CHERRY TREE MINE — Accidents

Total: 91 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/15/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Repairing L25 yellow mine spray hose, after repairing hose with band pulling excess band material with channel locks with force lacerating left thumb from sharp end.
07/08/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost EE was drilling bottom for P-pins at the lo drive during a section move when a Johnson personal carrier traveling nearby ran over an obstacle. That point tie rod end on the steering arm broke causing...
04/30/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While bottom dusting EE felt something in his right eye and rubbed eye to try to remove it.
01/07/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None I believe a slip feature located above the roof bolt anchorage and not visible to the miners caused the immediate shale roof to fail. Roof fall is about 50' long, 18 1/2' wide and 5' to 8' in height....
08/05/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 224d lost Dropped a pen on the cab floor of front end loader. Kneeling on seat, bent over to pick up pen he felt a pop in his ribs. *Returned to work 8/18/14 fully duty worked all shift. Went to get up 8/19/14...
06/09/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While trimming conveyor belt, the knife slipped and lacerated his right thigh, requiring stitches.
04/28/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While lifting rails, felt a sharp pain in lower back.
04/28/2014 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Scoop bucket slid off drive while applying down pressure causing the scoop to bounce, which slammed the victim's head against the bottom of the canopy.
03/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 12d restricted While crawling thru a mandoor, hit left knee on frame of door causing pain *did not get medical treatment until 9/17/14*
02/14/2014 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While plowing snow with the IT-28G, the bucket caught a grate throwing the victim forward, and he hit the steering wheel with his face, result in stitches to his upper lip.
10/22/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 135d lost While throwing belt structure, he felt a pain in his lower back. Did not seek medical attention until 2-15-14
10/08/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost Draw rock falling in 12' cut rock was scaled down bolter was pulled into cut to put corner bolt in more rock fell on canopy slid off striking him in Lt lower leg.
10/08/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost He was installing a cable bolt the bolt caught as it was being pushed into the hole. He spun the bolt to try to free it up. He caught his right wrist on the spinning plate.
09/24/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Bending resign roof bolts strained Rt shoulder.
09/17/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 193d lost Prying dolly with rock bar it slipped off he fell backwards twisting lower back.
09/10/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 110d lost, 24d restricted He was throwing a post and strained lt shoulder. He continued to work till 1-3-13 scheduled for surgery making it a lost time injury.
08/27/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Positioning roof bolter drill head with his hand on canopy piece of draw rock fell 12"" X 12"" X6"" fell striking him on LT thumb.
08/15/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost He was tramming scoop around the stump coal was fluffing of the cover going down his neck. He put his hand up to stop coal from going down his neck and caught his fingers between the coal and canopy o...
08/11/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Cutting piece of rubber belt with razor knife. Blade slipped and cut Rt leg.
08/01/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 226d lost He was looking under scoop to check for the operator if something was under scoop and put his right arm between the block on the scoop and the mine roof and the op. raised the bucket caught his right...
03/12/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost He was straightening roof bolt to put in drill chuck. At this time he still work reg job it continued to bother him scheduled for surgery on 9-6-12
09/25/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Occurred in the E-mains section. Section was idle at time. Was discovered on a preshift exam. Fall exists between #2 & #4 entries 2 x-cut out-by face. Was 80' L X 18' W X 6'-8' T . Was boarded wi...
09/04/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional roof fall occurred in the B-1 1RIT 3LIT 1LIT room section. Section was idle when all occurred. Fall occurred in the x-cut 2-1 room 1 x-cut inby sta #8579. The fall was 95' length x 19' w...
04/01/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Due to repeated kneeling, employee experienced a torn meniscus in his right knee. Employee had knee surgery on 4/1/11 and is unable to work.
02/07/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 349d lost Employee was installing 4' fully grouted resin bolts on the helper's side of a Fletcher twin boom Roof bolter. When employee pressed drill steel to the mine roof a piece of rock 10"" x 10"" x 1"" was...
01/13/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 31d lost, 35d restricted EE was placing 36"" belt structure on a skid. EE pinched left hand between skid and piece of belt, resulting in a cut to his middle finger. EE worked until 3/3/11. Left hand requires surgery to repair...
10/11/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in #4 entry of E-mians 001 section. The section was idle at the time of the fall. Fall was discovered on pre-shift exam. The fall occurred in an intersection & spre...
08/30/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost While trying to pull a bolter steel out of the roof, his hand slipped and he hit his right elbow on the drill head of the bolter.
07/12/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 118d lost Tripped on the edge of scoop and caught fall with right arm.
07/12/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 226d lost Employee was picking up a bottom belt stand and twisted to put it down and felt a sharp pain in lower back.
06/02/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost EE was drilling a hole with a hydraulic drill and twisted his left knee.
04/23/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the B-1 6 left section. The fall occurred in the #1 entry 40' outby 2TA.No.6377. The fall is 70' in length X 20' wide X 5' thick. Area of the fall was speared wi...
03/29/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee got hit with a piece of rock that scaled between the roof bolt plate and the right rib. The rock fell against his ankle. The employee worked the remainder of the shift. Got up this morning wi...
03/23/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Moving the roof bolter at the side controls, a piece of rock 6"" x 9"" x 1"" thick scaled from the roof striking the man's left middle finger.
03/03/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While mining in the inby 3x4 crosscut everyone heard and felt a roof fall. Upon investigating it the Foreman found a fall in #4 Entry of the section adjacent to the fail in #4 Entry. This fall was 20'...
02/08/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 349d lost Employee was moving a rock off the miner when he felt a pop in his right shoulder. Employee has worked and recently was diagnosed with a partially torm labruim in the right shoulder. The employee has...
01/15/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost While belting the haulage unit and tightening the tail with a set of 1/2 rails, the pin snapped on the hook of the chain causing the tail to move outby quickly, hitting the employee who was extending...
12/30/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 52d lost, 3d restricted EE was digging a large rock out of the scoop bucket, while rolling and flipping it end for end, he felt pain in his right shoulder.
12/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 145d lost EE loaded his tool box on jeep and felt back pain. Man was seen at Occ Health a few days later and has worked restricted duty since. He is scheduled for an MRI this week, 1/4/10. Accident not reported...
11/16/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While making a belt splice the employee cut his left thumb with a razor knife requiring 8 stitches
05/19/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted EE was installing a roof bolt on the corner of a newly created intersection. While pushing the bolt in the drilled hole and straightening the bolt out, he felt pain in his lumbar area of his back.
05/06/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost EE was pulling miners cable and throwing on the MBC and felt something pop in his lefty shoulder area. EE worked until the day of his surgery on 10/15/09. This surgery was to sew the labrum in his lef...
04/23/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 301d lost No known accident, Employee is a roof bolter and spends most of his daily work, crawling while installing roof bolts. It is believed this conditon has been caused by repeated trama. 1st day missed 4/2...
04/13/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 132d lost Employee was attempting to cross the low belt behind the dolly. The haulage unit moved while in the process and pinched the man's foot between the dolly and the low belt structure.
04/06/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While preshifting an area to recover frame work a roof fall was gound in the old 1st rt off 1 left in c-4 panel. It was phoned outside and entered in the book noting the fall was found. This fall was...
03/16/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was helping tighten a tensioner on a belt scraper. While using the bar that comes with the scraper, it slipped and flew striking him above his left eye.
02/02/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While riding in a battery track mantrip, the EE tried to reposition himself when the mantrip stopped. While in this process, the mantrip started to move again and he jarred his head against the roof.
01/23/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While loading 42"" ridgid structure on to a skid the employee felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen/groin area. Employee sought medical attention on 1/27/09(still working).
01/05/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While mining in a sandrock roll, a piece of rock shot off the bull wheels, striking the EE in the right eye area breaking the safety glasses. The glasses probably saved the eye.
01/03/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing a roof bolt the employee accidently caught his right index finger between the plate and the roof.