Gorgas Pit has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1984.
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| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 29 | 100,291 |
| 1985 | 59 | 269,356 |
| 1984 | 70 | 284,516 |
| 1983 | 63 | 283,520 |
EMPL TAKING BEL5Y PAN OFF DOZER.AFTER REMOVING BOLTS PAN WAS STUCK.EMPL HIT PAN WITH HAMMER CAUSING IT TO FALL ON HIS LEG.
EMPLOYEE OPERATING A DOZER WAS JOLTED WHEN HE HIT A LARGE ROCK HURTING HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OVER MATERIAL WHERE HE WAS WORKING WITH DOZER HE STEPPED ON A ROCK WHICH TURNED CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING WORK TO BE PERFORMED ON SHOVEL, WHILE WIPING DIRT OFF OF A PIECE OF METAL HE CUT INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND CUT REQUIRED TWO STITCHES
2100 SHOVEL WAS LOADING TRUCK IN WHICH EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A BIG ROCK FELL OFF THE SHOVEL BUCKET WHEN IT HIS THE TRUCK BED IT BOUNCED THE DRIVER AROUND INSIDE THE TRUCK
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF LOADER AND MISSED LAST STEP ON THE LADDER CAUSING HIM TO STRETCH AND TWIST HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DOZER IN MUDDY CONDITIONS. AT THE END OF THE SHIFT, THE EMPLOYEE STARTED OFF THE DOZER TO CLEAN TRACKS. EMPLOYEE\S FOOT SLIPPED ON TRACK CLEET AND TURNED HIS ANKLE OVER.