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It is believed the employee fell on clay chunks in the pit. The fall caused injuries that resulted in lost workdays. What exactly caused the fall, and the full extent of the injuries are yet to be determined.
Employee was trying to loosen a fitting on a brake accumulator. When fitting broke loose, employee's hand contacted the work bench, and the finger was lacerated by the wrench on the inside of EE's finger. Employee was wearing gloves. Laceration required 3 stitches.
EE was cutting rubber skirting with a box cutter style knife. The knife slipped and cut through the welding gloves they were wearing. EE received 5 sutures to close a laceration on the back of their left hand above the thumb.
The cutoff wheel fractured during grinding, and a fragment struck the employee's right arm, causing a laceration that required sutures to close. The disc had the proper RPM rating for the grinder, and the employee was wearing all necessary PPE at the time of the incident.
EE was replacing a single point lubricator on a plant roller bearing cap. While withdrawing their hand their right index finger contacted the zero speed sensor mount causing a laceration requiring 5 sutures to close.
EE was pushing dirt off a coal fender to bury warm coal when the fender gave out and the dozer slide off sideways. The dozer overturned landing upright on the tracks. EE sustained a 1 inch laceration on their scalp requiring a suture to close.
A coal smoker was discovered in the ramp 20 waste dump. Dozer was walked over to bury the smoker. Smoker was extinguished but took longer than 30 minutes. No people, equipment or property was threatened at anytime.
It had snowed on and off all day and the temperature was 16 degrees. There was snow on the ground where the employee parked their service truck. The employee exited the service truck and started to walk to the shop. The employee slipped and fell to the ground.
Employee was ascending a D11 Dozer and felt a pop in their knee. Employee was diagnosed with a partial tear of a ligament and was prescribed physical therapy on 1/9/25. Employee did return to work.
Employee was prepping a coal sample when felt sharp pain in left hip shooting down their leg.
EE was power washing a drill in the field when they tripped backwards over the wash wand and hit their head on the genset radiator shroud causing a laceration on the head requiring 3 staples to close.
Chunks of coal were found smoking on an inaccessible bench in ramp 25.
Employee was operating a manlift. During the operation, the man-lift had a mechanical failure that caused the boom to retract into the housing causing the employee to hit their mouth on the handrail.
EE was boarding a blade when they felt pain and a burning feeling in their left calf muscle. Two days later the calf began to swell and bruise. On May 9th imaging revealed a ruptured (torn) Achilles tendon that will require surgery to repair.
Employee fell off boarding ladder of Haul Truck. Employee injured their shoulder and was unable to come back to work on 4/26/24.
D11 Track Dozer caught on fire while pushing in the Cast. No injuries. Fire was extinguished about the 30 min mark.
EE was greasing a pin with a pneumatic grease gun when the adapter slipped off the fitting and injected a small amount of grease into the EE's LH index finger. Debridement and stiches were required to treat the wound.
EE was cutting a piece of wear plate off the dragline shoe. When it fell to the ground it cut through EE's boot causing a small laceration on two toes. Stitches were required to close the wound.
CV07 suffered a tear in the splicing with coal loaded on the belt. The head pulley created enough heat friction with the belt not moving to start the belt on fire. Fire was not fully extinguished in under 30 minutes.
While loading a train, and after sitting for a long period, team member's back started to spasm, which led to some pain.
EE was ascending a ladder on a Haul Truck when EE felt a pop in their shoulder/arm. EE was evaluated by an Orthopedic, and was determined that EE tore the rotator cuff.
EE was tightening a nut on the a frame of a haul truck with a high torque gun, when the torque gun came of the nut and struck EE's finger between the gun and the truck frame.
EE was using a hydraulic tool to remove a wheel lock ring on a RTD. The tool slipped off of it's position landing on the EEs Rh index finger causing a laceration that required stitches.
An employee dropped a small piece of AR plate on the side of their knee causing a laceration that required 6 stitches.
EE had just started inspecting down the belt tube when EE hit a patch of black ice. EE's left foot slid and then hit a dry patch in the metal grating causing both EE's tibia and fibula to break about 2 inches above the ankle.
Employee was tying in a coal blast pattern on very windy day. With Safety glasses being worn, a strong gust of wind blew coal debris in employees eye. Employee tried to flush out with eye drops from first aid kit. After shift employee went in with eye irritation and was prescribed Polytrim eye drops for minor corneal abrasion. Employee got full release with no lost time.
EE started climbing the ladder on a scraper when EE slipped and fell causing a distal fracture to the radius on the left wrist.
The employee used the platform ladder on the right shoe. They were unaware that it pivoted down. In the process of the ladder coming down, the employee was facing the ladder and the stop caused them to drop their knees into one of the steps on the ladder. The employee worked the rest of the shift, but was unable to return to work on 9-16-22, resulting in a Lost Time Incident.
Coal shot started a fire on an unoccupied Coal Drill. No injuries. Fire was put out in 40 minutes.
Employee was preparing a coal sample by pulverizing it in the pulverizer. When pushing down on the lever with left hand to lower the plate to replace drawer with right hand employee felt a "pop" in left wrist.
Employee was dismounting equipment when EE's foot slipped causing EE to land on right hand/wrist. Employee states heard a "pop" and swelling was present. Employee was treated at a local medical facility where it was determined there was a ruptured tendon.
Employee fell while stepping out of a crew van onto frozen ground at the start of shift. The employee was diagnosed with a fractured fibula.
Employee was changing cutting edges on 24H grader, while using impact to remove hardware, a nut came out of socket, bounced off the ground and hit employee in the lower lip resulting in a chipped tooth.
While loosening lug nuts on a haul truck tire, an employee pinched their finger between a rad gun reaction arm and the tire rim. The employee was wearing gloves at the time of the injury.
Operator of haul truck noticed the GPS/Dispatch unit was not fastened securely. The employee decided to cut the zip tie to prevent damage to the unit, then call maintenance. The employee used a pocket knife to cut the zip tie, the knife went through the zip tie then into the thumb side of the palm of employee's left hand.
The hoist ropes came out of the boom point sheeves on the BE1570 dragline when the bucket contacted the spoil pile. The operator tried to lower the bucket which created heat/friction between the ropes and the structure, igniting nearby grease. A fire started that was not extinguished within 30 minutes of discovery.
EE was removing a haul truck tire lock ring when it shifted causing the EE's thumb to be pinched between the lock ring and a wheel lug stud, causing a laceration. The laceration required stitches to be closed.
Employee was encompassed by fire suppression chemical. Employee had an allergic reaction to the chemical.
Employee was working in the engine compartment of a truck in the shop. Employee dropped an extension. While bending down to pick up the extension EE's hard hat fell off EE's head. Employee grabbed EE's hard hat and took a step forward hitting EE's head on the steering filter housing. Employee received a laceration on the top of EE's head that required 3 staples.
Employee was using a ground stake pounder to pound a stake in the ground. Employee got right ring finger in between the stake and the pounder, resulting in a laceration on the top of finger. Employee was taken to a local hospital and received 9 stitches.
Employee noticed smoke and flames coming from a haul truck that was idling in a parking ditch. There was no operator on or near the machine at the time. The fire was not fully extinguished in under 30 min. No injuries occurred.
EE working on hands and knees, felt a "pop" in knee. MRI revealed a torn meniscus.
Drill was drilling on top of coal when a small fire started on the machine at 4:00 pm. Operator used the fire suppression and a fire extinguisher to put out the fire. 6:20pm Fire Watch decided to leave and fill the truck back up with water. Day shift fire watch never returned to the drill. Around 7:30 pm smoke was noticed by an employee. Fire was put out around 8:30 pm.
Hot coal was discovered on a highwall creating smoke. No flame observed. No miners were working in the area. The hot coal was covered with dirt eliminating the issue.
After dismounting a track hoe, the employee tripped on a chunk of dirt and fell (same level) onto EE's arm. The employee was evaluated and returned to work. The employee continued to have shoulder pain. On 7/31/20, EE was diagnosed with a rotator cuff tear that will require surgery.
Hot coal was observed at ramp 34 in the east side of the pit. This did not result in injury, damage or impairment.
Audiologist confirmed reportable hearing loss with secondary audiogram.
Employee was attempting to cut a plastic zip tie with a pocket knife. The knife slipped causing a laceration to the employees left pinky and ring fingers. Sutures were required to close the wound.
Employee was just beginning EE's shift when EE lost EE's balance in the men's locker room. In an attempt to catch self, employee reached out with EE's right arm and grabbed the top of the lockers. This resulted in a dislocation of EE's right shoulder.
Operator relocating loader to another pit when sparks and flames started coming from the front of the articulation. Mine rescue team extinguished all flames in 64 minutes.