THE MINER WAS CHECKING THE ENGINE OIL LEVEL IN A NEWLY ACQUIRED CRANE IN PREPARATION TO MOVE IT INTO THE SHOP FOR INSPECTION AND REPARIS. AS THE MINER WAS LOWER THE ENGINE ACCESS DOOR, IT SLI PPED OFF OF THE HINGE PINS CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF OF THEMACHINE APPROX 4.5 FEET. THE MNE RECEIVED CUTS ABOVE AND BELOW LEFT EYE AND A FRACTURE (CHIPPED BONE) TO THE LEFT WRIST.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 17
- Years on record
- 1983–1995
- Latest incident
- May 1995
Reportable incidents
17 on file1995 · 1 incident
1993 · 3 incidents
THE MINER WAS TRAMMING A DROTT HOE TO A POND SITE WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO ICE IN THE AIR SYSTEM HE ALSO LOST STEERING CONTROL WHEN THE REMOTE STEERING LINKAGE WAS KICKED INTO NEUTRAL BY ROUGH ROAD. THE MINER EXITED THE MACHINE WHEN ITSLOWED AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
MAN WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
WHILE INSERTING A PIN ON BACKHOE INJURED SLIPPED, ALLOWING HIM TO SWUING INTO A ROCK AND INJURING HIS HIP.
1988 · 1 incident
ON LADDER WORKING ON 120 TON TRUCK. LADDER SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL TO CONCRETE.
1986 · 1 incident
THE INDIVIDUAL 4AS INSTALLING A FAN HUB ON AN ENGINE, WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF BENDING AND LIFTING THE HUB HE INJURED HIS BACK
1985 · 1 incident
WHILE OPERATING A DOZER THE INJURED HIT A LARGE ROCK & WAS JERKED- RT SHOULDER MUSCLE SPASMS.
1984 · 8 incidents
INJURED WAS LOOKING FROM RIGHT MIRROR TO LEFT MIRROR WHEN NECK CRACKED. NECK BECAME MORE PAINFULBECAME MORE PAINFUL DURING THE DAYU
WHILE DRIVING A BUCKET PIN IN WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, A PIECE OF PIN SHEARED OFF, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF CHIN.
LIGHTNING STRUCK ROCK HIGHWALL APPROX. 20 FEET FROM EMPLOYEE, CAUSING PARTIAL LOSS OF HEARING.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING GREASE CANISTER AND CUT RIGHT HAND ON SHARP EDGE.
INDIVEDAL WAS HEATING SHOBEL BUCKET, HE RAISED UP STRIKING HEAD ON DOOR.
TRIPPED OVER V-BELTS LYING IN WAREHOUSE FLOOR BROKE RIGHT HAND
HAD PLACED HAND ON RAILING OF DRILL TO MOUNT WHEN DUST CURTAINS WERE BEING LET DOWN BY HYD SYSTEM AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN RAILING AND CURTAIN ROD
2 ROCK TRUCKS WERE PARKED IN A WIDE SPOT TO LET ANOTHER TRUCK PASS. THE 1ST TRUCK PULLED OUT & NOTICED ANOTHER TRUCK COMING, SHE DECIDED TO BACK UP WHEN SHE BACKED INTO THE 2ND TRUCK.
1983 · 2 incidents
120 WABCO LEFT SHOVEL AREA FROM BEING LOADED TRAVELING DOWN GRADE ON HAUL ROAD LARGE ROCK ON TOP OF LOAD SHIFTED TO ONE SIDE OF BED JARRING CAB.
GETTING OFF COAL TRUCK AND WALKING TO BATHROOM. SHE TURNED HER RT ANKLE.