Beaver Valley — Accidents
Total: 75 accidents | Fatalities: 1
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/24/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 2d lost, 18d restricted | INJURED AND OTHER EE WERE REMOVING ROCK FROM THE TOP OF THE FAIRCHILD MINER. OTHER EE HAD A SLATE AND INJURED WAS PULLING WITH HANDS. THE ROCK BROKE, PINCHING AND CRUSHING INJURED'S FINGER. |
| 03/11/2002 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 12d restricted | BACK PAIN AND NUMBNESS FROM WORKING CONDITIONS. |
| 03/05/2002 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 331d lost | WHILE OPERATING MANTRIP, EE CAME IN CONTACT WITH ROOF BOLTER TRS. |
| 02/21/2002 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | EE STOPPED TO PICK UP PLATES, BENT OVER AND PICKED UP PLATES, RESULTING IN PULLED MUSCLE. |
| 12/07/2001 | FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 12d lost, 37d restricted | PART OF THE RIB ROLLED ONTO EE'S HAND AS HE AND CO-WORKER WERE MOVING ROCK OUT OF WAY OF BOLTER CABLER. |
| 11/19/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 1d restricted | EE WAS LIFTING A 50 POUND BAG OF ROCK DUST WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. |
| 11/01/2001 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 68d lost | WHILW EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP, HE RAN OVER A ROCK AND THE IMPACT INJURED HIS UPPER BACK. |
| 10/29/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 166d lost | WHILE PULLING ROCK OUT OF CONVEYOR HE FELT SHOULDER PAIN. |
| 10/26/2001 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | HE WAS SHOVELING UNDER BELT, LIFTED SHOVEL INTO BELT AND BELT CAUGHT SHOVEL CAUSING SHOVEL TO BE PUSHED DOWN AND HANDLE PUSHED UP SMASHING HAND BETWEEN SHOVEL AND RAIL. |
| 10/24/2001 | RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 1d lost | WHILE CLEANING #5 FACE, HE INHALED BATTERY FUMES. |
| 10/05/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 130d lost, 52d restricted | WHILE EE WAS PULLING ROCK OUT OF BRIDGE HE FELT HIS SHOULDER POP. |
| 08/06/2001 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 4d lost, 37d restricted | WHILE EE WAS CROSSING OVER BELT NEAR #4 TAIL, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL, STRIKING HIS HAND ON THE RAPID HAUL. |
| 04/26/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 145d lost, 88d restricted | WHILE SHOVELING RIB HE FELT AND HEARD HIS SHOULDER POP. |
| 04/02/2001 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 30d restricted | WHILE HE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT, HIS GLOVE GOTCAUGHT ON BOLT RESULTING IN SPRAIN & STRAIN OF HAND & FINGERS. |
| 03/25/2001 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | HE WAS PULLING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE FROM ONE POWERBOX TO ANOTHER. |
| 03/24/2001 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE WAS UNLOADING TRASH FROM THE FRONT LIFT LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED STRIKING PIECE OF STRUCTURE CUTTING HIS LEFT ARM. |
| 02/01/2001 | FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | DUE TO FREEZING AND THAWING, HIGH WALL FELL AT THE FAN HOUSE APPROX. 10 FT HIGH AND 16 FT IN DEPTH, HITTING BACK OF FAN HOUSE AND AMAGING THE 4160 VOLT UNDERGROUND POWER CABLE. |
| 12/27/2000 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | EE FELL WHILE EXITING THE 482 SCOOP, FALLING ON HIS LEFT SIDE BRUISING HIS HIP, RIBS, AND LEG. |
| 12/19/2000 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 14d restricted | A PIECE OF ROCK WAS STUCK IN TAIL OF BRIDGE. HE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE OPERATOR OF THAT BRIDGE KNEW HE WAS GOING TO REMOVE THE ROCK. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO DO THIS THE OPERATOR STARTED HIS BRI DGE CAU... |
| 12/14/2000 | MACHINERY | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 14d restricted | EE WAS INSTALLING A #5 REBAR 42"" ROOFBOLT. WHILESTRAIGHTENING THE BOLT IN AN AWKWARD POSITION HEFELT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER POP. |
| 09/19/2000 | MACHINERY | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 2d lost, 11d restricted | EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING THE #2 BRIDGE AROUND CORNER AND HIS BRIDGE WAS PULLED TOWARDS THE RIB BY THE #3 BRIDGE OPERATOR, #2 BRIDGE JAMMED EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG INTO RIB. |
| 09/06/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING #4 ENTRY WITH SCOOP. HIS LIGHT CORD CAUGHT ON A BENT ROOF BOLT TWISTING HIS HEAD WHICH RESULTED IN PULLED MUSCLES IN HISNECK. |
| 04/04/2000 | POWERED HAULAGE | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 110d lost, 18d restricted | EE WAS RIDING MANTRIP OUT OF MINES. HE RAISED UP AND STRUCK A CONTROL BOLT WITH HIS HEAD. IMPACT RESULTED IN A CUT TO HIS FOREHEAD AND SCALP TAKING APPROX 30 STAPLES AND MULTIPLE STITCHES TO C LOSE. |
| 02/10/2000 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | DRAW ROCK FELL WHEN EMPLOYEE SET HIS ROOF SUPPORT JACK HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER. |
| 01/18/2000 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 4d lost | KETTLE BOTTOM/DRAW ROCK FELL BETWEEN T.R.S. AND CONTROL STATION WHILE HE WAS DRILLING HITTING EE ON HEAD, ARM AND HAND. |