Victim was checking oil leak on Cat 777F and was climbing up a step ladder which was leaned up against oil tank. The fiber glass ladder split up each side causing the ladder to semi-fold and him falling to ground landing on right hip and forearm.
Montgomery CreekCoal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 11
- Years on record
- 2009–2014
- Latest incident
- Nov 2014
Reportable incidents
11 on file2014 · 2 incidents
Employee was driving a tractor and trailer off a haul road and the truck came out of gear causing the employee to hit a berm that was set up for a run away truck ramp.
2013 · 1 incident
Employee was running a 992G front end loader and was prying rock from the coal and the bucket slipped from under the rock and loader bucket came up and went forward into solid wall.
2011 · 3 incidents
Tech was opening box with box cutter when it slipped and hit him in the leg causing a cut requiring 2 stitches.
Driver error. Driver lost control of his truck.
EE called another EE and said he had gottin the truck out of gear and could not get it back in gear and he had put the truck into a ditch. (Driver error shifting on hill)
2010 · 1 incident
Going down steep bank, slipped on slick rock and loose dirt. This did not become a reportable until 9/29/10. The employee had to have surgery on his knee.
2009 · 4 incidents
Mechanic was working on a customer-owned 785 Rigid Dump Truck steering cylinder. He was using the drag link as a pry point, the bar slipped and came down across his right shoulder. His right shoulder socket was broken. Approximate time off from work - three weeks.
EE was removing wear strips on a loader bucket. Wrench slipped cutting left hand, he received 5 stiches.
Mechanic was changing the fuel filters on a motor grader. He reached back for the grab handle, missed and fell backwards off machine.
Employee was installing a fan and pump on 992 G wheel loader. Fan and motor was sitting on machine while chain was bang repositioned. Fan and motor began to fall knocking him to the ground. the fan fell on the right foot. A blade from the fan cut throught the steel toe on his boot severing his big toe.