Victim used an aerial lift positioned under the #3 tunnel belt to access the take-up pulley assemble components. As the victim was attempting to manually clean the north side of the west bend pulley, ee became entangled between the rotating pulley and the moving conveyor belt, resulting in a fatal injuries.
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- Muertes
- 1
- Incidentes totales
- 66
- Años en registro
- 2000–2026
- Último incidente
- Feb 2026
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65 en archivo (excluyendo las muertes anteriores)2026 · 1 incidente
EE pinched EE's right, index finger between the bar and wall while clearing a rock jam.
2025 · 3 incidentes
While swinging a sledgehammer at a wrench, the wrench slipped off the nut, causing the handle to come back and strike the left side of the EE's face.
EE coughed a felt a pop in EE's right groin.
EE slipped while climbing into their truck and slammed their left foot into the ground.
2023 · 1 incidente
EE had a steel plate slip out of EE's grip and strike EE's right leg.
2022 · 3 incidentes
EE grabbed a spinning bolt with bare hands and cut EE's left middle finger.
Individual fell from a platform. Suffered a broken lower leg.
Employee was in non walkway on even ground with untied boots. Slipped and fell fracturing left leg.
2021 · 2 incidentes
EE was walking on cat walk and felt pop in left knee.
EE was taking off the guard and stood under guard while doing so. Guard hit EE in head. EE was wearing a hard hat.
2020 · 4 incidentes
Employee was moving a drum and it slipped and pinched right middle finger.
Removed hydraulic cup from a line that still had pressure, high pressure hand injury.
While tightening a bolt, the wrench slipped off and smashed left little finger.
Slipped on ice, right knee contusion.
2019 · 6 incidentes
EE slipped and fell from mud on boots and fractured left elbow.
EE was pulling tarp rope and the rope broke striking EE in the face/eye
Cutting nipples to screens to fit screen deck and cut thumb.
Small rock fell and was stuck in ear canal.
EE slipped off truck step and fell to the ground
EE was shoveling under conveyor and a small rock hit EE's back
2018 · 1 incidente
EE was shoveling under the conveyor.
2017 · 4 incidentes
EE was walking by feeder and a rock came off and hit arm
EE shoveling truck body out and pinched hand between shovel and truck wall.
Holding pully and left thumb was pinched
Left hand hit with sledgehammer
2016 · 3 incidentes
small rock fell onto shoulder from conveyor
Removed rock from catwalk.
Hydraulic fluid in eye.
2014 · 4 incidentes
Employee riding train. Train stopped and employee didn't brace himself.
Climbing ladder and slipped
EE was working and a rock flew out of the crusher and hit EE in the head.
Employee walking and slipped and fell causing strain to cervical and lumbar area and concussion.
2013 · 4 incidentes
Employee strained his lower back picking up rocks.
Employee was pulling on handbrake and strained upper arm.
Employee was hammering and received laceration to the neck.
Employee working on conveyor and pinched hand.
2012 · 2 incidentes
Employee slipped getting off equipment and injured right knee.
EE kneeling on conveyor putting skirting on load out belt, EE stood up and felt/heard crack in knee.
2011 · 4 incidentes
Employee strained low back while shoveling.
Employee welding and received injury to eyes
Setting up camera, tripped over rock, fell, tried to hold self from falling with hand, hurt wrist.
Employee alleges developed low back pain when bounced on broken seat in loader.
2010 · 1 incidente
Employee tracking across rough terrain and jarred back, sustaining low back strain.
2009 · 5 incidentes
Employee was trying to debridge front feeder and struck right hand against angle iron on railing support. Sustained laceration to right index finger requiring stitches
Grinding on crusher with safety glasses, developed rust ring in eye.
Fell off step ladder, landing on left side.
Struck head on crossmembers at screen.
Struck hand against pipe resulting in laceration to left index finger requiring stitches.
2008 · 1 incidente
Employee strained left shoulder by lever jolting while raising truck body.
2007 · 1 incidente
Employee backed into cement block pillar causing concussion.
2006 · 5 incidentes
Employee injured lower back when lifting belt onto surge tunnel.
Emp was lifting re-railer under railroad car and sprained back.
Emp was climbing off of access ladder to ground, jumped to ground fracturing left ankle.
Employee was replacing glass in trackhoe when he slipped and fell fracturing right arm.
Employee twisted right knee while stepping down slowly off of train.
2005 · 2 incidentes
Employee struck foot with sledge hammer, fracturing right pinky toe.
EE went out to the quarry to lay out a shot. He slipped on rocks & fell, hurting left knee. Then, while walking into the office, EE walked into a well pipe that was sticking out of the ground & hurt left knee even more.
2004 · 3 incidentes
Employee working on crusher using torch. Climbing down off crusher, torch passed over hand.
Employee was closing hood on backhoe, slipped and fell backwards landed on front tire.
CLIMBING LADDER TO CRUSHER, SLIPPED, FELL, PUT HAND OUT TO BRACE FALL.
2003 · 2 incidentes
HELPING TO CHANGE BACKHOE BUCKET PUTTING SPACER WASHERS IN WHERE PIN GOES, HE TOLD THE OPERATOR TO HIT THE PIN IN FURTHER. THE PIN WENT IN EASY AND PINCHED HIS FINGER.
CLIMBING UP INTO CAB SLIPPED ON STEP ICEY.
2002 · 1 incidente
HAUL TRUCK WAS LOADED ON TOP BENCH, COMING DOWN HAUL ROAD MADE TURN ON THE RAMP SLID ON MUD AND ROLLED OVER.
2001 · 1 incidente
RUNNING TO SHUT OFF FEEDER BECAUSE BELT HAD SHUTOFF SLIPPED IN MUD.
2000 · 1 incidente
SHOVELING OUT FROM UNDER SCREEN.