Mining Incidents

Nally and Hamilton Enterprises, IncMining Incidents in 2006

All MSHA-reportable accidents at Nally and Hamilton Enterprises, Inc operations in 2006. Fatalities appear first.

Fatalities in 2006
0
Total incidents
13
Year
2006

Top incident classifications

  1. 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON3 incidents
  2. 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 incidents
  3. 03FIRE2 incidents
  4. 04MACHINERY2 incidents
  5. 05STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT1 incident

All incidents in 2006

Accident type, without injuries

D11R, company # 0453 caught on fire from what appears to have been an electrical short under the cab of the dozer. The dozer burned for over 30 minutes and was reported to the local MSHA office.

Struck against stationary object

Employee was getting off dozer, when he stepped on a rock and slipped and broke his foot.

Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was dismounting his dozer when he stepped on dust that had become slippery due to the steam ginny spraying out his radiator. The employee fell, landing on his left foot.

Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

A D10T dozer caught on fire and the employee was assisting in fighting the fire when he inhaled some fire extinguisher dust and smoke from the fire. The employee became sick and was taken to the E.R.

Fall from machine

Employee went to get out of truck, the door opened to easy and the employee fell out. Employee caught his foot between the steering wheel and the seat hurting his groin area and back.

Fall from machine

Employee was loading coal when the loader he was operating caught on fire. The employee jumped from the loader and when he landed, broke both legs. Employee jumped approximately 8 feet to the ground.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was operating a dozer when he got a limb caught between the blade and the nose piece. The operator was trying to remove the limb when the limb slipped catching his hand between the limb and a guard on the back of the blade. The guard made a laceration on the employees hand.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was trying to put a piece of drill steel back into the rack when the steel slipped and caught his hand and thumb, also bending his wrist enough to break it. The drill steel landed on the employees thumb, breaking it in 2 places.

Struck against a moving object

Employee was dressing up a drill bench when he felt something like a crick in his neck, and after a short time the pain moved into his lower back. Employee stated that he had not done anything different and he didn't know what happened to cause his pain.

Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was reaching behind the seat when his upper back muscles knotted up causing severe pain and numbness in his left arm and hand. Employee went to emergency room and was admitted overnite. Employee came back to work until 02/21/06 where he wad diagnosed with a ruptured disc in his neck.

Fall from machine

Employee fell form a D6 dozer striking his arm causing a laceration on his right arm. The laceration did require stitches. The employee returned to work after he was treated at the Emergency Room.

Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was grinding metal when the grinder wheel shattered. A piece of the grinder wheel struck his left arm causing a laceration to the arm. Employee was taken to the hospital, recieved 4 stitches and returned to work.

Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was helping the mechanic load a D8 bogey onto a parts truck. The mechanic lowered the bogey catching the employee' fingers in a pinch point on the bogey.

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 Nally and Hamilton Enterprises, Inc's numeric MSHA operator ID.