Advantage #1 — Accidents

Total: 94 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/09/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped and fell in muddy conditions resulting in a fracture to a bone in his right hand.
06/07/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional roof fall was found by pre-shift examiner in #6 hdg at #53 x-cut (At spad #3178). Fall was 20' Wide X 20' Long and 12' high.
05/23/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted Employee was operating a mantrip and steering wheel caugh and spun around catching his right hand. He suffered a fractured bone to his hand.
05/15/2008 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee began missing work due to a lower back pain and he was diagnosed with Degenerative annular disc bulges.
05/12/2008 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was energizing a breaker when the plug flashed up and his eyes were exposed to the flash. He was later prescribed drops to put in his eyes.
04/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Ee was assisting in removal of forks on a miner when he lost his grip and dooring his attempt to recover his hold a lock pin punctured his right palm. The wound was treated at the local emertency room...
04/19/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck by a chain in the back of the head that required stitches.
03/17/2008 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 38d lost Employee began missing work because of a degenerative condition to his knee.
01/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 41d restricted Employee was diagnoised with moderate disc hernation from an injury that occurred 1/23/2008.
01/24/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost Employee began missing work from an injury that occurred on 1/24/2008. He was rockdust and felt pain in lower back.
01/21/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost When preparing to enter the mine, the excellerator stuck on the buggy while in reverse. The 3 men on board had to evacuate the buggy as it was going to hit a concrete structure and possibly cause a se...
12/28/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found in 1-Left Bleeder panel in the #2 entry at spad #2102 when making the weekly examination.
12/27/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None When traveling the bleeder entry in 1 Left Panel off No. 11 belt a fall was found in the #1 entry. Fall fell from pillared works into the travelway.
12/09/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the #4 heading at spad #2237.
12/07/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the #2 heading approx 60' inby spad 2238. No injurys or equipment involved.
11/21/2007 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 48d lost Employee was picking up a hollow concrete block and felt pain in back.
10/13/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee reports that he was standing with his hands on the belt structure ""looking up the belt line"" when a belt splice caught his coverall sleeve. In order to free himself, he jerked with enough f...
09/13/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While bending a bolt it sprung and struck him in the mouth. The injury resulted in stitches.
08/15/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee reported that while shoveling belts, his right upper arm made contact with a sharp barb on the belt structure. The wound was sutured at the local emergency room and he returned to work the sa...
08/10/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 44d lost, 34d restricted When drilling a hole for a roof bolt, the wrench broke and drill steel struck employee on left forearm. He suffered a fractured bone in the forearm.
08/10/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Bending a bolt on T-Bar, when bolt slipped and struck left hand. Resulting in a hairline fracture to ring finger of left hand. No splint required.
07/20/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the #4 rt X-cut and extended into the #5 hdg approx 80 feet inby spad #1880.
07/18/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE stated that while operatig a roof bolting machine, a section of rock spun out of the hole he was drilling striking him on right upper forearm. Required stitches to close laceration.
06/12/2007 ELECTRICAL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted This report is to abate violation 6646258. Employee recieved a flash burn to his hands when he plugged up a battery plug. This report is made under protest as I do not believe it meets Part 50 requi...
06/07/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Drill steel fell out of hole and struck employee on hand resulting in a fractured finger.
01/19/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Lifting jack kicked out, striking employee's right hand and caused a laceration that required stitches to close the wound.
01/17/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Knife slipped while cutting tape; cut left hand. Required 3 stitches.
01/04/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was traveling thru a mandoor and bumped his head on the mandoor. Stitches were required to close the wound.
12/05/2006 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None An inundation of water from old works, thought to be over 300 ft from the face occurred in the No.1 entry of the 001 MMU. Miner was backing out of a clean up when he brushed the rib and the water bur...
11/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee slid a piece of rock off the 6 inch waterline. The rock scraped his right hand and middle finger. His finger nail was scrapped off and stitches were required to close the wound. (Employee b...
10/24/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The continuious miner was stuck in a pillar run and before the miner could be pulled out a planned fall occurred & caught on the miner. Mining was disrupted for more than one hour and is therefore re...
10/18/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee informed company on 12/12/2006 that he had surgery on a knee that was injured on 10/18/2006. The original incident was recorded when he raised up from handling a miner cable and felt pain in...
10/05/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 172d lost While employee was carrying a tool bag he felt pain in his lower back. His original injury occurred on 10/5/06, but he visited the Dr. on 10/16/06 & began missing work on 10/17/06.
09/21/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Employee was shoveling belt and was struck by the shovel. This report was filed to abate violation #7436522.
07/09/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall has occurred outby spad #338 in the #6 entry, along the # 5 Belt panel. This is an intake entry, ventilation has not been affected and area cribbed off to prevent travel in...
05/20/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck by a flying piece of metal as he was using a hammer. Metal was removed and stitches were needed to close the wound.
05/15/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Shovelling under belt rollers and felt pain in lower right side. He was diagnosed with a miscropic hernia.
02/10/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted As employee was loading bottom belt roller, the load shifted and caught his little finger on right hand causing a laceration that had to be closed with stitches.
01/03/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mashed finger on cable hook on miner while taking pull rope off. Removed finger nail on left hand 5th finger.
11/22/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping drill borehole when drill kicked back and caught right knee.
10/21/2005 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE TURNED & AS HE WAS WALKING AWAY FROM MINER HE CAUGHT HIS RT. EAR LOBE IN A CABLE HANGER, CUTTING THE END. REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
09/29/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee began missing work on 9/29 from an injury that occurred on 8/25/05. He was using a bar when the weight of the part being moved shifted and he felt pain in lower ribs and lower back.
09/28/2005 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost Employee began missing work on 9/28/05 from an injury that occurred on 8/15/05. He was walking to supply area when he bumped his head into the mine roof. He then twisted his lower back.
07/25/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF REMOTE CABLE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.