SOUTH FORK PIT — Accidents

Total: 11 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/22/2024 ELECTRICAL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 10d restricted Employee was assigned to clean electrical disconnect boxes and improperly performed Lock Out Tag Out. Employee received 1st/2nd degree burn to face and sent to Hospital burn unit due to location of b...
04/16/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost On 04/16/16, The EE was welding, a spark flew back from a burning torch, it burned through EE's jeans causing it to burn EE's knee. On 04/17/16 EE had to go to a clinic, they sent EE to ER at HCMC, w...
06/11/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PULLING ON A TRAY IN THE ROCK SHAKER UNIT, COULD NOT REMOVE THE TRAY SO HE PULLED AT IT MORE AND INJURED HIS LEFT THUMB
03/21/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 321d lost IW was with another worker, on a belt attempting to rotate a gear box down. As they were rotating, the head pulley went into rotation causing the head pulley to turn and it moved the belt, causing th...
10/12/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 27d lost, 21d restricted Employee was lifting a pipe that was 6' long, 2"" diameter, and approximately 40 lbs.
02/08/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was assisting crew in installing a conveyor belt. A rope was tied to the metal lacing. The rope was run under the rollers and attached to a truck. As the truck pulled the belt up, the rope br...
04/19/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was using a hammer to clear material build-up away from wing rubber that seats against conveyor belt. The belt caught the hammer and pulled his left hand between the wing rubber and the belt....
09/13/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None LYING ON HIS BACK PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON THE SCREENS WHEN A PIECE OF DEBRIS FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
08/27/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS PULLING A WATER HOSE, TRIPPED, HOSE FLEW BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK. WAS SORE THE NEXT MORNING. WENT TO DOCTOR TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. NO SERIOUS INJURY. TOLD TO APPLY HEAT AND TAKE M OTRIN.
02/12/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WELDING. SAYS SPARKS BURNED HOLE IN OXYGEN LINE & HIS JACKET CAUSING FLAMES UP SLEEVE OF JACKET & BURNING HIS ARM.
08/29/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost WHILE INSTALLING A TRAVEL MOTOR IN GEARBOX OF DRAGLINE, LIFTED MOTOR AND STRAINED BACK.