Progress CoalMining Incidents in 2006

Employee was checking holes where he was drilling when he slipped on a rock and fell to his right, falling on an old broken steel pipe. Upon falling he cut the outside right side of his knee.

While trying to hook a chain to the bucket of a 988F Loader to move a 495 dipper door, the loader bucket curled down pinning employee's foot 9 inches into the ground.

When starting to fuel, the nozzle separated from the hose. He jumped back to avoid the whipping hose & fell in the shot rock. He got fuel in his eyes & on his clothes. He struck his leg, knee, buttocks, hip, neck & head against the rock. He retrieved the hose & went to the maintenance area where he flushed his eyes, changed shirt, repaired hose & continued his shift until 7 am.

Departing the porta-john, EE stepped on an uneven surface, twisting his ankle. Investigation continuing, this injury is contested as having occurred off site.

Employee was assembling a drill stand, the top plate slipped off and struck employee across the top of his right foot, causing a bruise.

Employee was welding on the roof and fan house of the dragline and had too much exposure to welding rays.

Employee was grinding and got metal in both eyes

EE was welding and received flash burns to his eyes.

Employee was lifting a full bottle of gas when he felt a sharp pain in his lower stomach/groin area

Employee was grinding welds on structure and got a foreign object in right eye.

While installing a prop shaft, cable was making a noise, employee raised up quickly to move and lost his hard hat then struck a piece of angle iron with the top of his head.

Employee was welding/chipping overhead on revolving frame when a piece of slag fell into his eye.

Two welders were working on lib back to back. Reflection of other welder flash burned eyes.

Stepped off dozer onto frozen ground and twisted ankle. Referred to specialist who removed him from work.

Electrician was trouble-shooting IGBT tower and failed to allow capacitor banks to discharge completely and was shocked by the capacitor banks.

Employee was working around the 495B shovel and stepped on a rock in heavy mud and water. Mud and water was 8 to 12 inches deep. Employee twisted his left ankle and knee.

Driving his rock truck, employee saw a 930 rock truck in the same pit was having problems out of the retarter system in which he saw smoke and sparks. He then went to help with his fire extinguisher. He was exposed to smoke and fire extinguisher dust about 10 - 15 minutes before smoke was gone.

Employee stated that he was traveling off the property at the end of his shift when a vehicle coming in on the property hit the vehicle he was a passenger in. At contact he stated that he hit his head on the rear view mirror cutting his forehead & above his right eye.

Employee states that he shut down #7 stacker belt to remove a rock from snub rollar. Once belt stopped, he began removing rock when rock slipped and caught his right index finger, cutting it. He was wearing his gloves.

Employee was uncoiling 1"" wire cable. The cable end recoiled due to tension, striking him in face. Transported to local E.R. Treated for minor cuts and abrasions. Returned to work next scheduled shift.

Employee was grinding on boom when a piece of slag went in his eye after he raised his hood up (slag was on hood).

Employee was returning a tray of 630 amp fuses to the parts trailer, tripped over the corner of a box of parts on the floor. He fell into a shelf striking both arms against the shelf. Sustained injuries to both arms.

According to employee, he was lifting rails.

Employee was grinding a pipe over his head when a piece of metal dropped in his eye.

Employee was grinding overhead and some debris fell into his eye.

While lifting a pedestal cover, the EE lost his footing allowing the cover to rotate and slip dislocating his right ring finger.

Employee was working on the swing bores of the 8050 dragline, was air chipping slag and old weld when a piece of metal went in his eye.

Employee was welding/gouging in a confined space and a piece of hot slag went into his boot and burned his ankle.

Employee working outside in the heat using a come-a-long to move machining and he got hot and dizzy.