Cub Branch Surface — Accidents
Total: 62 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/18/2024 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 153d lost | Employee was operating a rock truck when EE hit a bump in the road and said it jarred EE around. The employee went to the Doctor the next day complaining of back pain. X-ray showed bulging disk, waiti... |
| 01/02/2024 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 265d lost | Employee was climbing upon a Rock Truck, when EE's foot hit the first platform on the lower level EE's foot slipped and EE lost grip falling on to the ground approximately 3-4 feet on EE's left side.... |
| 12/11/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Employee was shoveling tracks on an excavator, felt pain in their lower back. Went to the doctor the next day and was told to rest a couple days. |
| 07/07/2023 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 114d lost | Operator hung dozer up on something and kept shifting dozer back and forth until they snapped the cable, instead of waiting for another operator to pull him. |
| 07/06/2023 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Employee was operating a water truck coming out of the job. Employee did a brake check at the top of the hill, the truck popped out of gear half way down the steep EE lost control and the truck turned... |
| 03/29/2023 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 24d lost | Employee was operating a rock truck, leaving the pit area into the valley fill they hit a bump in the road and said their lower back was hurting. They left around 11:00 PM and went to the doctor the n... |
| 01/20/2023 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was attempting to walk through mud when foot got stuck and lost balance. Employee fell and put out right arm to catch self, employee continued to work the rest of the shift and worked the fol... |
| 06/03/2022 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was cleaning out the floor of a 993K Caterpillar Front End Loader. EE hit something sharp in the floor behind a steering control hose and cut EE's middle finger. EE was taken to the ER and gl... |
| 07/08/2013 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While climbing up on top of berm to check settlement ditch, stepped off of berm twisted lower part of back. |
| 05/31/2013 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While pulling myself upon dozer pulled something in left hand or wrist. |
| 02/04/2013 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Started down hill,2nd gear EE broke on 2nd stage very light pressure on peddle, truck started sliding pulled hand spike down feathering brake peddle so truck wouldn't jack knife started sliding faster... |
| 08/27/2012 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While working beside of welder got flash burn in right eye. |
| 10/21/2011 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While standing on right side of dozer track, slipped and fell striking his head on stabilizing jack. |
| 05/09/2011 | FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While loading coal/moving coal in coal pit the highwall kicked out resulting in material covering up the 980 G loader. Rock & material came in loader cab resulting in a chipped elbow on the left arm o... |
| 01/13/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While taking bolts out of a cutting edge on a loader bucket, bolt turned while holding in hand cutting right thumb and right hand index finger. |
| 09/01/2010 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While putting a bolt in excavator bucket pin, tightening up nut with an airgun, something flew and struck right eye. |
| 04/08/2010 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 61d lost | While cutting a dozer blader liner off a dozer blade it sprang loose striking him in the left knee and top of left foot. |
| 02/01/2010 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While climbing off of 310 dozer, slipped and fell on the ground hurting right elbow. |
| 01/13/2010 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | While pushing in a shot, a section of spoil bank broke loose sliding in door glass on a dozer, hitting operator on left foot and leg. |
| 10/20/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While getting off of his rock truck, slipped and twisted his left knee. |
| 05/11/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While stepping out of mechanic truck, stepped on some loose rocks, twisting right ankle. |
| 05/05/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 83d lost | EE stepped off of a 740 truck, hurt low back. |
| 03/30/2009 | FIRE | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Fuel line of left side of dozer punctured and sprayed fuel on turbo, causing the fire. |
| 01/10/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While unloading cutting edges for a 16 grader dropping one on top of left foot. |
| 09/04/2008 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While getting out of his service truck steped on a rock twisted his ankle and causing a fracture to his left foot. |
| 07/30/2008 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 8d lost | While working on belt structure, EE slipped and fell twisting EE's left knee. |
| 07/09/2008 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 5d lost | EE got out of grease truck, walking over to service dozer, stepped in print of dozer track in the dirt. fell down and tore ligaments lose in RT ankle. |
| 05/14/2008 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While striking a pin in chain with hammer, a piece of metal flew off, striking him in the leg. |
| 01/24/2008 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While walking to his rock truck, slipped on some ice, fell on his dinner bucket hurting his right side. |
| 12/11/2007 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Cutting strap off of chain, slipped off and cut leg. |
| 07/31/2007 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Drove rock truck down into the pit and when coming out of the pit hit some bumps and pulled a muscle and inflamed a muscle in his lower back. |
| 07/06/2007 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Dismounted 992D endloader and came back to climb up, strained his wrist. |
| 06/15/2007 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While swinging a hammer, hammer flew off of handle, hitting him in mouth breaking two bottom teeth. |
| 06/07/2007 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While getting filters from filter trailer, stepped on porch, board broke, falling through porch, hurting left hip. |
| 01/26/2007 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 346d lost | While standing a top of highwall miner track, moving beam away from a track. bumping track with beam causing track to swivel crushed foot right foot. |
| 01/22/2007 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 5d lost | Slipped and fell injuring buttocks. |
| 09/20/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Improper lifting of 55 gallon barrel that caused back injury. |
| 05/29/2006 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Dismounting from D-10N dozer. Lost balance and twisted ankle. |
| 05/17/2006 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 270d lost | Picking up starter for 992 loader & pulled muscle in lower back region. |
| 04/05/2006 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 15d lost | Stepping from highwall miner Base Frame unto belly pan area. To fix Pillar block on miner, Twisted knee (left) |
| 08/18/2005 | FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 63d lost | WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SET A PIN ON HM06 HIGHWALL MINER BEAM, A PIECE OF SLATE FELL OFF THE WALL STRIKING THE SHOULDER AREA OF THE EMPLOYEE. |
| 06/24/2005 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Operator took excavator out of designated work area without permission and slid equipment over the hill. |
| 03/03/2005 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | Tramming dozer up hill, embankment gave way on outside berm turning dozer on its side. |
| 02/02/2005 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 9d lost | Picked up rodk knocker for 777 rock trk, pulled muscle in lower back on left side. |
| 10/21/2004 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 12d lost | STANDING ON 992 FENDER, BROKE OFF, FELL ON LEFT LEG, TWISTED KNEE. |
| 10/21/2004 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 8d lost | STANDING ON A LADDER, TRYING TO KNOCK OUT A BOOM PIN ON A 992 LOADER. WHILE SWINGING A HAMMER, LADDER SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM, CAUSING HIM TO FALL. PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK. |
| 06/08/2004 | OTHER | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 15d lost | EE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE TRUCK. THE WIND CAUGHT THE DOOR, SLAMMING THE DOOR BACK ON EE'S HAND. |
| 08/15/2003 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 23d lost | PULLING PINS ON HIGHWALL MINER BEAMS, HE DROPPED A PIN ON TOP OF FOOT. |
| 01/25/2003 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | CLIMBING DOWN FROM 950 LOADER AND SLIPPED & FELL. |
| 01/23/2003 | NO VALUE FOUND | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 363d lost | CHANGING MINER BITS ON HIGHWALL MINER. STRUCK BIT WITH HAMMER, GOT PIECE OF METAL IN EYE. |