Employee was cutting a pine tree and when the tree fell over, the chainsaw jumped back and struck the employee in the left knee, which resulted in him getting 20 stitches in his knee. 10 inside and 10 outside.
Cooper Ridge Surface MineCoal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 2003–2007
- Latest incident
- Jan 2007
Reportable incidents
9 on file2007 · 1 incident
2006 · 2 incidents
Employee was welding beside another welder & the other welder arked his welder, causing injured EE's left eye to get severe burns.
EE ran truck out of road, rolled over approx. 4 times.
2004 · 3 incidents
METAL ON ROCK TRUCK WAS WET & VERY SLIPPERY. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS RT. HIP & ELBOW, HE HAD A BRUISED HIP & ELBOW.
THE OPERATOR OF HAUL BACK TRUCK MISSED THE DUMPING AREA. HE BACKED OVER BERM WHICH RESULTED IN THE TRUCK ROLLING OVER ONE COMPLETE TIME LANDING ON ITS WHEELS. THE OPERATOR RECEIVED STITCHES ON HIS LEFT FOREARM & FRACTURED RIBS ON BOTH SIDES.
Fell off of excavator, landed on ground on right hip and right shoulder.
2003 · 3 incidents
WAS CHANGING OIL SCREEN ON 992 LOADER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FELL IN LEFT EYE.
WAS USING HAND GRINDER, THE HAND GRINDER SLIPPED FROM HAND, RESULTING IN LEFT WRIST BEING CUT.
WAS OPERATING 375 DOZER: WHEN DOZER WENT OVER BIG ROCK- RESULTING IN A WHIP-LASH MOTION HURTING LOWER BACK.