Short Creek 8750 — Accidents

Total: 7 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/12/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee was sitting on a pipe that was suspended with chain falls. He was cleaning some of his tools. The pipe shifted when someone else hit it and smashed his foot between the pipe and the floor.
09/09/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost EE had been pulling on a chain fall for several days and on this day, he started to complain about his arm hurting and going numb. We found out later that he had a pre-existing arm injury we were una...
03/10/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Rock fell from overhead belt, bouncing off the floor of backhoe the employee was operating (canopy is in place and in good working order). Rock bruised right ankle.
02/10/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee stepped on a lump of coal causing him to trip over a pipe and fall to the ground. He tried to catch himself with his left hand, causing injury to the left wrist.
08/24/2005 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None This is to report medical treatment only. While attempting to fasten a regulator door on the #1 run of mine feeder, the employees right ring finger was struck by a rock that fell from the top of the h...
05/15/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was kneeling on a beam, welding - he twisted and felt pain in his lower back.
01/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Removing a piece of chutework, the chute became lodged in the hole from which it was being removed from the plant, the ee pryed the chute to free it. Due to the forces of the rigging the chute sank in...