Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS IN PROCESS OF CLOSING THE DOOR OF A DK45 DRILL TECH HIGHWALL DRILL, WHEN CLOSING DOOR EE CAUGHT LEFT THUMB AGAINST DOOR JAM AND HINGED AREA.
Fairbanks Coal Company IncMining Incidents in 2003
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Fairbanks Coal Company Inc operations in 2003. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2003
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Year
- 2003
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 02NO VALUE FOUND1 incident
All incidents in 2003
No Value Found
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF BREAKING COAL IN PIT AREA WITH A 988 B CAT FRONT END LOADER, FRONT END LOADER BUCKET CAUGHT GROUND AND STOPPED ABRUPTLY, CAUSING EE TO BUMP INTO FRONT END LOADER STEERING WHEEL.
Struck by falling object
EE WAS CHECKING BATTERIES ON D-10 DOZER (CAT). A METAL BATTERY COVER HAD BEEN RAISED TO GAIN ACCESS TO BATTERIES. HE FAILED TO SECURE LID COVER. HE WAS STRUCK BY COVER WHILE WORKING ON BATTERI ES. THIS COVER IS HINGED AND ATTACHED TO MACHINE FRAME.