Europa Mine — Accidents

Total: 126 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/19/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 145d lost Employee claims to have injured his back when he jumped off of a man-up & landed on his feet & then fell.He stated that he saw the top move.
09/13/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Injured was helping clean coal off the #3 tailpiece when he had his finger hit by his co-worker's hammer. Injured went to push a piece of coal off tail piece at the same time his co-worker hit the sam...
08/10/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While roof bolting, the wrench that EE was using mouse trapped his thumb between the wrench & mast- lacerating his thumb.
08/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost EE alleges that he injured his back while shoveling belt. This incident was never reported, and the employee didn't seek medical attention or miss work until 8/15/2006. Mine management questions the...
07/20/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While hanging fly pads employee fell from a ladder & fractured his wrist (L) & 1 rib.
07/19/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee injured his back while picking up crib blocks out of the mud.
06/20/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated he was walking up entry, stepped in a hole & twisted his right ankle. He then slipped & fell striking his right elbow on the floor.
06/19/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee slipped, fell & injured his knee(R).
05/19/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hooking cable rope up to the miner when the rib burst & knocked him into the miner.
05/04/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall on the pillar section on 4 Rt.. One break inby spad #3621- measurements: 45'(L) x 20'(W) x 5'(T).
04/24/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hanging a cable when a small piece of rock fell out & hit him on the top of his foot.
04/11/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE was walking down supply entry #2 to check to see how many timbers was down there when a piece of slate rock 1 ft.x 1 ft. 1/2 in thick fell out & struck him between shoulder blades injury happened...
01/20/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Employee was hanging a cable, when he stepped out of shuttle car his knee(R) gave out. Employee did not seek medical attention or miss work until 2/13/06.
01/19/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was trying to remove rock off of belt and another rock fell behind him hitting the right side of his head & shoulder.
01/17/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 354d lost Employee was working on a scoop when a small piece of rock fell out from between roof bolts & struck employee on his shoulder (L) & neck.
01/16/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Carrying a ladder, employee stepped on a stone submerged in water.
01/12/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's left index finger was cut when the drill steel slipped. This is not a lost time accident.
12/26/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional roof fall measuring 60'(L) x 19'(W) x 5'(H). Discovered on 12/26/05 in # 2 Entry inby spad # 578.
12/21/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While bending a roof bolt, the plate flew off & struck him in his arm(L).
11/28/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck by a small piece of rock while he was installing a roof bolt.
10/19/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 168d lost Employee twisted his left knee on a fire valve while firebossing the belts. He began missing work on 3/7/2006.
10/10/2005 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While walking down the track, employee turned, contacted a metal strap & was cut above his left eyebrow.
10/07/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE was standing on top of the bolting machine hanging a line curtain when he slipped & fell to the mine floor.
10/03/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE was shoveling around belthead and felt ""stinging"" in groin area.
09/23/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 185d lost Employee stepped on a rock in wet conditions and twisted his right knee.
09/02/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS CHANGING THE BATTERIES ON THE SCOOP & TALKING TO SOMEONE AT THE SAME TIME. HE STATED THE SCOOP OPERATOR HAD TO GET HIS BATTERY CABLE UNHUNG & WAS CLEAR TO MOVE BUT INJURED...
08/30/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unitentional Roof Fall: 8'(W) x 25'(L) x 7' (H); 3 Right Section- 1 break inby the feeder & spad # 3128.
08/30/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was bolting when a draw rock fell from top and smashed his left hand against drill pot.
08/17/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was jacking a mantrip back onto the track when the jack slipped & caught his thumb between the jack & the mantrip.
08/04/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting insulation off of a cable, his knife slipped & cut his forearm (R).
07/18/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost THE COMPANY FEELS THAT THIS IS NOT A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT & IT'S BEING SUBMIITED ONLY TO TERMINATE CITATION # 7249956 WHICH WILL BE CONFERENCED. EE MISSED WORK DUE TO AN UNRELATED TUMOR THAT WAS DISCO...
07/11/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 150d lost EE WAS WALKING AROUND MANTRIP AND WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION TO THE GROUND AND TRIPPED OVER A ROCK ON THE GROUND AND TWISTED KNEE.
07/05/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was rolling MRS cable onto the plow of the #3 MRS when he slipped & fell- striking his wrist(R).
06/28/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 245d lost Employee was cleaning the dump area when he was injured by a piece of 4"" waterline. The waterline was under the gob & got fouled under the scoop & came up & struck him on the right side of his head.
06/13/2005 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 255d lost Employee's ankle (L) was struck by a rib roll while he was re-entering a miner cable.
05/09/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost While roof bolting, a piece of slate top fell and broke over the machine's canopy and struck his leg.
03/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Employee injured himself picking up a shuttle car cable.
02/01/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee lost his footing & fell injuring his hand (R).
01/31/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trimming waterline. His hand slipped and the knife cut his finger.
01/28/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost EE was mining the left side of # 6 Block when he was struck in the back by a piece of falling rib. He was knocked into the side of a shuttle car.
01/17/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working on track and a piece of rock fell out between roofbolts and struck him on r shoulder.
01/13/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was carrying an oxygen tank; tank slid down and hit his right forearm.
12/28/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost EE WAS GETTING OUT OF SCOOP, LOST BALANCE AND FELL
12/08/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost EE was struck by a rock that fell from the mine roof as he was in the process of cleaning gob to set timbers.
10/06/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Mine mgt became aware of this accident on 11/5/04 Until this time EE told mine mgt that he was sick.It is company policy to report any accident before leaving the property & have an accident report fi...
10/04/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Employee was placing a come-along on the the belt with the help of co-worker. He felt a pain in his back.
09/30/2004 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was helping set a feeder when he was struck by a rib roll. The rib roll measured 3' long X 2' wide X 18"" thick.
09/15/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 186d lost Employee was struck on his hard hat by a block that fell from the mine roof as he was recovering blocks from a stoppping that he had just knocked.
08/23/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ROOF BOLTER STEEL BROKE; HIT HIS WRIST.
08/17/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 206d lost EE WAS CHANGING BATTERIES ON A SCOOP AND WAS PULLING THE BATTERY BELL FROM THE BATTERY. HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE FIRE SUPPRESSANT HANGING FROM TOP. A KNOT AROSE BEHIND HIS RIGHT EAR.