Poplar Gap Surface #1 has had no fatalities among 7 reportable incidents since 1986.
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| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 27 | 267,260 |
| 1988 | 29 | 311,421 |
| 1987 | 29 | 183,882 |
| 1986 | 18 | 105,964 |
| 1985 | 0 |
ALLEGED INJURY WAS SAID TO HAVE OCCURRED WHEN MAN WALKED TO THE SIDE OF A LOADED 773 CAT HAULER TO REFUEL THE TRUCK AND TWO ROCKS FELL FROM THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK-ONE STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT S HOULDER,KNOCKING HIS HARD HAT OFF,AND THE OTHER HITTING HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD.
WHILE STEPPING DOWN OFFR DOZER MMAN SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
ALLEGED INJURY OCCURRED WHEN MAN FELL ON SNOW COVERED TANK AS HE ATTEMPTED TO PUT WATER IN STEAM JENNY.
I NAME WAS UNRO5LING A ROLL OF FILTER FABRIC DOWN A SIDE DRAIN OF THE HOLLOW FILL,WHEN A ROCK ROLLED OFF SLIP & HIT HIM ON THE HAND.
I NAME WAS REPL5CING ROCK GAURDS ON A DM45 DRILL WHEN THE ROCK GAVED SLIPPED OFF THE SUPPORT HE HAD UNDER IT AND LAND ON HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEES WERE 2AMMERING A TRACK PIN IN A DOZER TRACK, WHEN A SMALL CHIP FLEW OFF THE PIN OR HAMMER AND HIT HOWINGTON IN THE RIGHT EYE.
PRESHIFT FUELIN1 AND GREASING WER BEING DONE BY INJ EMP EARLY MORNING RAINS HAD MADE SURFACES SLICK IN AROUND AND ON EQUIP WHILE GREASING THE LOSDER BOOM ON 922B LOADER EMP WAS CROSSING FROM ONE SIDE OF BOO4 TO OTHER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN BETWEEN THE BOOM ARMS AND LOADER BUCKET