Tatum Strip Mine — Accidents

Total: 73 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted EE was working on the rear engine of a scraper on the night of 11/16/07. He made repeated trips up and down the scraper ladder and felt a pop in his right knee. On 2/5/08 an MRI revealed EE's right kn...
08/07/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An EE was in the process of returning his pocket knife to his side after cutting a discharge line. During this process, injured EE walked up behind the EE without EE knowing, EE accidentlly cut inj...
05/19/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting plastic banding material with a razor knife when he accidentally cut his left arm. He was taken to the emergency room where he received four stitches and a tetnus shot. No restric...
05/16/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding in the A-Leg of a dragline and got some metal in his left eye.
05/01/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 36d restricted Employee was diagnosed with tendonitis in his left elbow.
12/06/2005 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 135d lost 2 EMPLOYEES RECEIVED BURN INJURIES TO THEIR PERSONS WHEN A SUBSTATION EXPLODED. THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE ELECTRICIAN FORGOT TO REMOVE THE GROUND STRAPS FROM AN AIR SWITCH & A PHASE CONDITION...
12/06/2005 ELECTRICAL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted 2 EMPLOYEES RECEIVED BURN INJURIES TO THEIR PERSONS WHEN A SUBSTATION EXPLODED. THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE THE ELECTRICIAN FORGOT TO REMOVE THE GROUND STRAPS FROM AN AIR SWITCH & A PHASE CONDITION...
07/25/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was assisting in removing sheaves from the deflection tower and put his left hand on the sheave to attempt to control the sheave and his left ring finger was caught between the sheave and the...
07/14/2005 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None APPROX 5:30PM SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE C5 RECLAMATION TREE PLOT. LIGHTENING HAD STARTED A FIRE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION, THE FIREMAN COULDN'T GET TO THE FIRE S...
06/20/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was assisting another employee to install ribs on bucket and in the process his eyes were burnt.
03/07/2005 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None SPIDER BITE RIGHT LOWER ABDOMEN
11/19/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON FRONT END LOADER AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS SHIFT AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
11/10/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 62d restricted EE WAS ON A TRAILER, POSITIONING EMPTY BARRELS, WHEN THE PALLET HE WAS STANDING ON BROKE. EE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL APPROX. 4 FEET TO THE GROUND. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN A FRACTURED LEFT ELBOW AND...
08/15/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was grinding; dust got in behind shield and glasses into left eye.
08/11/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Ee was running a clam shell pipe prep machine and reached to shut off feed mechanism and tool holder hit hand and pinched finger feed handle and tool holder.
08/09/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 64d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING DRAGLINE AND SLIPPED, HITTING HIS LEFT ELBOW ON STAIR. IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND THE STEPS WERE WET.
05/23/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 80d restricted EE ACCIDENTALLY DROVE A EUCLID HAULER OFF 8' TALL COAL EDGE, JARRING EE AND LEAVING HIM WITH BRUISES ON HIS BODY AND A LACERATION ON HIS HEAD AND LEG THAT REQUIRED STAPLES TO CLOSE. THE EE WAS WEARING...
04/23/2004 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None DRAGLINE WAS IN PROCESS OF DIGGING OFF BENCH WHEN THE BUCKET CONTACTED AND SEVERED AN ABANDONED GAS LINE. FRICTION IGNITED SOME RESIDUAL GAS TAPPED IN THE LINE. THE LINE WAS DRAINED OF ITS REMAINING S...
10/02/2000 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 21d restricted EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE OPERATION OF MINE EQUIPMENT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS HAS DEVELOPED INTO CAUSING HIS RECENT BACK PAIN. EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS.
07/25/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 20d restricted EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE BEGAN TO HAVE NUMBNESS IN HIS HANDS WITH PAIN IN BOTH WRISTS. DOCTOR VISIT ON THIS DATE DIAGNOSED EMPLOYEE WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN BOTH WRISTS.
02/26/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost EE WAS HELPING TO REMOVING SOME BRASS FROM SCAFFOLD USING A CRANE. EYE-BOLT BROKE ON THE BRASS CAUSING THE BRASS TO HIT HIM. HE HAS A FRACTURED RIGHT RING FINGER AND LACERATIONS ON RIGHT RING FINGER A...
02/25/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted EE WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING BULL GEAR BOLTS. HE WAS HOLDING BACK UP WRENCH AND GOT LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH AND ANOTHER NUT. HE MASHED LEFT INDEX FINGER; FRACTURING THE LEFT INDEX FIN GER.
02/09/2000 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None TRUCK BACKFIRED IN HAY FIELD WHEREAS A SPARK FROM MUFFLER IGNITED GRASS ON FIR UNDERNEATH TRUCK. CONSEQUENTLY TRUCK WAS LOADED DOWN WITH EIGHT LARGE ROUND ROLLS OF HAY WHICH IGNITED ON FIRE. C ONTRIBU...