Employee was changing lift cylinder on D-9 Dozer, as EE was putting cylinder in there was slack in cable and the cylinder moved back in place causing the cylinder to smash finger. Employee had surgery on left pinkie finger, it was smashed & cut.
Chestnut FlatsCoal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 19
- Years on record
- 2007–2018
- Latest incident
- May 2018
Reportable incidents
19 on file2018 · 1 incident
2015 · 1 incident
Removing exhaust clamp - it broke and was slung by air ratchet cutting left finger
2014 · 4 incidents
Employee was dressing around face-up of mine area when the corner of his dozer blade caught a gas line causing the dozer to catch on fire and he jumped out and broke left leg and brunt both hands.
Employee was exiting Highwall Miner when he stepped onto ground and hit a slick spot and turned right ankle.
Employee was steaming off the engine of a 992G Loader when he fell off the counterweight.
Employee was operating a dozer on solid rock when he got jerked causing a hurting in his lower back.
2012 · 3 incidents
Employee was hydro seeding hill, when coming off hill he stepped in hole and jarred his left knee.
Employee was dismounting dozer for lunch, when he was getting off he twisted his lower back. He did not go to Doctor that day, but today (10-22-2012) he went to Dr's office in Harlan, Ky.
Employee was taking drain plug out of 980g loader using a wrench when he felt a pain in his right shoulder and bicep.
2011 · 5 incidents
Employee was removing rock from rock crusher when he pulled muscle in back.
on left track of machine-lost balance-grabbed for step but fell to ground on left side-left elbow swelled up-hard to move next day
Employee was tramming a track loader on roadway when he ran over an uneven portion of roadway causing it to jar his lower back and legs.
Employee was returning to the pit when for some unknown reason, the employee drove over the berm. The employee traveled approximately 144 feet down the embankment before the truck came to rest on its right side.
Employee was unstopping a rock crusher when he went to move a rock, and his foot fell through the grizzley, he went to catch himself and hurt his left hand.
2010 · 3 incidents
This is not a specific date/time accident. Employee is claiming carpal-tunnel which has developed over time.
Employee was driving a 777D to the parking lot when his right front tire went through a water drain. The employee tried to back up causing his truck to overturn.
Employee was backing a 777D truck to the dump when he backed through the berm causing the truck to overturn.
2007 · 2 incidents
Employee was driving a 777 rock truck when he drove through the berm and turned over. Employee complained with shoulder pain.
Employee was dumping a 777 haul truck, when the fire extinguisher became dislodged and fell onto the frame of the truck. When the employee lowered the bed of the truck, the fire extinguisher was crushed, filling the cab of the truck with the contents of the fire extinguisher.