Clementine Mine — Accidents

Total: 120 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was capping a 5 gal bucket of grease and tripped over a crib block. Slight fracture outside ankle bone. May be off 2-4 weeks.
01/15/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None No specific accident occured but employee needs his right knee operated on to clean up injuries from years of crawling in low coal.
01/09/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None During weekly exam a roof fall was discovered in a crosscut between #4 and #5 entry of 2nd NW Mains. The location is 1 cross cut inby spad #9260. The fall did not impede normal travel or air movement.
12/31/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While walking bent over in low coal, EE caught his (R) ear on a roof bolt plate. This required 4 stitches, returned to work same day. No lost time, medical only.
12/20/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While scaling roof rock down, EE accidently stuck himself in the (R) thigh with pinted end of rock bar. No lost time, medical only, 4 stitches.
12/12/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the #5 entry of the R Butt section. It did not impede the normal route of travel to and from the section. Timber was set in various locations in the #5 entry.
11/15/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 25d restricted Roof rock fell out and hit drill steel. This caused the drill steel to bend. The bent drill steel hit employee's left hand on the back side. Returned to work 11-28-07.
09/06/2007 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None During normal mining operations, miner cut into an 8"" borehole that wasn't on any mine maps. Water was coming from borehole. No CH4.
09/05/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None During normal weekly examination of return, two roof falls were discovered. Neither of them impeded travel or air movement. They were at the following locations: 1 crosscut outby spad #5525 in K Butt...
08/22/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 15d lost Over a period of time, crawling in low coal, EE has developed Miner's Knee. Occupational Ilness. Left knee has to have cartlidge removed/torn medial meniscus.
06/22/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the return of old workings of k butt 1xcut outby spad #6261 at spad #6744. No equipment was in area of the fall.
03/28/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the return of old workings. No equipment was in the area of the fall.
02/28/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was crawling in low coal and turned his head into a conveyor belt hanger on the roof, hitting himself above (L) eye. This resulted in 6 small stitches in (L) eyebrow. Not Serious. No Lost T...
02/17/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a high voltage coupler when high voltage wrench slipped off and hit him in mouth. This resulted in 3-stitches inside upper lip. NO LOST TIME not serious.
12/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Empoyee lifted a heavy battery out of mantrip with poor lifting posture. This resulted in a hernia to lower abodmon.
12/01/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured int he return of old workings. No equipment was in the area of the fall. The adjacent areas were timbered off to prevent the fall from spreading.
11/13/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None 1st North West main beltline caved, 2 x-cuts inby spad# 2527. Fall was 40'in length & over 40' through the x-cuts & 11'high at the highest point. Area was cleaned up & supported well, resumed normal o...
10/13/2006 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 21d restricted Employee pinched left hand between roof canopy and drill steel. Employee tripped and accidently pushed hyd lever causing drill head to move pinching hand. (May miss 1 week of work)?
09/26/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall in return areas for I-Butt spad 4324 also 4161 E-Butt return 3681 spad and 5917 old rooms both areas.
09/19/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall on 2nd west main #1 entry return spad #3584. Also on E-Butt - 3418 spad # and 3530 # old rooms.
07/18/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 156d lost Victim was pinched between coal rib and battery powered jeep. The jeep was backing towards rib when the tram controls stuck and operator was unable to stop the vehicle.
07/17/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost While employee was traveling intake travelway to outside at end of shift a piece of roof rock fell out and struck him above left eyebrow, resulting in a laceration of the eyebrow area and a small frac...
06/06/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None E-butt rooms on left side; fall occurred at face area of an old set-up. Area was abandoned 9 months. 3 xcuts long, 20' wide in 3-room set of butt.
06/06/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None 2 to 1 old room set-up caved in at an intersection. Area 50' long, 18' wide. About 5' lot set-up of butt on left side.
01/18/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee backed up his mantirp and front tire caught tire of other mantrip. this caused steering wheel to spin aroudn and steer knob hit employee on l back of hand.
10/04/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Ee postioned himself along L rib, where came in contact with moving tail of continous miner. Miner tail hit employee causing blunt force trauma.
04/21/2005 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE HIT HIS BACK ON A ROOF BOLT PLATE WHILE MOVING ABOUT THE SECTION. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES, NO LOST TIME, MEDICAL ONLY.
04/13/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED FOR AN INFECTION UNDER HIS FINGERNAIL DUE TO A MINE RELATED INJURY. ON 4/13/05 HE HIT HIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER, SMASHING HIS FINGERNAIL.
03/22/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted While roof bolting employee's right glove got caught between head of roof bolt and drill chuck. This resulted in his right hand-wrist and thumb to spin around causing a sprain.
03/11/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A small piece of sharp roof slate fell out of roof slate fell out of roof and cut ee L forearm, while roof bolting medical only no lost time.
03/09/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE ROOF BOLTING, A SMALL PIECE (6""X6"") OF ROOF SLATE WITH A SHARP EDGE FELL OUT OF ROOF HITTING EE ON LEFT SIDE OF FACE CAUSING LACERATION. MEDICAL ONLY, NO LOST TIME
02/18/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost EE WAS HELPING MECHANIC LIFT A SPEED REDUCER ON M.B.C. AND HURT SELF. LOWER HERNIA REQUIRES SURGERY. ESTIMATED WILL BE OFF WORK 6-8 WEEKS
01/27/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK AND FELL AGAINST TAIL OF MINER, FRACTURING A RIB. (OFF 1 WEEK - ?)
11/15/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 28d lost FROM CONTINUOS CRAWLING EE RIGHT KNEE STARTED TO HURT AND SWELL. COULD BE LEGAMENT TEAR OR MINERS KNEE, MAY BE OFF 1-2 WEEKS.
07/30/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR STRUCTURE (ADJUSTING) TO TRAIN BELT. STRUCTURE GOT LODGED AND HIS HAND WAS CUT ON A SHARP EDGE.
06/01/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost EE HAD JUST TRAMMED BOLTER INTO POSITION AND WAS SETTING TRS SUPPORT, WHEN A LARGE PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL OUT OF ROOF. ROCK STRUCK TRS BEAM, THEN FELL ONTO OPERATOR'S CANOPY, THEN FELL ONTO EE, STRI...
05/19/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing a line curtain with a pogo stick, the pogo stick kicked out and the sharp end cut ee's right thigh requiring stitches.
05/13/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE PULLING WIRE ROPES, ROPE GOT CAUGHT ON STOPPING THEN LET LOOSE AND HIT EE ON LEFT UPPER ARM CAUSING LACERATION AND BRUISE. MEDICAL ONLY, NO LOST TIME.
03/11/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE HELPING ROOF BOLTER A PIECE OF SLATE TYPE ROCK FELL FROM ROOF STRIKING EE'S FOREARM. ROCK WAS SMALL BUT SHARP EDGE CUT 1ST LAYER OF SKIN REQUIRING TETANUS SHOT AND STITCHES.
03/03/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost WHILE LOADING ROCK DUST INTO BUCKET DUSTER EMPLOYEE LIFTED AND TURNED, CAUSING BACK INJURY. MAY BE OFF 1-2 WEEK - REST LOWER BACK.
01/27/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CUTTING CABLE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WITH RAZOR KNIFE AND CUT HIS THIGH. MEDICAL ONLY, NO LOST TIME.
01/24/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE OPERATING STRUCTURE (MANTRIP) A PIECE OF STRUCTURE HIT THE RIB AND SLID OVER PINCHING FINGER ON STEER WHEEL. NO LOST TIME, STITCHES, RETURN TO WORK THE SAME DAY.
01/07/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF DRILL HOLE AND HIT EE ABOVE EYEBROW. HE WAS LOOKING UP AT DRILL STEEL TO SEE WHY IT WAS STUCK. NEVER MISSED ANY WORK.
09/26/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 191d lost WHILE OPERATING MBC EMPLOYEE'S FOOT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT AND RIB. THIS CAUSED CRUSHED FOOT / TOES. POSSIBLE BROKEN TOE, MAY BE OFF 4-6 WEEKS?
05/27/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted EE BENT ARM BACKWARDS WHILE INSTALLING A 6' ROOF BOLT. BOLT TWISTED BENDING LEFT ARM. THIS HYPER-EXTENDED TENDON. CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL MRI WAS TAKEN ON 6-12-03. FIRST DAY RESTRICTED DUTY 6- 13-03.
01/20/2003 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 34d restricted EMPLOYEE PINCHED FINGERS ON LEFT HAND WHILE TRAMMING BOLTER. HE HAD FINGER HANGING OVER SIDE OF OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT.
01/10/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 371d lost BAD ROOF IN THE CUT THAT HAD BEEN TAKEN. PIECE OF ROCK DROPPED OUT ALONG THE RIB LINE AS THE ROOF STARTED WORKING IN THE FACE AREA. AS MEN RETREATED FROM FACE, ROCK HIT ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR AS HE RETR...
10/21/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PULLING ON A 3/8 CHAIN WITH HOOK. CHAIN WAS STUCK AND LET LOOSE HITTING EE IN MOUNT CHIPPING FRONT TOOTH. NO LOST TIME, MEDICAL ONLY.
09/23/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE PULLING LONG BOLTER WRENCH OFF OF BOLTER, EMPLOYEE PULLED HAND AND HIT HIMSELF IN MOUTH CHIPPING FRONT TOOTH.
09/14/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost WHILE JACKING UP LOW TAIL DOLLY, JACK SLIPPED OUT AND HIT EE ON SIDE OF HEAD NEAR JAW/EAR.