The contracted employee stated that "something" hit EE from behind after cutting a tree causing EE to roll down the hill EE was working on. This resulted in broken ribs, a fracture above the teeth, and cuts/bruises.
Elk Creek Surface Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 2020–2022
- Latest incident
- Dec 2022
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 1,705 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q3 | 3,713 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 30,481 | 2 | 0 | 65.6 |
| 2024 Q2 | 16,921 | 8 | 0 | 472.8 |
| 2024 Q1 | 17,008 | 7 | 1 | 411.6 |
| 2023 Q1 | 33,509 | 12 | 3 | 358.1 |
| 2022 Q4 | 32,900 | 1 | 0 | 30.4 |
| 2022 Q3 | 35,498 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
3 on file2022 · 1 incident
2021 · 1 incident
An employee broke both heels when EE jumped to the ground from the deck of a 785B rock hauler. EE jumped because a steering jack hose ruptured onto the turbo causing flames to come up to the outside of the cab area. The EE also received burns to the back of the neck and right arm.
2020 · 1 incident
EE climbed up a 3 step ladder to hand another technician a tool. EE was standing on the 2nd step of the ladder and holding onto the handholds on a 7858B Truck. The ladder twisted out from under EE and they slipped off the ladder and twisted an ankle when they hit the ground.