IE WAS HOISTING A DISCHARGE PIPE WHEN THE PAD EYE BROKE LOOSE STRIKING THE FACE.
Solar Sources Mining LLCMining Incidents in 2018
All MSHA-reportable accidents at Solar Sources Mining LLC operations in 2018. Fatalities appear first.
- Fatalities in 2018
- 0
- Total incidents
- 14
- Year
- 2018
Top incident classifications
- 01HANDLING OF MATERIALS5 incidents
- 02SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON4 incidents
- 03HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)1 incident
- 04MACHINERY1 incident
- 05ELECTRICAL1 incident
All incidents in 2018
Dozer operator had stopped then proceeded to travel over push pile bumping head on the dash.
Miner had just started a light plant when the miner reached over and came in contact with a 220 voltage power cable.
IE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF A LADDER OF END DUMP AND FELT A POP IN GROIN AREA.
Miner was hauling gob from the prep plant when EE suddenly noticed a coal hauler had slowed in front of EE. When miner made contact with coal hauler EE swerved to the ditch and turned over on side.
IE WAS CLIMBING UP ON DOZER AND GRABBED THE HANDRAIL AS EE STEPPED UP FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP PULLING ON EE'S ARM.
Miner slipped on ice and felt a pop in left arm.
IE WAS REPLACING A SCREEN IN PLANT WHEN IE FELT A STRAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEG.
Miner was working on water pump when hand slipped off and cut middle finger.
IE WAS HELPING MECHANICS REPLACE A CYLINDER WHEN IE'S FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE CYLINDER AND THE HOLDING PIN.
Miner was lowering the tracks down to remove the slack from the tracks and was struck in the arm with a foreign object.
IE WAS CLIMBING UP ON EQUIPMENT AND SLIPPED ON STEP AND FELT A STRAIN IN RIGHT HIP.
Victim was found unresponsive, and in full cardiac arrest, and later died at the hospital the same day.
IE was stepping into a powder magazine and slipped on a muddy floor striking shin on the floor and scraping back on the door jamb.