VICTIM WAS STRUCK BY EXCAVATOR BUCKET WHILE WORKING INSIDE A ROCK TRUCK BED. HE WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE BUCKET OF THE EXCAVATOR AND THE INTERIOROF THE TRUCKBED. RESULTED IN FATAL INJURIES.
K-3 Surface Mine Coal
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- Fatalities
- 1
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2002–2004
- Latest incident
- Jan 2004
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004 Q1 | 18,943 | 10 | 7 | 527.9 |
| 2002 Q4 | 17,385 | 4 | 3 | 230.1 |
| 2002 Q3 | 12,138 | 26 | 17 | 2142.0 |
| 2002 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fatalities at this mine
1 recordedReportable incidents
5 on file (excluding fatalities above)2004 · 1 incident
OPERATOR WAS USING THE EXCAVATOR TO PULL A ROCK BACK ONTO THE BENCH FROM THE OUTSLOPE. A SECTION OF THE ROCK BROKE OFF CAUSING THE EXCAVATOR TO JERK BACKWARDS. THIS CAUSED THE OPERATOR'S NECK TO HAVE PAIN DUE TO THE WHIPLASH EFFECT.
2003 · 3 incidents
VICTIM SAYS HE SLIPPED AND SCRAPED HIS RIGHT LEG ON THE DATE SHOWN. NOTIFIED FOREMAN AT JOB ON 5/2/03.
OPERATOR WAS TAKING LOADER TO ANOTHER PIT AND REPORTED THE NEXT DAY THAT HE HAD HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD AND HURT HIS BACK.
EE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. WENT TO DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY. SAYS PAIN MEDICINE MADE HIM UNSTEADY SO HE STAYED HOME ONE SHIFT.
2002 · 1 incident
EE SLIPPED WHILE DISMOUNTING GRADER. ABRASIONS TO LEFT LEG & RIGHT ARM. SLIGHT CRACK IN BONE IN RIGHT ELBOW.