Pike No. 2 Mine — Accidents

Total: 58 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/05/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was removing bolts from the MG and when he stood up, he struck his lower midddle back on the lower guard of the set resulting in restricted duty.
03/22/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was arc gouging on top of the dragline while lying on his side & some hot slag fell into his (R) ear. Incident was not reported to supervisor until 2 days later. Went to doctor on 4/3/06 & fo...
09/23/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE HAD CUT A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL & WAS USING A STATIONARY GRINDER TO CLEAN THE EDGES. A SMALL CHIP FLEW INTO HIS EYE & BECAME EMBEDDED. EE HAD ON SAFETY GLASSES & HAD THE SHIELD ON THE GRINDER...
04/29/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost EE was working on a submersible pump pontoon in the pit. He stated that when he stepped over the pump hose, he either tripped on the hose or caught his foot toe in the expanded metal deck walkway caus...
04/18/2004 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A HOIST DRUM BEARING OVERHEATED AND BLEW APART IGNITING GREASE THAT IS USED TO LUBRICATE THE BEARINGS & HOIST GEARING MACHINE WAS IN OPERATION. 2-150 LB DRY CHEMICAL & 12-20 LB DRY CHEMICAL EXT. WERE...
03/03/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WALK BEHIND ELECTRIC FOKLIFT TO MOVE AN ELECTRIC MOTOR FROM THE ELECTRICAL PART STORAGE BUILDING. AS HE WAS BACKING UP THE FORKLIFT, HE WAS WATCHING A COMPRESSOR ON THE FL OOR SO...
02/02/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 189d lost EE WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK FROM THE HIGHWALL WHILE INSTALLING A PUMP AND PUMP LINE INTO THE WHITE CHURCH PIT AT KINDILL 2. THE INJURIES THAT RESULTED WERE SEVERAL CRUSHED VERTEBRAE, 3 FRACTURED R IBS, FR...
01/19/2004 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A SMALL FIRE WAS DISCOVERED AT THE BASE OF THE ""C"" PILE CLEAN COAL. THE FIRE WAS ABOUT 2'HIGH BY 5'WIDE, 8'LONG. THIS COAL PILE WAS WARM. WE WAITED UNTIL DAY SHIFT MANAGEMENT ARRIVED AT 6 AM A ND A...
11/17/2003 NO VALUE FOUND PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 80d lost EE WAS ASSISTING IN THE REPAIR OF A DRAGLINE HOIST GEARING. THE HOIST PINION AND SHAFT HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE GEAR CASE IN ORDER TO PUT IN A GREASE SEAL THAT HAD BEEN LEFT OFF. THE SHAFT AN D PINIO...
11/10/2003 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNKNOWN 11"" DIA. BORE HOLE WAS MINED OVER IN THE WEST DIVOT PIT. THE BORE HOLE WAS NOT LOCATED ON ANY MAPS, WAS FILLED WITH WATER, AND WAS LIBERATINE METHANE GAS. THE GAS WAS IGNITED BY THR OWING...
09/23/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost THE DOCTOR DETERMINED THAT A DIME-SIZED BURN ON THE EMPLOYEE'S ELBOW BECAME INFECTED. EE STATED HE GOT THE BURN WHILE AIR-LANCING ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET IN THE SHOP. A PIECE OF SLAG POPPED OVER HIS PROT...
09/17/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING HAUL TRUCKS. AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING, HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED A LITTLE & CAUSED MOST OF HIS WEIGHT TO SHIFT TO HIS LEFT ARM. HE STATED THAT THIS ARM WAS SORE & THIS ACCIDENT CAUSED...
08/18/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ASSISTING IN CHANGING TEETH ON DRAGLINE BUCKET. EE WAS HITTING ONE OF THE TEETH WITH A 12 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN IT FROM THE BASE. A SLIVER OF METAL ABOUT 1 INCH LONG BROKE FROM T HE TOOTH...
07/26/2003 POWERED HAULAGE INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None TRESPASSER WAS RIDING A DIRT BIKE ON A COUNTY ROAD UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN A RECLAIMATION AREA. HE HIT HOLE AND LOST CONTROL OF HIS BIKE. HE FLAGGED EMPLOYEES DRIVING BY WHO CALLED FOR AN AMBULA NCE WHO...
07/25/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE WAS GRADING THE DRAGLINE BENCH. WHILE DOING THIS, THE BLADE HIT THE TOP OF A LARGE ROCK THAT WAS PARTIALLY BURIED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO BE JARRED. HE STATED HE WAS WEARING A SEAT BE LT. OVE...
07/21/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE PARKED A FORD F250 PICKUP IN ORDER TO GET TOOLS OUT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. HE LEFT THE TRUCK RUNNING. A SHORT TIME LATER HE NOTICED THE TRUCK ROLLING BACKWARDS & RAN AFTER IT TO STOP IT. WHEN HE JUMPE...
07/08/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ASSISTING IN CHANGING BUCKET TEETH ON A 1370 DRAGLINE. THE SPOOLS & WEDGES HAD BEEN KNOCKED OUT OF THE TOOTH BASE & EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK THE TOOTH POINT OFF. WHILE STRI KING TH...
06/17/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None SERVICING DRILL WHEN A PIECE OF METAL GOT IN HIS LEFT EYE. DOCTORS REMOVED METAL & TREATED WITH ANTIBIOTICS.
04/30/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost EE WAS WASHING OUT RADIATOR OF PICK-UP AT TRUCK WASH. HE TURNED AND HIS KNEE MADE A POPPING SOUND AND HE FELT A SHARP PAIN. A MRI WAS TAKEN ON MAY 5TH, NO CERT. INJURY. DIAGNOSED AS A SPRAINE D LIGAME...
04/10/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost EE WAS USING A SKID MOUNTED PORTAJOHN LOCATED ONTHE DRILL BENCH. ANOTHER EE UNAWARE THAT SOMEONEWAS USING THE PORTAJOHN HOOKED A SMALL TRACTOR TO THE PULL CABLE TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY OF A SHOT. WH...
04/08/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost EE WAS WORKING ON THE HOOD LATCH OF A LUBE TRUCKAT ONE POINT EE STATED HE TURNED AND FELT A CATCH IN HIS KNEE. EE HAD CONTINUED TO WORK, BUT BECAUSE OF RECURRING CATCHING IN THE KNEE, WENT TO SEE A DR...
03/10/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost EE, PRIOR TO STARTING HIS WORKSHIFT, WENT TO THE PIT TO DUMP A LOAD OF TRASH. HE BACKED HIS PERSONAL TRUCK UP TO THE EDGE OF THE DRAGLINE BENCH CLOSE TO WHERE TRACTORS WERE STRIPPING. HE GOT INTO THE...
02/14/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE PICKED UP ON A CORNER OF A 1 1/2 INCH THICK, 3' X 5', PIECE OF STEEL PLATE TO REMOVE A STRAP. THE PLATE WAS ON A TABLE. WHEN HE LIFTED, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK. EE SEES A CHIROPRACTOR ON A REG...
01/22/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 132d lost EE WAS LOADING 2 PIECES OF METAL STRAP ONTO THE BACK OF THE WELD TRUCK. THE STRAP WAS FLEXING QUITE A BIT, AND IN ORDER TO SECURE IT, THE EE ROLLED A PIECE OF 3 INCH CHANNEL IRON ONTO THE STRA P. AS H...
01/09/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EE WAS GOING TO DO SOME CLEANING W/THE WATER CANNON MOUNTED ON A SPRINKLE TRUCK. EE EXITED LEFT HAND DOOR TO GO TO RT SIDE OF TRUCK. WHEN EXITING THAT SIDE INSTEAD OF RT DOOR YOU HAVE TO STEP ON HOOD...
12/31/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS STANDING ON SOME ROCKS AT THE TUB OF THE 1370 DRAGLINE. HE WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING GREASE FROM AROUND THE CIRCLE RAIL IN ORDER FOR WELDREPAIRS TO BEGIN. HE WAS STANDING ON ROCKS TO ST AY OUT...
10/27/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THE TUB OF A 1370 DRGLINE WAITING WHILE A HOIST WAS BEING LOWERED DOWN IN ORDER TO REMOVE STEEL THAT HAD BEEN CUT OFF THE TUB. AS THE HOIST WAS BEING LOWERED INTO THE COMPART...
06/18/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 10d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A PIVOT SHAFT SEAL IN WITH A HAMMER & A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS RIGHT HAND.
05/09/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost EE STATED THAT WHILE WORKING ON THE DRAGLINE DURING A REPAIR JOB ALL THE CLIMBING BENDING KNEELING CAUSED HIM KNEE PAIN. EE WORKED UNTIL 7-10-02 WHEN IT THAT TIME HE STARTED LOSING TIME BECAUS E OF CO...
05/09/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH WHILE MOUNTING A MOTOR ON A PUMP. HE WAS USING THE IMPACT IN AN OVERHEAD POSITION. A PIECE OF DIRT OR RUST BECAME EMBEDDED IN EYE. EE HAD ON SAFETY GLASSES.
05/04/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REMOVING THE INSPECTION DOOR ON A CMI COAL DRYER IN PREP PLANT TO WASH OUT THE CHUTE UNDER THE DRYER. EE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO REMOVE THE DOOR WHICH WAS STUCK. WHEN THE DOOR CAME LOOSE , EE CA...
04/30/2002 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A TRACTOR AFTER ADJUSTING A DOOR LATCH. AS EE STEPPED FROM THE PUSH ARM TO THE GROUND, HE STEPPED ONTO A ROCK, ROLLING HIS ANKLE. EE DID NOT SLIP OR FALL AND WAS DISMOU NTING P...
03/29/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EMPLOYEES WERE ROLLING DRAG CHAINS ON THE BUCKET OF A 1370 DRAGLINE. THEY WERE HOOKING UP THE DRAG CHAIN CLEVIS AND WHILE LIFTING THE CLEVIS PIN INTO POSITION, EE HURT HIS BACK. THE PIN WAS 6"" IN DIA...
02/14/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost EE WAS ASSISTING IN CHANGING TOOTH TIPS ON DRAG-LINE BUCKET. EE WAS SWINGING A 12 LB. SLEDGE HAMMER DRIVING THE PINS OUT OF THE TIP AND STATED HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK AND HIP AREA. GROUND W...
02/09/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost EE LEFT THE CAB OF THE DRAGLINE TO START THE M6 SETS. AS HE WAS GOING PAST THE DC ELECT. ROOM, HE TRIPPED OVER THE STEPS LEADING TO THIS ROOM AND FELL TO THE FLOOR. EE HAD ON SUNGLASSES WHILE IN THE C...
02/04/2002 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 34d lost EE WAS CHECKING CMI COAL DRYERS. THE FIRST TWO HE CHECKED WERE PLUGGED WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW THEM TO RUN. TO UNPLUG THEM, WATER IS RUN INTO THEMTO UNPLUG AND LOOSEN THE COAL. EE WENT TO THE NE XT LEVEL...
01/30/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING BOTTOM ROLLER ON TRACTOR.A ROCK THAT WAS CAUGHT BTWN PUSH ARM & FRAME FELL & HIT EMPLOYEE ON BACK OF HEAD. HIS HEAD STRUCK CONCRETE FLOOR PUSHING HIS HARD HAT INTO HIS F OREHEAD...
01/18/2002 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS ON TRACK OF A TRACTOR DOING SERVICE WORK. WIND BLEW PARTICLES OF DIRT INTO EYE BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
12/15/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BETWEEN THE MG SETS ON A 1370 DRAGLINE WATCHING THE LARGE REAR DOOR OPEN. THE DOOR STARTED TO MAKE NOISE AS IT NEARED THE OPEN POSITION AND EMPLOYEE FEARED IT MIGHT NOT S TOP AT...
12/05/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost EE WAS DISMOUNTING AN ENDLOADER. WHEN HE STEPPEDONTO THE REAR DISMOUNT PLATFORM HIS FOOT SLIPPEDOFF THE EDGE. THIS PLATFORM IS OVER THE BATTERY BOX AND IS MADE OF NONSLIP MATERIAL. WE HAVE ADD ED A LI...
11/05/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost EE WAS DOING ROUTINE WORK DURING THE SHIFT, WHICH INCLUDES WALKING CLIMBING STAIRS, BENDING ETC. SORENESS COND PAIN DEVELOPED INT HE BACK OF KNEE. EE STATED THAT HE DID NOT SLIP FELL TWIST OR DO ANYTH...
09/07/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS WALKING DOWN THE 3 STEPS ENTERING THE BUCKET REPAIR BUILDING. WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE BOTTOM STEP TO THE GROUND, HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF METAL OR A ROCK (HE WASN'T SUR) AND OVERTURNED HIS ANK...
08/24/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WELDING ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET IN THE SHOP USING A HARD COAT WIRE. HE CLOSED HIS HOOD TO CONTINUE WELDING AND A PIECE OF SLAG GOT INTO HIS EYE UNDER HIS EYELID. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLAS SES AND...
08/12/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE WAS LEVELING SPOIL MATERIAL. AFTER HE GOT HOME, HE STATED HIS TAILBONE STARTED HURTING.HE CAME TO WORK ON 8-13-01 BUT LEFT MIDWAY THROUGH THE SHIFT BECAUSE HIS TAILBONE BOTHERED HIM, HE SOUGH...
08/04/2001 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None SOMETIME BETWEEN 11:10 PM AND 11:30 PM, THE LEFT REAR TIRE ON A SCRAPER CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE SCRAPER HAD BEEN USED THE PREVIOUS SHIFT AND PARKED AT 10:45 PM WITH A FLAT TIRE. THE FIRE WAS PUT O UT IN 3...
05/25/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost EE WAS DRIVING A PICKUP DOWN A MUDDY INCLINE. THE TRUCK HIT A RUT, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN, JERKING HER ARM & SHOULDER. EE WORKED UNTIL 7-9-01 WHEN BECAUSE OF CONTINUING PAIN REPORT ED OFF....
04/03/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost EE WAS OPERATING A 3 TON COM-A-LONG. ONE END WAS ATTACHED TO A 3/8"" CHAIN THAT WAS SECURED TO A BOOM LACING PIPE ON A 1370 DRAGLINE. THE OTHER END WENT TO THE SOCKET END OF AN INTERMEDIATE SUS PENSIO...
03/06/2001 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS DISMOUNTED FROM TRACTOR ON DRILL BENCH. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND ROLLED HIS FOOT. EE SAIDHE WAS USING 3-POINT CONTACT & DID NOT FALL. HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE & HE WAS TOL...
02/20/2001 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None AT APPROX 0300, A DRAGLINE OPERATOR SUFFERED A FATAL HEART ATTACK WHILE ON THE JOB. AT THE TIME OF THE HEART ATTACK, THE EE WAS ON THE GROUND NEAR THE DRAGLINE AS THEY WERE PREPARING TO MOVE T HE MACH...
02/05/2001 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS JUMP STARTING A 988 LOADER (FROM MECHANIC'S TRUCK). HE HOOKED THE CABLES TO THE LOADER BATTERY AND WENT TO THE CAB TO START THE LOADER. AFTER THE LOADER STARTED AND HE WENT TO UNHOOK TH E CABLE...