EE HAD FINISHED LUNCH AND GOLTER BACK ON THE LOADER TO RESUME CLEANING COAL. HE STARTED THE LOADER AND BACKED OFF THE ELEVATED WORK AREA OF APPROX. 4-5 FOOT HIHG. THE COUNTER WEIGHT OF HIS LOA DER STRUCK A PILLAR OF COAL ADJACENT TO THE DROPOFF.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 71
- Years on record
- 1987–1997
- Latest incident
- Sep 1997
Reportable incidents
71 on file1997 · 3 incidents
INSTALLING BEARING AND RACE (CONE AND CUP) USING A HAMMER AND CENTER PUNCH. ATTEMPTED TO STRIKIE THE CENTER PUNCH WITH HAMMER. MISSED PUNCH, STRIKING LEFT HAND WITH HAMMER.
EE WAS MOUNTING A D-11 DOZER TO PERFORM ELECTRICAL REPAIRS. HE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO THE PUSH ARM. HIS LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TRACK AND PUSHARM CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT LEG PULLED MUSCLE EE WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY RM HAD EXAM AND X RAY. DR ALLOWED HIM TO RETURN TO FALL DUTY THE SAME SHIFT. EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 2-6-97.
1996 · 4 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A SLOPE WITH DOZER (RECLAMATION) - WHILE PUSHING DOWN HILL HE RAN OVER A ROCK. THIS TILTED DOZER CAUSING OPERATOR TO LURCH FORWARD. AS HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF HE INJU RED RIGHT HAND ON ONE OF THE CONTROL LEAVERS. THERE WAS NO LOST TIME UNTIL 2-13-97.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING HOLES IN CHIP DEFLECTOR PRIOR TO INSTALLATION ON DRILL. KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING AN INSCISION OF APPROX 1 INCH LONG BY 1/2 INCH DEEP ON LEG. FIRST AID AT JOB SITE. EXAM BY ER DOCTOR- 3 SUTURES AND DRESSING.
EE WAS USING A HAMMER AND SPACER TO DRIVE PINS OUT OF THE PLANETARY. HE HAD REMOVED 2 AND WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVING THE 3RD PIN. WHILE DOING SO HE HIT THE SPACER AT AN ANGLE (HOT SQUARE) CAUS ING THE SPACER TO BE EJECTED THUS STRIKING THE EE ON THE LEFT LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE.
EE WAS REMOVING THE SENSOR ON THE OTHER START ON THE DOZER WHEN THE SENSOR WAS REMOVED HOT COOLANT ANTIFREEZE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE EE S HAND.
1995 · 3 incidents
GREASING CRUSHER--MOVED ACCUMULATION OF COAL DUST OFF BEAM--WIND BLEW DUST INTO EYE. WHEN EE RUBBED EYE IT CAUSED COAL PARTICLE TO EMBED INTO EYEBALL. EE STATED HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE SHOP PERFORMING REGULAR DUTY. AT ONE POINT AS HE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A WRENCH HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAD COMPLETED FUELING THE DOZER AND WAS INT HE PROCESS OF DISMOUNTING. AS HE STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE PUSH ARM HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL. AS HE FELL HIS FOOT LODGED BETWEEN PUSH ARM AND TRACK RESULTING IN SPRAIN TO RIGHT KNEE.
1994 · 12 incidents
WHILE TROUBLE SHOOTING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON THE BUCYRUS ERIE SHOVEL, SHIEF ELECTRICIAN EE INADVERTENTLY CAME INTO CONTACT WITH AN ENERGIZED POSTION OF THE DRIVE POWER CONTROL UNIT. THE RES ULTING INJURY DUE TO THE ACCIDENT WAS 2ND DEGREEBURN TO ANTERIOR PORTION OF RIGHT HAND AND LATERAL PORTION OF FOREARM AT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING DRILL TO RESET FOR NEXT DRILL HOLE. WHILE IN PROCESS OF MOVING HE PLACED HIS HAND ON CAB WAL AND INADVERTENTLY PLACED THUMB IN DOOR JAMB, THE DOOR SWUNG CLOSED ON THUMB CAU SING INJURY.
USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE A METAL PIN IN SHOVEL BUCKET TOOTH. PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF TOOTH AND STRUCK HIM IN TESTICLE.
BRAKES ON TRUCK LOCKED UP AND SHOOK UP.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING A 777 ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE DROVE OVER A HOLE IN THE ROAD, CUASING HIS SEAT TO BOUNCE. THIS CUASED SOME PAIN. LATER IN THE DAY HE STATED THAT HE SNEEZED AND HAD PAIN DOWN HIS RIGHT LEG.
POURING TRANSMISSION OIL IN A D11 DOZER. RAININ. FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM, FELL, LANDED ON LEFT HIP. BEGAN LOST WORK DAYS AS A RESULT OF THIS INJURY ON 5-2-94.
OPERATING A TRUCK HAULING ROCK. EE STATED THAT SEAT BOTTOMED OUT AND HE LATER STARTED EXPERIENCING LOWER BACK PAIN. LOST WORK DAYS BEGAN ON 4-22-94.
STANDING ON LADDER INSTALLING LOADER BRAKE CABLE. SLIPPED AND TWISTED BACK. DID NOT FALL FROM LADDER.
PLACING A PIN IN LOADER BUCKET. WIND BLEW A SMALL PIECE OF METAL UNDER SAFETY GLASSES INTO LEFT EYE. PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED MEDICATION FOR EYE.
OPERATING A 685 ROCK TRUCK BEING LOADED BY SHOVEL. SHOVEL SWUNG AROUND TO DUMP BUCKET WHEN LOSTPOWER TO SHOVEL SWINAND HOIST. BUCKET CAME AROUND AND HIT BACK OF TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE HAS FILED COMPENSATION CLAIM ALLEGING ALLERGIC REACTION THAT MAY BE WORK RELATED. THE OPERATOR IS CONTESTING THIS CLAIM. THIS REPORT IS FILE DONLY TO COMPLY WITH PART 50 REPORTING R EQUIREMENTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 777B CATERPILLAR ROCK TRUCK & STATED THAT THE GEARS WERE SHIFTING "TOUGH" & JERKING HIS BACK & NECK. THIS PAIN RESULTED IN LOST WORK DAYS BEG. 1/21/94. INJURY IS NO OTHERWISE REPORTABLE.
1993 · 33 incidents
OPERATING RUBBER TIRED DOZER - RAN OVER ROCK JERKING HIM - STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE RETRAINING INCENTIVE BENIFITS IN ACCONDANCE WITH KY WORKERS COMPENSATION STATUE 342 372-A
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE (RE-TRAINING INCENTIVE BENIFITS) IN ACCORDANCE WITH KY WORKERS' COMPENSATION STATUE #342-372-A
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE RETRAINING INCENTIVE BENIFITS IN ACCONDANCE WITH KY WORKERS COMPENSATION STATUE 342 372-A
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE (RETRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFITS) IN ACCORDANCE WITH KY WORKERS COMPENSATION STATURE #342.372-A.
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE (RE-TRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFITS). IN ACCORDANCE WITH KY WORKER'S COMPENSATION STATUTE # 342.372-A.
OCCUPATINAL DISEASE RE TRAINING INCENTIVE BENIFITS.
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE (RE-TRAINING BENEFITS) IN ACCORDANCE WITH KY WORKER'S COMPENSATION STATUTE # 342.372-A.
WELDING SPARK LANDED ON LEFT EYE WHILE WELDING ON REINFORCING RING.
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE(RETRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH DY WORKERS COMPENSATION STATUE#341-372A
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE (RETRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFIT) IN ACCORDASNCE WITH KY WORKERS COMPENSATION STATUE #342-372-A
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE (RETRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFIT) IN ACCORDANCE WITH KY WORKERS COMPENSATION STATUE #342-371-A
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE(RE-TRAINING INCENTIVE BENIFITS). IN ACCORDANCE WITH KY WORKERS COPENSATION STATUE # 342.372-A
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE.
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE (RETRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFITS) IN ACCORDANCE WITH KY WORKERS COMPENSAT ION STATUS #342-371-A
EMPLOYEE WS DISMOUNTING A DOZER WHEN HE BUMPED HIS ELBOW AGAINST SIDE OF DOZER. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 9/15/93
OCCUPRAITONAL DISEASE (RE-TRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFITS) IN ACCORDANCE WITH KY WORKERS COMPENSATION STATUE #342-37 1-A
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE (RE-TRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFITS) IN ACCORDANCE WITH KY WORKERS COMPENSATION STATE #342-372-A
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE.
EE WAS OPERATING A CRANE TO REMOVE A BOOM FROM A DRILL, WHEN THE CRANE OVER TURNED AND THE EE JUMPED OUT.
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE.
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE (RE-T RAINING INCENTIVE BENEFIT) IN ACCORDANCE WITH KY WORKERS COMPENSATION STATUS #342 -371-A
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE )RE-TRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFIT) IN ACCORDANCE WITH KY WORKERS COMPENSATION STATUE #342-372-A.
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE.
EMPOSURE TO ROCK, SAND & OTHER DUST WHILE EMPLOYED BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT COAL COMPANY'S THROUGH- OUT HIS MINING CAREER.
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE (RE-TRASINING INCENTIVE BENEFIT) IN ACCORDANCE WITH KY COMPENSATION STATUE #342-372-A
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE (RE-TRAINING INCENTIVE BENEFITS) IN ACCORDANCE WITH KY WORKERS COMPENSATION STATUE #342-372-A.
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE (RE-TRAINING INCENTIVE BENIFIT) IN ACCORDANCE WITH KY. WORKERS COMPENSATION STATUTE # 342-372-A.
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE.
ALLEGED EXPOSURE TO ROCK, SAND & OTHER DUST WHILE EMPLOYED BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT COAL COMPANYS THROUGHOUT HIS MINING CAREER.
EMPLOYEE STRUCK FINGER WITH A HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING A KNOCKER WRENCH WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN IN A SWING, THE HAMMER HIT THE RUNNING BOARD, GLANCING OFF, AND HITTING HIS THUMB.
EXPOSURE TO ROCK, SAND AND OTHER DUST WHILE EMPLOYED BY SEVERAL DIFFERENT COAL COMPANIES THROUGHOUT HIS MINING CAREER.
1992 · 9 incidents
EMPL RAISING BED OFF 777 CAT TRUCK TO DUMP LOAD. WHILE DUMPING THE BED FELL HALF-WAY BACK DOWN CAUSING A JERKING MOTION. EXTRA TIME WAS NEEDED TO PROPERLY INVESTIGATE.
WHILE WORKING ON A LOADER EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACKWARDS TO CLOSE A DOOR.HE MISSED A STEP AND FELL OFF OF THE LOADER.
EMPL WIRING A SHOT,BACKED INTO A DRILL HOLE AND TWISTED BACK. FINISHED THE SHIFT,WENT TO DR NEXT DAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF FILL DIRT WHEN A LARGE ROCK ROLLED OFF OF BED, SHAKING DRIVER ROUGH.
54736YEE WAS DUMPING A LARGE ROCK OUT OF A 685 ROCK TRUCK WHEN ROCK WAS SLIDING OUT OF BED IT WAS SHAKING THE TRUCK AND OPERATOR.
WORKING UNDERNEATH A D10 DRANING RADIATOR WHEN HE WAS HIT IN THE LIP BY A FITTING WHICH WAS THROWN TO HIM BY ANOTHER EE.
TRYING TO FREE DOOR HANDLE THAT WAS JAMMED. HANDLE BROKE FREE CATCHING RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
CLIMBING UP LADDER-SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND BREAKING LEG AND TWISTING ANKLE.
PAIN DIDNT RESULT FROM A SINGLE INCIDENT.THIS PAIN RESULTED FROM REPETITIVE MOVEMENT OR REPEATED TRAUMA AND IS NOT AN INJURY.
1991 · 2 incidents
HOLDING SOCKET WITH HAND WHEN SOCKET BURST CAUSING CUT BETWEEN THUMB AND FINGER.
SHOVEL DUMPED A LOAD OF ROCK IN BACKDUMP SHAKING HIS SEAT BELT AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY PAIN UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MORNING.THIS ACCIDENT DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 02-12-91 WHEN INJURED B EGAN THERAPY TREATMENTS.
1990 · 1 incident
WHILE HOLDING A METAL STAKE WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN IN THE GROUND. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT ARM ABOVE THE ELBOW. IT WAS REMOVED AND STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
1989 · 3 incidents
WHILE SHOVELING DRILL HOLES (BACKFILLING) HE FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.FILING UNDER REPEATED TRAUMA HE HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME.
GETTING OFF OF DOZER FELL SLIPPPED OFF OF THE TRACKS REC FRACTURE TO 2 RIBS.
CLIMBING UP STEPS ON 992 LOADER WHEN HE STRAINED BACK. SAID IT WAS NT HURTING BAD FINISHED SHIFT.
1987 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE CRUSHE8 HIS FINGER WHILE LINING UP BOLTS IN ROLL-CAB ON 992 LOADER.