Dotiki Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,075 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/19/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of the roof occurred in the 4th s.e. subpanel at cross cut #16 in the #2 entry on #1 unit. This fall was 40'l x 19.5'w x 10' high. No ventilation or personnel were affected.
12/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee reached across the mine trying to clean miner off. As he lifted a bucket of bits and a hammer, he pulled a muscle in lower back. Employee continued to work under restricted duty for five days...
12/13/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unloading belt framing when his finger got caught between a piece of framing and a roof jack. He received 9 stitiches.
12/06/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pinning a crosscut; he went to add another auger and a rock fell out causing a laceration to his arm. Employee received 17 stitches.
12/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was traveling to the section; he saw the smoke rope on the supply road was in two. When he was attempting to put the rope together, he ran into a bent pin and cut his left ear. Employee recei...
12/02/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of the roof occurred on #1 unit in the 4th N.E. Panel at x-cut 42 in #3 entry in the intake. The fall measured 40 ft x 19 ft x 6 ft. Ventilation, equipment or personnel were not affected.
12/02/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was raising the belt up, using a jack when he felt a pain in his right shoulder. Employee continued to work and continued to have pain in his shoulder. He went for an MRI and had positive res...
11/30/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving the miner across the run. He reached for a miner strap; when he pulled on it he felt a knott come up in his upper back and neck. Employee received a chiropractic adjustment.
11/29/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While operating a roof bolter, employee was walking beside the bolter when a rock fell between the pins striking him in the side, fracturing two ribs (9th & 10th).
11/28/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of the roof occurred on the 2nd S.E. submains at crosscut 30 in #1 entry, in #2 unit's headings. The fall measured 90 ft x 18 ft x 10 ft. Ventilation, equipment or personnel were not affected.
11/28/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred on #1 unit in the 4th East panel at x-cut 41 in the last open x-cut. The fall measured 50' X 19.5' X 8'. The fall did not affect personel, ventilation or equipment.
11/02/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee was helping lift a rub rail on the right miner. He felt a pull in his groin area. He continued to work until 12/3/06 when he was diagnosed with a hernia. Employee underwent surgery to repair...
11/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee was packing a piece of belt structure. He stepped over a concrete block and felt a pain in his left leg and back. Employee continued to work and continued having pain. He scheduled an MRI on...
10/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was washing the continuous miner on third shift. The wet down hose was behind the rub rail on the side of the miner. When he pulled on the hose to untangle it the rub rail fell hitting him on...
10/13/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was clearing rock along, the walkway of a belt line when he injured his hip and back. He continued to have pain, he went for a chiropatic adjustment 12/20/06.
10/05/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was plastering a block stopping a rock fell from the roof striking ring finger on the right hand.
10/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was unload a load of cribbing material with a forklift, the pallet of cribbing was raised up and employee was placing a piece of wood under the pallet. Pallet slipped smashing his rt. thumb. as a r...
09/19/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Emplyee was tramming the bolter in #2 entry to install a row of bolts when a piece of rock fell from between pins, hitting him in the back of the head pushing his face into the pinner tray. He receive...
09/18/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting and a rock fell, hit the ATRS, fell inside the pinner deck cutting his shoulder.
09/18/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of the roof occurred on the 1st North West submains on #3 unit, #7 entry at x-cut 74. Ventilation, equipment and personnel was not affected. The fall measured 30 x 20 x 5 thick.
09/12/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking into a face to rock dust, slipped and fell on a piece of draw slate causing a laceration to his arm. (8 stitches.)
09/12/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was swinging out to put a pin up. Started the pin, a piece of rock fell striking his arm. Received eight (8) stitches.
09/06/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a piece of belt with a utility knife when the blade broke and the knife came back hitting him in the stomach. He received 4 stitches.
08/31/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee's pinner steels were hung together. As he was pulling them apart the bottom steel came loose and he hit his face with the steel causing a laceration. He received 5 stitches.
08/26/2006 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 63d lost, 76d restricted Employee was standing beside the pinner with his hand on the pin boards when a rock fell from between pins hitting his hand causing a fracture. He had surgery on 8-26-06 to install pins in the broken...
08/11/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing a top stand bolt roller on 54"" structure when his left index finger got caught between the new stand and the structure causing a laceration. He received 8 stitches.
08/10/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of the roof occurred in the 8th N.E. panel at x cut 30 in the belt entry. The fall was 105' x 19' x 12' high. No ventilation or personnel were affected.
08/08/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Employee was installing additional pins and trussbolts on an outby supply road when a piece of rock fell hitting his lower left leg and ankle causing a fracture to the small bone in his left leg. He s...
08/08/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing a shuttle car tire. As they raised the car with a scoop bucket, a pin board kicked out from under the scoop bucket hitting him in the mouth causing a laceration.
07/25/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping load a chain guard for a header into a scoop bucket, when he smashed his right thumb between the guard & the bucket causing a laceration. He received 6 stitches.
07/25/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was operating a roof bolter installing bolts when he started his auger a piece of rock fell hitting him on the right arm causing a laceration. He received 5 stitches.
07/20/2006 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was walking toward the face from the power center after he ate dinner. As he went through a curtain, he raised his head up and cut his ear on a piece of draw slate. He received 5 stitches.
07/19/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE was cleaning loose rock off the top of the continuous miner. When he pushed a rock into the conveyor, another rock slid down catching his thumb, cutting the tip of his thumb off. He has not missed...
07/17/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing beside his shuttle car when a small piece of rock fell between the pins causing a laceration to his elbow.
07/07/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of the roof occurred in the 3rd S.W. Panel, on #6 unit in #1 entry. The fall was 130' long, 19' wide and 6' thick. The fall did not address ventilation, equipment or personnel.
06/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was pulling pinner cable off the reel of the pinner to get enought slack to hang the cable when he felt pain in his low back and pevic area. He continued to work by the pain continued. He wen...
06/07/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a piece of rubber conduit and cut his left hand. He received seven stitches.
06/07/2006 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was driving an open top mantrip on supply road when a small rock fell from between the roof bolts. As employee reacted to the falling rock, he twisted his lower back causing a severe strain.
06/05/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting bands on the load when a band bent back and cut the EE's arm. He received 6 stitches.
05/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was pulling on the bolter cable to hang it across the entry. As he pulled on the cable he strained his groin causing a hernia. He started missing work on 5-25-06, when he had surgery.
05/15/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a roof bolter. As he reached back to get a pin board off the tray, a small piece of rock fell down from between pins hitting his left hand causing a fracture to his index finger...
05/10/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pinning a high place when a small rock fell from around the auger, hitting him on his right arm causing a laceration. He received 6 stitches.
04/25/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ee was splicing a dataline together when his knife slipped causing him to cut his wrist. He received stitches in his left wrist.
04/19/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a roof bolter. He was bolting an overcast (high place) when a small rock fell out around his drill hole, hitting him on the neck causing a laceration. He received stitches at th...
03/31/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING THE MINER CABLE TO PULL HIS CABLE SLACK TOWARD THE FACE. WHEN THE CABLE CAME DOWN, THE CABLE HANGER CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND, CAUSING A LACERATION. HE RECEIVED STITCHES IN HIS RIG...
03/28/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WAITING FOR THE MINER TO MOVE. AS HE STOOD NEXT TO THE RIB, A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON THE HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION. HE RECEIVED 6 STITCHES ON THE SIDE OF HIS HEAD
03/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Employee was on his knees lifting and twisting large timbers as he was timbering the aircourse. As he lifted and turned he felt a pain in his low back and right leg. He continued working and the pain...
03/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE'S AUGERS WERE STUCK TOGETHER AFTER DRILLING A HOLE ON THE BOLTER. HE WAS PULLING ON THEM WHEN THE BOTTOM SECTION CAME LOOSE HITTING HIM IN THE NOSE CAUSING A FRACTURE.
03/24/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a roof bolter. He placed a pin in the hole and was raising the boom to install the pin when a small rock fell hitting the back of his neck and shoulder causing a laceration. He...
03/24/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING A DIESEL MANTRIP AROUND IN A CROSS CUT. AS HE BACKED UP HIS RIGHT HAND WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE FENDER AND BECAME MASHED BETWEEN THE FENDER AND THE UNIT SAFETY SIDE, CAUSING A LACER...