S-12 Calhoun — Accidents

Total: 19 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/19/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost while employee was welding, welding helmet was changing dark due to night fall, he changed to safety glasses to finish. A piece of hot slag hit glasses, dripped onto right eyelid, burning lid and eye
04/02/2014 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was using air gun to tighten a bolt on miner, when air hose blew off and struck him above left eye
02/12/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Pulling nose cone off D9T tractor, lift jack came out of ball on blade, struck right knee and pinned right leg against the back of the blade - resulting in a knee contusion.
01/22/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Got off of loader to walk around front of loader bucket, tripped over bucket tooth falling flat and landing on wrist
11/15/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost Employee was assembling highwall miner-using sledgehammer & slate bar. Was prying with slate bar to align bolt holes on structure of 2nd deck, bar slipped & he fell on deck onto his behind.
08/24/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Returning to office, heavy fog resulted in bad visibility, truck left the roadway & struck a rock.
08/24/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost after coming out of office holding pre-shift books, slipped and fell on back landing on steps of office porch
04/20/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 304d lost Employee was driving a 777D rock truck and went through a dip in road and said he hurt his back.
09/05/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 204d lost Employee was grading road and corner of grader blade caught a rock and caused the grader to shift causing employee to hurt his back.
05/23/2006 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A WATER TRUCK WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND OVERTURNED. THE ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE VICTIM WAS TRAPPED UNDER THE TRUCK. THE VICTIM WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD...
03/30/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 305d lost Took break from loading holes to go and relieve himself. Started to go over the hill from bench where work was being done, slipped on rock & went down over hill landing on a rock then rolling on down...
02/01/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 150d lost Employee backed dozer into rock truck. Employee was pushing fill for rock trucks. Employee said neck and shoulder was hurting.
01/05/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 362d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OFF BACK WINDOW OF ROCK TRUCK. EE FELL 8-10' OFF OF ROCK TRUCK & HURT HIS BACK. EE COULD NOT FEEL, HIS LEGS WERE NUMB.
11/08/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was packing lift cylinder on d-11 dozer. EE's finger was pinched between cylinder and blade.
10/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cut bearing from pin bore and was moving out of the way. The bearing had excessive amounts of grease causing it to slip out of mechanic's hand striking him in the left lower leg.
03/10/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was being loaded by 992G loader boom and it struck the side of the truck bed. EE was complaining of a sore neck.
10/03/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost EE WAS WELDING ON CATWALK OF ROCK TRUCK EQUIP.# 29 WHEN HE FELL AND SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST.
08/18/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING ROCK CORE IN HOLLOW FIELD #6. HE BACKED TRACK LOADER INTO A STUMP. HE COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN.
07/14/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost EE WAS COMING DOWN LADDER ON THE ROCK TRUCK & HE SLIPPED OFF HURTING HIS LEFT SHOULDER & ARM.