DRIVER FAILED TO LOWER BED OF TRUCK, AFTER DUMPING AT TIPPLE, WHEN DRIVING FROM TIPPLE DUMP, BED OF TRUCK CAUGHT ON LOW VOLTAGE LINES, CAUSING TRUCK TO OVERTURN. NO ELECTRICAL CHARGES OCCURRED TO DRIVER OR TRUCK.
No 7 Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1988–1990
- Latest incident
- Jun 1990
Reportable incidents
6 on file1990 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING TURNBUCKLE UP TO ANCHOR PIN AT TAILPIECE. TAILPIECE MOVED CAUSING FINGER TO GET CAUGHT BETWEEN TURNBUCKLE AND ANCHOR PIN.
1989 · 3 incidents
I NAME PULLED OFF HAUL ROAD IN A NON-WORKING AREA TO WAIT ON TRUCKS TO LOAD WHILE WAITING HE DECIDED TO CHECK TRUCK BRAKES HE RAISED TRUCK BED GOT OUT & WENT TO PASSENGERS DOOR TO GET A WRENC H WHEN HE REACH FOR THE HANDLE THE POWER FROM THE HIGH VOLTAGE LINE KNOCKED HIM OUT HE STATED THAT IT WAS DARK WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE MINE & DID NOT NOTICE HE HAD RISEN BED IN THE POWER
FOUND FALL ON RETURN WHILE MAKING WEEKLY EXAM.
JUMPED ACROSS COAL PILE TO ANSWER PHONE STOOD UP AND TWISTED BACK
1988 · 1 incident
BLOCKED OFF THE OPENING IN THE #3 OPENING