Employee was running dozer, while ripping hard rock. The retainer holding the pin in the ripper tooth broke. He was unaware the tooth was hot; he attempted to drive the pin back into the ripper tooth and when his hand came in contact with the tooth, he burned his left hand.
Hickory GroveCoal
Reed Minerals, Inc. · Surface
Controlled by NACCO Industries Inc
Poplar Springs, Winston County, AL · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0102639
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2000–2005
- Latest incident
- Oct 2005
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
6 on file2005 · 2 incidents
Contact with hot objects or substances
2003 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOLD A 3-1/4"" NUT WITH A WRENCH WHEN THE NUT TURNED CUTTING HIS LEFT THUMB.
2002 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS ADJUSTING CONVEYOR BELT ON COAL CRUSHER USING A PAIR OF COMEALONGS TO PULL BELT TOGETHER. WHEN HE STARTED TO RELEASE THE COMEALONGS HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HANDLE. THE HANDLE HIT EE AB OVE RT EYE REQUIRING 7 STITCHES.
2001 · 1 incident
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
HE WAS LOADING AN IDLER FROM THE P&H DRAGLINE ONTO A TRUCK; THE IDLER SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER UNDER IT.
2000 · 1 incident
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A BEARING WITH A HAMMER AND CHISEL. HE MISSED THE CHISEL WITH THE HAMMER AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND.