All MSHA-reportable accidents at PBS Coals, Inc. operations in 2000. Fatalities appear first.
TWO MERCURY OWNED TRUCKS ENTERED PROPERTY TO DELIVER COAL. THE TWO TRUCKERS WERE INSTRUCTED TO AREA TO DUMP BY SCALE MASTER THEN BY THE HI-LIFT OPERATOR. THE TRUCKS BACKED PARALLEL TO EACH OTH ER TO THE LEFT (CAB AREA). AS THE 1ST TRUCK BEGAN TO RAISE AND DUMP THE COAL IT HIT THE TOP POSITION, THE COAL CAUSED BED TO FALL ON SECOND CAB.
OPERATOR WAS ESTABLISHING A BACK UP BEAM ON THIS OPERATOR'S 2ND TRIP HE BACKED BEYOND THE AREA. HE WENT TO EDGE OF DUMP AREA. THE EDGE GAVE WAY AND THE ROCK TRUCK WENT OVER THE EDGE.
AT END OF SHIFT EE WENT TO CRUSHER TO CHECKBELT AND CHECK HYDRAULIC LEVEL OF TANK. EE CHOOSE NOT TO USE WALKWAY WITH HANDRAILS AND SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION OF HAND POSITION WHILE CLOSING A TAILGATE OF SITE TRUCK AND CLOSED GATE ON RIGHT HAND.
CREW WERE REBUILDING 2 SETS OF BELT LINE STRUCTURES. ONE SET WAS BEING HOISTED BY A CRANE AND THE BACK DRIFTED TO THE LEFT STRIKING THE SECOND STRUCTURE ON SUPPORTS STRIKING THE TEAM MEMBER ON THE LEFT SHOULDER AS IT SHIFTED. BRUISE TO LEFT SHOULDER.
EE LOWERED THE BOOM ON A 25D NORTHWEST DRAGLINE AND WAS COMPLETING SERVICE OF HOIST ROPES AND LUBRICATION POINTS WHEN HE SLIPPED TO THE GROUND APP 3 1/2 FEET. THE CONDITIONS WERE RAINY AND SLI PPERY DUE TO RAIN AND LIMESTONE MIXTURE.
EMPLOYEE GOT OFF MACHINE TO GO TO SHOP AREA. IT WAS A COLD FREEZING DAY. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL IN PARKING LOT STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE INNER EDGE OF HARD HAT AS THE HARD HAT CAME OFF HIS H EAD ON THE GROUND.
EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO 77B ROCK TRUCK (ENGINE AREA). A PLATE WAS LOOSENED ON THE FLOOR AND EE STEPPED ONTO PLATE THEN INTO THE AREA PLATE COVERED.