EE HAD HELPED SET A SECTION OF CONVEYER IN PLACE, ALL FOUR CHAINS WERE DISCONNECTED AND HE HAD MOTIONED FOR THEM TO BE PULLED AWAY, WHEN ONE SET OF CHAINS CLEARED THE CONVEYER, THE OTHER ST HO OKED THE CONVEYER CAUSING IT TO FALL. THE FALLING STRUCTURE CAUSED 2 LACEATIONS TO EE'S HEAD AND A BROKEN RIGHT FOOT.
VONDRISKA PIT, SUNDANCE Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2002–2003
- Latest incident
- Mar 2003
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
6
citations
1
significant & substantial
$469
proposed penalties
$885
paid to date
Source: MSHA violations data, updated weekly.
Quarterly safety rates
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q2 | 1,507 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q1 | 668 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q4 | 682 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 560 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 1,148 | 2 | 0 | 1742.2 |
Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file2003 · 1 incident
March 12, 2003
WY · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · Struck by falling object
2002 · 2 incidents
December 16, 2002
WY · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
MACHINERY
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
THE INJURY OCCURED WHEN THE EE S HAND WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN SCREEEN RAIL AND THE SCREEN ITSELF WHEN ANOTHER EE USING A IMPACT WRENCH TIGHTENED THE SCREEN INTO POSITION. THE FINGERS WERE NOT SEVE RED AND THE INJURY IN NO BROKEN BONES, ONLY SEVEERED BLOOD BLISTERS FROM THE PINCHING.
May 13, 2002
WY · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pete Lien & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS DOING NORMAL CLEANUP WITH A SHOVEL WHEN THE LOWER BACK PAIN BEGAN.