Highway 59 Mine No. 1 — Accidents

Total: 5 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/05/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 182d lost While being loaded by an excavator, a high wall approx. 50 feet away, collapsed sending unconsolidated material into the haul truck. Employee exited his cab and surveyed the situation (while on the t...
08/13/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was checking water level on equipment. He unsecured the cap with his foot & it had no pressure on the cap so he removed the cap from the radiator with his right hand. About the time he rais...
05/09/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 168d lost Employee reached over in the crusher to pull out a Rock. He felt his Left Shoulder pop which caused his arm to go numb.
02/23/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was digging hopper out on crusher & lost his grip which caused him to fall back against hand rail hitting his lower back. He did not seek medical attention until 3/16/2011.
02/04/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost It was muddy & icy from excessive rain and when employee went to step across Track, he slipped & fell landing on his right arm.