EE stated gloves were wet from working on Equip. Put 1 glove under bucket on P/C, found can of soup from days past under second bucket, when moving soup off P/C, can burst in EE's right hand, lacerating middle & ring fingers & palm.
Magnum #2Coal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 2022–2024
- Latest incident
- Dec 2024
Reportable incidents
10 on file2024 · 3 incidents
Employee stated that they had cut a hole in the top of a hydraulic oil container to fill the continuous miner with oil. After emptying the container, employee stated that they threw the container to the side and cut their right index finger on a jagged edge of the container. Employee was taken to hospital and received two (2) stitches.
Employee reported that as they were helping to move miner cable, they felt a ""pop"" in their right shoulder. Employee missed no days of work. But they have ended up having to have surgery. Their surgery is scheduled for 07/23/2024.
2023 · 6 incidents
EE was picking up a ""fork"" that had came off of the fork lift. As EE was positioning the fork to put it back on the fork lift, it fell, striking EE on top of the right foot. EE was taken to the local hospital and received three stitches.
EE states was loading the tray of the bolt machine with glue. As EE was loading the tray, EE dropped the box of glue. EE states that as EE bent over to pick up the box glue, EE felt a strain in the lower back.
EE was loading crib block into the bucket of a scoop by hand. As EE was loading the crib block, EE states that they felt a ""pop"" in right shoulder with immediate pain.
Employee was cutting tape off of chuck with a belt knife, and cut their hand in the process.
Employee was removing the lids from the top of the continuous miner, when their hand slipped, causing the lid to mash their left thumb.
Injured was loading bolt straps onto a lo-trac and as they lifted a heavy bundle of straps and turned to put on lo-trac, they felt a sharp pain in their lower back and pelvic area which began to swell immediately.
2022 · 1 incident
Injured was changing tire on lo trac and as EE let the jack down, EE had their hand on top of tire. As jack dropped, the finder of lo trac caught EE's hand between finder and tire causing a laceration and bruising. 4 stitches were necessary to close laceration.