Eagle #1 Mine — Accidents

Total: 16 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/24/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the intake escapeway in the #3 entry, approximately 3 breaks inby blowing fan. The fall measured approximately 70' long, 6' high and 16' wide. The fall will be cleaned up. The f...
06/24/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost This electrician was welding on the boom of a miner when he sustained a flash burn to his eyes. Went to doctor on 6-25-08. This was his second day at this mine.
06/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was helping to put flights back in feeder when one of them fell on his finger. Fractured middle finger on his left hand.
06/06/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Victim was spraying fire proofing plaster on the ribs at the scoop charger station and it got under his safety glasses and into his eyes.
04/06/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Victim was in the bath house trimming a knee pad, when the knife slipped and lacerated the ring finger on his left hand. Received 7 stitches and was on light duty for 5 work days.
03/06/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost Victim was backing miner out of #1 entry to go to #2 face. He stopped the miner as it rounded a corner to move a cable out of the way. As he bent over to get the cable, he hit the tram levers with h...
02/26/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Victim was rockdusting the belt entry using the rock dusting hose. He struck his head on a roof bolt plate at break 46. Laceration to right side of head. He was transported to the hospital. Victim...
01/29/2008 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Victim has activated his Part 90, reduced dust standard, option to work in a low-dust area of the mine. He has been relocated to a new work position.
10/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was cleaning feeder when he exited the scoop striking the belt head hole with his brow.
10/15/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was driving buggy when he ran over a block of wood causing his head to strike the canopy.
10/02/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was bent over pulling on belt when he felt something pull in his lower abdomen.
10/01/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Employee was pulling on a piece of belt during a belt move when he felt pain in his back.
08/01/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof Fall found in old works, there were no employees or equipment in the area.
07/07/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee was lifting a speed reducer by hooking a chain hoist to a roof bolt plate. The hole broke in the plate causing the reducer to fall on his right foot.
01/29/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 1d restricted Employee was hanging miner cables when a hanger broke causing the cable to hit him on the right shoulder knocking him to the ground.
01/24/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading roof jacks into scoop bucket when he struck his right little finger against another jack that had already been place in the bucket.