Fork Creek No 1 — Accidents
Total: 215 accidents | Fatalities: 1
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/26/2010 | FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 76d restricted | Employee States that while he was bending over to pick-up the miner cable to move it out of the roadway, the rib rolled off and struck him on the (R) leg and knocked him to the ground. |
| 03/26/2010 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE states that as he was tramming a rail ride through the air lock doors, one of them started closing on him. The rail ride caught one of the doors causing a cinder block to be displaced and fall. The... |
| 03/05/2010 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee States that he was changing the foot switch on the little Mac man-trip, he received a laceration to the top of his (L) hand. |
| 02/25/2010 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Unintentional roof fall was found in the 1st south east main return air course. 12,000' from the B&C sections. Heizman Jacks were already set in that area. The fall occurred behind the jacks. Travel w... |
| 02/02/2010 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | An unintentional roof fall was found in the 003 section return air course of the 2nd south west mains. Travelway is not blocked due to multiple entries. The fall was breakered off with timbers. Size o... |
| 01/06/2010 | MACHINERY | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 8d lost, 3d restricted | Employee states that while bolting top, the drill steel got stuck in the top. As he was attempting to remove the stuck steel, the wrench contacted his hand. |
| 01/06/2010 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Weathered sandy shale roof separated above bolt anchorage. |
| 12/17/2009 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | An un-intentional roof fall was discovered in the primary escape way of the 2nd southwest mains. Travel way was blocked but due to multiple entries the airway was not. Stopping line was set over to es... |
| 12/16/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 71d lost | EE states that while he was hanging mine phone at the old ""C"" section power center, as he was attempting to climb up on the power center his left knee hyper extended. EE finished his shift. Accident... |
| 12/11/2009 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | An unintentional roof fall was discovered in the return course in the #1 entry of the 3rd SW mains of the 002 section. Traveling is not blocked due to multiple entries. The fall was breakered off with... |
| 10/26/2009 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | An unintentional roof fall was discovered I the intake air course outby 4200' of the 001 section in the #7 entry. Travel way is not blocked due to multiple entries. The fall was breakred off with crib... |
| 10/12/2009 | MACHINERY | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 6d restricted | Employee states he was bolting the #30 wall entry, a bolt was not fully up. He attempted to bend the bolt over by using the drill pot on the roof bolter. As he was bending the bolt, his right index fi... |
| 10/12/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | Employee states that he exited his electrician's ride to go to the dump end of the # 12 shuttle car. As he was coming around the end of the car, he stepped into a hole and jarred his lower back. |
| 09/23/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 24d lost, 3d restricted | Employee states that as he was unloading supplies from the bucket of a scoop he slipped and fell in the bucket striking his (L) lower back on the ram of the bucket. |
| 09/21/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 69d restricted | EE states while installing a head shaft on the #2 shuttle car, the head shaft inadvertently came down and caused his thumb to be caught between the frame of the shuttle car and the head shaft. |
| 09/04/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 74d lost | Employee states that while bolting top in the #3 entry some small draw rock fell in front of A.T.R.S. He withdrew from the entry and slipped/tripped on a rock beside the roofbolter causing him to fall... |
| 08/20/2009 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE states he was trying to cut a piece of curtain out of the conveyor chain on his shuttle car when the utility knife he was using caused a laceration to his right hand. |
| 08/10/2009 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | An unintentional roof fall was discovered in the return air course on the 3rd south west mains of 002 section return. Travelway is not blocked due to multiple entries. The fall was breakered off with... |
| 06/17/2009 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 4d restricted | EE states that he was pulling shuttle car cable. As he was pulling it backwards, his feet slipped out from under him, causing his buttox to strike the ground. |
| 05/16/2009 | FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 73d lost | EE was cleaning neutral entry beside B-1 blet, rib rolled off and struck EE. Rib struck EE in the neck and shoulder while in the deck of the scoop. EE was referred to a specialist, appointment 5/27/09... |
| 05/15/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 42d lost | Employee states that he had bolts made up and staged along the rib. The bolts slid off the rib and the corner of the pizza pan struck his left forearm causing a 1"" laceration. |
| 05/12/2009 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was scooping roadway in wall # 10. When scooping outby corner, the corner broke off and came into scoop deck and smashed/cut employee's left thumb. |
| 04/14/2009 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee had put up outside bolt & was swinging in to put wide bolt up. Stab jack struck bolt lying on ground and spun it around and the pizza pan struck his nose, cutting it. |
| 03/24/2009 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | Loading high line sled in scoop bucket, pushed ram jack out and pinched hand between sled bucket. |
| 03/18/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 2d lost, 8d restricted | Injured was reaching to get a bottom roller, while on move crew, was pulling back and a top roller fell, striking him in the right side of back. He finished the shift, took the next day off, returned... |
| 01/15/2009 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | Dropping miner cable that was hung across entry and pulled back muscle. |
| 01/02/2009 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee had hung a backup curtain in #2 entry and was walking back to feeder when a rock fell from roof, striking him in right forearm causing a laceration. |
| 12/17/2008 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | EE was plastering stoppings when he reached above his head and plaster splashed in his eye. |
| 11/14/2008 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Wet weathered shale seperated above roof bolt anchorage allowing roof to fall. |
| 10/27/2008 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 4d lost | Employee was helping recover track rails when one of the track rails slipped in the scoop bucket and caused the other end of the rail to hit him in the right ankle. |
| 10/09/2008 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | Employee was helping to load high voltage cable into a sled. His foot slipped on a rock, causing his foot to slide under the sled. The sled was being pulled by a 35C Fairchild scoop. |
| 09/18/2008 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was walking through mud and twisted ankle. |
| 09/15/2008 | FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | As EE pulled the curtain down in the #7 entry, a loose piece of coal rib came down with the curtain and struck him on the right ear. |
| 09/09/2008 | FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | EE was operating a continuous miner on 603 section. He was backing the miner out of a right hand lift when a rib rolled off and struck him in the back, knocking him to the ground. The rock was measure... |
| 08/01/2008 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Foreman found roof fall while making weekly exams. Fall consisted of weathered stack sand stone shale mix. Roof control plan has been changed to use longer roof bolts when these conditions exist. |
| 07/24/2008 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | EE was squaring the end of the belt for a splice. He was trimming off a piece of rubber, when his knife slipped, cutting his right leg above the knee. *Note: We were 1st notified of this incident by m... |
| 06/26/2008 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was holding bulk dust bag and was cutting with a knife a cut his right wrist. |
| 06/25/2008 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EE was operating a roof bolter on C-section or 003 section. While drilling a hole in the roof, a piece of rock approx 6 X 10 X 1"" thick fell from the roof and struck EE in the nose. The rock had shar... |
| 05/02/2008 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 9d lost | Employee was making up bolts 2 rosws back from unsupported top when a piece of draw rock measuring approx. 12"" wide by 24"" long and 3"" thick fell from between bolts and hit him in the left shoulder... |
| 04/29/2008 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | An unintentional roof fall was discovered in front of the #5 seal, At #4 seal, this fall is 60' over from spad #1780, time of fall is unknown, but fell sometime between 4/22/08 and 4/29/08. THe size... |
| 03/13/2008 | FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 2d lost | The utility person on the section went to the miner to relieve the miner operator for a lunch break, when the right outby rib rolled out, which caught the utility person in the back of the legs. This... |
| 03/10/2008 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 28d lost | EE was in W28 face installing roof bolt, after tightening bolt, let pot down on his right knee. |
| 03/03/2008 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 66d lost | While bolting in #6 entry, a piece of draw rock fell out and struck him on the left ankle. The piece of rock was about 24"" X 36"" X 1""-4"" thick. The rock fell ut between roof bolts. EE returned to... |
| 02/29/2008 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Busting rock along walkway with sledge hammer, piece of rock hit him in the left eye. |
| 02/20/2008 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Making up bolt went to throw ahead of bolter. Bolt caught on a bolt hanging over side of bolter pushing pan into arm. |
| 02/15/2008 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Tossing a crib block under scoop to scotch up to change tire, smashing right pinky finger between crib block and frame of scoop. |
| 12/14/2007 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 121d lost | Opening a set of airlock doors when manbus was going thru them. Victim tried to get in the manbus while manbus was in motion resulting in being pinched between the door and manbus. |
| 12/02/2007 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | An employee was conducting a daily inspection of the slope hoist & found the hoist was inoperative. A co-worker happened by at about the same time. This was on a Sunday with nobody working underground... |
| 11/12/2007 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 99d lost, 50d restricted | Installing roof bolt, after t bar was set, a piece of rock fell from between t bar and last row of bolts. Rock size was 48"" x 16"" x 6"". He was hit from front and knocked backward. He was struck on... |
| 10/01/2007 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 5d lost | EE was operating the Mac 8 personal carrier when he ran over something, causing the steering wheel to spin out of his hand, hitting him on the left hand/wrist. |