Emerald Mine No 1 — Accidents

Total: 1,154 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/02/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was using the DAC phone system, slipped on relay bar, lost his hard hat, and struck the top of his head against a shield computer causing a laceration requiring 2 staples.
10/31/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 127d lost He was climbing out of his track motor operator cab and stepped on a small lump of coal, twisting his left knee. The EE continued to perform his regular duties, until the results of an MRI on 12/13/11...
10/06/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost While stepping out of a motor, with one foot on the ground, the employee caught left foot on the safety chain causing him to lose his balance. He fell to the ground and twisted his right knee. An MRI...
09/27/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was assisting another worker while drilling glue holes along the belt line. They were adding a steel and he caught his left middle finger between the drill and the steel causing an avulsion of the...
09/20/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 124d lost He was bending over along the slope belt installing water line when an object came between the skirt rubber and the belt and struck him in the head. He was transported to the hospital and kept over ni...
09/17/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #1 elevator was out of service for a period of time exceeding 30 minutes due to sch. maintenance. The hoist ropes and govenor rope were changed. The work was performed by Schindler Corp. No indivi...
09/04/2011 MACHINERY ACCIDENT ONLY None A floor scrubber was plugged into a circuit powered by the same breaker for the Fan monitor system. The breaker tripped causing the monitoring system to be out of power for approximately 70 minutes. T...
09/04/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #1 elevator was out of service for a period of time exceeding 30 minutes due to the FP relay being tripped. The relay was reset the car was tested and the car was back in at 12 PM. No individuals...
09/01/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was removing flex line from a sump to replace the foot valve when the pipes slipped and he caught his left middle finger on a wire in the flex line causing a laceration requiring 8 sutures.
08/31/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost The EE was walking through mud, stepped on a section of slick line causing him to fall. He caught his weight on his right shoulder. On 9/15/11, MRI diagnosed possible labral tear. He continued to work...
08/26/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 8/26/11 EE turned in an incident form stating that he was pulling a 1"" hose and slipped and fell.On 9/2/11 EE turned in incident form stating that he had sneezed and felt something pop in the area...
08/24/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Walking down the face when a rock fell from between the shields striking him on the top of the right hand causing a laceration requiring 1 suture.
08/23/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 43d lost, 13d restricted EE was performing as a reg worker slipping picking up slips and pulled his back out.
08/23/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was advancing the slider tube when the tube fell, striking a strap on the strap jacks, the end of the strap struck him above the left eye causing a laceration requiring 4 sutures.
08/23/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While backing up the continuous miner, the right side of a strap resting on the strap jacks, struck the rib, causing the left side of the strap to fly and hit him on top of the left hand causing a lac...
08/18/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He lifted the lid for the sanders on diesel portabus to perform the pre-operational checks when the lid slipped and caused a laceration to his left thumb requiring 6 sutures.
08/13/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was holding a ladder while another individual was using a spad gun to install canvas, a piece of rock fell from the roof and struck him on the left small finger causing a laceration requiring 5 sut...
08/07/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #8 elevator was out of service for a period of time exceeding 30 minutes due to the loss of power from the West Penn Power company and the diesel generator failing. The generator went out of servi...
08/03/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The employee was setting a strap on the timber jacks when a piece of rock, 4'x2'x2"", fell from the roof landing on the strap. This pushed the strap into the air catching the employee's hand. The empl...
08/03/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost He was performing his regular duties as a beltman when he slipped off a bridge plank and twisted his right knee. He continued to work at his regular duties and continued to have pain. He went to a phy...
07/23/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 85d restricted Employee slipped while walking down slope and injured shoulder. Missed work as of 9/23/11.
07/20/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was traveling through a self closing door when he slipped and the door closed on his right hand causing a fracture to a bone in the right hand.
07/18/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost He was moving the cable reel cover on a shuttle car, the cover was stuck , when the cover came loose he caught his left hand between the cover and the rib causing a laceration requiring 14 sutures.
07/15/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost While bolting on the right side of the continuous miner the drill steel fell out of the roof and struck him on the right foot causing a fracture to the third toe.
07/14/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #8 elevator was out of service for a period of time exceeding 30 minutes during to the car would not land properly at the top landing and would go into over travel. Schindler elevator company was...
06/20/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #1 elevator was out of service for a period of time exceeding 30 minutes. No persons were on the elevator at the time. The vents in the elevator controls were cleaned and additional cooling was pr...
06/11/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost He was placing cribs under the pontoons of a shield when the shield slid on the blade of the scoop and caught him between the shield canopy and the rib causing a fracture to his right wrist and hand.
06/09/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was operating the shearer at the headgate area when a piece of rock came off the drum and struck him on the left ring finger causing a laceration requiring 3 sutures.
06/06/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was assisting while placing a strap on timber jacks when a piece of rock fell striking the strap. The strap then stuck him on the left arm below the elbow causing a laceration requiring 3 sutures.
05/26/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was using a grinder on the frame of a rockduster when the grinder kicked back and the guard for the grinder struck him in the upper lip causing a laceration requiring 9 sutures.
05/23/2011 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The #8 elevator was out of service for a period of time exceeding 15 minutes due to a power outage. Three individuals were on the elevator at the time. The power went off at 11:59 p.m. The power was r...
05/20/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 133d lost He was performing his regular duties as a mechanic when he was using a wrench & removing a blown water line from the back of the continuous miner when he felt pain in his right shoulder. He continued...
05/14/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #8 elevator was out of service for a period of time exceeding 30 min due to the car overshot the landing by 6"". Schindler was called the top level switch target adjusted and the buffer switch was res...
05/12/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was using a wire rope come-along letting the screen down when the handle of the come-along struck him on the lower lip causing a laceration requiring 5 sutures.
05/11/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was bending a piece of metal down a drain hole when the metal snapped back and lacerated his right forearm.
05/03/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator #1 was out of service for a period of time exceeding 30 min due to a noise coming from the deflection shield. Elevator was taken out of service on 5/3/11 11:20pm, placed back into service 10:...
04/26/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was loading roof straps on the continuous miner when his right thumb came in contact with a sharp edge on the strap causing a laceration requiring 4 sutures.
04/17/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost He was performing his regular duties of carrying pipe when he slipped and fell causing pain in his lower back. He went to a physician and is diagnosed with severe degenerative disc disease with pars d...
04/15/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 79d lost, 22d restricted He was walking around a haulage motor to recover rockdust hose when he slipped off the edge of a switch timber causing a fracture to the left ankle.
04/14/2011 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. No individuals were on the elevator at the time. All government agencies were notified...
04/13/2011 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. No individuals were on the elevator at the time. All government agencies we're notified...
04/11/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost He was walking down the North Mains belt entry when he fell and struck his right shoulder. He continued to work at his regular duties and continued to have pain. He went to a physician and was removed...
03/31/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #1 elevator was on the bottom and would not return to the top. The car was down at 1:45 am and no one was on the elevator at the time. All government agencies were notified according to law and all es...
03/28/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Installing the 3 lower sections on the 3B classifying cyclones. While lifting the section and positioning it in place he felt pain in his left wrist. He continued to have pain but continued working at...
03/23/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost The EE was walking in the #3 belt entry at 10 room of the C-2 Longwall Section when he rolled his right ankle on a piece of coal.
03/22/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE was loading piece of screen onto the CM. The previous crew made the x-cut connection and the aux. fan was powered down. The slider tube was fully extended and the inby end was secured with a tube r...
03/22/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 151d lost Has a history of rt knee problems. On 2/21/11 he was raking leaves at home, injured his rt knee and was away from work until 3/14/11. On 3/22/11 while performing normal work duties the ee again felt p...
03/22/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Injured was picking up metal plate (app. 100lbs) felt pain in lower back.
03/16/2011 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was walking up to the face along the headgate drive when he struck his forehead against a low roof strap causing a laceration requiring 4 staples.
03/08/2011 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator #1 was leaving the bottom landing as the car started toward the surface an EE attempted to open the car door. Elevator stopped approx. 1'above the bottom landing. Six EE's were on the ele...