A MECHANIC WAS USING A HAND GRINDER WHEN THE GRINDER WHEEL BORKE APART. STRIKING EE IN THE RIGHTLEG JUST ABOVE THE NEE
Solar #1 Warrick Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 1985–1998
- Latest incident
- Aug 1998
Reportable incidents
7 on file1998 · 1 incident
1994 · 1 incident
EE SLIPPED OFF THE LUBE TRUCK AND BROKE THE FALL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. INJURED HIS WRIST.
1991 · 1 incident
SHOVEL CAUGHT FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. IT WILL BE SALVAGED.
1989 · 1 incident
EMPL THAWING FROZEN VALVE ON WATER PUMP.SPRAYED STARTING FLUID ON VALVE THEN STRUCK LIGHTER WHEN FLUID IGNITED IT BLEW BACK ON HAND CAUSING BURNS.
1988 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS MVOING A WHEEL OFF OF A SCRAPER. THE WHEEL FELL TO ONE SIDE CATCHING EMPLOYEES SMALL FINGER OF LEFT HAND BETWEEN WHEEL AND WHEEL RING.
EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING A D-10 DOZER AS HE GOT DOWN OFF THE MACHINE HE SLIPPED ON THE TRACKS AND FELL TO THE GROUND
1985 · 1 incident
CONCRETE PAD WITH PUMP BOLTED ONTO IT TIPPED OVER DUE TO GROUND THAWING OUT AFTER A HARD FREEZE WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT FELL AGAINST EE PINNING HIS LEG TO THE GROUND.