All MSHA-reportable accidents at Twin Pines Coal Company Inc operations in 2006. Fatalities appear first.
PC1800 was digging on a hard place in the pit. The bucket came in contact with an unfired booster and set it off. The bucket was on top of the primer. No damage just a few rocks sprayed in the immediate area. Also a loud bang.
EE was fueling his dozer at the end of his shift, when he slipped and fell from the dozer, to the ground.
Employee was trying to remove rusted cap on acetylene tank when he struck left thumb with hammer. Dr. diagnosed broken left thumb.
The employee was leveling up on the highwall when he backed his dozer over the edge. The dozer went down the 40' wall backwards turning slightly to the right. The dozer appears to have hit on the right track at the back of the machine, then laid over on its side. During this fall the employee's head hit something on the inside of the cab. He had to have 7 stitches.