CHERRY TREE MINE — Accidents

Total: 91 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/10/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 159d lost Employee was walking underground and struck a cable bolt with his left shoulder. Employee visited hospital, diagnosed with a broken left collar bone.
11/09/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 19d restricted Employee was on knees hanging 4"" water line. Employee twisted and felt a ""pop"" in his left knee. Employee finished shift. Employee was treated the following day at Miner's Hospital, Spangler, PA an...
11/05/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While changing a top roller on B-1 #1 belt the bar that was being used to left the belt for clearance slipped and struck the employee on his right elbow.
11/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning and straightening up the parts skid when he felt and heard a popping noise in his left elbow and bicep area. Employee worked restricted duty 11-5 and 11-6. Surgery to repair 11/7...
10/31/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 10d restricted While kneeling on left knee eating a sandwich, a piece of rock fell from the roof behind him, striking him on the left calf. The rock hit him in a vertical motion like a chop.
10/30/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee was operating a scoop bringing supplies to the section when he ran over a crib block causing him to jar his back.
10/13/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding a wire rope while another employee was to cut the wire rope in two. The hammer glanced off the cutter striking the other man on the right thumb.
10/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 5d restricted While installing a 6' torque tension bolt the employee was bending the roof bolt to push the rest of the bolt into the roof when he felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. Employee continued working for 1 w...
10/03/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost EE set his knee down on a lump of coal causing him to twist his knee. He did not receive any medical attention until 10/30/08 when his wife forced him to go to see a doctor. She called me at 1:00 PM o...
09/27/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unplanned roof fall occurred at 6:00 AM on 9/27/08 in B-Mains section. Fall is located 40' inby Station No. 1735 in #1 Entry of B-Mains. Area is used as an intake airway. Fall is 80'L & at least 6' ab...
09/06/2008 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 18d restricted While walking to pre shift battery charging stations the employee felt something pop in his right rib cage.
08/26/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 10d restricted No known incident just repeated trauma of right knee while roof bolting. Doctor prescribed anti inflamatory drugs to be taken.
07/31/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 46d lost, 5d restricted EE was operating a scoop recovering belt materials, scoop became entangled with the life line and EE did not see that it was caught. He moved forward until the rope streched so tight it broke sending...
06/13/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 162d lost, 20d restricted While pulling mt cars out of the b main area, the cars roofed causing the man to strike his right hip against the locomotive. Employee missed no work until problem arose again and he started missing w...
05/23/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Traveling on a Long Airdox 3-wheeled jeep and hit a rut in the roadway causing the employee to be bounced in the air and landed hard on his tailbone.
04/07/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost The EE was crossing from one side of the belt to the other. He slipped on the belt and twisted his knee. The man continued to work, went on vacation, came back to work and had surgery. Scheduled for 7...
04/07/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While delivering a 100' piece of belt in a mantrip/locomotive the drag came loose(It was the wrong direction, dropped into the bottom, raised the locomotive to the roof catching the belt and pulling i...
03/31/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted While positioning top rollers for a belt job the EE was throwing the rollers and caught the jabco cord and caused the roller to go against the roof cutting EE's middle finger on the end.
03/08/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted EE crossed the tail of the section belt to tighten some cribbs and while crossing back, where he finished, he slipped and struck his left elbow on the belt tail piece top lid. Elbow was swelled on 3/1...
02/18/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was bolting roof with some draw rock. When he tightned and torqued the bolt, he heard the rock break. He tried to run instead of staying under the driller's canopy. While moving out the rock fell s...
02/14/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was hanging 4"" PVC waterline when the line broke the hanger wire and fell striking EE on the hand and neck area.
12/28/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was lifting a large box of parts onto the scoop to be transported to the section. While lifting, he felt something pop in his left bicep, causing cramping and moderate pain.
12/27/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tramming the dual boom bolter. He reached out to grab his cable and caught his hand between a pallet of block and the roof bolter.
12/23/2007 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 31d lost, 50d restricted Employee was turning the bull gears on a belt drive while other man were threading a pull rope to thread the belt thru the drive rollers. His hand slipped causing his right index finger to get caught...
12/12/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 14d restricted Employee was spotting bolts in a loose roof area, along the rib. The drill steel helped dislodge a piece of rock that slid onto the driller's canopy and then off it and onto his left ankle. Rock was 2...
10/28/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While operating a marmon 3 wheeler the front wheel hit a hole and made the steering wheel spin out of control, striking the employee s thumb.
09/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was repairing a rock dusting machine when he slipped off a wrench striking his right elbow on a metal brace. This caused a bone chip in the elbow. He had surgery scheduled to conuite with our...
09/17/2007 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 41d restricted No specific accident; the employee has had increasing pain in his back over the last few weeks. He had been complaining of pain and numbness radiating down his legs and feet.
08/21/2007 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The EE was having some discomfort in the center of his chest and was sweating severely. He was taken by ambulance to the Indiania PA Hospital ER. Bloodwork was analyzed and did not show any heart prob...
07/19/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 78d lost, 24d restricted Employee lost footing while crossing section belt straining his left ankle. Original diagnosis - strain/sprain. 12/21/07 diagnosis - partial tear of achilles tendon. Employee is still working daily. (...
06/06/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in #7 entry of B-Mains. 900 ft outby the face area at station #2061@21+82. The area had been boltes with 4' fully grouted bolts. The fall is 19'w x 23'l and is approx 4/1/2 to 5'...
12/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted While installing low belt structure the EE caught his finger between 2 rails. EE worked for 3 wks then went to have finger checked finding it was broken on the end. Surgery 11/19/07.
12/18/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None After a pre-shift exam was made and prior to the face prep crew reaching the section at 12:10 AM, the crosscut 9 to 10 fell in. The fall was 20' wide x 40' long and 7' to 8' high. The area was support...
12/01/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost After installing the right outside bolt the employee was swinging his drill boom in to put the 2nd bolt in. While starting to swing a piece of rock measuring 3""thick X 2'long X 18""wide came between...
10/18/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 3d lost, 8d restricted No accident or occurrance- Employee is a roof bolter and works constantly on his knees. He frequently slides sideways putting a strain on the inner and outer portion of the knee. Diagnosis 10/18/06. A...
10/11/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While trying to get the cable out from under a sheave wheel of a shuttle car, the EE was hitting a mason hammer with a ball peen hammer. While striking the hammers a piece of metal broke off the mason...
08/26/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 6d restricted While tightening the belt up on the continuous haulage unit and attempting to add a set of hand-rails, the chain slipped causing the structure to move quickly towards the drive catching the employee's...
09/23/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a roof bolt. While straightening the bolt the bolt slipped and the employee fell forward hitting the bolt with his mouth. He dislodged 2 top teeth and 2 bottom teeth.
09/23/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted While trying to hang miner cable and water line the employee strained his lower back.
08/17/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 15d restricted EE WAS CARRYING A 2'X2' PATIO BLOCK ACROSS THE DECK OF AN OVERCAST. THE DECK WAS BUILT OF PATIO BLOCK ALSO. HE STEPPED ON A PATIO BLOCK THAT EVIDENTLY HAD A CRACK. IT LET GO AND HE FELL THROUGH THE DE...
06/23/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost EE WAS LIFTING SOLID BLOCK AND FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA (RT SIDE). HE WORKED UNTIL 7/15/05, THEN WENT OFF FOR SURGERY