Southard Mine And Plant — Accidents

Total: 65 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/03/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None OPERATING SCRAPER OVER ROUGH TERAIN AND SPRAINED LOWER BACK.
08/02/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS LEANING OVER A SCRAPER TIRE TO REMOVE STUDS FROM A BRAKE DRUM. AFTER SPENDING APPROX 4 HRS STANDING AND LEANING OVER WITH KNEE COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE TIRE, HE STARTED FEELING DISCOMFORT IN...
12/01/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using screw driver to check for bearing noise. Screw driver contacted rotating shaft and handle was thrust in left ear.
09/11/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Some metal cuttings got between the chuck and the drive on the lathe. Location was too tight to remove with pliers. EE tried using fingers and cutting sliced through his leather glove causing injury....
10/15/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE SAW A DOCTOR ON 1/28/04 STATING PAIN IN RIGHT ELBOW. DOCTOR DIAGNOSED DISCOMFORT AS TENDONITIS. EMPLOYEE STATES THAT NO INCIDENT OCCURRED. HE BELIEVES TENDONITIS IS DUE TO LIFTING 50 LB. BAGS...
05/31/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE LID FROM A PLASTIC FIVE GALLON BUCKET SO IT COULD BE USED FOR TRANSPORTING TOOLS. HE CUT INTERLOCKING TABS WITH UTILITY KNIFE. AS HE APPLIED DOWNWARD PRESSURE, THRYING...
10/11/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted THE INJURED EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WEREIN THE PROCESS OR REPAIRING A D11 DOZER THAT HAD BROKEN DOWN IN #2 PIT. A FINAL DRIVE WAS BROUGHT IN BY FLATBED TRAILER. USING A BOOM TRUCK, THE FINAL DR IVE WAS...
10/11/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 707 SCRAPER UP A RAMP AFTER RETURNING FROM THE SPOIL PILE. HE WAS TRAVELING IN 6TH GEAR WITH THE EASY RIDE DISENGAGED. AT THE EDGE OF THE RAMP THE SCRAPER ENCOUNTERED SO ME ROUG...
09/24/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING PIN WHICH ATTACHES RIPPER FRAME TO THE #88 D11 DOZER. A HYDRAULIC WEDGE WAS BROUGHT IN TO ASSIST IN THE PIN REMOVAL. AS THE EE BEGAN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE WEDGE, I...
08/23/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CHIPPING A WELD WITH AN AIR CHIPPER AND HAND CHIPPER WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG CIRCUMVENTED HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
06/14/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE FRONT BELLY PAN ON 739 DOZER TO REPAIR A COOLANT LEAK. THE BELLY PAN JACK WAS HANGING UP AND NOT COMING DOWN. EE TRIED USING A PRYBAR TO ASSIST. THE BAR S LIPPED...
08/24/2000 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 26d restricted EE AGGRAVATED A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION WHILE HE WAS STANDING ON A WEAR PLATE THAT PROTRUDED FORM THE HOPPER WALL USING A TORCH TO CUT OUT SOME CONNECTION BOLTS ON THE EAST GATE CRUSHER HOPPER. HE WAS...
07/26/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ON 5/25/00, EMPLOYEE REPORTS HE BUMPED HIS ELBOW ON A SCRAPER SEAT. NO TREATMENT WAS RENDERED. THEN ON 7/26/00, HE REPORTS AGGRAVATING SAME ELBOW INJURY WHEN USING A SLEDGEHAMMER & ASKED TO SEE A DOCT...
06/27/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONED UNDER THE JAW CRUSHER SHIM GUARD TO CATCH BOLTS THAT WOULD FALL ONCE PLATE WAS RAISED OUT; HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE WELDED NUT OF THE BOLT WHEN THE BOLT MOVED UP, PINCHIN G HIS F...
04/09/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CUTTING THE CHAIN ON THE MAIN CRUSHER APRON FEEDER, EE WAS STANDING ON I BEAM (APPRX 18"" HIGH) WITH LEFT FOOT ON BEAM AND OTHER ON THE WEB. HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS RIGHT SHIN HIT THE TOP...