While EE was using a hammer to pound a tooth keeper in on a Cat 992 Loader, a piece of metal chipped off and flew under his safety glasses and lodged in his eye requiring surgery to remove.
Phoenix No 6Coal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 30
- Years on record
- 2000–2009
- Latest incident
- Oct 2009
Reportable incidents
30 on file2009 · 2 incidents
While driving a 10 wheel dump truck on a muddy road, injured slid sideways & struck sollid dry road causing the truck to turn over on it's side. The injured was wearing his seat belt, but hit the door with his shoulder & fractured it. ** The injured only works part time for the mine, two days a week.**
2008 · 4 incidents
While welding on an end dump truck, sparks landed on the injured's clothes and caught them on fire. He suffered 1st, 2nd, & 3rd degree burns on his upper left torso from the wind blown fire.
While dismojnting from his bulldozer, the injury hit his elbow on a handrail and bruised it.
While moving a 6"" water hose out of the way, it snapped back into the injured's body resulting in a fractured hand and strained knee.
While walking across the ground, the injured took a step and turned his body but his ankle did not turn with him resulting in a fractured ankle.
2007 · 6 incidents
An unknown event caused a hernia injury during, but on an unknown date in late 2007. No lost time or medical until the injured had an operation to correct the hernia. Off work from 2/26/08 through 4/2/2008. The injury has been determined to be a work related injury and workers comp insurance is/has handled it.
Injured notified company on 10/29/07 of injury that happened sometime in July, 2007. While fueling a dozer, the injured lost his balance walking on the track and fell. He has been diagnosed with a herniated disc. Last date employee worked was 10/20/07.
EE was terminated for refusing to work. On his way off the minesite, he told the scale house lady, that allegedly, his back was hurt and he was going to the doctor. He had never before told the company of this alleged injury until after he was fired, and then only to the scale house clerk, not the boss that had just fired him.
While servicing equipment, a diesel fuel nozzle fell out of a fuel tank and hit the injured in the head over the left eye requiring stitches.
While operating his bulldozer, speck of dirt flew into his eye from the a/c vent requiring a doctor to remove the dirt from under his eye lid. No time lost or other medical treatment. returned to work on his next regular shift.
While operating an end dump truck, the alleged injured turned the truck over. He stated many times that he was not injured and refused to go to the emergency room/doctor to be checked out. He was tired for his activities causing him to turn the truck over. Two weeks later, an attorney contacted the company claiming numerous injures. (sore back, arm, etc)
2006 · 4 incidents
While mounting his equipment with muddy boots, the injured slipped while sitting down in his seat & twisted his body causing a strain to his back, neck, hip and leg.
The injured stepped off the bumper of his mechanic service truck and his knee popped, resulting in a strain/sprain to his right knee.
No lost time until 5/1/06. No medical treatment unti 5/3/06. While backing up his bulldozer, the movement of the bulldozer jarred his back. He is receiving chiropractic treatment for the injury.
While dismounting a front end loader, the injured slipped and fell to the ground and broke his leg.
2005 · 4 incidents
WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE HIGHWALL DRILL, THE INJURED SLIPPED AND GRABBED THE EXHAUST PIPE TO CATCH HIMSELF AND PREVENT A FALL. BY GRABBING THE PIPE HE BURNED HIS ARM AND HAND.
No lost time or medical treatment until 11/8/05. Injured picked up a heavy tool and caused a bone chip in his back and hip area. The injured has an inherited degenerative disease that results in bone chips and injuries from lifting heavy objects. He must have surgery to remove the bone chip and rehabilitation before returning to work.
WHILE OPERATING HIS END DUMP TRUCK ON THE DUST CONTROL WATERED ROAD, THE INJURED SLID ON THE WET ROAD INTO THE BERM AND ROLLED THE TRUCK OVER. A SMALL LACERATION IN HIS HEAD REQUIRED 2 STITCHES TO CLOSE.
Employee slipped on Boom of P&H Shovel and slid into the hose/pivot area. causing bruises, cust and scrapes. Employee was transported to hospitol for observation and was released from hospital on 9-8-05
2004 · 1 incident
NO LOST TIME UNTIL 10/15/04. EE WAS CARRYING A 50 LB. PART INTO THE PARTS TRAILER WHEN HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS BACK THAT RESULTED IN A STRAIN TO HIS BACK AND HIP.
2003 · 2 incidents
WHILE LIFTING FIBER BOARD DRUMS TO EMPTY INTO A HOPPER, THE INJURED STRAINED HIS BACK.
WHILE WALKING ACROSS THE COAL PAD, THE INJURED SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL TO THE GROUND, STRAINING HIS SHOULDER.
2002 · 2 incidents
WHILE STEAM CLEANING A P & H 2250 SHOVEL, THE INJURED ACCIDENTLY SWEPT THE STEAM WAND ACROSS HIS FOOT AND BURNED IT.
WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM UNSTOPPING THE HOPPER OF A PORTABLE CRUSHER, THE INJURED SLIPPED AND CUT HIS ARM ON A SHARP PIECE OF METAL ON THE EQUIPMENT GUARD. THE CUT ON HIS ARM RESULTED IN 2 STITH ES.
2001 · 3 incidents
WHILE HELPING INSTALL TIRE CHAINS ON A 992 LOADER, A CABLE THE INJURED WAS HOLDING SLIPPED LOOSE AND HE FELL STRAINING HIS SHOULDER AND NECK MISSED ONE DAY, WORKED TWO DAYS. AND THEN MISSED TW O ADDITIONAL DAYS FROM BEING SORE.
WHILE WALKING ON THE MINESITE, THE INJURED STEPPED ON A TIRE RUT AND STRAINED HIS ANKLE.
WHILE MOUNTING HIS SERVICE TRUCK, THE INJURED MISSED THE HANDLE AND FELL TO THE GROUND TWISTING HIS ANKLE. DOCTOR GAVE HIM A PRESCRIPTION AND SHOWED HIM TO RETURN TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED DAY.
2000 · 2 incidents
THE INJURED HIT THE HEADLIGHT ON HIS WATER TRUCK TO TRY TO ADJUST IT. THE LIGHT BROKE AND CUT HIS WRIST REQUIRING STITCHES.
WHILE STEPPING OUT OF A TRUCK TO THE GROUND, THE INJURED STEPPED ONTO A RIDGE IN A MUD RUT THAT HAD DRIED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. THE ANKLE WAS WEAK FROM BREAKING IT AT ANOTHER JOB IN 1996 AND HE REFRACTURED IT.