EMPLOYEE WAS JUMP STARTING A TRUCK, THE BATTERY EXPLODED THROWING EMPLOYEE INTO THE WHEEL OF THE TRUCK HURTING HIS KNEE ON THE LUG NUTS. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DR. 12-20-89, NO LOST TIME.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 40
- Years on record
- 1983–1989
- Latest incident
- Dec 1989
Reportable incidents
40 on file1989 · 11 incidents
DUMPING DIRT WITH SCRAPER ON BANK. ROCK FELL OF LOAD ON LOW SIDE WHEN SCRAPER WHEEL WENT OVER ROCK, MACHINE OVERTURNED.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING HIISE AN ANHYDROS AMMONIA TANK AND BREATHED THE VAPOR FROM THE TANK. IT MADE EMPLOYEES LUNGS HURT WHEN HE BREATHED.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE RECEIVED INJURY TO HIS BACK WHEN HE HELPED TO MOVE PARTS FROM SHOP TO STORAGE TRAILOR. PAIN WAS NOT PREVALENT IMMEDIATELY, SO THERE WAS NO NOTIFICATION UNTIL LATER. EMP LOYEE SAID BACK HURT WORSE BY WEDNESDAY. WENT TO THE DOCTOR (8-22-89). APPOINTMENT TO RETURN TO DOCTOR 8-25-89.
UNKNOWN.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING TO CABLE THAT WAS LOWERING A ROLLER ON A D-10 DOZER CABLE SNAPPED & EMPLOYEES LEFT PALM & FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BENEATH THE ROLLER ON THE GROUND WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM AT LOCAL HOSPITAL TREATED RELEASED & RETURNED TOWORK
THE EJECTOR CONTROL LEVER IN 024 SCRAPER WAS HARD TO OPERATE, EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A COMEALONG APPROX WEIGHT 40 LBS ABOVE HIS HEAD WHILE WORKING ON THE 4600 DRAGLINE BUCKET REPAIR WHILE LIFTING TH E HOIST HE APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WELDER ON SECOND SHIFT TO REPAIR TRACKS ON D9 TRACTOR EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A BAR TO PUT A PIN IN THE TRACK HE FELT A PULL IN HIS CHEST LATER CHEST BONE BECAME INFLAMED AND EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR 2-20-89
WAS MOVING AN AMMONIA TANK WHEN HOSE WAS BEING PLACED OVER TA(K THE WIND BLEW SOME AMMONIA ON R. SIDE OF FACE.
...CHANGING DUMP CABLE ON DRAGLINE BUCKET,CABLE HIT EMPL IN LEFT LEG.THEN EMPL HIT HEAD ON DUMP BLOCK SHEAVE BREAKING GLASSES AND CUTTING SMALL PLACE BETWEEN EYES.
1988 · 14 incidents
EMPL TWISTED KNEE & ANKLE GETTING OFF DOZER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING USING SLEDGE HAMMER & LIFTING TRACK ON DRILL HE STRAINED HIS RT.SIDE HE REPORTED TO THE FOREMAN BUT DID NOT WANT TO GO TO THE DOC.DID NOT MISS ANY SCHEDULED WORK & DID NOT GO TO THE DOC.UNTIL 011589 AT THAT TIME DOC.STATES HE HAS A HERNIA
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON SERVICE TRUCK, SLIPPED AND GRABBED FUEL HOSES AND PULLED MUSCLE ON LEFT SIDE OF BACK.
EMPLOYEE TWISTED RIGHT KNEE WHILE GETTING OFF A LADDER WHILE WELDING AT THE REED DRILL.
EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING A WEDGE OUT OF A DRAG SOCKET AND A PIECE OF METAL WENT IN HIS HEAD. LEFT SIDE ABOVE EAR.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS BENT OVER SHOVELING IN THE HOLES AND THE PAIN STRUCK HIS ABCK.
EMPL TURNED WEDGE SOCKET OVER & ATTACHED CABLE FLIPPED OVER & STRUCK HIM IN BACK OF HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE BUMPER OF THE POWDER TRUCK CHECKING OIL AND WATER WHNE HE FININSHED CHECKING THE OIL AND WATER HE JUMPED OFF THE BUMPER AND HURT BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING DART LOADER OUT OF PIT WITH D-10 TRACTOR THE LOADER ROLLED ONTO THE D-10 TRACTOR.WHEN THE LOADR HIT THE TRACTOR,THE IMPACT CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO HAVE A BACK STRAIN.
DRIVING PIN ON FAIRLEAD ON DRAGLINE.EMPL HURT RIGHT ARM BELOW ELBOW.STRAINED ELBOW.DR TREATED EMPL RECD 3 SHOTS.
EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE OIL ROOM TO GET OIL- SLIPPED ON THE GRAVEL FLOOR AND HIT LEFT KNEE ON THE TANK SLED.
EMP. WAS GETTING A FAN FROM A STORAGE TRAILOR WHILE STEPPING FROM THE VAN HE TWISTED ANKLE.
WHILE ON STRIKE THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING CLEANING EQUIPMENT, USING WATER HOSE, SPADE, WHICH INVOLVED CLIMBING, LIFTING, PULLING. HE WAS WORKING ON MOBILE EQUIPMENT.
EMPLOYEE STGEPP9D OUT OF MECHANICS TRUCK AT SHOP ON A RIDGE IN THE SNOW & TWISTED ANKLE
1987 · 12 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OFF A D-9 DOZER 1133 TRACTOR FELL AND HURT LOWER PART OF BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS AD4USTING SEAT ON 350 HAUL UNIT AND INJURED THE PALM OF HIS HAND.
WAS WORKING ON 8RAGLINE BUCKET, THE WIND WAS BLOWING AND GUSTING DIRT AND DUST PARTICALS WERE BLOWN IN EMPLOYEE EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE1LACING CUTTING EDGES & BITS ON 455 KOMATSU TRACTOR CLOT OF DIRT FELL & HIT HIM ON BACK OF NECK & SHOULDER
EMP WAS REPLACI3G HYDRAULIC HOSE ON DRILL THAT HAD BROKEN AND SPILLING OIL EMP SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS U3DER TRUCK ON CREEPER GREASING THE TRUCK WHEN FINISHED & WAS GETTING UP EMPLOYEE TWISTED KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS ST9IPPING 11 COAL THAT HAD 4 FT TO 5 FT OF ROCK DOZER SLID OFF THE EDGE OF THE ROCK AND IT THREW EMPLOYEE OVER TO ONE SIDE OR THE CAB AT WHICH TIME HE HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS UN5OADING OXYGEN TANK FROM PICK UP TRUCK AND WHEN BOTTLE WAS SET DOWN HIS FINGER WAS UNDER THE TANK.
EMPL RETURNING 0ROM OFFICE TO SHOP FELL AT STEP AND INJ LEFT LEG BELOW KNEE.TAKEN HOSPITAL FOR WOUND CARE AND 3 STITCHES.TREATED AND RELEASED.
STEPPED OFF DRA1LINE ONTO SHOE-TWISTED ANKLE.
EMP WAS RETURNI3G BACK TO JOB SITE FROM LUNCH WHEN THE TRUCK HE WAS RIDING IN HIT A BUMP AND I.NAME HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CEILING OF THE T RUCK
EMP WAS DRILLIN1 WHEN GETTING OUT OF DRILL TO SEE WHERE TO TURN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE CAUGHT HIS WEIGHT ON RIGHT FOOT AND JAMMED HIP
1985 · 1 incident
GETTING OUT OF 7RUCK TOO QUICKLY RESULTEN IS PULLED LIGAMENT OF KNEE.
1984 · 1 incident
STEPPING OFF TRUCK,HIT KNEE AGAINST TANK OF TRUCK.RESULTED IN FLUID EXTRACTION AND SURGERY.
1983 · 1 incident
EE WAS WORKING IN THE PIT ON CAT D-9 DOZER & HAD TO G O TO THE SHOP FOR NECESSARY PARTS. AS HE WAS RUNNING TO THE PIT HE WAS LOOKING AT A BOX OF O-RINGS & NOT WATCHING THE ROAD. HE VEERED ONTO THE WRONG SIDE OF HAUL ROAD & COLLIDED WITH A TRACTOR-TRAILER TRUCK HAULING COAL TO THE PREP PLANT. THE TRACTOR-TRAILER WAS COMING AROUND A CURVE INT HE ROAD BUT THE DRIVER SWERVED TO AVOID