Carlisle Mine — Accidents

Total: 305 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/10/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was installing roof support, the drill steel bent striking the employee in the head.
11/10/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found by an examination of abandon workings. The fall is located in P2-2 at x-cut 29 between #3 and #4 entry. The area was bolted with 5' fully grouted roof bolts. There was no injurie...
10/27/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost The employee was changing a bushing on the continuous miner. A piece of the bushing came off and struck the employee in the upper arm.
09/26/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were engaged in hosresplay. One employee swung a belt knife thinking it was closed. The belt knife was open and cut the employees forearm.
09/11/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost The employee was setting the continuous miner up for the next cut. A piece of mine roof dislodged from the mine roof striking the employee.
09/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was installing roof support. As he was putting his pusher steel into the starter steel it snapped back striking his thumb.
08/21/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted The employee was installing roof support when a piece of mine roof disloged and struck the employees hand.
08/12/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted The employee was walking through an isolation curtain. He tripped over a rock causing him to twist awkwardly. This action caused a strain to his lower back muscles.
06/11/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found during the weekly air course examination. The fall was located at 12+90 x-cut #20 of the #5 entry of Zone P1. The area was developed 1-15-08. The fall was 90'L x 18'W x 7.5'H. Th...
06/10/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was attempting to insert drill steels into the drill chuck by raising his boom. The steels caught the lip of the chuck placing the steels under pressure. The pressure released suddenly, c...
05/29/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee was dragging slack miner cable by hand. He tripped, falling awkwardly on his right hand. He sustained a contusion to the back of the hand and fingers. X-rays showed no broken bones.
05/18/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A continuation of an existing reported roof fall was found by examiner. The fall is located in a set of abandoned rooms at 1+80 from #3 to #6 room, #6 to #7 room & from #7 to #8 room off the return si...
05/17/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost The employee was walking in #4 entry of the #2 unit. He heard someone say something and turned suddenly to respond. His left leg twisted on loose material on the mine floor. He sustained a sprain on h...
05/11/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found by an examiner during an idle day fire check. The fall was located at 40+60 #2 Entry of Zone SUB1 on MMU-001. The area was developed 11/29/07. The fall was 40'L X 18'W X 8'H. The...
04/30/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 32d restricted The EE was attempting to remove drill steel that had become stuck in the mine roof. He pulled downward on the drill steel, with both hands, at eye level. This action caused a strain of the lower back...
04/01/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost The employee was hanging miner cable using plastic coated tie-wire. An end of the wire struck the employee's right eyeball causing an abrasion of the eyeball. The employee was wearing safety glasses a...
03/30/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was foundby an examiner during an idle day fire check. The fall was located at 1+80 #6 room off the return side at 29+20 of Zone P1 of Zone sub1. The fall was 60'Lx19'Wx7'H. The area was o...
03/07/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found by an employee while driving on the haul road. The fall was located at 41 + 30 #4 entry of zone sub 1 on mmu-01. The area was developed 11/29/07. The fall was 25'L x 15'W x 8'H....
03/05/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found during the weekly air course examination. The fall was located between 2+00 and 2+50 #6 entry of zone P1. The area was developed 12/6/07. The fall was 50'L x 17.5'W x 6.5'H. The...
02/26/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found by an examiner while examining outlying faces away from the working section. It was located at 5+15 #6 Entry of Zone Sub 2. The area was developed 1-27-08 & was abandoned 2-1-08....
02/19/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall found by examiner the return air courses of MMU-001. Fall was located at 15+30 #1 entry of panel #1 zone. Area had been isolated with timbers prior to fall. The fall was 50'Lx18'Wx15'H. Ar...
02/14/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall found by examiner, out-lay faces away from the working section. Located at 6+80 between #3&4 entries of zone sub 2. The area was developed 1/29/08 and was abandoned 2/1/08. Fall was 35'Lx18'...
02/14/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was found by an examiner while examinin out-lay faces away from the working section.Fall was located at 7+50 #5 entry of zone sub 2.Aarea was developed 1-30-08 & was abandoned 2-1-08.Fall wa...
02/12/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on MMU-001 at the intersection of 2+30 in entry #1 of the sub #1 panel #1. The fall pulled the 6' fully grouted bolts. The fall measured approx. 18'Lx18'Wx10'H. The fall occurr...
02/09/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 3d restricted The EE ran over a rock in the path of the battery coal hauler he was operating. This caused the EE to strike his head against the coal hauler canopy. The EE sustained a strain of a neck muscle.
01/18/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost The employee was assisting a bolter operator by making up his bolts. He was positioned to hand a bolt to the operator when the employee was struck in the side of the lower leg by a rock. The employee...
01/08/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost The employee was assisting in the removal of a wheel unit from a battery coal hauler. The unit was suspended on the forks of a mini-trak by a chain. The wheel unit rotated striking the employee's righ...
01/08/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 12d lost, 6d restricted The employee was building a steel lagging overcast. He attempted to raise one side of overcast with a pry-bar to remove crib blocking. The pry-bar slipped causing the steel lagging to drop onto the em...
12/28/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted The employee was walking to his work position as the remote control miner operator. His hands were positioned on the remote box for operation. Rock and coal fell from the mine roof striking the back o...
12/18/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 2d restricted The employee was involed in a battery hauler to battery hauler collision, A miscommunication put two haulers in the same place at the same time. The collision caused the injured employee to sustain n...
12/05/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on MMU-001 at the intersection of 44+10 in entry #4. The fall pulled the 6' fully grouted resin bolts. It measured approx 18'L x 18'W x 6'H. It occurred in an area which had previ...
11/27/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was changing bits on the miner. He struck a bit with a metal hammer causing an object to become airborne. The object struck the employee's arm puncturing the skin. On 11/29/07 the wound h...
11/09/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The EE was locking-out power on the MMU-001 feeder. He was bent over looking down. A piece of rock fell from the roof, striking the back of the EE's neck. The EE sustained a concussion.
10/31/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was hanging PVC discharge pipe in the face area of the # 3 entry on MMU-002. He reached up for the pipe and a piece of steel tie wire punctured the back of his right hand. He was sent to...
10/20/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was driving a diesel scoop out the haul road. When he reached the area between 19+20 and 20+00 of M2, a rock fell from the roof along the rib onto the canopy of the scoop. The rock slid o...
10/18/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 3d restricted The employee was attempting to repair a damaged miner cable between entries #5 and #6 two cross-cuts outby the working face on MMU-001. The employee was being assisted by another electrician. A rock f...
10/18/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost The employee was attempting to repair a damaged miner cable between entries #5 and #6 two cross-cuts outby the working face on MMU-001. The employee was being assisted by another electrician. A rock f...
10/17/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted The employee was drilling a hole for roof support installation. The surface rock he was drilling through separated and fell breaking across the boom of the roof bolter. The rock struck the operator's...
09/12/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted The EE was building an intake solid concrete block stopping. The wall was over 8' high. The wall was not properly capped for the wall's size. The wall fell, striking the EE. The EE sustained a lacerat...
08/21/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A small ignition of gas was experienced at 1:15 P.M. on 8-21-07. The incident occurred in the face of #1 entry on MMU001-1. Rock obstruction was contacted by miner creating a spark which ignited a ble...
08/09/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 210d lost EE received whiplash while operating a shuttle car.
07/25/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee ran a razor belt knife into his knee while attempting to cut suction hose for the roof bolter. He was holding the hose with one hand & cutting with the other. He did state that he was cut...
07/07/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was attempting to insert his drill steels into the drill chuck. The steels causht the side of the drill chuck when the chuck was raised to the steels. The steels bowed under pressure then...
07/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The EE attempted to pull up his miner's belt on his hips prior to kneeling to clean dustbox on roof bolter. Unk to EE belt knife had opened in tool pouch. Index finger contacted exposed blade causing...
06/06/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was changing bits on the continuous miner. He was using a metal hammer and a metal bit changing fork type tool. The rubber strike guard was missing. The act of striking metal against meta...
05/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost The employee was moving a roof bolt. A burr existed on the side of the bolt. The burr grazed his forearm causing a small puncture wound. The injury was not reported because the employee felt it was in...
02/05/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was preping a piece of angle iron with a hand grinder. He was holding the piece of steel with his left hand. The hand grinder jumped across the piece of steel striking the employee's left...
01/31/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 4d restricted The employee was shoveling the unit tail piece. He lifted a shovel full of coal from the mine floor to put it on the belt. He twisted wrong causing a strain of the lower back.
01/22/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The EE was hauling a skid of concrete blocks with the mini-trak. The load shifted, causing the plastic bands that secured the blocks to the skid break. One of the bands entered the operator's compartm...
01/11/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost The employee was operating a battery scoop cleaning the faces of the working section. He drove the scoop across a hole in the mine floor causing him to become slightly air-borne in the operators compa...