Wilkinson County Mine: 28 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

WHILE CHANGING A DRILL BIT KELLEY BUSHING FELL 2-FEET AND HIT EE'S LEFT THUMB BREAKING BONE. KELLEY BUSHING WEIGH'S ESTIMATED 40 POUNDS. EE'S HAND WAS ON THE TURNTABLE WHEN BUSHING HIT IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING ABOUT 30 LOBS OF TOOLS UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS ABOUT 15 FT IN LENGTH TO GET TO THE BLUNGER CATWALK. HE HANDED THE TOOLS DOWN TO A CO-WORKER INSIDE THE BLUNGER. HE THEN CLIM BED DOWN INTO THE BLUNGER AND BEGAN SETTING UP HIS TOOLS. A SHORT TIME LATER HE FELT PAIN IN HIS CHEST AND LEFT SHOULDER.

EE AND MARION REPRESENTATIVE WERE TROUBLE SHOOTING BREAKER PANEL. EE WAS POINTING OUT A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WHEN AN ELECTRICAL ARC STRUCK THE INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND, CAUSING BURNS TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER, LEFT HAND AND LEFT SHOULDER.

IN PREPARATION FOR 18 DRAGLINE TO MOVE, EE WAS RELACTNG TRAIL CABLE FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE DRAGLINE. EE LEANED OVER TO GRASP THE CABLE WHE HIS HARD HAT FELL FROM HIS HEAD. EE RETRIEVED HIS HARD HAT AND WAS IN MOTION TO REUTRN TO AN UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN HE STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON EDGE OF RATATING FROME UNDER THE FRONT OF THE DRAGLINEE. HE RECEIVED A CUT WHICH REQIRED

EE WAS OPENING A LARGE SLIDING BAY DOOR ON 18 DRAGLINE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND INSIDE THE DOOR OPENING HANDLE. PUSHING WITH BOTH HANDS AND HIS WERIGHT THE HEAVY DOOR MOVED TO THE FULL OPEN POSITIO N. THREE FINGERS ON EE'S RIGHT HAND WERE INJUREDWHEN THE HAND SERVED AS A DOOR STOP AGAINST THE DOOR FRAMING. (FRACTURED 3 FINGERS)

INJURED WAS FLUSHING OUT ALINE USED TO TRANSFER CHEMICALS. THE VALVE WAS NOT COMPLETELY OPEN CAUSING A BACKWASH AND AS A RESULT HIS FACE WAS SPRAYED WITH THE WATER AND CHEMICAL MIXTURE CAUSI NG INJURY TO HIS RIGHT EYE. DR PRESCIBED DROPS FOR HIS EYE.

WHILE IN PROCESS OF REROUTING DRAGLINE TRAIL CABLE AT #18 DRAGLINE EMPLOYEE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BACK & LEFT LEG WHILE GETTING UP & DOWN OFF THE TRACTOR

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE TUB OF THE DRAGLINE CLEANING GREASE FROM AROUND CIRCLE GEAR. HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS GROIN AREA. OUR COMPANY DOCTOR PRESCRIBED FLEXERIL.

EE WAS HELPING OTHER EE SERVICE ENGINE IN GENERATOR ROOM AT WILKINSON CTY. THEY PUT THE UISED OIL IN A 55 GALLON BARRELL THEN HE AND THREE OTHER PEOPLE PICKED IT UP AND SIT IT ON THE BACK OF P ICK UP TRUCK. THE BARREL CONTAINED ABOUT 30 GALLONS OF OIL. OUR CO DR PRESCRIBED MEDROL.

I NAME WA S WORKING AS OILER ON 18 DRAGLINE HE WAS ON D8L TRACTOR PULLING PUMP MAN OUT OF BOGGY HOLE CORNER OF BLADE GOT HUNG ON PIECE OF FUEL LINE FROM THE PUMP IT CRIMPED & WAS HUNG AROUND B LADE WHEN I NAME COULD NOT PULL HOSE LOOSE HE CUT THE HOSE AWAY FROM BLADE OF TRACTOR KNIFE BLADE FOLDED BACK & CUT H IS INDEX FINGER RT HAND & WAS SUTURED

I NAME CAME OFF3CATWALK AT THE END OF THE DRAG BOXES TO START THE TRANSFER PUMP AND WHEN HE WAS WALKING BY THE PUMP HE STEPPED ON A SLICK SPOT AND FELL BACKWARD AS HE FELL BACKWARD HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A POST3NEAR THE PUMP

I.NAME DRAGLINE3OPER ON #18 DRAGLINE AND I.NAME GETTING TOOLS AND PARTS TO REPAIR BROKEN DRAG CHAIN END LINK.I.NAME PLACED NEW END LINK ON LANDING OUTSIDE LEFT REAR DOOR OF DRAGLINE.CLIMBED DO WN LADDER AND W5S STANDING ON SHOE WHEN HE PICKED UP END LINK AGAIN.END LINK SLIPPED FROM HAND AND DROPPED HIS RIGHT FOOT,CAUSING LACERATIONS AND FRACTURE TO FOOT.

I,NAME WAS CLEANING GREASE AND DIRT OUT FROM BELOW THE HOIST AND DRAG DRUMS ON 18 DRAGLINE AS APART OF THE NORMAL 500 HOUR INSPECTION AND SERVICING. WHILE USING A HOE TO CLEAN UP THE LOSE MATE RIAL HE EXPERIENCED SEVERE SHOOTING PAINS IN HIS BACK. CRAMPED SPACE. I,NAME AS HAD PREVIOUS BACK PROBLEMS AND THIS ACCIDENT MAY BE A RECURRENCE OF AN OLD PROBLEM.

EMP WAS REPAIRING A FAIRLEAD THE LOWER VERTICAL FAIRLEAD SHEAVE WAS REMOVED AND PLACED IN A STANDING POSITION IN THE SAND BY THE CRANE THE CRANE WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE CABLES ON THE SEAVE AND WAS SWINGING BACK TO REMOVE THE FAIRLEAD A PICKUP TRUCK WAS BEING MOVED FROM THE SITE WHEN JOHN JUSTICE STEPPED TOWARD THE TRUCK TO CATCH THE SOCKETS ON TAILGATE AS HE PASSED TH