Dotiki Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,075 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/29/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED IN THE 3RD S.W. SUB-PANEL, #6 ENTRY AT X-CUT 12. THE FALL WAS 50' OUTBY THE TAILPIECE. THE FALL MEASURED 90' LONG X 19' WIDE X 8' HIGH. NO PERSONNEL OR VENTILATION WAS A...
09/19/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED ON THE 9TH N.E. SUB-MAINS, #3 ENTRY (SUPPLY ROAD) AT X-CUT 55. THE FALL MEASURED 40' X 20' X 10'. NO PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT OR VENTILATION WAS AFFECTED.
09/17/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURRED ON THE 3RD S.E. SUBMAINS BETWEEN X-CUT 5 AND 6 ON THE SUPPLY ROAD OF 36D BELTLINE. THE FALL WAS 40' LONG X 18' WIDE X 6' HIGH. NO PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT OR VENTILATION WAS AF...
09/09/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE CABLES UP DURING A BELT AND POWER MOVE, WHEN HIS FINGER BECAME CAUGHT IN A LOOP AND THE CABLE PULLED TIGHT AGAINST HIS FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION. HE RECEIVED ELEVEN STITCHE...
09/03/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER. WHEN HE LET THE BOOM DOWN AFTER INSTALLING A BOLT A SMALL PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL FROM BOOM PINS HITTING THE BOOM THEN HITTING HIS LEFT LEG CAUSING A LACERATION....
08/27/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE #4 UNIT (ID 029-0), #4 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURED 18' X 85' X 10'. LAST OPEN X-CUT & OUTBY.
08/25/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PUTTING HIS AUGER IN THE CHUCK WHEN A LOOSE PIECE OF ROCK FELL, HITTING HIS WRIST AND CAUSING A LACERATION. HE RECEIVED 4 STITCHES.
08/25/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #7 ENTRY, LAST OPEN X-CUT OF THE #2 UNIT (I.D. 027-0).
08/24/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURED ON THE #3 UNIT (ID# 030-0) IN THE #4 ENTRY 3X-CUTS OUTBY THE FACE.
08/24/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #6 ENTRY ON #3 UNIT (I.D. 030-0) 4 X-CUTS OUTBY THE FACE.
08/23/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was operating a roof bolter. As he started an auger in a high place a rock fell out of the brow cutting his right arm. He received 6 stitches.
08/23/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was operating a roof bolter. He was installing a bolt in #6 entry when a small piece of draw fell out around the hole hitting his right forearm. He received 8 stitches.
08/17/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING SOME CABLES WHEN HE FELT A TWINGE AND THEN SIGNIFICANT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK TROUBLE, INCLUDING A LOST-TIME ACCIDENT IN 1999. X-RAYS REVEALED DEGENERATI...
08/12/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of the roof occured in the 3rd s.e. subpanel, x-cut 27 in #2 entry on #3 unit the fall was 68ft x 25ft x 12ft. no ventilation, personal or equipment was affected.
08/06/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN PINS AND HIT THE EDGE OF THE CANOPY AND SLID DOWN, HITTING HIM IN THE RIGHT ARM AND CAUSING A LACERATION. HE RECEIVED 6 STITCHES.
08/05/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost EE WAS LOADING AN ELECTRICAL Y-BOX INTO THE BACK OF HIS DIESEL RIDE. WHILE LIFTING THE BOX, HE STRAINED HIS BACK & NECK. HE WENT TO THE DR & XRAYS WERE NEGATIVE. HE CON'T TO HAVE PROBLEMS & THE PAIN G...
08/03/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING CURTAIN BESIDE THE ROOF BOLTER, AFTER THEY HAD FINISHED PINNING. THE OPERATOR THOUGHT HE WAS CLEAR AND BACKED THE BOLTER UP, RUNNING OVER HIS LEFT LEG CAUSING A BRUISE. X-RAYS WER...
07/28/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE CONTINUOUS MINER ACROSS THE LAST OPEN X-CUT. WHEN HE HUNG THE MINER CABLE TO THE ROOF HIS BACK STARTED HURTING. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 7/30/04 BUT XRAYS WERE NEGATIVE. HE CON...
07/28/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED IN THE S.E. MAINS LOM C BELT ENTRY AT X-CUT 172 ON THE 7TH 54 BELTLINE. THE FALL WAS 25' X 18' X 6. THE FALL WAS LOADED OUT AND PINNED. NO VENTILATION OR PERSONELL WERE AFFECTE...
07/23/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 27d lost DURING NORMAL WORK ACTIVITIES AS A TIMBERMAN UNDERGROUND, EE IS ON HIS KNEES ALL THE TIME AND DOES A LOT OF TWISTING WHILE ON HIS KNEES. WHILE TIMBERING, EE NOTICED HIS LEFT KNEE SWELLING. HE WENT T...
07/23/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS INSTALLING A 12' VERTICAL CABLE BOLT. AS HE WAS PUTTING THE PIN IN THE HOLE HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND SCRAPED THE CORNER OF THE PIN PLATE, CAUSING A LACERATION. HE RECEIVED 7 STITCHE...
07/22/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 57d restricted EE WAS CLEANING RETURN ROOMS WITH A SCOOP JEEP WHEN HE RAN OVER A TIMBER. THIS CAUSED HIM TO BOUNCE UP IN THE CANOPY AND LAND, HURTING HIS BACK. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 7/27/04 AND STARTED PHYSICAL...
06/27/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening bolts on a motor lead at the 7th 54 belt header, when the ratchet slipped causing him to hit his nose causing a laceration. He received stitches. The mine was idle for vacation...
06/23/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was loading supplies onto a trussbolter, when he hit his arm against a metal band causing a laceration. He received seven stitches in his left arm.
06/22/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking his augers out of hole that he had just drilled to install a roof bolt, when a piece of draw rock fell hitting his right arm causing a laceration. He received stitches in his right...
06/18/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee was standing beside the pinner. The pinner was backed up to the last open x cut. As the miner cable was pulled, the employee's foot got caught in a loop of miner cable, pulling his right leg...
06/17/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a piece of rock from on top of the miner cable. as he pulled on the rock his head slipped causing him to at two fingers on the rock. he received stitches on two fingers. he was w...
06/16/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A FALL OF THE ROOF OCCURED ON THE #1 UNIT, #6 ENTRY, X-CUT #6 AT THE 3RD NW PANEL. THE FALL MEASURED 85'X 19'X 5'. NO INJURIES, VENTILATION WAS RESTORED AFTER THE FALL. A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE WAS BLOC...
06/04/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 124d lost EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER. AS HE WAS LOADING HIS PIN TRAYS, HE REACHED FOR A PIN BOARD AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE. HE CONTINUED TO HUR...
06/02/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the 6th S.E. panel x-cut 27 #5 unit in #7 entry. The fall measured 46' long by 20' wide by 6' high. No equipment, ventilation, or personnel were affected.
05/27/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing roof bolts in the brow of a high place (overcast). When he let the boom down on his right foot. The steel toe of his boot bent downward fracturing a small bone in his big toe.
05/26/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 10d restricted EE was standing in a high place, an area cut out for an overcast, when a piece of rock fell from between the rib and the first row of bolts. The rock hit him in the back of the head and back causing h...
04/29/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING HIS AUGER TO DRILL A HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE OFF AND FELL HITTING HIS LEG. HE WENT TO THE DR. & RECEIVED 5 STITCHES.
04/27/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING (SPLITTING) FROM 54""DOWN TO 42"". AS HE LIFTED A SECTION OF THE CUT DOWN MACHINE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE WENT TO THE CHIROPRACTOR AND RECEIVED AN ADJUSTMENT ON 4/29/04.
04/15/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost EE WAS OUTBY ASSISTING A TRUSS BOLTER BY THREADING TOGETHER 2 SECTIONS OF A BOLT, BY HAND AND HIS KNEE GAVE OUT. HE RESTED A FEW MINUTES AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO PICK UP A 6"" X 6"" TIMBER AND HIS KNEE G...
04/14/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A BAND ON A PALLET OF PIN BOARDS. WHEN HE CUT THE BAND, IT SPRUNG BACK HITTING HIS LEFT WRIST CAUSING A LACERATION. HE RECEIVED TWO STITCHES AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE.
04/13/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a roofbolter when he let the boom down to put his steel in the chuck. He let the boom down on his left foot causing a hairline fracture to a bone in his big toe.
04/13/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving a shuttle car on #4 unit when he hit a bump in the roadway causing him to bounce up and jam his neck against the canopy. He went to the Dr and received chiropractic adjustments.
04/12/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 93d lost Employee was riding on a diesel mantrip when he hit a hole in the roadway. His back started hurting from the impact. He went to the Dr and x-rays were negative. He went back to the Dr and started ther...
04/09/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Victim grinding conduit coupling in rack to modify conduit, hand grinder kicked out and struck victim on left forearm, causing a laceration, requiring emergency room procedures.
04/06/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REMOVING PINNER STEEL FROM THE ROOF. THE STEEL WAS BENT, AND WHEN HE LOWERED THE DRILL CHUCK THE STEEL RECOILED HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT WRIST. X-RAYS SHOWED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.
03/25/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A TIMBER THAT WAS LAYING IN THE WALKWAY ON THE BELTLINE. AS HE LIFTED THE TIMBER HIS BACK STARTED HURTING. HIS BACK CONTINUED TO HURT AND ON 5/3/04 HE WENT TO THE CHIROPRACTOR AND...
03/18/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was splicing a water hose. As he pulled the metal band out of the bander his hand slipped and he cut his left hand. He received sutures at the doctor's office.
03/17/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TAKING A TRAILER HITCH OUT OF TRAILER. AS HE LIFTED THE HITCH HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN GROIN AREA ON RIGHT SIDE. HE FILLED OUT ACC REPORT BUT DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 8/16/04. 4/29/05 HE HAD SURGE...
03/12/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT AN IMPACT ROLLER IN THE TAILPIECE OF THE 3RD 54 BELT LINE. AS THEY WERE TRYING TO FREE UP THE ROLLER STAND, HE CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB. HE RECEIVED SUTURES FROM THE DOCTOR.
02/11/2004 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A MINE FIRE OCCURRED IN THE 2ND SE SUBMAINS XCUT #1. A GETMAN TRACTOR CAUGHT ON FIRE AND STARTED THE MINE FIRE. THE FIRE AREA WAS SEALED OFF FROM THE OTHER PARTS OF THE MINE.
02/05/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 118d lost EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING UP WATER CAR TO WET THE SUPPLY ROADS. AS HE WAS WALKING BESIDE THE WATER CAR HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A PIN BOARD JAMMING HIS NECK. HIS NECK CONTINUED TO CAUSE HIM PAIN AND ON 2 -25-04...
02/03/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A PIN IN THE HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM AROUND THE DRILLED HOLE AND HIT HIS ELBOW. HE WENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT AND RECEIVED 4 STITCHES.
01/31/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS INSTALLING A NEW MOTOR ON THE 6TH 54 BELTDRIVE. THE NEW MOTOR WAS SETTING ON THE MOTOR STANDS AS THEY WERE TRYING TO LINE IT UP WHEN THE MOTOR SLIPPED OFF THE STAND MASHING EE'S RING FINGER ON...
01/30/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost EE WA INSTALLING BELT AND WATERLINE ON #4 UNIT. AS THE WATER WAS TURNED BACK ON, THE LAST COUPLEOF SECTIONS OF WATERLINE BLEW OFF, STRIKING EE IN THE LEFT ANKLE, X-RAYS SHOWED A FRACTURED BONE AND A C...