Caretta #3 Mine — Accidents

Total: 7 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/22/2024 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was in the process of assisting other workers build a concrete block stopping. While dumping buckets of plaster into the spray machine vat the spray hose ruptured knocking EE's mining hat & safety...
04/15/2024 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Stinger mantrip was located under the #2 beltline in a jack knife position with rock duster attached. EE was attempting to release duster hitch at which time the tongue came loose and struck EE on the...
04/11/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was in the process of repairing a water hose on the miner. The metal lid covering the area of access had been removed and laid aside. EE, while standing alongside the machine lost footing causing t...
10/22/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 167d lost Employee was in the process of positioning the roof bolting machine to install roof bolts in the first cut taken for the number four (4) to number five (5) crosscut when a small scale of roof rock dis...
05/12/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 43d restricted Employee stopped personnel carrier along the #3 belt line to mark a bad belt roller to be removed, got off the ride and during checking the roller the ride drifted backwards and struck the employee. I...
05/24/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was in the process of spraying plaster coating onto a stopping located outby spad 422 in the intake on 1st right panel section of the mine. The spray nozzle became clogged and EE attempted to dislo...
03/14/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During beltmove EE was installing hanger chain to belt rail. Chain hoist was attached a link in the chain broke causing the chain hoist to fall onto the EE's right hand resulting in a broken thumb.