Red Hawk — Accidents

Total: 19 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/02/2024 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Hot spots were discovered on the gob and clean coal piles. No one was injured. The affected material is being moved from the location and treated.
09/20/2023 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Hot spots were discovered on the gob disposal pad of the wash plant. No one was injured. Equipment is being used to haul the material to another location on the property to extinguish.
11/17/2021 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A hot spot was discovered on a raw coal pile. This was on the south side of the raw coal storage pad near the wash plant. No one was injured. Equipment is being used to treat and remove the affecte...
09/10/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cranking the suction line up and the crank slipped out of EE's hand and it struck EE on the back of EE's right hand between the thumb and index finger. EE received a fracture to EE's hand...
07/08/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Operating Dozer and jarred lower back.
05/23/2015 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Volunteer fireman notified Mine Management at 4:17 pm that there was a shed on fire at Red Hawk Mine. Shed was destroyed and storage trailer also received extensive damage. There was no one at the min...
05/22/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Was in the process of changing the main hyd. pump on a D-11 Dozer using a cable crane, inadvertently pushed the wrong button on the remote that operates the crane.
04/21/2008 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Individual was found lying face down by his haul truck unresponsive. CPR was performed and he was transported by ambulance to the hospital. He was pronounced dead at around 2:30PM 4/21/08. Cause of...
03/31/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost Slid Dozer off end wall to the pit floor about 10'. He was offered transportation to a hospital, he refused. Then in Dec. 07 started complaining of shoulder and neck pain, said was caused from acccide...
11/30/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using portable gas welder at plant. He reached in with right hand to pull throttle open. His hand got into fan blade resulting in fracture of index finger and lacerations requiring 18 st...
08/02/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 229d lost THE #5 ROCK CAME FROM THE SHOT IN BIG PIECES. WE WERE BUILDING A RAMP WITH THIS MATERIAL WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. IT STARTED TO RAIN MAKING THE BOULDERS SLIPPERY. EE CLIMBED HIS FRONT TIRE UP ON A BOULDE...
07/29/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 232d lost EMPLOYEE EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAB AND AS HE WALKED AROUND THE CORNER LOST HIS BALANCE AND HAD TO SIDE STEP (SHUFFLE HIS FEET) TO THE LEFT AND GRAB FOR THE RAILING. THE RAILING DIDN'T SU PPORT H...
05/12/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE R-85 EUCLID HAUL TRUCK, VICTIM STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND AND SEVERLY SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
03/31/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost WHILE FUELING THE DOZER, EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACK FROM THE DECK TO DESCEND TO THE GROUND BUT MISSED THE TRACK (THE NEXT STEP). HE FELL, STRIKING HIS FACE ON THE RIGHT SIDE BREAKING THE ORBITAL BO NE IN T...
08/08/2002 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 50d lost, 11d restricted EE REPORTED TO ME THAT WHILE HE WAS BACKING THE D-11N #112 DOZER, HE ROLLED OVER A LARGE ROCK. IT LIFTED THE DOZER, THEN SET IT DOWN WITH A JOLT. HE FELT SOME PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK, NECK, AND SHOULDE...
07/30/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 1d restricted EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE BLACKED OUT WHILE CLIMBING LADDER. HE LANDED ON HIS BACK, BUT REGAINED TOTAL CONCIOUSNESS IMMEDIATELY.
03/05/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost THE FROZEN DIRT RUT BROKE APART FROM UNDER MY FEET AND I FELL TO THE GROUND.
10/28/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost TWISTED KNEE WHEN STEPPED IN HOLE. KNEE SWOLLEN. DATE INJURY WAS REPORTED 11/4/00. FIRST DAY MISSED WORK WAS 11/8/00.
10/21/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost DRIVING VOLVO TO THE DUMP, HIT HOLE, JAMMED BACK.