BEAR BRANCH 2 — Accidents

Total: 331 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/11/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was turning a cutterhead motor when it rolled over and mashed his finger.Injury required stitches.
03/30/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 19d lost This is an accumulative effect of many years of repetitive motion. Employee started missing 09-14-10.
02/19/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock fall occurred in 2 East Mains cut through to 1 East Mains #5 entry. Fall measured approximately 20' wide x 60' long x 6' thick.
02/08/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 267d lost Employee got off slope car at bottom of slope. While he was walking he slipped and fell hurting his left knee.
01/14/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock fall occurred in the bleeder entry on 1 right off 5 West Mains at break #26 between #3 and #4 entries. Fall measured approximately 20' wide x 30' long x 6' thick.
11/30/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock fall occurred on 1 East Mains in the #5 entry at break #51 and extending to break #52. Fall measured approximately 20' wide x 50' long x 4' high.
11/12/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee was operating continuous miner when a piece of drawrock fell and struck him on the lower right leg. Employee started missing 11-30-09.
11/04/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Employee was walking down #2 entry around roof bolter sitting in roadway when a piece of drawrock fell and struck him on the back of neck and upper back.
09/16/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost Employee stepped in a hole at the end of the track and twisted his knee. Employee started missing 11-11-09.
09/12/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock fall occurred at break #13 in the 1st Right off 1st Left off 1 East. The rock fall started in the #1 entry and extended across the #2 and #3 entry and then in-by the #3 entry at break #13 to brea...
09/10/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was hanging roof bolter cable when his back started hurting.
09/09/2009 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Pneumoconiosis
09/08/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 205d lost Employee was attempting to put impact roller in tunnel belt in front of feeder when he felt pain in his upper right arm/shoulder and rib cage on right side. Employee started missing 09-10-09.
09/02/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock fall occurred at break #11 in the 2nd Right off 1st Left off 1 East. The rock fall started in the #1 entry and extended across the #2, #3 and #4 entries and fell 10 feet in the intersection of th...
08/29/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock fall occurred in 1 East Mains at break #47 in the #6 entry and the #7 entry. Rock fall in the #6 entry measured approximately 20' wide x 60' long x 4' thick and rock fall in the #7 entry measure...
08/06/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was working on dust box on bolter when a rock fell out between rib and first row of bolts and struck him on his left knee.
07/20/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock fall occurred in the 1 East Mains from break #45 to break #47 in the #5 entry. Fall measured approximately 20' wide x 180' long x 5' thick.
07/18/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock fall occurred in the 1 East Mains in the #1 entry between break #57 and break #58. Fall measured approximately 20' wide x 30' long x 5' thick.
07/14/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting conveyor chain together on the miner. A piece of metal chipped off the hammer and struck his left forearm while he was driving the slat on. Injury required stitches.
07/10/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock fall occurred in the 2 North Mains main return at break #22 in the intersection of the #2 entry. Fall measured approximately 60' wide x 40' long x 6' high.
07/02/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist was down due to an electrical problem (dead batteries).
06/15/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist was down due to the emergency stop button.
06/12/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost Employee was building a brattice when he tripped over blocks causing him to fall on his left hip.
06/01/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock fall occurred in 1 East Mains in the #3 entry at break 48. Fall measured approximately 20' wide x 40' long x 4' thick.
05/30/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist was down due to no power. The processor and DC to DC transformer had to be replaced.
05/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was pulling on a rock that was hung up in his carrier chain when he felt pain in his lower back.
02/24/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock fall occurred in 2 East Mains at break #6 in the #1 entry and extended over to the #3 entry and included the intersection of the #3 entry. The rock fall was approximately 5 to 6 feet high, 140 fe...
02/24/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock fall occurred in 1 Left off 1 Right off 1 Left off 1 East Mains in the #5 entry starting at break #8 and extending to break #11. The rock fall was approximately 18' wide x 200' long x 9' thick.
02/20/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock fall occurred in the 2 East Mains at break #6 in the 4 right crosscut and extended to and included the #5 heading. Fall measured approximately 18' wide x 55' long x 8' high.
02/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 1d lost Employee was sliding 3/4 inch by 4'x 4' piece of metal off a scoop, when the metal hit the ground it rocked back, smashing his little finger on left hand between scoop and piece of metal.
01/29/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing a bearing on lolo tail piece. When he hit the hammer against the bearing, a piece of metal struck his right hand. Injury required stitches.
01/01/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unloading belt stands when two belt stands fell over and struck his right hand against another belt stand. Injury required stitches.
12/20/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing an expanded metal head drive guard when it flipped back and struck him on the right wrist. The injury was a laceration and required 3 stitches to close the wound.
12/06/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost Employee was throwing switch to side track rock duster, when switch sprung back and struck his right knee, causing him to fall and twist his left knee.
12/04/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a piece of belt to put in the throat of the continuous miner and cut his left hand with a belt knife. Injury required stitches.
11/25/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock fall occurred in the 3 right bleeder off 1 left off 1 East Mains. The rock fall was approximately 20' wide x 30' long x 5' high.
11/21/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping a certified electrician work on a roof bolter cable when his utility knife slipped and cut his left hand. Injury required stitches.
11/05/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning de-mister out on miner when a piece of draw rock fell on his right foot.
11/04/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 162d lost Employee was pushing belt over with scoop, when scoop struck rib, causing rib to roll off on his back.
11/01/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock fall occurred on 1 East Mains in the #3 entry at break #35. Fall measured approximately 20' wide x 20' long x 5' thick.
10/27/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was drilling starter hole when a piece of rock fell striking him on the arm. Employee started missing 10-30-08.
10/11/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock fall occurred on 1 North Mains at break 159. Brow fell out across track. Fall measured approximately 20' long x 2-4' wide x 4' thick.
09/30/2008 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 110d lost Employee was ground faulting a power center when he bent over his knee felt like it fell out of place. Employee required surgery and started missing 12-03-08.
09/21/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock fall occurred on 1 North Mains at break #44-46 in the #4 entry. Fall measured approximately 22' wide x 130' long x 7' thick.
09/09/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 201d lost Employee borrowed an additional slate bar off the roof bolter to help clean drawrock off miner. When employee returned the slate bar the roof bolter operator inadvertently caught his right foot under...
09/04/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock fall occurred in #5 entry break #21 through #22 on 1st left panel off 2 right panel off 1 left panel off 1 East Mains. Fall measured approximately 20' wide x 100' long x 5' thick.
09/03/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock fall occurred in #3 entry break #12 through #13 on 1st left panel off 1 right panel off 1 left panel off 1 East Mains. Fall measured approximately 20' wide x 100' long x 6' thick.
08/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee failed to secure equipment.
08/28/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock fall occurred on 5 West off 1 North Mains at break #32 in the 3 left crosscut. Fall measured approximately 20' wide x 25' long x 5' thick.
08/22/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling welder in scoop bucket and caught his right hand between scoop bucket and ram. Injury resulted in a fracture and required stitches.