Employee was helping install lift jack on 900 loader. The cable came off the pulley of boom truck giving slack to the chain hook. The hook hit employee on top of his head cutting it. He received 4 stitches. Came back to work next day.
No 4Coal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 2006–2013
- Latest incident
- Apr 2013
Reportable incidents
17 on file2013 · 1 incident
2012 · 3 incidents
Employee was welding on a loader when he twisted to get to the work spot to weld he felt pain in his neck.
Employee was working on a drill when he bumped his head on the deck of the drill, cutting the top of his head. He received 3 stitches. No lost time.
2011 · 1 incident
Employee was operating rock truck going up a hill. The truck spun out and slid backwards straining his back. Employee did not report it to his supervisor until 12/27/11 and went off work on 1/2/2012.
2010 · 3 incidents
Employee was entering dozer when he grabbed the hand rail to pull himself onto top step when he felt his right shoulder pop.
EE was operating a rock truck when he was backing up to get loaded he backed into the loader.
EE was operating a rock truck coming out of the coal pit and the tire hit a hole in the road spinning the steering wheel and it jammed the EE's right shoulder.
2009 · 4 incidents
EE was helping install rear end in truck. Felt pain in shoulder while lifting rear end. Continued to work full time until scheduled for surgery. Will be off work for 3-4 months for recovery.
Driver drove truck into ditch and over turned. He received 3 stitches on his left jaw.
EE was loading holes, when he got back in power truck to sit down, his lower back started to hurt. He went off work on 6/22/09.
It had been raining all night and was now down to a sprinkle. It wasn't completely daylight due to the rain. EE was pulling a winch cable out of the boom to hook onto the dozer track. He was walking backwards in the mud and tripped over a sprocket segment with his left foot. He slipped and fell on his right hip.
2008 · 2 incidents
Tramming drill with door open and hand on door facing. Door shut and smashed EE's fingers. Fingernail removed from middle finger on right hand.
EE was getting out of Prell Truck, when he slipped off step and pulled muscles in his back. EE did not go off work until 6/17/08, he came back on 6/23/08.
2007 · 1 incident
He heated a piece of metal on the blade of a dozer. Another employee struck it with a sledgehammer. The handle broke on the hammer. The head of the hammer went into the air and came down and hit employee on top of his head. Cut on top of his head. 6 staples, ""{no lost time"".
2006 · 2 incidents
working in shot he backed over some rocks, felt pain in back.
Putting tie rod on rock truck. Tie rod slipped off hitting his pinky finger on right hand - 3 stitches. No lost time