Mining Incidents

Jeddo Coal CompanyMining Incidents in 2007

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Jeddo Coal Company operations in 2007. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2007
0
Total incidents
20
Year
2007

Top incident classifications

  1. 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON6 incidents
  2. 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)3 incidents
  3. 03HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 incidents
  4. 04OTHER3 incidents
  5. 05STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT1 incident

All incidents in 2007

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Walking from welding truck, he stepped on a patch of snow-covered ice, slipped and fell.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Splicing electrical cable, cutting neoprese with knife. Laceration top, left hand developed skin abscess. Did not report or seek medical attention until 11/17/07.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking - twisted knee.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Moving power cable for dragline - received strain to mid-back.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Accident occurred 6/26/07 - did not seek medical attention - continued pain - sought medical attention - 12/18/07 - off work since that date. Descending ladder - foot slipped off bottom rung - all weight onto right foot - causing injury to R/knee.

Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting & replacing beltline rollers.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Aggravation of previous left knee injury from 12/19/06 - was off work from 1/24/07. Returned to work on 3/12/07. Returned for treatment on 3/28 and off work since that date.

Fall onto or against objects

Checking dragline, tripped, fell in dragline compartment.

Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Swinging sledge hammer - felt pain

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking on snow covered ground, slipped, twisted knee & lower back. Did not seek medical attention until 2/26/07 - Disability started 2/27/07

Struck against stationary object

Descending loader ladder. Stepped on rock on ground and twisted knee.

Struck by flying object

Foreign material entered eye while welding on dragline.

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Bending over to tie shoe - back pain - worked until 2/6/07 - off work starting 2/7/07.

Fall from machine

Descending truck steps - foot slipped off last step - landed full weight on left foot.

Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Bee sting to lower left arm. Taken to hospital for preventive treatment.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Striking bushing in clevis - struck finger with hammer. Accident occurred on 10/16/07 - did not seek medical treatment until 10/26/07. Reported treatment date to company on 10/29/07.

Struck by flying object

Walking on outside of dragline - foreign material blew into left eye.

Struck by flying object

Driving truck and foreign material blew into his eye.

Struck against stationary object

Checking underneath truck - lifted head - banged head on truck box - required sutures.

Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Shoveling material-claimed numbness in right hand-continued working @ regular job-rechecked by orthopedic surgeon-determined carpal tunnel syndrome of right hand. Off work since 3/14/07 for surgery.

Other years on record

Source: US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) accident records, kept current weekly. Operator identity is MSHA's operator_id on the accident record; records are scoped to Jeddo Coal Company's numeric MSHA operator ID.