1. South Central District Dallas, Texas
Accident Review South Central District Joint Safety & Health Conference March, 2018
South Central District Dallas, Texas
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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

2. Lost Time Accidents Incident Rate
Stat’s

3. 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

4. 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 %
Struck by… %
Caught in, between objects 8%
Type of Equipment
No Value found 56%
Hand tools (not powered) 12%
Front-end loaders %
Stat’s – SCD Top 3’s (% of total Reported)

5. Part 50 Reporting….Or the Lack of it!
Immediate Notification
All Accidents within 15 minutes
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!

6. 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!

7. 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/
Procedures during maintenance
7.8
56/
Safety belts & lines
7.1
56/ (b)
Defects corrected in timely manner
6.4
Safe access
5.7
Protective equipment
56/ (a)
Examination of work places
Control of equipment
5.0
Barricades & warning signs
Part 48
4.3
56/ (c)
Equipment tagged out
56/
Location for scaling
3.5
Working around High Voltage
2.8
(a)
Guarding
Suspended loads
(a)
Housekeeping
SCD “RTLB”… or at least our spin on it!

8. 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?

9. 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

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

11. 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!