Solar Sources Mining LLCMining Incidents in 2001

LABORER WAS FUELING 988 LOADER AND WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER. HE MISSED THE TOP STEP FALLING TO THE GROUND, HURTING HIS BACK.

EE WAS MOVING I-BEAM WITH THE 910 CAT LOADER. THE BEAM SLIPPED OFF THE FORKS OF THE LOADER. HE TRIED TO SLIDE THE BEAM BACK ONTO THE FORKS. RUPTURE IN LOWER ABDOMEN.

EE WAS STANDING ON THE DECK OF THE LOWBOY TRAILER. ONE OF THE BOARDS WAS ROTTED THRU. WHEN EE STEPPED ON THE BOARD HIS FOOT WENT THRU THE DECK. HE FELL TO THE GROUND, TWISTING HIS KNEE.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE WATER TRUCK, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LAST STEP AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND, TWISTING HIS ANKLE AND FOOT.

WHILE RUNNING 988 LOADER EE PINCHED A NERVE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS DRILLING ON THE BENCH FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON THE DRILL RAISED UP ABOUT 10' AND FELL ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. EE JUMPED FROM THE DRILL, HAD THE WIND KNOCKED OUT OF HIM AND BRUISES.

TAKING AIR PUMP APART HAD LEFT HAND ON BOTTOM OF PUMP WHEN THE AIR WAS ACCIDENTLY TURNED ON CAUSING THE PUMP TUBE TO PINCH HIS LEFT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER. HE RECEIVED 11 SUTURES.

EE WAS USING A 4 LB. HAMMER TO DRIVE NAILS INTO A BELT SPLICE WHEN THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF A BELT COVER CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS LEFT HAND WITH THE HAMMER.

A SMALL ROCK OR PIECE OF MUD CAME OFF THE HIGHWALL AND HIT EE IN THE HEAD CAUSING A BUMP ON HIS HEAD AND KNOCKING HIS HARD HAT OFF AND BREAKING HIS GLASSES.

WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET TO WATER PUMP. STEPPED IN MUD BURN AND GOT STOCK. WHILE GETTING FREE HE SPRANG HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER ON THE EUCLID END DUMP. THE LADDER BROKE CAUSING HIM TO FALLTO THE GROUND ABOUT 4' HE DISLOCATED HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS STANDING ON THE TOUNG OF A LIGHTPLANT, TRYING TO ADJUST THE TOWER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF, HE FELL BACKWARDS AND HIT HIS LEFT LOWER BACK ON THE JACK STAND.

EE WAS UNLOADING A PALLET OF SHOVEL TEETH ADAPTERS. THEY WERE IN A CARDBOARD BOX ON A PALLET. HE WAS PULLING ON THE BOX AND THE SIDEOF THE BOX PULLED OUT. TWO OF THE ADAPTERS ROLLED OUT OF THE BOX. ONE HIS HIS LITTLE FINGER, BREAKIKNG IT BELOW THE FIRST JOINT AND LACERATING THE FINGER.

EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO DRILL TO FUEL IT. WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO GROUND INJURING LEFT SHOULDER. PULLED MUSCLES AND PINCHED NERVE.

EE WAS WALKING FROM HIS VEHICLE ACROSS PARKING LOT TO GET INTO HIS END DUMP, HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON SHOW AND ICE, HITTING HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE FROZEN GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE BACK OF THE FUEL TRUCK, WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE LADDER. HE HAD AHOLD OF THE LADDER AND PULLED HIS LEFT SHOULDER OUT. HE FELT A BURNING IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BESIDE THE WATER TRUCK, HE WENT AROUND THE CORNER TO THE BACK AND SLIPPED ON THE ICE ON THE GROUND, TWISTING HIS KNEE.

EE WAS DRIVING WATER TRUCK DOWN THE MIDDLE RAMP. HE RAN OVER A BUMP IN THE RAMP CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TOP OF THE CAB. HE HIT THE AIR CONDITIONER THERE IS A CUT ON HIS HEAD. IT TOO K 8 STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EE WAS WORKING ON A PUMP AND AS HE PULLED ONT HE DRIVE BELT. THE SHEAVE ON THE PUMP TURNED WHEN THE IMPELLER BROKE LOOSE. THIS CAUSED HIM TO SMASH HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE BELTS AND S HEAVE.

EE WAS GETTING IN HIS DOZER AND HIT HIS HEAD ON HIS CB RADIO.