Bridger Underground Coal Mine — Accidents

Total: 241 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/02/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 1d restricted Employee was helping disassemble belt cover while standing on side rails along reclaim belt. Structure was wet. Employee shifted his weight causing loss of balance. He fell backwards onto corner of...
04/04/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was on a ladder when foot slipped off rung. He fell appromimately 3' twisting his right ankle.
03/26/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee noticed a piece of rock between the top and bottom belt. The rock was rolling around in front of a ""V"" scraper that was on the top side of the bottom belt. He reached a rake in betwee...
03/17/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A mine examiner found a roof fall in the 1st Right Section, #29 xc in the old belt entry (#2)
03/15/2007 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 11d lost, 44d restricted The employee was cleaning ""Tek-Seal"" material from the hopper of the Micon pump and his glove got caught in the auger.
02/26/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost The employee was walking in the beltline and stepped in a hole. The heel portion of his boot went into the hole and his foot twisted.
02/25/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE was installing roof support, the ladder he was standing on slipped and he fell in the opposite direction. EE landed on a piece of metal which cut into his left ear resulting in 12 stitches.
02/17/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None During the night shift the shift foreman found a roof fall at #31 xc in 1st Rt, belt line. 20' wide, 15' high and 30' long.
01/31/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 27d restricted Employee was involved with removing a shaft that held the spoon on overland one belt. As the shaft was being driven through the side of the chute, EE had ahold of the other side, trying to pull/guide...
01/21/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At 3:35/am a roof fall was found in the 1st Right section at a bore hole that had been originally drilled into the mine as a pilot hole for a raise bore. Because the area had been intended for a rais...
01/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The Employee had unhooked the winch on the versi trak trailer and when the versi trak pulled out from under the trailer, it hit the ground and mud splashed up through holes in the bed and hit him in t...
01/10/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee was walking around the Getman and Shields and slipped and fell on the snow covered ice. He landed on his cap lamp battery and broke a rib.
01/08/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The employee was loading roof bolting supplies into the back of a pickup truck. He attempted to lift an entire bundle of cable bolts and felt a sharp pain in his back.
12/27/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 54d restricted Employee was driving a Tele-Tram out of section in number #2 entry. He pulled into XC 0 to let the Versa-Track by. The Tele-Tram came into contact with the outby rib of coal in XC 0. The Tele-Tram...
12/24/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The pre-shift examiner found a roof fall at approx. 7:50/am in the 2nd Right section intake just inby #13 x-cut. The fall measured 16' wide, 20' long and approx 7' high.
12/18/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted Employee was attempting to cut a zip tie loose with a utility knife. In doing so, the knife slipped cutting his left lower leg (calf). The laceration required six stitches.
12/03/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted The employee was moving roof bolt mats from the deck of the bolter to the catwalk. As he bent over, some remaining mats slipped off the deck and struck him.
11/22/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 24d restricted The employee isn't quite sure when it happened, but he believes that while he was hanging high voltage cable he strained his shoulder. He didn't feel any pain at the time, but the next day it was pai...
11/01/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 46d restricted The employee had washed and serviced the miner and was climbing on it to work on the fire suppression system. The rib by him started to work and he tried to get off the miner and fell injuring his sh...
10/27/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 37d lost, 64d restricted The employee was stepping out of the Skid Steer loader. He went to turn around to get off the machine. He either slipped or tripped and fell to the ground. He put his arms out to catch himself and h...
10/24/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None During his pre-shift examination, the examiner found a roof fall in the 2nd Right section at #17 crosscut between #2 and #3 entries. The fall meassured 50' long, 14' wide and 9' high.
10/12/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost The employee aledgedly dropped a chain onto his shoulder. The mechanism of injury doen't match what the employee is claiming and this report is being submitted under protest to abate a citation.
09/29/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The employee was un-hooking a winch cable from a pan skid. He was bent over when another employee leaned against a timber behind him. The timber came loose and fell striking the employe on the hand....
09/12/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was crossing a locked out belt conveyor and caught cap lamp and pouch on a 4"" pipe and cause the handle end of a utility knife to hit him in the lower left rib. The incident caused a fractur...
09/10/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None 1st Right Section, crosscut 30 in the #2 entry, on Thursday 9-7-06 an examiner encountered a broken timber on the inby right corner and reported it to mine management. Mine Management placed additiona...
08/31/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Foot caught between cab of car and floor
08/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 39d lost, 35d restricted EE was taking down a vent tube in the return of 1st Right and the bar he was using slipped off the hook holding the tube up.The tubes fell striking employee on his left shoulder.There was some questio...
08/03/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking cable hangers down from the roof with his hands and he lost his grip on the hanger. The cable hanger struck him in the mouth causing a small laceration. Sutures were required to cl...
07/28/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was carrying a 60"" bottom roller on his shoulder; he was setting the roller down on the ground to remove the bracket. He set the roller on his right foot and the bracket on the roller penetr...
07/07/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 235d lost Crushed between head of miner and rib.
06/14/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occureed in the 2nd right return in # 1 entry at # 17 crosscut. The roof fall was discovered at around 4:00 PM on June 14t 2006. District was notified at 4:12 pm. The roof fall measured a...
06/07/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted Employee was reaching for some vent tube straps on the left side of the Fletcher roof bolter. He placed his right hand on the left boom retraction point; the bolter operator was retracting the boom an...
05/14/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 1st Right return in #1 entry just outby #15 crosscut. It was discovered around 2:00 pm on Sunday May 14, 2006. Exact time of fall is unknown. Mr. Art Gore, MSHA inspector,...
05/02/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 190d lost The employee aledgedly hit his head in the mantrip. The employee didn't report this injury to his employer. This report is being filed under protest to abate a citation.
03/16/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 1st right intake in #3 entry at #5 crosscut sometime between 1:45 pm & 2:00 pm. The fall was reported to the field office around 2:10 pm. The fall measured approx. 19' wide...
03/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was moving a piece of mesh from the mesh tray on the roof bolter to place on the ATRS in the normal bolting process. The mesh was placed on the top of both canopies, pushed forward and dropped down...
02/10/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing belt hangers with a Fletcher roof bolter. He had started drilling a hole & was ready to add a 3' extension steel. While pushing the drill steel back into the roof his left hand was o...
12/09/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON FATALITY Fatal While installing structural steel doors over coal bin EE went around safety rail without using fall protection on the door which was still attached to the crane to try to move the door & close a gap b...
09/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 3 pallets of 8""x8""x16"" cinder blocks were pushed out of the scoop bucket, the bands were cut on the top pallet in preparation to start building a stopping. EE brushed up against the blocks & 1 fell...
09/06/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TOSSING CRIB BLOCKS ACROSS THE BACK OF THE TRAVELABLE TAKE-UP ROLLER. THE CRIB BLOCK STRUCK A BELT CHAIN AND BOUNCED BACK AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT RING FINGER AGAINST THE SCOOP HE WAS UNLOADING THE...
10/06/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 51d restricted Ee was transferring bolting material from a diesel scoop onto a roof bolting machine by hand when he felt a sharp pain in left arm just above elbow. Ee stated he was pulling 2 4-ft conventional bolts...