Oak Hill Strip — Accidents
Total: 189 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/24/2003 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 41d restricted | EE WAS REMOVING AN END DUMP TIRE WHEN HE STARTED HAVING RIGHT SHOULDER PAIN. HE DID NOT SEE A DOCTOR AT THAT TIME. EE STATED THAT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS HE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS SHOU... |
| 12/28/2002 | FIRE | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | HAULER OPERATOR WAS MAKING HIS FIRST LOAD OF THESHIFT TO THE LOADING STATION FROM DIII PIT ON #32026 HAULER. HE WAS APPROX.2 MILES FRO THE PITON #7 RAMP HAUL ROAD WHEN HE NOTICED FLAMES AROU ND THE HI... |
| 12/15/2002 | MACHINERY | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 6d lost, 62d restricted | EE WAS ASSIGNED TO OPERATE A DOZER INT HE RECLAIM AREA WHEN HE STARTED EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER. EE DIAGNOSED PINCHED NERVE IN HSI NECK CAUSING RADIANT PAIN IN HIS ARM. EE WAS A... |
| 11/05/2002 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 7d restricted | EE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT WRIST. AN EMG WAS CONDUCTED BY DR DAWSON. THE TEST WAS CONDUCTED ON 11-5-02 AND INDICATED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN BOTH WRISTS. NO RESTRICTIVE DUTY WAS ISSUED. |
| 10/17/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | EE WAS REMOVING HIS WATER CAN FROM THE HOLDER ON #31141 DOZER WHEN HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE HANDRAIL. |
| 09/27/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS WORKING ON THE STEERING PUMP OF A WATER TRUCK IN THE MAIN SHOP. AFTER BREAK HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS LT. EYE. HIS EYE CONTINUED TO IRRITATE HIM THAT NIGHT INTO THE NEXT MORNING. HE WAS TAKEN TO... |
| 09/14/2002 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 49d restricted | EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING UP TO CLIMB ONTO HIS MOTOR GRADER WHEN HIS LEFT KNEE POPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE WORKED FULL DUTY UNTIL HIS SURGERY ON 10/23/02. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDU LED WOR... |
| 09/10/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 23d restricted | EE WAS LIFTING A HAULER TRANSMISSION MOUNTING BRACKET WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT SIDE. EE'S FIRST DAY OF RESTRICTIVE DUTY WAS 9-11-02. |
| 08/19/2002 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 83d restricted | EE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER TO MOUNT A HITACHI BACKHOE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL APPROX. 8' TO THE GROUND. HE RECEIVED A FRACTURED LEFT RADIUS. HE RETURNED THE NEXT DAY ON RESTRICTIONS. |
| 07/17/2002 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 9d restricted | EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING DOZER UTILIZING A LUBE TRUCK. AS HE WAS STEPPING FROM THE DOZER TO THE LUBE TRUCK BED HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS RIGHT SIDE. EE WORKED REG ULAR DU... |
| 06/28/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 5d lost, 13d restricted | EE WAS DISMOUNTING 334180 END DUMP WHEN HE STEPPED ON A DAMAGED STEP THAT CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE. EE WORKED FULL DUTY UNTIL HIS KNEE SURGERY ON NOV 4, 2002. |
| 05/23/2002 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE NOTICED SOMETHING IN LEFT EYE AFTER WELDING AND GRINDING. |
| 05/19/2002 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS TORCH CUTTING AND EYE FELT LIKE IT HAD SOMETHING IN IT. EYE LASH WAS REMOVED AND NO FOREIGN BODY FOUND. EYE CONTINUED TO BE IRRITATED AND WAS SEEN BY DR. AND EE RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION FROM ER... |
| 05/18/2002 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS GOUGING OVERHEAD AND SWEAT RUN DOWN IN EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE AND GOT SOME TRASH IN HIS RIGHT EYE. FOREIGN BODY WAS REMOVED. |
| 05/14/2002 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | EE HAD FINISHED CUTTING A BULKHEAD IN THE DRAGLINE TUB & WAS REPOSITIONING TO CUT SOME MORE OF THE BULKHEAD WHEN HE STEPPED ON HIS CUTTING TORCH HOSE CAUSING THE HOSE TO RUPTURE & IGNITE. EE A TTEMPTE... |
| 04/24/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 60d lost | NOTIFIED 5-10-02. PAIN IN ARM--POSSIBLY PULLED OR TORN MUSCLE. |
| 03/27/2002 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 10d lost, 19d restricted | EE EXPERIENCED NUMBNESS IN HIS HANDS AND REPORTED IT 1-25-98. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ON 2-18-98. AT THAT TIME, EE DID NOT WANT TO HAVE SURGERY. WHEN HIS CONDITION WORSENE D EE RE... |
| 12/24/2001 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A DOZER SPROCKET SEGMENT WHEN HIS LEFT WRIST POPPED. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH WORK INDUCED TENDINITIS IN HIS LEFT WRIST DR DOCTOR ON 1-22-01. |
| 12/05/2001 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE STABLIZING SOIL SAMPLE TRAILER TO FIX FLAT TIRE. JACK BROKE ON TONGUE OF TRAILER GRABBING HISGLOVE AND PINCHING FINGER UNDERNEATH HITCH PLATEOF TRAILER. HE JERKED HAND OUT FROM UNDER PLATE CAUSING... |
| 11/29/2001 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH WORK INDUCED CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW AND CARPAL TULLNEL SYNDROME IN HIS RIGHT WRIST ON NOVEMBER 29, 2001. THE COMPANY WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS INFORMAT ION UNT... |
| 10/06/2001 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 75d restricted | EE WAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH TO REMOVE TIRE STUDS FROM A HAULER. HE PERFORMED THIS TASK FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS. HIS RIGHT ELBOW STARTED HURTING BUT HE THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT ON THIS DATE (10/6/01). A FEW D... |
| 09/26/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 188d restricted | EE WAS LIFTING A PIN INTO THE PICK UP AND STRAINED HIS BACK. NO DR APPT AT THAT TIME. HE CONTINUED WITH BACK PAIN AND SAW HIS FAMILY PHYSICIAN IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR 2001. WHO DIAGNOSED HIM WITH ARTHRIT... |
| 09/04/2001 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | WHILE REMOVING CHAINS FROM A SPREADER BAR, THE EMPLOYEE KNEELED DOWN IN A GRASSY AREA AND PLACEDHIS LEFT KNEE ON A SHARP OBJECT (ROCK). HE THOUGHT HE HAD SUFFERED A STONE BRUISE AND CONTINUED TO WORK.... |
| 05/19/2001 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS CHANGING OUT A FUEL NOZZLE ON A LUBE TRUCK AND THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF OF NOZZLE AND CAUSED HIS ELBOW TO TWIST. THIS CAUSED HIM TO HAVE SHARP PAIN IN HIS ELBOW. THE EE MADE AN APPOI... |
| 04/22/2001 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 48d restricted | THE EE WAS ON HIS KNEES DRILLING HOLE INTO A TEFLON BUCKET LINER AND AS HE WAS GETTING UP HIS LEFT KNEE POPPED & HE FELT PAIN IN IT. HE CONTINUED TO WORK WITHIN HIS CLASSIFICATION. ON APRIL 30 TH, HE... |
| 03/26/2001 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 3d restricted | EE STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN USING A 20LB SLEDGE HAMMER DURING A DRAGLINE OUTAGE ON 3-24-01 AND ON 3-26-01 AS HE STARTED TO RISE FROM A DREEPER, HIS BACK STARTED TIGHTENING UP HURTING AND CONTIN UED TO... |
| 03/17/2001 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS CALLED TO CRUSHER BECAUSE TWO 6"" PIECES OF METAL CAUGHT ON THE MAGNET. ANOTHER EE USED APRY BAR TO HOLD THE COVER OF THE STAMLER CASE OPEN WHILE HE ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE COVER ON OVER. AS HE P... |
| 03/05/2001 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | WHILE HANDLING TRAIL CABLE, THE EE STARTED HAVING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ARM AND A FEW DAYS LATER WHILE. |
| 02/28/2001 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 4d restricted | EE WAS ASSIGNED TO CLEAN UP THE COAL WITH DOZER.HE STATED THIS HIS NECK STARTED HURTING AFTER HE FINISHED CLEANING THE COAL |
| 02/20/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE HAD A HORIZONTAL DOOR ON THE DOMATSU BACKHOE FALL ON HIS FOREARM. |
| 01/29/2001 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 63d restricted | EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING NUMBNESS IN HIS LEFT HAND AND FINGERS. HE WENT TO THEDOCTOR WHO CONCLUDED THAT HE HAS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. |
| 10/26/2000 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 8d restricted | EE STATED THAT HE WAS GETTING A BUCKET OF COAL WITH HIS FRINT END LOADER WHEN THE TOOTH CAUGHT IN THE COAL AND THEN CAME LOOSE. HE STATED THAT THIS CAUSED HIM TO BOUNC AGAINST HIS SEAT BELT AN D CAUSE... |
| 09/07/2000 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS REMOVING A DRAGLINE TOOTH FROM THE BASE. THE TOOTH WAS WEDGED INTO PLACE & EE USED A SLEDGE HAMMER TO TAP ON THE TOOTH BASE. WHEN EE TAPPED ON THE TOOTH BASE, A SLIVER OF METAL CAME OFF THE TOO... |
| 09/01/2000 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | EE STATED ON 9-4-00 THAT HE HAD BACK 0PAIN AND RIGHT LEG NUMBNESS. WHILE OPERATING A HAULER OVER A ROUGH AREA NEAR THE PIT RAMPS BACK ON 9-1-00. DOCTOR VISIT ON 9-6-00 RESTRICTED EE TO LIGHT D UTY. |
| 08/14/2000 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 72d restricted | EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS DISMOUNTING THE LOADER AND STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO THE DRAGLINE AND STEPPED ON A CLOD OF DIRT AND TWISTED T HE SAME K... |
| 06/26/2000 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 63d restricted | EMPLOYEE REPORTED ON THIS DATE THAT HIS HANDS HURT. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DR ON THIS DATE WHO REFERRED HIM TO A SPECIALIST. IT WAS NOT KNOWN ON THIS DATE AS TO WHAT THE CAUSE OF THE INJURY WA S. EMPLOY... |
| 05/06/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING OIL IN THE FRONT ENGINE OF HTE BACKHOE. WHEN HE HAD FINSIHED, HE RAISEDUPA ND HTI HIS HEAD ON THE AUTOMATIC FIRE EXTINGUISHER NOZZLE. |
| 04/17/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 13d restricted | EE STATED THAT HE HAD SQUATTED DOWN AND TWISTED SLIGHTLY TO HIS LEFT TO DRAIN THE WATER OUT OF THE AIR VALVES ON THE LUBE TRUCK. HE STATED HE FELT A POP AND IMMEDIATE PAIN WHICH HAD GOTTEN WOR SE THRO... |
| 02/01/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | A GREASE LINE FLIPPED UP AND HIT INJURED IN THE MOUTH RESULTING IN A SMALL CHIP IN HIS RIGHT TOP TOOTH. |