Oxford Mining Co.LLCMining Incidents in 2005

An employee was descending down a front end loader and at the bottom step he turned while stepping to ground, lost his balance, twisted his knee and fell to ground.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON BENCH BUMPER OF UTILITY TRUCK LIFTING A HYDRAULIC PORT-A-POWER INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK OVER THE TAILGATE WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS LOWER BACK.

Employee was descending down the ladder of an end dump and slipped on the second step from bottom and fell to ground.

An employee was sitting in his rock truck being loaded by an electric shovel when the door of the bucket on the shovel accidently opened while swinging towards the rock truck striking the side of the bed of the truck in a forceful manner.

Leaving at quitting time - EE was walking up a grade to his car at a fast pace to get out of the rain when he slipped in some mud and fell.

EE WAS CHANGING A GREASE BARREL BAG AND WHILE STANDING ON THE DECK, HE TRIED THROWING THE ALMOST EMPTY BAG OVER HIS HEAD INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS FEET BREAKING HIS LEFT HEEL

EMPLOYEE TURNED TO WALK TOWARDS HIS LOADER AFTER BREAK TIME AND TRIPPED OVER HIS FOOT, LANDING ON A ROCK ON HIS SIDE.

EE WAS WALKING TO A WATER PUMP AND SLIPPED IN THE MUD TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. THIS WAS AN INCIDENT AND NOT A REPORTABLE WITH NO LOST TIME UNTIL AN MRI WAS DONE AND NOW REQUIRES SURGERY

EE was standing on the lower level bumper area on the front of the Cat 777 End Dump and had placed his lunch bucket on the top platform and apparently blacked out and fell approx. 4 feet to the ground. This ""accident"" is under investigation as to possible medical conditions of ongoing concern. EE could have been on the ground and fell over.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING DOWN A SLIGHT GRADE WITH A TURN TO THE RIGHT AT THE BOTTOM WHEN HIS FRONT TIRE SLID AND THE BED OF THE TRUCK TO JACK KNIFE SIDEWAYS CAUSING THE FRONT END TO STAND UP ON ITS NOSE THROWING HIM FOREWARD IN THE CAB. SEAT BELT WAS WORN.

HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER FROM THE OPERATOR STATION ON THE IROC PORTABLE CRUSHER. HE WAS ON THE BOTTOM STEP, HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE GROUND & TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON A ROCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING THE WATER TRUCK DOWN A PIT RAMP IN LOW RANGE WITH THE ENGINE RETARDER ON AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL FELT SOLID THE FIRST TIME BUT THE SECOND TIME HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AN AIR LINE POPPED OFF AND HE LOST HIS BRAKES AND AIR. TRAVELING AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED IN REVERSE, THE BACK DRIVER'S SIDE DUALS CLIMBED UP THE BANK AND FLIPPED OVER.

EMPLOYEE HAD MUD ON HIS FEET AND SLIPPED ON THE PUSH BEAM OF THE HIGH WALL MINER AND FELL TO THE GROUND CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND INJURING THREE FINGERS.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING DOWN THE LADDER OF A CAT 992D FRONT END LOADER WITH MUD ON HIS BOOTS AND SLIPPED ON THE THIRD RUNG DOWN (APPROX. 6 FEET) AND FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS SIDE / SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE HAD PICKED UP A 4 INCH DISCHARGE WATER HOSE AND TURNED TO START WALKING WITH IT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

EE WAS STANDING ON THE DISCHARGE BELT OF THE HIGHWALL MINER DOING MAINTENANCE WHEN THE BELT LINE WAS ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGED THROWING HIM TO THE GROUND SIX FEET BELOW LANDING ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE HAD PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN A PIPE AND A WRENCH AND APPROXIMATELY 7 DAYS LATER GOT AN INFECTION FROM A PIECE OF STEEL LODGED UNDER THE BOTTOM OF HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE 6 INCH WATER HOSE BY PULLING ON IT AN FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CARRY A 4 INCH WATER HOSE WITH CO-WORKER WHEN HIS FOOT BECAME LODGED IN THE MUD AND HIS WEIGHT FELL FOREWARD CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.

The employee was performing maintenance on the auger and was prying with a long bar when the bar slipped off and struck him in the eye brow causing a laceration abvove the eye.

EE WAS REPLACING A LOADER TOOTH AND WHILE STRIKING THE STEEL PIN WITH A HAMMER, A SLIVER OF STEEL STRUCK HIM IN THE LIP AREA.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE DISCHARGE HOSE FROM A 4 INCH WATER PUMP WHILE THE HOSE WAS STILL UNDER PRESURE. ONCE THE CLAMPS WERE RELEASED, THE METAL END OF THE HOSE SPRUNG BACK AND HIT EE IN THE MOUTH.

EE HAD JUST FINISHED GRINDING ON A METAL SURFACE AND TOOK HIS SHEILD OFF WHEN A HARD SURFACE WELD CRACKED AND POPPED A PIECE OF SLAG IN HIS EYE. (JUST RECIEVED PAPER WORK ON REPORTABLE.)

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING WELD OFF WHEN THE GRINDER JERKED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE.

(5/24/05: DETERMINED THAT INJURY DID NOT OCCUR ON MINE PROPERTY.) EE was stepping on boards that were leaning against a wall, trying to break them into smaller sections. The bottom piece flew up between his legs into the groin area.