Employee was straightening step on excavator. He had hooked a chain to bucket of the excavator and to the step and instructed the operator to put tension on the chain. As the operator applied tension the weld on the step broke loose allowing the step to strike the employee in the right leg resulting in a laceration requiring 7 stitches.
Trace Fork Surface MineCoal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 16
- Years on record
- 2001–2015
- Latest incident
- Aug 2015
Reportable incidents
16 on file2015 · 1 incident
2013 · 1 incident
Employee had been welding frame cracks and at the end of shift he felt something in his eye. He was taken to the hospital and the material was removed then given prescription eye medication.
2008 · 2 incidents
Security officer saw someone on mine property. As he was running to security vehicle, he felt pain in upper left leg. No fall involved.
Employee was in the process of putting a wheel cover on a 988 coal loader. While trying to line up bolts with the bolt holes on the cover, the cover slipped off and landed on his finger.
2006 · 3 incidents
Got a rock stuck between 2 back tires on the truck. Attempted to pry the rock out of the tires and one tire blew out striking ee hand causing slight injury to hand.
Member was replacing a seal on the roller frame when it slipped striking his left ring finger.
Members hard hat cut his head and he received a tetnus shot.
2004 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING HIS DOZER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHIFT. HE TRIPPED & FELL FORWARD AS HE TOOK THE LAST STEP, STRIKING HIS UPPER LIP AGAINST THE CAB DOOR. THE CAB DOOR WAS OPEN AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. HE TRANSPORTED HIMSELF TO THE MEDICAL CENTER & RECEIVED 3 STITCHES.
EE WAS BACKING UP TRUCK AND HIT METAL SUPPORT BEAM WITH MIRROR. GLASS SHATTERED AND ENTERED EE'S LEFT EYE. TREATED BY ER DOCTOR, PRESCRIBED RX MEDICATION.
2003 · 3 incidents
MEMBER WAS LEANING ON A HIGHWALL MINER CAR WHEN A ROCK STRUCK ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF HIM CAUSING HIM TO BE BOUNCED OFF ONTO THE GROUND CAUSING A STRAIN TO THE LOWER BACK.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING CAR CABLE ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE HIGHWALL MINER, THE CABLE FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE UPPER BACK AND NECK AREA.
EE WALKING ON LOWBOY WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THE BACK OF THE LOWBOY LANDING ON THE GROUND CAUSING HIM TO BREAK HIS LEFT ARM.
2002 · 3 incidents
EE WAS LIFTING A CASE OF WATER FROM THE FLOOR TO PLACE ON A FILE CABINET, HE FELT A POPPING IN HIS NECK WITH PAIN IN NECK, SHOULDER & LEFT ARM.
EE WAS STANDING ON A 6' LADDER APPROXIMATELY 4.5' OFF THE GROUND WHILE CHANGING A LIFT JACK HOSE ON A LOADER, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING GET A LARGE ROCK OFF ADDCAR ON MINER PAD. AS HE WAS SLIDING ROCK OFF CAR HE FELT PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN.
2001 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE HAD HIS FOOT ON PUSHER JACK WHILE PULLING WATER HOSE FOR HIGHWAY MINER. ADD CAR CAME DOWN AGAINST JACK, BRUISING FOOT.