Antelope Coal Mine — Accidents

Total: 125 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/10/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING NORTH ANTELOPE COAL EMPLOYEES CHANGE THE ROPES ON A 4100 XPB SHOVEL. IN THE PROCESS ONE OF THE ROPES SLIPPED AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT GO TO THE DR...
03/30/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE NOTICED SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE A PIECE OF METAL WAS REMOVED FROM HIS LEFT EYE. A RUST R ING WAS...
11/22/2002 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None VERY WINDY - EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING INTO THE SHOP WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT BLEW INTO HIS EYE, SCRATCHING HIS CORNEA THUS HAVING TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL AND HAVE THE PARTICLE REMOVED AND A PRESCRIPTIO N EYE D...
06/29/2002 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None THE 6-7 TRANFER BAGHOUSE CAUGHT FIRE AND BLEW THE EXPLOSION DOORS OFF THE BAGHOUSE. THE FIRE WASEXTINGUISHED WITHIN TWENTY MINUTES.
06/03/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING CAT 426 BACK HOE AND STEPPED ONTO UNEVEN GROUND, TWISTING ANKLE.
04/13/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost THE EE WAS USING A HOSTSEY STEAM CLEANER TO WASH UNDER THE HOOD OF A SERVICE LUBE TRUCK. THE EE HAD COMPLETED WASHING UNDER THE HOOD AND WAS WORKING ON WASHING THE REMAINDER OF THE TRUCK WHEN THE EE W...
01/08/2002 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK THE WIND BLEW A FOREIGN OBJECT INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE.
01/08/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AN EE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT A TIE WRAP FROM A HYDRAULIC HOSE WHICH AHD BEEN COILED FOR SHIPPING. THE EE WAS USING THE RIGHT HAND TO HOLD THE KNIFE AND THE LEFT HAND WAS HOLDING ONTO THE HYDR...
11/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 31d restricted THE DRILLER WAS REMOVING A DRILL STEEL FROM THE DRILL. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A STRAP AROUND ONE END OF THE STEEL WHEN HIS LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STEEL AND A FORK ON A FORKLIFT. THIS RES...
10/27/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN AN O&K DIRT SHOVEL WAS LOADING A LARGE ROCK INTO THE BED OF A 190 TON CAT HAUL TRUCK. THE SHOVEL OPERATOR PICKED THE ROCK UP WITH THE SHOVEL BUCKET & PLACED THE BUCK ET OVER...
08/14/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EN EE WAS REPAIRING A CRACK ON THE FRAME OF A 190-TON HAUL TRUCK. HE HAD POSITIONED HIMSELF BELOW THE CRACK WELDING OVERHEAD. HE HAD COMPLETED A PASS AND USED A METAL CHIPPED TO REMOVE SLAG. H IS WELD...
07/30/2001 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None TWO DAY SHIFT MAINTENANCE EES WITNESSED A VISIBLE FLAME BETWEEN THE SKIRT BOARD & THE CONVEYOR BELT AT THE #1 CRUSHER. THE FLAME WAS CONTRIBUTED TO AN UNPLANNED IGNITION OF COAL DUST IN THE HO PPER.
07/26/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted OPERATOR OF CAT 16G MOTOR GRADER WAS EXITING THE CAB AND DESCENDING DOWN THE LADDER. THE EE'S RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE LADDER CAUSING LOSS OF FOOTING. OPERATOR FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKING O N OLD G...
06/29/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted AN OILER WAS DRIVING A LUBE TRUCK DOWN A PIT ACCESS ROAD. THE TRUCK SLID DOWN A PIT ACCESS ROAD.THE TRUCK SLID SIDEWAYS, IMPACTED A BERM WITHT HE FRONT BUMPER AND TIPPED ONTO THE PASSENGERS SI DE OF T...
06/05/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HE TORQUING DRUM BOLTS, SOCKET BECAME STUCK, WHEN REMOVE, IT SMASHED FINGER AGAINST WALL OF DRUM.
04/26/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 50d restricted A MAINTENANCE EE WAS TAKING A DRIVELINE OUT OF A 789 CAT HAUL TRUCK. THE EE STEPPED FROM THE CENTER CROSS FRAME MEMBER TO ONE OF THE BRAKE CANS WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT. THE EE THEN STEPPED ONTO TH E TRANS...
01/19/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PULLING CABLES IN A STEEL CABLE BELT WITH A HOOK KNIVE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CAT OTHER IN THE RIGHT HAND.
01/07/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 49d lost, 47d restricted EE WAS RETURNING A LADDER TO REAR OF SERV TRK INDOING SO HE STEPPED ON REAR BUMPER OF TRK TO REPOSITION THE LADDER & HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BUMPER STRIKING THE GROUND CAUSING A FRACTURE TO L EFT HEE...
11/05/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CHANGING HOIST ROPES ON A SHOVEL THE EE WAS STRUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD BY THE ROPE AS IT CAME AROUND THE SPOOL. THE EE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO THE HEAD WHICH LED TO SUTURES IN THE W OUND.
10/01/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CHANGING TIRE ON HAYUL TRUCK EE WAS USING AIR IMPACT WRENCH WHEN A METAL SLIVER CAME OFF OF NUT OR SOCKET AND HIT EE IN LEFT EYE. THE CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY WAS REMOVED BY DR. IN TOWN. EE REUTRNED...
09/13/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SHOVEL BUCKET PINS WHEN A PIN SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS FINGER. THIS BROKE THE END OF THE FINGER AND CAUSED A LACERATION.
08/24/2000 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None CONTRACTOR WAS AIR ARCING ON GEAR CASE AND SPARKS IGNITED GREASE AROUND GEAR AREAS. FIRE BURNED 60 MINUTES DUE TO DIFFICULTY GETTING WATER DOWN IN TO THE CASING. NO INJURIES. DAMAGE WAS MIN IMAL.
08/06/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE OPENED DRAGLINE CAB DOOR TO THROW OUT ABAG OF TRASH. THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR SHUT ON HISLEFT HAND CAUSING A LACERATON TO HIS RING FINGER
07/15/2000 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPERATING LOADER WHEN HE FELT DUST OR SOMETHING BLOW IN HIS EYE. EYE CONTINUED TO BE IRRITATED. SENT TO HOSPITAL. HOSPITAL WASHED EYE OUT. FOUND EYE IRRITATED AND SCRATCHED. NO OBJECT F OUND IN...
01/18/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE LIFTED METAL LID WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO LOOK INSIDE A HATCH AT THE COAL LEVEL. THE METAL LID SLIPED OUT OF HIS LEFT HAND AND FELL BACK 12"" ONTO THE EE'S RIGHT HAND. WHEN THE LID HIT HIS RIGH T HAND...