All MSHA-reportable accidents at Progress Coal operations in 2008. Fatalities appear first.
Employee slipped while exiting truck and injured back on the 22nd. He did NOT seek medical attention or miss work. On the 24th, his vehicle slid into berm in snow, reaggravating injury from the 22nd. He did not seek medical attention until the 28th, at which time he was off until 2/2/08.
Employee was assisting with extinguishing a fire that had occurred around the collector rings on the 495 Bucyrus shovel and as a result was burned.
Employee was assisting with extinguishing a fire that had occurred around the collector rings on the 495 Bucyrus shovel and as a result inhaled smoke.
Injured employee was replacing dump ropes on the 8050 dragline bucket. The rope had formed a kink in it and the employee overexerted himself while trying to pull the kink out, resulting in a sprain/strain his right shoulder, arm & neck.
Employee was using a steel bar trying to knock off a bearing on a swing motor shaft. The steel bar slipped from the employee's hands; as he went to bend down and catch the bar he felt a pain in his lower back.
Employee was cutting out a steel donut to weld onto the dump ropes that attach to the dragline bucket. While cutting he noticed the oxygen hose on the torch had a pin hole. He attempted to taped the hose instead of replacing or fixing the hose. Employee continued to use cutting torch and his gloves became saturated with oxygen gas and a spark set his gloves on fire.
Working on D11R installing sheet metal over transmission dipstick. Door on sheet metal fell and struck left index finger at nail bed.
An employee was attempting to change out a compressed gas cylinder on the Boom Service Truck. As the employee was attempting to manually lift the bottle he lost his footing in the mud and strained his right shoulder.
Employee was removing a jack stand from under the machine and as he tilted it to where the jack could be removed his hand slipped from the stand. The jack stand fell over and caught the employee's hand between the jack stand and the track pad.
Employee was loading truck when he struck his right elbow on a part of the bin structure. Caused laceration believed to require stitches.
Employee was cleaning the fabrication yard and some rust blew into his eye.
Employee was doing his preshift exam on his 930E haul Truck, where he found glass in the cab of his truck, due to a window installation. He then began to clean it up when he felt a slight burn in his right eye. He then reported to his foreman and was transported to Boone Hospital. He was treated with eye drops & returned to work on his next shift.
Cleaning up & putting tools away in muddy conditions. EE lost footing & fell off truck landing on right hip and elbow.
EE was stacking crib blocks on truck, when a block fell down and smashed his finger.
EE states that he was climbing into the ex200 excavator, when his right foot slipped off of the first step(approx 18 inches from the ground) and landed on his knee.
Employee was changing out Oxygen bottles on the Service Truck and felt a sharp pain in his abdomen area.
Two employees were grinding on the center pin of the 495 BI shovel. The injured employee walked 2 to 3 feet away from the work area to plug in another grinder. He removed his safety glasses while plugging in the grinder and a foreign object flew into his eye.
Employee was repairing the Emergency Brake bracket on one of our service trucks. He was using a 3/8"" electric drill with a 1/2"" drill bit to bore out the bracket mount, when the bit got jammed. The drill twisted and hit the employees hand, resulting in a spiral fracture to the right hand.
EE stated that he was sitting in his truck waiting on the road to get cleared of snow. He then took out his pocket knife and cut off some zip ties that was holding his radio antenna. His knife slipped and cut his left hand between his thumb and index finger. One stitch was required.
EE states that the lights went out on his dml 50 drill, he got out to check the alternator, cut his right hand on a metal band that holds the exhaust insulation in place.