Tilden Mining Company L CMining Incidents in 2003

EE was climbing the stairs to the time scan clock area when he tripped on one of the steps & fell hitting his left elbow on a step. He had surgery on 3/12/04 resulting in lost time.

EE WAS TAKING VIBRATION READINGS AND BUMPED HIS R ELBOW ON SIGHT GLASS OF THE REDUCER ON 29-10 CU. THE EE ATTACHED AN ACCELEROMETER TO COMPONERS OF THE CONVEYOR HAD TO CRAWL INTO A POSITION WH EN HE BACKED OUT OF THIS POSITION HIT HIS ELBOW WAS EVALUATED BY APHYSICIAN ON 10-18-03 AND TAKEN OFF OF WORK.

AS EE WAS CROUCHING DOWN TO TIGHTEN THE BOTTOM BOLT ON THE PUMP WITH A 3/4"" IMPACT, HE FELT HIS RIGHT KNEE MOMENTARILY LOCK UP. EE WAS EVALUATED BY A DR & SURGERY WAS DONE 2/24/04.

EE WAS CHANGING SECTORS ON 3F FILTER ON ROW 4. A PRYBAR WOULDN'T FIT BETWEEN THE TANK & THE CLAMP. HE USED A FILTER CLAMP TO PRY ON THE CLAMP SO HIS PARTNER COULD GET A NUT & WASHER ON THE SEC TOR. THE PRYBAR SLIPPED & EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT GROIN. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA AND SURGERY WAS SCHEDULED ON 9/22/03.

EE PUT HIS FINGER OVER A HOLE IN THE HYDRAULIC HOSE ON A LOADER, WHEN HE WENT TO RAISE THE BACKHOE BOOM, THE PRESSURE IN THE HOSE SHOT UP TO 2500 PSI WHICH INJECTED HYDRAULIC OIL INTO HIS FING ER. EE WAS EVALUATED IN THE E.R. HAD SURGERY ON HIS FINGER AND WAS TAKEN OFF OF WORK.

EE TRIPPED ON A WATER JUG AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE SKINNED HIS LEFT KNEE AND LEFT ELBOW AD COMPLAINED OF PAIN TO HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN AND TAKEN OFF OF WORK 6-11-03 . IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE WORK RELATED ON 6-30-03.

EE WAS OPERATING 1428 SHOVEL - HE REACHED OVER TO SET HIS HOIST BRAKE & WHEN HE PUSHED THE HOIST BRAKE BUTTON, AN ARC FLASH TOOK PLACE. HE RECEIVED BURNS TO HIS LEFT HAND. HOSPITALIZATION RESU LTED.

INJURED WAS BENDING OVER AT THE WAIST TO PICK UP HYDRAULIC GREASE PUMP AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER OF A 992 LOADER WHEN HE LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL BACKWARDS. HE LANDED ON HIS BACK; HOWEVER, TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, WAS EVALUSTED IN THE ER - DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURE - SURGERY ON 2/11/03 -LOST TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS A PASSENGER IN A PICK-UP DOING PRE-PM INSPECTIONS. THEY ENCOUNTERED WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. THE DRIVER TRIED TO STOP THE TRUCK BUT IT SLID INTO A CRUSHED ROCKPILE DUE TO SLIPPERY CO NDITIONS. PASSENGER WAS WEARING A SEATBELT - WAS JOSTLED AROUND AND COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN. HE STARTED CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENTS ON 12/19/03.

EE WAS SLIDING METAL PLATFORMS INTO A BUCKET OF A LOADER, WHEN SLIDING THE SECOND ONE IN, IT CAUGHT AND TWISTED BACKWARD CAUSING THE FINGER TO GET PINCHED BETWEEN THE PLATFORMS. HE RECEIVED SUTURES TO HIS FINGER.

EE WAS WALKING BACK TO THE BOILER ROOM-HE SLIPPED IN SOME MUD AND TWISTED HIS BACK. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN AND CHIROPRATIC TREATMENTS STARTED ON 1-3-04.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CHANGING THE DRIVE MECHANISM ON GRINDING LINE 8 SIMPLICITY SCREEN. HE WAS REMOVING A LEAKING HOSE AND HAD TO CUT A PLASTIC WRAP WHICH HELD THE POWER CORD TO THE HOSE. HE USED A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT IT. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER AND THUMB RESULTING IN A TOTAL OF SEVEN SUTURES.

EE WAS WORKING ON 9A APRON FEEDER ADDING A LARGE PATCH TO THE NORTH WALL. THE STEEL PATCH WAS HUNG BY A COME ALONG TO LIFT IT IN POSITION, WHEN THE PATCH WAS HOISTED UP IT HAD TO BE PUSHED INT O PLACE. AS EE WAS PUSHING THE PLATE, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RT SHOULDER. HE WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN AND PHYISICAL THERAPY STARTED ON 12-2-03.

A/C UNIT ON DREDGE PILOT HOUSE STOPPED, WHILE CHECKING UNIT FAN STARTED AND STRUCK KNUCKLE ON RIGHT THUMB.

WHILE UNLOADING WEAR SLIDES TAKEN FROM CV 18.1 FROM TILDON I ELEVATOR EE SUSTAINED A LACERATIONON HIS LEFT PALM. THE METAL CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVE AS HE WAS SETTING THE SLIDE DOWN. THE METAL FRAMEWORK ON THE SLIDES HAD WORN TO A SHARPENED EDGE, STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

EE WAS INSTALLING ROLLERS USING A COFFING HOIST TO RAISE THE ROLLER FRAME TO A VERTICAL POSITION ON THE CONVEYOR BED. HIS LEFT HAND WAS BRACED ON THE NEXT ROLLER FRAME DOWN WHILE HIS RIGHT HAN D WORKED THE COFFING HOIST. AS THE FRAME WAS BEING ROTATED INTO PLACE IT SUDDENLY LET LOOSE AND SLID DOWN AGAINST THE NEXT FRAME, CRUSHING HIS FINGER. THE WOUND REQUIRED A STITCH.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING OUT A SETSCREW AND LOST IT'S MAGNETIC CONNECTION. THE DRILL FELL & STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOREARM. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE FLOOR SWEEPER. HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN AND EYE MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED AND USED. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE WORK RELATED ON 6-27-03.

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE PARKING LOT AND TRIED TO AVOID A LARGE SAND PILE. SHE SLIPPED & FELL ON THE ICY SURFACE ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF THE PILE. SHE WAS EVALUATED BY A DR. & STARTED PHYS. THERAPY ON 4/29/03.

WHILE USING AN AIR BLOW PIPE TO CLEAN OUT THE DROP CHUTES ON 2C FILTER, SHE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HER BACK. WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN & WAS REFERRED TO A CHIRO ON 4-11-03.

EE WAS WELDING - 7 INCH CLIPS ON THE CODER STATIONARY WALL FROM 3A-3B BOTTLE WALL TO THE LOAD ZONE AREA. DX: ARC FLASH - EYES. HE WENT TO THE ER AND EYE MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED AND USED.

EE WAS BAGGING FILTER SECTORS WHEN HE REMOVED A SECTOR FROM A PALLET - HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE SECTOR AND A METAL TABLE. HE RECEIVED 2 STITCHES TO HIS LITTLE FINGER.

EE WAS INSTALLING A JUNCTION BOX COVER DURING A CRANE PM. THE TASK REQUIRED HIM TO REACH ABOVE HIS HEAD IN ORDER TO ACCESS/ TIGHTEN THE SCREWS USING A SCREWDRIVER. AS HE TORQUED THE SCREWS DO WN, HE NOTICED A TINGLY FEELING IN HIS HAND AND FINGERS. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CTS.

EE WAS CUTTING OFF HUCK BOLT ON A MILL VIBRATING SCREEN AND POUNDING THEM OUT WITH A HAMMER. HE HAD DONE ABOUT 20 OF THEM AND LATER IN THE AFTERNOON HE FELT HIS ELBOW AND UPPER FOREARM GETTING SORE. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH EPICONDYLITIS AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE WORK RELATED ON 11-21-03.

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINS OF PAIN AND TIGHTNESS IN HIS WRIST RELATED TO HIS WORK ACTIVITIES. DX OF CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE OCCUPATIONALLY RELATED ON 5-2-03.

EE IS EXPERIENCING TINGLING AND NUMBNESS IN HIS THUMB AND FINGER. EE HAS BEEN STRIPPING CONVEYERBELTS SINCE 1989 AND THINKS THE REPETITIVE MOTION OF THIS WORK HAS CONTRIBUTED TO HIS CONDITION. DX OF CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. IT WAS DETERMINED ON 5-2-03 TO BE OCCUPATIONALLY RELATED.

EE COMPLAINS OF SORE WRISTS FROM WORKING IN MAINTENANCE. IT WAS DETERMINED ON 5-2-03 THAT HIS DIAGNOSIS OF CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IS OCCUPATIONALLY RELATED.

EE ALLEGES FROM OPERATING HEAVY EQUIPMENT FOR SEVERAL YEARS-JOY STICKS AND VIBRATION-HE DEVELOPED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. IT WAS DETERMINED ON 7-17-03 TO BE WORK RELATED. HE HAD SURGERY ON 6-1 9-03. LOST TIME STARTING ON 6-20-03.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BATTERY POWERED SAWZALL AND FELT INCREADED NUMBNESS & WEAKNESS IN HIS HANDS. ON 5/19/03 THE DIAGNOSIS OF CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME WAS DETERMINED TO BE OCCUPATIONALLY RELATED . SURGERY ON 5-19-03.