Louis Lowe Surface Mine — Accidents
Total: 7 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/08/2018 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was welding an object over head. Hot slag from welder dropped in right ear. |
| 01/30/2018 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 354d lost | Injured person is not a direct employee of Omega Surface Mining, LLC. EE is a truck driver employed by a contractor to haul coal from Omega's jobsite. EE came to the jobsite and got out of EE's truck... |
| 01/29/2018 | EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was removing the hydraulic tank from a 992K Front End Loader; the pressure in the tank caused the lid to shoot upwards striking the employee in the forehead. |
| 11/17/2017 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Right index finger was smashed while placing the dozer cutting edge on the tracks. |
| 09/20/2016 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | Stepping off left side of rock drill and when employee twisted body ee felt a pop/tear in right hip. |
| 02/26/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was attempting to pressure test an after-cooler with 30 psi. The test instrument slipped out of the in-take of the after-cooler. Employee then instinctively attempted to grab the testing ap... |
| 06/09/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Ascending ladder with a 5 gallon bucket of oil and momentarily lost footing causing a strain when he regained his footing |