Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS MOUNTING D-11N DOZER CAT WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE HE GRABBER THE HAND RAIL AND ALL HIS BODY WEIGHT PULLED ON HIS RIGHT ARM.
PBS Coals, Inc.Mining Incidents in 2001
All MSHA-reportable accidents at PBS Coals, Inc. operations in 2001. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2001
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Year
- 2001
Top incident classifications
- 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON2 incidents
- 02HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
- 03OTHER1 incident
- 04MACHINERY1 incident
All incidents in 2001
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
A TEAM OF MAINT. WAS FORMED TO COMPLET MAINT. ON THE 7820 DRAGLINE. TEAM WAS PULLING DOORS OPEN AT COUNTERWEIGHT AREA WHEN EE STUMBLED. EE WAS ON LEVEL SMOOTH DRY COMPACTED SOILS. WHEN EE STUM BLED HE TURNED RIGHT ANKLE.
Fall from machine
PRYING WITH PRY BAR ON BOOM OF 992-C. LOST BALANCE SLIPPED AND FELL, INJURING MIDDLE AND LOWER BACK.
Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS EXITING MACHINE. AS HE OPENED THE DOZER DOOR HE PULLED HIMSELF FROM THE SEAT AT THE DOOREDGE AREA. THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR SHUT ON HIS FINGERS.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS BURNING A CROSS MEMBER ON A BELT STRUCTURE THAT WAS ON THE GROUND. AS HE BURNED THRU THE LAST WELD POINT THE METAL BRACE LET LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE.