EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR A BROKEN CHAINON THE DM 45 INGERSOL DRILL. WHILE STANDING ON THE ROTARY HEAD WHICH WAS APPROX 15' ABOVE THE GROUND THE OPPOSITE CHAIN BROKE AND ALLOWED THE ROTARY HEAD TO FREE FALL APPROX 12' WHILE HE WAS STANDING ON IT. THE IMPACT OF THE FALL CAUSED HIS INJURY.
Tiger MineCoal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 18
- Years on record
- 2000–2001
- Latest incident
- Sep 2001
Reportable incidents
18 on file2001 · 14 incidents
HE CLAIMS HE HIT BUMP IN ROAD & HURT BACK. WENT TO DOCTOR WHO FOUND NOTHING WRONG. CLAIM WAS MADE 2 HRS AFTER EE WAS FIRED FOR MISUSE OF TRUCK &GETTING IN FIGHT WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.
PRYING ON BAR WHILE WORKING ON TRUCK. BAR SLIPPED THROWING HIM INTO THE TRUCK.
WELDING ON 777, TRIPPED OVER WELDING LEADS LANDING ON BACK. CRACKED LEFT WRIST.
CUTTING WIRE TO THE AIR HOSE UP KEEP FROM DRAGGING.
THE WIPERS WERE STUCK IN UP POSITION, WAS TRYING TO BRAKE LOOSE, WIPER CAME LOOSE A METAL PIECE CUT HIS HAND.
WAS WALKING UP STEPS, SLIPPED AND HIT HIT ELBOW ON STEPS.
2000 · 4 incidents
WAS PUTTING BELT ON CRUSHER WHEN WRIST POPPED.
WAS USING POWER WASHER ON MECHANICS TRUCK, SLIPPED ON MUD. POWER WASHER TIP HIT TOP OF FOOT, WATER & STEAM WENT THROUGH BOOT AND BURNT FOOT.
EE BACKED UP TO EDGE UNSQUARE AND RIGHT SIDE TIRES DROPPED OFF FILL. NOTHING GAVEWAY, EE APPEARED TO HAVE MISJUDGED WHERE HE WAS AT. TRUCK DID A 180 DEGREE TURN LANDING WITH ALL SIX TIRES IN THE AIR.
WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK LOOSE BOLTS OUT OF REAR END WHEN PULLED MUSCLE IN CHEST.