Job #42 — Accidents

Total: 15 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None removing parking brake assemble when the impact socket pin flew out striking right hand cutting it between the index and middle finger
04/03/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Victim was cutting open a seed bag with a pocket knife. The pocket knife glazed through the seed bag and the middle portion of his left forearm. This laceration resulted with twelve sutures. This man...
01/02/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Hearing loss - Premier Elkhorn Safety Dept personnel were notified that a former employee had filed a hearing loss claim.
07/29/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost Employee was operating a rock truck when he encountered rough terrain, causing the truck seat to bottom out, resulting in neck and back pain. The employee began missing work on August 5, 2013, as a r...
07/24/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using an impact gun & socket. When a pin came out of the socket, it struck the palm of employee's Left hand, resulting in a puncture wound that required suturing.
07/18/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Hearing loss - Premier Elkhorn Coal Company Safety Dept. personnel was notified on 9/23/13 that the former employee had filed a hearing loss claim on 7/18/13
04/24/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Premier Elkhorn Coal, LLC safety dept. was notified that a former employee filed & settled a hearing loss claim.
09/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost Employee was replacing a blown hose on a CAT D-11 Dozer and had to drop the front belly pan in the process. The belly pan was supported by a strap which became fouled, creating slack, and allowing th...
12/06/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee chose to use bathroom beside the dozer blade. Employee was not wearing a hard hat. Rock fell from blade of dozer and struck employee in head, resulting in laceration that required stitches.
10/08/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost EE had placed his 1"" impact wrench on the top step of the loader. While he was hanging his hose on the railing, the impact wrench fell and hit hm on his left foot, right behind the hard toe.
01/16/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 229d lost On January 18th, 2010, the accident victim reported to his supervisor that on January 16th, 2010, he had become injured when he was backing up his dozer and it struck the ground forcefully, injuring h...
06/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using the grab iron on the equipment to step on the rear of a 14G motor grader so that the engine could be checked for a leak. When he pulled on the grab iron he felt a pop in his right...
05/01/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 279d lost The rock trk driver was traveling downhill from pit to the dump site on the haul road when he turned abruptly to avoid an oncoming coal truck. This maneuver caused the driver to run through an 8-ft be...
07/15/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted Employee was installing test fittings in a wheel loader when he felt pain in the right side of his back. He initially thought he was getting a kidney stone. The pain continued to get worse throughout...
01/09/2006 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A DOOR LATCH STRIKER WHEN THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR CLOSED ON THE VICTIM'S LEFT HAND. THE INCIDENT RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO THE VICTIM'S MIDDLE FINGER THAT REQUIRED STITCHES...