All MSHA-reportable accidents at GCC Rio Grande, Inc. operations in 2001. Fatalities appear first.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BEHIND A CO-WORKER WHO WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE AT A WATER WELL LOCATION. CO-WORKER WAS CROUCHED DOWN, AND FELL BACKWARDS AFTER LOSING HIS BALANCE. CO-WORKER FELL ONTO I NJURED EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT KNEE. INJURY BECAME ""LOST TIME"" BEGINNING 11/28/01 AFTER EMPLOYEE'S PHYSICIAN DETERMINED EMPLOYEE REQUIRED TIME AWAY FROM WORK TO RECUPERATE.
EE WAS REMOVING TOOLS FROM A HOISTING CAGE AFTER COMPLETING A JOB. HE LEANED OVER THE HANDRAIL TO RETRIEVE THE 5 GALLON PLASTIC BUCKET OF TOOLS (APPROX. 10-15 LBS.), LIFTED IT AND TURNED TO SE T IT ON THE GROUND. AT THAT POINT HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE A PIECE OF PIPE RESTING ON THE POWER HACKSAW AND A SUPPORT STAND. THE PIPE ROLLED LENGTHWISE TOWARD THE SAW, AND EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE END OF THE PI PE AND THE SAW FRAME.
EE WAS PERFORMING AN INSPECTION IN THE COAL RECLAIM A BELT CONVEYOR AREA. A PIECE OF COAL WAS LODGED IN BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR BELT AND DRIVE-OVER HOPPER SKIRTING. EE WAS HITTING THE UNDER SIDE OF THE CONVEYOR BELT AND A RETURN IDLER, PULLINGHIS HAND IN BETWEEN THE BELT AND IDLER.
EMPLOYEE ENTERED CLINKER COOLER IN THE AREA ABOVE THE GRATE TO MAKE REPAIRS TO GRATES ABOVE THE #2 COMPARTMENT. A COMPRESSED AIR NOZZLE IN THIS AREA DISCHARGED, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO COME IN CON TACT WITH HOT CLINKER ON HIS EAR, NECK, AND THROAT.
EE WAS CLEANING UP A PILE OF DUST ALONG #3 CLINKER BELT IN THE AREA WHERE THE FLOOR BEGINS TO SLOPE TOWARD THE FEED END OF THE BELT. AS EE WAS LIFTING A LOADED SHOVEL, HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED O N SOME LOOSE CLINKER IN THE PILE. WHEN EE SLIPPED, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT FOOT AND KNEE.
WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A CRUSHER, EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 4'PRY BAR TO ROTATE THE CRUSHER HAMMER. AS THE HAMMER TURNED OVER, EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PRY BAR AND A CRANE HOOK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND NEXT TO AN ELEVATED WORK PLATFORM. A SECOND EMPLOYEE WORKING ON THE PLATFORM WAS USING A HAMMER TO AID A HYDRAULIC PRESS IN MOVING A LARGE COAL MILL PLATE. THE SECOND EMPLOYEE SWUNG THE HAMMER, WHICH GLANCED OFF OF THE PLATE AND HIT THE INJURED EMPLOYEE ON HIS HARDHAT.INITIALLY NOT REPORTABLE.RECENTLY EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR NECK.
EE WAS OPENING A DOOR ON THE SIDE OF #1 KILN PREHEATER WHEN HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE SIDE OF THE PREHEATER.
UNRIGGING MILL LINER, A LOOSENED WEDGE FELL AND SMASHED HIS FINGER.