Surface Mine No 1 has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1983.
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| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0 | |
| 1986 | 0 | |
| 1985 | 1 | 5,428 |
| 1984 | 8 | 21,714 |
| 1983 | 9 | 10,003 |
EMPLOYEE WAS USING GREASE GUN TO GREASE HIGH LIFT AT END OF SHIFT.THE TIP OF GUN BECAME STUCK.EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON GUN IN EFFORTS TO DISLOGE IT.IN DOING SO EMPLOYEE SCRAPED THE PALM OF RIG OF RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING AN AUGER FLIGHT FROM A STRING OF FLIGHTS WHEN A ROCK FROM ABOVE THE HIGHWALL FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE UPPER LEFT BACK KNOCKING HIM DOWN.
AUGER WAS IN AN IDLE MODE OF OPERATION RT HOIST OPERATOR LAID HIS CONTROL UNIT DOWN OPERATOR HAD HIS BACK TO THE SLIGHT RACKS WHEN THE BOOM BECAME ACTIVE AND SWUNG FLIGHT TO THE CEDNTER OF A AUGER STRIKING OPERATOR DOWN AS FLIGHT WENT BY HIM THE FOREMAN FOUND THE CONTROL UNIT WAS IN ON POSITION AFTER THE ACCIDENT