Beulah Mine — Accidents

Total: 70 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/11/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None THE INDIVIDUAL WAS OPERATING A DOZER RIPPING COAL WHEN HE WAS JARRED WHEN THE DOZER WENT OVER A CHUNK. AT THE TIME HE DIDN'T THINK HE WAS INJURED, BUT AS TIME WENT ON HE REALIZED IT WAS WORSE THAN HE...
07/21/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost THE INDIVIDUAL WAS HANDING A COMEALONG TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL OVE A SHORT SPAN. WHEN HE HAD HIS ARM EXTENDED T6HE COMEALONG SLIPPED CUAISNG HIS ARM AND SHOULDER TO BECOME OVEREXTENDED.
06/25/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE DRAGLINE WAS DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE. THE INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS HURT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING AN AIR HOSE AWAY. WHEN HE COMPLETED THAT HE TURNED AROUND TO STEP OFF THE CATWALK AND IN DOING SO HE H...
05/10/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE INDIVIDUAL WAS DISMOUNTING THE DRAGLINE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE HANDRAIL AND BENT HIS FINGER BACK. WHEN HE WAS INJURED THE DR. TRIED TO KEEP HIS FINGER IMOBILE SO SURGERY WOULD NOT BE REQUI RED, HO...
04/20/2001 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost WHILE DOING REPAIR TO THE CAR PULLER CABLE THE INDIVIDUAL HAD TO WORK ON AND AROUND THE RAILROAD TRACKS. WHILE WALKING ON THE TRACKS HE TRIPPED ON A RAILROAD TIE AND INJURED HIS RIGHT FOOT.
04/05/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost THE INDIVIDUAL WAS ASSISTING IN THE EXCHANGE OF TEETH ON THE DRAGLINE BUCKET. HE TURNED TO PICK UP A SLEDGE HAMMER AND IN SO DOING WRENCHED HIS BACK. HE DID NOT PICK UP THE HAMMER AS HIS LOWER BACK HA...
04/04/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost THE INDIVIDUAL WAS UNDER A D11 DOZER WASHING THE UNDERSIDE OFF. THE SOAP WATER MISTURE HIT A PIECE OF IRON AND DEFLECTED BACK INTO HIS FACE KNOCKING HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND CONSEQUENTLY THE SOA P AND W...
03/30/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost A SCRAPER OPERATOR WAS REMOVING THE CENTER EDGE FROM 657 #16. ONE BOLT WOULD NOT COME OFF SO A WELDER WAS CALLED TO CUT IT OFF. THE WELDER WAS LAYING UNDER THE SCRAPER TO CUT THE NUT OFF. WHEN THE BOL...
03/22/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHIE THIS INDIVIUAL WAS CUTTING A BOX WITH A UTILITY KNIFE HE SLIPPED AND CUT THE THUMB ON HIS OPPOSITE HAND. THE THUMB WAS CUT AT THE TIP OF THE NAIL AREA REQUIRING FIVE STITCHES.
02/27/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 164d lost, 71d restricted IT WAS A VERY COLD (-27 DEGREES F) AND FROSTY MORNING. THE OPERATOR WAS GOING TO DISMOUNT THE EXCAVATOR AND WHEN HE GRABBED THE HANDRAIL HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AN D FALL...
01/29/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WHILE DROPPING RAIL CARS THE INDIVIDUAL HAD TO DISMOUNT THE MOVING CARS TO GET TO ANOTHER CAR TO SET THE BRAKE. THE AREA WAS SNOWY AND ICY AND WHEN HE DISMOUNTED HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS KNE E CAUSI...
01/09/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost INDIVIDUAL WAS USING A DOZER TO RIP FROST CHUNKSFOR THE SCRAPER OPERATORS. WHEN GOING ACROSS THECHUNKS THE DOZER FELL TO ONE SIDE SHIFTING THE OPERATOR INTO AN UNUSUAL POSITION CAUSING DAMAGE TO HIS B...
01/02/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost WHILE WELDING PLASTIC PIPE TOGETHER, THE EE SLIPPED & FELL ON THE ICE & SNOW IN THAT AREA.. HIS LEGS GOT TWISTED UNDER HIM WHEN HE FELL
12/12/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost THE INDIVIDUAL HAD DISMOUNTED THE DRAGLINE AND WALKED OVER TO A PAIL OF GREASE. WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK THE PAIL UP HE FELT HIS LOWER BACK GO OUT ON HIM.
11/16/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost WORK WAS BEING DONW ON THE 1570 DRAGLINE. THE EE WAS TRYING TO GET THE WELDING LEADS SET UP ANS D ALSO CLIMBING DOWN, STEPS AT THE SAME TIME. THE STEPS WERE ICY AND WHEN THE EE SLIPPED HE TRIE D TO CA...
11/11/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost THE WELDERS WERE IN A VERY CONFINED AREA GRINDING OUT A WELD THAT HAD JUST BEEN LAYED ON A 1570 DRAGLINE. THE FACE SHIELD BEING USED DID NOT EXTEND BACK FAR ENOUGH AND THE SHARDS FROM THE GRIN DING FL...
09/07/2000 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost THE BATTERIES ON THE FRONT ENGINE OF 657 WERE COORODED AND NEEDED CHANGING. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE BAD BATTERIES WHEN ONE OF THEM ARCED AND BLEW UP CAUSING BATTERY ACID TO BE DI SCHARGE...
06/27/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted A PICK UP USED TO TRANSPORT THE INDIVIDUALS TO THE WORKSITE WAS DRIVING ON AN AREA WHERE TOPSOIL HAD BEEN RESPREAD AND ROCK PICKING WAS IN PROGRESS. THE DRIVER DID NOT SEE A HOLE LEFT BY A ROC K AND I...
06/17/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 9d restricted WHILE REACHING DOWN TO PICK UP A PLASTIC PIECE OF DISCHARGE PIPE FROM A PUMP THE PERSON INVOLVED FELT HIS BACK GIVE OUT ON HIM.
05/30/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost TWO WELDERS WERE ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A WEAR PLATE FROM THE BOTTOM OF A DRAGLINE BUCKET WHEN STRUCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE WEAR PLATE CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK THE OTHER WELDER I...