Oak Hill Strip — Accidents

Total: 189 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/23/2016 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None A contractor notified the Operations supervisor of a gas well leak in the D3 Area. The gas well valve was shut in and the gas flow terminated. No injury or equipment damage
08/05/2016 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Contractor was cutting hay in D3 area when the hay cutter contacted a rock causing sparks igniting the grass. The fire burned approximately 20 acres before being extinguished by water truck and Texas...
05/12/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 64d restricted Employee was standing with one foot on a shelf and one foot on the top rung of a folded ladder apprx. 4' off the ground reaching up to remove an extension ladder being stored on top of a break room....
02/09/2016 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a Case 620 scraper tractor with pans loaded with red dirt headed to the dump area. The employee drove through a rough spot in the road and jammed EE's left pinky finger in the s...
10/12/2015 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None At 9:45pm a person on highway 782 called 911 to report a grass fire in the Oak Hill Mine DII Area Reclaim. Fire departments responded and extinguished the fire at 10:25pm. Approximately 1 acre of land...
08/19/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 107d lost Employee was using a steam cleaning unit to wash oil from the engine of a D9T Dozer. He was standing on the left dozer track when he slipped and fell, landing on the track, resulting in right shoulder...
08/05/2015 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted right front middle finger partially cut
08/02/2015 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Dozer operator was pushing dirt in D4 Area when he stopped for break. After dismounting the dozer he was stretching when he felt a pop and experienced pain in his right knee. He worked full duty until...
04/19/2015 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None D-34 Dragline was digging a box pit in the D4 Area when the spoil dirt slid into the left shoe of the dragline damaging the handrails and causing the dragline to stop production.
12/26/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 36d lost A mechanic was performing maintenance on a Caterpillar 930G Loader in the shop. When was ascending the ladder to the cab he heard and felt a pop behind his left knee when he was on the last rung. Empl...
12/09/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on a dragline hoist drum using a 1 1/2"" impact wrench to remove bolts when he felt pain in his right shoulder. On January 12, 2015 he was diagnosed with tendonitis in his right s...
11/30/2014 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None A spoil slough occurred in the pit after coal loading was finished. A dozer and loader were working in the pit cleaning up. All personnel were removed from pit. No injury or equipment damage or entrap...
11/18/2014 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire was noticed on a oil/gas well site location in the D2 mining area. Two tanks (400 barrels capacity each) containing oil and salt water were involved in the fire. The local fire department respo...
10/15/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Using hammer to loosen bucket tooth, struck tooth adaptor on bucket and a fragment of the tooth ear broke off and went inside EE left leg.
10/11/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 169d lost Employee was installing a suction hose on a 6"" water pump in the Wright Branch pit in D4 area when he experienced pain in his lower back on left side. He was taken to ETMC Henderson where he was diag...
09/29/2014 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 23d lost Employee was in his office at the Main office complex when he experienced chest pains, sweating and nausea. He was transported by ambulance to the Good Shepherd Hospital in Longview Texas where he was...
08/19/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A miner was performing a pre-operation inspection on truck/vehicle. While getting into truck he had to sneeze and when he turned his head to sneeze he hit his right eyebrow on the door of the truck ca...
05/28/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost Employee was operating an End Dump. At the end of the shift he parked the end dump on the ready line north of the shop. As he was dismounting the machine he felt a pop in his right knee when he placed...
04/28/2014 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee spotted smoke coming through the woods. Employee followed the smoke until he came up on the fire near the Mt Vernon Cemetery off of CR 216. Fire Department was called to the scene to put the...
04/07/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee was cleaning coal in the pit on a D10R dozer. At approximately 12:30pm he started experiencing pain in his lower back. He did not report his condition to his supervisor as an on the job injur...
11/07/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 48d restricted Maintenance employee was washing the lube truck, when he finished washing one side of the truck he started walking to the other side and tripped on a piece of grating. The employee fell, but was able...
09/09/2013 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None A mulching machine was clearing a pipeline right of way. The mulching machine contacted a pine tree and the top of the tree broke off and fell onto a set of power lines. An arc from the power line sta...
07/22/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted When installing axle in final drive housing on left front of 815 cat compactor employee was pushing down with right hand sliding axle into place when right hand became pinched between snap ring and su...
07/05/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was walking on uneven terrain with another employee unrolling barb wire and the wire slid on the support bar cutting the employees left forearm. The employee was taken to the ER for...
04/04/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost Employee was loading a D9T dozer on a haul truck trailer. After getting the dozer loaded and exiting the machine, he accidentally stepped off the outside edge of the trailer falling approximately 4 f...
03/29/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Two electricians were moving a section of dragline trail cable when it became snagged on a stump. The stump broke free causing the trail cable to sling forward striking the right ankle of the electri...
12/06/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing rear pack on a 637E model scraper. The pack caught on ladder mounting locations and when came loose it shifted back about 10"" contacting employees head. He lost his balance ca...
08/29/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 39d lost, 42d restricted Employee was climbing down from the cab of the Peterbilt truck-tractor when he lost his footing and fell backwards to the ground. The employee tried to brace himself with his left arm, subsequently su...
07/27/2012 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Two employees were in a pump truck that parked at the top of the D3 #1 ramp. One of the employees got out of the truck. While outside he dropped his snuff can and when he reached down to pick it up a...
07/03/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Worker was standing too close while opening the hood to a Kubota tractor. When the hood opened worker thought the hood of tractor was going to hit him in the face so he put his hand up to guard his fa...
04/28/2012 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A grass fire was noticed at 1:25pm at the north end of the D4 Mining area near county road 272. The local fire department and the state forestry department were called. The fire was extinguished at 2:...
03/22/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was descending a filter fan house ladder on D-34 Dragline (Marion 8750) when his foot slipped off the top rung. His left shin (6 inches below the knee) contacted the angle iron corner of the...
01/10/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Employee was lifting a plastic 6"" water discharge pipe when he felt pain in his lower back. His pain increased and on 1/25/12 he was examined by a doctor and prescribed physical therapy.
12/18/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was stepping off and marking the cut for the dragline. He was walking in soft sand when he felt a pop in his right ankle and felt pain. He was taken to the emergency room and diagnosed with a...
12/11/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing the discharge line from a water pump by cutting the 6"" flexible hose with a folding razor knife when he cut his right leg just above the knee. Two stitches were required to clos...
10/05/2011 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None A gas leak was discovered at a gas well near the ramp road to the pit. The well company was called to investigate. MSHA was also called at 8:33pm. When the gas company arrived they found no leak. The...
10/04/2011 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was returning to his backhoe in a creek bottom which has tall grass and weeds. Before he mounted his backhoe, a snake (water moccasin) struck him on his lower right leg.
10/03/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 3d restricted Employee was unhooking a fertilizer buggy from a truck. He was using the jack welded to the frame of the buggy to jack it up. After jacking it up he pulled the pin to unhook the buggy from the truck c...
09/05/2011 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None At 5:00pm a grass/tree fire entered the mine premises at the north end of the D4 area. The origin and cause of the fire is unknown. The north end of the pit was evacuated at 11:00pm due to reduced vis...
08/24/2011 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire was discovered at 2:55pm in the D2 North mining area caused by a downed 25 kv overhead power line. The fire department was called and the fire was under control at 4:30pm. MSHA was notified of...
08/24/2011 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A grass/tree fire was discovered in a heavily wooded area in the D4 area. The fire department was called and a contractor water truck was sent to the location to fight the fire. MSHA was notified of t...
08/14/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 63d restricted Mechanic was dismounting haul truck when he twisted his right knee- employee stated he must have stepped on a rock or clod of dirt. Leg was put in splint and he was issued restrictive duty.
08/04/2011 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None An AEP 138 kv air switch in the Oak Hill Mine DII mining area experienced an arcing event that caused hot metal to fall to the ground and ignite the grass and trees near the area. MSHA was called at 3...
06/01/2011 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee arrived at work and told his employees he was up all night with stomach pain. He continued to experience stomach pain and nausea. During a meeting he left the room and collapsed in the hall....
04/25/2011 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 4:05pm lightning struck water and oil storage tanks at a gas well compressor station site owned by Anadarko Inc located in the DI Mining Area. Two tanks were distroyed and the oil/dis...
03/17/2011 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was setting on a metal bench near the operation building when wind blew dust in his right eye. The next day he requested to see a doctor. Doctor stated the sand in his eye caused an infection...
03/17/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was getting his lunch box out of the back seat of the shift change pickup when he hit his right elbow on the edge of the pickup door. The elbow swelled and was drained by a doctor on 3/22/11....
02/15/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was releasing air pressure from an end dump tire when the vapors caused him to start coughing. He started sneezing approx 1 hour later. During the sneezing he started to spit up blood. He rep...
02/05/2011 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE was operating a D10T Caterpillar dozer. After his lunch break he started having chest pain, sweats & nausea. He eventually contacted his supervisor who in turn called an ambulance. An EKG, x-rays &...
02/02/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An older T-post snapped in the frozen ground as the employee attempted to remove it from the ground by hand. As the post snapped, it struck the employee's safety glasses causing a laceration to the no...