CLIMBING ON BACK OF WATER WAGON, HAD MUD ON SHOES AND WHEN CLIMBING ON WATER WAGON. BOTH FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. CAUSING HIM TO HIT BACK ON PARKING AREA.
Mine No 4 Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 1994–1998
- Latest incident
- Jun 1998
Reportable incidents
6 on file1998 · 1 incident
1997 · 2 incidents
DURING A SURVEYING OPERATION IN VALLEY FILL #3 A LOWER BACK INJURY OCCURRED WHILE CARRYING AN APPROXIMATELY 20 POUND SURVEYING INSTRUMENT ON BACK, CAUSED BY SLIPPING ON LOOSE ROCK.
GPF-AWARDED FEDERAL OP CLAIM 02-27-97.
1996 · 1 incident
HE WAS LEAVING CAB TO DISMOUNT DEMAG. HE SLIPPEDON THE FIRST STEP ON THE TOP DECK LANDING ON HISKNEE.
1994 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS UNDERNEATH EXCAVATOR, CHECKING OIL LEAK. OPERATOR IN CAB, OPENED WINDOW & THREW A CLEVIS [CHAIN HOOK] TO THE GROUND & HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD.
DUMPING A LOAD OF ROCK ON A HILL AND TRUCK TURNED OVER - WAS BACKING UP TO DUMP WHEN THE GROUND UNDERNEATH HIS TRUCK GAVE WAY. THE CAT TRUCK OVERTURNED INTO THE DUMP AREA. MR. COOK WAS UNINJ URED, PASRTIALLY BECAUSE HE WAS WEASRING HIS SEAT BELT.