The D11R Dozer operator was pushing in the shot material, and was prying a rock loose on the sandstone bottom when one track of the dozer lifted up releasing from the rock and bringing the dozer back down onto the track jarring the operator and causing pain in his lower back & hip area.
Ky No 6 Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 13
- Years on record
- 2010–2013
- Latest incident
- Sep 2013
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Q2 | 40,656 | 13 | 2 | 319.8 |
| 2013 Q4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2013 Q3 | 35,579 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 4,370 | 10 | 4 | 2288.3 |
| 2012 Q3 | 3,970 | 5 | 1 | 1259.4 |
| 2012 Q1 | 12,978 | 1 | 0 | 77.1 |
| 2011 Q4 | 47,612 | 1 | 1 | 21.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 72,402 | 28 | 12 | 386.7 |
Reportable incidents
13 on file2013 · 2 incidents
Employee was transferring chemical from a tote when one drop of chemical splashed over the top of the employee's safety glasses and into his right eye.
2012 · 2 incidents
The Equipment Serviceman was removing the drain/fill plug from the final drive of a dozer and while turning around, he felt pain in his back.
The dozer operator was tramming off of the dump, backed over a large rock and felt pain in the lower left side of his back.
2011 · 4 incidents
The back dump operator was descending the ladder of the 777C Cat truck, missed the bottom step and that shifted his weight to his left arm and he heard a popping sound in his chest.
Employee dumping D300E articulating truck. Load stuck, raising cab off ground, allowing cab to turn onto its side.
After fueling grader, climbing down, right foot slipped striking right knee against machinery.
Employee's hand and wrist began to swell and became sore. He states that climbing into and out of the cab of the articulating truck caused the swelling. He did not fall.
2010 · 5 incidents
employee was operating a dozer trying to remove a large rock from the pit. while trying to perform this task, he backed the dozer over a large rock and the dozer hit the ground on the other side of the rock. Employee complained of back pain.
Employee was putting his foot down off of the drill and lost balance, spraining his ankle when he hit the ground.
EE was cleaning out rear differential of a loader he removed all the bolts and the support fell on his fingers.
Employee was mounting D-10 Dozier to check oil, felt pain in right leg. Unable to walk normally. Feels like muscle cramp continually. Pain in back side of right leg between knee and hip.
Employee was climbing down the ladder of her Rock Truck when she lost her footing and fell to the ground. She was taken by ambulance to the Pinveville Community Hospital where she was admitted and still remains.