FLYROCK HIT BLASTER CAUSING FATAL UPPER BODY INJURY.
Surface No 1 Mines Coal
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 24
- Years on record
- 1988–1997
- Latest incident
- May 1997
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
23 on file (excluding fatalities above)1997 · 1 incident
FUELER/GREASER CLIMING TEREX TRUCK TO CHECK OIL LEVELS AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER AND EMPLOYEE HURT RIGHT LEG AND LOWER BACK WHEN HE FELL TO GROUND.
1996 · 1 incident
OPRATOR WAS STANDING ON AIR FILTER PUTTING GAS IN PUMP AT BACK OF TRUCK WHEN FILTER COLLAPSED AND HE FELL.
1995 · 2 incidents
CLIMBING UP AND DOWN ON O & K SHOVEL WHILE REPAIRING 3412 ENGINE, RIGHT KNEE BECAME IRRITATED AND SWOLLNE.
992 C CAT END LAODER. CAUGHT FIRE IN BEHIND OPERATORS CCAB ORIGIN OF FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED OPERATOR JUMPED TO GROUND AND BROK EHIS RIGHT ARM INDIVIDAL.
1994 · 2 incidents
TRUCK DRIVER WAS GETTING OFF OF TRUCK AND SLIPPED AND FELL BREAKING HIS ARM.
EE CLAIMS TO HAVE HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH ROCK TRUCK AS IT ENTERED THE VALLEY FILL AREA AND JUMPED OFF MACHINE. MACHINE BROKE THROUGH BACK UP BLOCK BARRIER AND IS PRESENTLY AT BOTTOM OF VALLEY FILL. INVESTIGATION WITH MSHA, DEP, AND COMPANYIS CONTINUING TO DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT OCCURRED TO CAUSE TEREX TRUCK TO BE ABANDONED AND ALLOWED TO RUN OFF.
1993 · 1 incident
WAS LIFTING ELECTRICAL COUPLING TWISTED KNEE & DROPPED ELECTRICAL COUPLING ON RT FOOT
1992 · 3 incidents
INJURED WAS PUSHING ON DRILL BENCH AND PASSED OUT DUE TO DIABETIS AND DOZER TURNED OVER ON SIDE AND INJURED SHOULDER AND NECK.
DOZER OPR. WAS CLOSE TO HIGHWALL WORKING WHEN HIGHWALL FELL AND HIT DOZER ON THE SIDE OF THE TRACK.
OILER WAS MAKING A MOVE ON THE DRAGLINE AND WHILE PULLING CABLE HIS LEG GOT TWISTED AND TURNED HIS KNEE.
1991 · 4 incidents
SLIPPED WHILE FILLING LUBE TANK ON MINE TRUCK.
USING IMPACT WRENCH SOCKET FLEW HIT HIS HEAD
CLEAN PIT OFF PIT AREAS OFF CEDAR GROVES SO DRILL MAN GOOD. DRILL DOWN TO UPPER ALMA. WAS AT THE EDGE. CHANGE FROM FORWARD TO REVERSE.
PUTTING CUTTING EDGE ON 16 G MOTOR GRADER DROPPED CUTTING EDGE ON RIGHT FOOT.
1990 · 5 incidents
SLIPPED OFF ROCK TRUCK LADDER SPRANGED ANKLE.
PIT WAS DRY, GOOD VISIBILITY, OPERATIOR HAD LOADER IN SECOND GEAR BUSTING COAL, HIT THE COAL THAT WAS NOT BUSTED, THEW OPERATOR INTO STEERING WHEEL BRUISING OPERATORS LEFT SIDE.
AREA WAS DRY AND GOOD LIGHTING PROVIDED WITH LIGHT PLANT, LADDER WAS SECURE AND STABLE. STEP FROM GROUND LEVEL OF ROCK TRK. AND FELL TO GROUND HITTING RIGHT SHOULDER ON GROUND.
OPER WAS STANDING ON CATWALK OF DRILL IN FRONT OF COMPRESSOR AIR TANK POP OFF RELEASE VALVE POPPED OFF HOT COMPRESSED AIR HITTING OPER ON LEFT SIDE & STOMACH.
PRELL BIN OVER TURNED WITH INDIVIDULA ON TOP. BIN IS 30' TALL BEING FILLED FROM TRUCK INJURED WENT TO TOP. BIN OVERTURNED.
1989 · 3 incidents
(SPRAINED KNEE) WAS COMING OFF OF LOADER, HOLDING TO HAND RAILS. STEPPED FROM LAST STEP TO GROUND AND TWISTED KNEE.
STEPPED OFF OF LOADER.
OPER. PARKED LOADER WITH BOOM LOWERED, PARK BRAKESET, AND ENG. SHUT OFF. GOT OUT OF CAB AND CAME DOWN EXIT. LADDER WHEN STEPING FROM LADDER ONTO GROUND SURFACE HIS ANKLE CRILED.
1988 · 1 incident
PUSHING OUTSIDE MATERIAL IN SHOT AREA.