CASSELMAN MINE — Accidents

Total: 108 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/26/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the #4 entry of the Southeast mains section, MMU 001-0. The fall occurred approximately 80 feet inby S/S 509. The fall was approximately 40 feet in length, and 20 feet of the...
10/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee was towing a skid of belt from the surface to the section when the chain holding the belt came unhooked and the belt slid off of the skid. The employee then tried to lift the belt back onto...
08/20/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was pulling miner cable, when pulling the cable his back muscle went into a spasm.
07/25/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Roof bolter helper (injured employee) was pulling slack cable off the roof bolter cable reel. The roof bolter operator accidentally started to wind the cable reel while the bolter helper was pulling...
07/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was advancing discharge line for a face pump. While pulling it he twisted wrong and pulled his back out of place. Employee continued to work until 7/25/12 when he reported the accident and...
05/08/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 38d restricted Victim and scoop operator were moving a bucket liner of bolter supplies. Bucket liner started to come out of bucket, so victim flagged scoop operator and got in bucket liner to hook up a chain. The...
04/27/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While building overcasts underground, employee lifted a steel beam and pulled two tendons in his shoulder. Employee has had bursitis in his shoulder for a long time and the lifting caused it to becom...
01/04/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading belt structure onto a skid on the surface. While holding a top roller, the employee turned and slipped on some ice and twisted his left knee. The employee continued to work unti...