EE attempted to lift DEF fluid and experienced severe lower back pain. EE requested to be taken to Hospital. MSHA Inspector interviewed EE and recommend this to be a reportable accident. EE also spoke to Superintendent and Foreman.
HWM #73 Coal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2013–2025
- Latest incident
- Apr 2025
| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 4,288 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q2 | 6,133 | 2 | 0 | 326.1 |
| 2025 Q1 | 5,694 | 3 | 0 | 526.9 |
| 2024 Q3 | 6,558 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q2 | 4,532 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q4 | 7,971 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 6,858 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q1 | 6,266 | 1 | 1 | 159.6 |
Reportable incidents
6 on file2025 · 1 incident
2018 · 2 incidents
73 Highwall Miner inadvertently cut into an abandoned underground mine causing the HWM #73 Miner pit to become floooded
Employee was attempting to tighten bolts on a cutterhead module of a Highwall Miner when the wrench slipped and employee fell to the ground breaking right leg.
2016 · 1 incident
EE was attempting to install anchor pin and pin moved and mashed left pinkie finger between anchor pin and the Highwall Mine removing it at the first joint.
2013 · 2 incidents
Holding roller chain with hammer while another employee was attempting to knock out a connecting link with a hammer and a sliver of metal struck employee under his safety glasses
While knocking pins out of the Right Angle Conveyor of the Pasco Highwall Miner with a slate bar the the pins came out causing the slate bar to strike the employee in the hand and face.