WINGDALE MINE: 662 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee claims they fractured a rib and has fluid on a lung, was working on the screen deck.

While lifting a screen strained employee's back

Working on Conveyor, sliding rollers out from under the belt and strained lower back

Pulling 30ft fuel hose from truck when EE felt a sharp pain in the left side of neck.

Lost balance put left hand down to catch himself from falling and cut the top of left fingers.

While welding in a discharge chute, weld slag caught his left pant leg on fire. Causing a burn on his left calf.

Climbing up the ladder to cab on the Terex T-40 haul truck, missed a step while climbing and slid down the ladder to the ground. Was about 1-2 feet up when he slid down the ladder.

he was bringing a roller to change it and his knee gave out.

Rough floor, running LHD, pulled lower back muscle

EE Was in the process of removing wedges from the upper liner (Gyro Crusher). During the process while swinging a sledge hammer he struck a handle of another hammer. The hammer became airborne striking him in the head.

While mucking with loader hit a pot hole and bounced in seat, when seat bottomed out felt pop in lower back. No missed work until 7/25/12

Cleaning up completed work area. Conveyor belt clamp standing on end slid down handrail and struck left hand pinching the smallest finger between the clamp and stand.

while prying screen panel loose to move it for lifting, pry bar slipped out of his hands while under tension striking his right elbow.

While Surveying a heading employee tripped on a rock on the road and fell striking his right hand on a rock, cutting his hand through his gloves

Employee was cutting belt with bad splice with left hand due to his Right hand being broken (none work injury). Knife slipped while trimming belt and struck him in his right leg causing a deep cut

While moving rock from stope to crusher staging area a rock fell out of the bucket. On returning he did not see the rock and ran over it causing him to loose control and hit the rib with his bucket. The jarring motion caused his leg to hit the wall of the cab.

While moving the Cat excavator 315 across a small ditch the rocking motion of the machine caused employee to experience a back spasm not allowing him to move.

While stepping from excavator, when his left foot went in a hole, knee popped causing him to fall on his right knee.

While exiting truck, stepped on rock and it rolled under his foot, twisted his knee.

Going up stairs to clear c-10 conveyor. Shut down plant, twisted knee on stairs hurrying to shut down wash plant.

Just finished hand scaling and was bent over when a small rock fell from the face hitting him in the lower back.

EE was hand scaling from manlift on GM Topkick powder truck. When he went to reposition, a piece of rock approx the size of a soccer ball/plate came loose falling approx 8' - 10' and clipped the back of his hard hat. EE had a sore head/neck and was taken to the Medical Center to get checked out. He was treated with cold compress.

During course of shift, EE alleges to have twisted his back while running a loader. He cannot recall a particular event that caused the injury.

Removing belly pan from 980F loader, belly pan slipped off jack.

EE ALLEGES HE STRUCK POTHOLE IN ROADWAY, JARRING HIS BACK. WHILE HAULING FORM THE MUCK PILE TO THE PRIMARY CRUSHER.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES TO BE SUFFERING FROM CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN BOTH HIS WRIST. HE NORMALLY RUNS A DRILL AND PERFORMS HAND AND EQUIPMENT SCALING, EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HIS HANDS HAVE BEEN BOTHERING HIM SINCE LAST SUMMER, HE FINALLY WENT TO A DOCTOR IN JAN.

EE WAS GETTING IN SHOVEL & PINCHED THUMB IN DOORHINGE. EE'S LEFT HAND WAS BRACED ON DOOR JAM & WAS CAUGHT WHILE CLOSING CAB DOOR

A ROCKFALL OCCURRED ON THE PILLAR AT THE INTERSECTION OF 4E & 6N. THE ROCKFALL MEASURED APPROX 14' X 6' X 5'. THE FALL HAPPENED SOMETIME OVER THE WEEKEND.

A ROCKFALL OCCURED ON MAIN ST AND 9-N PILLAR. 5X8' SPLITSETS WERE IN THE ROCK FALL, MEASUREMENT OF THE DRILL HOLES INDICATED DRILL HOLES WERE DRILLED TOO LARGE FOR SPLITSETS.

EE WAS WALKING IN THE MINE WHEN HE BEGAN TO HAVE CHEST PAINS, SWEATING AND DISCOMFORT. HE WAS TAKEN TO VASSAR HOSPITAL AND IS UNDOING TEST.

A ROOF INTERSECTION FELL. THE AREA HAD BEEN BERMED OFF TO PREVENT WORKERS FROM ENTERING THE AREA.

A 7'X3' ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AT THE MAGAZINE AREA.

EE WAS MARKING OUT A DRILL PATTERN. WHILE WALKING ACROSS THE FACE HE STEPPED INTO A WATER HOLE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

ALL EE GATHERED C MINE OPENING FOR THE DAYS BLAST. AT THE IMINUTE COUNTDOWN. EE TOOK LEAD IN LINE BACK TO MAGAZINE. I YELLED FIRE IN THE HOLE WAITED 5 SECONDS AND DETONATED SHOT. EE DID NOT HA VE HIS HEARING PROTECTION ON AND THE AIR BLAST HURT HIS EARS.

EE WAS OPERATING A HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR - USED FOR SCALING WHEN THE HAMMER SLID OFF A ROCK & JOLTED THE CAB. HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. EE STATAED HE WAS O.O. BUT SEVERAL WEEKS LATER HIS BACK BOTHERED HIM AGAIN. HE THEN WENT TO THE DOCTOR &TOLD HIS SUPERVISOR.