Prairie Eagle — Accidents

Total: 61 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/06/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 141d lost Was unplugging chute in prep plant using a 3/8"" rod, the rod slipped out of his hand. He reached out for it and at that time he felt pain in his lower back. Started missing work on 1/11/11.
06/08/2010 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Truck Operator complaining of lower back cramping and nausea stopped and exited the equipment pain got worse and ambulance was called. Truck operator was taken to Sparta Community Hospital was diagnos...
09/26/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was fueling tractor at fuel station. When tank was full, EE lifted nozzle from tank and the weight and stretch of the hose pulled EE off balance. EE fell approximately 5ft., landing on EE's le...
06/16/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was in the process of shoveling out the converyor chain on a highwall miner, when he lost his footing and fell.
03/14/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Truck operator missed a step trying to exit the truck and fell and injured hip.
10/02/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 172d lost Employee was lifting a sandblasting pot into the bed of pickup truck. He felt he strained or hurt his left arm and forearm and lower back (doctor's report shows previous lumbar laminectomy). Bicep ok...
06/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Roland Machinery Employee tended to an overheating Chevy Pickup, property of Knight Hawk Coal. While removing the radiator cap, hot water and steam burned his right hand and right forearm, resulting...
12/04/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None We were pulling pump hose back into the N.E. boxcut using 1250 backhoe and nylon straps. I was between pump and 1250 bucket. The bucket accidentally swung into the pump, catching my left arm between p...
03/25/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was adjusting EBW dryer basket lid when it slipped off the peg, mashing his left index finger, which required 6 stitches.
03/16/2006 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Taking fitting out of tensioner (highwall miner) to bleed off pressure. Crawler was off the ground and tensioner was fully extended with grease. 90 deg. elbow FTG was turned too far & shot out because...
10/10/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost EE was making a connection on a conveyor truss walkway. A weldment approx. 4' from He failed resulting in a collapse on which he was standing. He fell approx. 6' and caught himself on a structural mem...