Foidel Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 595 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/21/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner checking HG Sprocket area for rib bolt. Upper & lower doors open, upper door put back, not seated. Injured contractor put the lower door in place, reached up & grabbed the pin/anchor tab. Tab sl...
07/30/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IE was installing monorail hangers for the pump monorail. IE drilled the hole & installed the bolt. The drill box was raised to extend the second stage. IE had placed hand at the top of the first stag...
04/19/2017 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 11d lost EE notified supervisor of pain in shoulder in Dec. 2016. EE had noticed pain in shoulder that was bearable prior to that. Had surgery on shoulder in 2011. Notified supervisor of increased shoulder pai...
04/11/2017 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 21d lost, 15d restricted IE works on the longwall crew presently. Prior work was in the CM section, primarily bull gang work. IE was leaned over, walking through the headgate shields and felt pain in back. EE finished shift b...
02/14/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost Taking tilt cylinder pin out from eye where it attaches to head frame. Took bucket off, backed scoop up, had head frame tilted forward. Pin still in the cylinder eye and one side of bracket. Scoop was...
02/09/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost EE was walking across floor and stepped on some flocculent that had been spilled and not noticed. Employee fractured a wrist.
02/04/2017 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 29d lost IE had shoulder pain. Was taken to the ER. ER speculated that the side to side swinging motion with hands at waist level was what cause the injury.
02/03/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IE was struck in the mouth with a hook from a ratchet strap, resulting in a broken tooth. The employee did not have any treatment until 3/26/17. That information wasn't received until 4/5 & it wasn't...
01/28/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost EE told safety on May 24th of back, leg and knee pain. On June 2, EE sought medical treatment. Diagnosis unclear with possibility of two separate issues or all back related. EE stated stepped in a hol...
01/21/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost EE diagnosed with lateral meniscus tear & other knee pathology in 2014 that will eventually require knee replacement. EE returned as a fire boss in 2015 and in Jan. 2017, slipped doing ee fire boss du...
01/14/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 10d restricted Person was installing roof bolts. EE had put bolt in roof and was using tension gun to tighten bolt. EE put tension on the bolt and they tightened it up and in the process ee had hand on top of roof m...
12/26/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 37d lost Employee diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and had surgery on 12/26/16.
11/10/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 6d lost employee complained of ongoing knee pain. Injured this knee in 2004 and had subsequent degeneration following 2004 surgical intervention. Employee had surgery on December 7,2016 for meniscectomy and c...
11/04/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost Employees were packing a bottom frame down the ramp of an overcast when the injured employee slipped and dropped the frame on foot. Employee was wearing metatarsal boots and it was determined that the...
10/31/2016 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee notified safety on 12/5/16 that EE bumped knee against a bench in the bath house on 10/31/16 while walking to EE's locker after showering after EE's shift. EE finally saw a doctor in March 20...
10/25/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 115d lost Employee notified safety of worsening pain in left shoulder. EE had surgery on 10/25/16 and the following noted in the operative report received on 1/3/17: partial thickness tearing of the anterior di...
09/02/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 20d restricted Miner was performing pre-shift exam of the NM beltline. At the rock dust transfer tank break, the dust pipe came apart at the elbow. The pipe struck the miner in the forearm resulting in a fracture.
08/22/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Iron worker was cutting apart an old discharge chute with a cutting torch. When the chute section was cut apart it shifted causing the employee to lose EE's balance and strike EE's left wrist against...
07/18/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 86d lost Employee notified supervisor of pain in shoulder on 7/18 while performing normal maintenance activities. EE requested medical attention and subsequently had surgery on 8/31/16 to repair torn rotator c...
06/22/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IE was installing an 8' bolt, and the bolt began to bend. IE spun the bolt and as IE was rotating the bolt--the short extension snapped at the weld and a piece hit the injured above the right eye. Re...
06/20/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 49d lost, 22d restricted Employee notified the company on 7/22/13 about worsening pain in shoulder. Employee came back to management in April 2016 requesting to be seen by a doctor for the shoulder since it was becoming a wor...
05/11/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 68d lost, 70d restricted Employee reported worsening pain in right shoulder. MRI indicates Labral tear, tendinosis in subscapularis tendon, intralamellar delamination infraspinatus tendon and synovial cyst. Diagnosis was cumu...
05/07/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 47d lost, 174d restricted Employee notified mgmt of ongoing pain in shoulder that wasn't going away. EE has had pain historically that was treatable with ibuprofen. Employee placed on restrictions awaiting surgery for shoulder...
04/29/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While placing a mat on the ATRS, the IE's belt accidentally activated the ""jaws"" lever. EE had right hand on the jaw assembly which closed on EE's finger.
04/27/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 91d lost, 56d restricted Employee notified safety of ongoing pain in shoulder. EE cannot remember a specific event of injury, but the pain is now bad enough to seek medical attention. EE was placed on restrictions on 6/3/16,...
04/18/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee (contractor ID A3234) was starting to drill first hole and got finger caught in the jaws. Employee was holding onto drill steel and lowered left hand/arm and inadvertently contacted the lever...
04/05/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IE stated that EE was assisting 2 other employees lift a metal side board for a feeder. When placing onto a flatbed of truck, it slipped--smashing finger on bumper of truck
02/22/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 67d lost Employee had ongoing shoulder pain and had surgery on 2/22/16 for significant synovitis and disease of the biceps tendon, AC joint degeneration repair, side-to-side rupture of the supraspinatus repair...
02/10/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE injured shoulder roof bolting. EE pulled on a roof bolt in the tray and felt pain in shoulder subsequently diagnosed as a dislocation and major tearing of the labrum, which has been diagnosed as de...
01/21/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 362d lost Pain in knee after bolting in 01/2016. IW declined treatment. 01/2017 the IW had surgery for lateral meniscus repair and debridement, patellar tendon debridement and repair of chronic patellar tendoni...
01/12/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 12d restricted Employees were opening the metal door on a chain bucket, when the injured got latch unhooked EE headed to go help the other person unhook their latch. The door was on the down grade side of the cross...
12/29/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 19d lost, 71d restricted Employee presented ongoing shoulder pain and limited use of left arm growing increasingly worse.No event noted. MRI shows degenerated superior labrum, mild tendinopathy, and glenoid fossa chondramalac...
12/13/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 53d lost Employee experienced pain in shoulder. Has had previous shoulder injuries, and subsequently diagnosed with a SLAP tear, and biceps tendonopathy. Injury is attributed to consistent heavy overhead lifti...
12/01/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking to perform pre-shift on his mantrip. He slipped on the metal grating causing him to fall. He received a laceration to his knee as a result of the fall, which required sutures to c...
10/30/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IE was getting out of mantrip & after he got out, turned back to reach for something. Another employee was exiting and stepped on IE hand--bending his finger back
10/28/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 46d lost Employee informed us of increased pain since closing a valve underground but continued to work until surgery on 2/8/16. MRI was performed and subsequent surgery to repair tendons and ""clean out"" sho...
09/05/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 98d lost Emp was lifting dust line with left forearm when he felt pain. Employee went to the doctor on 9/8/15 and was diagnosed with tenosynovitis of the left wrist. He was placed on restriction and given a br...
08/15/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted Employees were moving cable. The cable fell from the roof and struck the injured employee in the forearm, resulting in a closed fracture of the ulna. Employee received medical treatment (a cast) on 8/...
08/11/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 6d lost, 73d restricted Employee notified safety of long term shoulder pain on 1/14/15. He was diagnosed with degenerative shoulder pathology and had surgery on 8/11/15. Surgical notes received on 10/8/15 noting AC joint art...
07/28/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was closing a manual door. The material used to seal the ventilation device would not roll over to let the door to close. The employee was kicking it and pushing the door closed when it came...
07/27/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EI was wearing safety glasses bolting when the jaws rattled shut. IE opened jaws and got hit in the face and eyes with hyd. oil. His eyes were flushed UG and on the Surface. IE's condition worsened af...
07/15/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was connecting an extension steel to the starter steel for drilling a bolt hole. He was feeding his steel up with the feed action of the drill box and at the same time the off side bolter was lower...
06/18/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking up the stairs to the control room and tripped on the 3rd stair, landing on his left knee. The impact caused the skin to rip just below the knee cap. The wound required sutures to...
04/16/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee experienced pain in her right shoulder after grinding a coal sample. She eventually had an MRI taken of the shoulder, identifying tendonitis in the supraspinatus and infraspinatus tendons as...
02/26/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 25d lost Employee reported sharp pain in both wrists and numbness in his hands. He has undergone bi-lateral carpal tunnel surgery. 1st surgery 3/31/15. Second surgery 4/14/15.
01/02/2015 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Officer performing his patrol; he misjudged a corner and drove over the berm. The vehicle tipped on side, deploying side airbags. EE climbed out window, walked app. 2 miles back to mine. Upon arrival...
12/30/2014 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Approx.6:00 pm 12/30/14 employee was disassembling a vulcanizer to set it up on a conveyor belt where a repair had been made. Splice needed to be heated to complete process. Employee removed his glov...
11/11/2014 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None employee had been experiencing pain in his lower back for approximately a year. MRI report revealed disc dessication and degeneration and two disc extrusions related to cumulative trauma from lifting...
11/05/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 36d lost Employee notified supervisor of numbness and tingling in his right hand. Medical evaluation indicated carpal tunnel syndrome although work relatedness was not identified. Post operative notes indica...
09/21/2014 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 28d lost, 164d restricted Employee has felt worsening pain in his back. Surgeon diagnosed the employee with two-level degenerative disc disease @L4-L5 and L5-S1. Employee had surgery on 2/16/15 although the pre and post surg...