Birch River Mine — Accidents

Total: 127 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/11/2002 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None AWARD OF WORKER'S COMPENSATION FOR HEARING LOSS.
02/02/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost EE WAS INJECTING AIR BRAKE DE-ICER INTO A FUEL TRUCK. EE STATED THAT SOMEHOW HIS HAND SLIPPED, ENGAGING THE AIR PRESSURE LEVER AND IN TURN CAUSED THE DE-ICER SOLUTION TO ""BLOW"" BACK INTO HIS FACE, W...
01/02/2002 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None ON THE ABOVE DATE, EE, A ROCK TRUCK DRIVERS, WAS PERFORMING A PRESHIFT EXAM ON A ROCK TRUCK THAT HE WAS PREPARING TO OPERATE. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, HE WAS OBSERVED BY A COWORKER COLLAPSED OVER T HE STEE...
12/10/2001 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ON 785 ROCK TRUCK. WHILE REMOVING A HOIST LINE (HOSE) THE '0' RING SUDDENLY BLEW WHICH CAUSED AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF PRESSURE TO BE RELEASED. TH E EMPLO...
09/11/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost WHILE REMOVING AN ENGINE FROM A 777 ROCK TRUCK, EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH REMOVING A BOLT WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE LEFT SHOULDER AND RIGHT MIDDLE BACK.
08/30/2001 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A WORKER'S COMPENSATION AWARD FOR PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
08/15/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost DRIVER PULLED TRUCK IN FOR END LOADER TO LOAD & OPERATOR LEFT BOOM DOWN ON TRUCK, JERKING & TWISTING THE DRIVER INJURING HIS BACK & NECK.
08/02/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 191d lost EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS COAL TRUCK AND WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE GROUND, HE APPARENTLY LANDED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
06/19/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None MGMT. WAS NOTIFIED ON JUNE 19, 2001, BY EE, THAT HE WAS SCHEDULED FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY ON JUNE 27, 2001. (OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS).
06/01/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None AWARD OF WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION FOR HEARING LOSS.
05/31/2001 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None WHILE MONITORING AND PERFORMING WORK ACTIVITIES AT THE DRAGLINE ON MAINTENANCE SHUTDOWN DAY, THE EE APPARENTLY SUSTAINED A WELDING FLASH (REFLECTION) WHILE WELDING ACTIVITIES WERE BEING CONDUC TED.
05/04/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE HAD BEEN WORKING ON A WINDSHIELD WIPER ON THE #8 LOADER. AS HE STARTED TO DISMOUNT AND WAS DESCENDING DOWN THE BOARDING LADDER, HIS FOOT GOT CAUGHT INBETWEEN THE RUNG SPACING. WHEN THIS OCC URRED,...
01/29/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost PUTTING BEAM INTO PLACE. BEAM WENT BACK IN PLACE AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN OTHER BEAM.
01/09/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost LIFTING MOTOR OFF TRAILER, HE PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.
12/13/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EEHIT ELBOW ON FEEDER WHILE TIGHTENING SPRING HANGER. DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 1/12/01.
09/01/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING ON FUEL TRUCK TRANSMISSION. AS HE WAS PRYING A SMALL BAR, IT SLIPPED ACROSS HIS HAND, CAUSING A LACERATION.
08/02/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost ROAD WAS SLICK, AND EMPLOYEE'S TRUCK SLID THROUGH ROUGH PLACE, INJURING HIS NECK.
07/13/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A WORKER'S COMPENSATION AWARD FOR HEARING LOSS.
07/05/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost ON THE DAY OF ACCIDENT ""OFF DUTY"" EE DROVE TO THE MINE OFFICE TO CHECK ON THE AVAILABILITY OF OVERTIME FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY. WHILE AT THE MINE OFFICE TALKING THE WAREHOUSEMAN HE WAS ASKED TO GO WIT...
06/26/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost REMOVING PARTS FROM OLD TRANSMISSION, TRIPPED OVER AIR HOSE IN FLOOR, LANDED ON RIGHT KNEE AND RIGHT WRIST.
05/16/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING ON A 777 TRUCK. AS HE WAS CHANGING A GREASE HOSE AND REACHING ACROSS THE TRANSMISSION, HE FELT SOME- THING PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER/SIDE AREA.
04/27/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE EXITING A TRUCK AND TWISTED ANKLE
04/19/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost REACHING TO GET CHOKER AND GOT OFF BALANCE AND FELL. BROKEN WRIST.
03/13/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OD STARTING EQUIPMENT AND SINCE THE ROCK TRUCK HE WAS WORKING ON WOULD NOT START HE CLIMBED THE BOARDING LADDER AND REMOVED THE OUTER AIR FILTER IN ORDER TO SPRAY STARTING FLUI...
02/22/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost FEET SLIPPED ON WET EQUIPMENT CAUSING HIM TO FALL INJURING BACK AND KIDNEY.
02/19/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 336d lost EE WAS INSTALLING AN ENGINE IN A 785 TRUCK. EE SLIPED ON ICE AND FELL CATCHING RIGHT LEG BETWEEN STEERING JACK AND ROD FALLING BACKWARD, HANGINGBY LEFT UPSIDE DOWN.
02/15/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CUTTING OPEN EMULSION BAGS & PLACING THE MIXTURE IN BLAST HOLES. DURING THIS PROCESS, SOME OF THE EMULSION SPLASHED UP & WENT IN HIS OPEN MOUTH. HE SPIT MOST OF THE MIXTURE OUT EXCEPT F OR ABOU...