Injured backed 1 ton truck up on a 1 ft high bladed berm on level ground to replace a U-joint. EE put the truck in park, set the brake, and chocked the front wheels. With the drive shaft removed, only the front brake and chocks were left to hold the truck on the berm incline and they slid 2.5 foot forward on the muddy ground causing shoulder bruising by the rear dual wheels.
H & HCoal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 2010–2017
- Latest incident
- Jun 2017
Reportable incidents
9 on file2017 · 1 incident
2016 · 1 incident
While helping remove branches stuck in a harrow, EE slipped causing EE to hit one of the spikes with arm causing a laceration that required stitches.
2014 · 1 incident
While operating a Broce Broom backing up, the injured hit a bump causing the seat to shift on the cushioned seat support pinching his finger. Injury is a broken finger tip from being mashed.
2012 · 4 incidents
While reaching to turn off a valve on the highwall drill, his hand slipped exhaust pipe causing a burn.
While performing maintenance, the injured's wrench slipped causing him to hit the frame of the disc and lacerated his thumb requiring stitches.
While removing the grill cover on a Cat D11 Dozer, the hinge broke causing the grill to fall onto the injured's hand breaking one finger and lacerating this hand requiring stitches.
While changing out of his rain suit and rubber boots, the injured was putting on his normal work boots when he heard a loud pop and his foot started hurting. He fractured his foot while putting on his boots.
2010 · 2 incidents
While being loaded, a large rock dumped into the bed of his end dump, rolled into the side of the bed causing the truck to twist from the blow which broke the window popping a glass shard to to fly and scratch his eye, requiring a presription for pain.
While removing a cylinder pin, the injured smashed his finger with a drive pin and hammer causing the need of stitches on the ring finger of his left hand.