WAS CUTTING A WIRE TIE WITH A POCKET KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEG.
Sugar Creek Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1991–1996
- Latest incident
- Jul 1996
Reportable incidents
8 on file1996 · 2 incidents
LAID DOWN HOT TOURCH, AS BENT OVER TO REMOVE BROKE BOLT, SLIPPED, LEANED BACK AND LAID HAND ON TOURCH.
1993 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LONG PRY BAR TO LOOSEN A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER HE WAS INSTALLING THAT HAD BECOME LODGED. AS THE CYLINDER CAME LOOSE IT SWUNG AROUND FORCING THE PRY BAR INTO EMPLOYEE'S LEG AB OVE KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A BUSHING ON HYDRAULIC SHOVEL. HE WAS USING A HAMMER TO BEAT THE BUSHING INTO PLACE. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND IMBEDDED INTO HIS LEG.
CORE DRILL HELPER COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN HE HAD A BACK INJURY IN 1991 & IS TO UNDERGO SURGERY
1992 · 2 incidents
MECHANIC WAS LOWERING BELLY PAN ON SCRAPER. HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN CHAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING A LARGE ROOT INTO THE BUCKET OF A FARM TRACTOR USED IN RECLAIMATION. THE ROOT SLIPPED OFF THE EDGE AND THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH IT.
1991 · 1 incident
AFTER CHECKING OIL AND WATER ON DOZER, STEPPED DOWN TO THE GROUND, TWISTED ANKLE.