All MSHA-reportable accidents at Oxford Mining Co.LLC operations in 2004. Fatalities appear first.
EE WAS LOWERING AN OBJECT TO THE GROUND WITH HIS BOOM AND WHEN SLACK WAS IN THE CABLES EE GRABBED THE CABLE AND RE-POSITIONED THE BLOCK AND THE OBJECT SLIPPED OFF AN UNSEEN OBJECT ON THE GROUND CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE PULLED INTO THE PULLEY.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE PART OF A PANEL FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF A CATERPILLAR 992C FRONT END LOADER WHEN THE EDGE OF THE SIDE PANEL BUMPED HIS LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING THE WATER TRUCK AROUND AT THE END OF THE ROAD WHEN A COAL TRUCK CAME UP ON HIM WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS SIDEWAYS IN THE ROAD SO EMPLOYEE COASTED BACK TO GIVE THE TRUCK DRIVER MORE ROOM AND HIS BACK TIRES FELL OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A SUMP HOLE AREA AND ROLLED OVER ON IT'S SIDE.
Employee was riding in the back seat of a company truck when the driver struck a birm on the right side throwing him into the air inside the cab. He was bounced off of the roof and the landed sideways on his lunch box. ...Reason for tardiness --- Unaware of e-mail problems with computor...
EE WAS WALKING TOWARD HIS EQUIPMENT AT START OF SHIFT WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG.
EE CAME TO A STOP ON AN INCLINE AT A ROAD CROSSING. WHEN HE PROCEDED FORWARD, EE STALLED THE TRUCK. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE TRUCK, EE DID NOT APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE & EXPIRED AIR SU PPLY IN THE TANKS. THE TRUCK COASTED BACKWARDS & OVERTURNED. THE CB MICROPHONE HIT EE IN THE MOUTH CAUSING STITCHES. THERE WAS NO TIME LOST.
EE WAS WALKING OVER A HILL IN THE DARK AT 10:30 AT NIGHT TO CHECK THE DISCHARGE HOSE OF A WATER PUMP WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND LANDED ON HIS BACK AND NECK AREA. ***THIS ACCIDENT WAS NOT TURNED IN FROM THE EE UNTIL FEB. 18TH, 2004.***
EMPLOYEE BACKED A 150 TON CATERPILLAR 785 ROCK TRUCK INTO THE FRONT OF A 85 TON KOMATSU 785-3 ROCK TRUCK KNOCKING INJURED TO THE GROUND. per call on 11-16-04, there were multiple serious injuries. Broken bones in head, neck, back, blood on brain, bruised lung, head lacerations- coder 12.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE STEMS ON A DRILL AND WHILE LOWERING THE STEM THROUGH THE DECK, THE STEM CAUGHT THE EDGE OF THE DECK AND KICKED OUT PINCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN TWO STEMS.
Employee was climbing up the ladder of a Komatsu 500 loader with mud on his boots and slipped off of the 4th step on the loader. Injured landed on his back and shoulder area.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE DISCHARGE HOSE FROM THE WATER PUMP AT THE QUICK CONNECTION WITH APPROX. 900 FEET OF WATER THAT WAS UPHILL BEHIND THE CONNECTOR WHEN ALL AT ONCE, THE ALUMINUM CONNECTOR FLEW OUT OF HIS HANDS AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD AND KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND.
EE WAS CUTTING OFF THE END OF A TAIL PIPE WITH A PORTABLE GRINDER WHEN THE EDGE OF THE CUTTING STONE CAUGHT THE TAIL PIPE & SWUNG BACK AT HIM CUTTING INTO HIS LEFT FOREARM.