HWM 61 — Accidents
Total: 5 accidents | Fatalities: 2
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/07/2019 | MACHINERY | FATALITY | Fatal | Victim was assisting with extracting the highwall miner cars. EE had been shoveling dirt/mud off the deck of the miner. EE was standing at the rear of the deck while a car was being extracted and fo... |
| 01/30/2019 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 353d lost | EE was using a hand held drill to clear dirt and other material from the hole that the pin goes into in order to connect two highwall miner cars. The drill bit hung in the pin hole and the drill twist... |
| 05/01/2018 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 290d lost | Victim is groundman/padman on highwall miner. Was using a hand operated drill with an auger bit. Bit got bound; handle on drill hit the back of employee's hand when it spun around. Two bones fractured... |
| 01/05/2015 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 375d lost | While exiting the rear of a pick up truck the employee's left foot slipped off the rear bumper of the vehicle causing him to fall to the ground. |
| 10/07/2014 | FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL | FATALITY | Fatal | Employee apparently entered into highwall miner hole in an attempt to retrieve a cutter chain. While at the chain, the employee was struck by rock from roof. |