Jackson Mountain — Accidents

Total: 16 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/23/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 8d restricted Employee reported on 1/25/2012 that while driving a CAT 785 Rock Truck he hit a bump in the haul road causing him to bottom out on his seat resulting in a lower back strain. Following a complete revie...
12/14/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost EE injured was working in the area around a D11R Dozer. He stepped on a rock that was covered with mud. On the next shift he reported incident to superintendent and denied medical treatment offered. T...
11/07/2011 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was proceeding down the haul road when he up shifted his truck from 1st gear to 2nd gear, when he shifted he shifted the transmission to the high side causing it not to go in gear. He proceeded dow...
05/13/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was working to remove the teeth from an excavator bucket. After cutting the teeth from the bucket EE used a sledge hammer to dislodge the teeth. While pounding the teeth off the bucket a pi...
03/06/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A blast was detonated causing material to slough off the outside of a hillside near the shot. The material displaced mud from an existing pond creating a wave of mud. EE's truck slid down an embankm...
11/19/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted At approximately 8:30 pm Injury descended the fuel truck to re-fuel a rock truck in the pit area. While walking to the rear of the fuel truck he stepped on a rock and twisted his left ankle.
11/18/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None At the beginning of day shift on November 18, 2008 EE was attempting to enter his dozer to begin the pre-shift examination. The door of the dozer was frozen due to snow and below freezing temperatures...
08/08/2008 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working underneath a water truck and was stung by a bee. Shortly thereafter he started to exhibit anaphylaxix systems. He was taken to the hopital, treated with injection and intravenous...
08/04/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to lift and place a cylinder in the service truck. With the crane controls in right hand, he was attempting to spot the cylinder inside the service truck with his left hand....
02/19/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 7d restricted After pre-tripping my truck, I saw who I thought was the attending supervisor for J & W Excavating. I needed to tell him I had to leave at 2:00 pm that day. As I went between the truck & the building...
05/18/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As the employee got off the 385-b to go to the 400, he was about one step away from the 385, when his foot slipped on the ground. He reached out to catch himself, his hand caught a rock.
01/25/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stepped off 988b loader, falling off bottom step to the ground. Employee broke his fall with his hand; he struck a rock which made a small laceration.
12/15/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator removed the fuel cap from 3500 Hitachie shovel to check fuel level. The fuel tank had built up pressure in it causing fuel to spray in the operator's face and right eye. Went to doctor and...
01/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was trying to start a fuel truck. The battery/battery box that was on his dozer fell and landed on his left hand.
01/10/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost On 1-9-2006 employee was loading holes at a shot location and injured left shoulder. The next day the employee was using a pry bar on a drill steel and injured right shoulder. MRI was performed and...
11/03/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a Cat D11N dozer pushing rock towards a Komatsu loader when the highwall fell on the right side and partially covered up the machine. The operator was entrapped a short period...