Corinth Mine — Accidents

Total: 15 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/21/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE and two others were moving motors in the hallway of the shop/office building. As he was helping place one motor beside another, the tip of his index finger, left hand, got mashed and cut. Stitches...
02/11/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An area of the roof fell approximately 12 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 3 feet high, in the belt entry on number 1 belt approximately 400 feet underground.
06/11/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall onto the no.1 conveyor belt approx. 200 ft inby belt portail. The face was approx. 4 feet in length, 20 feet in width, and 3-5 feet in height.
09/23/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 38d restricted Employee and two others were on surface area of UG mine, loading cribs, boards and wedges into a scoop bucket. The scoop bucket was on a crib instead of the ground. When almost fully loaded the scoop...
09/13/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 23d restricted Injured employee and another miner were using a hydraulic drill drilling holes in the mine floor. The bit hung and the drill twisted, causing the metal handle to strike the inside of his left knee. So...
08/15/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 2d restricted EE was operating a scoop, from outside to the setion. As he was tramming thru the low top, He hit his head hard hat on the mine roof jamming his neck. He had pain to the left side of his neck.
07/17/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 3d restricted EE was using a hammer to break loose a connecting link on spare piece of conveyor chain(miner). A piece of the hammer broke off, and went through skin into left wrist joint. Metal removed by Orthopedi...
04/05/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Fall was outby intersection for a distance of 25'long x 10' w x 5'high. Intersection had cribs and headers previous installed but had not indication of this fall outby cribbed area.
02/05/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 32d restricted The cont miner operator was backing the miner. Inj EE was in front of the miner, moving the cable. He slipped & he caught himself by grabbing the cutter head with his right hand. His right hand got ma...
05/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost He was walking with a 35lb can of oil in each hand toward the face equipment. He slipped, causing his back to twist and start hurting. He completed this shift and worked a full shift the next night. H...
11/20/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 154d lost MINER WAS CHECKING THE NO.1 BELTLINE. HE HAD WALKED NO.1 BELT FROM OUTSIDE TO THE TAIL PIECE AT BREAK #54. HE SAT DOWN TO REST & DRANK A DR.PEPPER. MINER SAID A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF & STRUC K HIS R...
08/26/2003 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost TROUBLE SHOOTING AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT ON THE SURFACE. USING A VOLTAGE METER TO CHECK OHMS AND GROUNDS. VOLTAGE METER CONTACTED AN ENERGIZED CIRCUIT CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL FLASH. THIS CAUSED BURNS TO T...
03/24/2003 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost MINER WAS RESTING ON HIS KNEES BESIDE THE ROOF BOLTER. AS HE STOOD UP, HE HEARD HIS LEFT KNEE ""POP"". ABOUT 3 HOURS LATER, IN THE LOCKER ROOM, HE NOTICED A SWOLLEN AREA (MARBLE SIZE KNOT) ON THE BACK...
09/12/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 158d lost SCOOP OPERATOR WAS PUSHING UP FACE AND BREAKER KNOCK. HE WAS HAULING ACROSS TOP OF SCOOP FROM OPERATOR COMPARTMENT AND RESET BREAKER AND LEFT SWITCH ON END SCOOP STARTED UP, RAISED UP AND PI NNED OPER...
08/21/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost ROOF BOLTER WAS STUCK AND SCOOP WAS PUSHING ROOF BOLTER OUT AND SCOOP SLIPPED UNDER RIB AND PUSH PIECE OF METAL IN CANOPY AND PINCH LEFT LEG AND CAUSE DEEP BRUISE TO LEFT LEG.