EE WAS WASHING COMPANY DRILL, DM45, USING A HOT WATER HIGH PRESSURE DEVICE. HE DROPPED THE WAND TO RETRIEVE MORE HOSE WHEN THE WAND HIT THE GROUND. HOT PRESSURIZED WATER SPRAYED THE BACK OF HI S LEFT LEG AT THE ANKLE LEAVING HIM WITH SMALL TOPICAL BLISTERS. DRESSED WITH COMMON FIRST-AID SUPPLIES AND VOLUNTARILY RETURNED TO WORK.
Rainbow MineCoal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 2000–2002
- Latest incident
- Sep 2002
Reportable incidents
15 on file2002 · 6 incidents
DRIVER WAS BACKING UP & MISSED THE CORNER & OVERTURNED THE MACK TRUCK.
TRYING TO MOVE 55 GALLON DRUM OF FUEL TO AN AREA IN WHICH HE COULD FUEL THE PUMP UP. HE WAS OPERATING IN MUD UP TO HIS KNEES AND THE DRUM SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS LEFT KNEE AND WRIST.
WORKING ON A BATTERY & IT EXPLODED IN HIS FACE & GOT IN HIS EYES.
EE WAS PICKING ROCK & SHALE OUT OF THE COAL, & A PIECE CAME UP THE CONVEYOR BELT & HIT HIS ELBOW CAUSING SWELLING.
WAS CRAWLING OUT OF THE ROAD GRADER AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON A ROCK.
2001 · 3 incidents
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF ONE OF THE CAT 777 AND HE TWISTED HIS KNEE AND POPPED IT OUT OF JOINT.
EE WAS CHANGING OIL ON THE ENGINE OF THE TEREX 4066. HE FAILED TO PUT UP HOOD SAFETY PROP, THE HOOD FELL DOWN ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM. HE LIFTED HOOD OFF HIS ARM, CALLED FOR HELP ON COMMUNICATION RADIO. CO-WORKER RESPONDED TO HELP HIM. SENT INJURED TO UNION HOSPITAL IN TERRE HAUTE WITH ANOTHER CO-WORKER.
HOT AT THE END OF SHIFT. EE WAS WORKING ON D11N FINAL DRIVE SEGMENTS, LEFT SIDE, CHANGING SEGMENTS, HE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER USING A PRYBAR TO PRY ON SEGMENT, BROKE FREE CAUSING TO JERK, HI TTING HIMSELF IN LIP, CUTTING LIP, NEED STITCHES
2000 · 6 incidents
SLIP AND FELL BETWEEN TRACK AND FRAME ON D11. WAS VERY HOT AND HUMID THAT DAY. WORK CONDITION WAS DRY.
EE WAS REPAIRING A BATTERY CABLE AND A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AND WENT INTO HIS FINGER.
WAS LOADING METAL EDGE ON THE WELDING TRUCK AND DROPPED IT ON FOOT.
PICKING ROCK OFF OF BELT STRIKING TO FAR. PULLED MUSCLES IN BACK.
GETTING INTO A TRIPLE SEVEN AND WHEN HE REACHED FOR HANDRAIL HE MISSED AND FELL.