An employee wanted to record a crack on the rail and how much it would worsen as the locomotive traveled over it. The employee crouched down in a baseball catcher position to record. The locomotive approached the location where the employee was position at a speed of less than 10 mph when the corner of the first step landing hit the employee in the knee.
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August 6, 2022
NM · Coal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
POWERED HAULAGE
Bisti Fuels Company LLC · Struck by powered moving object
July 21, 2020
NM · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Bisti Fuels Company LLC · Struck against a moving object
Employee was driving back to shop on main haul road. Approaching Dixon ramp 2 they got too close to the edge of ditch and got pulled in causing truck to overturn on its side. The employee was wearing a seat belt. EE received a small laceration to the side of head requiring 3 staples.
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