Falkirk Mine — Accidents

Total: 101 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/26/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was fixing the filter on the coffee pot when the filter with the grounds in it and hot water spilled onto the employee's left hand causing a burn. Employee did not seek medical treatment unti...
09/15/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Emp tripped while going thru a revolving frame of an 8750 drag line injuring his right bicep muscle. Emp was taken to ER where the doctor diagnosed him with a bicep rupture. Emp did receive a full ret...
07/11/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost An employee was pounding an 8 inch pin with a sledge hammer on an 8750 dragline when a piece of metal from the hammer broke off and hit another employee standing 10 feet away. The piece of metal lace...
06/30/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two mechanics were changing the axles in a boom truck when the differential slipped off of the jack landing on the steel toed portion of a mechanic's left foot. The mechanic was transported to the ho...
05/16/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck by a 4 lb hammer while helping to position the top section of a portal, resulting in a fracture to the third distal phalange of the right middle finger.
03/31/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost A mechanic EE experienced back pain while working on a track dozer
11/20/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was operating a scraper when he hit a frozen chunk of dirt and hit his head on the radio bracket above him causing an incision that needed stitches.
10/07/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The operator of a 657E scraper experienced neck pain while push pulling with another scraper. The mine was informed by Workers Compensation on 10/28/2010 that employee was receiving chiropractic care.
08/04/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A chain hook released causing a poly pipe to contact the emp's left leg. Minesite EMS examined to find a mild scrape-no immediate concern. 08/10 the emp asked to be seen by a DR. Mine was only informe...
06/23/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was pulling a new steel bearing with a redi-rod into the stick of a backhoe. The bearing was already into the bore of the stick..was into 3 inch of the stick with about 10 ton of force. A pi...
04/26/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Loosening a radiator cap, when it popped off, resulting in antifreeze going over his left hand.
04/08/2010 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Burn on left hand and face area. Employee was working with one other employee. They were trouble shooting disconnects when an arc flash occurred.
02/11/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost While Security officer was walking down the coal silo's catwalk his left foot slipped on the frosted grating. He caught himself from falling but twisted his right knee while doing so.
02/11/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Security guard had come into the guard shack, tripped and missed a step and fell onto her knees. She extended her arms to break her fall. Her left arm got jammed in between the desk and a blue water...
11/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was replacing a hose on an overburden truck when dirt from above started to fall onto his face. He turned his head and a plastic tie wrap on the hose slipped behind his safety glasses causin...
09/21/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting in fitting some gussets in the revolving frame when the gusset shifted trapping right hand and lacerating the middle finger.
04/19/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Security officer tripped while descending stairs, loosing her footing and spraining her left ankle.
02/24/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 242d lost Emp was moving a loading shovel from one ramp to another. The shovel spun out on the slope causing the cable to tighten. He cut the rope that held the cable that was tied off to the shovel. When he cu...
05/06/2008 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got stung by a bee and had an allergic reaction. He administered an Epi-pen to himself and called his Supervisor and Dragline Maintenance Supervisor who activated the emergency response team...
04/29/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was assisting with setup of a work platform. When climbing down, he missed the step or slipped backwards approximately 3 feet contacting a retangular guard on an 8750 dragline. This contact...
02/05/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost In the process of setting up a pump, an employee got his right hand caught between a backhoe bucket and a poly pipe.
01/03/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 261d lost Employee was setting up a punch press when a piece of metal flew into the employee's right eye.
12/28/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Employee was working underneath a pickup when the transmission shifted rolling into the right shoulder and neck area pinning the employee.
11/01/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was filling the boiler system in the B Building at the Coal Handling Facility with a mix of antifreeze using a pump in a barrel. The system had just reached the proper pressure and he was go...
09/17/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Tipped over scraper.
05/29/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Torquing bolts on hoist drum, right hand got crushed between the hoist and the torque.
04/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE was working for a construction company that was remodeling offices in the office building at the Falkirk Mine. EE was lifting a bundle of 10' metal studs weighing approx 60lbs, when he felt a strai...
04/11/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A particle entered a contractor employee's right eye while he was on 104 dragline carbody located on Falkirk Mine. Employee was taken to clinic after minesite EMT irrigated the eye.
08/02/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing down the ladder off of 101 dragline when she lost her footing and fell to her left, hitting her head on the floor of the dragline shoe. She received a laceration to her head. S...
10/03/2005 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Security Officer was opening door to Coal Handling Fire Suppression Pump House to conduct a routine inspection. Upon grabbing the door the Security Officer was stung three times on her left index fin...
05/07/2005 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While grinding, wind blew foreign body into right eye
06/16/2004 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 40d restricted CUTTING OUT BAD AREA OF A PATCH ON A PIPE. INSTALLED THE SAWZALL, SLIPPED AND POKED HIS LOWER LEFT CALF DAMAGING HIS ARTERY AND MUSCLE.
06/03/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Minor ankle sprain jumping from 2' bank.
04/12/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost The employee was climbing a ladder so that we could finish a welding project on a coal truck, when the bottom of the ladder slipped. The employee fell to the floor landing on his back and buttocks....
10/09/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE SLIPPED WHILE DISMOUNTING THE SWING CASE ON 101 DRAGLINE. THE EE BRUISED HIS HIP AND RECEIVED A CONTUSION ON HIS LEFT LEG.
09/02/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BOLT WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS HIS KNUCKLE.
08/22/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A ROLLER FROM THE FORK OF A FORKLIFT. THE ROLLER SLID OFF THE FORK AND PINCHED HIS HAND.
04/10/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER A GROUNDING CABLE AND FELL TO HIS KNEES.
12/02/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE STEPPED OFF DOZER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
11/23/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 120d restricted MECHANIC STRAINED BACK WHILE INSTALLING BELLY PAN ON A 992C LOADER.
09/17/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost WHILE LIFTING AN HYDRAULIC RAM FROM A TRUCK BOX ONTO A DRAGLINE SHOE, THE EMPLOYEE'S MIDDLE LEFT HAND FINGER GOT PINCHED. THE INJURY TO HIS FINGER REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT.
09/15/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost SHE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STEPS FROM THE CHANGE-OUT TRAILER AND MISSED A STEP.
07/24/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 8d restricted WHILE RUNNING THROUGH THE SHOP YARD DURING A RAIN STORM, THE EE STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND & TURNED HIS ANKLE OVER. RESULTED IN SPRAINING HIS RT. ANKLE.
04/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost WHILE AN EE WAS LIFTING THE END OF A NYLON KEVLAR TOW STRAP, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ANOTHER EE, UP TO A TOW HOOK ON A COAL TRUCK, THE EE FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT FOREARM FOLLOWED BY MINOR PAIN AND A LOS...
12/07/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE AN EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A MUFFLER ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND USING A PRY BAR TO SEPARATE THE INLET PIPE FROM THE MUFFLER, THE PRY BAR SLIPPED AND THE BLUNT END STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON T HE LEFT...
09/18/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 3d restricted STANDING AT THE TOP OF A STAIRCASE AND HANDING DOWN A BOX OF RAGS. FOOT SLIPPED AND WAS HOLDING ON RAILING WITH MY RIGHT HEAD. RIGHT SHOULDER WAS JERKED WHEN THE FOOT SLIPPED.
09/17/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS WALKING ON MUDDY GROUND CONDITIONS, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL ON HIS BACK. STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.
09/04/2001 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost 55 GAL. DRUMS OF LUBE TO PROPER STAGING LOCATIONAND USING A BARREL DOLLEY, THE BARREL DOLLEY CLIP THAT HOLDS THE BARREL LIP SLIPPED OFF CAUSING THE BARREL TO FALL BACK TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE EMP...
11/13/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL IN THE TRANSFER CASE OF THE COAL HAULER HE WAS OPERATING AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. THE COAL HAULER WAS PARKED ON A FLAT, DRY, SMOOTH SUR FACE. A...
10/20/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS STRIPPING INSULATION FROM A PIECE OF CABLE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHICH SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB RESULTING IN A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.