Fall to the walkway or working surface
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON TUB SECTION OF 8050 AND SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL IN A MAN HOLE.
Progress CoalMining Incidents in 2005
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Progress Coal operations in 2005. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2005
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Year
- 2005
Top incident classifications
- 01SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON5 incidents
- 02HANDLING OF MATERIALS3 incidents
- 03POWERED HAULAGE3 incidents
- 04HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)2 incidents
- 05MACHINERY1 incident
All incidents in 2005
Contact with hot objects or substances
USING AIR CHIPPER TO REMOVE SLAG FROM WELD, A PIECE FROM THE SLAG FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
Fall to the walkway or working surface
on 9-22-05. Ee stated that he slipped and fell on a mat uner a mine phone and landed on his backside, He returned to work on his next shift after being released from physician to do so. On 10-7-05, he ceased coming to work and did not Mgt aware the he was seeking another dr opinion. The second dr removal him from work and place dhim on the port, mgt was not make aware of 2nd dr.
Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS USING SHOVEL TO LOAD BLAST HOLES AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. SAW DR ON 8/29/05. GIVEN RESTRICTED WORK DUTY AND TREATED AT CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC.
Fall onto or against objects
Lost balance after cutting tree, tripped and fell and rolled onto stob.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was prying a piece of metal when slate bar slipped and struck him in the face causing a laceration to lip and a fracture to his nose and cheek.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS REPAIRING LIGHTS ON TOP OF CAB. FOOT SLIPPED WHILE CLIMBING DOWN, HANGING ON WITH RIGHT ARM CAUSED STRAIN ON SHOULDER
Over-exertion in lifting objects
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT BOXES OF EXPLOSIVES. AS HE WAS TURNING, EE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT LOWER BACK. EE VISITED ER DOCTOR - PRESCRIBED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION AND LIGHT DUTY. (EE WAS LOADING BOXES INTO TRUCK; BOXES WEIGHED 40 LBS. EACH.)
Fall onto or against objects
Operator was standing on deck of dozer getting flashlight out of cab. He stepped backwards missing all the steps on the deck causing operator to fall backwards down between track and dozer. He struck his back on tracks and left leg went down between tracks.
Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was attempting to close the discharge gate on an overhead storage bin. He over-extended and pulled a stomach muscle. Treated at ER, given 2 days off work and additional restricted duty.
Struck against a moving object
While conducting a time study, the employee's chevy was struck by a 730E Komatsu rock truck. The Suburban he was in came to rest on its top with the rock truck on top of it. Extraction took approximately 1 hour. Employee was treated and released from Caml Gen Div. and returned to work on his next scheduled shift.
Struck against a moving object
While conducting a time study, the employee's chevy was struck by a 730E Komatsu rock truck. The Suburban he was in came to rest on its top with the rock truck on top of it. Extraction took approximately 1 hour. Employee was treated and released from Caml Gen Div. and returned to work on his next scheduled shift.
Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE AND OTHER EE WERE MAKING A BELT SPLICE AND EE WAS SUQARING BELT UP. EE WAS MAKING THE LAST CUT ON BELT AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND (MIDDLE FINGER KNUCKLE WAS CUT TO THE BONE)
Unclassified, insufficient data
While operating a Komatsu 730E rock truck, an employee left the haulroad striking the time study on the right side. The rock truck came to rest on top of the time study vehicle. This vehicle was parked 223' from the haulroad. Employee was terminated due to not adhearing to company policy.