Emerald Mine No 1 — Accidents

Total: 1,154 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/09/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost He was pushing an 8 foot combination bolt into the hole, as he was pushing the bolt, the bolt caught a separation in the roof and he felt pain in his back.
12/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost He was throwing bottom rollers across the belt while making a belt move when he struck his left ring finger between the roller and structure causing a fracture and laceration to the left ring finger.
12/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost He was pulling and lifting a pipe and felt pain in his left shoulder, he worked at his regular occupation but continued to have pain. He was eventually removed from work with a left shoulder strain on...
11/30/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Helping center bolt, when he reached for a steel a small rock fell from the roof and struck him on the end of the right middle finger causing a hairline fracture to the tip of the right middle finger.
11/25/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee had a drill steel resting against the mast, when the mast was lowered the mast struck the drill steel. This caused the steel to strike him on the right foot causing two broken bones in his ri...
11/25/2006 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 45d lost He stepped on a relay bar, slipped and caught himself with his left hand and felt pain in a bone spur. The physicians report is that he aggrevated a pre-existing condition of djd. Degenerative joint d...
11/14/2006 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None An EE was riding in the elevator at the preparation plant, when the elevator stopped between the 5th and 6th floor. The EE did not exit the elevator until a broken coil wire was repaired and the eleva...
11/12/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost He was carrying a bucket of shearer bits to the face when he lost footing and felt pain in his right knee. He was continued to work at his regular job, and was eventually diagnosed with a complex tear...
11/12/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 86d lost He was exiting motor. He placed his (L)foot on the ground, his (R)foot became stuck on motor causing him to place pressure on (L)knee. He continued at his regular duties. He eventually was taken off w...
11/05/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost He was walking down the longwall face when he slipped & fell striking his right leg against the shield toe causing a fracture to the right leg.
10/24/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's right leg was caught between crane and coupler.
10/18/2006 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was placing 50lb bag of cement on mixing barrels. Weld broke and stand and 3 bags of cement fell hitting employee on left lower leg causing bruising.
10/16/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #1 elevator was out of service for a period exceeding thirty minutes. The brake battery back-up was inoperable. The system was reset and the back-up for the brake was operational.
10/16/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's left hand was caught between cable and hook while operating a chain hoist.
10/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Injured was carrying 1"" clear plastic line, felt burning in lower back.
10/05/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was cutting open 1 1/4"" plastic line with razor knife. Knife slipped hitting him on right leg.
10/05/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 172d lost He was hooking up chains to hoist a pump motor from the bed of #9 pickup truck when he lost his footing and fell to the ground striking his head causing a fracture to the skull.
09/19/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 12d restricted Employee stepped on rock & twisted left ankle & knee.
09/13/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee strained lower back while lifting a piece of hand rail.
09/11/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost He was using a pry bar to remove a top roller frame and felt pain in his right bicep. He was diagnosed with a partial bicep tear of right arm.
08/23/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost EE was making an examination of the B-5 belt and stepped on a piece of slate. He twisted his right knee causing a strain to the right knee. He continued to work on his regular job until he went to a p...
08/22/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost A piece of rock fell out from between the straps and struck him on the head and above the right eye causing a laceration requiring 5 sutures.
08/22/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Foreign body entered right eye while grinding.
08/15/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Foregin body entered right eye while grinding
08/14/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #8 elevator was not operable for a period exceeding 30 minutes due to a malfunction of the top leveling switch, the switch was changed & the elevator was restored to service
08/11/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost He was assisting the miner operator while dropping cable out of hangers and felt pain in his lower back resulting in a strain of the lower back.
08/07/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #8 elevator was out of service at 5:30 PM for a period exceeding 30 minutes. The top leveling switch was adjusted and the elevator was placed back into service.
08/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was installing a rib protector on a continuous miner when his left ring finger was caught between the hinge and the protector causing a laceration requiring 10 sutures.
08/01/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost After helping place a fully assembled bolt into the wrench, he moved back out of the way of the machine and a piece of roof fell out and struck him on the left shoulder causing a contusion of the left...
07/28/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Installing a new conveyor cover on a continuous miner, when he struck his right ring finger against the cover, causing a laceration requiring 3 sutures.
07/27/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Standing beside continuous miner when the rib rolled out and struck him on the head, legs, and chest causing contusions and a laceration on him requiring 6 sutures.
07/25/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Hanging pier bags with hilti gun, a piece of rock fell and struck him on the lip causing a laceration requiring 3 sutures.
07/14/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost He was exiting a mantrip to throw a switch when he twisted his left ankle causing a strain to the ankle.
06/18/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 215d lost Employee was assisting with lifting a ventilation tube and he felt pain in his left shoulder. He has a history of rotator cuff surgery. Occupational illness.
06/16/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was pulling down loose top when a piece of rock fell, struck him on the head and then struck him above the left eye causing a laceration re- quiring 5 sutures.
06/13/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Preparing to drill a bolt hole when a piece of rock fell from the roof and struck him on back of head causing contusion to the head.
06/12/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 82d lost, 10d restricted Injured was assembling survey tool, when pipe wrench slipped and injured came down on right leg with all of his weight and broke right fibula
06/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost He was carrying pipe approximately 400 feet. After about the tenth trip he started feeling pain in his right knee. He reported no known incident to cause the injury.
05/13/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #8 elevator was taken out of service for a period exceeding 30 minutes to change the suspension ropes. The ropes were changed and the elevator placed back into service on 5/14/06 @ 7:40PM. Escapew...
05/09/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost He was stepping on a belt splice to align the two halves and twisted his right ankle.
05/08/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 63d lost Employee was diagnosed with an occupational illness, bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome on 5/8/06. He is scheduled for surgery on 8/15/06. There was no specific accident date. The examining physician st...
05/03/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 9d restricted He was installing the jib crane on a scoop. He was lifting the short forks and felt pain in his abdomen. He was later diagnosed with an umbilical hernia.
04/30/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost He was using a ratchet to remove the bolts from the pads of a TRS cylinder. The ratchet slipped and he felt pain in his lower back.
04/18/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 290d lost She was operating a jeep pulling into the fuel station when a motor collided with the vehicle whe was operating causing her to strike her left shoulder and knee which caused a left shoulder impingemen...
03/11/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 21d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER & CHISEL TO KNOCK OUT DOG BONES WHEN A PIECE OF METAL PENETRATED HIS GLOVES & LODGED IN HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. HE WORKED WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS UNTIL 3/31/06 WHEN AN OPERATIO...
03/10/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #1 elevator was out of service for a period exceeding thirty (30) minutes due to malfunction of the COMP chain and damage to the Buffer switch. The COMP chain was adjusted and the Buffer switch wa...
03/07/2006 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A FIRE OCCURRED ON THE 10TH FLOOR OF THE COAL PREP PLANT. THE DURATION OF THE FIRE EXCEEDED 30 MINS. CONES WERE BURNED OFF THE CYCLONES IN THE MORNING. AT APPROS 2:30PM FLAMES WERE OBSERVED. THE FIRE...
02/28/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost He was walking down a set of steps, slipped on ice and fell. He struck his lower left back causing fracture to three ribs.
02/28/2006 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 57d lost EMPLOYEE STATED A METHANE DETECTOR FELL OFF THE WORK COUNTER ONTO THE FLOOR. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE DETECTOR & FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A LARGE PARACENTRAL DISC...
02/27/2006 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Mining 1 intersected D-Gas hole, water full pipe coming out of hole. Normal strata, aprox. 96"" high-24"" draw slate. No sand rock. Normal roof conditions. Plugged hole aprox. 9:30pm. Ignition was sel...