Copley Trace Surface Mine — Accidents

Total: 92 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/30/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 1d restricted Changing track pads on drill tracks. While lifting pads & installing on new rails, pulled muscle in stomach.
12/11/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None While driving along haul road a piece of gravel flew from tire, hit the mirror and busted the glass. A piece of glass hit the driver in the eye.
11/14/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 145d lost Driver stated while going thru the roller coaster dip the transmission started making a clicking noise. So he down shifted and the truck rolled backward into the ditch and caused the truck to turn ove...
10/28/2006 POWERED HAULAGE ACCIDENT ONLY None Ran truck into ditch.
10/11/2006 POWERED HAULAGE ACCIDENT ONLY None Ran truck into a ditch.
08/28/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 91d lost Employee stated that while dismounting a D10 dozer he slipped and twisted his knee and ankle.
08/23/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee using air sander to clean blade on grader. Sanding disk came apart, piece struck employee in the stomach.
06/09/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 51d restricted Slipped and fell
06/08/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Driver stated that as he came into curve truck started to turn and slide coming into and while trying, to go around the curve like the Jake Brake was shoving him as it kicked in.
02/02/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee stated that while rounding the Gator Bowl curve the truck slid and turned over on its side.
12/26/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING MATERIAL AROUND THE SHOP AREA.
12/05/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE GOING THROUGH THE OLIVER LUCK DIP HE FELT THE REAR END OF THE TRUCK SLIDE TO THE LEFT AND THE TRUCK TURNED OVER ON IT'S DRIVER SIDE.
07/25/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF PICKUP TRUCK WHEN THE FOREMAN STARTED THE TRUCK. IT LUNGED FORWARD STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT KNEE
04/07/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was raising hood on truck, and hand slipped off and he fell backwards.
03/24/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The ee was working on a tailgate of a truck and slipped.
03/01/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE stated that while operating the endloader he twisted around inthe cab and felt pain in his lower back.
02/12/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee stated that he stepped off of a battery box, twisted around and injured his lower back.
02/07/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A STAIRWAY, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL INJURING THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK.
09/30/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE WORKING ON A D9 DOZER, THE BATTERY LID FELL ON HIS LEFT HAND.
11/12/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 159d lost ANOTHER CO DRIVER HIT THE RANKAY TRUCK IN THE BACK END.
10/11/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 180d lost TRUCK STALLED ON HILL ROLLINGBACKWARDS AND OVERTURNING, RESULTING IN BRUISING TO LEFT KNEE AND LEFT RIBS.
08/22/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost WAS GOING AROUND CURVE AND THE OTHER TRUCK, GOING THE OTHER DIRECTION, SLID INTO TRUCK.
08/22/2003 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None WAS GOING AROUND CURVE, ROAD WAS WET, AND SLID INTO ANOTHER TRUCK COMING THE OTHER DIRECTION.
06/30/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE GETTING A WATER SAMPLE FROM THE POND HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND INJURED HIS LEFT LOWER LEG.
05/22/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 279d lost WORKING ON TRUCK AND A PIECE OF METAL HIT EYE.
12/13/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost DRIVER WAS ON HIS WAY TO WORK IN HIS PERSONEL VEHICLE, WHEN HE SLID INTO A DITCH.
07/01/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE INJURED HIS LEFT HAND AND WRIST WHILE FUELING EQUIPMENT.
05/20/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 277d lost HE WAS REMOVING SPIDER DRUM ASSEMBLY AND PULLED SHOULDER OUT OF PLACE. WHILE WORKING ON A TRAILER.
10/24/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost VICTIM AND CO-WORKERS WERE USING A 3/4"" LINK CHAIN TO PULL THE CONVEYER CHAIN OF THE HIGHWALL MINING MACHINE, THEY WERE UTILIZING THE HIGHWALL MINER POWER HEAD TO APPLY PULLING POWER. THE CHAI N BROK...
08/23/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 212d lost GETTING OUT OF TRUCK AND FELL ON GROUND AND HURT RIGHT KNEE AND RIGHT ANKLE.
07/19/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS CLIMBING ROCK TRUCK WITH TOOLS IN ONE HAND, SLIPPED ON LADDER AND FELL.
04/13/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost WALKING FROM DOZER TO MANBUS TRIPPED ON DIRT WINROW. FIRST LOST WORK DAY 4/17/01.
03/27/2001 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None NOTIFIED OF AWARD.
03/01/2001 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None COMPANY NOTIFIED OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS AWARD.
10/21/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost GETTING OFF DOZER SLIPPED AND FELL.
09/21/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE HAD BEEN WORKING ON A D9R DOZER AND TURNED TO GET DOWN OFF MACHINE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. FELL ON LEFT SIDE HURTING LEFT SHOULDER, SIDE AND BACK.
09/05/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost SLIPPED & FELL. LACERATION TO BACK OF HEAD REQUIRING SUTURES CONTUSIONS ON BACK
05/22/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost OPERATING LOADED 18-WHEELER. TRAVELED LEFT OF CENTER INTO SUMP HOLE ON LEFT SIDE OF ROAD. TRACTOR AND TRAILER OVERTURNED.
04/07/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost LOADER OPERATOR LOADING ROCK BEGAN EXP BACK ON.
03/10/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost INJURED WAS REPOSITIONING CRIB BLOCKS. CO-WORKERPASSED ONE CRIB BLOCK WHICH HIT INJURED IN LEFT KNEE.
02/21/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost OPERATING DOZER ON ROCKS; JARRED DOZER AND BEGAN EXPERIENCING LOWER BACK PAIN.
01/20/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost OPERATING 777B ROCK TRUCK. TRUCK BOUNCED AND BEGAN EXPERIENCING LOWER BACK PAIN.