Persimmon Branch Surface Mine — Accidents
Total: 6 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/14/2021 | EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 171d lost | Employee was changing hydraulic hose. After getting hose loose, pressure was on the line and sprayed hydraulic fluid on employee's face and eye. |
| 09/30/2019 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 23d lost | Some wiring caught fire in water truck, employee exited water truck to retrieve fire extinguisher. The next day EE started having back pain. |
| 10/22/2018 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Employee was exiting dozer cab when EE slipped and fell off platform landing on tracks. |
| 07/25/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 86d lost | Employee was moving a tube of oil from underneath rock truck in parking lot when EE slipped and hurt back. |
| 08/04/2017 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 70d lost | Ratchet slipped causing to strike elbow on loader differential. Employee started missing work on 09/15/2017. |
| 12/10/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | got finger caught between 2 parts of L50 Loader Operator cab door |