Emerald Mine No 1 — Accidents

Total: 1,154 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/14/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Removed #1 Elevator from service at 2:00 PM. The counter weight buffer was found to be leaking. Schindler was contacted and removed/repaired the buffer. The car was tested and returned to service at 8...
06/12/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Removed #1 elevator from service at 10:45am to conduct scheduled maintenance on the governor. Completed the preventive maintenance. Tested the governor and returned to service at 1:00pm
06/10/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Took elevator out of service. Stopping by itself on up from bottom. Four door tracks had pushed up due to rust. Corrected problem and put back into service at 5:05PM.
06/04/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee received a laceration to his left hand/finger when lifting a transfer rail off the track jeep. The rail slipped and caught his hand/finger between the rail and jeep.
05/31/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee received a contusion/abrasion when he was struck by a rock that fell from in between two roof support straps on his lower back area.
05/20/2013 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 14d lost On 5/20/13 EE reported feeling pain in hid rt. knee. He did not have and incident to cause this other than everyday activity. The injured had a MRI that showed degenerative condition from years of exp...
05/17/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost Employee received a broken collarbone and a puncture wound to his collar area when a piece of rock material fell from between two roof support straps striking employee.
05/08/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee received a laceration when he caught his index finger in the bolter drill clamp. He received 2 stitches to his right finger.
05/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was picking up a rock dust bag to put into section ventilation fan. While hoisting the bag up to his shoulder, he felt pain in his right arm/bicep.
04/30/2013 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None At 3:38 am an ignition occurred at the face of #3 Entry between 46 and 47 crosscuts in D 1 Section where the 14ED25 miner was cutting coal. The flames were from top to bottom the entire width of the...
04/04/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was reaching behind seat on a mantrip and received a laceration from a loose razor blade on his right thumb.
04/02/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee received a 3-4 inch laceration to the top of his head when a piece of rock fell from the roof between two roof support straps. Employee was roof bolting on continuous miner. Rock was approx....
03/24/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The No. 1 Elevator was removed from service at 11:30 am. Schindler was performing a scheduled maintenance on the car safeties. The maintenance was completed, the car was tested, and returned to servic...
03/15/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee was running continuous miner and loading coal onto a pile when a piece of rock approx. 1' x 1 1/2' and 8"" thick struck his right foot just above the metatarsal when the rock rolled off of th...
02/27/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost While installing 10"" pipe, employee was pushing pipe together and his foot slipped on a wet surfece causing him to twist his right knee.
02/27/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost Felt Pain in shoulder when lifting jack to Duster. An MRI dated 03/14/2013 showed recurrent full-thickness tear of his rotator cuff with thinning of the supraspinatus tendon. Employee had surgery on 0...
02/18/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cut stump off tree and footing slipped and strained lower back.
02/18/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pounding a wedge in on the side of a wall when the hammer missed the wedge and struck his left thumb. The employees left thumb was against a cement block when he struck it.
02/14/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The DEP inspector found a problem with the stop for the car safeties on the top of the car. the safety was bent. The car was removed from service about 1:00pm. The was part was straightened and reinfo...
02/13/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee was dragging rock dust hose into #4 entry of East Corridor at 40 crosscut. The rock dust hose snagged on an object causing it to stop suddenly and jerk hose back. Employee felt a strain in hi...
02/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Replacing angle iron when glove caught sharp angle cutting his hand.
01/30/2013 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 274d lost EE was carrying rockdust through a door on the E Mains belt at 15 rm. The door was spring loaded and caused the door to strike his right shoulder. The EE cont. to work and complained of some pain. An...
01/25/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 221d lost EE felt pain in his right shoulder after he slipped on wet belting and put his arm out to brace himself.
01/12/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #8 elevator would not unlock the bottom hatchway door when called. The shift foreman, MSHA, and DEP were notified. Shindler was notified and arrived at 8:30pm. There was a set screw loose on the c...
01/09/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Employee was struck on the right knee with loose rib on the D-1 section.
01/04/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee stepped on a lump of coal and twisted knee. Employee has a history of degenerative knee conditions including knee joint effusion. This is being submitted as an occupational illness due to the...
12/20/2012 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost The employee was reaching across the top of the miner to retrieve a box of glue when a rock came loose from the face striking the straps that were being stored on top of the miner. One of the straps s...
12/17/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost The employee was walking to the End of the Track to get supplies off a supply car. Prior to making it to the supply car, the employee tripped over the track, twisting his right knee. The employee was...
12/17/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost The employee was pulling a longwall shield and slipped off the shield pontoon, twisting his right knee. The physician's examination was negative, however the employee was not able to apply weight to h...
12/15/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost The employee was walking to a mantrip at the beginning of his shift when he twisted his left ankle. The walkway was cemented and free from material. The physician's examination and x-ray were negative...
12/11/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 99d lost The employee was removing a piece of belt structure that was in the walkway and felt pain in his abdomen. The physician later diagnosed a right inguinal hernia.
12/11/2012 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost pressure of a butterfly valve
12/03/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 11d restricted EE was walking from the Headgate to the Mid face on the Longwall. When he stepped over #11 shield relay bar extension, his foot caught the extension's lifting handle. EE attempted to stop his fall by...
12/01/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the D -1 section in the #1 entry 3 way intersection at 24 crosscut. the fall was approximately 20 feet long and 10 feet high. There were no injuries as a result of the fall. Th...
11/16/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #1 Elevator had the safeties set on the car when a test was being conducted and the elevator was called to the bottom. The safeties were reset and the car was tested and returned to service at 12:...
11/09/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost While changing bits on the tail drum a rock fell from the top striking employee on the neck and left side of his back causing a bruise to the left side of the employee's back.
10/30/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost Employee was standing in crosscut waiting for a scoop operator to return. While waiting a piece of rock measuring 24""x4"" fell striking employee and knocking him to ground. When the employee braced h...
10/16/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Employee was struck by a rock 1' long x 1' wide x 3"" thick on top of left foot.
10/14/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had a piece of slate fall loose and strike left hand causing a laceration through his protective gloves.
10/09/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 66d lost EE walking a catwalk when rt foot slipped causing some pain in rt knee. Some pain would occasionally surface & MRI was conducted 11/27/12 determined torn meniscus & surgery performed 12/6/12. Surgery...
09/19/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #1 elevator was reported to be making a noise at the top landing. EE's found 2 bad rollers and removed the elevator from service at 8:15am. The rollers were changed and the elevator was put back i...
09/19/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During a 60 day no load test, the safety catches were not working properly. The elevator was removed from service at 12:20. Shindler made repairs were made to the governor and the safety catches were...
09/19/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was bolting on the right side of miner #1024 on D1 section when a rock fell from between the outer bolts and the rib striking the ventilation tubes and then the employee knocking him down and...
09/17/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee received a laceration to finger when reaching for support on a PM4 Box while stepping from panline. Small bur on PM4 box caused laceration.
09/15/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Employee felt a pop and a burning sensation around the naval area when he bent over to pick up a case of water in the Plant Control room. Accident resulted in a Hernia. Operation was done on 11/12/201...
09/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was loosening bolts to crusher hammer. He removed hammer and attempted to pass to another employee. The hammer was too much weight, pushed his hand down, and struck the next crusher bit with...
09/14/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee received 6 sutures when cutting a band holding a lift of bolts. The band struck the employees left forearm causing a cut 3"" long and 1/4"" wide.
09/07/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was changing bits on longwall shearer using a bit tool when he struck his right hand with a 3 lb hammer causing his hand to be forced down on bit tool. A laceration and fracture to right pink...
09/03/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 136d lost Employee caught ring finger on right hand between drill steels while bolting on the right side of a continuous miner. Employee lacerated the finger.
09/02/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the #3 entry at the #9 crosscut along the D Mains section Beltline. The Roof fell approximately 12 to 18 feet in height and approximately 40 feet in length.