Employee standing on a track of a Komatsu D475 observing a tilt cylinder being laid down by a mechanic, when the tilt cylinder suddenly shifted, the employee stepped backwards, loosing his footing and fell four feet to the ground.
Mine No 2Coal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2008–2010
- Latest incident
- Aug 2010
Reportable incidents
7 on file2010 · 2 incidents
Was changing grease fitting on track hoe boom, ee backed fuel truck up to stand on caught another ee between rear of fuel truck and the track hoe boom. Mashed and tore right shoulder and arm pit, few cuts and bruises on right arm, chest and back. Ambulance was called ee was transported to Erlinger Hospital.
2009 · 3 incidents
Walking around machine, stepped in divot and twisted right ankle. Injured man is not an EE of this mine.
Putting hose on suction pump. EE slipped, resulting in hurt/swollen leg.
Greasing suction hose on 8"" pump to stop at flow was standing on pump to service it and fell off. Hit back on pump suffered minor abrasions.
2008 · 2 incidents
Scaling wall with track hoe rock came off and hit windshield breaking it. Glass got in operator's eye.
A can of soup was put on the manifold of a D8 dozer to heat. The soup got too hot; when the employee started opening the soup it exploded, burning his face and neck.