A millwright was moving parts with a knuckle boom when the controller was bumped resulting in an injury to the finger that required stitches.
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Mostrando 50 de 591A grass fire started at the rail road tracks and spread to the mine property. The fire could not be put out within 30 minutes
Employee slipped and fell while getting on EE's equipment.
The employee was dismounting the drill from the offside ladder. When on the last rung of the ladder, EE's foot slipped off and when EE landed on the uneven ground EE felt a pop in EE's ankle.
A coal fire was located in the 5 west pit that could not be extinguished within 30 minutes
Employee tripped in the revolving frame of a dragline catching their fall with their right arm. Employee was diagnosed with a torn bicep tendon on 1/16/2026 and had a procedure on 1/22/2026 to repair the bicep tendon
while moving a part in the warehouse the employee lost their grip causing the part to move suddenly pinching finger and causing a laceration that required 6 stitches.
Employee was trimming a piece of plastic when knife slipped resulting in a laceration to left index finger requiring five stitches.
Dark out with dry/calm weather conditions. Uneven walking surface with loose ballast and exposed rail ties.
A coal fire was discovered in the 6 west spoils that could not be extinguished within 30 minutes
A coal fire was discovered in the 5 west pit that could not be extinguished within 30 minutes
Employee was removing a metal cover plate which contacted their right shin causing a hairline fracture
A coal fire was discovered in the south pit that could not be extinguished within 30 minutes.
A coal fire was discovered in the South Pit that could not be extinguished within 30 minutes
Employee slid out of seat on bus ride out to EE's equipment. When EE slid out of EE's seat EE hit EE's left side (ribs) on a lunchbox. Positive X-ray showed fractured ribs. Was released to work and returned EE's next scheduled shift.
A driver was stepping off truck step onto the lowboy when EE misplaced EE's footing, causing a small fall to the ground. Employee landed on EE's shoulders and struck back EE's head on the ground causing a small laceration on the back of the head, requiring one staple to repair laceration.
While securing a load to the bed of a service truck with a ratchet strap the anchor point failed. the buckle from the strap struck the employee in the mouth damaging three teeth.
Employee needed to get a strap under a RAX link pin, so they could lift it up into place. They tried to lift one end of the pin to slide the strap under it. When employee lifted on the pin employee tore bicep and tendon.
bottom of a coal pit, discovered a small coal fire burning at toe of coal wall.
Team member was making a squatting motion on level dry ground when what EE claimed to be EE's knee gave out and EE fell down to the ground. Outside conditions at the time were clear and sunny.
A coal smoker was found and it took longer than 30 minutes to get it put out.
Snow and ice on haul road caused i.e. to slip and break their left ankle.
A Mechanic removed a fender from a bulk truck and with help lifted and placed the fender on the ground. After setting fender down mechanic felt pain in EE's back and sat down in hopes the pain would pass. Employee was transported to hospital and diagnosed with lumbar spasms and required to miss one day of work to rest.
Employee came into office 9/11/2024 claiming smoke inhalation from torching on material on mine site. Unknown time of return.
Employee was operating a skid steer stemming holes on pattern. Once finished, the employee parked skid steer and went the lift the lap bar and exit skid steer. Employee received 1st Aid for pain in the right shoulder and returned to work. On 10/15/2024 , employees rotator cuff was repaired and was placed on leave by the medical provider.
An employee was making adjustments to a shovel bucket, when the stand kicked out from under the latch bar and it pinched the web of the employee's thumb, causing a laceration that required stitches.
An employee reported that EE's back was sore from a shovel dropping a bucket of material in EE's haul truck. EE continued working for two days and then went on days off. EE did not report to work on 7/26/2024 and began missing time.
A coal blast ignited a grass fire that burned for over 30 minutes.
A grass fire started under the powerlines and burned for over 30 minutes. Five dead black birds were found at the ignition point, indicating they had caused a phase-to-phase arc flash.
An employee with a history of back injuries began experiencing increased pain and was taken in for evaluation on 06/16/2024. An MRI was schedule with a follow up appointment on 06/20/2024. A previously bulged disc and arthritis were diagnosed, and physical therapy was recommended to relieve nerve impingement, and EE began missing time.
Employee was getting a chain into position around body retaining pin to aid in pulling a lower strut pin. While holding the body retaining pin up placing chain into position, the pin slipped out of their hand. When pin fell it pinched their middle and ring finger of left hand between body retaining pin and differential housing.
Employee was prepping a splice for vulcanization when the olfa knife employee was using slipped and contacted employee's arm. Employee was transported to the hospital and received stitches resulting in a recordable incident. Employee was released back to work full duty.
A wash bay attendant got into the cab of a grader and the door closed on EE's finger.
A powerline air switch arced and caused sparks that ignited a grass fire that burned for over 30 minutes.
An employee slipped and injured EE's knee getting off a pit bus. EE continued working until 03/27/2024, at which time EE missed work to go have knee surgery.
Subject exited axle box on unit 192, the hand grab bar welds broke and employee fell to the ground, approximately 4 feet, landing on back.
A millwright was thawing out an airhorn on an electric shovel with a small butane torch, when methanol sprayed out of a connection and was ignited by the torch. The flash caused burns to the employee's lower face and neck areas which were treated with First Aid.
A Part 90 Miner applied for short-term disability on 01/11/2024 and did not come to work on the next schedule shift, which was 01/12/2024.
A haul truck operator drove into the back of a haul truck that had stopped, crushing the cab and pinning EE under the steering column for about 1 hour. EE had nerve damage to EE's legs.
A haul truck was driving erratically up a ramp. It stopped near the top, rolled back down into the left repose and tipped onto its side. The operator was found unresponsive, removed from the truck, and airlifted to a Medical Center. Driver died the following day from an apparent medical condition, as no injuries were found.
A wash bay technician was on a portable stairway, trying to remove a mud clod from the ripper frame of a track dozer. EE's hands slipped off and EE fell back on the concrete floor, fracturing two ribs.
Employee lifted a riffle drawer with coal and pulled something in their lower back.
An employee was using a shovel to clean mud from the tracks of a dozer, when the shovel broke and the employee fell into the blade, cutting employee's ear.
A maintenance employee stepped from an IT loader to the third step of a 6' step ladder and fell to the concrete floor, bruising their hip. Employee was released by the doctor but did not report to work on 10/23/2023.
An area was seen smoldering at the top of an 85-foot coal wall. Dozers were used to push an access ramp in, so a water truck with surfactant could be applied to the area and extinguish it. The area burned for over 30 minutes.
A mechanic smashed their little finger between a track dozer and a jack handle.
Smoldering coal was found in five different areas of the coal mine. The apparent cause was spontaneous combustion from the recent rain, followed by hot dry weather. The areas were difficult to access, so they burned for over 30 minutes.
An area was seen smoldering at the top of an 85-foot coal wall. An elevated dirt ramp had to be constructed to get a water truck high enough to extinguish and seal the area, so it burned for over 30 minutes.
A series of three grass fires started along the railroad tracks west of the mine property and burned onto the mine. It took firefighting personnel over 30 minutes to extinguish the flames.
An electrical fault on a mining shovel, initiated a coal dust ignition that caused some material to catch fire on top of the shovel house.