While working and welding on HWM head, he used a hammer causing piece of metal to strike him in the right eye.
H-4Coal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 2009–2014
- Latest incident
- Nov 2014
Reportable incidents
8 on file2014 · 2 incidents
While stepping off HWM, he was struck in the tooth with a hose that was laying at the base of the miner, instantly chipping tooth
2013 · 2 incidents
Employee was in loader to move coal, lit a cigarette inside cab and a burst of flames burnt arms, previously was cleaning loader
While using chain binder, and removed step ladder from porch, chain slipped and hit right hand cutting index finger.
2012 · 2 incidents
While doing daily check on batteries, he got battery acid on face and in his eyes
While putting a chain back together using a hammer, pieces of metal had embedded in skin on chest/shoulder
2010 · 1 incident
Employee was removing bits from the head of the highwall miner. When his hammer struck the bit removal tool, a piece of metal flew from the tool & struck his left hand.
2009 · 1 incident
While attempting to set latch pins on the Highwall Miner, EE pulled a muscle in his back while swinging a sledge hammer. He then fell backwards, causing a compression fracture to a vertebra in the middle part of his back.