Our employee was approaching the pressure gun/wand (approximately 5 ft. away) during startup. Apparently the trigger gun discharged hitting employee in the face, knocking employee's safety glasses off employee's face and causing an injury to the right eye. As there were no witnesses, this is employee's account.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 5
- Years on record
- 2010–2017
- Latest incident
- Jan 2017
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q2 | 20,745 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 Q1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 Q3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 Q2 | 8,831 | 1 | 0 | 113.2 |
| 2016 Q4 | 19,352 | 4 | 2 | 206.7 |
| 2016 Q3 | 25,960 | 1 | 1 | 38.5 |
| 2016 Q2 | 20,011 | 6 | 4 | 299.8 |
Reportable incidents
5 on file2017 · 1 incident
2014 · 1 incident
EE went to a 6 inch pump that was not pumping. He removed a valve to re-prime the pump and hot water shot out and burnt his right forearm.
2013 · 2 incidents
EE (mechanic) was changing the left track on the D-10R dozer until #L1-1472 when the chain he was picking up the track up slipped and fell on his right foot. He drove himself to ARH in Hazard and received x-rays no other treatment. His right foot was bruised.
EE was replacing alternator on a D9R dozer (unit #L1-798) when he slipped on the dozer track that was wet. He reached for the engine compartment door to steady himself and caught the corner of the door cutting his right hand. He went to ARH in Hazard, KY and received 10 stitches.
2010 · 1 incident
EE was hooking chains to a cab to unload it off a step deck trailer. EE forgot it was a stepdeck assumed it was flat and fell. EE landed on his back and then rolled off the lower portion to his head.