EE WAS BOOSTING FORK LIFT USING THE GOLFCART-PUT JUMPER CABLE ON GOLFCART BATTERY. IT SPARKED CAUSING BATTERY TO BLOW UP INTO RIGHT EYE. SMALL LACERATION ON RIGHT WRIST AND BRUISED AND SCRATCH ED EYEBALL CAUSING BLEEDING CANNOT SEE OUT OF THAT EYE.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 1992–1995
- Latest incident
- Feb 1995
Reportable incidents
16 on file1995 · 1 incident
1994 · 7 incidents
CUTTING METAL, SPARK FELL ON LEG OF WORK PANTS, TOOK HAND TO PUT FIRE OUT, CUASING LEFT HAND TO BE BURNED.
STEPPED IN COAL PILE & TWISTED KNEE
LIFTING HUB ON SCOOP AND HEARD FELT BACK POP.
MINER WAS LIFTING CABLE OFF CUTTER HEADS TO CLEAN CABLE & STRAINED LOWER BACK
DRILL STEEL WAS STUCK IN HOLE EMPLOYEE PULLED STEEL & WHEN IT CAME LOOSE THE STEEL FELL & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN STEEL & DRILL POT ON BOLTER
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING RUB RAIL & STRAINED LOWER BACK
EE WAS BEATING GOB OFF BOTTOME BELT ROLLER WHEN BAR GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT CAUSING BAR TO STRIKE HIM ON RIGHT TEMPLE RESULTING IN A CUT ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE AND THREE STITCHES.
1993 · 7 incidents
EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY WAS CHANGING OUT A SCREEN BYHIMSELF & WHILE LIFTING THE SCREEN HE HURT HIS BACK (EMPLOYEE FINISHED HIS SHIFT & WORKED HIS SHIFT THE NEXT DAY HIS FIRST DAY OF INCAPACITY WAS 08-31-93)
EE WAS BOLTING TO TOP AND A DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF THE HOLE STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT RING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP THE CANOPY, LOOKING UP, THE CANOPY CAUSED A ROCK FROM THE TOP TO DROP STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE NOSE AND LEFT CHEEK.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE PULLING BELTLINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP AND LAID HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE FRAME AND HE ACCIDENTALLY LET THE DRILL HEAD DOWN ON HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE DIESEL SCOOP AND WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED UP THE FAN STARTED AND A FOREIGN OBJECT WAS SLUNG OUT STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING NITROGEN TANK OFF SCOOP & EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL CAUSING THE NITROGEN TANK TO HIT HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE
1992 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP AND REACHING FOR A WRENCH WITH HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE HOLDING THE DRILL ARM WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND ACCIDENTLY DROPPED THE DRILL ARM ONTO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.