EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISMOUNT 980 LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIT LEG AND KNEE ON STEP BEFORE FALLING TO GROUND.
Foster Mine Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 1996–1998
- Latest incident
- Jan 1998
Reportable incidents
11 on file1998 · 1 incident
1997 · 5 incidents
EE WAS DRIVING A VOLVO TRUCK DOWN THE HAUL ROAD BACK TO WORK AREEA WHEN HIS VEHICLE HIT A ROCK IN THE ROAD AND THROWED HIM OUT OF SEAT INTO RIGHT HAND SIDE WINDOW. THE GLASSSHATTERED AND CUT HIS FOREHEAD.
EE CALLED IN ON 11/16/97 SAID HANDS WERE SWELLEDUP. EE CALLED IN 11/17/97 SAID HE WAS GOING TO THE DR. EE CAME IN ON 11/19/97 WITH DR SLIP SAYING HE WAS ALLERGIC TO OIL & DIESEL FUEL THA CAUSE D SWELLING I HANDS.
EE WAS FUELING 10N DOZER. HE LOST HIS FOOTING & SLIPPED ON DOZER TRACK.
CONDITIONS CONTRIBUTING TO THE INJURY ARE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. EE WAS OPERATING DOZER AT TIME OF COMPLAINT.
INSTALLING OIL COOLER ON 777 END DUMP. SLIPPED AND FELL INJURING RIGHT SHOULDER.
1996 · 5 incidents
MINER WAS DISMOUNTING 777END DUMP WHEN HE CLOSEDTHE DOOR ON HIS RIGHT HAND BREAKING RING FINGER AND CUTTING LITTLE FINGER.
WHILE DRIVING KEEPER PINS IN SHOVEL BUCKET TEETH A PIECE OF METAL POPPED OFF AND UNBEDDED IN LEFT THUMB OF EE.
ROLLING AND PULLING ON PUMP HOSE- STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER.
WHILE TAKING WELDING RODS OUT OF CAN CUT LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EE COMPLAINED OF DIZZINESS WHEN CHECKED BY FOREMAN. HE WAS PALE AND CLAMMY. FOREMAN SENT EE HOME AND TO DR. DR SAID HEAT STROKE.