Paynter Branch Surface Mine — Accidents

Total: 12 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/17/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Going to check a shot, slipped on rock pile, hurt right knee.
09/09/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Hitting a piece of cold roll with sledge hammer, he missed the cold roll, hitting another piece of metal which caused the sledge hammer to ""twist"", which twisted the right wrist, causing injury.
03/17/2008 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire occurred on the 2002 sterling fuel lube truck co#135, fire was not extingusted within 30min. The fire was put out by the local fire dept. There was no injuries during this event.
01/07/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Using pry bar to get brake slack adjuster off & got pain in groin area.
10/10/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 169d lost The truck that employee was operating overturned.
07/13/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was coming down from off a machine when his foot slipped and he twisted his left knee.
12/27/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was repairing 988F that would not start due to the cole; in effort to start machine, had to use the hand priming pump and while pumping strained right shoulder.
06/10/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was being loaded by loader when the loader dropped a large rock into the truck. The rock jarred employee, injuring shoulder.
03/12/2004 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal Cutter was fatally injured when he was struck by a falling tree.
03/19/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost EE WAS MOUNTING ROCK TRUCK WHEN HE CLAIMS TO HAVE FELT PAIN IN HIS CHEST.
07/18/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost VICTIM WAS INSTALLING THE REAR END IN A WESTERN STAR TANDEM WHEN IT ROLLED OVER ON HIS RIGHT ARM.
02/06/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost STEPPED OUT OF LOADER AND FELT SICK AND HE SAID THAT HE GOT DIZZY AND FELL OFF 180 LOADER.