Employee had just put a pin in the ripper and as he was standing up the ripper shifted causing the chain from the boom to drop hitting him on the shoulder.
Flint Hill Mine Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 8
- Years on record
- 2002–2005
- Latest incident
- Sep 2005
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2007 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2006 Q1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005 Q4 | 4,456 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
8 on file2005 · 2 incidents
He was entering dozer and hit his head on a converter mounted in it.
2004 · 1 incident
He was climbing down ladder & stepped on a loose dirt clod & twisted his ankle. X-rays showed he cracked a bone in his right ankle.
2003 · 1 incident
HELPING MECHANIC LOOSEN NUT AND ALL THREAD ON THE D11 DOZER. NUT LOOSENED ATT AT ONCE AND ALL THREAD CUT HIS FINGER.
2002 · 4 incidents
IT WAS MUDDY. HE WENT TO STEP OVER A HOSE, MISSED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE TRYING TO KEEP FROM FALLING.
HE WAS CHANGING THE TEETH ON THE LOADER'S BUCKET WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND FLEW IN HIS EYE.
HE WAS MOVING THE LIGHTPLANT AND WENT TO UNHOOK IT AND THE JACK KICKED OUT HE CUT HIS FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.
EE STEPPED DOWN TO GET A SCREWDRIVER. THE GROUND WAS MUDDY AND HIS FOOT TWISTED AND LEG DIDN'T. HE BROKE HIS ANKLE.