CCU Belmont Strip — Accidents

Total: 37 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/02/2024 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was entering cab of dozer and didn't see that floor board was missing. Employee's foot went in the hole and employee caught right side of rib cage against steering clutches.
05/23/2024 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A pry bar slipped while attempting to align a pin. The bar hit the employee in the chin and resulted in a minor laceration requiring stitches.
07/26/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Stepping down off Highwall Miner and twisted knee
07/31/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Operator was shoving dirt out with a D11T Bull Dozer and noticed smoke coming from engine compartment, EE jumped out and used the fire extinguisher on the fire but it was out of control so EE got off...
01/16/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Employee was getting a fuel hose to fuel a loader and slipped on ice and snow pack, employee stuck hand out to catch self. Employee's hand landed up against the ladder bending index finger back and fr...
08/15/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Operator noticed that a culvert was plugged up on one end so ee got off machine to go and shovel it out. On ee way ee twisted ankle on uneven ground on the pit floor. Operator worked the rest of the s...
07/18/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a D-6 dozer and was backing up at a 2 to 1 slope and went to shift into forward and the transmission did not catch causing the dozer to free wheel. The operator dropped the blad...
06/28/2016 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Machine was parked at 1:45am the morning of the 28th and the operator went home, at 3:00am that night a miner that was still there noticed that the equipment was on fire and called 911. No one was aro...
01/25/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Operator said ee hurt back when ee hit a bump in the road. Upon new evidence this has become reportable.
03/13/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was walking across the parking lot and slipped on ice spraining his ankle.
08/23/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was attempting to put a belly pan on a dozer and a weld broke letting the pan to drop hitting him in the arm and hand.
05/09/2013 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing into a 16G Cat grader when the wind blew the door around and hit him in the side of his head causing a cut requiring 4 staples.
03/14/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was driving up out of pit and the sun blinded him and he run his water pumping truck up a bank and laid it over on its side. He worked the rest of shift and the next day and then took 2 days...
02/05/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell.
01/28/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 128d lost, 95d restricted Employee was starting up stairs into parts trailer and grabbed the hand rail. He felt something pop in his shoulder.
04/12/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 45d lost Employee was helping mechanics put a pin in a 992 boom when a pin above fell and crushed his pinky finger.
03/19/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was mounting a D11T dozer. He was on the push arm and reached for the hand hold on the side of dozer and missed. Employee fell and hurt his back and ribs.
07/27/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was standing on the track of a D-9L dozer and turned to get back into the cab when he lost his footing, he grabbed the hand rail but turned wrong and pulled a muscle in his back.
03/14/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was walking through water and mud to get to his water pump and stepped on a rock twisting his ankle.
01/31/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee was climbing down the ladder of a 365 Trac-Hoe and lost his footing. He fell approximately 4 feet to the ground injuring his back.
12/27/2010 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None Our Highwall Miner hit an unmapped/ Unknown abandoned mine which was full of water. The water started to fill the pit area that we were in so we retracted our miner a pulled out of the pit area.
10/13/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a bar on the pins on a highwall miner and his bar came up and hit him. He received 5 stitches.
10/01/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE said his seat in his D11 dozer bottomed out and hurt his back.
08/16/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was climbing onto his D11 dozer and slipped and fell spraining his left hand.
07/27/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE had just replaced a drum of grease on his Lube truck and he screwed his grease hose onto it. When he shifted the lever to charge it with air, the end blew off and hit him in the chin. He received s...
04/01/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a utility knife to cut a water hose. He was cutting away from his body and came to the end and turned his knife back towards himself to cut the remaining inch. He pulled back and stabbed...
03/18/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost Employee opened the door of his D11 dozer and stepped out onto the deck, he straddled the door to retrieve an air hose that was attached to the cab. The hose had been used for repairs. He went to thro...
12/09/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was climbing onto a D11 Dozer. He was stepping over from push arm to tracks and slipped and fell onto tracks. Went for xrays. Had a bruise on his rib cage.
02/01/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee jumped from his mechanic's truck to put a fire out and when he returned to his truck he noticed his knee was hurting. He went to his doctor and his doctor told him to be off for 2 weeks.
07/02/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Was removing a transmission filter on a cat 777. Filter was stuck and he put extreme pressure on it. When it let loose he felt a pull in his back. This happened on Monday July 2nd. And he was in pain...
06/24/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost EE WAS CHANGING A GREASE BARREL BAG AND WHILE STANDING ON THE DECK, HE TRIED THROWING THE ALMOST EMPTY BAG OVER HIS HEAD INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING O...
09/04/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost WHILE CLIMBING UP THE LADDER ON A CAT 988B LOADER TO START IT UP, EE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.
08/07/2003 EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS ACCIDENT ONLY None SHOT WAS COMPLETELY LOADED AND WIRED. WHILE RUNNING LEAD WIRES OUT, LIGHTNING STRUCK THE LOADED SHOT. THREE HOLES WERE DETONATED AT APP 1:42 PM. THE AREA HAD ALREADY BEEN CLEARED. THERE WERE N O INJUR...
01/07/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS UNDER AN AUGER ONT HE DECK OF A LOW BOY PREPARING FOR TRANSPORTATION. HE HARD HAT FELL OFF. WHEN BENDING DOWN AND RETRIVING THE HARD HAT. HE TURNED SLIGHTLY WHILE COMING BACK UP AND BUM PED HIS...
11/28/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 146d lost EE AND EE HAD JUST LIFTED A 300 FT SECTION OF COILED WATER HOSE FROM THE BED OF A PICK UP TRUCK AND WAS UNWINDING IT ALONG SIDE AN OLD ROAD WHEN EE NOTICED A DULL PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE P AIN BEC...
05/21/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost EE ARRIVED AT THE MINE PRIOR TO STARTING TIME IN ORDER TO START A WATER PUMP LOCATED IN PIT 002-0. HE PARKED HIS VEHICLE IN THE PIT AND WAS WALKING TOWARDS THE PUMP ON A LOOSE MATERIAL DIRT RO AD, WHE...
02/26/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost A RUBBER TARP, USED FOR HOLDING THE FUEL LINE NOZZLE WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN MOTION, WAS REMOVED AND LYING ON THE TOP STEP AT THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. WHEN HE BEGAN DESCENDING THIS STEP THE METAL HOOK ON T...