Three Oaks — Accidents

Total: 86 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/13/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee was returning to the pit with an empty hauler after dumping at the truck dump. The employee jack knifed the hauler in the haul road, and the impact to the bump blocks caused a strain in the...
06/09/2011 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None While baling hay a bearing on the baler got hot causing the bale in the baler to catch on fire. When the bale was kicked out of the baler automatically it caught the grass on fire. The baler was not...
05/02/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee bent over to pick up a 3C/#8 electrical wire end to roll up on truck and felt a twinge in the left hip.
02/09/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was ascending the stairs on a hauler and slipped on the second step falling forward. He caught himself with his right hand on the hand rail and sustained a strained shoulder.
01/01/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 374d lost Employee operating front end loader reached up to turn the AM/FM radio knob and strained right shoulder. On 01/25/2011 the doctor ordered multiple physical therapy treatments.
10/13/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving power cable at a BE 2570W dragline. While doing so he felt a pull in the left shoulder. He didn't think it was anything but a twinge and thought it would be okay. On 11-22-10 he...
08/30/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 62d lost, 51d restricted Employee was making adjustments to winch at the back of the Caterpillar log skidder. They were in the process of pulling a pump barge up an incline (ramp). While he was on the back of the machine on...
05/11/2010 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Cross timbers from substation pole caught fire. It was a windy morning and some of the embers from the pole blew into a field creating a grass fire.
02/10/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's foot slipped when trying to hook other leg of lanyard of fall protection up, causing his knee to bend inward. Was only a sore knee at first, but after several weeks his soreness didn't go a...
11/07/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None Spoil side slide in B-Pit. The spoil slid in at the south end of B-pit. It covered the ramp that was used to enter and exit the pit and blocked four employees in that were working 2000 ft. away from...
08/25/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was moving forks on skytrack ... decided to take a shortcut...instead of tipping forks to release & swing free...he tried to force while resting against the bar...fork moved catching index finger o...
07/31/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was descending from a scraper, when he got to the bottom step of the swing ladder to get off, he missed the last rung and fell backwards off the machine. He landed on his backside.
07/24/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting with high voltage termination in a BE2570 right main transformer room. While penciling the lead insulation of a 35KV cable with a folding razor knife, the knife cut through the...
07/02/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was erecting scaffolding at front of machine...was moving across to the rt side to attach next level floor bracing...unhooked laynard, stepped on 2x4...board shifted & he fell 10' to ground w/layna...
06/09/2009 MACHINERY ACCIDENT ONLY None Two EE's were cleaning in Rt Propel. Sending 5 gal bucket to top. Rope went slack. Found two employees laying on floor in grease. Taken by ambulance to Medical Facility in Austin...tested and found no...
06/06/2009 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A hay bale setting next to a county road caught on fire. It is on land leased to a local rancher. It smoldered for more than thirty minutes.
06/06/2009 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Hay bales stored inside a fence just off a county road in Lee County Texas were on fire. The cause of the fire is unknown. Local fire departments from Lexington and Blue Texas where called, and exting...
05/31/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was trying to loosen bolt using pipe wrench. Hit wrench handle with hammar and caught finger in pinch point. Cut left index finger requiring 5 stitches.
05/18/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was dismantling a scaffold when one of the upright poles shifted...falling toward EE striking him in mouth. The blow injured inside lips and loosened 4 teeth.
04/01/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted Employee trying to loosen clamps, awkward position, pressure on left side causing pain to left rib cage area.
02/02/2009 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None This is a mine fire which started along Lee County, Texas road 309, and burned onto mine property prior to being discovered. This is an injury free event; however, the fire burned out of control more...
01/08/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 3d restricted EE was trying to release a 3-ton come-a-long which was under pressure. Were lining up 2570W propel & shoe slide to pin. Force of impact caused EE to hit foot on hyd pump knocking him off balance. Badl...
12/26/2008 ELECTRICAL PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 64d lost Poor communications led to the employee working near energized equipment. The employee drew an arc resulting in electrical burns to the abdomen and right hand resulting in the loss of the right index...
12/17/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was sitting on a 5-gal bucket using a 4 1/2"" grinder when the guard came loose striking below rt knee causing a laceration requiring 7 stitches.
10/24/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was urinating and passed out, fell backward striking the ground, fracturing his left upper arm.
06/04/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee welding on Dragline 79 tub weldplates. Employee sustained a burn to left eye from arc welding
01/31/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working inside the truck bed of a CAT 777 end dump preparing to install rigging to remove the bed. There was some parting material accumulated in the front section of the bed creating a s...
09/26/2007 FIRE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted O-ring ruptured in engine compartment of loader. Oil sprayed causing fire. Operator stopped loader / shut down using the e-stop. Fire subsided when operator exited cab. At the bottom of left stairway...
05/31/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Crew installing drag ropes on dragline #79 using a 1 1/2"" drive impact to install rope clamp bolts. EE pulled back on the impact, which was suspended via overhead crane, and he felt a pinch or sting...
09/18/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None A mine heavy equipment operator, employee number 85033, was evaluated for hearing under the Mine Hearing Conservation program & found to have experienced a 10db hearing shift with greater than 25 avg....
05/30/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted 2 mine mechanics were in the processing of removing a filter housing from on board air compressor on Dragline #79. EE was removing a nut & in the process got his finger in the area of a pulley that wa...
12/20/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 51d restricted Employee was descending steps on a Cat 776D coal hauler when she missed a step causing her to loose her grip and fall to the ground resulting in a fracture to her right thumb and a bruise to her head.
12/18/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The dragline operator was moving a 5 gal bottle of water from a pickup to the dragline shoe. As he raised the bottle to the shoe, he felt a pop in his right shoulder. This was treated as a first aid...
12/09/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HEO was dismounting a Hitachi backhoe when her left ring finger got caught in the grating adjacent to the grab bar resulting in a fracture.
09/28/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The Mine Electrician was using a chuck wrench to loosen the chuck on a 1/2"" drill when the chuck came loose suddenly causing the electrician to contact the flute of the drill resulting in a cut requi...
04/27/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted On April 27, 2005 Employee was manually lifting rebar, which strained his back. Doctor visit allowed him to return to work without any restrictions. His back continued to hurt the following days. On M...