Conaway Creek Deep Mine — Accidents

Total: 12 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/06/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was scaling the top with a slate bar as he was checking the mine and as he was pulling a piece rock, a piece slid down the bar and hit his left thumb, causing the bone in the tip of his finge...
03/04/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting tape off of a measuring stick and cut his left thumb.
12/14/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening bolts on fan motor. Base moved and motor fell on left hand. Fractured left middle finger, cut ring finger, middle finger and pinky finger. Employee had to have stitches in all...
12/10/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 112d restricted Employee claimed he was reaching for supplies when his knee slipped and slid down between tire and frame of the roof bolter he was operating resulting in his knee being twisted. The roof bolter was st...
11/08/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 126d lost Employee was cleaning #7 entry with scoop in low coal seam. While moving forward with scoop, he struck coal rib with bucket causing scoop to buckle somewhat in the center section causing him to strike...
05/31/2007 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 259d lost Employee started complaining of knee pain to the left knee.
03/26/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was loading parts and supplies, tripped and fell with a hydraulic boom jack in his hands. When he fell he caught his finger between the jack and the metal frame of a Mac 8 transport buggy res...
02/14/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Injured EE and another EE were drilling an anchor hole in the mine floor to anchor belt tail piece with a hyd drill. The augar got entangled in a tool pouch, hanging from the other EE's belt, causing...
08/21/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Miner operator was loading coal into shuttle car. When the car moved forward, the tire rolled into miner operators foot. (Remote miner) This resulted in bruising around the ankle and side of foot.
02/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 339d lost Employee and section foreman was attempting to move miner cable out of the haulageway. When He pulled on the cable, he sprained his back.
12/07/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS & AS HE STARTED TO DRILL A HOLE A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK APPROX. 1.5""THICK X 1'WIDE X 2'LONG, DISLODGED & FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT ELBOW RESULTING IN DEEP BRUISING...
10/14/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost AFTER BEING LOADED BY THE CONTINUOUS MINER, THE S/C OPERATOR PROCEEDED OUT OF THE #7 HEADING TOWARD THE DUMPING POINT. AS HE MADE THE TURN AROUND THE CORNER THE REAR OF THE S/C STRUCK EE WHO WAS KNEEL...