17 West Mining IncMining Incidents in 2000

OPERATOR SHUT THE CAB DOOR ON THE TIP OF HIS FINGER AND AMPUTATED IT ABOUT THE BASE OF THE FINGERNAIL. THE DOCTORS REMOVED THE FINGER TO THE FIRST JOINT.

OPERATOR WAS DISMOUNTING MACHINE. WHEN HE PUT LEFT FOOT ON THE GROUND HE STEPPED ON A SMALL PIECE OF COAL AND IT ROLLED RESULTING IN INJURY TO LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING DOZER WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS SHOULDER. HE CONTINUED WORKING AND PAIN INCREASED TO THE POINT WHERE HE WENT TO DOCTOR. DIAGNOSED AS STRAIN AND MUSCLE SPASMS.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS CLEANING WINDOWS ON DRILL, THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR SHUT AND HE LOST HIS BALNCE AND FELL. THE IMPACT WAS ON HIS LOWER BACK AREA AND HAS CAUSED PAIN AND DISCOMFORT.

EE WAS ADJUSTING THROTTLE ON WELDING MACHINE & HIS RIGHT HAND CONTACTED THE FAN. THE BASE OF THUMB ON RIGHT HAND WAS LACERATED REQUIRING APPROX 15 STITCHES.

EE WAS SERVICING LOADER. AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE SPRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING ROCKS AND HISBACK STARTED A BURNING FEELING AND JUST KEPT GETTING WORSE DURING THE DAY.

EE WAS LOADING 50 POUND BAGS ONTO TRUCK WHEN A PAIN HIT HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A ROCK TRUCK. WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE GROUND HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT ANKLE.

SUBJECT WAS DRIVING A TRUCK (PAYSTAR 5000) WHEN HE WENT THROUGH A BIG HOLE AND TURNED OVER. WHEN HE TURNED OVER, HE SPRANG HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE BACKED HIS DOZER INTO A ROCK AND CAUSED A WHIPPING EFFECT WHICH STRAINED HIS NECK AND RIGHT ARM.

SUBJECT WAS GET OUT OF TRUCK AND SLIPPED AND FELL, HE WAS TRYING TO CATCH HISELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND CUT HIS RING FINGER, IT TOOK 7 STITCHES TO PUT IT BACK TOGTHER.

EE WAS CUTTING MUSHROOMED HEAD OFF SHACKLE PIN WITH TORCH. FIRE BLOWED OUT AND CAUGHT HIS GLOVE ON FIRE. HE SUFFERED SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON TOP OF RIGHT HAND.

EE SAID HE WAS LIFTING SPEED REDUCER SHARP PAINSIN STOMACH