Big Brown Strip — Accidents

Total: 154 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/19/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of removing abandoned discharge line that was stuck in the mud, when EE lost balance and fell backwards (same level fall) striking the left side of face on the road causing...
04/10/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 226d restricted Employee was dismounting an elevated platform using steps and handrails with 3 points of contact. One foot was on the ground, and when the second foot was going from the last step to the ground, the...
08/22/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee (office worker) experiences pain in left wrist when typing. Employee was diagnosed on 08/23/2016 with carpal tunnel sydrome.
05/12/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost The employee was on a 992 loader near the front of the track and was making their way back to the platform when the employee slipped and fell to the ground.
10/29/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Electrician stripping wire in well field felt particle enter his right eye. Employee rubbed his eye to remove the particle. After the end of the work shift, the employee experienced pain and irritat...
10/29/2015 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee felt pain in his lower back after decending from the cab to the track of an excavator. Later, the employee's back became worse. Employee was not able to complete normal work duties for the...
10/18/2015 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None On 10/18/2015 while a shift supervisor was en-route to the PS 500 substation to investigate why the main facility and the draggle had lost power, a fire was noticed under the 25KV power line next to...
10/01/2015 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None While baling hay, the right rear roller bearing became hot. The heated roller bearing contacted dried hay causing a grass fire. The fire lasted about an hour.
08/15/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee was in the process of removing the engine from 12019 hauler. The employee was using a pocket knife to cut a zip tie from a wiring harness. The employee was cutting in the direction of his l...
08/04/2015 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Power Plant security notified mine personnel of a fire located between C ramp and county road 235. Upon arrival to the area, supervision discovered a large brush pile burning under power lines. The lo...
08/02/2015 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire was discovered near the Turlington pump yard. The fire began off mine property on a nearby county road and traveled onto the mine site. The fire lasted approximately 33 minutes. The source of i...
07/06/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured had backed his vehicle over a farm T-post. While trying to dislodge the post, his finger was caught in between the T-post and attached 1/8"" steel cable.
02/02/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted As employee was depositing a bag of trash into a dumpster, he felt a small strain in his lower back.
12/29/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Employee was walking across the hauler parking area, lost his footing and slipped in mud, causing a strain to the employees back.
11/29/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 114d lost, 23d restricted Employee was operating a hauler while descending the #3 Stockpile ramp in route to the crusher. The hauler traveled over uneven terrain causing the seat to bottom out straining the employees lower bac...
10/03/2014 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During a pre-op inspection on a piece of mobile equipment, the wind blew the door closed on the employees hand. The mishap resulted in a fracture and laceration to the tip of the employee's right ind...
08/05/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Empl was working in Pit when Shell cracked off face of Highwall and fell causing water & mud to rush over berm. After the incident, empl went to the back of truck got a hammer and began hitting his a...
05/20/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was on hands and knees assisting in dump rope change out at dragline. Employee stated he was simply guiding rope through socket and stood up, turned to walk away, and felt pain in his lower l...
03/25/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 65d lost, 49d restricted Employee was dismounting truck when grab iron broke. Employee fell backwards onto the ground. He injured his left shoulder, arm, and hip. Employee continued to work without restrictions or medical tre...
12/21/2013 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee alerted his supervisor because he was experiencing heart attack like symptoms. Employee stated he was feeling soreness across his chest and both arms and was transported to the nearest ER....
12/04/2013 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE experienced a short fainting while driving a pickup truck to headquarters at days end. This caused him to leave the roadway, and into the ditch next to the haul road. There was no equipment damage...
11/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 247d lost, 47d restricted Mechanic was installing a hydraulic hose on D10R Cat Dozer and over-exerted his left arm, causing him to feel sudden discomfort in his shoulder. On 11/08/2013 the injury became recordable.
09/21/2013 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None Crossarm failed and allowed electric line to touch the pole causing the pole to catch fire.
05/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None While running wire through conduit workers legs gave out and had a sharp pain in lower back area.
03/08/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee reports neck pain when he turned his head to the right while he was operating a hauler. The employee alleges that it ties to an old injury dating back 2 years.
02/25/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 74d restricted Mechanic was replacing #2 Swing retainer plate on 16001 Bucyrus Erie 1500 Dragline. As the ring was being held in place with a piece of angle iron, the ring shifted to one side and fell, catching the...
01/29/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost On 1-29-13 employee was operating motor grader when blade hit a rock causing the operator to jerk her back. On 2-26-13 employee begins losing work days causing injury to be reportable.
01/24/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Worker was cleaning mud and dirt off drill probe when his glove got caught on pin/probe breaking his left arm.
12/03/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Was walking in wash bay and slipped on mud causing his left knee to twist.
08/31/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted While moving furniture to conference room employee attempted to move a hearing booth by himself with a dolly. The booth was to heavy and fell back on his right leg/knee. Employee was then taken to cli...
08/07/2012 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None At 6:00 pm a supervisor notices a brush pile fire that was getting out of control and at that time the fire became unplanned. The supervisor contacts dozers and water trucks by radio to help extingui...
06/29/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost An employee was exiting his vehicle in the employee parking lot and stumbled on a rock. Later that day the employee noticed some discomfort in his left knee and related it back to the incident that h...
05/13/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Employee was climbing the ladder on a 992G loader. As the employee pulled himself up with his right hand, he swung his left hand up, striking his left hand against the ladder handrail, causing a frac...
02/24/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was sliding seat back on trackhoe and caught his right middle finger between the seat slide adjustment release bar and the seat frame. Employee refused initial medical treatment until the mo...
01/17/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was getting equipment from a metal toolbox on a truck bed. Second employee tightened a strap securing box, causing lid to unexpectedly close. First employees hand was struck as lid fell shut....
06/09/2011 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The employee felt a twinge in his lower back when he got up out of the chair in the operators cab of the dragline. On 06/19/2011, he was taken to see a doctor and on 06/20/2011, he was not able to wor...
04/20/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was sitting down, became dizzy, fell from a seated position to the ground, striking his face requiring 3 stitches. Employee had been recently ill with sinus infection.
09/07/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee stepped sideways at shift change and aggravated his right knee. Diagnosed 09/08/2010 and placed on restricted duty. This is a continuation of an injury that occurred 09/15/2009 that was not...
08/10/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 2d restricted Employee was removing a metal sign from a post when sign dropped down on employee's 5th phalange on left hand. Employee lost the tip of the finger. Employee was not wearing gloves at the time of the...
05/24/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was carrying a fuel hose while climbing up the ladder on a fuel truck when he missed a step and fell to the ground landing on his back. Employee reported that his back was hurting and was tak...
05/03/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was replacing hauler parking brake bracket, was lining up the bolt holes and started to install the keeper bolts when the retainer bracket slipped and mashed EE's left thumb between retainer and ta...
03/08/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 11d restricted Employee was cleaning mud from the tracks of a D11 dozer. He moved toward the front of the dozer and slipped on some mud which was on an incline causing his left leg to fall in a drain.
01/07/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a utility knife to cut belt material. The utility knife slipped out of the belting and cut the employee's left middle finger requiring five stitches.
11/28/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Employee was crossing a wet and muddy ditch when he stepped into a hole causing the right leg to stop and his body to go forward injuring the right knee. Upon further evaluation by an Orthopedic doct...
11/14/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee removed a danger tag from a tool box. As he started away from the box, his right foot became entangled with a lanyard that had fallen to the floor from a safety harness hanging on the side o...
11/07/2008 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire broke out on the Cross-Pit Spreader between the 70-meter and the 20-meter. Inspections by structural experts revealed that a belt pulley possibly became extremely hot under the transfer point....
09/30/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Employee was spotting for the pulling of a 1000-foot piece of disconnected trail cable. The employee who was standing near the cable was struck in both knees when the cable became tight and then disl...
09/26/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Moving oxygen cylinder around in bed of field service truck. R index finger was caught in between cylinder and bed of truck.
07/15/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted As employee was setting a pump line, the line was hung at the end by a motorgrader causing the line to move. She fell to the knees and felt a pain in the right shoulder, tension in the neck, and pain...
06/09/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing spherical bearing on the left side of a dozer. In the process of driving the bearing on, a piece of metal came off, hitting the employee on the right forehead temple requiring...