Synergy Surface Mine No 1 — Accidents

Total: 43 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/30/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost No hazardous conditions. Employee twisted while entering excavator and felt pain in back.
09/06/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 143d lost Employee was loading coal truck with loader when he backed over the edge of the coal seam onto the pit floor, which was not planed, causing him to be jerked around in the cab.
08/12/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 133d lost Employee was sitting in a 785D rock truck while it was being loaded. A larger boulder was dropped in tossing the truck from side to side causing the employee lower back pain.
02/02/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was getting out of dozer at the end of his shift. He stepped off of the push arm, slipped on the slick ground and fell.
12/07/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Employee was greasing dive line when he slipped on the grease and fell off of the loader, hitting the ground.
09/21/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost Employee was in truck when a rock rolled across the truck bed, jarring him.
09/14/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 107d lost Employee was loading rock truck on North Side. He alleges he hit a hard spot on the right side of the bucket and was bounced upward from the seat.
06/18/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 2d restricted Employee was going to check the fluid level in the dozer while it was heating. The cap blew off and hot liquid hit him in his face and left hand.
05/09/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was in rock truck. When rock was loaded, the truck rocked and he struck his elbow off steering wheel.
08/05/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee stepped off the rear step of a mechanic's truck onto unleveled ground, rolling his ankle.
05/18/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was being loaded in the pit by the end loader when a rock that was getting loaded onto his truck slipped across the load and hit the other side of the truck bed.
02/28/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 132d lost Employee alleges he sprained/strained his back getting out of a dozer on 02/28/11. No company accident report was submitted. Employee began missing work on 03/28/11. Employee did not file Worker's...
09/27/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was hitting a piece of steel in a rock truck bed with a sledge hammer, when a fragment of metal chipped off of the sledge hammer and lodged in his neck.
05/06/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Employee was laying out shot pattern on drill bench. Mine break opened up under feet and the employee fell in.
01/17/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was starting equipment for the beginning of the shift. He climbed down off a dozer, stepped on a rock and twisted his ankle.
12/04/2008 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 16d restricted Tightening bolts with impact gun, gun kicked back off of bolt, shoving against right shoulder.
10/16/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was raising ladder up on PC1800. He got his finger caught between ladder & frame causing a laceration.
10/14/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was removing hose from 2500 Hitachi. The hose slipped out of employee's helper's hands & hit employee in the head.
08/13/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 90d lost, 117d restricted Working on ladder while removing bed pins on 785C. While working with pry bar, lost balance and fell to ground. Working 6-8 feet off ground. Working on restricted duty - no time lost.
07/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee bent over to lift a planitary cover off of a 988 loader when he felt a sharp pain in his low back & leg.
07/14/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using pry bar to remove air cleaner, bar slipped & hit arm on hose clamp for esther aid bottle, cutting left forearm. Received stitches.
09/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF DOZER. HE STEPPED DOWN TO THE TRACK WITH LEFT LEG, HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUGHT ON THE EDGE OF STEP & HE SAT DOWN ON RIGHT LEG. HE DIDN'T FALL, HE OVER-EXTENDED RIGHT KNEE.
03/11/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 315d lost EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING UP HAUL ROAD WHEN HE STALLED OUT. HE WAS BACKING THE TRUCK UP TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND WENT INTO THE DITCH.
01/12/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING OIL IN TRUCK. AS HE WAS COMING DOWN THE STEPS HIS FEET SLIPPED & HE FELL. WHEN HE FELL HE LANDED ON HIS HEELS, HIPS & BACK.
12/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EMPLOYEE CHECKED OIL IN DOZER (D-9). HE WENT TO GET INTO CAB AND STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE TURNED.
07/24/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING FILTERS ON A HIGHWALL DRILL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE LADDER CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS FINGER WITH A WRENCH.
05/03/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was fueling truck, when hanging up the fuel hose, it pulled apart causing fuel to spray into ee's face & eyes. Ee also claims that when the fuel pump began to spray him he twisted his back. E...
04/26/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 285d lost Employee was hauling rock in a 777D. As he was being loaded, the 992G operator dropped a rock into the truck and it rolled off hitting the side of the truck bed. Jarring the employee inside the truc...
03/21/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was taking a plug out of a truck differential. When he was turning a bolt, he pulled a muscle.
08/28/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE HAD HEATED A FINAL DRIVE BOLT TO BREAK LOOSE WITH 1"" IMPACT. ALSO, HE HAD PUT BLASTER AIR TOOL OIL IN IMPACT. WHEN OIL CAME OUT WITH AIR PSI FROM IMPACT IT IGNITED AND BURNT HIS LEFT FOREARM, RIGH...
03/25/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 308d lost DRILL STEEL GOT BROKEN DURING EE'S SHIFT. WHEN EE STEPPED OUT OF DRILL, HE SLIPPED & FELL.
11/19/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS RUNNING THE HITACHI 1200 EXCAVATOR LOADING THE TRUCKS WHEN THE HIGHWALL COLLAPSED INTO THE EXCAVATOR. HIS TRUCK WAS BURIED IN DEBRIS AND ROCK. IT TOOK APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR TO DIG HIM OU T. EMT...
11/11/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PUTTING LUNCH BOX IN THE TRUCK & GOT PAPER TOWELS TO WIPE OFF HEAD LIGHTS. THE CAB FLOOR WAS SLICK WITH A CLEANING SOLUTION, WHEN HE STARTED DOWN THE LADDER HE SLIPPED & SLID DOWN THE LADDER. A...
09/24/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE, BACKHOE OPERATOR, LOADING ROCK TRUCKS WITH ROCK HOE WAS CLEANING WALL- BUCKET SLIPPED OFF ROCK-JARRED EE, HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN. EMT'S CHECKED HAYNES- EMT TOOK EE TO HOSPITAL TO BE EXAMINED.
08/28/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ON 8/28/03 APPROX 7:30 PM, EE WAS DOING A P.M. SERVICE ON A 777D ROCK TRUCK. HE THREW A SMALL OIL FILTER FROM THE GROUND UP TO THE DECK OF THE ROCK TRUCK. THE FILTER ROLLED OFF THE TRUCK, HIT A STEP &...
08/14/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 220d lost ON 8-15-03 EE CALLED HIS SUPERVISOR AT HOME. HE STATED THAT AT QUITING TIME ON 8-14-03 HE WAS GETTING OFF A ROCK TRUCK, STEPPED ON GRAVEL AND HURT HIS KNEE. HE SAID AT THE TIME HE DID NOT THI NK HE HA...
04/24/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost LIFTING CUTTING EDGE FROM D-10 TRACTOR WHILE UNLOADING TRUCK.
04/14/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 304d lost EE HIT HEAD ON TOP CAB OF SUPERVISOR'S TRUCK AT QUITTING TIME. HE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS ANYTHING, SO HE WENT HOME. THAT NIGHT HE HAD A HEADACHE. HE CONTINUED TO HAVE HEADACHES & STATED HIS NECK BEGAN TO...
02/27/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost ROCK TRUCK DRIVER TOLD FOREMAN AND SHIFT SUPT. THAT HE HIT ROUGH SPOT IN HAULROAD AND HURT HIS BACK. ROAD WAS WET, MUDDY, AND ROUGH. WEATHER-RAIN. HE WORKED THE REMAINDER OF SHIFT-1530-0030.
08/12/2002 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost ON AUGUST 12, 2002, EE WAS FUELING THE D-10R DOZER 330, AROUND 3:15 PM. THE DOZER WAS NEARLY FULL OF FUEL & THE WIGGINS NOZZLE WAS STARTING TO SHUT DOWN. INSTEAD OF SHUTTING OFF, THE NOZZLE BL EW OFF...
03/01/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost EE WAS GOING TO FILL WATER TRUCK. WHEN HE TURNED THE 6"" PUMP ON IT HAD ICE IN THE LINE AND THIS CAUSED THE HOSE TO FLY OFF OF THE PUMP. WATER AND ICE HIT HIM AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN AND HE LANDED ON SOM...
02/04/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE WAS STARTING 777 CAT TRUCKS. HE HAD ALREADY STARTED A COUPLE OF TRUCKS AND WAS WALKING ACROSSA BANK TO START ANOTHER WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL.
06/08/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS CUTTING BROKEN IDLER CAP BOLT OUT WITH A TORCH. A PIECE OF THE HOT SLAG WENT DOWN IN BOOT AND BURNT RIGHT FOOT. DATER OF ACCIDENT: 6-8-01. EE DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT UNTIL 6-12-01. HUMAN RESOURC...