Essex Mine — Accidents

Total: 8 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was getting rock dust off of his 4-wheeler when he lifted and twisted with a bag of dust and something popped in his back.
09/07/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REPLACING GUARD ON #4 BELT HEAD. CUT HIS LEFT HAND ON SHARP EDGE OF EXPANDED METAL.
08/22/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 110d lost EE WAS PULLING CABLE AND STEPPED INTO A HOLE WHILE PULLING CABLE. HE TOLD THE BOSS HE THOUGHT HE DID SOMETHING TO HIS BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK THAT SHIFT AND THE NEXT TWO SHIFTS. HE CAME OUT ON 8/25...
04/15/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee stated he was driving mantrip coming up from #3 belt head, when a piece of coal with slate fell and hit him on left shoulder and hand. Coal measured 0 to 18"" wide and 0 to 2 1/2"" thick and...
04/15/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 200d lost Employee stated he was riding on the mantrip when a piece of coal with slate fell and hit the driver. The driver leaned over and fell across his right knee.
04/06/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Two employees were putting shuttle car cable and reel back in time. They had all the cable off of reel. One employee was turning machine on and off to roll cable back on reel. A loop of cable caught t...
04/20/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was getting out of end loader when he strained his back.
02/15/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 325d lost EE WAS ON HIS KNEE WATCHING MINER MOVE AS THE MACHINE PASSED BY HIM, HE GRABBED THE PAN OF MINER TO PULL HIS SELF TO HIS FEET. THE HEAD TILTED AND MASHED HIS INDEX FINGER.