HE WAS WORKING ON THE DRAG BUCKET WHILE THE WELDER WAS WELDING
Perry Strips Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 80
- Years on record
- 1983–1992
- Latest incident
- Sep 1992
Reportable incidents
80 on file1992 · 12 incidents
36149NG A GAS CYLINDER INTO HIS TRUCK THE FAS CYLINDER SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER.
CHANGING TIRE ON CRANE
HE WAS POUNDING STEEL STAKES IN THE GROUND FOR A FENCE WITH A STEEL HAMMER A SLIVER OF STEEL BROKE OFF THE POST AND LODGED IN THE CORNER OF HIS RIGHT EYE.,
CHECKING OUT ELECTRICAL CONTROL.
CHECKING OUT ELECTRICAL CONTROL.
HE WAS GREASING THE LEGS ON THE DRAGLINE AND SLIPPED ON THE LADDER AND CAUGHT HIS LEG IN THE LADDER.
WORKING BENT OVER ALL DAY IN A DRAGLINE TUB AND HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
HE WAS PUTTING A STEEL PIN ON THE TUB AND IT BOUNCED AND HIT HIS 3RD FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.
HE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF STEEL & SLIPPED ON THE ICE
TRYING TO GET REJECT SCREEN STARTED DOWN IN THE ELECTRICAL ROOM BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT START. HE OPENED THE COVER ON THE ELECTRICAL BOX (WHICH HE THOUGHT WAS WERE THE PROBLEM WAS AND PUSHED THE TEST BUTTON AND IT BLEW UP BECAUSE IT WAS SHORTED OUT. HE GOT FLASHED IN THE EYES FROM THE EXPLOSION.
UNLOADING THE RESISTOR CAGE OFF TRUCK-WHILE LIFTING IT-IT SLID SIDEWAYS ON THE TRUCK BED AND CAME DOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK BELOW THE SHOULDER BLADE.
1991 · 12 incidents
WALKING TO WORK AREA TOP START SHIFT AS DRILL OPERATOR.TALKED TO MINE FOREMAN AND PROCEEDED TO WALK TOWARDS DRILL RIG,THEN COLLAPSED.FOREMAN CALLED AMBULANCE AND FELLOW COWORKER BEGAN CPR.AMBU LANCE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WHERE WORKER DIED.
CARRYING PLATE ACROSS TUB,STEPPED IN MANHOLE.THE PLATE CUT HIS FINGER WHEN HE DROPPED IT ON HIS HAND.
PICKING UP TOOTH BASE FOR DRAG BUCKET.
CUTTING APLATE OFF THE DRAG BUCKET AND THE PLATE FELL ON HIS FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING CRANE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE TOP BRACE ON SKID. EMPLOYEE PLACED CRANE BOOM UNDER BRACE TO LET DOWN FROM SKID BEAMS. WHILE LETTING BRACE DOWN THE ONE END SLIPPED OFF UPRIGHT BRACE. WHEN IT HIT GROUND, THE OTHER END SLIPPED DOWN BOOM AND STRUCK THE OPERATOR'S CAB STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN HEAD AND SHOULDER.
PUTTING ON BOTTOM ROLLERS CLUMP OF HARD DRY MUD FELL FROM TRUCK FRAME STRUCK ON HEAD PUSHING CHIN IN CHEST
PULLING CABLE FOR PUMP IN PIT.
WELDING KEEPER PLATES ON BUCKET. WELDING SPARK OR CHIP WENT IN EAR.
KNOCKING SLAG OFF OF A WELD, USING AN AIR CHIPPER.
HE WAS WELDING BESIDE ANOTHER WELDER AND GOT WELDING FLASH.
PULLING WATER HOSE OVER BACKFILL.
PULLING A TOW CABLE
1990 · 18 incidents
TAKING POND SAMPLES AT MINING SITE FOR WATER QUALITY ANALYSIS BENT OVER TO TAKE SAMPLE AND A STICK WENT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
HE WAS WORKING ON A DRILL AND WAS HIT IN THE FOREHEAD BY A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.
HE STEPPED FROM WALKWAY TO GET ON TIRE AND PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.
WATCHING MEN WORKING ON WALK MOTOR ON DRQGLINE-THE PULLER COME OFF AND HIT HIM ON HIS LEFT LEG.
PUTTING GREASE DRUM ON DRAG.
UNLOADING PARTS FROM SUPPLY TRUCK.
WORKING BESIDE WELDER IN TUB OF MACHINE.
WHILE WORKING IN TUB & CENTER OF DRAGLINE A PIECE OF STEEL PIERCED THROUGH COVER-ALLS INTO ARM
PRESSURE FROM STOOPING IN ONE POSITION TOO LONG. CLEANING TUB ON DRAG.
SHOT HOLE DRILLS WERE DRILLING NEXT TO HIGHWALL ON BENCH. LOOSE MATERIAL FROM HIGHWALL SLID INTO BENCH AREA & PARTIALLY COVERED DRILLS & DRILL HELPER WAS PARTIALLY COVERED WITH DUST.
WALKING OUT OF PIT TO VEHICLE - SLIPPED ON HARD DIRT FELL ON KNEES CUT IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS RESETING POWER AT SUBSTATION RESET POWER TURNED HANDLE ON SWITCH GEAR & IT EXPLODED
BEING LOADED BY SHOVEL HEAD OUT WINDOW, BUCKET OF SHOVEL HIT TRUCK BED CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT HEAD ON WINDOW FRAME
GETTING OUT OF ROCK TRUCK & TWISTED BACK.
WAS GETTING TOW CABLE OFF DECK OF TRUCK SLIPPED ON ICY DECK AND FELL OFF TRUCK. BUMPED HEAD. RIGHT ELBOW.
EMPL PUTTING CABLE IN CROWFOOT ,CABLE CAME OUT AND HIT SHOULDER.
LOST FOOTING
EMPLOYEE DUMPED GAS INTO WELDER WHEN HE STARTED THE MACHINE IT CAUGHT FIRE WAS TRYING TO EXTINGUISH FIRE & WAS BURNED
1989 · 15 incidents
CUTTING PC OF HOSE WITH KNIFE KNIFE SLIPPED CUT HIS HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET ON OTHER SIDE OF HOIST CABLE,DRAGLINE PICKED UP HOIST CABLE WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET ON THE OTHER SIDE CATCHING EMPLOYEE BY RIGHT LEG.FLIPPED OVER.
MOVING POWER CABLE AND HURT BACK.
CLEANING OUT PIPE AND DRILL BIT WHICH WAS PLUGGED UP WITH DIRT BIT FELL ON FINGER
STEPPING OFF SHOE OF DRAG STEP.
STEPPING DOWN OUT OF PICKUP, AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.
WALKING DOWN SPOIL WALL TO PUMP ROCK CAME OUT OF WALL AND HIT HIM
EE WAS SETTING UP PUMP AND BAND HOSE, A ROCK ROLLED DOWN THE WALL AND HIT EE ON LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT SIDE OF HEAD.
WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER ON 560 LOADER AND CAUGHT FINGER IN HOLE ON GRATED LADDER STEP
CHECKING BRIQUETTE BASKET STEPPED ON PALLET PALLET CAME UP AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH
STARTING UP GENERATOR AND FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED L EYE
USING BAR TO LOOSEN DRAGLINE CABLE NUTS BAR SLIPPED AND PINHED LITTLE FINGER ON L HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING UP TRUCK AND FUEL SPLASHED INTO HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE S LEFT SIDE WENT NUMB
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING BONEY AND PINCHED FINGERS BETWEEN TWO LUMPS OF COAL.
1988 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE GOT FINGER IN MIDDLE OF STEERING WHEEL OF TRUCK AND CUT LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING A HOIST CABLE & PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN CABLE & FRAME CAUSING LACERATION OF 3RD FINGER OF LEFT HAND
WAS SHOVELING COAL WITH A SHOVEL FROM UNDER THE TAIL PULLEY OF A CRUSHER AND PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING UP BOLT ON TUB & SLIPPED THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT CAUSING LACERATION OF FINGER
EMPL WAS PICKING UP 2 5 GALLON BUCKET OF LUBE
1987 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS GR9ASING HOUSE ROLLERS IN DOLLY CIRCLE WHEN MACHINE SWUNG EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BETWE
1985 · 1 incident
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FRFOM A BULLDOZER AND SLIPPED AND FELL.
1984 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM PARKING AREA TO THE DRAGLINE WHEN HE FELL INTO A DIVERSION DITCH HURTING HIS SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING AND PULLING ON A PIECE OF WIRE ROPE WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPL PUTTING FUEL AND OIL IN DOZER WHEN SLIPPED ON TRACKS AND TWISTED KNEE WHEN HE FELL.
1983 · 13 incidents
OPERATOR WAS DRIVING WABCO END-DUMP UP THE RAMP DURING SNOWY CONDITIONS, WHEN HE LOST TRACTION & STARTED SPINNING OUT. THE OPERATOR HIT BREAKS, & STARTED SLIDING DOWN THE RAMP & THE TRUCK STAL LED. THE OPERATOR THEN JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK (HE PANICED) WHEN HE COULDN\T STEER IT THE TOPERATER FAILED TO USE THE EMPERGENCY STEERING. WHEN HE JUMPED HE SPRAINED HIS WRIST.
STALLED END DUMP TRUCK AND APPLIED BRAKES,PANICKED AND JUMPED FROM TRUCK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A B&O TO DRIVE PINS INTO THE TEETH ON THE SHOVEL WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL SHEARED OFF AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE ARM
THE OILER WAS ASSISTING IN MOVING A TRAIL CABLE WHICH WAS BEING PULLED BY A TRACTOR WHEN THE CABLE LOOPED AND CAUGHT ON A FALLEN TREE WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO FREE THE CABLE THE TENSION ON THE CABLE CAUSED THE TREE TO SWING AROUND AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEG
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A DISCHARGE HOSE OFF A 4 IN. PUMP, WITH A HACK SAW WHEN THE SAW SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN REPLACINGF THE TRIP CABLE ON THE PAGE 720 DRAGLINE & WAS HOLDING A WEDGE WHEN THE CABLE FLIPPED OVER AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING ON AIR DISCHARGE HOSE W/A HAMMER TO DISLODGE STUCK MATERIAL WHEN THE MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE. LETTING OUT A SUDDEN BLAST OF MATERIAL STARTING HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF THE BOOM & CATWALK LANDING ON THE LANDED HITTING HIS HOULEDER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS BRUSHING AN AREA WITH A BULLDOZER AND A BRANCH SWUNG BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE
THE MECHANIC WAS PUTTING A RIPPER TOOTH ATTACHMENT ON A 41-B DOZER WHEN THE SUPORT ARMS FOR THE RIPPER FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK, GIVING HIM A FRACTURE OF THE DORSAL SPINE.
FOREMAN WAS ASISTING THE MECHANIC IN PUTTING A ROLLER IN PLACE ON BULLDOZER AND HE SPRAINED HIS BACK
THE EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE DOZER & SLIPPED ON THE PUSH ARM DUE TO EXCESSIVE MUD & ICE.
THE EMP WAS INSTALLING A BOLT IN BEARING STAND AND THE STAND SLID AND CAUGHT THE FINGER BETWEEN THE HOLE IN THE FRAME AND THE STAND
EMP WAS DISMOUNTING FROM DRAGLINE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF THE TRACK LANDING ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER