OPERATOR WAS IN SHOVEL WHEN DIRT EMBANKMENT OF DIRT CAVED IN COVERING OPERA TOR & SHOVEL
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 42
- Years on record
- 1983–1989
- Latest incident
- Feb 1989
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
41 on file (excluding fatalities above)1989 · 1 incident
EMPLYEE WAS REMOVING BELTS ON QUICK COOL FAN MOTOR AND CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY, CUTTING THE END OFF JUST BEHIND THE NAIL ON LEFT HAND.
1988 · 5 incidents
EMPLOYEE HURT BACK WHILE LIFTING A SACK OF CASTABLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AROUND COOLERS, STEPPED ON CLINKERS WHICH ROLLED OUT FROM UNDERNEATHE HIM, TWISTING FOOT.
EMPLOYEE LIFTED A LARGE PICE OF CONCRETE IN THE CLINKER TUNNEL AND ID NOT GET HELP TO LIFT THE CONCRETE.
REMOVING OLD CASTABLE IN KILN TO REPLACE WITH NEW CASTABLE.I.NAME SLIPPED AND FELL STICKING METAL ANCHOR IN LEFT ARM.
I NAME WAS LOOKING THRU SIGHT GLASS OPENING A RUSH OF AIR OUT THE SIGHT GLASS OPENING AND HOOD BLEW DUST INTO HIS FACE AND EYES EMPLOYEE WAS N OT AT HIS ASSIGNED WORK PLACE HE WAS NOT BEING TR AINED INTO ANY OTHER JOB AND HAD NO REASON IN PERFORMING HIS ASSIGNED DUTIES TO BE LOOKING INTO ANY KILN.
1987 · 6 incidents
EMP WAS IN THE 3PROCESS OF TARPING A TRAILER. HE SLIPPED AND FELL WHEN THE LADDER HE WAS STANDING ON PULLED AWAY FROM THE TRAILER ON ONE SIDE
ALLEGED WAS WAL5ING DOWN HOTBELT TUNNEL, SLIPPED ON AGGREGATE, GRABBED CONVEYOR HANDRAIL TO PREVENT FALL AND TWISTED LOWER BACK
EMP WAS WORKING3IN CLINKER TUNNEL CUTTING BEARINGS OFF PULLEY 187 , COMPLAINED ABOUT DIZZINESS AND CHEST PAINS AFTER MOVING SOME HEAVY CLINKER OUT OF THE WAY TO A VOID TRIPPING 3
EE HAD COMPLAIN9D TO CO-WORKER AT LUNCH OF PAIN IN H IS CHEST. AFTER LUNCH HE WAS WALLING UP A CATWALK TO GREASE. HE STAGGERED & STARTED BACK DOWN CO-WORKER I.NAME HELPED HIM DOWN. EE REPORT ED CARRYING A 53GALLON CAN OF LUBRAPLATE.
DUST IN RIGHT E2E.
EMPLOYEE WAS BU9NING PAPER THAT HE HAD LAID ON TO CHANGE OIL IN D-7.HE DECIDED TO BURN THE PAPER TO CLEAN THE AREA UP.EMPLOYEE HAD ON COVERALLS.THEY CAUGHT FIRE AND HE COULDN'T GET THEM OFF BE FORE HIS PANTS 7AUGHT FIRE.
1986 · 9 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS AT3THE SHOP WELDING. HE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A SHAFT TO CARRY ACROSS THE SHOP. EMPLOYEE HURT HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING AROUND KILNS. DUS BLEW IN BOTH EYES.
EMPLOYEE HAD HI8 ARMS ATRETCHED ABOVE HIS HEAD TO A GRINDER THAT WAS BEING LOWERED TO HIM. WHEN HE RECEIVED THE GRINDER HE TURNED TO LOWER IT TO THE GROUND AND SOMETHING IN HIS CHEST POPPED.
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING UNDERNEATH COOLERS. RECEIVED FOREIGN BODY IN LEFT EYE.
I.NAME WAS TRYI3G TO PUT SAND PAPER ON HEAD PULLEY WITH MOTOR RUNNING & THE HEAD PULLEY SLIPPED INSIDE THE BELT WHEN THE BELT CAUGHT THE SAND PAPER THE BELT STARTED TO MOVE & CAUGHT HIS ARM BN BETWEEN THE BEL7 & THE HEAD PULLEY
WAS MOVING A BA1 OF CASTABLE FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER AND STRAINED HIS BACK
WAS CUTTING WIT2 TORCH REMOVED HARD HAT TO GET WELDING HOOD THEN WALKED UNDER KILN AND RAN INTO PADEYE HANGING UNDER KILN HE CUT THE TOP OF HIS HEAD
EE WAS UNLOADIN1 COAL OUT OF RAIL CAR WHEN HE SLIPPED TO THE BOTTOM OF T HE CAR STRAINING THE LOWER BACK MUSCLE.
LIFTING STEEL P5ATE TO SHOULDER HEIGHT AND SLIPPED PULLING LOWER BACK.
1985 · 4 incidents
STUCK LEFT FOOT IN TAIL PULLEY, HURTING BIG TOE ON LEFT FOOT.
CLOSING SHEAR GATE ONC COAL TANK, STRAINED BACK, SHOULDERS & NECK.
WHEN CHANGING RETURN IDLERS ON OVERHEAD BELT BOLTS WOULDNT BREAK USED WRENCH TO BREAK IT INSTEAD OF GOING TO GET THE TORCH. HE DID NOT WANT TO GET DOWN.
CLINKER CAME OUT OF THE VIBRATOR AND MASHED HIS LEFT THUMB.
1984 · 10 incidents
WAS CHANGING SHIEVE OUT AND PUTTING BELT ON WHEN GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN PULLEY AND BELT
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LOADING A TRUCK WHEN THE WIND BLEW THE LOADING CHUTE AND KNOCKED THE EMPLOYEE OFF THE TRUCK.
WHILE GREASING CHAIN ON C KILN-BACKED OFF THE BACK OF THE GREASE TRUCK.
INSIDE COAL CAR SWEEPING OUT COAL WHEN FEET SLIPPED ON COAL AND HE FELL TO BOTTOM OF CAR.
CLEANING R R TRACK WHEN HIT TRACK WITH BUCKET OF LOADER CAUSED HIM TO BE THROWN FORWARD HITTING LEFT SIDE.EMPL NOT WEARING SAFETY BELT AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
OBJECT IN RT. EYE. BLOWING DUST.
I.NAME WAS GREASING THE DOZER AND A PIECE OF AGGREGATE BLEW INTO HIS EYE
I.NAME TYING TORCH TO A LINE TO BE SENT UP TO MAN ON CONVEYOR WHEN MAN ACCIDENTLY KNOCKED OFF IK// IDLER WHICH HIT I.NAME HAND BREAKING RIGHT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT THE KILN WHEN THE WIND BLEW A 2X12 BOARD OVER ON HIS FINGER, MASHED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
WAS WALKING FROM COUNTER IN RIM SHACK OVER TO COFFEE POT AND HIS LEG GAVE OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL TO THE FLOOR.
1983 · 6 incidents
EMP DRIVING FORD TRACTOR WHEN TRACTOR RAN OVER CLINKER AND THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN AROUND CATCHING HIS THUMB
EMP SAID HE THOUGHT HE MIGHT HAVE CAUGHT HIS TOE ON THE CAT WALK AND FELL OR HE MIGHT HAVE FALLEN OVER SOMETHING THAT WAS ON THE CATWALK
WALKING OUT TO CRUSHER TO REPORT TO WORK AND STEPPED ON NAIL.
MR THOMAS WAS CLEANING OUT AIR LOCK FEEDER ON A KILN HE DID NOT CUT FEEDER OFF AND CUGHT HIS HAND AND FINGERS IN THE MACHINE
CLINKER FELL OFF TUNNEL BELT AND HIT EMPL ON TOP OF RIGHT KNEE.
MR. BEARDEN POSITIONED THE CRAWLERLOADER & LIFTED THE GRAVITY TAKE-UP WITH THE BUCKET. AFTER LIFTING THE BUCKET, HE LEFT THE OPERATORS POSITION TO INSPECT THE GRAVITY TAKE-UP WHILE STANDING I N THE BUCKET. THE LOADER MOVED BACK CAUSING THE LIFTED PORTION ON THE GRAVITY TO SLIP STRIKING HIM ON THE PELVIC REGION.