SHM 46 Highwall Miner — Accidents

Total: 18 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/30/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening a bolt with a ratchet, hand made contact with a metal burr causing a 2"" inch long cut on right hand near wrist.
07/16/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Apprentice miner & certified welder, EE was helping repair the cutter head. EE lit the cutting torch, as EE laid the striker down EE's left hand passed in front of the lit torch causing a burn on the...
02/19/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 340d lost A shard of metal sheared off the chain link while repairing the belly chain of the highwall miner and went through EE's glove into the Right pinkie finger. EE continued to work the rest of the shift...
09/06/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 201d lost Employee was pulling pins during retraction. When the unlatching jacks raised the latched stuck causing the push beam to raise appx. 4 inches. When the latches came loose the beam slammed down.
07/31/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 230d lost Employee was putting bolts in cutter drum w/ 3/4 ratchet, ratchet slipped while employee was putting all body weight on it. Employee slipped and fell while hurting his back. Was not notified till the...
07/30/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 230d lost On ladder removing radiator cap - slip but did not fall and pulled his shoulder.
04/18/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Stepped off loader and twisted ankle on a rock
08/24/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 127d lost EE was helping electrician splice cable when he slipped and fell.
09/22/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee was replacing shield on a cutter head when he dropped the shield & injured his left hand.
10/06/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Injured was using a sledge hammer to help take a cutter chain apart. As he struck the pin, the pin went sideways, thus allowing his hand to strike chain.
08/17/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee injured his heel(R) when he jumped from the control room of the highwall miner to the ground.
08/17/2009 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A methane ignition occurred.
06/25/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emplyee was replacing shield over cutter motor when the shield slipped and smashed his middle(R) finger.
04/23/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting pedestal into a pickup bed. While placing the pedestal on the tailgate, he knocked another pedestal onto his left foot.
11/08/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While walking away from the highwall miner and putting up tools, He stepped into a hole and heard something pop in his foot(R).
07/24/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving a pin on the chain conveyor when a piece of metal broke off of the hammer that he was using and struck him in his neck- thus requiring sutures.
07/23/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was driving a pin on the chain conveyor when a piece of metal flew off and struck employee in the left hand, between the 3rd and 4th finger. Employee did not miss work or recieve medical treatment...
05/17/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 149d lost Employee alleges that he strained his back while working as a groundsman. He is unsure as to when this injury occurred, and did not report this alleged injury until 5/22/2007. His first scheduled da...