EMPLOYEE CLAIMED ON JOB RELATED BACK INJURY.
Deer Ridge Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 19
- Years on record
- 1990–1998
- Latest incident
- Jan 1998
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.ⓘ
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reportable incidents
19 on file1998 · 1 incident
1997 · 3 incidents
THE VICTIM WAS REPAIRING A BATTERY CABLE ON A D-11. WHEN THE LID TO THE BATTERY BOX FELL ON HIS HAND. THE FORCE OF THE LID HITTING HIS HAND OPENED A 1--1-1/2" CUT ACROSS A KNUCKLE ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
THE EE WAS TRYING TO HOLD A AIRLINE IN PLACE SO IT COULD BE REFASTENED. THE TARP STRAP THE EE WAS PULLING TORE CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD STRIING HISMOUTH ON A METAL BRACKET RESULITING WITH 3 BROKEN TEETH.
VICTIM STRUCK A PIN WITH A HAMMER, PART OF THE PIN SHEARED OFF STRIKING THE VICTIM IN THE THIGH.
1996 · 2 incidents
VICTIM WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELTING WHEN THE UTILITY KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED & STRUCK HIM ABOVE HIS RIGHT KNEE.
VICTIM WAS SHOVELIGN COAL THAT HAD SPILLED BENEATH THE CLEAN COAL COLLECTION BELT WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE BOTTOM OF THE BELT JAMMING OR STRAINING A MUSCLE IN THE SIDE OF HIS NECK.
1995 · 5 incidents
WHILE RUNNING TS-24 SCRAPER HIT SOME ROUGH AREA ON HAUL ROAD CAUSING THE MACHINE TO BOUNCE STRAIKING HIS ELBOW ON THE DOOR
WHILE UNLOADING STRAW BALE FELL OFF & WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK THE STEICK OF THE BALE TO THE HEAD HIT RIGHT ARM
WHILE SERVICING END DUMP SLIPPED OFF LADDER AND FELL TO GROUND.
BOUNCING & JARRING OVER A PERIOD OF TIME IN LOADER HAS CAUSED LOWER BACK PAIN.
BOOM ON SKIP LOADER WAS NOT PROPERLY PINED OR BLOCKED AGAINST MOTION WHILE REPAIRING A HYDRAULIC LINE. THE MACHINE BOOM AND BUCKET ROLLED BACKPINNING THE VICTIM AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE LOADER.
1993 · 4 incidents
WORKER WAS SERVICING DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE & FELL INJURING HIS BACK
WHILE DRIVING SCRAPER ON HAUL ROAD, JARRED BACK.
WHILE REPAIRING LOW COAL BELT KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A DRIVE SHAFT IN A D11 BULLDOZER, WHILE LIFTING AND PULLING ON THE DRIVE SHAFT HE PULLED HIS STOMACH/ABDOMEN MUSCLES. WILL HAVE HERNIA SURGERY ON 6-22-93.
1991 · 2 incidents
WHILE PUTTING BRACE ARM ON D7 PULLED LOWER BACK.
WHILE CHANGING INJECTOR JACK IN SCRAPPER PIECE OF STEEL WENT INTO EYE. Y
1990 · 2 incidents
WHILE WORKING IN THE ELECTRICAL CONTROL HOUSE SWITCHING WIRES ON A PANEL THAT WAS SHUT OFF BUT ACCIDENTLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH HOT WIRE CAUSING FLASH BURNS.
WHILE WORKING ON BREAKER SLIPPED.