I NAME WAS WORK3NG THE MACHINE ON A BENCH GRUBBING TREES WHEN IT APPARENTLY SLID OFF THE BENCH DOWN A 35 FT EMBANKMENT AND TURNED OVER ON SIDE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN TRAMMING THE MACHINE BACK TO PARKING AREA3
Rice #5 (Strip) Coal
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 14
- Years on record
- 1983–1997
- Latest incident
- Nov 1997
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
13 on file (excluding fatalities above)1997 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING FROM A PICKUP CAB AT THE MINE SITE AND FELT HIS KNEE GIVE OUT. HE FELT PAIN IN THE KNEE BUT CONTINUED TO WORK. FOLLOWING HIS SHIFT HE WAS TREATED BYA CHIROPRACTOR FOR THE KNEE PAIN. HE RETURNED TO WORK HSI NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.
EE WAS CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGES ON A 375 KOMATSU BULLDOZER. AS HE LIFTED A USED CUTTING EDGE TO PLACE IT IN THE BED OF HIS MAINTEANCE TRUCK, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE PAIN DIMINSHE D SHORTLY BUT WAS FELT AGAIN LATER IN HIS SHIFT WHILE PERFORMING ANOTHER TASK. THE NEXT MORNING HE CONTINUED TO FELL PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND PAIN RADIATING DOWN HIS LEG. HE WENT TO A PHYSI
1991 · 1 incident
MECHANIC REMOVING BRACE FROM PUSH ARM OF DOZER.ATTACHED HOOK FROM CRANE TO HANDHOLD PREVIOUSLY WELDED TO PUSH ARM,THEN GRABBED THE OTHER END OF HANDHOLD TO MOVE THE BRACE BACK & FORTH TO FREE IT FROM PUSH ARM.HOISTED IT WITH THE CRANE.WHILE LIFTING THE BRACE,THE HOOK SLID ACROSS HANDHOLD AND PINCHED THUMB,LACERATED THUMB.
1988 · 1 incident
OPERATING A CAT D9L DOZER IN PIT-LEFT TRACK RAN UP ON A ROCK AND HE FELT JOSTLED IN CAB WHILE THEN BACKING UP.WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR.
1987 · 3 incidents
MOUNTING CAT DO1ER,RIGHT FOOT WAS ON PUSH ARM,LEFT FOOT TO STEP ON TRACK.FOOT SLIPPED,HE TURNED TO HIS LEFT,STRIKING RIGHT KNEE.THIS CAUSED HIMTO FALL BACKWARDS WITH RIGHT LEG CATCHING BETWEEN PUSH ARM AND D2ZER,TWISTING RIGHT KNEE. STRAINED LIGAMENTS,RIGHT KNEE.
I.NAME PARKED T2E TRUCK AND NEEDED THE PUMP MOVED TO THE LEFT 3/4 IN WHEN HE PULLED ON THE PUMP HITCH IT DROPPED ONTO THE TRUCK HITCH SMASHING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER
I.NAME AND I.NA4E HOOKING UP 2'' TOW CABLE TO PULL DOZER OUT OF MUD.FELT PAIN IN BACK BETWEEN SHOULDERS.WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR 5-1-87.
1986 · 1 incident
HEAVY EQUIPMENT3OPERATOR WAS OPERATING TS24 PAN WHEN THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL DROPPED IN A HOLE BOUNCING OPERATOR IN SEAT.HE WAS WEARING DEATBELT.REPORTED ACCIDENT ON 11/10/86.1ST DAY MISSED WAS 1 1/13/86,ETC. 3
1985 · 3 incidents
WHILE LIFTING STEERING CLUTCH AND BRAKE SHOE UP AND OUT OF CAT D9G DOZER I.NAME AND I.NAME SAW THE CLUTCH WAS CROOKED I.NAME STARTED TO LET IT BACK DOWN WITH THE TRUCK BOOM SO THEY COULD REHO OK THE CLUTCH SLIPPED OUT OF THE BRAKE I.NAME GRABBED FOR THE CLUTCH BUT IT WAS TOO HEAVY FOR HIM THE CLUTCH FELL AGAINST THE FRAME MASHING HI HAND BETWEEN THEM 4TH FINGER DISTAL JOINT AMPUTAT
I.NAME WAS REPLACING PLANETARY ON TS24 PUSHING WITH HIS RT LEG AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE JOINT
STEPPED DOWN FROM STEPS ON DRILL ONTO ROCK, TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF FROM FALLING TO GROUND AND TWISTED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK. THEY HAD BEEN DRILLING TEST CORES ON THE PROPERTY.
1983 · 2 incidents
WEATHER WAS DRY OPERATOR WAS DESCENDING LADDER ON MICH 475 LOADER AT END OF WORK SHIFT CARRYING LUNCH BUCKET & THERMOS WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT HIT LAST STEP IT SWUNG UNDER LOADER AT THIS TIME HE LO ST HAND CONTACT WITH HANDRAIL THROWING HIM BACKWARDS & SPRAINING RT ANKLE XRAYS SHOWED NO BROKEN BONES
REMOVING LAST BOLT FROM CAT BACKHOE PRIOR TO REMOVING MOTOR WHEN IT BROKE LOOSE PERMITTING IT TO BREAK FREETHUS SNAPPING RT WRIST CAUSING SEVERE SPRAIN