Jacobs Ranch Mine — Accidents

Total: 101 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/15/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 201d lost Employee injured servicing GM Autocar fuel truck when an unplanned movement of the truck occured. Employee was struck by the rear bumper of the fuel truck while walking between the rear of the truck a...
06/14/2009 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing about 10'away observing a track tourch that was cutting metal. He was wearing both a cutting face shield and safety glasses when he felt something in his eye. This was later foun...
09/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was operating a locomotive door with no safety features to prevent inadvertant closure. The EE was holding a clip board and lost controll of the door as his hand attempted to clear the door. The do...
07/27/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cleaning a weld on a table leg when the grinder kicked back and lacerated left fore arm. Employee was taken to hospital and recieved 8 stitches. Returned to work on next scheduled shift.
06/22/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing down a ladder on a loader and lacerated his right middle and ring finger on a burr. He needed sutures to close the wound. He returned to work on his next regular scheduled shif...
05/26/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Employee twisted right knee mounting his haul truck. Employee returned to work performing normal duties driving truck. On 6/8/2008 employee worked in shop and right knee swelled up. Employee went to...
03/15/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 38d lost, 14d restricted Todd Pisciotti was stepping over the Cable Reel tow cable behind the P&H Shovel and fell onto the ground dislocating his left ring finger. He was taken to the hospital to have it re-aligned causing a...
03/05/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was carrying a hydraulic cylinder over his right shoulder. He was on his way to the next floor. As he apporached the first step, he slipped on ice and the cylinder landed on the metal floor, crushi...
12/17/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing a blade on a sawsall, did not unplug the tool first.
12/11/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 11d restricted Employee was working out of a bucket truck swinging a sledge hammer. When he swung the hammer to strike a pin he accidently pinched his left index finger between the handle of the sledge hammer and t...
12/08/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee attempted to climb up the ladder of her haul truck, when her left leg slipped off of the first step of the ladder and she slid through to her knee. She felt pain in her left knee. She was s...
11/03/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Scrapping floor with scrapper (hand-held putty knife), had hand in front of scrapper - no gloves on - scrapper slipped, cut skin off tip of finger (index) and cut middle finger.
10/09/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 53d lost, 4d restricted Employee stepped on the battery box and slipped straining his right knee on the 4008 drill. He continued to work and the pain did not ever go away. On November 28th he had orthoscopic surgery and wi...
08/28/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was closing the door to the 16g motorgrader and accidently closed it on her right middle finger that was in the door jam. She fractured the tip of her middle finger and received 8 sutures to...
08/24/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Empty haul truck was heading back to cut, when met by oncoming truck, which was taking up too much of the road. Moved over too far and got into muddy ditch. This made him slide sideways, jackknifing t...
08/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The employee involved was helping other employees move a conveyor table. The conveyor table shifted and part of the table fell on the employee's foot just above the steel toe.
08/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 31d restricted EE was placing a chock block back into holder on Haul Truck #2043 when a piece of mud fell off underside of the truck and struck her. She was given a full duty work release in the emergency room & ret...
08/22/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was training on the 4008 drill and was dismounting the drill when he stepped onto a lump of coal. His knee twisted and he felt pain in his left knee. He was diagnosed with a torn meniscus....
08/03/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 21d restricted While hauling topsoil to dump area employee noticed something inside his air conditioner (a piece of paper). He took the louver off of the A/C unit & reached inside the unit & put his finger into the...
08/02/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was walking down from the second level of the truck dump when a gust of wind blew something under his safety glasses and into his right eye.
07/23/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None We lost power to the bottom of the silos which also runs the elevator. An employee was 3 feet from the top on the elevator. Electrician troubleshooted for 25 minutes and a decision was made to put a h...
07/20/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was working on a conveyor hood cover, when the wind blew some sand underneath his safety glasses and into his right eye.
02/02/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee fell onto ice while attempting to move shovel cable in pit #1. Employee dislocated right shoulder and strained right ribs & neck. Employee returned to work on next scheduled shift.
10/03/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Work: Remove drag hitch extension pin using welded pulling eyes on bucket and pin with a 2 ton come-a-long. Employee was cleaning dirt from pin while it was under tension. Weld broke and he was stru...
09/07/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 192d lost While a mechanic was performing the task of cutting safety glass, methanol vapors ignited burning the mechanic's left arm and hand. The mechanic incurred 2nd degree burns to his left hand and forearm...
06/18/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting an oiler take an oil sample on an 854 Catapillar RT dozer. The oiler asked him to shut the machine off and lock it out. When he returned, he stepped into the engine compartment...
02/11/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A P&H shovel bucket jarred haul truck #2037. The employee was seen at the hospital and given a work release. One week later, returned to the doctor and received another work release. On 3/26/06 he...
02/04/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was loosening a hydraulic filter housing on an 830E haul truck company # 2039 when his chain wrench broke and the chain grazed (lacerated) his left cheek. He was taken to the campbell County Hospit...
01/28/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 14d restricted Employee stepped from DRAGLINE roof into manlift & caught his right foot on a pedal, bending his foot causing pain to his ankle. He was treated & released to return to work. Transferred to another job...
12/03/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was grinding when received a foreign body to both eyes.
12/03/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 138d lost EE BACKED HAUL TRUCK #2082 UNDER THE 1214 XPB SHOVEL & RECEIVED THE 1ST BUCKET LOAD OF MATERIAL (120 TONS). ON THE 2ND PASS, THE OPERATOR WAS JOLTED BY THE MATERIAL BEING LOADED INTO THE HAUL TRUCK AN...
11/18/2005 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking down the stairs and turned to step off the last step. Employee stepped off and scraped (L) thigh on the corner of the ledge requiring stitches.
10/31/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operating a 773, belly hit a rut in the road and he was jarred hard enough for head to hit the right door handle.
09/15/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None During the 2005 wellness testing, a severe hearing loss (3, 4 6K range) was detected in EE's left ear. Sent to hospital for hearing re-test. Evaluated by an audiologist & recommended a follow up wit...
06/30/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was cutting tape off a cable when the box cutter he was using slipped and cut his (L) hand requiring stitches.
06/17/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 46d restricted Employee unexpectedly placed finger in a hole between two pieces of steel while steel was struck by a 10lb sledge hammer, cutting off a portion of the index finger on the left hand.
05/31/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 40d restricted Employee alleges wrist pain from her moderate grinding duties, but has been allowed to return to regular duty by the doctor. On 6/23, she was prescribed medication and physical therapy which now make...
03/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLEANING UP SHAVINGS IN THE TRAY OF THE LATHE MACHINE AND LACERATED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. EE RECEIVED 4 SUTURES TO CLOSE THE WOUND AT THE HOSPITAL. EE RETURNED TO WORK FULL DUTY ON HIS NEXT...
03/01/2005 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE was attempting to dump #2044 haul truck into circuit #1 and #2 coal hopper. The bed went up approx 6 ft and stopped. He attempted to feather the bed down with the controls. The bed slammed onto the...
02/04/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 127d lost Employee stated he had a sore back prior to the day he was moving CO2 bottles on 2/4/04, but alleges his back happened to get worse on this date. Diagnosis is low back strain. Given prescription med...
01/20/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding in the fan house area and felt a foreign object in his (R) eye which was embedded in his cornea.
12/30/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost, 39d restricted EE WAS DRIVING A PIN INTO A SHOVEL TRACK USING A LARGE SLEDGE HAMMER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
12/17/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 34d restricted EE STRAINED BACK WHILE LIFTING WHEEL CHOCKS OUT OF THE BRACKET ON THE FRONT OF A HAUL TRUCK
09/24/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was riding on a mine pit bus when something entered his right eye. He was taken to Campbell County Hospital & diagnosed with a granular substance in his eye. It was swabbed & he was given a prescri...
08/13/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE LEAD SCRAPER PUSHING THROUGH AN OVERBURDEN REGRADE AREA. THEY HAD FINISHED LOADING AND WERE GOING DIRECTLY TO THE FILL AREA TO BEGIN DUMPING THEIR LOADS. EMPLOYEE WAS BUMPED BY THE...
07/14/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING A PRE-SHIFT WALK AROUND INSPECTION ON HAUL TRUCK. WHEN SHE LOOKED UP TO INSPECT THE TRUCK FRAME SOMETHING ENTERED HER RIGHT EYE BEHIND HER GLASSES. SHE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITA...
07/12/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While lifting trash bag out of trash can, employee also lifted the trash can. The trash can fell on her toe. At the time, employee did not seek medical attention. She went to the Dr. on July 21st a...
07/09/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 28d restricted EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL A METAL CHOKER OFF A RIPPER SHANK ON A 854 DOZER WITH A PRY BAR. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE LOOP WHEN HE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE AND HE ROLLED HIS RIGHT ANKLE OVER AS HE F...
06/24/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 48d restricted EE was training a truck driver who lifted the bed of the haul truck approximately 2-3 feet short of the hopper. EE tried to feather the bed down fully loaded. The bed slammed down, causing pain in h...
05/28/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing lock guide on a Cat 854 Dozer employee got his left hand middle finger pinched between the guide and the wheel causing an open fracture.