EE WAS RIDING O3 THE B ACK OF A CAT SKIDDER HOOKING A 1/2 CBALE ONTO A 230' PIECE OF R/R RAIL. THE OP MADE A U-TURN & THE RAIL SPRANG FORWARD CATCHING THE EE BETWEEN THE 1/2 CABLE & THE SKID ER FENDER. THE 9E RECEIVED A LACERATED LIVER LACERATED FINGER & ABRASIONS ON HIS FORHEAD.
Dugger Coal
MSHA record for Dugger (mine ID 1200333). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 48
- Years on record
- 1983–1986
- Latest incident
- Sep 1986
Reportable incidents
48 on file1986 · 3 incidents
WHILE MOVING OX2GEN TANK, TANK FELL ON EMP FOOT EMP WENT TO DR 090486 DR SAID ON CONTUSIONS OF FOOT EXISTED AND ADMINISTERED FIRST AID EMP CONTINUED TO WORK THEN WAS NOTIFIED 9 8 THAT FOOT W WAS BROKEN EST 6 TO 8 WEEKS OFF
EMPLOYEE STATES3HE PLACED A PIECE OF SHEET METAL APPROX. 3/8"X6"X6', ON A WORKBENCH. THE METAL FELL OFF THE BENCH AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT JUST BEHIND THE STEEL TOE OF HIS WORKBOOT.
1985 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM GARAGE TO HAUL TRUCK BEHIND GARAGE WHEN AN INSECT FLEW IN LEFT EYE
EE SAID WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO PUT WRENCH ON NUT THAT HOLDS PROPEL BEARING COVER HE HIT THE WRENCH WITH HAMMER WHILE HOLDING ONTO HANDLE THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIS HAND TO H IT THE BEAR ING BLOCK.
I,NAME WAS PULLING POWER CABLE WITH CAT SKIDDER AND WAS TURNED AROUND LOOKING BEHIND HIM WHEN HE RAN OVER LARGE ROCK. THE IMPACT CAUSED HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD AGAINST THE INSIDE STEEL SUPPORTS OF THE CAB.
1984 · 26 incidents
REMOVING MASTER PAD BOLTS BOLT WAS TIGHT PULLED TO HARD PULLED SIDE.
INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING TRUCK WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP STRIKING RIBCAGE ON SIDE OF TRUCK BED
EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING UNDER CRAWLER OF LOADER KEEPER BOLT FROM BOTTOM ROLLER PIN WHEN HOT SLAG FLEW INTO RIGHT EAR.
EMPLOYEE PRYING ON SWING SHAFT WITH PRY BAR, WHEN EMPLOYEE STATED HE STRAINED HIS BACK. 8900 DRAGLINE REPAIR JOB.
I NAME SAID HE WAS LOADING THE BULK TRUCK AND WAS GOING TO MOVE UP TO FILL THE NEXT COMPARTMENT BEFORE MOVING UP HE LOOKED UP TO CHECK THE LOCATION OF A SECOND EMPLOYEE AND A DROP OF LIQUEFIED AMONIA NITRATE DROPPED FROM THE TANK INTO RIGHT EYE. WAS USING SAFETY GLASSES.
MUDDY, DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAIN I NAME WAS WALKING BACKWARDS WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK. HE FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK INTO A HOLE, TWISTING RIGHT KNEE.
I.NAME WAS WELDING WITH FIVE OTHER WELDERS IN A SMALL AREA ON TOP OF THE RIGHT SHOE ON THE 8900 DRAGLINE SOMETIME DURING HIS SHIFT I.NAME RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO HIS EYES ALTHOUGH SOME FLASH SHEILDS WERE SET UP
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING NUT WITH PINCH BAR WHILE OTHERS TIGHTENED BOLTS FROM TOP SIDE WITH IMPACT WRENCH, WHEN BAR SLIPPED CAUSING I,NAME TO LOOSE BALANCE AND BUMP LEFT ELBOW ON BULKHEAD.
HE WAS CLEANING BETWEEN RAILS WHEN HE FINISHED HE STEPPED ON GUIDE PIPE TO GO BACK TO OPERATOR CAB WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF PIPE AND HE FELL, HITTING HIS HAND AND HIP ON RAIL.
I NAME WAS STANDING BY SOLVENT TANK OPENING AND CLOSING VALVE WHEN HOSE CAME OFF FLUSHING FACE RIGHT SIDE OF BODY WITH SOLVENT SOLVENT IN EYE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE STATES DOES NOT KNOW HOW OR WHEN HAPPENED EYE BECAME IRRITATED AT END OF SHIFT.
CHANGING FUEL FILTERS ON DART HAUL TRUCK FILTER LOCATED BEHIND TANK.WHILE REACHING FOR FUEL FILTER CAME IN CONTACT WITH WELDING ROD ATTACHED TO HOLD HOSE.STUCK WELD ROD INTO ARM.
HAD JUST CUT A TOOTH OUT OF LIP ON 8900 BUCKET. IT WAS FULL OF SLAG. I.NAME WAS GOING TO PRY IT OUT WITH A 5\ PRYBAR. IN DOING SO, INJURED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING 5 GAL PAIL OF WEED KILLER ONTO LATTA SUPPLY TRUCK. CAN HAD SMALL HOLE IN TOP OF IT THAT NO ONE WAS AWARE OF WHEN HE SET CAN DOWN-CHEMICAL SPLASHED IN LEFT EYE & R.H. FACE.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS STANDING ON TIRE WHEN FUELING 528 CAT SKIDDER, WHEN HE SLIPPED CAUSING INJURY TO RIB CAGE.
STUCK WELDING ROD INTO BLEED-OFF ON THEAIR COMPRESSOR, SO HE COULD CHANGE OIL IN IT. THE PRESSURE ON COMPRESSOR BLEW DUST DIRT ETC. INTO THUMB.
STEPPING DOWN FROM TRACKS TO PUSH BEAM. FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR LANDING ON CHEST FACE DOWN
I.NAME SAID HE WAS USING A PEANUT GRINDER WITH A BURING TOOL WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A SMALL METAL BIT HE WAS USING SAFETY GLASSES
I.NAME SAID HE WAS HELPING INSTALL NEW DOLLY CORE AND BOLTS WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY AN OBJECT IN HIS EYE, HE SAID HE WAS USING EYE GLASSES AT THE TIME
AFTER GETTING OIL HE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE GARAGE TO GET SOME RAGS THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT ROM TO WALK BEHIND TRUCK SO HE DUCKED UNDER TRAILER AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON TRUCK TRAILER
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CLEANING UP THE SUPPLY YARD AND STEPPED ON A FOREIGN OBJECT PUNCTURING THE BOTTOM OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CLIMBING UP SIDE OF TEREXPAN ANDHIS LEFT FOOT WAS ON THE BEAM ON THE SIDE OF THE PAN AND WHEN HE TRIED TO SWING HIS RIGHT FOOT UP HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE SIDE OF THE PAN
EMP WAS PUTTING ON A GAYSE ROD WITH AN OPEN WRENCH WHEN HE TRIED TO TIGHTEN THE NUTS HE ONLY USED ONE HAND PUSHING ON THE WRENCH CAUSING A STRAINED SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM 242 TEREX PAN AND SLIPPED HE STEPPED DOWN WITH HIS LEFT FOOT FIRST AND THEN MISSED THE NEXT STEP WITH HIS RT FOOT CAUSING STRAIN OF THE GROIN
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO USE THE FORKLIFT TO GET STEEL FROM YARD, WHILE GETTING INTO SEAT, THE WIND CAUGHT DOOR BLOWING IT CLOSED & STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON LEFT WRIST CAUSING CONTUS ION.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING GREASE PACKING FROM THE LOWER SECTION OF NO 6 SWINGER WHEN A BRASS BUSHING LOCATED ABOVE THE PACKING FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE TOP PORTION OF ABOVE THE PACKING FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE TUP PORTOION OF HIS FROEARMS. HE STSTAINED A CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT ARM LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT WRIST.
1983 · 16 incidents
PASSENGER IN WELDING TRUCK ENTOUTE TO REPAIR JOB IN AREA OF #2 INCLINE TO DRAGLINE -WAS EXTREMELY ROUGH.JOLTING OF TRUCK CAUSED BACK STRAIN.
ALLEGED BENT OVER TO MOVE LADDER STAND WHEN SHOULDER POPPED AND PAIN STARTED
OPERATING A JACK PUSHING AN OLD GEAR BOLTS OUT OF THE BULL GEAR COMPARTMENT ON BENCH OF 8900 DRAGLINE AFTER THEY WER CUT BY A TORCH THE NUTS DROPPED TO THE FLOOR THE SMOKE MADE IT HARD TO SEE AND BREATH AS HE WAS PUTTING LIME OVER THEM AS HE STEPPED OFF LADDER MISSED A STEP AND FELL TO FLOOR SPRAINING LOWER BACK
MR. MCANALLY WAS CLEANING TREADS OF BOLT USING WIRE WHEEL ON BENCH GRINDER, REST ON GRINDER HAD BEEN REMOVED THE WIRE WHEEL PULLED THE BOLT INTO IT ALSO PULLING HIS THUMB INTO THE WIRE WHEEL.
EMP DROVE TRUCK ONTO ROCKS AT SIDE OF ROAD CAUSING TRUCK TO BOUNCE IN TURN BOUNCING EMP IN CAB STRIKING HIS ELBOW ON METAL BOX IN CAB OF TRUCK
LEWIS BONHAM WAS GREASING THE MACHINE AND WHEN STEPPING DOWN FROM THE FRONT ENGINE HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE STEP
INDIVIDUAL WHILE DISMOUNTING POWDER TRUCK GOT OUT OF CAB TURNED ON TOP STEP TO TAKE HOLD OF HANDLE OF DOOR TO HOLD ONTO WHILE STEPPING DOWN MISSED LOWER STEP AND FELL TO GROUND
DISMOUNTING FROM WELDING TRUCK,STRAINED RIGHT KNEE.
GOING DOWN INCLINE INTO PIT,MET ANOTHER TRUCK COMING OUT OF PIT.APPLIED TRACTOR BRAKES,THEY DIDNT STOP HIM SO HE PUT TRANS INTO REVERSE,IT KILLED MOTOR,LOST CONTROL HE JUMPED OUT.
TOM JORDAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL THE LEFT 10" HITCH PIN FROM 8900 BUCKET USING A 1/4" CHAIN AND A TRUCK AS DEAN ALUMBAUGH WAS LIFTING UP ON HITCH & JOE SNAPP WAS TAPPING PIN WITH A BAR, THE CHAIN BROKE FLYING BACK & STRUCK JOE IN FACE.
CHANGING DRAG ROPES ON DRAGLINE.
STEVE WAS STARTING TO PUSH CABLE INTO UNDERGROUND CONDUIT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
ABRASION TO RIGHT EYE INJURED WAS CLEANING OUT SLAG POCKET ON 8900 MARION DRAGBUCKET WITH CHIPPING HAMMER (AIR) WHEN SLAG PARTICAL BLEW UNDER HIS WELDING HOOD AND SAFETY GLASSES STRIKING HIM I N THE RIGHT EYE
INSIDE GARAGE-CONDITIONS-INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING TRACTOR AND SLIPPED ON ROCK ON GROSE PAD. HE TRIED TO GRAB PIPE ON CYLINDER AND STRAINED.
WEATHER CONDITIONS SNOW AND COLD INJURED WAS DRIVING SPIKES ON RAILROAD WHEN HAMMER GLANCED OFF SPIKE HITTING RAIL GLANCING UP AND STRIKING INJURED IN FOREHEAD
WEATHER BLOWING SNOW INJURED WAS CLOSING SWITCH TO PUT OPOWER ON DRILL WHEN HE FELT SLIGHT PAIN IN BACK AND CHEST
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