Solar Sources Mining LLCMining Incidents in 2006

EE was fueling a fuel tank on the back of an Austin powder bult powder truck. When he finished, he was going to get down, but missed the step, falling to the ground. He fell 3 1/2 to 4 feet. Fractured bones in his left ankle.

Empoyee was coming down the loader on an R120 end dump, was to the bumper, stepped to the next lower strip but missed the step. He lost his balance and fell to the ground, bit tounge requiring stitches. Bruised chest, lost a tooth.

Employee was changing a bulb in a lightplant and got shocked on the hand.

Employee said he was running unit #1176-R190. He was dumping mud. When the bed goes up some time the mud slides out of the bed all at once. Then bed goes up and comes down fast until the cylinders catch up.

EE was reaching for ladder the ladder handrail had mud on it when he pulled himself up his fingers slipped causing him to fall off the first step to the ground.

Employee's end dump was stuck in mud. Employee got out of truck to hook pull cable on front of end dump. Employee sprained his shoulder when hooking cable and getting back in truck.

Employee was going down the ladder on unit #1196. He said there was a light rain at the time. When he got down to the 3rd step above the bumper there was mud or grease on the handrail, he lost his grip & fell to the ground. He said his shoulder hurt & his lower back. He went on & finished his shift & then went to the Dr. on 7/25/2006.