Cooper Ridge Surface Mine — Accidents

Total: 9 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/11/2007 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was cutting a pine tree and when the tree fell over, the chainsaw jumped back and struck the employee in the left knee, which resulted in him getting 20 stitches in his knee. 10 inside and 10...
07/13/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was welding beside another welder & the other welder arked his welder, causing injured EE's left eye to get severe burns.
01/28/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE ran truck out of road, rolled over approx. 4 times.
11/16/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost METAL ON ROCK TRUCK WAS WET & VERY SLIPPERY. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS RT. HIP & ELBOW, HE HAD A BRUISED HIP & ELBOW.
11/15/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 145d lost THE OPERATOR OF HAUL BACK TRUCK MISSED THE DUMPING AREA. HE BACKED OVER BERM WHICH RESULTED IN THE TRUCK ROLLING OVER ONE COMPLETE TIME LANDING ON ITS WHEELS. THE OPERATOR RECEIVED STITCHES ON HIS LEF...
08/23/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Fell off of excavator, landed on ground on right hip and right shoulder.
09/10/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WAS CHANGING OIL SCREEN ON 992 LOADER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FELL IN LEFT EYE.
06/12/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WAS USING HAND GRINDER, THE HAND GRINDER SLIPPED FROM HAND, RESULTING IN LEFT WRIST BEING CUT.
01/20/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost WAS OPERATING 375 DOZER: WHEN DOZER WENT OVER BIG ROCK- RESULTING IN A WHIP-LASH MOTION HURTING LOWER BACK.