Twilight Mtr Surface Mine — Accidents

Total: 219 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/22/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 136d lost, 6d restricted EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE BACK OF MECHANICS TRUCK. HE TRIPPED OVER A LOOSE PART & FELL TO GROUND.
11/19/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost EE EXITED THE SHOVEL CQAB TO THE WALKWAY WHEN THE SHOVEL BEGAN MOVING. HE TURNED AND WAS ENTERING THE CAB AGAIN WHEN THE SHOVEL TRAMMED OVER A ROCK CAUSING THE SHOVEL CAB DOOR TO SLAM SHUT ON HIS THUM...
11/13/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE WAS OPERATING THE 2500 HITACHI EXCAVATOR APPROX. 70 FEET FROM THE HIGHWALL. HE WAS REACHING INTO THE OVERBURDEN TOWARD THE HIGHWALL WHEN THE WALL BEGAN WORKING. SMALL ROCKS AND DUST BEGAN F ALLING...
11/07/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None VICTIM WAS CUTTING IN A DOWN SLOPE POSITION WHENA TREE CUT UP SLOPE & HORRIZONAL FROM THE VICTIMCUT TREE FELL THEN ROLLED DOWN STRIKING THE VICTIMS RIGHT LEG.
09/14/2001 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal EE ENTERED THE MANLIFT TO BE LOWERED TO THE GROUND, AS THE MANLIFT BEGAN TO DESCEND THE SUPPORT TUBE BROKE AND IT APPEARS TO HAVE STRUCK HE IN THIS HEAD. EMT'S ADMINISTERED FIRST AID AT THE JO B SITE...
08/09/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 3d restricted EE DROVE TRUCK UP HILL TO A DRILL BENCH. HE STOPPED AT THE CREST OF THE HILL. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO GO FOREWARD, THE TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD. THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER ON IT'S SIDE.
08/07/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 3d restricted EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF TRUCK. HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND JUMPED TO THE GROUND.
05/22/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING INSIDE SHOVEL WHEN OPERATOR HIT A ROUGH SPOT CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND SLIP IN SOME WATER ON THE FLOOR.
05/15/2001 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE WAS UNLOADING AMMONIUM NITRATE INTO BIN WHEN LIGHTING STRUCK THE GROUND(500' EST) FROM BIN. EMPLOYEE REACHED TO TURN PRESSURE GAUGE ON TRUCK AND RECEIVED ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM HOLDING PRESS URE GAU...
05/14/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A PIECE OF COAL FROM THE CHUTE. AS HE WAS PRYING ON THE COAL, THE COAL BROKE LOOSE AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM.
04/29/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 293d lost EE WAS WORKING ON TOP OF SHOVEL BUCKET WHEN THE FORKS/MAST CAME OFF THE FORKLIFT AND STRUCK EE IN THE BACK KNOCKING HIM OFF THE BUCKET ONTO THE GROUND.
03/11/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CLEANING TOP OF ENGINE WITH BLOW NOZZLE, HE BLEWDEBRIS INTO RIGHT EYE. HE WENT OUT OF TOWN THE FOLLOWING WEEK FOR SCHOOL; ALL WEEK EYE HURT & WAS IRRITATED. WENT TO DOCTOR WHEN HE RETURNED AND WAS DIA...
01/25/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE WAS WORKING ON A 16G MOTOR GRADER, SLIPPED AND FELL OFF OF TIRE OF MACHINE LANDING ON BACK.
07/05/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF SKIRT RUBBER. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND THE POINT OF THE KNIFE WENT IN HIS UPPER LEG (THIGH) REQUIRING 2 STITCHES.
06/22/2000 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None THE HITACHI 1800 WS OPERATING ON MIDDLE RIDGE WHEN A TRUCK DRIVE NOTIFIED THE 1800 OPERATOR THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. HE IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE MACHINE WITHOUT HARM. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISH ED IN A...
04/29/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN MACHINE AND CARRYING A COUPLE OF WRENCHES. HE WAS ONLY USING ONE HAND, EE LOST BALANCE AND FELL AND HIT OUTRIGGER. BRUISED RIBS AND CUT BACK.
04/05/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 219d lost AS EMPLOYEE WAS RIPPING BINDER THE DOZER HIS A SOFT SPOT CAUSING IT TO SPEED UP. AS THE DOZER WAS SPEEDING UP IT HIT A HARD SPOT AND CAME TO AN UBRUPT HALT, GIVING THE EMPLOYEE WHIPPLASH.
02/23/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost THE COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED ON 5-15-00 OF THE ILLNESS. EE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 10-14-00.
02/13/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost INJURED WAS WORKING ON TOP OF ADDLER SYSTEM AFTER KNOCKING BREAKER. THERE WAS ANOTHER MEMBER WORKING ON TOP OF LAUNCH WHEN HE HEARD THE BREAKER KNOCK HE WENT OVER AND RESET THE BREAKER. THIS C AUSED A...