South Central District Dallas, Texas Accident Review South Central District Joint Safety & Health Conference March, 2018 South Central District Dallas, Texas (214) 767-8401 DISCLAIMER Although we have endeavored to accurately reflect the position of the Department , the positions presented in the following slides do not constitute the official position of the department except when a statute or a regulation is quoted. It is solely intended to be an aid in addressing the solutions discussed

Lost Time Accidents Incident Rate Stat’s

Lost Time Accidents Incident Rate SCD/MNM Mean Current Trend AR Below Down LA MO Above MS NM Up OK TX SCD/MNM Mean Current Trend AR Below Down LA Above Up MO MS NM OK TX Stat’s

Stat’s – SCD Top 3’s (% of total Reported) Accident Classification Handling of Materials 34% Slip or Fall of Person 19% Hand tools (Non powered) 12% Accident Type Over Exertion 14% Struck by… 13% Caught in, between objects 8% Type of Equipment No Value found 56% Hand tools (not powered) 12% Front-end loaders 4% Stat’s – SCD Top 3’s (% of total Reported)

Part 50 Reporting….Or the Lack of it! Immediate Notification All Accidents within 15 minutes 1-800-746-1553 Death at mine Serious injury Entrapment Unplanned inundation Unplanned ignition Unplanned fire Unplanned explosion Unplanned roof fall Rock outburst Unstable condition Hoist or shaft damage Death off mine Failure to Immediate Notify Issued in 18% of incidents! Part 50 Reporting….Or the Lack of it!

Part 50 Reporting….Or the Lack of it! Now that you have called - what’s next? Somebody from MSHA will be calling! District person Field Office Supervisor Establish a direct line of communication with MSHA Reminder of Responsibilities under CFR 50.12 Preservation of evidence Gathering of additional information Leave contact information if necessary MSHA will be on-site as soon as possible Issue / Modification of 103(j) order & 103(k) order Part 50 Reporting….Or the Lack of it!

SCD “RTLB”… or at least our spin on it! SCD Issuances Related to Accident Investigations (5 yr. review) CFR % Events Part 46 Training 17.0 56/57.14105 Procedures during maintenance 7.8 56/57.15005 Safety belts & lines 7.1 56/57.14100(b) Defects corrected in timely manner 6.4 56.11001 Safe access 5.7 56.15006 Protective equipment 56/57.18002(a) Examination of work places 56.9101 Control of equipment 5.0 56.20011 Barricades & warning signs Part 48 4.3 56/57.14100(c) Equipment tagged out 56/57.3201 Location for scaling 3.5 56.12071 Working around High Voltage 2.8 56.14107(a) Guarding 56.16009 Suspended loads 56.20003(a) Housekeeping SCD “RTLB”… or at least our spin on it!

Training! What can we do better? Cited over 21% of the times in accident investigations! New Miner Training Annual Refresher Training Task Training Site Specific Training What can we do better?

With effective training & management in the following: Effective training would eliminate 21% of all citations issued during accident Investigations! With effective training & management in the following: Procedures, fall protection, reporting & correcting defects, work place examinations, PPE, equipment operation You eliminate 42% of all citations issued during accident Investigations! If you just targeted the RTLB regulations on the list you would eliminate 37% of all citations issued during accident investigations Effective Training

What’s out there to help? WPE SLAM JSA SOP’S Many other programs! What’s out there to help?

But despite all the advances in equipment, processes and training, we still work in an environment where in the blink of an eye, a careless hand or mind, a misstep can result in death or serious injury. What a challenge for you as safety professionals and engineers. I certainly wish you the greatest success. Thank you!