THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF 175C TRACK LOADER. IT HAD BEEN RAINING, HIS FOOT SLIPPED, HE FELL A FEW FEET TO THE GROUND WHERE HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT HIP ON A WOODEN PALLET.
Saxton Mine Coal
MSHA record for Saxton Mine (mine ID 1516465). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 1991–1992
- Latest incident
- Dec 1992
Reportable incidents
5 on file1992 · 3 incidents
EE WAS RUNNING A DOZER LOADER WAS DUMPING BEHIND DOZER EE RAN OVER SOME ROCKS AND CLAMED AFTER THIS IS BACK STARTED HURTING AND WENT TO DR.
EMPLOYEE PERFORMING REPAIRS TO 155 KOMATSU DOZER TO INSTALL BOTTOM ROCK GUARD. GUARD FAILED TO ALIGN PROPERLY. EMPLOYEE USED RIGHT HAND TO ALIGN GUARD. GUARD MOVED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S THUMB AND INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN GUARD AND DOZER REQUIRING 11 STITCHES TO SAID FINGERS.
1991 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS HANDPICKING BLOCK COAL FROM THE PIT.A PIECE OF SLATE CAME OFF THE HIGHWALL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING EXPLOSIVES OUT OF TRUCK BED. WHEN HE WAS STEPPING OUT OF THE BED OF THE TRUCK HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
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