Bowie No 3 Mine — Accidents

Total: 13 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/20/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The employee attempted to stop a stack of roof mesh from tipping over. He tripped getting out of the way and the mesh struck him as he was on the mine floor.
08/11/2005 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 43d lost This employee attemped to move and set a shield by remote means. The shield appears to have set by the auto-set function. The side seal was over lapped and the side seal came off striking the employee...
07/13/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee attempted to move a 7 5/8 drill steel. The steel rolled into another steel pinching the left middle finger.
07/12/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost A shackle broke while pulling on the mobile tailpiece of the longwall with a ""miner puller"". A piece of the tow chain struck the employee.
07/11/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The employee was helping to move a steel roof support beam over the stageloader. This employee pinched his right index finger between the beam and the electrical nip on the stageloader.
07/10/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost On 07/22/05 the employee reported C-spine injury from an injury sustained on 07/10/05. The employee was setting secondary support along the stageloader when a piece of roof rock struck him on the head...
07/08/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof prevented travel off of the Head Gate of the B-1 panel at crosscut 40.
06/13/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 28d lost, 44d restricted Employee stated that as he moved a shield, a rock fell from the canopy, striking him in the right leg.
03/29/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost On 4/12/05 completion of an investigation and review of medical records, indicated the employee suffered a second hernia while exiting a Wagner Scoop.
02/07/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost The employee was determined to have a hernia on the right side. He believes that it occurred on 02/07/05 while assisting the setting of Big John roof support. (4/18/05 per call - hernia repaired)
10/27/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was performing work involving spraying of dry mix shotcrete. Employee wore appropriate PPE. After work employee noticed persistant eye irritation from caustic shotcrete dust and received eye...
10/22/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was performing work involving spraying of dry mix shotcrete. Employee wore appropriate PPE. After work employee noticed persistent eye irritations from caustic shotcrete dust and received eye...
09/13/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 188d lost The employee attempted to cut a wire band on a bundle of wire roof mesh to separate the smaller bundles. The mesh sprung and then recoiled back into the employee, pinning him between bundles of mesh.