Pipo #51 has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1989.
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| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7 | 22,241 |
| 1994 | 18 | 64,554 |
| 1993 | 15 | 95,916 |
| 1992 | 7 | 33,588 |
| 1991 | 13 | 56,510 |
| 1990 | 20 | 90,389 |
| 1989 | 18 | 84,557 |
| 1988 | 11 | 51,652 |
WHILE DRIVING IN A PINB ON THE TOOTH OF THE 245 CAT HOE BUCKET THE HAMMER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS GLOVE HAND AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE.
INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE USIGN A SLEDGE HAMMER AND B&O TO REMOVE A COLLAR FROM2 35 HOE. THEY WERE STANDING CLOSE AND WERE TOLD TO MOVE 20 FEET BEHIND. BUT A PIECE OF FIXING METAL H IT INJURED IN LEG (TOP).
EMPL WAS WORKING UNDER MACK END DUMP UPON GETTING UP FROM UNDER TRUCK HE HIT HEAD ON FENDER & FELL ONTO GROUND. HE RECEIVED SMALL CUT TO HEAD & HAD PAIN IN ELBOW RESULTING FROM FALL.
WHILE GETTNG DOWN OFF 235 BACKHOE I STEPPED ON A ROUND STONE AND SLIPPED AND FELL, BADLY TWISTING MY LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT WHEN BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A PART (APPROX. 15#) HE GOT A SEVERE PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT HE SLIPPED WHILE LEVELING A LOAD OF COAL AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE BROKE HIS RIGHT WRIST BONES AND CRACKED HIS PELVIS.
EMPLOYEE ARRIVED EARLY FOR FOR AFTERNOON SHIFT & PARKED HIS CAR APPROX. 500' FROM A BENCH THAT WAS ABOUT TO BE BLASTED. ONE OF THE HOLES BLEW OUT THE SIDE OF THE BENCH & EMPLOYEE, WHILE STILL IN THE CAR, WAS STRUCK BY THE FLY ROCK FROM THE BLOWN OUT HOLE. HE RECIEVED A BUMP (NO CUTS) ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD, WE TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL, HE WAS XRAYED, EXAMINED BY A DR & RELEASED. T