Elk Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 588 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking a cover off of a continuous miner and cut his left index finger.
11/17/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was building a brattice, he was stacking a block beside a mandoor and recieved a laceration on his right little finger.
11/15/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured on 4A belt xc-32 spad # 21+79. The size of the fall was 40ft long, 20ft wide and 6-8 ft high.
11/04/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured at xc-20 #6 entry in the 5th northwest mains spad # 14+00.
11/02/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a curtain, when he cut his left thumb with a belt knife.
10/27/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was walking when he tripped and fell causing him to fracture his left arm.
10/24/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the 4g panel xc-17 #6 entry. The size of the fall was 50ft long, 19ft wide, and 8ft high.
10/23/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emloyee was digging out some bottom to set a roof jack when a rock fell and hit him on his left ring finger causing a fracture.
10/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was reclaiming high voltage when a high voltage hanger cut his right little finger.
10/19/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured at the 3a intake xc-91 the #4 entry. The size of the fall was 20ft long, 19ft wide, 6-7 ft high.
10/11/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the #4 unit- #10 entry outby the tailpiece. The size of the fall was 50 ft long, 19 ft 3 inches wide, over 6 ft high.
10/05/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost While hanging miner a cable and two ( 2 ) car cables the employee heard a pop and felt a pain in his back
09/30/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred at xc-136 1st northwest mains. The size of the fall was length-18 ft, width-15 ft, height-6-7 ft.
09/18/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was splicing a car cable when he cut his left index finger causing him to recieve 5 stitches.
09/17/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was capping off a crib when a rock fell and struck him in the small of the back causing fractured ribs.
09/16/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the 1st northwest main xc 109 #5 entry. The length 125ft, width 18ft and height 8ft.
09/16/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was walking in the #7 entry to his roof bolter and stepped in a small hole and twisted his left knee.
09/09/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting, and while putting his steels together the top steel slid off the bottom steel and caused a laceration on his right hand.
09/08/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the 5D belt spad #18+54 the #5 entry in the 5A panel. The size of the fall was 26 ft long, 24 ft wide and 8-9 ft high.
09/05/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None We had a roof fall on 5B supply road-2nd Northeast Parallel xc7-8. The length of the fall was 30-40 long,width 17 foot, height 6-8 foot.
08/05/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A rock fell and struck employee in the left arm, causing a laceration above his elbow.
07/21/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a roof bolt when the board and plate slid down, the plate had a piece of wire on it and the wire stuck in his right index finger.
07/16/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Operation of the man/material hoist was interupted for more than 30 minutes due to a thunderstorm, which caused fuses to blow in the hoist electrical system.
07/02/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the 2nd Northeast Parallel in the 3A belt line at spad # 74+ 90 cross cut # 107. The fall was approximately 20ft long x 20ft wide x 8ft high.
07/02/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting a coal roll into a 1000' roll of belt when the coal roll rolled over and caught his right hand against the loader fork and coal roll. This caused his third knuckle on his right ha...
06/23/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occured in the 2nd S.E. Mains in the #5 entry between spad #2+10 and 2+80. The fall was approximately 50ft long x 18ft wide x 8ft high.
06/22/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tearing a curtain down, another employee was helping him and he was cutting the curtain down and he inadvertently cut injured's hand.
06/22/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was in the process of cleaning the section dumping point with a battery scoop when the scoop was inadvertently struck by a shuttle car. The employee struck his head on the canopy of the scoop...
06/12/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of installing a roof bolt, when the roof bolt plate slid down the bolt and struck the employees right thumb, causing a laceration.
06/10/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost Employees foot was mashed between mantrip and coal rib resulting in a fracture to his right foot.
06/05/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was bolting and put his steel against the roof when a rock fell and struck him in his mouth and chipped his left front tooth.
05/28/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of cutting bands from 8 ft cable bolts, when a band he had previously cut flipped over and cut his forearm, causing a laceration.
05/15/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A rock fell and cut his eyebrow.
05/11/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None roof fall on the 2nd ne parallel approximate size is 25-30ft long 22-25 ft wide and 12-15 wide
05/02/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was hit on the chin by a come-a-long while working on a pinner.
05/01/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 124d lost While driving a shuttle car, the employee put his hand against a rib, which caused it to be bent back dislocating his wrist.
04/30/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Rock fell, bruising foot.
04/27/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE felt pain in shoulder while pinning.
04/27/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Rock fell fracturing ankle.
04/20/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee sprained his shoulder while putting up a pin.
04/19/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost Employee hit his knee with a ratchet.
04/17/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall occurred in the third northwest main, crosscut 19, #1 entry. The fall is 20 feet long, 20 feet wide and 7.5 feet high.
04/16/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Twisted knee while driving bus.
04/14/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Stepped on a rock and twisted knee.
04/09/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the first north west submain, #6 entry, spad 28+50. The fall is 20 feet long, 20 feet wide, unknown height.
04/09/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall occurred in the first north west submain, #6 entry, spad 31+70. The fall is 20 feet long, 20 feet wide and unknown height.
04/09/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall occurred in the first northwest submain, #6 entry, spad 29+90. The fall is 20 feet long, 20 feet wide and unknown height.
04/07/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 117d lost It was determined by a Medical Physician that an Employee suffered from an occupational illness due to repetitive motion that is performed in his job as a roof bolter. The employee started missing wor...
03/30/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee felt a pain in his back while pulling a curtain.
03/21/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost While building a brattice, employee felt a pain in his back.