Liberty Mine — Accidents

Total: 39 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/17/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 4d restricted Replacing fuel filter on D10T and the access door closed with enough force to crush his fingers on his left hand.
02/04/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost While helping another 18 wheel over the road haul truck driver check to see if the tail gate was closing tight, the injured got his thumb caught between the tailgate and bed when the driver closed the...
02/16/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 27d lost, 24d restricted While gathering and burning brush, the injured's leg became entangled in some vines. When he attempted to pull it free, he immediately felt pain in the leg from a strain.
01/11/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee is a Long Haul Truck Driver and was off-loading product. As he was descending ladder from top of tanker, he missed the last rung causing him to fall to the ground and strike head and neck ag...
02/04/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None No medical or time lost until 2/12/08, when doctor gave the injured two prescriptioins. One was an anit-inflamitory and the second a pain pill. While breaking coal chunks in the crusher box, the injur...
08/07/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 203d lost Company was not notified until 8/22/07 of alleged injury. No explanation other than a slip & fall 16 days earlier. Last day of work 8/18/07. Company notified after calling injured after six days of no...
11/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While putting the dragline walk lock on the walk shelp, the lock fell on his hand and cut it requiring stitches.
09/25/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None While helping remove & unload a dragline swing motor, the motor shifted & pinched the injured's foot, bruising/straining it. As a precautionary measure, x-rays were taken & the injured was given a pre...
06/29/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working on the dragline, the injured hit his finger with the handle of a hammer, smashing or bursting it open requiring 6 stitches to close it.
06/28/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost While operating the water wagon in the pit, the injured lost control and ran into a pile of shot material, straining his body and hitting his head. No injuries other than strain and headache.
04/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Notified company 4/26/06 that he received a prescription that he did not fill or use. While helping the mechanic pull a rear drive out of a water wagon, the differential moved suddenly & pinched his h...
09/18/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost While hanging a strap attached to the dragline powercord to a hook on the shoe to help move the cord, the injured got his finger caught between the strap and the shoe causing a broken finger.
09/15/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Installing bearing into a radiator guard on D9L. A piece of bearing broke off and embedded itself in EE's finger on right hand, between 1st and 2nd knuckle.
09/21/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost WHILE COMPLETING A 200 HOUR SERVICE ON A 637 SCRAPER, EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF THE FRONT ENGINE USING THE STEPS MOUNTED TO THE MACHINE. HE LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE DISMOUNTING AND STUMBLED BACKWARDS FA...
04/02/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WHILE CUTTING HOSE TO BE USED ON A REPAIR, THE INJURED SLIPPED AND CUT HIS HAND WITH THE UTILITY KNIFE HE WAS USING RESULTING IN 17 STITCHES.
03/11/2004 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None WHILE CUTTING BRACE LOOSE DURING REPAIR PROJECT, GREASE IN BULL GEARBOX WAS IGNITED. BECAUSE OF DIFFICULTY GETTING TO SOURCE OF FIRE, EXTINGUISHERS COULDN'T EXTINGUISH COMPLETE FIRE & FOAM FROM FIRE D...
10/16/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost WHILE OPERATING THE WATER WAGON ON THE COAL PAD, THE INJURED RAN OVER A LARGE CHUNK OF COAL CAUSING THE WATER WAGON TO JERK AND REACT UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN THE INJURED STRAINING HIS BACK.
09/30/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost WHILE GETTING DOWN OFF THE CRUSHER, THE INJURED STRAINED HIS ANKLE.
09/25/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 169d lost WHILE MOVING POWECORD FOR THE ELECTRIC DRAGLINE, THE INJURED SLIPPED AND FELL IN A LOW AREA ONT HE DRAGLINE BENCH AND FRACTURED HIS LEG IN TWO SPOTS.
06/09/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WHILE WALKING UP THE CATWALK STEPS TO THE MINESITE CRUSHER, THE INJURED EE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE CAUSING A STRAIN.
04/27/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost WHILE CLIMBING DOWN A WALKBOX LADDER, THE INJURED SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING A FOOT SPRAIN.
12/30/2002 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None DURING A SEVERE STORM A DIRECT LIGHTENING STRIKE HIT THE COMPANY'S SUBSTATION CAUSING A FIRE THAT BURNED UNTIL APPROXIMATELY 3:30 P.M. WHEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT IT OUT. FIRE CONFINED TO THE OCB UNI...
08/12/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 127d lost WHILE HELPING TO REMOVE THE HOIST MOTOR FROM THE DRAGLINE, THE INJURED LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL INTO THE DRAG TROUGH AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
07/22/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 58d lost, 19d restricted EE WAS REMOVING HIS 5 GALLON WATER CAN TO ADD ICE. WATER CAN HAD APPROX 2 GALLONS OF WATER IN ITTHE CAN WAS 7FT OFF THE GROUND WHERE HE HAD IT MOUNTED. EE UNSTRAPPED THE CAN & LIFTED IT FROM THE RACK....
07/15/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WHILE CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER INTO A DRAGLINE TUB DURING A SHUTDOWN, THE INJURED SLIPPED OFF THE NEXT TO THE LAST RUNG OF THE LADDER AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 2 FOOT TO THE TUB, CAUSING A STRAIN T O HIS B...
06/19/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WHILE CLEANING THE FILTERS ON THE HIGHWALL DRILL, THE INJURED FELL FROM THE DRILL PLATFORM TO THE GROUND CAUSING SCRATCHES, CUTS, AND SORENESS TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BODY.
02/16/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost WHILE LIFTING BUCKETS ON 2/10/02 THE INJURED THOUGHT HE MAY HAVE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS ABDOMEN BUT HAD NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS UNTIL 2/16/02. WHILE PULLING HARD ON A PIPE WRENCH AS HE WAS WO RKING TO...
01/31/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM THE FRONT AREA OF A LOADER AFTER MAKING A REPAIR, THE INJURED SLIPPED ON THE BOTTOM RUNG OF THE LADDER AND FELL BACKWARD LESS THAN TWO FEET AND HIT HIS TAIL BONE ON THE Z-BAR OF...
08/13/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 175d lost WHILE MOUNTING HIS BULLDOZER AT THE START OF HIS SHIFT, THE INJURED SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARD ONTO THE BLADE PUSHARM STRAINING HIS BACK.
05/17/2001 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost WHILE REMOVING A TORQUE CONVERTER ON A WATER WAGON STRONG WINDS BLEW DIRT UNDER THE RIM OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS EYE. DR REMOVED DIRT WITH COTTON SWAH BUT LOST ONE DAYS WORK.
03/12/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost THE INJURED WAS HELPING PRY A PINION GEAR ONTO ASHAFT WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED, ALLOWING HIM TO SLIPAND FALL TO THE FLLOR, STRAINING HIS BACK.
01/18/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE HELPING REMOVE A PIN ON THE DRAGLINE BUCKET SPREADER BAR A PIECE CHIPPED OFF THE PIN AND STUCK IN HIS LEG, A DOCTOR REMOVED IT AND GAVE HIM A PRESCRIPTION FOR ANTIBIOTIC AND SENT HIM BAC K TO WO...
12/28/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost WHILE BACKING HIS DOZER, THE INJURED BACKED OVER A RISE AT THE REAR CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE BACK OF THE DOZER AND HIS CHEST. HE RECEIVED STITCHES IN HIS HEAD AND BRUISED HIS CHEST.
10/11/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM A LOADER, THE INJURED SLIPPED OFF THE BOTTOM STEP AND STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE CATCHING HIMSELF. EMPLOYER WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 10-12-00.
10/03/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE HELPING RE-SOCKET THE DRAGLINE HOIST CABLE, THE INJURED PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL HELP. TWO AND A HALF MONTHS LATER DOCTOR GAVE HIM A PRESCRIPTION AND SENT HIM BACK TO...
07/14/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost WHILE WIPING SWEAT FROM HIS FOREHEAD WITH A RAG, A PIECE OF METAL SHAVING STUCK IN THE RAG SCRATCHED HIS EYE.
03/30/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WHILE CLEANING COAL WITH HIS LOADER BUCKET, THE INJURED MADE ONE MANEUVER THAT ALLOWED HIM TO BACK INTO THE HIGHWALL STRIKING IT HARD WITH THE REAR BUMPER CAUSING A WHIPLASH (SPRAIN) INJURY TO HIS NEC...
02/19/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost AFTER CLEANING A SUCTION SCREEN, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. NO SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES CAUSED THIS INJURY.
02/16/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost WHILE HELPING TO MOVE POWER CABLE, THE INJURED GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT IN A LOOP OF CABLE BEING PULLED BY A BULLDOZER CAUSING A SPRAIN TO HIS RIGHTANKLE.