Blue Creek No. 1 UG Mine — Accidents

Total: 141 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/26/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee stated that while loading a communication and tracking node, he strained his back. Employee went to the dr on 2-28-14 and was placed off of work until 3-3-14. He did not report the incident...
01/15/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost Employee rolled ankle while removing curtain. Employee stepped on gob.
01/03/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 106d lost, 56d restricted Employee was removing a piece of draw rock from the top of the miner to work on the lights. While moving a rock, the employees fingers were struck by a piece of rock lying on the miner. His ring finge...
12/30/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The employee was making a cable splice and started to crimp the burndy clamp. He was using a splice knocker to crimp the sleeves. When he struck the knocker, a piece of metal chipped off and went in...
12/17/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The mine site was notified on 5-27-14 that the employee was diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis on 11-13-13. The employee is filing for a non-medical ruling.
11/21/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was lowering the man-up on a roof bolter and smashed his finger on the frame of the machine.
09/03/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall was discovered at 23 break along 2 Right #1 belt in the #7 entry. The fall measured 25 feet long x 25 feet wide x 5 feet thick. The fall did not disrupt ventilation or travel.
08/28/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was cutting open a rock dust bag when the razor knife slipped causing him to cut his forearm.
08/08/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost Employee was lifting a timber and strained his neck. After further review of workers compensation records this incident has been reconsidered. Upon further consideration this incident/injury having...
07/09/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was pulling on a piece of line curtain and strained his back. He went to the Dr and was given a pain medication and muscle relaxer. He rtw the next day but was not allowed to work due to the...
04/24/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A block was knocked off of the top of an airlock door and it struck the employees left ring finger. Upon further review of workers compensation records, it was determined that the employees finger wa...
04/23/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall was discovered in the heading of 2 Right #1 Belt in the #5 entry at the #34 crosscut. The fall measured 15' long x 15' wide x 4' thick. The fall did not disrupt ventilation or t...
04/18/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost The injured was standing in a crosscut when a shuttle car tire kicked up a rock in the roadway striking the injured in the face.
04/17/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 173d lost The injured was loading track ties onto the railcar when he was struck on the ankle by a track tie resulting in a fracture.
11/16/2012 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Please be advised that the operator was notified on 5-7-14 by AIG Workers Comp Claims that the former employee has met the jurisdictional exposure requirements for non-medical acceptance, finding that...
09/29/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost EE was directing the scoop operator pulling a belt in for the new section at the 3 mains-outby. The chain slipped and EE flagged the crew to check the chain. It was determined that the chain would s...
08/28/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost The injured was operating the roof bolter when a rock fell from the top striking his lower back. The injured wasn't diagnosed until 9/12/2012.
08/27/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occured in the face of the #6 entry on Rattlesnake section at #61 cross-cut on Rattlesnake #2 belt. The fall measured approximately 55 ft long x 20 ft wide x 8 ft high. Th...
08/13/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost The injured was operating a scoop as it was being trammed off of a lowboy. The blocking kicked out causing the scoop to drop to the mine floor. The injured struck his head against the canopy of the...
07/18/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost The injured stepped between the frame of the roof bolter and the man-up platform while supplying roof bolt plates. This resulted in an muscle strain to his lower back. The injured wasn't diagnosed...
07/05/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was using a chop saw to grind the sharp edges off a piece of key steel he just cut. In doing so, he cut his finger. The injured returned to work on his next scheduled shift.
03/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was pushing a rub rail closed on a continuous miner and smashed his right index finger between the locking pin and the frame of the machine.
10/10/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Blue Creek #1 Mine discovered an unplanned roof fall at 12:40pm. The fall was located at 11 break, #7 entry intersection on Mains #3 belt outby the working section. No injuries occurred and ventilatio...
08/01/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was hanging highline and pulled something in shoulder.
07/28/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred above anchorage in the #7 entry between #8-#9 cross cuts on Left Mains #3 belt. The fall measured approximately 7' high by 90' long and 20' wide. No injuries occu...
05/28/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 272d lost Carrying a bag of glue and hand popped.
05/26/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was cutting a rope hanger and cut his right thigh.
05/05/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None BC #1 Mine had an unplanned roof fall in the #9 cross cut between entries #5 & #6 on the left mains section.
04/29/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While making splice hit (L) hand & index finger with hammer.
04/19/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was shoveling belt and rockdusting the feeder cable on the ground was tripped over and the EE twisted his right ankle.
04/08/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Drilling hole in top and a piece of rock fell out and hit him in face, broke tooth and nose.
02/28/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 335d lost EE was loading cribs into sled, a rock fell and hit his left shoulder and fractured his collar bone.
02/24/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The injured was helping install a ram jack on a scoop and smashed his right hand between the ram jack and crib blocks.
02/24/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 40d lost The injured was bolting and as he was drilling his hole, a rock fell from the top, striking his right ring finger.
12/10/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was putting up a 8' bolt in the #5 entry while holding plate his hand was caught between scicorres clamp and plate resulting in a cut to his right hand.
10/28/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Miner operator was cutting in the No 2 entry when his cable was sliding under the miner. The operator hooked the cable with his right heel of foot to pull the cable out of the way. He felt a sharp pai...
08/06/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost EE was climbing a ladder to get to the top of a overcast, when the ladder began to tip over. He jumped from the ladder landing on his left ankle. He went to the doctor and x-rays revealed no fractures...
06/29/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentionall roof fall occured above anchorage at the Mains Section in the no. 7 face. The fall measured 7' high by 70' long by 20' wide. No injuries occured and No ventilation or travel was bloc...
05/24/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 99d lost Employee was removing a shuttle car tire. As the tire fell of the lugs, it struck the employee in the right ankle resulting in a fracture.
04/20/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 153d lost EE had finished his shift and was walking the off side of the belt with another EE to the outside. Between the no1 & no2 enrty is a crossunder for the belt. EE was in front of injured EE and crossed u...
04/03/2010 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 1d restricted Employee was trying to locate a hydraulic leak on equipment by holding cardboard in the area of the leak. When the hydraulics were activated, his hand was in line with the hydraulic leak resulting in...