South Fort Meade Mine — Accidents

Total: 168 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/15/2002 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 57d restricted WRENCH HAD BEEN LAID UP ON ANGLE IRON WHILE MECHANICS INSTALLED THE BOLTS. NORMAL VIBRATION APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TO SLOWLY CAUSE WRENCH TO FALL APPROX. 2'.
07/22/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FRONT END LOADER AND WAS THROWN AGAINST THE FRONT WINDOW GLASS WHEN THE FORKS OF THE LOADER HIT THE GROUND AND DUG IN CAUSING THE LOADER TO ABRUPTLY STOP. EMPLOYEE WAS K NOCKED...
05/29/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS (WITH WET BOOTS) AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF LAST STEP, TWISTING ANKLE.
01/01/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING A CABLE FROM ON D9 TRACTOR TO THE BLADE OF ANOTHER D9 TRACTOR. AS THE SLACK WAS BEING PULLED OUT OF THE CABLE, THE HOOK ROTATED PINCHING THE RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE HOOK A ND TRAC...
12/29/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted AS EE WAS DISMOUNTING TRACTOR, HE FELL AND HIT HIS CHEST ON THE TRACK. IT WAS RAINING AND THE TRACK WAS SLICK. EE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
10/15/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost NOT REALLY TOO SURE, BUT OPERATOR OF HEAVY EQUIP. MAY HAVE BUMPED HIM TOO HARD BUT THINKS HE HIT A BUMP IN HAUL ROAD TOO HARD, THEN WAS AGGRAVATED BY CONTACT WITH EQUIPMENT.
08/28/2001 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted MECHANIC WAS WALKING THROUGH HALLWAY TO ELECTRICAL SHOP. HE STUMBLED, TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF, AND STEPPED ON BOARD BOLTED TO THE FLOOR. THIS RESULTED IN HIM TWISTING ANKLE/FOOT.
08/13/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 63d restricted EE & TWO OTHER MECHANICS WERE REMOVING OLD PIPE LINE FROM WASHER. ONE WAS OPERATING CRANE & ONE WAS FLAGGING. THIS EE WAS HOLDING ONTO PIPE UNTIL IT WAS CLEAR OF PIPE RACK. AS EE WAS GUILDING THE PIEC...
03/28/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING IMPACT RELEASE WHEN ICIDENT OCCURRED. EMPLOYEE HAD LEFT HAND ON FLANGE OF BOTTOM PIPE WHILE PULLING DOWN ON IMPACT RELEASE.
03/06/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted MECHANIC WAS PULLING LOG SHAFT UP HILL WITH 3/4 TON COMEALONG. THE HOOK ATTACKED TO COME-A-LONG HOUSING BROKE CAUSING MECHANIC TO FALL BACKWARDSONTO LOG SHAFT CAUSING CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK A ND GLUT...
03/06/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS ASCENDING UPWARD IN A NEAR CRAWLING POSITION. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO COME TO AN UPRIGHT STANDING POSITION, HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE JIB OF THE CRANE, ALLEGING MOMENTARY LOSS OF CON SCIOUSN...
01/12/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS INSTALLING 8"" PIPE LATERAL ON COARSE FEEDTANK & REMOVING OLD PIPING. HE WAS LIFTING A SHORT SPOOL BY HAND. THE SPOOL DROPPED DOWN, CATCHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE FLANGES OF THE OLD...
01/06/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 33d lost, 31d restricted AFTER ADJUSTING A BEARING UNIT ON PUMPING SYSTEMSEALING WATER PUMP EE WAS DISMOUNTING THE FLOAT WHICH WAS ABOUT 28"" FROM SLED TO GROUND. HE WAS HOLDING A 3/4"" COMBO WRENCH & CRESCENT WRENCH IN HIS R...
07/27/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM A FLANGE ON THEHYDRAULIC LINE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK
06/08/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EE WAS DISCONNECTIN TWO FLEXIBLES TO MOVE TO A WATERJACK AND WHEN THE LAST BOLT WAS TAKEN OUT, IT MOVE A COUPLE OF FEET THUS HITTING EE IN THE HEAD. THE FLEXIBLE HAD STORE ENERGY WHICH THE CRE W THOUG...
05/16/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS OPERATIN A TRACTOR AND CONTINUOUSLY TWISTING AND TURNING TO LOOK OVER SHOULDER TO OBSERVE THE OPERATION OF THE WINCH. AT END OF SHIFT HE COMPLAINED OF LOW BACK PAIN. HE WAS SEEN BY THE PHYSICIA...
02/21/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted IMPROPER BODY MECHANIS & LIFTING TECHNIQUES
01/03/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE HAD JUST FINISHED OPERATING THE CRANE AND WAS PARKING THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT BEHIND THE MAINTENANCE SHOP. WHEN HE EXITED THE CRANE HE MISSED THE LAST STEP, FELL BACKWARDS, STRIKING THE BACK OF HIS...