Highsplint Strip — Accidents

Total: 23 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/08/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee right leg was caught between two highwall miner beams, resulting in a fractured knee cap.
02/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 349d lost Ee was installing a rear end in a rock truck. All this pushing and pulling hurt his back. He can't have an MRI done because of medical reasons, so he doesn't know exactly what is wrong in this low b...
01/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost EE was helping the powder crew load a hole. As he was putting a wet bag in the hole, he felt something give in his groin. The diagnosis is hernia and he will have to have surgery to repair.
01/04/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 4d restricted EE was assisting a mechanic. He was using a pry bar when it slipped, hitting a metal surface and pinched the end of his thumb off.
12/18/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE is a mechanic. His service truck had broken down. He was under the truck removing the drive line when dirt fell into his eye. First aid was administered. He went to the ER and eye doctor. No d...
04/19/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE drives an off road dump truck. When he was dumping his load, the jack failed and the bed came down hard causing him to bounced in his seat. Took one day off and then came back to work, no problems...
01/04/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost EE drives a rock truck at a surface mine. He has expericence back strain over the years. On this date, it became acute and he has sought medical relief.
08/03/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 231d lost Ee was using a hand shovel trying to pry a rock from the track on a dozer. He knew his shoulder was hurt immediately. He had to have surgery for a torn rotor cup in his shoulder.
05/06/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was getting of dozer, slipped and fell hitting head on blade. Minor cut, required only two or three stitches. Ee went back to work.
01/21/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was operating a grader. He was going up hill when the engine stopped running. The grader then took off backwards down the hill. Ee jumped off. He received only minor injuries, in fact only very...
08/29/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Ee is a truck driver. As he was waiting to get loaded a large rock fell into bed and jarred him while he sat in the cab.
06/26/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost When Ee was stepping off truck, he twisted his knee
11/13/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost EE stepped off loader onto a piece of wood that turned causing him to sprain his ankle.
08/15/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Truck was being loaded and rocks fell into truck bed hard and threw truck driver against steering wheel
05/30/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost A large rock came from out of the mountains (not from the permitted area) and hit the truck Ee was driving. This knocked Ee from truck causing only bursies and strains. No bones broken. No cuts, on...
01/06/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was climbing steps to get into his truck; his foot slipped and as he fell his thumb got caught in the steps.
12/13/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Ee was fueling a dozer when his feet slipped and he fell off the dozer. His left ankle was severely sprained.
05/06/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost Ee was dismounting dozer at end of shift and his knee seemed to be dislocated or pulled.
04/06/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING THE REPAIRMAN TO WORK ON A BUCKET. EE BEGAN WELDING ON THE BUCKET BEFORE HE GOT HIS HOOD INTO THE CORRECT POSITION CAUSING ""WELDERS FLASH BURN TO THE EYES"".
03/20/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 316d lost EE was climbing back onto deck of dozer and caught his boot laces in the battery box causing him to fall to ground.
10/08/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was on his way to pick up a load of rock in his truck, ee lost control of truck and ran into the ditch line injuring his arm and leg in cab of truck. This accident was reported to us on 10-18-04.
10/05/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING DOZER IN ROCK PILE. A DUMP TRUCK WAS UNLOADING WHEN HIS BRAKES FAILED AND HIT THE DOZER KNOCKING EMPLOYEE AGAINST THE SEAT, SCRAPING AND BRUISING HIS LEFT THIGH. THIS ACCIDENT WAS...
06/30/2004 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS LOADING HIS COAL TRUCK WHEN THE WIND BLEW SOMETHING IN HIS EYE.