGOT ABOUT 30 FEET FROM THE HOPPER AND HIT A BUMPIN THE ROAD. HIS SEAT EXTENDED UPWARDS & CAME BA CK DOWN STOPPING ABOUT HALFWAY. HE SAID THIS JARRED HIS BACK CAUSING HIM PAIN. HE CAME TO MINE OFFICE & DROVE HIMSELF TO HOSPITAL.
EE WAS REFUELING FUEL TRUCK. HE WAS DONE WITH REFUELING AND WAS STARTING DONE TRUCK WITH NOZZLE IN HAND. THE NOZZLE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND ANDD HE STARTED TO CATCH THE NOZZLE WHEN HE SLIPP ED AND FELL OFF OF THE FUEL TRUCK. A ROPE WS PROVIDED TO PULL AN DLET NOZZLE OFF OF MACK WITHOUT HAVING TO HANDLE IT WHILE CLIMBING.
AFTER THE SHIFT ENDED ON 3/15/96, EE [A DRILL OPERATOR] WAS DISMOUNTING HIS DRILL WHEN HE SLIPPED & SLAMMED THE CAB DOOR ON HIS FINGER. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION & FRACTURE OF HIS POINTER FINGA ER ON HIS RIGHT HAND. HE WAS TREATED WITH FIRST AID AT JOB SITE 7 TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL.
EE WAS REFUELING THE FUEL TRUCK. HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF OF FUEL TRUCK. HE FELL ON HIS FACE CUTTING HIS LIP AND NOSE.
MECHANIC WAS CHANGING CLEVIS ON LIFT CYLINDER ON D10N DOZER. THEY WERE DRIVING PIN OUT OF BOTTOM OF CLEVIS. COWORKERS WAS USING SLEDGEHAMMER & EE WAS HOLDING DRIVING PIN. AS THE HAMMER WAS BEI NG USED IT ROCOCHETED OFF OF PIN HITTING EE IN TMOUTH CAUSING A LACERATION. WE TOOK HIM TO HOSPITAL & TI WAS SEWED UP.
EE SUPPOSED BY WAS LIFTING FILTERS AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE WAS HELPING MECHINAIC COUPLE A PULL DOWN CHAIN. THIS JOB REQUIRED HAMMER AND CHISEL. HE WAS HOLDING A CHISE WHILE THE MECHANIC USED THE HAMMER. A PIECE OF THE HAMMER CHIPPED OFF HITTING AND EMBEDDING IN EE RT SHOULDER. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND HAD TO HAVE IT SURGICALLY REMOVED. HE WILL BE OFF 2 TO 3 DAYS.
INJURED WAS OEPRATING A D8L DOZER & WAS STARTING TH EPROCESS OF BUILDING A POND. HE THEN NOTICED A FLA TIED ON ATREE THAT HE NEEDED TO MOVE. HE MOVED THE FLAG AND STARTED TO WALK BACK TO HSI DOZIER WHEN HE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS TURNING A BARREL HALF FULL OF USED OIL UP TO START TO PUMP IN BULK USED OIL TANK. IN THIS PROCESS HE SAID HE USED HIS LEFT LEG FOR SUPPORT IN TURNING OVER THIS BARREL AND STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE. HE CONTINUED HIS SHIFT AND THE NEXT TWO DAYS AND HAD TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL 1/9/94 BECAUSE OF TOO MUCH PAIN.
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