LOADER OPERATOR WAS GOING DOWN THE HAUL ROAD THE FAN BLADES BROKE AND CAUSED THE OPERATOR TO LOOK BACK AND THE LOADER RAN OFF THE EMBANKMENT INTO CUT FULL OF WATER EMPLOYEE WAS DROWNED
Hicks Mine Coal
MSHA record for Hicks Mine (mine ID 0102224). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1985
- Latest incident
- Sep 1985
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
5 on file (excluding fatalities above)1985 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING WATER IN DOZER RADIATOR; TOOK CAP OFF RADIATOR AND WAS SPRAYED WITH HOT WATER FROM RADIATOR. SCALDED FACE AND BODY.
EMPL WORKING ON REAR END OF SERVICE TRUCK.TRUCK WAS ON 2 JACKS AND BLOCKED UP.TRUCK FELL OFF JACK AND BLOCKS HITTING EMPL IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS FIXING TRAVEL CHAIN ON DRAGLINE SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING NEW DUMP CABLE ON DRAGLINE,CABLE SLIPPED OUT OF SOCKET & STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE HAD A CAN OF ETHER OF FLOOR OF CAB &IT EXPLODED OR BURST INTO FLAME.
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