No.32: 1 muerte registrada Coal

Pushing with a D11 and ran over a big rock. The dozer slammed to the ground and hurt the operators back.

EE was climbing up on EE's truck and the steps were too high. Resulting in EE losing balance and falling backwards to the ground. Hurting shoulder, neck, head, back and arm on the right side.

EE was driving a rock truck and hit a pot hole, causing it to rattle EE around the inside of the truck. Injuring EE's mid back.

While getting on the rock drill, the employee slipped on the cat walk and twisted his ankle

While putting anti freeze in the loader, the employee stepped on a loose metal plate and twisted his ankle.

Employee stepped on top of out-rigger to retrieve tool foot slipped and slid behind out rigger-employee lost balance and fell backward.

EE RAISED THE ENGINE HOOD, HAND WAS LACERATED BY METAL PART.

THE TRAILER BED WAS RAISED TO DUMP THE COAL. THE HOIST JACK BROKE AND THE TRAILER BOX TURNED OVER. THE TRACTOR DID NOT TURN OVER.

FUEL LINE BECOME LOOSE ON COAL LOADER. CAUSING LOADER TO FLASH FIRE OPERATOR EXTINGUSHED FIRE. HE SAID HE LOOKED TO SEE IF THE FIRE WAS OUT WHEN IT FLASHED FIRE. CAUSING SLIGHT BURNS TO HANDS AND ARM BELOW ELBOW.

OPERATOR STATED THAT HE WAS OPERATING THE LOADER ON A UNLEVEL COAL SEAM AND THAT IT CAUSED HIM TO PUT MORE STRAIN ON HIS LEFT LEG.

OPERATING DOZER ON STEEP SLOPE, PULLING MUSCLE IN LEFT SIDE OF CHEST. OPR DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 12:30 PM - 10/30/02.

DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. NO MECHANICAL FAILURE IDENTIFIED AS OF THIS DATE.TRUCK PROCEDED AROUND 1ST CURVE AND HIT HILLSIDE IMMEDIATELY STOPPING FORWARD MOTION. DRIVER SUS TAINED BRUISES, MINOR LACERATION AND BROKEN RIB.

LADDER BROKE WHEN OPERATOR WAS GETTING OFF LOADER CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

OPERATOR STATED HE WAS TRAVELING TO FAST INTO OUTFRANCE OF 2 STOCKPILE AND HIT THE BURM CAUSING SEAT TO POP UP AND INJURED HIS NECK.

OPR. STATES HE WAS OPERATING LOADER ON DOWN SLOPE OF HAULROAD AND IT BECAME NECESSARY TO DROP BUCKET TO STOP LOADER. OPR ALSO STATED HE DID NOT REMEMBER INJURING HIMSELF.

FALL, BUMP ON HEAD - COMPLAINING OF BACK PAIN (MIDDLE BACK) - LEFT SHOULDER.

EE STATES: I WAS REPAIRING AN EMULSION HOSE ON TOP OF TRUCK. I LEANED BACK AGAINST THE SAFETY RAIL AND IT BROKE AT THE WELD SEAM. I FELL OFF THE TRUCK ONTO THE GROUND HITTING MY RIBS AND HIP.

EMPLOYEE OPERATOR WAS LOADING ROCK WITH 9920 ENDLOADER WHEN BUCKET OF LOADER HIT A ROCK, JARRINGLOADER AND OPERATOR.

REMOVING WHEEL FROM TIRE WHEN TUBE EXPLODED. THE AIR PRESSURE FROM THE TUBE BRUISED FOREARM AND CAUSED SWELLING.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS REAR BUMPER OF WA900LOADER AND STEPPED OFF EDGE AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM.

EMPLOYEE STATED, WHILE CLIMBING DOWN OUT OF DRILL CAB, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL ON GROUND, BENDING HIS WRIST BACKWARD.

EE SAID HE WAS PUSHING A ROCK WITH D-11 DOZER AND THE BLADE SLIPPED OFF, HIT ANOTHER ROCK WHICH HE SAID SHOOK HIM PRETTY HARD, WHICH HE SAID CAUSED HIM LOWER BACK PAIN.

CONTRACTOR WAS CLEAR CUTTING TREES AHEAD OF STRIP. NOT CLEAR AS TO WHAT HAPPENED. MECHANISMS INDICATE INJURED WAS STRUCK BY FALLING TREE.

DOXER BACKED UP.GOT OFF COUNTER ON EDGE OF SHOT AND ROLLED OVER TOWARD WALL.

GPF-EXPOSURE TO DUST. OPERATOR NOTIFIED OF UNKNOWN AWARD ON 10-24-97.

WHILE REPAIRING LIGHT BULB, EE SLIPPED & FELL WITH LIGHT BULB IN HAND. BULB STRUCK MACHINE & BURST IN HAND, INJURING HAND & WRIST.

GONG UP A MUDDY, ROCKY HILL TO A MAGAZINE ON BLUE STONE COAL. FELL ON LEFT KNEE. WENT ER THAT EVENING.

EE STATES WHILE LOADING HOLES, PRODUCT HOSE FROM BULK TRUCK HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD, BRUISING NECK MUSCLES.

DRILL OPERATOR.

WHILE SHOVELING WITH A 2 SHOVEL HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.

INJURED HIT DOZER DOOR LATCH RELEASE AND THE DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ON HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

HE WAS CUTTING A TREE ON MINESITE. A GRAPEVINE IN TOP OF TREE WAS HOOKED IN ANTOHER TREE AND PULLED IT DOWN ON TOP OF HIM. IT HIT HIM IN HEAD AND SHOULDER. REPORT FROM HOSPITAL SAID HE HAD BRO KEN SHOULDER AND 2 BROKEN RIBS.

CLEVIS HAD TENSION WHERE CABLE WAS HOOKED - CABLE UNWOUND AND CLEVIS HIT HIM IN THE FACE.

TRYING TO BREAK DRILL STEEL LOOSE WITH WRENCH. WHEN HEAD WAS ENGAGED IT CAUSED WRENCH TO MASH FINGER AGAINST MAST. CUT AND MASHED LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

INJURED WAS CUTTING BRUSH WITH A MACHETE THORN OR SPLINTER HIT AND STUCK IN EYE.

PULLING TREE OFF BANK BANK GAVE WAY TWISTED KNEE UP UNDER HIM.

WHILE OFF LOADING CULVERT PIPE 24"0, A SPUR AT END OF PIPE JOINT CAUGHT LT. HAND AND PULLED HAND AND LACERATED SIDE OF PALM TO MIDDLE AND LITTLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS RA3SING H OOD OF FUEL TRUCK TO CHECK OIL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME DEW ON FENDER & FELL OFF OF T RUCK THEREBY BREAKING LEFT LEG-BOTH BONES BELOW KNEE CAP

EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING A PIECE OF WEAR LINER OFF DOZER BLADE WITH TORCH.THE METAL WAS IN A STRAIN AND ,WHEN CUT LOOSE,THE LINER CAME UP AND HIT BACKSIDE OF LEFT HAND OF EMPLOYEE,THEREBY CUTTING HAND. 3

EE STEPPED DOWN FROM HIS MECHANIC TRUCK ONTO A SMALL ROCK THEREBY TWISTING HIS ANKLE & CAUSING A STRAIN/SPRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADDING ON A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL WHENTHE KEEPER KICKED OUT STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND AND LACERATING IT