All MSHA-reportable accidents at GCC Rio Grande, Inc. operations in 2019. Fatalities appear first.
RRT Fire. The slide gate on the TDF system was closed (Showing open in control room). This caused material to back up. Maintenance cleared the plug and opened the gate. The leftover RRT was left on the rotary feeder level. The material ignited from the heat and caused electrical damage.
Raw FK line that transports material was plugged with rock and wet material. Employee went to check line on top of electrical room. Employee then removed cap while line was pressurized. Left ear, Face and upper body impairment.
Team was attempting to seat the elevator take up sprockets back into the chain. The take up was stuck and the employee attempted to free it by striking it with a sledgehammer which accidently struck the hardened tooth and a piece broke free penetrating their left thigh. Employee was taken to Concentra and redirected to Urgent Care.
Was walking up the stairs and stepped off of and rolled their ankle.
Troubleshooting multi-voltage drive, trying to diagnose 480volt side. I personally locked out 4160 volt several times. A co-worker with a 600 volt meter attempted to check continuity on 4160 and the meter blew up.
The driller was tramming the drill off of the lowboy trailer, the driller had the door of the drill locked open in order to see the edge of the trailer. When the driller reached the point where it tipped forward onto the ramp, the driller reached out and grabbed the door frame, the jolt released the door lock lever, slamming the door onto the driller's hand.
Employee was measuring coal piles in the long shed and lost footing due to loose material. Employee split legs and felt pain in pelvic area upon recovery of fall.
Contractor was rolling a conveyor chute out of the way and hand was pinched between the chute and the wall cutting EE's left pinky finger.
Right hand pointer finger smashed
Pulled plate from hopper to dump, slipped from hand and fell on foot.