Employee was welding an object over head. Hot slag from welder dropped in right ear.
Louis Lowe Surface Mine Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2015–2018
- Latest incident
- Mar 2018
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q4 | 8,383 | 4 | 2 | 477.2 |
| 2018 Q3 | 15,885 | 3 | 1 | 188.9 |
| 2018 Q2 | 14,356 | 1 | 0 | 69.7 |
| 2018 Q1 | 19,628 | 1 | 0 | 50.9 |
| 2017 Q4 | 14,528 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 14,571 | 8 | 2 | 549.0 |
Reportable incidents
7 on file2018 · 3 incidents
Injured person is not a direct employee of Omega Surface Mining, LLC. EE is a truck driver employed by a contractor to haul coal from Omega's jobsite. EE came to the jobsite and got out of EE's truck to see if EE's truck bed was clear; EE slipped and fell on ice injuring EE's left hip.
Employee was removing the hydraulic tank from a 992K Front End Loader; the pressure in the tank caused the lid to shoot upwards striking the employee in the forehead.
2017 · 1 incident
Right index finger was smashed while placing the dozer cutting edge on the tracks.
2016 · 2 incidents
Stepping off left side of rock drill and when employee twisted body ee felt a pop/tear in right hip.
Employee was attempting to pressure test an after-cooler with 30 psi. The test instrument slipped out of the in-take of the after-cooler. Employee then instinctively attempted to grab the testing apparatus causing a cut to EE's left thumb which required 5 sutures to repair.
2015 · 1 incident
Ascending ladder with a 5 gallon bucket of oil and momentarily lost footing causing a strain when he regained his footing