EMPL WAS PICKING BONEY FROM PINCHIN AS HE REACHED OVER TABLE TO PICK UP A LAERGE ROCK HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK
Van Tipple Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 1983–1989
- Latest incident
- Mar 1989
Reportable incidents
8 on file1989 · 1 incident
1988 · 1 incident
EMPL WAS WORKING ON ENGINE OF CAT D7G DOZER WHILE STANDING ON TRACKS HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND STRIKE R SIDE OF CHEST ON TRACKS CAUSING 1 BROKEN RIB
1987 · 1 incident
VICTIM WAS SERV3CING FORD PICK UP TRUCK. IN ATTMPTING TO CHANGE AIR FILTER, VICTIM STEPPED ON FRONT BUMPER AND RAISED LEFT LEGTO REST KNEE ON ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AS HE RAISED LEG, LEFT KNEE ST RUCK HOOD LATCH2 CAUSING PUNCTURE WOUND.
1986 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING THE CUTTING EDGE FROM THE BUCKET OF THE HOUGH 400 LOADER. LEFT SIDE HAD BEEN REMOVED WITH NO INCIDENT RIGHT HALF WAS BEING CUT WITH 2 FEET TO GO WHEN IT SUDDENLY SNAPPED O FF AND FELL STR3KING VICTIM ONT HE RIGHT FOOT, JUST ABOVE STEEL TOE OF SHOE.
1984 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING SPRING ON WATER TRUCK WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF POSITION LANDING ON HIS MIDDLE FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOUNT FRONT TIRE OF CP 650 DRILL WITH HIS BACK TO MACHINE HE LIFTED WHEEL BEHIND HIS BACK WHEN WHEEL SET ON SPOKES HIS FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN SPOKE AND THE WHEE H RIM
1983 · 2 incidents
EE NOTICED ROCKS ON PORTABLE CRUSHER BELT & STOPPED MACHINE WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE ROCKS EE TWISTED HIS BACK WHICH RESULTED AS ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING SODA ASH ON TRUCK HE GOT A PAIN IN GROIN AREA LEFT SIDE