BAND MILL MINE — Accidents

Total: 80 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/04/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS STRUCK BY A FALL OF ROCK ON THE ACTIVE 001 RETREAT MAINS SECTION. EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED THREE (3) STITCHES UNDER HIS CHIN. Y
06/04/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A FALL OCCURRED IN THE #7 ENTRYM 97XCUT OF THE NW MAINS. THE FALL WAS IN THE ACTIVE WORKING AREA OF A RETREAT MINING SECTION. THE FALL WAS 20' WIDE X 4' HIGH X 45' LONG. A 488 LONG AIRDOX SCOO P AND T...
05/04/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL IN THE #2 ENTRY, INBY #2 XCUT OR SUBMAINS #2. FALL WAS IN AN AREA WHICH HAD ALREADY BEEN TIMBERED OFF, NO ONE TRAVELED IN THE AREA WHERE THE FALL OCCURRED. FALL APPEARS TO BE 20' W IDE, HE...
05/01/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY OF THE 2 EAST SUBMAINS. THE FALL WAS 5200 FEET FROM THE 002 SECTION. THE FALL WAS 80 FEET LONG 6 TO 8 FT HIGH AND 20 FT WIDE. THE ROOF WAS SUPPORTED WITH 5 FOOT TE...
03/26/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY BETWEEN #1 AND #2 CROSSCUT. 1200 FEET FROM THE FACE AND OUT BY SPAD #9361. THE ROOF WAS SHALE AND WAS SUPPORTED WITH 5 FT TENSION BOLTS, 8 AND 12 FT CABLE BOLTS AN...
03/26/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A FALL ON SUBMAIN #2 BELT IN THE #3 ENTRY, 5500 FEET FROM THE ACTIVE FACE. THE FALL WAS 100' LONG, 8-12' HIGH AND 20' WIDE. WILL CLEAN FALL AND SUPPORT AREA WITH 4 & 5' TORQUE TENSION BOLTS, 8 -12' CA...
03/18/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE BELT ENTRY (#4 HEADING) OF THE SUBMAIN # BELT. THE FALL WAS 100' LONG, 20 WIDE, AND 6' HIGH. ROOF SUPPORTS IN USE WERE"" 4 ' GLUE BOLTS, 5' GLUE BOLTS, 12' CABLE BOLTS, 100...
01/31/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED INT HE ! ENTRY OF OUT 11 LEFT PANEL. THIS IS APRP.X 2900 FT FROM THE ACTIVE SECTION ON 9 LEFT. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 6 FT HIGH, 40 FT LONG 2ND 18 FT WIDE. THE AREA HA D BEEN...
11/27/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A FALL OCCURRED ON SOME UNKNOWN DATE AND TIME LOCATED 1100 FEET OUT BY THE ACTIVE SECTION ON 2 EAST SUBMAIN. THE FALL WAS LOCATED BETWEEN NUMBER 3 AND 4 ENTRIES AT NUMBER 33 CROSSCUT. THE FALL WAS APP...
11/13/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A FALL OCCURRED IN THE 2 EAST SUBMAIN #5 HEADING (ENTRY) NUMBER 29 XCUT. 200' INBY SPAD 7498. THE FALL WAS IN THE RETURN. THE FALL WAS APPROX. 20'X 20' X 10'.
11/09/2000 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost HE WAS OPERATING THE MINER IN THE 002 PILLAR SECTION. A RIB ROLL APPROX. 20 FEET LONG BY ONE TO FOUR FEET WIDE AND 64"" HIGH ROLLED OF THE RIGHT RIB. THE RIB ROLL STRUCK THE EE KNOCKING HIM AGA INST T...
11/07/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MANTRIP. THEY DID NOT REMOVE TIMBER FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. THE ROADWAY WAS MUDDY AND ROUGH. THE VIBRATION OF THE VEHICLE CAUSED THE TIMBERS IN THE BACK OF THE MAN TRIP TO...
10/24/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 23d restricted EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN AWARE OF HIS WEAK BACK, AND HAS PERFORMED HIS DUTIES WHILE TRYING TO PROTECT HIS BACK FROM FURTHER INJURY. PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN AND STIFFNESS. WE THINK TH...
10/06/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING SPILL CONTAINMENT SKIRTSON 2 WEST DUMP. THE DRIVE 2ND BELT WAS TAGGED & LOCKED OUT. OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ON THE OTHER END OF THE BELT & THEY RELEASED THE PRESSU RE ON T...
10/01/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON THE 8 LEFT SECTION DURING THE SUNDAY PRESHIFT AT 9:00 PM. THE FALL WAS 600'OUTBY THE FACE OF THE 002 SECTION WHICH IS ON RETREAT MINING. THE FALL WAS IN THE INTERSECTI ON OF T...
09/23/2000 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted WHILE RUNNING CENTERS IN THE FACE HE STRUCK A ROOF BOLT WITH HIS HARD HAT. HE COMPLAINED ABOUT NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT WAS ALSO SEEING A DR. ON 10-13-00 HE RECIEVED AN MRI. ON...
09/20/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING OIL FROM 5 GALLON CANS INTOA HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK. POSSIBLE LOWER BACK STRAIN.
09/15/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING SUPPLIES FROM A SCOOP TO LOAD ON THE ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS GROIN. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR WHO FOUND NOTHING AND GAVE HIS A RETURN TO WORK SLIP. EMPLOYEE W...
08/28/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN AREA OF APPROX 4'-5'X18'WX80'L FELL 10,000 FEET OUTBY THE ACTIVE SECTION ON THE 8 LEFT PANEL. THE FALL WAS LOCATED IN THE #7 MAIN THRU THE CROSSCUT TO THE #8 MAIN (CROSS CUT #83). 4' FULL Y GROUTED...
07/11/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 114d lost WHILE OPERATING A SCOOP THE EE STATED HE RAN OVER A CRIB BLOCK THAT HE DID NOT SEE IN THE ROADWAY. THE EE STATED THAT THE JERKING MOTION CAUSED HIM TO HAVE PAIN IN HIS BACK.
05/17/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WA USING A HAMMER TO BEAT LOOSE THE CHAIN LINKS ON A DRIVE MOTOR CHAIN. A PIECE OF THE LINK BROKE LOOSE AND PENETRATED HIS LEFT FOREARM. THE PIECE OF METAL WAS APPROX 1/8 INCH LONG AN D HAD T...
05/17/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN ANCHOR PIN TO BEAT ROCK THAT HAD FALLEN INTO THE FEEDER ON THE 001 SECTION. AS THE ROCK BROKE, HIS LEFT HAND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A PIECE OF SHARP ROCK. THIS CAUSED A L ACERATI...
05/04/2000 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost EE WAS WALKING BESIDE THE RIGHT RIB IN THE #1 HEADING OF THE 001 SECTION, WHEN A SECTION OF RIB ROLLED, STRIKING HIM IN THE HIPS AND BACK.
04/28/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost EMPLOYEE THOUGHT THE SECTION BELT HAD BEEN LOCKED OUT SO HE STARTED TO CROSS THE BELT. THE BELT CREW STARTED THE BELT TO LINE UP A SPLICE. THE BELT MOVED AND DRAGGED THE EMPLOYEE THROUGH A 12"" CLEARA...
04/13/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN LOW COAL TRYING TO MOVE A VENTILATION CURTAIN WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
01/31/2000 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost THERE WAS A RIB ROLL THAT STRUCK THE EE. HE SUSTAINED ONLY A CONTUSION, BUT BECAUSE OF A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION, THE DR. KEPT HIM OVERNIGHT FOR TESTS AND OBSERVATION. HE WAS SENT HOME THE NEXT DAY. TW...
01/20/2000 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None AT 11:15 PM THE MINER CUT THE 3 RIGHT BREAK INTO THE #4 HEADING AFF THE #8 X-CUT. METHANE HAD ACCUMULATED INT HE #4 HEADING. THE ROOF IN #4 WAS CRACKED AND APPARENTLY A METHANE BLEEDEY HAD REL EASED I...
01/17/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 76d lost, 149d restricted HE WAS WALKING BEHIND A ROOF BOLTER WHEN THE TRAILING CABLE MOVED, STRIKING HIM IN THE LOWER LEGS AND CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE FELL ON HIS LEFT ARM. HE SUFFERED A FRACTURE OF HIS LEFT FOREARM.
01/14/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A FEDERAL INSPECTOR DISCOVERED A ROOF FALL IN THE 2 EAST SUBMAINS #30 BREAK. BETWEEN #1 AND #2 HEADINGS, THE FALL WAS LOCATED 3 BREAKS IN BY A LOCATION THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY ABANDONED AND NOT TAVELLED....
01/09/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL ON 001 SECTION. LAST OPEN CROSSCUT #3 ENTRY. 30 FEET WIDE, UNKNOWN LENGTH AND HEIGHT. A LONG AIRDOX WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE FALL. THE AREA HAD DETERIORATED TO A POINT WHERE WE BELIEVE W E CANNO...