CV#4 Surface Mine Coal

Trespasser was electrocuted while stealing copper. There was no active mining in the vicinity of the accident.

Traming drill up a hill when a Rock undetected in the spoil became dislodged & came into drill, causing allege back injury.

EE was pulling hydro seeding hose over steep hill. He lost his footing and fell to the ground and hit his head as he rolled to the bottom of the ditch.

EE's were attempting to drive a wedge in powerhead with hammers. EE slipped and as he caught himself, left hand slid across powerhead, causing hammer to strike hand.

While picking up a bucket of refuge EE was curling his bucket in the pile and the rear wheels came off of the ground and then came down hard causing the seat to bottom out. EE states that he felt pain in his lower back.

EE was feeding the raw coal feeder with a 980 Loader. As he approached the feeder at a right angle, he caught the rt. corner of the feeder with the lt. corner of the loader bucket. EE stated that when he hit his forward momentum was stopped by the seat belt causing pain to his lower back.

Employee was standing on cutterhead of Miner when cutterhead came unlatched from powerhead of Miner. When it came loose, it went up in the air approximately 4 feet causing him to fall down on top of cutterhead.

While providing services for Frasure Creek #7 and under the management of Frasure Creek #7 an accident occurred on 6/21/10. The cutter head came unclipped from the power head and resulted in a slip and fall no serious injury only first aid was required and returned back to work on 6/24/10

Was getting on truck,slipped foot went backwards.

Was loading truck, slipped on ice/snow, slipped and fell, twisted knee.

Employee was trying to get a fan hub off of a fan motor with a hammer and punch. When he was striking punch with hammer a piece of hub came off and struck him in the hand.

Shortness of breath from pre-existing illness.

Coal truck driver was coming out of pit where there was a rut, driver straddled rut and overturned. Driver said he was dizzy got emt to him they looked at him ,gave him oxygen, called 911 for ambulance.

Dozer was tramming out of shot. Got to the bottom of shot and dropped over a ledge approx 4 feet in height. Operator had his seat belt on. Said it twisted him.

Stepping upon the excavator. He was holding onto the handrail stepping up on the excavator. When he stepped up and put weight on his leg his knee gave away.

Muddy boots and ladder bent.

Torch hose blew out burning the left hand middle and ring finger.

Breaking bolts loose on starter and felt something pop in hand.

Fire started by a backdraft or chimney draw on 2 SDRII plastic pipes. One which was an 8", was being moved and the opening of the 8" plated. Fire was pulled up thru the 14" & 8" pipe as well. This is odd, but possible, so we have started the practice of removing the existing pipe when welding or cutting on the kill box,

Pre-shifted his truck and then went to wipe off the mirror. The truck had welding done on the bed over the weekend. A piece of metal was left hanging down and injured hit his head on the metal cutting his head.

Leaned over to get a pin out of the pin box on a highwall miner. Felt a pain in his back.

Taking transmission filter off of 988H. Spun the filter off and fell into bucket and pinched finger. Worked his full shift on 7/26/08 came in on 7/28/08 worked a couple of hours and went to the doctor. Took off 7/29/08, came back to work on 7/30/08.

Employee was lifting clevis into back of pickup which resulted in strain in groin area.

Working on tail piece on back of miner, was prying on motor with pry bar, bar slipped and caught finger between bar and motor.

Employee was attempting to move a large rock from parking area when he lost his grip letting rock fall on ankle. Rock was muddy and wet. Employee was the grease truck operator and his hands were greasy and slick.

EE was attempting to knock a bit out of a SHM cutter head with a ball peen hammer. As he missed, he struck himself on the left thumb. He had some light swelling and discoloration. We applied ice and advised medical attention.

992 operator was helping move large rock out of pit; bucket slipped off the rock, operator stated that it bounced him up and the seatbelt caught him. Slung him back down and he hit his left elbow against joystick controller.

Employee was operating Komatsu 430 fork loader for HWM. As he was shoveling a push beam (it had misted a light rain) he attempted to step off beam and slipped and fell. As he tried to catch himself, he landed on his left hand.

Wet and muddy, mechanic fell off of ladder on fuel truck.

EE was moving beam augers from pit #12 to the parts container. He was dumping them off his forks, when an auger slid off the forks and came through the front windshield. Busted out the windshield and EE got glass in his eyes from the windshield.

Loader caught solid rock on right side jerking operator, resulting in sprained neck.

Operator was cleaning loose rock from highwall when a rock came over his bucket and through the windshield