All MSHA-reportable accidents at Progress Coal operations in 2001. Fatalities appear first.
EE ENTERED THE MANLIFT TO BE LOWERED TO THE GROUND, AS THE MANLIFT BEGAN TO DESCEND THE SUPPORT TUBE BROKE AND IT APPEARS TO HAVE STRUCK HE IN THIS HEAD. EMT'S ADMINISTERED FIRST AID AT THE JO B SITE UNTIL HEALTH NET WHERE HE PAST AWAY.
VICTIM WAS CUTTING IN A DOWN SLOPE POSITION WHENA TREE CUT UP SLOPE & HORRIZONAL FROM THE VICTIMCUT TREE FELL THEN ROLLED DOWN STRIKING THE VICTIMS RIGHT LEG.
EE EXITED THE SHOVEL CQAB TO THE WALKWAY WHEN THE SHOVEL BEGAN MOVING. HE TURNED AND WAS ENTERING THE CAB AGAIN WHEN THE SHOVEL TRAMMED OVER A ROCK CAUSING THE SHOVEL CAB DOOR TO SLAM SHUT ON HIS THUMB.
EE WAS PULLING CABLE FOR THE HIGHWALL MINER AS IT WAS TRAMMING TOWARD FACE. THE ADD CARS WERE TRAMMING OFF FRONT OF LAUNCH PAD. THE WHEELS DROPPED DOWN CAUSING THE CARS TO DROP AGAINST PAD. HI S FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN CAR AND PAD FRACTURINGHIS BIG TOE & FIRST TOE ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EE WAS WORKING UNDER A 777B TRUCK, CHECKING FOR OIL LEAKS. RAISED UP AND HIT HEAD ON TRUCK FRAMESHOVING NECK DOWN CAUSING NECK AND BACK PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING INSIDE SHOVEL WHEN OPERATOR HIT A ROUGH SPOT CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND SLIP IN SOME WATER ON THE FLOOR.
EE WAS UNLOADING AMMONIUM NITRATE INTO BIN WHEN LIGHTING STRUCK THE GROUND(500' EST) FROM BIN. EMPLOYEE REACHED TO TURN PRESSURE GAUGE ON TRUCK AND RECEIVED ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM HOLDING PRESS URE GAUGE.
EE WAS WORKING ON TOP OF SHOVEL BUCKET WHEN THE FORKS/MAST CAME OFF THE FORKLIFT AND STRUCK EE IN THE BACK KNOCKING HIM OFF THE BUCKET ONTO THE GROUND.
EE WAS WORKING ON A 16G MOTOR GRADER, SLIPPED AND FELL OFF OF TIRE OF MACHINE LANDING ON BACK.
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE BACK OF MECHANICS TRUCK. HE TRIPPED OVER A LOOSE PART & FELL TO GROUND.
EE DROVE TRUCK UP HILL TO A DRILL BENCH. HE STOPPED AT THE CREST OF THE HILL. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO GO FOREWARD, THE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD. THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER ON IT'S SIDE.
EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF TRUCK. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND JUMPED TO THE GROUND.
EE WAS OPERATING THE 2500 HITACHI EXCAVATOR APPROX. 70 FEET FROM THE HIGHWALL. HE WAS REACHING INTO THE OVERBURDEN TOWARD THE HIGHWALL WHEN THE WALL BEGAN WORKING. SMALL ROCKS AND DUST BEGAN F ALLING ONT HE CAB AND HE GOT OUT OF THE SEAT TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE FRONT GLASS. AS HE WAS MOVING TOWARD THE BACK A ROCK MEASURING 8 FEET LONG 3 FEET TALL AND ABOUT 4 FEET WIDE FELL FROM THE H
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A PIECE OF COAL FROM THE CHUTE. AS HE WAS PRYING ON THE COAL, THE COAL BROKE LOOSE AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM.
CLEANING TOP OF ENGINE WITH BLOW NOZZLE, HE BLEWDEBRIS INTO RIGHT EYE. HE WENT OUT OF TOWN THE FOLLOWING WEEK FOR SCHOOL; ALL WEEK EYE HURT & WAS IRRITATED. WENT TO DOCTOR WHEN HE RETURNED AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TRAMATIC CONJUNCTIVITIS TO RIGHT EYE.