All MSHA-reportable accidents at Oxford Mining Co.LLC operations in 2009. Fatalities appear first.
Operator pulled his drill to the edge of drill bench to start drilling. When he put his mast up and turned the carousel to extract a drill stem, the stem became lodged. The operator pulled the drill up to allow room for the mechanic to work on it and the drill slipped off edge and fell on its side. No one Hurt !!!
Injury was laying perferated plastic pipe for drainage. The pipes are in 10 foot sections and fit very thightly. He was turning the pipe to make sure the drain holes were lined up when the pipe was shoved together, His right index finger was cut off right behind his finger nail.
EE was cleaning the tracks on his cat hoe, when he stepped on a rock and fell, landing on a rock. He cracked a rib.
Employee was climbing onto a D11 Dozer. He was stepping over from push arm to tracks and slipped and fell onto tracks. Went for xrays. Had a bruise on his rib cage.
EE was fueling a rock truck at the end of his shift and stumbled over the hose and twisted his knee. He worked the rest of that week, and all of the next week, but on Monday morning of the 23rd he said he had to go have it looked at.
Employee was standing on the stinger of a 657 scrapper power washing. The hose of the power washer become tangled under the tire of the pan and EE pulled on it. When it came loose it caused him to lose his balance and fall backwards about 4'6"".
EE was chaining a 992 bucket to the loader and stepped on the spair chain that was on the ground, he turned his ankle over and when he did it pulled a muscle in his back.
EE was using a 10Lb. sledge to knock a corner protector off a loader bucket, when a piece of steel flew off the protector and hit his right leg. A doctor had to remove it.
EE was helping install a Cylinder Yoke Bushing in a D11R. The bushing did not want to move, so they hooked up a battering ram from the machanics boom to force it in. The ram hit the back of EE's hand and took skin off up his arm. EE is off work for fear of infection.
Injury was coming down a return ramp into the pit to get loaded again when he stated his brakes failed. He yelled for the loader man to move out of the way He ran his 777B end dump into the highwall. He received a broken left leg.
On the morning of the 13th EE was climbing down off D11 dozer, when he slipped and hurt his knee. Worked all week on it and on Monday the 20th reported it. Took off Tuesday the 21st and is still off.
On April 10th EE was installing a belly pan on a D11 dozer when the pan shifted and hit his hand. EE thought it was bruised. He went to the doctor on May 25th because he had some pain, they found that he had a hairline fracture on his thumb,they did not put a cast on because it had already started to heal. They reported on May 26th to me.
Correction to E- Document 781351 EE was to report to work on Thursday night , but was unable to because his knee was bruised from previous days Accident.
EE was operating a D10 heading towards the north west face. EE(Forman)was traveling back to get with EE when he noticed the D10 had backed over a steep spoil pile. When the foreman opened the cab door he saw that EE had hit his head . He received 5 stitches
Injured was lowering a belly pan down on a 475 Komatsu dozer when his pry bar slipped and hit him in the cheek. Had 3 stitches.
Injured was climbing up onto his Front End Loader and didn't see that the engine compartment door had come open and he ran into it causing a cut on his cheek that took stitches.
Injured was using a hammer changing bits on an auger head and hit his finger causing a cut which required 3 stitches.
Injured was using a sledge to drive a pin in and a sliver of metal came off and went into his calf muscle. Doctor removed it. No stitches required.
Employee was climbing onto Trac Hoe and slipped. He cut his leg on the track. He received 5 stitches.
EE was putting a swing motor into a PC750 Trac Hoe. The gear wedged itself in the mounting hole and when he tried to straighten it up it slipped and pinched his thumb between the gear and mounting bracket. Went and had 5 stitches. Worked the next day.