CLAYTON COUNTY MINE SITE — Accidents

Total: 15 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/20/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EE informed foreman he felt a twitch in his leg but it did not hurt when it happened. When asked if he wanted to see a dr. the EE said he would wait,stating? it could just be a pulled muscle?. On 6/1...
10/18/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Wedge kicked back from crusher and pushed employees arm into handrail. He noticed some swelling in his arm after the incident so an ice pack was used to reduce swelling. The employee said he felt like...
09/06/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was pulling on a wrench when he heard something pop in his side. Employee did not think he needed to see the doctor at the time but on Monday 8/10/2007 he said he was still hurting and want...
02/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The employee was rotating a motor sheave, when it came off of the shaft. The sheave fell, landing on his right ring finger, breaking the tip of the finger.
12/07/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 84d restricted Maintenance crew was preparing to install new manganese in crusher. Pittman was jacked forward to allow the shims to be removed. Employee was pulling shims out when the jack lost pressure and crusher...
10/25/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The employee was handing a 2 foot section of poly pipe to another employee. The other employee dropped the pipe, and it struck him on the hand resulting in a contusion. He did not go to the doctor un...
07/11/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 236d lost The employee was standing in a chute replacing bolts that hold the liner in, and slipped and fell approximately 3 feet.
06/18/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted Employee was using torch to cut bolts off of a roller and got slag in his ear. Initially, employee refused medical treatment at the time. On June 21, after experiencing severe pain as a result of f...
06/16/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in the same area with another employee using grinder. Emoployee removed safety glasses to clean them and was struck in eye by small metal shaving by grinder. The piece of metal w...
11/04/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The employee was grinding with an electrical grinder and got a small metal sliver in his eyes. The employee was wearing safety glasses. The employee did not report the injury to his supervisor, he w...
04/23/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was picking up a grinder with his finger on the trigger and inadvertently engaged the trigger causing the grinder to twist and strike him in the leg.
12/28/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLEANING OFF SOME STEEL PRIOR TO CUTTING WHEN HE GOT SOME DEBRIS IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.
10/01/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted EMPLOYEE HIT A HIGH BOTTOM ON THE PIT FLOOR. THIS CAUSED HIM TO INJURE HIS BACK.
03/10/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS SITTING ON A STEEL PLATE SECURED BY A CHAIN HOIST. THE HOIST SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALLDOWN INTO A CHUTE. HE RECEIVED 2 STITCHES IN HISRIGHT KNEE.
01/03/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT ELECTRICAL CABLE THAT HE HAD JUST UNROLLED. EMPLOYEE IMPROPERLY ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE CABLE AND CAUSED HIMSELF TO STRAIN HIS BACK.