Bailey Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,512 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/07/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Employee was raising a clothes basket in the crabapple portal locker room and struck the left hand on the lockers door latch causing a laceration.
12/28/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was using a drill when it slipped and contacted right index finger causing a laceration. Employee finished employee's shift.
12/22/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee was pulling a submersible pump out of a sump and felt a pain in the groin. EE continued to work all scheduled shifts. EE was diagnosed with a hernia on 1/5/2017. EE was taken off work afte...
12/12/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While tightening a roof bolt the wrench broke and struck employee in the lip
12/10/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During regular inspection of the Crabapple slope hoist rope, a kink in the rope was discovered. The hoist was taken out of service and the rope was reterminated.
12/06/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 47d lost Employee was diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel illness as a result of repetitive motion, performing work related tasks. Began missing time on 12-7-2016 as a result of surgery to repair
12/03/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee fell from a drive base (2.5 to 3ft high) and caught self with right hand. Diagnosed with a fractured ring finger on right hand
11/28/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 28d lost, 3d restricted Employee was offloading a bolt tray off of the scoop. In the process, a weld broke on the bolt tray and smashed employee's finger between scoop and tray.
11/22/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 112d lost Employee jammed left wrist when reconnecting drill steels.
11/14/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost While removing belt structure, employee's finger was pinched between a belt chair and the tailpiece.
11/12/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The dry ridge elevator stopped midway down the shaft. There were no miners on board at the time.
11/09/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Employee was handling the miner cable on 11/9/2016 when EE felt a pain in the groin. EE continued to work all scheduled shifts until being diagnosed and taken off of work on 1/27/2017 with a hernia.
11/08/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 159d lost While moving a roll of rubber employee felt a pain in right shoulder. First day of work missed was 12/29/16.
10/31/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None There was a kink found in the hoist rope 6 feet from the slope car. The kink was removed and rope reentered into hoist car.
10/22/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During non destructive inspection of the hoist rope it was found that the minimum diameter was below 6%. The hoist rope was changed.
09/30/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was throwing garbage in a scoop bucket. Threw a track frog into bucket, a rib bolt sprung up and hit employee in mouth causing an injury
09/29/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Crabapple hoist car was out of service due to a ground fault power issue.
09/26/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost The injured employee was roof bolting on the side of the miner on a gate development section. EE was in the process of adding a second drill steel and used the drill feed lever to raise the bolter he...
09/19/2016 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was a passenger in a mantrip when it was derailed causing to strike elbow on the inside of the mantrip. This caused a laceration that needed 4 stitches to close
08/09/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost While walking toward the miner EE slipped, fell, and twisted back.
08/02/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing a clog from a rock dust hose, a coupler came apart and struck EE on the right forearm.
07/28/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost While hanging high voltage cable employee felt a pain in stomach
07/26/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost While cutting the end of a piece of rock dust hose, employee cut the palm of left hand.
07/19/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost While cleaning the sight glass on the emulsion tank with a paper towel the sight glass broke resulting in lacerations to the left index and middle fingers.
07/19/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost While preforming normal work duties as a miner bolter employee felt a pain in the groin area. Employee worked all scheduled shifts until they was diagnosed with a hernia and subsequently scheduled fo...
07/11/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 237d lost Employee rolled right foot walking from a switch to ride. Worked all scheduled shifts until being taken off of work on 7/25/16.
07/06/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A kink was found on the Crabapple Hoist rope during a regular inspection. The Hoist was taken out of service for retermination
07/04/2016 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The Dry Ridge Elevator stopped while in motion with an employee on board. The elevator was stopped for 45 min. The door switch at the bottom of the shaft became dislodged.
06/23/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was riding in mantrip and felt pain in neck
06/10/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A rock fell from between 2 shields and struck EE's left hand causing a laceration.
06/02/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost While installing an A/C compressor on the engine of a CAT 777 dump truck, EE was tightening a bolt with an impact gun. While tightening the bolt, EE was supporting the compressor with left hand. The c...
05/25/2016 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Piece of rock fell from the roof/rib (corner) and struck employee's finger between the rock and the rock deflector on the miner. This caused a fracture to left middle finger.
05/24/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 139d lost Employee felt a pain in left shoulder after throwing a manual track switch. EE worked all scheduled shifts until taken off work pending a MRI on 6/11/16. EE was diagnosed with a strained shoulder....
05/13/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lowering tailgate of a rail truck and got finger smashed between tailgate and rail truck.
05/12/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was handling a track rail that was bent and it rolled over and hit foot.
05/03/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped while walking down a set of steps and struck head on a over hanging beam. Employee suffered a laceration above right eye. Stitches to close. No lost time.
05/01/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 165d lost, 199d restricted While working underground at Bailey Mine's Reclaim Belt, employee slipped in mud while removing top platens of a sectional vulcanizing press injuring EE's left shoulder, arm, and knee. REPORT WAS NOT...
04/23/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During the 6 month inspection of the 8 wire ropes on the crabapple elevator, 1 of the ropes showed greater that a 6% reduction in diameter. The Elevator was taken out of service for repair.
04/11/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None I was notified on 4-11-2016 that the company has settled with this employee for work related hearing loss.
04/01/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Crabapple Hoist was out of service for an extended period of time. There were no injuries as a result of this incident.
03/30/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the #2 entry (track entry) of 4L section at 93+25(Inby 36 xcut). The fall measured approx. 7ft high by 12ft wide by 30ft long. There was no persons injured or...
03/28/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Employee was walking in a shuttle car rut, the ground gave away under EE's right foot causing pain in EE's lower leg. EE continued to work until EE was taken off work on 4/4/2016
03/22/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None MSHA inspector found a kink in the hoist rope during a regular inspection and inspector took the hoist rope out of service.
03/21/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A piece of rock fell out of the roof and struck the tailgate shearer drum, a piece of the rock flew off the drum and struck EE in the lip
03/19/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 388d lost Employee was knocked down while dumping a muck bucket.
03/10/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occured in the 4L section at 35 crosscut 2-3 entry (longbreak). The fall was approx 60 feet long by 9ft high. There were no injuries as a result of this incident.
03/07/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost While walking employee stepped on a rock twisting EE's ankle. An x-ray revealed a broken ankle. EE first missed work on 3/10/16
03/06/2016 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The dry ridge elevator stopped while carrying 12 miners. It was discovered that an incorrect relay was installed on the bottom door switch. It was replaced and the miners were out of the elevator in...
02/27/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 385d lost Employee tripped and fell, as employee was attempting to catch self, felt a pain in left shoulder. Employee continued to work all scheduled shifts until being taken off work on 5/18/16
02/04/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost Employee was moving a belt roller out of the walkway along 4 West belt and felt a pain in lower back. EE continued to work all scheduled shifts until being taken off on 3/2/16 for herniated disks