OPERATOR ON 45C DRILL WAS HELPING MECHANIC REPLACE TRACK LINK ON DRILL. HE WAS DRIVING PIN IN LINK. A PART OF THE PIN CAME OFF AND HIT HIM IN LOWER RIGHT ABDOMEN. I.NAME TOOK HIM OT MADISON TO DOCTOR. THEY X-RAYED IT AND PUT TWO STITCHES IN IT. HE RETURNED TO WORK.
Williams Mt #1 Strip Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 15
- Years on record
- 1986–1991
- Latest incident
- Apr 1991
Reportable incidents
15 on file1991 · 3 incidents
WAS HELPING LIFT THE ENGINE HOOD ON #180 KOMATSU DOZER AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK. DID NOT KNOW AT TIME IT WAS PULLED.
EMPL BUSTING LUMP OF COAL BETWEEN TIRES OF COAL TRUCK AND TIRE BLEW OUT SENDING MUD & COAL INTO FACE,EYES,AND ARMS.
1990 · 3 incidents
FELL ON SMALL HILL AND TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF INJURING BACK.
EMPL WAS DRIVING ROCK TRUCK. GOT RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT IN STEERING WHEEL. SWELLING OCCURED.
I,NAME-DRILL OPERATOR-CLIMBED OUT OF CAB ON GARDNER DENVER DRILL (35) TO CHECK DRILL BENCH AND MARK OFF HOLES. HE STEPPED ON ROCK AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
1989 · 3 incidents
FELL OFF 475 DOZER & HIT ELBOW ON DOZER TRACK.
SUBJECT JUMPED FRO GREASE TRUCK ONTO GROUND CATCHING RING ON SCREW IN GREASE TRUCK DOOR FRAME RING FINGER WAS SEPARATED AT SECOND KNUCKLE WITH BONE PROTRUDING
PULLED A ROCK OFF PUSH ARM OF DEZER.DROPPED ROCK ON FOOT.
1987 · 4 incidents
PUTTING CABLE O3 DRILL CABLE WHIPPED AROUND CUTTING FINGER ON LEFT HAND
WAS HEATING MET5L & ACCIDENTLY PICKED UP A HOT PIECE
CHANGING RADIAT2R HOSE & PIECE OF WIRE FROM HOSE BROKE & WENT IN TOP OF LEFT HAND.
SERVICE MAN WAS3USING EMPTIED WHILE CHANGING TO ANOTHER BARREL OF GREASE HE HIT HIS LEFT HAND ON A BRACKET THAT HOLDS BARRELS IN PLACE
1986 · 2 incidents
CUTTING TREE & 7OP FELL OUT OF ANOTHER TREE FALLING ACROSS MAN. BRUISED CHEST AREA IN HOSPITAL OVER NIGHT FOR OBSERVATION.
WHILE FILLING T2E WATER TRUCK THE SURFACE WAS WET & EE SLIPPED & FELL BREAKING THE RIGHT WRIST & 5TH FINGER.