Darmac No. 3 — Accidents

Total: 24 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/30/2003 STRIKING OR BUMPING DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 7d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING UP OFF THE PERSONNEL CARRIER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON ROOF THIS JAMMING NECK.
03/17/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #3 ENTRY (BELTLINE), 4 X-CUTS INBY MINE OPENING. FALL APPROX. 40' LONG, 19' WIDE, 14' HIGH. FALL WAS CLEANED UP TO RESTORE BELTINE. AREA WAS ROOF BOLTED WITH 36"" FU...
10/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE ON SKID WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 12/26/02 AT WHICH TIME THIS BECAME A LOST TIME ACCIDENT.
10/10/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ROCK DUSTING THE BELT LINE & THROWING BAGS OF DUST AROUND HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT GROIN. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL JAN. 20, 2003 AT WHICH TIME HE STARTED MISSING WORK T O HAVE...
07/29/2002 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost WHILE EE WAS CRAWLING OVER CABLE TO GET TO MANDOOR - HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
07/19/2002 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 4d restricted WHILE EE WAS PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A SUPERVISOR IN LOW COAL, EE EXPERIENCED PAIN/SWELLING IN THE LEFT KNEE AREA.
06/19/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost WHILE EE WAS CRAWLING HE TWISTED LEFT KNEE. EE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL OCTOBER 11, 2002 AT WHICH TIME THE EE STARTED MISSING WORK TO HAVE SURGERY PERFORMED.
05/03/2002 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING ROOF BOLTING OPERATIONS WHEN THE HYDRAULIC HOSE FOR THE ROTATION BLEW SPRAYING HYDRAULIC OIL ONTO FACE AND INTO BOTH EYES. EMPLOYEE WENT TO HOSPITAL TO GET EYES FLUSHED OUT. EM...
01/31/2002 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None WHILE MAKING A PRE-SHIFT EXAMINATION ON 1-31-01, THE MINE EXAMINER ENCOUNTERED SMOKE AT THE IN BY THE END OF THE 4 LEFT TRAVELWAY. HE RETURNED OUT BY TO THE LEFT BELT DRIVE AREA AT WHICH TIM E HE DISC...
11/21/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost WHILE LIFTING ROOF CHANNELS TO INSTALL THEM, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT LATER WHEN THE PAIN DID NOT GO AWAY HE WENT TO DOCTOR AND WAS SCHEDULED FOR HERNIA SURGE RY ON 1...
11/13/2001 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 47d lost, 52d restricted WHILE CRAWLING UNDERGROUND, HIS KNEE PAD ROLLED TO THE SIDE AND HIS LEFT KNEE CAME DOWN ON A PIECE OF ROCK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT AFTER SOME TIME HE STILL HAD DISCOMFORT IN THE LEFT KNEE. AFTER SEE...
11/07/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A SUPERVISOR, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN/ SWELLING IN RIGHTKNEE.
10/03/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE PICKED UP A PIECE OF METAL THAT WAS STILL HOT FROM BEING CUT WITH TORCHES.
09/15/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 70d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BULL GEARS FROM BELT DRIVE AWAY FROM WORK AREA WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK/UPPER BUTTOCK AREA.
02/07/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE OUT A CONVEYOR MOTOR, MOTOR STRUCK EE ON LEFT LEG.
02/01/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING METAL IN SHOP WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF DIRT OR METAL FLEW INTO EYE CAUSING A SCRATCH. THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO HOSPITAL THE FOLLOWING DAY BUT DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING OTHER THAN A S CRATCH...
12/15/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS BACKING ROOF BOLTER UP WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST ROOF, THUS STOVING NECK. EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK. WE WERE NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL JANUARY 4, 2001 THAT HE HAD VISITED A CHIROPRACTOR O N 12-21...
12/15/2000 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPERATING A PERSONNEL CARRIER GOING DOWN TO PIT. WHEN NEARING THE PIT, HE APPLIED BRAKES AND WHEN DOING SO HE PUT THE CARRIER INTO A SPIN AND HIS LEFT HAND WAS ON THE SIDE RAIL WITH FIN GERS ON...
12/06/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE RECEIVED DIRT IN THE EYE WHILE WORKING UNDER A PERSONNEL CARRIER. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISSANY WORK HOWEVER. HE GOT EYE MEDICATION FROM THE PHYSICIAN FOR TREATMENT, THEREFORE MAKING THIS A MEDICA...
10/25/2000 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A BELTMAN/MINE EXAMINER IN LOW CAOL, EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT KNEE. EE'S KNEE CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM AND CONSEQUENTLY AN MRI WAS CONDUCTED. EE WAS DIA GNOSED...
09/12/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A ROOF BOLTER/MBC OPERATOR, EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK DUE TO THIS, HOWEVER, HE DID SEEKD MEDICAL TREATMENT AND WAS PL ACED ON...
09/01/2000 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SCOOP WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY RAN OVER A PIECE OF ROCK, STRIKING HIS HEADAGAINST THE ROOF AND JAMMING HIS NECK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK BUT DID RECEIVE CHIROPRACT IC TREA...
08/07/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN. EMPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK HOWEVER HE DID SEE A CHIROPRACTOR ON 8/11/00.
01/11/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost WHILE EE WAS TOSSING LO-BELT STRUCTURE ITO BUCKET OF SCOOP HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.