Flint Hill Mine — Accidents

Total: 8 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/28/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee had just put a pin in the ripper and as he was standing up the ripper shifted causing the chain from the boom to drop hitting him on the shoulder.
02/21/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was entering dozer and hit his head on a converter mounted in it.
08/05/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost He was climbing down ladder & stepped on a loose dirt clod & twisted his ankle. X-rays showed he cracked a bone in his right ankle.
09/13/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HELPING MECHANIC LOOSEN NUT AND ALL THREAD ON THE D11 DOZER. NUT LOOSENED ATT AT ONCE AND ALL THREAD CUT HIS FINGER.
10/08/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted IT WAS MUDDY. HE WENT TO STEP OVER A HOSE, MISSED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE TRYING TO KEEP FROM FALLING.
04/18/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 34d lost, 52d restricted HE WAS CHANGING THE TEETH ON THE LOADER'S BUCKET WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND FLEW IN HIS EYE.
04/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost HE WAS MOVING THE LIGHTPLANT AND WENT TO UNHOOK IT AND THE JACK KICKED OUT HE CUT HIS FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
04/08/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 28d restricted EE STEPPED DOWN TO GET A SCREWDRIVER. THE GROUND WAS MUDDY AND HIS FOOT TWISTED AND LEG DIDN'T. HE BROKE HIS ANKLE.