MOVING FUEL TRU7K FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER AT AUGER MINE SITE.FOR UNKNOWN REASON HE MADE WRONG TURN AND TRUCK ROLLED OVER STEEP EMBANKMENT APPARENTLY THROWING HIM OUT OF TRUCK RESULTING IN HIS DEATH. 3
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 42
- Years on record
- 1986–1992
- Latest incident
- Jul 1992
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
41 on file (excluding fatalities above)1992 · 3 incidents
54730USING A STEAM JENNY CLEANER TO CLEAN COAL FROM COAL SCREENS. TURNING AROUND,SLIPPED ON THE WET DECK AND FELL HITTING RIGHT LEG.
EMPL INSTALLING TRACKS,ROLLERS,IDLERS ON A D10 DOZER. WAS USING 1" AIR IMPACT GUN TO INSTALL INDLER BOLTS WHILE IN A STRAIN UNDER DOZER,FELT SOMETHING PULL IN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO DRILL BENCH IN HIS MECHANIC'S TRUCK. WHEN HE REACHED THE TOP OF THE BENCH AND WENT TO GET OUT OF TRUCK TO GROUND, HE STEPPED INTO A DIP IN THE GROUND CAUSING HIM TO FALL.
1991 · 8 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A ROCK TRUCK WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER TO CLEAN THE MUD FROM HIS HEADLIGHTS
SLIPPED AND FELL FROM REAR OF DOZER
WHILE REPAIRING 992 C TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION YOKE SLIPPED OFF ITS SHAFT PINNING EMPL'S FINGER AGAINST METAL TUBE.
EE WAS FILLING DRILL WITH WATER WHEN HE SAW INJECTION LINE LEAKING HE REACHED HIS HAND INTO CK LEAK WHEN LINE SPRAYED FUEL INTO HIS RT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP ROCKS BY HAND, PLACING THEM IN A BACK HOE BUCKET AND RIP RAPPING A PONG.
EMPL USING LOADER TO LOAD COAL WHILE OWN LOADER WAS BEING REPAIRED.AFTER REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED LOADER WAS RETURNED TO EMPL AND HE SWITCHED OUT OF IT.EMPL WENT INTO LOADER BUCKET WHEN LOWERED BUCKET COAL WAS HARDER THAN WITH 997C CAUSING EMPL TO SPIN TIRES.
EMPLOYEE HAS REPLACED AIR LINE AND HAD CLIMBED BACK INTO OPERATORS' CAB TO CHECK THE AIR PRESSURE GUAGE. WHEN HE HAD STARTED TO CLIMB BACK DOWN LADDER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. E MPLOYEE HAD BEEN WALKING IN MUD AND OIL WHILE HE WAS CLIMBING UP AND DOWN LADDER WHICH CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND FALL.
EMPL WERE INSTALLING STEEL GUIDE ON 16 DRILL. WHEN DOZER WAS PUSHING ROCKS OF HIGHWALL WHEN ONE OF FALLING ROCKS HIT PILE OF LOOSE MATERIAL CAUSING ROCKS TO FLY OUT ONE OF WHICH HIT EMPL ON LE G. ROCK HAD BEEN FLOWN ABOUT 15 OR 20' FROM WHERE DOZER WAS PUSHING OFF HIGHWALL.
1990 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING REAR MACK SPRING & CAPS & WHEN EMPLOYER BENT DOWN TO INSTALL 2ND CAP WHEN HE GOT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK
EE WAS INSTRUCTING WORK CREW CONCERNING DAYS WORK WHEN A BEE OR SOME TYPE OF INSECT STUNG FINGER.
EMPL WAS INSTALLING PIN IN DUMP CLY ON LECTRA HAUL. EMPL WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER WHEN LADDER FELL OVER CASUING EMPL TO LOOSE BALANCE & FALLING TO GROUND.
EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING DUMP CLY ON A LECTRA HAUL DUMP TRK WAS CLIMBING UP A STEP LADDER TO PIN THE TOP OF HOIST CLY WHEN THE STEP LADDER HE WAS CLIMBING UP SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL FROM LADDER
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING LOAD TO CRUSHER PLANT WHILE DUMPING TRUCK EMPLOYEE FELT SHARP PAINS IN LOWER PART OF BACK
1989 · 14 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SNOW ON HIS STEP.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING COAL FROM BELT LINE AT CRUSHER USING A SHOVEL, WHEN EMPLOYEE TWISTED LOWER PART OF HIS BACK WHILE TURNING TO THROW COAL FROM HIS SHOVEL.
EE WAS RETURNING TO THE PARKING AREA FROM 1 DUMP WHEN HE STOPPED ON HAVE ROAD TO LET PICK UP TRUCK PASS WHEN OTHER COAL TRUCK STRUCK HIM IN REAR. KNOCKING EE APPROX. 10C 15 FT.
EE WAS DRIVING MACK COAL TRUCK FROM DUMP AREA WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE GOUND CAUSING EE TO STRIKE AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING HIS 980C LOADER TO BREAK UP COAL TO LOAD ON RUCKS WHILE USING HIS BUCKET LOADER STALLED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO TWIST THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.
MECHANIC WAS TKING A DOZER BLADE APART WHEN HE TRIED TO KNOCK A PIN OUT.
EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT BELT SKIRTING TO INSTALLION FINES BELT STRACTURE WHEN KINFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIM ON RIGHT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING INTO CAB OF TRUCK REACHING UP TOOK HOLD OF STEERING WHEEL WHILE CLIMBING UP INTO TRUCK. FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER PART OF BACK. TAKING BREATH AWAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAPPING OUT BOLT HOLES ON MACK COAL TRUCK BELL HOUSING HAD BEEN SITTING DOWN. WHEN HE WENT TO RAISE UP HE TWISTED HIS KNEE CAUSING A POPPING SOUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS LINING UP 2ND STEEL ONTO STARTER STEEL WHILE PULLING ON STEEL EMPLOYEE FELT SOME SHARP PAIN IN H IS BACK
EMPL WAS PULLING OUT OF #1 DUMP INTO CREW TO GET BACK ON SCALE. WHEN STEERING WHEEL SLIPPED & SPUN AROUND BENDING FINGER BACKWARDS ON EMPL HAND.
EMPLOYEES WEE REPLACING BRAKE SLACK ADJUSTOR ON 651 WATER WAGON.WHEN EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING OLD BLACK ADJUSTOR USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE IT OFF.WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF HITTING EMPLOYEE I N LEFT EYE.
WIPWE WAS NOT REMOVING THE MUD AND WATER FROM WINDSHIELD.EMPLOYEE CLIMBED UPON LEFT FRONT FEEDER TO BEND THE WIPER TO REMOVE -WATER AND MUD.WHEN HE STARTED DOWN FROM FENDER HE HAD MUD ON THE B OTTOM HIS FEET CAUSING HIM TO SLIP FROM FENDER,HITTING ON BOTTOM OF FEET AND CAUSING SHARP APIN TO STOMACH.
EMPL WAS GETTING OUT OF COAL TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO FUEL TANK STEP WHERE FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING EMPL TO FALL & HIT ELBOW ON INTERIOR OF TRUCK & TRUCK FLOOR BOARD.
1988 · 6 incidents
EMPLOYEE AND (NAME) WERE INSTALING MACK REAR SPRING ON A COAL TRUCK.THEY HAD SPRAY LIQUID WRENCH ON BOLTS AND THEN USED AIR GUN TO REMOVE BOLTS.WHEN RUST DIRT AND OIL FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.
EMPL WAS CLIMBING DOWN OUT OF HIS TRUCK AT WEIGH SCALES TO PUT HIN IN WEIGH UNIT WHEN EMPL SLIPPED ON FUEL TANK HITTING BACK ON SCALE STRUCTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BRAKE DRUM AND HUB ON MACK COAL TRUCK. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE LITED WITH BACK INSTEAD OF USING LEGS.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING DRIVELINE IN CLINE COALTRUCK WHEN OBJECTS FELL INTO LEFT EYE CAUSING IRRITATION EMPLOYEE CLEANED EYE REMOVING DIRT & PIECE OF SMALL COAL
EMPLOYEE WAS USING CHAIN JAW TO CUT MINE PROPS WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO CUT SMALL SLENDER TREE OUT OF WAY WHEN IT MOVED CAUSING CHAIN SAW TO KICK BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE KNEE CAP CUTT ING IN SEVERAL PLACES
EMPLOYEE WAS HA6LING MATERIAL IN MACK TRUCK WHEN THE DRIVELINE TWISTED OUT BREAKING AIR LINES. LOOSING AIR PRESSURE, TRUCK ROLLED BACK DOWN HILL STRIKING BANK AND OVERTURNING, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HIT RIGHT L9G ON DASH OR STEERING COLUMN.
1987 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEES WERE 4ELDING ON SHOVEL BUCKET.WHEN FLASHBACK BURNED LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS QU3TTING WORK WHEN HE WAS GETTING OF LOADER AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH3PPING AWAY SLAG AND FORGOT TO LOWER HOOD. A PIECE OF WELDING SLAG FLEW INTO LEFT EYE CAUSINTG IRRATION AND BLISTERING EYE. WENT TO HIGHLAND REGLIONAL EMERGY RM. REMOVED PIECE O F SLAG AND PATC2 EYE FOR 24 HRS AND GIVE HIM MEDIANE FOR PAIN. HAD HIM TO RETURN NEXT FOR EXAMATION EVERTHING OK.
1986 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON LOADER.HE PLACED HIS FINGER IN A DOOR HINGE AREA.WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS MASHED.
USING SLEDGE HA4MER TO PUT BEARING IN TILT CYL ON DOZER BLADE BEARING CHIPPED THE CHIP WENT INTO RT KNEE