First Fork Surface Mine — Accidents

Total: 19 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/13/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hoisting a beam for a highwall miner. Was swinging beam around pinning his left hand between beam & loader bucket.
11/28/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost Employee was plugging up air hose to the air system of a 785D caterpillar rock truck. He twisted his back while kneeling under truck during the work process. Employee started missing time on 12/5/11.
03/15/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None This employee started missing time on 3/15/11. On 3/15/11 this company received notice that employee filed with KY office of workers claims. This was reported to out compension currier on 5/5/11
10/12/2010 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was welding on excavator bucket, he stepped off bucket and hit his knee on a hook on the side of the bucket.
08/30/2010 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was putting grease in rock truck with high pressure grease gun when hose at the end of grease gun blew up injecting grease in left forearm.
07/23/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was cleaning highwall with front end loader when rock came off of highwall and struck the front end loader bucket causing pain in employee's back.
06/05/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was getting a 1 gal bottle of windshield washer fluid from foreman when he slipped and fell landing on the track of the d-9 dozer he was operating. He started loosing time on 6/8/09
04/09/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Moving 5 gal buckets of oil from oil trailer to put on service truck. Dropped bucket of oil striking himself on top of right foot. This employee returned to work on 4/10/08 restricted duty. He started...
02/25/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None One of the trucks over traveled the berm causing the bed to over turn. The employee was thrown around in the cab causing alleged injury.
07/28/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was exiting 992G loader. Foot slipped on top step of ladder and he fell on his back down the steps and onto the counterweight.
06/18/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Operator was standing on machine checking coolant. He lost hand grip; to avoid falling he jumped causing injury.
12/06/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost #337 rock truck ran into bed of 335 rock truck
05/23/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost Employee was getting off the back of fuel truck & his foot slipped, pulling his left knee & twisting it.
01/14/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 356d lost EE HELPED HOOK A TOW CABLE FROM HIS DOZER TO A ROCK TRUCK. AFTER HE WAS GOING BACK TO HIS WORK AREA, HE SAID HE HAD PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER & ARM AREA. EE SAID HE HAD BEEN HAVING SOME PAIN IN AREA F...
04/26/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 295d lost THE 135 DEMAG WAS LOADING 777C CAT ROCK TRUCK WHEN BOLTS SECURING CAB OF MACHINE BROKE LETTING CAB TIP FORWARD OFF THE FRAME OF MACHINE.
03/20/2001 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost TRAMMED DRILL TO BENCH, MARKED OFF HOLES TO DRILL AND STARTED DRILLING. OPENED DOOR OUT OF DRILL DECK, WIND WAS BLOWING VERY HARD, GOT SMALL PIECES OF SOMETHING IN EYE.
01/02/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 374d lost CLIMBING OUT OF D9 DOZER STEPPED ON PUSH BEAM FOOT SLIPPED, FELL & HIT BEAM ON RIBS, FELL TO GROUND ON BACK
11/09/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE BRAKE CALIPER OF A KOMATSU 330M ROCK TRUCK. THE SOCKET AND RATCHET SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT, CAUSING EE TO TWIST HI S RIGHT ANKLE.
10/29/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost WHILE INSTALLING AN ENGINE IN A CAT 988B LOADER, MECHANIC WAS USING A DISC GRINDER TO SMOOTH OFF A ROUGH PIECE OF METAL. A SLIVER OF METAL CAME UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND HIT HIS R EYE.