Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE SAID HE HAD BACK PAIN AFTER LOADER WAS PUTTING ROCK ON 777A HAULER. HE WAS DRIVING, HAS HAD PREVIOUS BACK INJURY.
Tarpon #7Coal
Garry Carroll Trucking Inc · Surface
Controlled by Garry W Carroll
Haysi, Dickenson County, VA · Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 4406983
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2000
- Latest incident
- Aug 2000
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
5 on file2000 · 5 incidents
Fall from machine
EE SAID HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE HAULER WHEN THE CORD ON HIS CAP LIGHT HUNG ON THE HAND RAIL CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE BUMPER.
Over-exertion in lifting objects
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE ASKED TO CARRY A PIECE OF METAL TO THE WELDER. INJURED TRIED TO CARRY IT BY HIMSELF AND HE DROPPED IT ABOUT HALF WAY TO THE WELDER AND SAID HE HAD HURT HIS BACK.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE SAID HIS BACK STARTED HURTING HIM AROUND 10;00 AM HE SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT UNLESS HE HURT HIS BACK CLIMBING ON THE HAULER.
Struck by flying object
EE WAS CLEANING THE BATTERY TERMINALS ON THE D-10 DOZER. HE WAS USING A WIRE BRUSH TO CLEAN THE TERMINALS CAUSING A PIECE OF CORRISION TO FLY AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.