Camp Creek Mine No. 1 — Accidents

Total: 69 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/14/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On Monday 8-14-06 at approx 8:10am, while servicing a fan, a change in the mine pressure as recorded on fan chart and water gauge was noticed. Upon investigation, a roof fall in an intersection locate...
08/13/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On 8/14/06 at approx 8:10 am, while servicing the fan, a change in the mine pressure was recorded on Fan Chart and water gauge was noticed. Upon investigation, a roof fall in an intersection 3 X-Cuts...
05/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Was moving miner cable out of #6 roadway and pulled right side mid-back
04/28/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Slipped on belt while exiting H-Ride on the south section.
04/22/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost EE was operating a shuttle car and hit a hole in the roadway #2 entry.
04/13/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost While shoveling on belt, employee possibly pulled a muscle in back.
03/22/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost EE WAS STANDING ON BOLTER BOOM IN DOWN POSITION, INSERTING A TUBE OF GLUE INTO A DRILLED HOLE. EE SLIPPED OFF BOLTER BOOM STRIKING HIS LEFT ELBOW AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE BOLTER.
01/30/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE was getting onto the mantrip to travel into the mine when he slipped and hit his left foot on the Rib.
12/19/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE LIFTING WELDER OFF OF 488 SCOOP THE WELDER DROPPED & IT PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE EMPLOYEE'S SHOULDER WHILE DRAGGING UP THE ENTRY.
12/16/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE TRAVELING SOUTH ON ST. RT. 119, TURNED HIS TURN SIGNAL ON TO TURN TO HOBERT ENTRANCE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK IN THE REAR BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. INJURED EE HAD PAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK & WAS TAKEN TO THE H...
10/28/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING A POWER MOVE ON WEST SECTION AND WAS PULLING SLACK FROM THE FEEDER CABLE. HE ENCOUNTERED A LITTLE PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HIP.
08/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost WHILE LIFTING BELT STRUCTURE HE WAS IN A BENT POSITION AND STRAINED LOWER BACK PUTTING STRUCTURE IN SCOOP
08/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was on west mains putting belt structure in scoop for a belt move, While loading structured He aledgly had hurt his back but didn't say anything til about the accident til he come out of end of shi...
08/30/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None BAD TOP WITH WET WEAK THIN LAYED LAMINATED TOP. THIS AREA WAS HEAVILY CRIBBED. HEIZMANNS JACKS AND JACKS WITH BEAMS. WE USED LONGER BOLTS WHEN DEVELOPED. WE USED 4 AND 6 FOOT BOLTS STAGGERED PATTERN....
07/30/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL 9000' OUTBY SOUTH MAIN SECTION WITH 300 FT OF COVER OR LESS IN THIS AREA. LAYERED SHALE TOP WITH SOME SLICK SIDED ROOF. AREA BOLTED WITH 4' FULL GROUT RESIN RODS. NO CRIBS OR TIMBERS AT FALL...
07/27/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee was building a block stopping ventilation control. He was cutting a block to size by using a hatchet and striking it with a hammer. While striking the 2 metal tools together, a chip of metal...
06/17/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working on blocking under cuts of feeder while setting feeder onto belt tail. Smashed rt. middle finger between 2 crib blocks.
06/01/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CONTINUOUS MINER BACKWARD WITH SLACK HOOKED TO BOOM & BOOM SWING TOWARDS HIM. THE MINER WENT OVER A DIP IN THE BOTTOM WHICH CAUSED THE MINER TO PIVIT DOWN IN THE BACK STRIKING HIS...
05/17/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Changing scoop tire that was flat, while lifting tire on scoop he strained his lower stomach.
05/07/2005 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Forman suspected injured was on drugs, acting strange. Injured left his work site, hit his supervisor, resulting in a fight; alledges wounds to arms. Injured states that a rock hit him on the back of...
05/05/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee is a outside man. Employee stated he injured eye while welding and not using eye protection. Employee was welding without management consent or direction. Welding was not part of his job. Was...
02/27/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost EE WAS UNLOADING TOPS OF TRAILER PUTTING ON OVERCAST, TURNED AND RAN INTO TRAILER
02/21/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost KNEE SWELLED UP FROM OLD INJURY WHILE RUNNING ROOF BOLTER.
02/17/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 316d lost EE was running the roof bolter on 1 west section in #1 hog lost open break. while installing roof bolt he was lowering drill pot and had his leg under drill port and let drill pot down on his left kne...
02/16/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS RIDING MANTRIP TO SECTION FROM SURFACE. MANTRIP RAN OVER A PIECE OF ROCK. MANTRIP BOUNCED AND JARRED HIS BACK WHCIH RESULTED IN PAIN LATER THAT DAY. CALLED IN 2/17/05 INFORMING ME ABOUT ACCIDEN...
12/08/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost EE WAS RIDING TO SECTION FROM SURFACE ON MANTRIP. THE MANTRIP HIT A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY AND JARRED EE'S BACK, HURTING HIS LOWER BACK.
11/12/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall 3800' from working face with less than 300' of cover. Fall appeared to be layered slate with coal rider seam 8"" thick about 10' above coal seam. This area was bolted with 4' - 6' - 8' bol...
10/24/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL - 90' X 20' X 4'/9500' FROM WORKING SECTION. GRAY LAYERED SHALE. LESS THAN 300' OF COVER. SPAD #1987, #5 ENTRY ALONG #3 BELT.
09/17/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL - WEATHERED SLATE STACK ROCK - SLICK SIDES - DAMP - CONTINUATION OF EXISTING FALL INBY THIS FALL SAME LOCATION. DATE OF DEVELOPMENT WAS 12/12/03. 40' LONG, 18' WIDE, 5' HIGH. INBY SPAD 53...
09/15/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL - OUTBY AREA - APPEARS TO HAVE WEATHERED SLATE. REOCCURRANCE OF OLD FALL IN SAME AREA; JUST FELL HIGHER. BOLTED WITH 4, 6 & 8 FOOT RESIN BOLTS, 10' TENSION BOLTS WITH CRIBS, PACKSETTER TIMBE...
09/13/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None riding mantrip to section and a piece of slate or drawrock fell out between the roof bolts and struck him on side of head, loosened one of his teeth.
06/24/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While roof bolting he was drilling a hole when his pin steel stopped up, while dropping his drill pot down he had his hand on machine drill pot. the steel was stuck in the hole and fell out, hitting h...
05/11/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL - TOP APPEARED TO BE A SMALL LAYER OF SLATE TOP WITH SMALL STREAKS OF COAL IN SPOTS AND MUD SEAM AT TOP.
05/07/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost EE WAS PICKING UP ROCK AND THROWING IT ON THE BELT TWISTING HIS BACK.
05/01/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None WEATHERED SLATE, OLD SECTION OF THE MINE. TOP APPEARED TO BE SOFT SLATE. NO SPAD NUMBER.
04/05/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE WAS SUPPLYING #3 ROOF BOLTER. HE WAS LOADING RESIN GLUE ON BACK OF THE BOLTER AND WHEN HE THREW A BOX OF GLUE HE TWISTED A LITTLE & PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
03/22/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 245d lost EE WAS PUTTING UP ROOF BOLT AND WAS PUSHING IT UP IN THE HOLE AND PULLED MUSCLE.
02/16/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL APPROX. 16'2"" WIDE X 15' LONG FELL ABOUT 18"" ON ONE SIDE AND 4' ON THE OTHER. IT APPEARED TO BE WEATHERED SLATE AND SHELL WITH A LITTLE WATER. (IN #8 ENTRY 2200' OUTBY FACE 2' INBY S PAD 5...
02/09/2004 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None Bolt plate fell on him when nut broke off bottom of bolt.
01/23/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL: FALL WAS IN THE #3 ENTRY. LAST OPEN X-CUT, 1 BREAK INBY SPAD 5456. THIS FALL APPEARS TO BE 18X115X8'.LOOKS TO BE STACK ROCK 4"" TO 8"" LAYERS BREAKING ABOVE ANCHORAGE.
01/04/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL IN #3 ENTRY 1 BREAK INBY SPAD 5411. WITHERED SLATE WAS PRESENT. SLATE-SHELL-SLICK AND SIDED AREA, COAL STRIKE.
12/08/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None X-CUT FELL IN APPEARED TO BE SLATE OR SLIP WITH SLICK SIDES, LOOSE ROOF.
10/27/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None PIECE OF METAL CHIP FROM A HAMMER CAME OUT AND STRUCK HIM IN CHEST.
10/25/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost HURT MUSCLE IN HIS BACK PULLING MINER CABLE.
10/02/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost WHILE RIDING A 2 SEAT RUBBER TIRED MANTRIP FROM SECTION UNDERGROUND TO OUTSIDE SURFACE AREA, EE CLAIMED HIS BACK WAS HIRTING AFTER MANTRIP HAD HIT A ROCK IN TRAVELWAY.
09/15/2003 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None SCOOPING ROADWAY, RUN OVER A ROCK, JARRED SCOOP HURTING LOWER BACK.
09/15/2003 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE SAID HE SET TIMBER AND WHEN HE TURNED AROUND IT FELL OUT AND HIT HIM ON THE LOWER BACK AROUND THE KIDNEY AREA.
09/10/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None LOADING BOTTOM BELT STAND INTO STRUCTURE CAR IN #4 ENTRY. STRAINED LOWER BACK.
08/27/2003 MACHINERY NO VALUE FOUND None BOLTING BOOM HOLE, PIN WRENCH SLIPPED HITTING HIS FINGER AGAINST DRILL POT OF ROOF BOLTER.
08/07/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None LIFTING OMEGA BLOCKS.