Oak Hill Tipple — Accidents

Total: 20 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/30/2014 POWERED HAULAGE ACCIDENT ONLY None EE upset truck 147 and trailer 29 while dumping Bypro at the MeadZinn Tower cut. EE stated he was not injured to both several EE. EE was dumping bypro and had trailer up when the back third of the byp...
03/16/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a heated power washer, he lost his balance and slipped and sprayed and burned his right foot leaving a second degree burn.
06/14/2011 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A D-ii operator noticed smoke under the cab of the D-11 operator working beside him. The operator of the D-11 that was smoking shut the machine down and with the help of the foreman tried to extinguis...
06/01/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost The truck driver went against company policy by climbing on his trailer to check for loose coal, as he was coming down the steps he lost his footing on the bottom step, he fell on the fender of the tr...
02/28/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Shop mechanic was using a hammer, he swung the hammer to strike the awe he was using, he missed the awe and hit his hand causing a small laceration on his left hand.
01/23/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The water pumper stood on the tire of the water pump to check the fuel level and slipped off the tire and landed on his left elbow, bruising the elbow. He did not report the incident until 01/24/2011.
11/24/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Worker was attempting to place a belly pan back on a Cat D-11 dozer, the pan was secured with chains on both sides, one chain shifted letting the pan shift backwards cutting the worker on the left ear...
08/05/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE was working with a chain on the ground, when the EE's finger became caught, tearing skin from his finger tip. The EE's finger had gotten pinched between the chain hook and object he was attaching c...
02/03/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 11d restricted Employee was located at the bottom of a highwall moving hose when a rock came loose and hit his finger.
03/13/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 327d lost EE's were setting new Ibeam support in plant. Ibeam was being supported by come-a-long and strap at top and was caught at bottom by 1/2"" plate. Ibeam stopped at top by another Ibeam, EE attempted to...
12/12/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost The employee was attempting to break tire bead on the right front tire of the front end loader with a porta-power cylinder positioned between the frame of the loader & the tire bead when the cylinder...
09/14/2002 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON THE FINE COAL DRAG CHAIN AND RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK WHILE WELDING ON PINS OF 678 CHAIN. THE CAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL SHOCK IS UNKNOWN. THERE WAS NOTHING EVIDENT WH ICH WOU...
01/17/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost EE WAS DRIVING DOWN A HILL AT MEAD ZIMM PIT WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AND LANDED IN A DITCH. EXCESSIVE SPEED WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT.
06/03/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost EE WAS OPENING THE TOP ROLLS ON GUNDLACH CRUSHERWHEN THE 1"" STEEL ROD (32"" LONG) SLIPPED & CAME OUT CAUSING HIS BODY WEIGHT TO SHIFT WHICH CAUSED HIS RIGHT ANKLE TO TWIST, BREAKING IT.
11/02/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE STATED THAT HE WAS SUSING HIS CELL PHONE WHEN HE DROVE HIS PICKUP OVER A 30' HIGHWALL. EE HAD SMALL CUTS ON THE FACE, A LACERATION ON THE FOREHEAD AND A RUPTURED BLOOD VESSEL IN THE UPPER L EFT INN...
08/15/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 33d restricted EMPLOYEE HIT A BUMP IN THE HAUL ROAD EXITING THE PIT RAMP, WHICH HAD BEEN RECENTLY BACK DRUG FOLLOWING A RAIN EVENT. HE BOUNCED UP & HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF OF THE CAB AND HIT HIS KNEE ON TH E WINDOW...
08/12/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost DRIVER HIT A BIG POT HOLE IN THE ROAD, WHICH JARRED HIM, CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF OF THE CAB OF THE TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING. WHEN HIS HEAD HIT THE ROOF, IT ALSO JAMMED HIS NECK WIT H PRESS...
07/11/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 293d lost TWO CAT LOADERS WERE IN A #4A COAL PIT AT THE MEAD/ZINN NORTH PIT OF THE BOWMAN STRIP OPERATION LOADING COAL. IT HAD RAINED HARD THE NIGHT BEFORE AND HAD RAINED EARLIER IN THIS SHIFT. A SECTIO N OF TH...
05/17/2000 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DRIVER WAS OPERATING THE TRACTOR TAILER AT A SPEED TO FAST TO SAFELY NEGOTIATE A CURVE ON THE PERMITTED TOWNSHIP ROAD, THEREFORE THE TRUCK/TRAILER TURNED OVER ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE JARR ING OF...
02/28/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPERATING CO. NO. 520 D7 DOZER, ANOTHER EE WORKING WITH HIM CALLED THE SUPERVISOR AND REPORTED THE HE WAS SICK. EE COMPLAINED THAT HIS SHOULDER, NECK AND RIGHT ARM FELT NUMBNESS IN THEM ; HE ST...