Dotiki Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,075 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/30/2015 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was wet dusting a punch cut between #6 & #7 entries. His scoop was parked on the inby corner of the #7 intersection, he attempted to reenter the scoop on the rib side, a piece of loose rib ro...
07/27/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 126d lost Employee bent over to handle the continuous miner cable, as EE lifted the cable EE felt pain in EE's right shoulder. EE continued to work without restrictions until EE's doctor visit on 12-29-16, at...
07/22/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was operating a walk-through bolter and install a roof bolt, a piece of rock fell from the rib striking him on the leg.
07/07/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee reported an alleged head injury that was causing him pain to his head/neck. He was seen at a medical facility, given a return to work with no restrictions. However, he was prescribed medicati...
06/30/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a jack pipe, lost hold of the pipe pinching left thumb. Employee received a laceration that required 4 sutures.
06/18/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a conveyor chain on an outby continuous mining machine, while striking the chain with a hammer, a small piece of foreign object struck employee in the stomach, causing a lacera...
06/02/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was reaching to grab a pin for the bolter when he reached for the pin he cut himself on the metal band that holds the pins together.
05/12/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A contract employee was cutting wire mesh and a piece of mesh struck the employee on the arm.
05/06/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was handling bolting supplies, he pinched his finger between the supplies and the frame of the bolter. At the request of MSHA, modified to 5 days before returned to work.
04/15/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was handling wire mesh, EE felt pain in finger from handling the materials. EE received a laceration that required 2 sutures.
03/24/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was installing a roof bolt into the mine roof, he felt pain in his shoulder as he was pushing the bolt into the mine roof. He continued to work without restrictions, he was taken off work fr...
02/27/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Employee was installing a concrete brattice and as he was aligning the brattice block, he smashed his left hand/fingers between blocks. He started missing time on 3-2-15.
02/08/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost Employee was installing a driveshaft on a battery scoop. He was assisted by another employee to properly align the shaft. In the process of aligning, his pant leg came in contact with a rotating bolt,...
01/28/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a brattice and a piece of loose roof fell between the wire mesh and the rib, striking him on the head. He received sutures for the laceration.
01/26/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of the roof occurred on the 3rd N.W. Panel, crosscut 30, #5 entry, intersection, LOC. Fall measured approximately 15' width by 20' length by 8'-12' height.
01/05/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 146d lost Employee went to push a scoop tire over on a trailer to boom it, when bent over felt pain in lower back.
12/29/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Action to terminate MSHA citation 9041914 by submitting the following 7000-1 under duress. A fall of the roof occurred for what we view as a non-reportable roof fall in the 2nd N.E. Mains x-cut 4 #3 e...
12/23/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was building cribs on the backside of the belt, workers were handing cribs under the belt. Employee was picking them up and handing them to another worker when the crib was placed on top and...
11/25/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was installing a concrete brattice, he slipped and fell striking his right side against the pallet of block. He started missing time on 11-26-14.
11/21/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was assisting in advancing the high voltage cable for a unit's belt extension. The cable was being transported on a high voltage trailer and was being set into position by a battery bucket je...
11/21/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was operating a roof bolter, as ee drilled the hole into the mine roof, ee attempted to install the roof bolt using an extension 12"" wrench, the wrench broke, striking him in the nose.
11/13/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was pushing a roof bolt into the mine roof, as he was performing this action, he felt pain in his chest area.
11/07/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Action to terminate citation 9049086: Employee was operating a continuous miner, a piece of foreign material struck EE in the neck.
10/07/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was installing a roof bolt, as he was pushing the bolt into the mine roof, he felt pain/pop in his wrist.
09/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was installing bolting supplies onto the walk-through bolter, as he was handling the supplies, he felt pain in his back as the area was narrow in which he was traveling.
09/08/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling a hole into the mine roof to install a roof bolt, as he rotated the drill steels a piece of foreign material fell striking him on the lip. His injury resulted in sutures.
09/03/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 145d lost Employee was installing a line curtain to the mine roof and as the coal hauler moved, its cable struck his leg. He began missing time on 9-4-14.
09/02/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was installing a concrete brattice wall, as ee was lifting blocks loose piece of rock fell from the wire mesh on the mine roof, striking ee on the shoulder.
08/25/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of the roof occurred on the 2nd N.E. Mains x-cut 46 #5 entry in the left side return, measuring 19' width by 60' length by 8'-12' height.
08/25/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Action to terminate citation 9049085: Employee was attempting to dislodge a roof bolt from the head of a continuous miner, as ee was pulling on the bolt, a piece of the bolt struck him in the side of...
08/20/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was installing an eight foot roof bolt into the mine roof and as he applied boom and rotation pressure, the bolt stuck his hand. The x-ray results revealed nothing conclusive, he started mis...
08/04/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost College temp. employee was taking water line out of a doorway in an arch. As ee was handling materials, ee pinched hand between the water line and coal rib.
07/24/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was exiting a diesel getman to tighten a ratchet strap, while he was pushing on the ratchet he felt pain in his groin area.
07/21/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was lifting a belt top frame off of his golf cart, he felt pain in his back as he was lifting. At the request of MSHA, modified to 7 days before returned to work.
07/17/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Action to terminate citation 9049084: Employee was cutting welding slag, a piece of loose material struck hand.
07/15/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost College temp. employee was walking on an unfinished over-cast to get a sign that was hanging in the way of travel. As ee arrived at the end of over-cast ee lost footing, and fell causing a fracture t...
06/20/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 19d restricted Employee was building a brattice with another worker. He was putting block up to cap off. The employee handed him a block that was too big and when he went to hand the block back down to be cut he los...
06/04/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking to a concrete pump, while walking he stepped on a rake causing it to hit him in the mouth, busting his upper lip. He received 3 stitches.
05/29/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 123d lost Employee was injured installing a roof bolt into the mine roof, by pushing the roof bolt into the drill hole.
05/22/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing down off of a pallet of concrete blocks, he had stepped down onto the ground with the left leg, however when he stepped down with his right leg he twisted his knee and felt a pop...
05/21/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a belt roller and he pinched his finger between the roller and the mounting frame. He received sutures for the laceration.
05/20/2014 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was plugging up a battery scoop at a charging station, as the plug connected it flashed and caused a burn to his hand.
04/09/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was operating a walk-through bolter and installing a roof bolt into the mine roof. As he was handling the bolting supplies he pinched the tip of his right index finger between the bolting sup...
03/14/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost Employee was handling bolting supplies at the back of the roof bolter the bolter operator let the back end of the bolter down to manage supplies easier. Employee's foot was caught underneath the frame...
03/11/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was operating a roof bolting machine and installing a roof bolt in the slider of an unbolted cut. A piece of foreign material fell from the roof striking him on his foot.
03/01/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Action to terminate citation 9049083: Employee was checking to see if the suction was working on the drill pot of the walk-through bolter, employee dropped the boom and pinched the tip of finger.
01/21/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was operating a walk-through bolter to install roof bolts into the mine rib outby the last open. A piece of loose rock fell striking him on the finger, causing a laceration which required 6...
01/17/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Employee was moving the continuous miner's power cable from the coal hauler's travelway. As he was handling the cable, he tripped on uneven bottom and fell to the mine floor. He began missing time o...
01/02/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Action to terminate citation 9049082: Employee was working on a planetary on a continuous miner, as EE was striking with hand tools, EE was struck with a foreign object.
12/17/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 113d lost Employee was assisting the continuous miner operator in moving from place to place. As he was walking back toward the coal transporter, he tripped on uneven mine floor and fell into the coal transpor...