Employee was lifting a filter box from filter trailer , caused a sharp pain to right arm and chest area , which ended as a strain to muscle of arm and chest area
Fairbanks Coal Company IncMining Incidents in 2005
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Fairbanks Coal Company Inc operations in 2005. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2005
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Year
- 2005
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS2 incidents
- 02POWERED HAULAGE1 incident
All incidents in 2005
Over-exertion in lifting objects
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was in process of removing bolts and hardware from a 992d loader cab area with a 1/2"" air gun. Air gun was left on cab floor area, while employee exiting cab area to ground by means of a portable ladder caught air gun hose and pulled air gun down against right jaw and face area.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF CLIMBING A 992 C CAT FRONT END LOADER, WHEN ENTERING OPERATORS COMPARTMENT ,FELT A SHARP PAIN IN MID RIGHT LOWER BACK AREA. WHILE TRYING OPERATE FRONT END LOADER PAIN BECAME MORE INTENSE , AT THAT TIME CO WORKER NOTIFIED FOREMAN OF INJURY .