Tilden Mining Company L CMining Incidents in 2002

WHILE RIDING IN ELEVATOR, ELEVATOR STOPPED. ELEVATOR REPAIR WAS SUMMON. EE HAD RADIO CONTACT WHILE STRAINED. TOTAL TIME STANDED WAS 50 MINUTES. STOPPAGE WAS CAUSED BY ELEVTRICAL MEL FUNCTION. REPORTS WERE MADE AND ELEVATOR WAS PLACED BACK IN SERVICE.

EE WAS INSTALLING A FAN INTO A MAXI-HEATER. EE WAS KNEELING DOWN IN FRONT OF THE OCNTROL PANEL-HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL FORWARD. HIS RIGHT HAND HIT THE FAN GUARD AND SLIPPED UPWARDS.

EE WAS OPERATING A DOZER IN THE ORE BARN. THE RIGHT SIDE COVE ON THE ENGINE CAME LOOSE AND STARTED TO HIT THE RIGHT TRACK. HE STOPPED TO ADJUST THE COVER. USED A PICK AS A PRYBAR. HE COMPLAINE D OF BACK PAIN WHILE LIFTING THE PICK. WAS EVALUATED BY A DR. & TAKEN OFF WORK.

EE WAS STEPPING OVER THE FORKS OF A FORKLIFT, HEFAILED TO LIFT HIS LEG HIGH ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE FORK AND HIS BOOT CAUGHT THE FORK. HE FELL FORWARD HITTING HIS KNEE ON THE FLOOR. KNEE SURGERY ON 3/28/03.

EE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK WHILE PUTTING SCREEN PANEL IN. HE WAS GRABBING THE PANELS FROM A CART & LIFTING THEN TO THE TOP DECK OF THE SCREEN DECK. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A DOCTOR & TAKEN OFF WORK.

EE STEPPED OUT OF THE OFFICE AND STEPPED ONTO THE POURED APRON OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR. HIS FOOT CAUGHT THE EDGE AND SLIPPED, CAUSING PAIN TO THE INSIDE OF THE RIGHT KNEE. PHYSICAL THERAPY STARTED ON 9-19-02.

EE WAS REPLACING THE LINER PLATE IN THE TRUCK BOX OF 1554. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GRINDING OFF SOME WELD MARKS. HE WAS GRINDING FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES USING A 1# GRINDER. AFTER GRINDING OFF THE THIRD AREA OF MARKS. EE WENT TO STAND UP AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN AND TAKEN OFF TO WORK.

EE CHANGED THE MOTOR ON #5 TAILINGS LINE SAMPLER AFTER CHANGING THE MOTOR HE BROUGHT THE UNIT BACK TO THE SAMPLER. HE HAD TO BEND OVER AND SLIDE THE UNIT UP THE STAIRS ONE STAIR AT A TIME. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN ON 3/19/02 AND WAS TAKEN OFF WORK.

EE WAS OPERATING A DOZER AND STATED HE WAS TWISTED AROUND TO THE RIGHT TO LOOK BEHIND HIM AS HE BACKED UP. WHILE IN THIS POSITION, HE PROPELLED OVER A WIND ROW PITCHING THE DOZER FRONT TO BACK . HE FELT PAIN IN HIS SIDE. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN.

EE WAS HOSING THE INCLINE SECTION OF THE SECONDARY AIR DUCT FROM THE POSITION ON THE FLAT AREA OF THE DUCT, EAST OF THE BEGINNING OF THE INCLINE. SHE TOOK A STEP BACK AND TRIPPED OVER THE HOS E SHE WAS USING CAUSING HER TO FALL. WHEN SHE FELL SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE HOSE, CAUSING NOZZLE WATER STREAM TO HIT A PILE OF DIRT. THE WATER DEFLECTED BACK HITTING HER ARMS AND FACE.

EE WAS EXITING A COMPUTER SHACK ON THE WEST SIDEOF THE BALLING FLOOR WHEN SHE FELT A TWINGE IN HER RT. ANKLE. ON 2-16-02 SHE SAID THE PAIN WAS WORSE AND WENT TO THE ER AND WAS TAKEN OFF WORK.

EE REPORTED BEING JOSTLED AROUND IN THE SEAT/CAB OF A PRODUCTION TRUCK WHILE BEING LOADED BY A LOADER. HE COMPLAINED OF LOW BACK PAIN AND WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN ON 1-21-01 AND TAKEN OFF OF WORK.

EE COMPLAINED OF GROIN PAIN AFTER LIFTING AN EXTENSION LADDER AND VARIOUS TOOLS. INITIALLY IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A GROIN STRAIN. IT WAS MADE KNOWN ON * 1/9/03 THAT THIS WAS A HERNIA & SURGERY ON 1/9/03.

EE WAS WAITING FOR THE HOT SHIFT CHANGE VEHICLE TO ARRIVE, HE WAS STANDING ON THE BUCKET OF A LOADER TO GET OUT OF THE COLD. HE STEPPED OUT OF THE BUCKET ONTO UNEVEN GROUND, FELL AND BROKE HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

A LARGE 24"" FLUX FROST CHUNK HIT HIS HAND AS HE WAS HOSING OTHER FROST CHUNKS FROM #3 CONVEYOR CHUTE GRIZZLY ON THE FLUX SYSTEM.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNIT 1 #11 NORTH GRATE LAUNDER WHEN A PUFF OF HOT DUST CAME UP. THIS STARTLED HIM AND EVEN THOUGH HE HAD HIS PROPER PPE HE JUMPED BACK, STUMBLED BACKWARDS, CATCHING HIS FALL WITH HIS RIGHT ARM, STRAINING HIS SHOULDER. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN AND PHYSICAL THERAPY WAS STARTED ON 9-16-02.

EMPLOYEE WAS BEVELING A PLATE TO FIT IN A CHANNEL IRON ON SPARE SCREEN FOR MILLS. WHEN HE WAS FLIPPING IT OVER TO TAKE THE SLAG OFF OF IT, HE CAUGHT HIS RING FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE FLATE AND THE WORK BENCH. IT WAS MADE KNOWN ON 9-13-02 THAT HE HAD A FRACTURE.

EE WAS CONNECTING INTERMEDIATE PROPEL CHAIN.HE WAS HAMMERING A CHAIN PIN & LOCK IN WHEN HE FELT A PAIN TO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN & ON 8-5-02 HE STARTED PHYSICAL TH ERAPY.

EE WAS CHANGING A STEERING MOUNT ON 1531 CAT WATER TRUCK. HE ALLEGES THAT SOMETHING WENT INTO HIS EYE WHILE GRINDING. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 6-30-02 & EYE MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED & USED.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A LENGTH OF SKIRTING WITH A BOX CUTTER KNIFE. AS HE WAS PUTTING DOWN PRESSURE ON THE KNIFE AND PULLING IT THROUGH THE SKIRTING THE BLADE SLIPPED AND MADE CONTACT WITH HIS RIGHT LEG CAUSING A LACERATION. HE REQUIRED SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING THE EXPANSION JOINT ON THE IA FAN INLET ON UNIT 1. HE WAS WORKING FROM A MANLIFT BASKET FROM THE FAN FLOOR. AS A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WAS BEING PUSHED INTO PLACE, DIRT FE LL INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN AND EYE MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED AND USED.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOSING THE PRECIP LAUNDERS WHEN THE LAUNDER COVER HE WAS HOSING UNDER FELL STRIKING HIS HAND. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES. HE RECEIVED SUTURES.

TIL 2 NORTH CLASSIFIER-FABRICATING NEW CHUTE ON CLASSIFIER EE WAS CHIPPING DIRT WITH A 4' PRIBAR WHEN HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER CAME IN CONTACT WITH A SHARP PIECE OF METAL. THE METAL RIPPED HIS GLOVE AND CUT HIS FINGER. HE REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.

EE HAD JUST FINISHED PLACING AN AIR HORN ON A HOT SPOT ON UNIT 2 COOLER. HE WAS MOVING THE AIRHOSE OUT OF THE WALKWAY WHEN HE FELT DIRT ENTER HIS RT. EYE. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A DR. AND MEDIC ATION WAS ORDERED.

EE WAS WORKING ON #1 BOILER. AFTER PUTTING SOME INSOWOOL IN THE VENT VALVE ENCLOSRE, HE COMPLAINED OF NOT FEELING GOOD. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN AND MED TREATMENT WAS ADMINISTERED.

EE WAS ASSIGNED TO REMOVE A DEFECTIVE PINTLE HITCH FROM THE BACK END OF 5540 PITMAN. HE WAS UNDER THE BED OF THE PITMAN TO CUT THE BOLTS OFF AND STOOD UP BEFORE COMING ALL OF THE WAY OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK BED, STRIKING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER ON THE BED. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN AND PHYSICAL THERAPY STARTED ON 5-6-02.

AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE HOT CHANGE VEHICLE AT S28. HE SLIPPED ON THE ICY DRIVEWAY AND FELL. HE LANDED ON HIS TOTE BAG HURTING HIS SIDE. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN ON 3-21-02 AND HAD A RI B FRACTURE.

EE WAS AT DRILL SITE CARRYING A POWER CABLE TO A J-BOX. HE SLIPPED ON A SLIPPERY SPOT CAUSED BY A TIRE FROM A LOADER OR RUBBER TIRE. WHEN HE SLIPPED HE FELL STRAIGHT DOWN ON HIS RIGHT LEG. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN ON 3/22/02 AND HAD A FRACTURE.

EE & A CO-WORKER WERE MOVING BATTERIES FROM A WORK BENCH TO A STORAGE CABINET. EE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN A FEW DAYS LATER. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN ON 3/26/02 & WAS REFERRED TO A CHIRO PRACTOR ON 3/27/02.

EE WAS WORKING ON REMOVAL OF #75 SUPPORT SHAFT. WHILE HANDING OUT A 3/4 TONE COMEALONG TO HIS PARTNER, EE LIFTED HIS HEAD AND BUMPED HIS HARD HAT ON #53 SUPORT SHAFT SOUTH WHEEL. HE WAS EVALUA TED BY A PHYSICIAN ON 5-2-02 AND WAS REFERRED TO A CHIROPRACTOR.

EE WAS PICKING UP & REMOVING OLD CUT OFF PLATE CASTINGS FROM UNDER UNIT 2 GRATE MACHINE REPAIR AREA. HE MOVED APPROX 100 PLATE CASTINGS & COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICI AN ON 4/11/02 & REFERRED TO A CHIRO ON 4/12/02.

EE WAS OPERATING 1553 PRODUCTION TRUCK. HE HIT A ROUGH AREA OF ROAD AND BECAME JOSTLED AROUND CAUSING DISCOMFORT TO HIS NECK. HE WAS REFERRED TO A CHIROPRACTOR ON 3/15/02.

EE WAS WORKING ON 12A COBBER FEED PUMP, REMOVING THE IMPELLER. HE WAS COMMING OUT FORM THE FRONT OF THE PUMP AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE FLUSH WATER VALVE. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN AND SAW A CHIROPRACTOR ON 3/22/02.

EE WAS WORKING ON REMOVING THE BRASS SLEEVE THATIS GLUED ONTO A GLASS 30 GRAM DAVIES TUBE, HE WAS REMOVING DUCT TAPE ON THE TUBE, THE TUBE BROKE. ONE OF THE POINTS OF THE BROKEN GLASS CUT HIS LEFT HAND, RECEIVED SUTURES.

EE WAS KNEELING/ SQUATTING DOWN TO GREASE THE RAILS THAT THE FEED CHUTE ROLLERS RIDE ON WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN AND ON 3-6-02 PHYSICAL THERAPY WAS STARTED.

EE WAS WORKING ON LINING #6 PRIMARY MILL. HE WAS PREPARING TO TAKE A LIFTER BAR OFF OF A PALLET. HE HAD CUT THE STEEL BAND FURTHEST FROM HIM AND WAS CUTTING THE OTHER BAND WHEN THE TOP BAR SLI D OFF AND PINNED HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG. HE RECEIVED SUTURES TO THE LOWER LEG.

EE WAS REMOVING & INSTALLING DSM PANELS ON LINE 1. HE HAD A NEW PANEL IN & WAS HOLDING IT WITH HIS LEFT HAND & HAMMERING WITH HIS RIGHT. HE HIT HIS LEFT RING FINGER WITH THE HAMMER. HE WAS EVA LUATED BY A PHYSICIAN ON 2-28-02 & HAS A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT RING FINGER.

WHILE WORKING IN LINE 4 MOVABLE CHUTE INSTALLINGLINERS, HE LIFTED HIS HEAD UP TO MOVE THE COME-ALONG AND BUMPED HIS HEAD ON THE BEAM. DUST CAME DOWN & ENTERED HIS EYE. EYE MEDICATION ORDERED.

EE WAS WORKING A T-I GRATE INSTALLING STUB SHAFTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE. HE SQUATTED DOWN TO PICK UP A E TON CAPACITY COMEALONG AND FELT A TEAR IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. ON 5-7-02, HE RECEIVED MEDICAL TR EATMENT FOR HIS KNEE.

EE WAS WORKING ON TOP OF UNIT 1 KILN. AN EE USED AN AIR BLOW GUN TO REMOVE SLAG, FLUX AND METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE WORK AREA AND INADVERTANTLY BLEW THE MATERIAL IN EE'S DIRECTION CAUSING A PIEC E OF MATERIAL TO LODGE IN HIS EYE. WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN ON 1-16-02 AND EYE MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED.

EE COMPLAINED OF HIS EYE BOTHERING HIM ON 1/3/02 AFTER WORKING ON THE LOWER DECK OF A SCREEN WELDING AND GRINDING. HE WAS WEARING GLASSES, GOGGLES, AND WELDING HOOD. HE SPECULATES THAT WHEN HE WAS TAKING HIS HOOD AND GOGGLES OFF, SOMETHING MIGHT HAVE FALLEN INTO HIS EYE. ON 1/4/02 HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN AND MEDICATION WAS ORDERED FOR HIS EYE.

EE DOES AUTOMETRICS 3 DAYS A WEEK & ALSO WORKS ON BLAST PATTERNS. BOTH JOBS REQUIRE REPETITIVE ARM MOTION. IT WAS DETERMINED ON 5/2/03 THAT THE DIAGNOSIS OF EPICONDYLITIS WAS WORK-RELATED.

EE COMPLAINS OF TINGLING & ACHING IN HIS HANDS ESPECIALLY AFTER DOING ""BENCH"" WORK. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN - DIAGNOSIS OF CTS. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE WORK RELATED ON 9-6-02.

EE HAS BEEN OPERATING A DOZER FOR OVER 11 YEARS. WHEN HE SHIFTS THE DOZER, HE USES HIS LEFT THUMB TO MOVE THE SHIFTER. HE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PAININHIS THUMB. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE WORK RE LATED ON 3-15-02.