THE VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING TREE, CLEARING BRUSH. THE TREE SPLINTERED, STRIKING THE VICTIM.
#17Coal
- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 12
- Years on record
- 2003–2006
- Latest incident
- Jan 2006
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
11 on file (excluding fatalities above)2006 · 2 incidents
EE WAS MOVING A WATER HOSE AND PUMP FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER. AS HE PULLED ON THE WATER HOSE, IT CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM OVER THE LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTING WASTE IN A 777 ROCK TRUCK. WHEN THE LOAD SHIFTED, THE TRUCK CAME OFF THE GROUND AND BACK DOWN. AT THAT POINT THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED STRAIN TO THE BACK. HE SPENT OVERNIGHT IN THE HOSPITAL.
2005 · 5 incidents
Employee was fueling equipment with fuel nozzle from service truck when he cut his finger on a clamp on the fuel nozzle.
Employee was removing a radiator cap from dozer, his face was burned by escaping steam.
Employee was striking idler assembly with sledge hammer when a piece of metal dislodged from idler assembly, striking employee and penetrating his abdomen.
Employee was climbing on dozer to fuel when he lost footing on dozer track and fell to the ground on his back.
Employee was pumping waste water from mine pit with 3 inch trash pump. Employee shut pump down to drain distance lines. When employee uncoupled discharge hoses, he was burned/scalded by hot water from pump.
2004 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING / REPLACING BRAKE SHOES ON A TRUCK BY USE OF HAND TOOLS AND AIR TOOLS. HE WENT TO RETREIVE MORE AIR HOSE FROM SERVICE TRUCK. AS HE PULLED HOSE FROM TRUCK, A FOREIGN OBJECT / BODY WAS DISLODGED AND ENTERED LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING SPOIL FROM COAL PIT TO SPOIL AREA IN 777 ROCK TRUCK. WHILE ROCK TRUCK WAS BEING LOADED IN PIT AREA, A ROCK WAS DUMPED FROM LOADER BUCKET INTO BODY OF TRUCK. EMPLOYEE STATE D THAT ROCK STRIKING BODY OF TRUCK CAUSED TRAMA TO NECK AND BACK.
2003 · 2 incidents
EE HAD STARTED TO DISMOUNT THE ROCK TRUCK BY THE ACCESS LADDER, AT THE END OF THE WORK SHIFT. EE FELL FROM LADDER STRIKING GROUND.
FUEL TRUCK WAS BEING TOWED INTO PLACE WITH A WENCH AND A DOZER BEHIND IT. THE WENCH DOZER DEVELOPED SLACK. THE TRUCK ROLLED BACK AGAINST THE BLADE OF THE DOZER. THE EE HAD A MILD WHIPLASH.