Oxbow Lignite Surface Mine: 1 recorded fatality Coal

The operator of a 777Cat Haul Truck hit a soft spot in the haul road at an excessive speed, this resulted in a fracture to the operators right wrist, and a laceration to his chin. Note: The operator was wearing his seatbelt, also, the operator had been through the soft spot 4 times prior to the accident, and was contacted approx 1 minute prior to the accident about the soft spot.

While cutting the jacket off a piece of lectrical wire, the person cut their Left hand thumb. The cut required 3 stitches. The cut was a result of the person cutting toward the hand they were hold the wire with.

Employee was in the process of loading coal and stepped off the loading platform when he slipped and fell. Resulted in sprain/strain to the neck and upper back.

Officer pulled up to office in patrol truck. He exited the vehicle and stepped on a clod of dirt causing his ankle to twist.

While grinding on a piece of metal a shard of metal became embedded in the welders right eye. The welder was wearing his welders hood at the time.

While tightening a hose clamp with an air impact wrench and a Snap-On 15/16 IPL30B Socket(swivel-type), the mechanic was holding the socket onto the bolt when the swivel pin broke, the socket seperated and part of the socket caught the mechanics Left hand Index finger, cutting it. This injury required Four stitches.

EE WAS UP UNDER THE 9N DOZER CUTTING ROLLER FLANGES OFF. IN DOING THIS, A PIECE OF THE ROLLER FLANGE FELL OFF AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN HIS WRIST AND GLOVE, BURNING HIS LEFT WRIST.

SUPERVISOR WAS WORKING ON THE TOUR BUS AND TRASH FELL UNDER SAFETY GLASSES INTO EYE.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO HAVE FELT ILL, CHEST PAINS AND INDIGESTION. HE LEFT JOB SITE AND WAS TRAVELING HOME. HE DECIDED TO GO TO HOSPITAL WHEN IN TRANSIT AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HEART ATTACK. JOBSITE TO HOME TRANSIT WAS FROM COUSHATTA LA TO BOGOTA TX.

MACHINE WAS SLIPPERY DUE TO MUD.

EE AND OTHER AFTER A CONVERSATION WITH MINE PERSOANL WERE STARTING TO REPLACE DISCHARGE PIPING AND A DETECTOR ABOVE THE COLLECTOR RING. THEY WERE TO MEASURE THE PIPE TO RECUT BY MINE PERSONAL. THEY REMOVED ONE INSPECTION COVER AND WHEN HE INSERTED HIS ARM, HE WAS SHOCKED BUT DID NOT LOST CONSCIENCENOUS. NO WARNING SIGNS WERE POSTED ON COVER PLATE.

EE WAS GRINDING OVERHEAD. IT WAS WINDY AND SOME T5RASH BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

WHILE HANGING TIN ROOF SHEETS-LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 SHEETS CAUSING A CUT THAT REQUIRED 7 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE OPENED ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ENTERED. HE LEFT HIS HAND UP ON TOP AND THE DOOR BLEW OVER SMASHING HIS RIGHT THUMB.

OPERATING BACKHOE, STEPPED OFF MACHINE ONTO MATS WHEN LEFT FOOT WENT BETWEEN 2 MATS CAUSING HIM TO FALL. X-RAYS TAKEN SHOWED NO BROKEN BONES OR TORN LIGAMENTS. DR. RECOMMENDED HE STAY OFF FOOT FOR 24 TO 36 HOURS, AS NEEDED, THEN RESUME DUTIES AS USUAL, NO RESTRICTIONS.

WHILE REMOVING CAGE BOLT ON MARION 7820 DRAGLINE, BOLT STRUCK EE IN RIGHT EYE BROW CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE WAS CHANGING TEETH ON DRAGLINE BUCKET UTILIZING A TEN POUND SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF OF WEAR CAP STRIKING HIS LEFT LEG. AFTER SHIFT HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. FIRST AI D INCLUDED BANDAGE AND EIGHT STITCHES. EE REPORTED FOR NEXT SHIFT.

AFTER MOVING A SPACER BAR WITH A FORKLIFT, IT FELL OVER AND HIT TE SHIN OF EE, CAUSING A LACERATION.

SITTING IN TRUCK AND CLOSED DOOR AT SAME TIME OF PUTTING SEATBELT ON AND CAUGHT FINGER IN DOOR.

CABLE TREE WINCH HANDLE LATCH DID NOT CATCH HANDLE SPUN INJURING LEFT HAND.

REPLACING FUSE ON DRAGLINE WITH PLIERS TOUCHED BOTH PHASES CAUSING FUSES TO ARC AND CAUGHT FIRE 2 FINGERS WERE BURNED

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT METAL, WHEN A HOT PIECE OF METAL FELL INSIDE HIS GLOVE CAUSING A SECOND DEGREE BURN TO THE UNDERSIDE OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING A STORAGE TRAILER AND SLIPPED ON 2ND OR 3RD STEP FROM THE TOP FALLING BACKWARDS.IN AN ATTEMPT TO CATCH HIMSLEF HE GRABBED THE JAGGED EDGE OF THE CLOSED DOOR WITH HIS RIGHT HAND,RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO THE LOWER PART OF HIS PALM,REQUIRING THREE STITCHES,AS WELL AS A BRUISE TO THE RIGHT HIP.

I NAME SLIPPED ON THE TRANSMISSION OF A 627-B SCRAPER WHILE CROSSING FROM SIDE TO SIDE UNDER THE NECK WHILE REPLACING HYDRAULIC LINES BOOTS HAD OIL ON THEM & FOOT SLIPPED HITTING LEFT KNEE ON TRANSMISSION

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF FORKLIFT. HE STEPPED TO GROUND AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

CLIMBING OUT OF MAN LIFT SLIPPED HIT BACK ON TOE PLATE WHICH CAUSED BRUISE ON LOWER BACK

LIFTED UP WET DRY VACUUME TO EMPTY IT STRAINED HSI BACK

BROKE JAMB NUT LOOSE IT MASHED HIS FINGER

CLIMBING ON TOP OF GANTRY TO UNHOOK CRANE HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS SHIN

INSTALLING A PROPEL SHAFT,PULLED HIS ABCK OUT.ACUTE LUMROSACRAL STRAIN.

EMP WA> UNLOADING 2" PIPE FROM A TRUCK AND CLAIME D HE HURT BACK.

I,NAME WAS CROSSING THEROAD AND GOING TO GO DOWN THROUGH THE DITCH. HE DIDN'T REALIZE HOW STEEP THE SCOPE WAS AND THE D6H TRACTOR BROKE OVER TO T QUICK MAKING HIM BUMP HIS RIBS ON THE HANDRAIL