Elk Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 588 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/03/2009 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee walked into a bolt at a header
02/26/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 1st Northwest Submain, #4 Entry, Crosscut #4, 2+80. The fall is 40 feet long, 18 feet wide and 8' high.
02/13/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee was struck by a rock on the back
02/09/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling a hole for the inside pin. A rock fell striking the canopy then struck the employee's right leg.
02/06/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While plugging up a cathead, the wrench slipped off, catching the Employee's finger between the wrench and the sub.
01/24/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Operation of the Man/Material elevator cage was disrupted for longer than 30 minutes due to a damaged oil filter housing on the hoist.
01/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost On 1-19-09 Employee was helping hang a miner cable when he felt a pain in his shoulder. On 1-26-09 the employee started missing work to have surgery.
01/09/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was taking supplies off the roofbolter to start repairs. While reloading the roofbolter, the Employee felt a pain in his back.
01/07/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While stacking a brattice a coworker dropped a block on his right middle finger cutting the tip.
12/25/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was a roof fall in the 2nd Northwest Parallel. The fall is 19 feet long, 20 feet wide and 8 feet high.
12/13/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Employee was hauling dust to a unit when the ram car he was operating hit a steel set leg causing the horizontal beam to fall striking him on the head and neck.
12/06/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall occurred on the #1 Unit, last open in the #6 entry, crosscut 33, spad 23+20. The fall is 30 feet long, 18 feet wide and 8 feet high.
12/03/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the 3rd Northeast Mains in # 2 entry, spad 10+50, x-cut 15. The fall was approx 18ft long x 19ft wide x 8ft high. The cause of the fall was determined to be an undetected vo...
12/02/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost While installing pins a rock struck the back of his head knocking him into the boom of his pinner cutting his eye.
11/25/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A Fall of Roof occurred in the 2nd Northeast parrallels, at spad 4 + 90, x-cut # 7, between # 7 and # 8 Entry. The fall was approx 25ft long x 10ft wide x 6 1/2ft high. Undetected void in the top was...
11/20/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting belt when he cut his thumb.
11/18/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the 3F Panel, #18 crosscut, #8 Entry. The fall is 19 feet wide, 20 feet long and 8' high.
11/13/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 126d lost Employee was pinning when a rock fell striking his neck.
11/07/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was exiting the shower and slipped on a step.
11/05/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping split a pinner cable when the knife slipped and cut his left hand just below his thumb.
11/05/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall occurred in the second northwest parallel, number one entry, spad 2870-2940. The fall is eighty feet long, nineteen feet wide and unknown height.
10/08/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of moving a car cable when the cable came down off the hanger striking the employee's nose.
09/15/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the 4C panel at x-cut 23, spad 15+19 in the # 7 entry. the fall was approx 30ft long x 40ft wide x 6ft high.
09/11/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of hanging a ventilation curtain when he smashed his finger with a hammer
09/03/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 2nd N.W. Parallel, crosscut 54, spad 37+80 #5 entry. The fall is 20' long, 20' wide and 8' high.
08/13/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pinning a steel hit employee in the mouth area causing a cut and a fracture to a tooth.
08/01/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee was placing pinboards in the scoop bucket when a shuttle car hit the rear end of the scoop. The scoop moved to the side of the employee causing the scoop bucket to hit the employee's foot.
07/31/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost Employee was hooking duster to a scoop and felt a pain in his right knee.
07/31/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost Employee was pulling cable to the face. Employee looked through the curtain which was on the horn of the miner. The curtain caught the control levers causing the miner to hit the employee's knee.
07/22/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lowering the boom of his pinner when a rock fell and glanced off the boom striking and cutting his left forearm.
07/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of bending a fully grouted roof bolt when his hand slipped and the roof bolt plate struck his arm causing a laceration that required sutures.
07/16/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in bad top. He bumped the ATRS against the roof to get the loose top to fall. A rock fell hitting the employee on the back and thigh causing him to fall and hit his head on a rock or lump...
07/15/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There is a roof fall in the 2nd Northwest Parallel, #5 unit, #3 entry, crosscut 39 at spad 27+30. The fall is 20' wide, 20' long and 8' high.
07/15/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee was dropping the boom on his roof bolter when he put his hand on the boom to take the steel out of the roof. His finger got caught between the pot and the boom causing a fracture.
07/08/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost Employee was setting a 5 gallon can of oil on the back of his roof bolter. The bolter was tramming forward when the canopy hit the roof. The bolter then backed up no more than a foot when the back bum...
06/25/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling the left bolter cable. He had the cat head in the ride he was using when the cable hung on something catching his hand between the cat head and the ride.
06/19/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was preparing pins to put up. He placed them on the ground beside the bolter. He then walked up the side of the bolter and tripped over the pins causing his knee to twist.
06/18/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There is a fall on #3 unit, #9 entry, 10 feet outby the tailpiece. The fall is 107 feet long, 19 feet 3 inches wide and 7 feet high.
06/11/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting on the operators side of the pinner. He had finished drilling a hole and was lowering his pot, when the first steel had cleared the roof and the top steel was visible. When his ha...
06/10/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking to his ride, when a rock fell out, striking him on the leg.
05/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing batteries and cut his right forearm on a hose clamp that was attatching the conduit to the plug on the jumper.
05/27/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a bit bucket and accidently cut his right leg.
05/14/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing the second steel, the employee lost his balance. He put left hand on the pot to catch himself, when the first steel fell out of the roof, striking his finger.
05/06/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator was inserting second steel into the first hole in #5 entry. He trammed the pot up into the steel causing the steel to spring back hitting his right hand.
05/01/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While waiting for the pinner to move up, a rock fell from the roof, struck and cut the employee.
05/01/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A rock fall occured in the 3C Panel, left return, #10 entry, spad 24+71 to 24+03.
03/20/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the #9 seam, 3A panel, spad 1451 #2 and #3 crosscuts. The fall is approximately 150 feet long, 20 feet wide and unkown height.
03/15/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof occurred in the 2F panel on # 2 Unit, the fall was located in the # 4 entry at x-cut # 8. The fall was approx 18 ft wide x 30 ft long x 9 ft high. Determination was made that it was due...
03/10/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 155d lost Employee was assissting the section mechanic splice his car cable, when a scoop came through a ventilation curtain and struck the employee, causing him to be shoved underneath the shuttle car. The res...
03/03/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 1st NW Main, #1 entry, between spad 2169 and 2259. The dimensions are 70 feet long, 18 feet wide and 10 high.