Harris Branch/Tackett Creek Surface Mine — Accidents

Total: 22 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/08/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was lifting metal out of the bed of his pick - up truck, as he was shifting his weight to throw the metal from the truck he felt a sharp pain run up his left side.
11/11/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was welding on a 777C Rock Truck Bed, and a piece of Slag flew up and struck the employee below the left eye, causing a mild burn below his eye.
06/06/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None D9R dozer operator was traveling in reverse and struck a 777C rock truck in the rear, the rock truck was also traveling in reverse. The D9R operator states he didn't see the rock truck as he began to...
01/28/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing off of the bed of the hydro seeder truck; he slipped causing him to fall to the ground landing on his right elbow.
01/24/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing down the ladder of the truck he had been driving and slipped catching his foot/ankle in the step causing him to fall to the ground.
11/30/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was stepping up on the boarding ladder. As he began climbing up on the ladder, he felt a very sharp pain shoot up his lower back. The pain progressed when he started working, causing him to leave e...
10/31/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hitting the side of powered bin with a sledge hammer. The hammer came back and struck the employee in the right rib cage causing him to black out hitting his head on the beam of the power...
10/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tossing bails of multch on seeder truck and felt a sharp pain shoot up his right side neck.
10/18/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was pushing material down to 992D loader with a D9R dozer co. # M37 & the machine's blade slipped off a rock causing a sudden jerk, which resulted in EE having sudden pain in lower abdomen.
09/17/2007 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Outburst of fuel hose, blowing fuel in his eyes.
08/09/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stepped on loose material at the edge of a hole. The material moved causing employee to slip into hole.
08/09/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost Employee was standing on stabilizer bar, slipped and fell due to it being oil-covered.
07/31/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee stepped in loose material on drill bench twisting his ankle.
07/25/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was moving from one dozer to the other when he slipped due to muddy and wet conditions.
07/09/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was assisting in removing the 4"" discharge hose which was wrapped around pump during transport. As employee pulled on hose, which had become tangled, the coupling on end of hose came loose a...
06/01/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was climbing down ladder; highwall fell and a rock flew from highwall hitting him in the left hand.
05/22/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee steps down on push arm on 395 Dozer on a dirt clot & dirt clot rolled causing the EE to fall from push arm to the ground.
09/12/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a hydrolic hose and the wrench slipped off the hose fitting causing the wrench to his the employee in the forehead, which caused a laceration to his forehead.
07/15/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was changing a tire on IT28 loader and the jack fell causing the tire to hit the employee in the left lower leg.
04/22/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Fell from rear of loader.
09/19/2005 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost AS EE UNCOUPLED A 6"" DISCHARGE HOSE FROM A PUMP, THE HOSE, BEING UNDER PRESSURE, MOVED TO THE LEFT, STRIKING THE EE ON THE LEG. THE METAL HOSE COUPLING BROKE EE'S LEG.
08/30/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Equipment being used broke & came apart at the connecting joint throwing part of said equipment into hand of employee.