Sugar Creek Ug Mine — Accidents

Total: 111 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/27/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE INSTALLING DUST COLLECTOR EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING WHEN WIND BLEW DEBRIS IN RIGHT EYE. WAS WEARING PROPER SAFETY GLASSES AT TIME OF OCCURRENCE. RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE FOR EMBEDDED F OREIGN...
03/23/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BEAM CONNECTORS WHEN WIND BLEW FOREIGN DEBRIS INTO RIGHT EYE.EMPLOYEE USED FIRST AID EYE WASH AND REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 03-23-00. HE RETURNED TO THE OFFICE ON MO NDAY RE...
03/01/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TAKING WATER LINE APART, USED A KNIFE TO CUT DUCT TAPE, SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT.
02/28/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING A DECK FOR A CONCRETE POUR WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE EDGE OF THE BEAM POCKETTWISTING HIS ANKLE. AFTER MEDICAL TREATMENT, EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO MODIFIED DUTY WITH SCHEDULED FOLLOW-UP...
02/23/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMBEDDED CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE. WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND WELDING HOOD AT THE TIME OF INJURY. WENT FOR MEDICAL CARE ON 2-24-00 A.M.
02/21/2000 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY AND RUST RING IN LEFT EYE. WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT TIME OF INJURY. WENT FOR MEDICAL CARE ON 2-23-00 A.M.
02/03/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 25d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN LIFTING TIRE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 2-23-00.
02/03/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CUT LEFT THUMB REQUIRING 3 STITCHES AND RETURNED TO FULL WORK DUTY IMMEDIATELY.
01/28/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted WHILE CLIMBING 4 FOOT WOODEN JOB MADE LADDER TO ACCESS WORK PLATFORM AREA, EE STATED THAT HE SLIPPED ON RUNG AND FELL ONTO PLATFORM BELOW. WAS NOT CARRYING TOOLS OR EQUIPMENT, AND NO ICE WAS P RESENT...
01/27/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MOVING MATERIALS ON BACK OF BOOM TRUCK WHEN EE GRABBED BANDING STRAP FOR LEVERAGE. STRAP BROKE AND EE LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND. PUT ARM DOWN TO STOP FALL, AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN FOREARM . PRESC...
01/25/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE WELDING STEEL, EMPLOYEE REPORTED DEBRIS IN RIGHT EYE. WAS WEARING WELDING HOOD WITH CLEAR SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. FOREIGN DEBRIS MATERIAL WAS NOT EMBEDDED IN EYE, BUT PRESCRIPTIO...