Caballo Mine — Accidents

Total: 185 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/20/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator was trying to adjust the driver's side window, when it came down suddenly, causing a hairline fracture to his left little finger and a laceration requiring sutures to close the wound.
08/30/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing a rock from the Jaw Crusher, when a piece of rock broke off, hitting EE on the chin. EE was taken to Champbell County Hospital and received stitches. The rock was being removed with a...
07/28/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 29d restricted The brakes grabbed while crossing the crusher with a 270 ton tractor-trailer haul truck which ""jarred"" the operator causing neck/shoulder pain. The employee stated he was bounced up and his right sh...
07/18/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 225d lost While dismounting from the water truck the employee experienced a sharp burning pain in the left ankle. The employee states her ankle was not twisted or rolled and that she has had ankle surgery in th...
07/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted The ee was removing a broken left lower suspension bearing when a fractured piece of the bearing broke loose hitting ht ehaul truck tire, bounced back, striking the ee on the left hand. the ee receive...
07/11/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted The brakes grabbed while crossing the crusher with a 270 ton tractor-trailer haul truck, which ""jarred"" the operator, causing neck pain. The orthopedic doctor diagnosed a neck strain and restricted...
06/20/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was dropping hoist ropes at side of shovel with cable tugger. The cable hung up, pulled on tugger line to release cable, the weight & tension of tugger rope caused the tugger rope to pinch his hand...
05/03/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 10d restricted The employee had just finished replacing toilet supplies. The employee stumbled when turning to leave and extended the right hand to catch himself, jamming three fingers. The doctor diagnosed right ha...
03/18/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While walking down the belt line the employee struck the right knee on a hydraulic reservoir for the return idler belt trainer. He was first diagnosed with a bruise-strain MRI conducted 3/28 revealed...
03/06/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Operator attached a wiggins fitting to fuel the equipment. When the nozzle was turned on, the fitting came off, spraying fuel for split-second. Some fuel was sprayed on operator with some getting in t...
01/28/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted Employee slipped on some dust covered ice while walking around the blast hole drill. The right leg buckled underneath with the rest of the body weight on top. The employee received a simple fracture o...
01/24/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At the time of the incident employee was removing the left muffler from a 690 Tiger. As he was holding the muffler with his right hand and pressing on a prybar with his left hand the muffler suddenly...
01/12/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Welder/mechanic climbed ladder to assist mine mechanic in pulling the padlock into place to be pinned. He was wearing a full body harness with landyard, but failed to tie off. He slipped and fell of...
12/15/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 35d restricted At the time of the incident, the employee was loosening flange bolts on a transmission line. As he was pulling on the wrench, the bolt suddenly broke free, causing his elbow to swing back and strike t...
11/06/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Tripped on uneven floor grate & fell on knee.
10/01/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 110d lost, 38d restricted The employee was backing up a 270 ton, 5th wheel type coal truck. When the person applied the brakes, the tractor ""bucked"" bouncing her in the cab. See attached letter of explanation for delay in re...
08/20/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While driving a wooden lath into the ground, the lath splintered inti his hand causing a cut between the thumb and index finger which required stitches.
08/06/2006 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Wildland grass fire caused by a spark of a train burned about 90 acres. The fire was contained around 7:00 pm. Local fire department assisted. All units were released at 10:20 pm (mop-up completed). M...
03/07/2006 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee notified us on 3/7/06 concerning his hands breaking out in a rash over the recent months. Unkown the date the rash started. The employee is seeing a doctor and is receiving treatment for...
02/26/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM A 24-H BLADE, THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND LOST THE RIGHT HAND GRIP ON THE GRAB BAR. HE FELL APPROX. 7 FEET TO THE GROUND, WITH THE RIGHT LEG TAKING THE MAJORITY OF THE IM...
12/10/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted The technician pushed spillage into the track area after loading a train. As she walked back across the silo floor, she stepped onto a piece of coal and rolled her ankle. She was diagnosed with an ank...
10/17/2005 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE THE HAUL TRUCK DRIVER WAS BEING LOADED WITH COAL, DUST BLEW INTO THE DRIVER'S ROLLED DOWN WINDOW & INTO THE TECHNICIAN'S LEFT EYE CAUSING A CORNEAL ABRASION.
07/01/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost The ee felt a sharp pain while pulling on a chain wrench taking apart a steering cylinder con a haul truck pulled muscle under right shoulder blade.
04/09/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE INSTALLING A PIECE OF PLEXIGLASS ON A SHOVEL CROWD MOTOR WINDOW, EE (AN ELECTRICIAN) FELT SOMETHING ENTER HIS EYE. A PHYSICIAN FOUND A CORNEAL ABRASION AND REMOVED A FOREIGN BODY FROM EE'S LEFT...
03/31/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE HIT HIS FINGER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE DRIVING CONCRETE STAKES.
01/12/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE HOISTING THE RIGGING OUT OF THE SHOVEL HOUSE, A CLEVIS ATTACHED TO THE END OF THE SLING CAUGHT ON A BEAM ENOUGH TO ""WHIP"" THE SLING AND THE CLEVIS STRUCK EE ON THE LEFT EYE OF THE SAFETY GLASS...
01/06/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING HIS TRUCK BACK WITH PRODUCTION FUEL. HE WAS TRYING TO UNHOOK FUEL DISCONNECT NOZZLE FROM UNIT FUEL TANK AND HE FELT A POP AND A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW
01/03/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 368d lost Went to pull chocks from tires on crew van, left foot slipped, left knee popped then gave out and then right knee gave out.
10/16/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing duels from a Komatsu haul truck employee got his right ring finger caught between hub and Rad gun, causing an open tuft fracture requiring 9 stitches. Employee was wearing gloves due t...
08/15/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost WHILE BEING LOADED UNDER THE SHOVEL A LARGE CHUNK DROPPED JARRING HAUL TRK. 20 MINS LATER EE REPORTED THAT HIS BACK MUSCLES WERE GETTING TIGHT. HE SAID HE HAD BEEN IN SEVERAL AUTO ACCIDENTS HIS BACK W...
08/07/2004 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost At the time of the incident, employee was washing a CAT 797 off-highway truck. To reach a certain area on the underside of the truck he knelt down such that he was nearly sitting on his right heel wi...
08/04/2004 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None WHILE OPERATING AN AIR-CONDITIONED BLADE, THE TECHNICIAN BEGAN TO FEEL NAUSEOUS AND DIZZY. THE TECHINCIAN WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HEAT EXHAUSTION.
07/16/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Got foreign body in eye while cleaning equipment. Later developed conjunctivitis.
07/10/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted WHILE OPERATING A SCRAPER, THE RIGHT REAR BOUNCED OVER A CHUNK OF MATERIAL WHICH CAUSED A MUSCLE SPASM IN EE'S LOWER BACK. HE WAS SEEN AT THE ER & DIAGNOSED WITH A LOWER BACK STRAIN. HIS CONDITION DID...
06/09/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An electrician was stripping the insulation off a power cable with a utility knife. The knife slipped off the cable striking and lacerating the top of his left hand. He received 5 sutures.
05/12/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While torqueing the left rear wheels on a Cat 797 the rad gun slipped off the lug nut striking employee on the right side of the face. The impact caused a fracture of the lower right cheek bone.
04/26/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost BUMPED ELBOW ON ARM REST WHEN HAUL TRUCK HIT BUMP.
04/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost WHILE WALKING BEHIND A HAND SHOVEL PUSHING SOME COAL ACROSS A FINISHED CONCRETE FLOOR THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG ""GAVE OUT"" WHILE TAKING A STEP. THE DOCTOR DIAGNOSIS WAS A QUADRICEPS TENDON DETACHMENT...
02/06/2004 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, EE WAS CHANGING HEADS ON THE ENGINE OF A CAT 793C OFF-HIGHWAY TRUCK. AFTER UNBOLTING THE HEAD FROM THE ENGINE, HE PLACED THE INPACT WRENCH ON THE FRAME OF THE TRUC K. AS H...
01/25/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE HELPING POSITION A HANDRAIL (FOR INSTALLATION) THE PIPE SLIPPED OFF THE POSTS AND THE END OF THE PIPE CUT THE LEFT THUMB. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED FIVE STITCHES.
01/14/2004 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None AFTER WELDING ON A REPLACEMENT LINER, THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SHIFT THE EE STATED HIS LEFT EYE WASSTARTING TO BOTHER HIM. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE EESAW THE EYE DOCTOR AND HAD FLASH BURN TO THE LEF T EYE....
01/12/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted While removing cutting edges off a 24H blade, a 4' section of cutting edge fell, striking the ee's left hand, fracturing the left index finger and thumb. The thumb also received stitches.
12/07/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 40-4460 HAUL TRUCK. AS HE WAS PULLING A RAMP LOADED THE TRUCK POWERED OUT AND STALLED. THE EMPLOYEE PANICKED AND JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK BRUISING HIS HEEL.
11/24/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 68d lost, 29d restricted WHEN AN ICE BLOCKAGE DISLODGED FROM A PIECE OF PIPE, THE PRESSURE KICKED THE PIPE BACKWARDS, SPRAYING ICE CHUNKS, ONE OF WHICH IS BELIEVED TO HAVE STRUCK THE EE'S LEFT LOWER LEG, FRACTURING THE FIBULA...
11/01/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted WHILE OPERATING A BD270 TON COAL TRUCK EE WAS MAKING THE CIRCLE TO POSITION UNDER THE SHOVEL AND CROSSED OVER A BLADE WINDOW, JARRING THE OPERATOR WHICH CAUSED THE BACK PAIN. DR PRESCRIBED RES TRICTED...
10/11/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE LEFT REAR OUTSIDE TIRE OF UNIT 622 TO BE ABLE TO WORK ON THE INSIDE DUEL TIRE. WHEN REMOVING THE LUG NUTS HE WAS MOVING THE RAD TOOL BETWEEN THE LUG NUTS USING HIS LE FT HAND...
09/01/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE WAS WALKING ON THE GROUND, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A CRUST OVER THE TOP OF MUD, WHEN THE RIGHT LEG BROKE THROUGH THE CRUST AND SANK ABOUT 2', RESULTING IN A PARTIAL TEAR IN THE RT.CALF MUSCL E. DR....
05/20/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted TECHNICIAN BENT OVER TO MARK A PIECE OF METAL WITH A MARKER AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK, HE RETURNED TO WORK WITH RESTRICTIONS.
05/10/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted WHILE CHANGING OUT HOIST ROPES ON SHOVEL, IN WET/MUDDY CONDITIONS, TECHNICIAN SLIPPED. HIS RIGHT LEG SLIPPED IN MUD, CAUSING HIS LOWER BACK TO TIGHTED UP. HE IS RELEASED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
03/20/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 28d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE TOP OF HIS TRUCK. HE SLIPPED OFF THE BUMPER AND HURT HIS KNEE.