Emerald Mine No 1 — Accidents

Total: 1,154 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/08/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 217d lost He was leaving the #8 bathhouse when he stepped in a small pool of water and slipped, causing him to strain his left knee.
07/01/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted He was removing a scraper from B mains belt transfer. He lost his grip & scraper caught his left thumb between scraper & brace of the head frame causing a displaced fracture & laceration requiring 5 s...
06/23/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 9d restricted Cutting pipe in ditch with huskie 375 K cut-off saw with multi-purpose blade. The saw jumped up when at the bottom of the cut and struck the right side of his face.
06/18/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 245d lost EE was using a slate bar to knock down rock. When rock fell, it hit slate bar, knocking the bar out of his hand. He then felt something pop in his shoulder.
06/13/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost He was moving draw bar for dolly & felt pain in right shoulder. Worked at reg duties, shoulder pain cont'd. Went to physician, and taken off work 7/5/07. Diagnosed with mild degenerative disc disease...
06/12/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator at #8 portal went down at 10:05 am due to the brakes locking up. Escapeways were changed and rerouted accordingly. No one was on the elevator at the time of the incident. EE was called in...
06/11/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Man was walking breaker building & slipped on oil, pulling right leg.
06/08/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost EE was bolting on the tube side of the miner. He was attempting to raise the tube for clearance when he felt a pop in his right shoulder. He was diagnosed with a right shoulder strain and possible rot...
06/03/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #1 elevator was out of service for a period of time exceeding 30 minutes due to a broken retiring cam cable. The cable was replaced and the elevator placed back into service. No persons were on th...
06/03/2007 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 80d lost, 17d restricted Was dragging tube & felt pain in back. Individaul has history of back problems dating back to 2003. This injury is an occupational illness injury due to the repeated trauma.
05/24/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost He was removing drill steels from a high area, when he pushed up on the steels he felt pain in his right shoulder. He was taken off work for a possible rotator cuff injury.
05/23/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was observing the mining machine while cutting coal, when a piece of rock fell from the roof & struck him on the head & shoulder causing a laceration by his right eye required 6 sutures.
05/23/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost He was walking down the steps to the first floor. When he stepped down to the floor, he twisted his left ankle causing a sprain to the left ankle.
05/18/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was moving a beam with a rock bar and beam landed on foot.
05/15/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost He was walking to the left side of the cont miner when a piece of slate fell from between the straps & struck him on the left shoulder & neck causing a contusion to the left shoulder & neck. He cont'd...
05/11/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost He was stepping out of a mantrip at end of the track, he stepped on a rock & twisted his left ankle causing a fracture to left ankle.
05/09/2007 MACHINERY ACCIDENT ONLY None The power was interrupted to the #5 and #8 ventilation fans. The fans were down from 3:57pm-3:59pm. The #5 fan went back down @4:04pm, due to motor overtemp. An announcement was made to withdraw from...
05/09/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #8 elevator was inspected by Shindler, MSHA and MSHA technical support. Although the top and bottom door switches checked good, it was decided to replace both swithches. The elevator was taken out...
05/08/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was tearing out track, when he sat down on his gloves on a rail, he fell backwards & struck his head on the opposite side rail causing a laceration to the back of his head requiring 9 staples. He d...
04/30/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 18d restricted He was standing by the left side of the continuous mining machine. A piece of rock fell from between the straps striking him on top of the head causing contusion to the head and neck strain.
04/30/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost He was pulling down loose top when a piece of rock came loose, struck the ventilation tubing, the rock bounced off the tubing and struck him on top of the right foot, causing a contusion of the right...
04/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was pshing on lift of cribs to adjust them on the forks of a scoop when he came in contact with a metal band which caused a laceration requiring 4 sutures. No days off returned to regular duties.
04/19/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost He was setting the roof jacks on the miner bolter when a piece of draw rock fell and struck him on the head and face causing an abrasion and strain/sprain of spine.
04/03/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #1 elevator was out of service for a period of time exceeding 30 minutes due to the counterweight activating the buffer switch. Schindler was called and the cables shortened the buffer switch repa...
04/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 4d restricted Employee injured left groin while lifting an oxygen cylinder from a welding cart.
03/29/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost He was standing by the loading machine when the cont miner was positioning to cut a corner. A cable hanger & miner cable & water hose fell & struck him on the back of the neck causing contusions to th...
03/23/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A piece of rock fell from the roof hitting him on the right side of the face causing a laceration requiring 2 sutures.
03/21/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 308d lost He was holding the hose from the loading machine and rockdusting out to the crosscut. The loading machine caught the miner cable and hose that was hanging thru the intersection. The hose and cable cam...
03/20/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above the anchorage zone occurred on the B Mains Left haulage at the intersection of 14 room. All approaches are dangered off and the intake escapeway has been re-routed. All agencies have...
03/09/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #1 elevator was out of service for a period of time exceeding 30 minutes due to the structure at the bottom landing rubbing the elevator. The structure was repaired and the elevator placed back in...
03/07/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost He was loading hydraulic oil into a scoop and felt pain in his right side. He continured to work at his regular duties. He eventually went to a physician and was diagnosed with a hernia. He is schedul...
03/02/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #1 elevator was in-operable for a period in excess of 30 minutes due to a bad buffer switch. The buffer switch was changed and the elevator placed back into service.
03/02/2007 MACHINERY ACCIDENT ONLY None A ventilation interuption to the #1 fan occurred due to a power outage for a period in excess of 15 minutes. Power was removed from the rest of the mine and all employees were evacuated according to l...
03/02/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #1 elevator was in-operable for a period in excess of 30 minutes due to a blown control fuse. The control fuse was changed and the elevator was placed back into service.
02/25/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost He was exiting the #7 compressor room when he slipped on snow covered ice causing him to twist his left knee. He continued to work at his regular occupation and eventually went to a physcian who diagn...
02/23/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 4d lost Called the office and reported that his left ankle was hurting from work that was done on the skid steer from the day before, 2/22/07. He went to the emergency room and was diagnosed with tendonitis,...
02/22/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Freeing gun steel with comalong - clevice broke causing chain to loosen.
02/22/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 25d lost Employee has been diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. No specific accident date - This is an Occupational Illness.
02/20/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 99d lost He was helping a mechanic lift a contactor case in place on a loading machine and felt pain in his right shoulder. He was diagnosed with a right AC separation.
02/16/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 139d lost He was standing along the continuous miner when a piece of rock fell out and struck him on the head and neck causing contusions to the head and neck.
02/08/2007 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost Employee was looking down machinery well. An employee from another contractor was pushing a wheel barrow full of cement and lost control spilling the cement down the machinery well; the cement struck...
01/25/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 51d lost EE was diagnosed with Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome on Feb 6, 2001. He continued working at his regular occupations until Jan 25, 2007 when he was taken off work for surgery. This is an occupationa...
01/19/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #8 elevator was out of service for a period of time exceeding 30 minutes due to the B-0 contactor burning up. The contactor was replaced and the elevator placed back into service.
01/18/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 344d lost He was walking out of the shower at the end of his shift when he slipped on the wet floor and fell hitting his right shoulder and arm. He continued to work at his regular duties and was taken off work...
01/13/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was using a knife to remove a zip tie when the knife slipped causing a laceration to the left index finger requiring 5 sutures.
01/07/2007 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The #8 elevator was out of service for a period of time exceeding 30 min. from 5:45pm to 8:10 pm. Six EEs were on the elevator at the time. The electrical power was off due to a supply problem from We...
12/28/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost Stepped on wooden pallet, board broke, causing injured to twist knee.
12/15/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost He was walking along the #3 entry to get a scoop when he tripped on a metal band & fell to the bottom. He sustained a contusion & strain of his right knee & shoulder.
12/15/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost He was carrying a return roller with another employee when he stepped on uneven bottom & twisted his right knee causing a partial tear of the medial miniscus.
12/12/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #8 elevator was inoperable for a period exceeding 30 minutes due to the door switch linkage out of adjustment. Adjustments were made to the door switch linkage and the elevator was placed back int...