Foidel Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 595 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/06/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 102d lost, 42d restricted INJURED WAS WELDING ON THE NORTH MAIN BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER INJURING HIS LEFT SHOULDER. FOLLOW UP DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT IS SCHEDULED FOR 2-18-02.
02/06/2002 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted WHILE EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF THE ROOF BOLTER HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL THAT WAS COVERED IN ROCK DUST, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT ANKLE.
01/21/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted INJURED HAD PICKED UP A BOTTOM ROLLER AT 14RIGHTBELTLINE AND HUNG IT ON A RAIL. THE ROLLER THEN SLIPPED OFF AND STRUCK THE EE JUST ABOVE HIS LT.METATARSAL OF HIS SAFETY BOOT, CAUSING A FRACTUR E.
01/21/2002 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 3d lost, 21d restricted EE CLAIMS HE IS EXPERIENCING NUMBNESS IN HIS LFTMIDDLE FINGER. THERE WAS NO INJURY, BUT EE FEELSTHE PROBLEM MAY BE DUE TO REPETITIVE NATURE OF MECHANIC DUTIES. WENT TO DOCTOR 1/31/02, WHEN CARPAL TUNN...
01/17/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS CUTTING A SMALL HOSE WITH A RAZOR KNIFE. HE WAS CUTTING AWAY FROM HIS BODY, BUT TOWARDS HIS OTHER HAND HOLDING THE HOSE AND HE LACERATED THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND.
12/13/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted WHEN THE LONGWALL FACE WAS NOT RUNNING COAL, INJURED EE WAS LEANING ON THE FACE CONVEYOR AND STANDING ON DA RAM. SEVERAL OTHER EES WERE PASSING THRU THIS AREA. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE INJURED EE'S M-2...
12/05/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted WHILE ROOF BOLTING, THE DRILL CHUCK/STINGER STUCK ON THE ROOF BOLT. AFTER BRINGING THE DRILL HEAD BACK ONTO THE STINGER, THE STINGER CAME FREE OF THE BOLT, BUT SPINNED OUT OF THE DRILL HOLE. T HE STIN...
12/01/2001 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EMPLOYEE HAS A ""STANDARD THRESHOLD SHIFT"" OF GREATER THAN 10 DBA LOSS DURING HIS ANNUAL AUDIOGRAM AS COMPARED TO HIS ORIGINAL BASELINE. HOWEVER,THE LOSS WAS NOT ON OF A 25 DBA LOSS AVERAGE, WH ICH R...
11/30/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted INJURED WAS LIFTING T-5 ROOF/RIB SUPPORT MATERIAL WHEN FELT A STOMACH PAIN. DIDN'T BOTHER HIM UNTIL LATER AND THEN WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM. EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN REFERRED TO A SURGEON, WHO D IAGNOSE...
11/29/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS BUILDING KENNEDY STOPPING USING A LADDER.HE WAS PUTTING SMALL PANELS ON TOP OF DOOR WHEN HE SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER AND HIS HAND SLID DOWNTHE KENNEDY PANEL TOP. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES.
11/29/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost INJURED STRAINED HIS RIGHT BICEPS/ELBOW DURING NORMAL LIFTING ACTIVITIES AT WORK. THE INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE ON APRIL 11, 2002 FOLLOWING VISITS TO AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON AND ACCEPTED AS A WOR KMENS C...
11/15/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED (LEADMAN WAS ASSISTING HIS CREW WITH A STUCK UNILOADER. THE FORKS OF THE UNILOADER STRUCK THE ROOF MESHING, CAUSING A PIECE OF THE WIRE TO PROPEL AND IMBED IN THE INJURED'S THROAT. MET AL PIEC...
10/29/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE HAS EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY IN HEARING OVER THE YEARS. HIS BASELINE SHOWED SIGNIFICANT LOSS, BUT HIS NEXT AUDIOGRAM DID NOT INDICATE A STS. NONE THE LESS, THE AUDIOLOGIST HAS PRESRIBED HEARING...
10/23/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted INJURED WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM DRYER IN WASH PLANT WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
10/09/2001 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted INJURED WAS WALKING ON SHIELDS WHEN HE STEPPED ON A CHUNK OF COAL AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
09/30/2001 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 37d lost, 12d restricted WHILE WORKING IN BATHHOUSE, FELT SHARP PAIN AND NUMBNESS. BACK WAS ALWAYS SORE AND HAD BEEN NOTICING NUMBNESS IN LEG. THIS DAY NUMBNESS WENT ALL THE WAY TO TOES. ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON HAD MRI DON E, HAS...
09/25/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INSTALLING A CAB ON A DONUT STACKER, PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN CAB AND FORKS, THE CAB SLIDING.
09/22/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted INJURED WAS USING A COME-ALONG ON LONGWALL BELT SCISSORVEYOR WHEN COME ALONG CAME OFF OF CHAIN AND EITHER PART OF COME ALONG OR CHAIN STRUCK HIM ON TOP OF HAND NEAR RIGHT THUMB.
09/20/2001 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None EE WAS BRINING ELEVATOR TO BOTTOM ARC AND DIMON TYPE TO PICK UP ANOTHER EE WHO HAD BEEN A FIRE WATCH WHILE CUTTING AND WELDING WAS DONE IN THE SHAFT. THE ELEVATOR CABLE WAS LOOSE WHEN THE ELEV ATOR WA...
09/17/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 14d restricted INJURED AND ONE OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LOADING STEEL ""I"" BEAMS FROM A SCOOP FOR SHIELD RECOVERY DURING LONGWALL MOVE. EMPLOYEE DROPPED HIS END AND WEIGHT SHIFTED TO INJURED'S LEFT SHOULDER.
09/16/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost HAD LOADED 10' TIMBER INTO UNILOADER WHEN A SCOOP CAME BY TO PASS AND HIT TIMBER PUSHING LEFT ARM AND WRIST BETWEEN TIMBER & UNILOADER. THE SCOOP HAD HONKED BY HE DIDN'T GET OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME.
09/14/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted INJURED AND OTHERS WERE REMOVING FACE CONVEYOR CHAIN WITH WINCH AND CHAIN. CHAIN BROKE AND TWO LINKS FLEW DOWN THE FACE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN EAR THAT RESULTED IN STITCHES. CREW BELEIVED THEY WERE IN...
09/07/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS ROOF BOLTING LONGWALL MOVE MESHING TO ROOF WHEN RESIN CARTRIDGE FELL OUT OF DRILL HOLE, WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE ROLL OF MESHING TO PUT RESIN BACK IN, A NYLON TIE WRAP BROKE AND HE S LIPPED,...
08/15/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING A SCOOP IN FIRST GEAR WHEN HE HIT A BUMP AND JARRED HIS LOWER BACK.
08/08/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 22d restricted EE WAS LIFTING SCISSORVEYOR STRUCTURE EARLIER IN THE SHAFT AND THEN WAS ASSISTING IN INSTALLING TRUSSES WHEN HE FELT A PAIN, DISCOVERED A BULGE WHILE SHOWING. BROUGH IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR'S ATT ENTION...
08/06/2001 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None AS PART OF THE CHEST X-RAY PLAN, EE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF HIS TRANSFER TO WORK AREA. ON 7-30-01 HE WAS ESTABLISHED AS A SAMPLING AREA OF 805-0 WITH AN OCCUPATION OF 104.
08/06/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 4d restricted ON A DOEN SHIFT/UTILITY SHIFT THE INJURED UTILITY EE WAS PULLING ON A CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE AND THEN BENT OVER TO FOLD A VENTILATION CURTAIN WHEN HE FELT A POP INHIS LOWER BACK. ORTHOPEDIC S URGEON P...
07/28/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL BELOW ANCHORAGE THAT AFFECTED SAFE PASSAGE IN ARTERITH ESCAPEWAY FOR 13 RIGHT CONTINUOUS MINER GATERAOD DEVELOPMENT SECTION. THE AREA WAS QUICKLY TIMBERED APPEAR CREW RETREATED FROM INBY ARE...
07/25/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 4d restricted INJURED WAS SETTING RMLS FOR NEW STORAGE UNIT AT A NEW BELT DRIVE INSTALLATION SUING A HANDY MAN JACK. THE JACK SLIPPED AND THE HANDLE OF THE JACK STRUCK THE EE IN THE THUMB.
07/18/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted NEW MINER WITH 2 DAYS EXPERIENCE WAS HELPING REMOVE BELT STRUCTURE WHEN THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEENTHE BELT ROLLER AND ROLLER BRACKET.
07/18/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted INJURED WAS WORKING ON A CHUTE AT A BELTLINE INSTALLATION AT APPROX 6 FT FROM THE GROUND WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE DISLOCATED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER FROM THE FALL.
07/09/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted INJURED AND SUPERVISOR WERE SETTING OUT BELT STRUCTURE FOR BELT MOVE. DIDN'T FEEL ANY PAIN UNTILGETTING OUT OF MANTRIP AT A LATER TIME.
07/08/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 30d restricted INJURED WAS TAKING DOWN MONORAIL AT STAGELOADER. RIB STARTED TO SLOUGH OFF AND HE STEPPED BACK INTO SPACE BETWEEN PLATFORMS AND FELL BACKWARDS WITH LEG HUNG UP IN SPACE BETWEEN PLATFORMS. REQU ESTED M...
07/05/2001 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 45d restricted INJURED STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL AND HYPERESTENDED HIS RIGHT KNEE. IT POPPED AT THAT TIME. THE SYMPTOMS REDUCED UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN IT VISITED AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON. ORTHOSCOPIC SURGERY WILL BE PERF...
06/27/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS OPERATING SCOOP IN MUDDY ROADWAY WHEN THE SCOOP TIRE RAN OVER A ROOF BOLT, WHICH BENT AND CAME INTO THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT.
06/19/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost INJURED WAS REMOVING OLD WATER PIPE. WHEN HE REMOVED RUBBER COUPLE AT FITTING WHEN THE PIPE SPRUNG UP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.
06/13/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted INJURED HAD JUST CHOCKED THE WHEEL OF HIS DODGE P.U. AND WHEN HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY HIS FOOT CAUGHT IN THE WHEEL CHOCK ROPE AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND. HE BEGAN RETRICTED DUTY ON 6-14-01.
06/06/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost EE CLAIMED HE INJURED HIS BACK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET GROUND WHILE CARRYING BELTLINE SISSORVEYOR. A LENGTHY INVESTIGATION OCCURRED WHILE EE WAS SUSPENDED PENDING INVESTIGATION BECAUSEOF NUMERO US CONF...
06/03/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL OCCURRED BELOW ANCHORAGE FOR ONE COMPLETE ROW THAT BLOCKED SAFE TRAVEL IN PRIMARY ESCAPE. THIS OCCURRED AT CROSSCUT 96 OF #2 ENTRY OF 13 RIGHT GATEROAD.
05/31/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost TRAMMING PUSH-PULL MONORAIL WHEN BOLT BROKE CAUSING UNIT TO FALL DOWNWARD RAPIDLY, PUSHING ARM DOWN.
05/29/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PIN ON BELT SPLICE WITH BOLT CUTTERS AND FELT STRAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER, HE WAS FOLLOWING THE NORMAL PROCEDURES AND HAD PERFORMED THIS FUNCTION HUNDREDS OF TIMES. STARTED R ESTRICT...
05/29/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted WHILE BUILDING A KENNEDY STOPPING, INJURED WAS STARTING TO JACK UP A PANEL WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED OFF OF THE PANEL. HE REACHED OUT FOR JACK SO IT WOULDN'T FALL ON ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. AT THE SAME TIME THE...
05/22/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHEN ROOF BOLTING EE HAD HIS HAND OUT TO TRY AND CATCH THE STEEL AS IT CAME OUT OF THE ROOF. THE STEEL FELL OUT AND STRUCK HIS MIDDLE (RIGHT) FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION, THE DOCTOR STITCHED HIS FINGE...
05/16/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted EE WAS OPERATING THE SHEARER WHEN A PIECE OF FLOOR ROCK WAS THROWN FROM THE DRUM AND STRUCK HIM ON THE WRIST. HE WAS WEARING PROTECTIVE GLOVES, BUT ROCK STRUCK HIM ABOVE GLOVES. CONDITIONS HAD BEEN GO...
05/02/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS SPRAYING STOPPING SEALANT, WHEN MATERIAL CAME OUT AT JOINT VERSUS THE SPRAY NOZZLE. THAT MATERIAL WENT UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. EYE WAS FLUSHED WITH WATER AND EY E SPECI...
04/11/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN THE DRILL STEEL STUCK IN THE ROOF. HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE DRILL HEAD WHEN THE STEEL COOLED & FELL FROM THE ROOF.
04/02/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS BENT OVER NEAR THE GROUND WHEN SOME CAP ROCK FELL NEAR LAST ROW OF BOLTS AND CAUSED THE VENTILATION TUBING TO FALL AND STRIKE INJURED ON THE HARD HAT. NO REPORTABLE TREATMENT RENDE RED UNT...
04/02/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted HANGING WELDING CABLE TO WELD IN CAP ON CASING. 1300 FT OF CASING FELL THROUGH HOLE TO BOTTOM. PIPE BROKE WHEN IT WAS BEING LOWERED. CHUNK OF PIPE SRUCK INSIDE LEFT FOOT KNOCKING TO GROUND. WH ILE CRA...
03/31/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 2d restricted EE WAS TEAMED UP WITH A FELLOW EE STACKING BELTLINE TOP ROLLERS. WHEN THEY TURNED TO STACK THE ROLLERS, EE LOST HIS BALANCE AND PUSHED THE ROLLER INTO INJURED. INJURED LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON HIS HAM...
03/16/2001 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 45d lost, 79d restricted EE WAS TAKING DOWN A SECTION OF RIB MESHING WHENA SLAB OF THE RIB RELL PINNING HIM BETWEEN THE SLAB OF RIB AND THE HEAD OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER.HE SUSTAINED THREE PELVIC FRACTURES.