Hatfield Gap Surface Mine — Accidents

Total: 12 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/19/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Excavator was loading truck. Hose busted, causing excavator bucket to fall in bed of truck. The weight of bucket in bed raised the truck, then the front of the truck came back down causing a jar in ca...
11/04/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The injured worker, was sharpening a chisel when a sliver of metal from the chisel became dislodged, sailed over the top of his safety glasses and embedded in his right eye
04/18/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The mechanic was hammering a hard bar pin into a D10 Dozer and a piece of the pin broke off and became embedded in his left thigh
01/06/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee leaned over to start the fuel pump and when he pulled the engine start rope, he felt a stinging, burning sensation in his left upper chest.
08/14/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Two welders were welding on the auger, the injured employee was helping the two welders hold the metal that they were welding. The flash from the welding burned the injured employee's eyes, resulting...
01/14/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was prying on bar it slipped hitting the employee in the left eye lid resulting in him getting four (4) sticthes in his left eye lid.
12/16/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing down ladder of 988F loader and as he approached the ground he twisted his foot and slipped on a block of coal causing him to fall to the ground landing on a block of coal resulti...
05/07/2008 EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 288d lost Fly rock from blast holes.
04/25/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking from auger and while doing so he twisted his right ankle on unlevel pit floor.
03/18/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was lifting 45lbs wet hole bag from truck and was placing it into the drill hole (blast hole) Doing so Employees back began to hurt.
02/25/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Slipped while mounting truck. Employee grabbed railing and pulled.
01/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was pulling a 6"" pump hose.