Oxford Mining Co.LLCMining Incidents in 2012

Our stripping shovel caught fire from an electrical short down in the tub of the machine. The short caused the electric line to melt and ignite grease that is inside the tub. Major electrical damage.

Employee was helping mechanics put a pin in a 992 boom when a pin above fell and crushed his pinky finger.

Employee was standing out and in front of a 345 Trac hoe giving directions to the operator helping him guide the track back on that had jumped off the bottom rollers when a metal splinter came off and entered his arm causing a cut muscle.

Employee was clearing debris off highwall miner beams and slipped and twisted his knee.

Employee was ripping rock with a dozer and when he went to back up the left side track dropped in a 3 foot hole causing a jolt to the operator.

Employee had lowered a PTO pump off a Lube Truck to the ground and was bending down to drag it out from underneath the truck and felt something pull in his back.

Employee was standing on a ladder using a sledge beating a pin out of a hoe bucket when the pin came out and knocked the ladder out from under him. He fell on his side hurting his ribs.

Employee was mounting a D11T dozer. He was on the push arm and reached for the hand hold on the side of dozer and missed. Employee fell and hurt his back and ribs.

Employee was trying to remove a Stop Sign that they thought was loose enough to do by hand, it was not. He strained his back.

Employee was running a loader and was thrown from his seat into the upper part of cab hitting his head on a radio causing a cut requiring 4 stitches.

Employee was using an air wrench to tighten bolts in the floor board of his dozer and pinched his finger. Had stitches put in.