Elk Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 588 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/21/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Fall was discovered in the 3rd North East spad (45+00) XC# 57 Entry # 7. Fall approx 35'in length, 19'in width, and 6' in height. High Voltage cable was under the fall but never knocked the power.
06/06/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A rock fall was discovered in the 1st N.W. Mains between spad #s (68+49&69+39), XC'S 86&87 in entry # 3. This fall was blocking our secondary escapeway. Approx Length 40', Width 18', Height 7'.
05/20/2014 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unpinning sub and rectifier from a tractor, the pin was in a bind so he asked the operator of the tractor to move backward. When the tractor rolled backward the pin caught the employee's...
05/19/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A unplanned roof fall was discovered in 2B panel (11+40) XC#16 Entry#6. The fall was blocking the primary escapeway and had HV cable under it. Approx Length 18', Width 18', Height 6'.
05/03/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unloading steel jacks off of a supply trailer, when he picked one up it slipped in his hand and mashed his left middle finger that required stitches to repair.
05/01/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was discovered by the weekly examiner in the 6th NW Submain XC# 117, Spad 84+10, Entry # 2. Approx Length 40', Width 50', height 4'.
04/28/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was discovered by examiner at approx 2:15. He then contacted the RP who traveled to the location 1st NW Mains between XC#126-127,spad #104+37 to 105+27. Once the RP arrived investigated the...
04/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was getting some supplies and tools out of a planetary box when he laid his left hand on the side of the box while the lid was open. All of a sudden the lid on the box fell striking his left...
04/21/2014 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 10d restricted Was struck by a piece of belt structure in the back has a fractured rib
04/02/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was reclaiming some belt framing. He stepped off of a supply trailer onto the ground and twisted his left ankle. This resulted in a sprained left ankle, that did not allow him to return to wo...
04/02/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 119d lost Was backing miner out of face of #6 entry. Employee was walking when his left knee popped twice. He stated that he did not step in a hole or on a rock. After getting the results of the MRI the report...
03/08/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at 11:10 am in the 6th NW Mains (48+00) xc # 66 Entry # 6. The fall was approx 19'length x 19'height x greater than 6'. The outer edge of the fall approx 3' was on a pump#...
03/07/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unplanned roof was discovered by the weekly examiner in the 6th NW Submain (46+60) XC # 64 Entry #9. The fall was blocking the examiners travel. Length 30' x Width 19' x greater than 5' height.
03/06/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unplanned roof fall occurred on a pump cable, pump # 942 cable. Unknown time or date of fall. Was discovered by weekly examiner. Approx 60' in length x width 18.5' x height greater 6'
03/03/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At 6:42 the yard man noticed some liners on the yard. He reported to the hoist man witch immediately shut the hoist down. Inspected the hoist and found the liners had came out of the lower sheave whee...
02/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE had just installed a pin that was bent in the roof. He went ahead and finished his row of bolts. When he was finished he went to load more pins into his tray, when he turned around he ran into the...
02/24/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 153d lost Walking down a belt line and stepped in a hole and fell and twisted his hip and lower back. This was on 2/24/2014 it was a reported only accident. On 3/5/2014 he went to see a Dr. an x-ray was complet...
02/21/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 147d lost EE was getting ready to set over to finish cleaning up 9 right, when a rock fell out between the rib pin and the rib striking him on his left shoulder and left lower leg resulting in fractures to the...
02/10/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall on the belt line. 2ND South East Submain (3+70) XC#5, Entry # 6, Approx 50' in length, 18.5' in width, greater than 6'in height.
02/06/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall in the 5th South West Submain (9+70) XC#12 Entry#3. The fall was on a pump and pump cable. Aprox 20' in Length, 20' in width, greater than 6' in height.
01/22/2014 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Filing this 7001 under protest. Operator after an investigation does not feel an accident nor injury occurred which was claimed by employee. Completing this 7001 to terminate a B-Order issued on 7-21-...
01/11/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was discovered by the pre-shift examiner on the 3 NE Submain (10+90) xc#13, Entry #6. The fall was in the intersection approx 20' in length, 20' in width, 10' in height. There was HV cable u...
01/09/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost Employee was struck and rolled down the coal rib of the # 2 entry by the ATRS of the DBT bolter on # 1 unit right side. Employee had been hanging curtain prior to the bolter tramming and he was trying...
12/28/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Knocking a piece of metal off of a sub in the yard with a pry bar. The pry bar slipped mashing his left pinky finger between the pry bar and the sub. This resulted in a laceration to the pinky that re...
12/09/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A rock fall was discovered by a pump man in the 3 V panel. The fall was on the cable leading to the pump. 3 V panel (3+70) Entry # 2. 19'in length x 19' in height x greater than 6'.
12/01/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Examiner found a rock fall located 4th South West Submains Outby Unit #1 in the primary escapeway. (22+60) XC # 30, Entry # 4. It was Approx 35' in Length, 19' in Width, Greater than 6' in height.
11/27/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was helping mechanic make a splice in a car cable. When he was cutting the outer jacket off with his belt knife, the knife slipped cutting his left hand resulting in a laceration that required stit...
11/18/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The section foremen on unit #1 called out at 7:28 a.m stating he had a fall inby his tailpiece located in the 4th south west submain (spad 21+20) xc # 28 entry # 4. No one was injured, he did have a c...
11/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was rolling up a 1 1/2 in. water hose from filling up the water cart when it flipped up striking him on the right side of face and eye. This injury resulted in lacerated sclera.
10/30/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A unplanned roof fall located in the intersection of the 1st North West Main. XC-154, Entry #7. It was approx 22' in length x 22' in width X greater than 8' in height. There was pump line and cable in...
10/26/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee was hanging some curtains on #2 unit. He made a examination of the roof, and began to nail the curtain to the pin board when a rock fell and hit the outside of his right foot. He went to ER a...
10/15/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost Employee was walking into 3D header and stepped hole twisting his right knee, on 10/15/2013. He went and had x-rays completed on 10/15/2013 and had negative findings. He then saw a orthopedic surgeon...
10/06/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was discovered in the 7th North West Submains, XC-17, Entry#3, Spad 14+50. This was the intersection of a neutral entry, non-escape way. Approx size 30'in length x 30' in width x greater tha...
10/04/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 150d lost Moving bolter, lowered ATRS and a rock fell out and struck EE on the rt shoulder. On 3/21/2014 EE was installing a pin in the roof when he felt a pop in his rt shoulder. EE stated that his shoulder ha...
10/02/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was spotting timbers to be set. One of the timbers fell off of the trailer, the employee picked the timber up and twisted to toss the timber over to the rib when he felt a pain in his back. T...
10/01/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost The miner was moving into the face while the employee was rehanging a flapper on a backup curtain, when his left ankle got tangled up in the miner cable causing him to twist his left ankle. The twiste...
09/26/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at 8:25 a.m. in the 6th NW Submain, # 6 entry, xc-58 spad # 42+40. 30' in lenght, 20' in width, greater than 7' in height.
09/05/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unplanned roof fall occurred on the 3rd N.W. Submain belt line entry #5. Spad 55+80 It was approx 60' in length, 18' in width, and greater than 6' in height.
08/21/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was putting up a pin when the pin board smashed his right little finger between the pin board and the bottom of the canopy.
08/09/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was setting up to put up first pin, when he raised his canopy the collar for the second stage of the jack went up & it caught his pinner steel raising it up and putting it in a bind. When the...
08/04/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at 7th North West Submain (4+50) xc#5, entry #4. Approx 22'L x 18.5'W x 6'+H
07/30/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Date of fall is unknown, it was discovered on 7-30-13. 2nd NE Parallel between spads 5+60 and 6+30, xc# 8-9, entry # 6. Measuring aprox 20'L x 16'W x 6'H.
07/08/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At approx 8:05 a roof fall was discovered in the 3 W Panel, XC # 13, between entries #3 and #4. 20' length x 18' width x approx 6' height.
05/18/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost EE was on a new set up pulling cables, a hauler pulled a shuttle car into a xc to be spotted. He went to unpin the tongue from the car, but the pin was bent so he went to the hitch on the hauler to tr...
04/09/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Employee was sitting on a mantrip with his right leg outside of the mantrip. The water car was being backed into entry and Employee was not seen, resulting with right foot being run over by water car.
04/05/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Water infiltration from the roof.
03/26/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Water infiltration of the roof.
02/16/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing the hitch from the tractor when his hand slipped and the hitch mashed his right ring finger which resulted in 8 stitches.
02/15/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was spotting a bundle of pins with a low trac operator he was placing a pin board under the bundle of pins. The board shifted and the pins mashed his right thumb resulting in 4 stitches.
01/23/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was a roof fall discovered in the first northwest mains at xc 4 number 4 entry spad # 2+40. Approximate size was 12 ft. in length 19.5 ft. in width and approximate height 5 to 6 ft. Pump cables...