Geronimo — Accidents

Total: 61 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/20/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 255d lost A conveyor tail of a cont. miner was in the shop for repair. It was being raised by an overhead hoist. One end of the tail was supported with crib blocks. While placing cribs under the other end of th...
05/07/2008 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None The man was performing general labor duties, when he reported a pain in his left shoulder. He stated he did not know the cause of the injury.
01/07/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost The man was pushing on a wrench to loosen a tight bolt when he felt a pain in his side.
10/30/2007 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost The man was kneeling down and started to bleed the control transformer to ground when he got shock.
09/05/2007 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Exact date and time are unknown as this is an occupational illness. Roxcoal received a letter from MSHA dated September 5,2007 stating that this employee has a sufficient degree of black lung to be el...
08/25/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 115d lost Employee was running rock duster out #8 entry when scoop ran over crib, jarring back. Employee had a history of back trouble, including a prior back surgery.
08/09/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 169d lost Rock 20"" by 20"" fell from roof and hit him on right shoulder.
08/06/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Rock fell from roof; crushed finger against corner of machine.
06/12/2007 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost While hanging cable along rib, EE picked up cable on or near damaged area, receiving significant electrical shock.
05/06/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 60d lost Employee started his regular shift with no pain in knee. At some point in the shift, knee started to hurt; no mechanism of injury. Employee wasn't concerned. As week progressed, pain got worse and emp...
03/06/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost One scoop was pushing another scoop that broke down when one bucket went over the top of the other. The injured employee who was operating the disabled scoop bounced in his operator's compartment inju...
02/27/2007 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None The grout in an unmapped borehole pushed out releasing a low oxygen condition into face of the # 7 entry of the Sioux working section. More air was introduced, Low O2 cleared under supervision of Fede...
02/26/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee fell on ice exiting his vehicle in the parking lot. He fell on his back. He refused to be medically transported. Person worked the 27th of Feb, and reported off the 28th. Returned 3/6/07 - to...
01/09/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE was reaching into the automatic dump. The flap fell shut on his fingers, crushing them.
12/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost While loading 50 lb rock dust bags on scoop while lifting and turning employee felt pain in lower abodomen he had been diagnosed with a hernia for which he will recieved as operation.
08/02/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost While operating Johnson Industries mantrip, employee caught tire on coal rib causing steering wheel to spin causing laceration to left little finger requiring four stitches.
06/22/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 245d lost Employee was pushfing large wooden block from under suspended roof bolter in shop. When he experienced pain in right shoulder. He worked until 9-11-06 when he took off the have it repaired.
06/01/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 112d lost EE was pushing golf-cart on slippery hill when he lost footing and fell. Cart then ran over Rt. leg & hip area. EE brought in release from work starting 7/19/06
03/23/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An area of dark shale with slicken sides fell pulling center bolts in last row of supports. Fall measured 15' long x 15' wide and from 3'to 5'high. Fall pinched miner behind hinge point.
10/12/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 173d lost Employee was operating shuttle car on uneven bottom when he trammed over bottom roll at fast pace car bottomed out slamming employee into seat. He sustained compression to back.
06/02/2005 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THE MINER HAD AN X-RAY INDICATING EVIDENCE OF PNEUMOCONIOSES.
04/28/2005 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received letter stating miner shows evidence of pneumoconiosis.
04/19/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While drilling hole for roof bolt EE got piece of foreign object in eye. Had to get medical treatment with prescription eye drops.
02/04/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 209d lost While standing along travelway, scoop went past employee dragging length of 3"" black plastic carlon pipe. End of pipe curled around striking employee on left ankle causing sprain.
01/27/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 352d lost Injured person was operating a shuttle car when the tires hit a hole in bottom. this action jarred his back. he sustained a bulged disc in his lower back which requires physical therapy and time off w...
09/21/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using hand held grinder in a confined area employee struck on right pointer finger with rotating wheel causing cut/abrasion to right finger. started/showing signs of infection. He went to dr 9-2...
05/29/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted WHILE DOING ON-SHIFT EXAMINATION OF BELTS EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF GOLF CART/MANTRIP. LEFT TIRE CAUGHT RIB JAMMING STEERING KNOB INTO HAND CAUSING FRACTURE TO RIGHT WRIST.
04/27/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE MAKING REPAIRS ON MINER CABLE, EMPLOYEE PULLED UTILITY KNIFE OVER LEFT THUMB CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.
04/26/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted CONTACTORS ON MANTRIP WOULD NOT STAY ENGAGED. EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO MANUALLY KEEP CONTACTORS ENGAGED. HAMMER STRUCK ROOF SUPPORT SQUEEZING HAND BETWEEN SUPPORT AND HAMMER. EE RETURNED TO LIGHT DUTY...
04/12/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted WHILE OPERATING SCOOP IN THE #4 ENTRY OF 1 LT, OPERATOR CAUGHT BUCKET ON RIB OFFSET. SCOOP ARCHED PINCHING OPERATOR'S HEAD AGAINST ROOF CUTTING RIGHT EAR.
04/07/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted WHILE TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR, OPERATOR RAN THROUGH HOLE IN BOTTOM. SHUTTLE CAR SLAMMED INTO THE BOTTOM JARRING OPERATORS NECK CAUSING SORENESS AND STIFFNESS. EMPLOYEE RETURNED ON LIGHT DUTY.
01/05/2004 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None WHILE MINING IN THE ZERO ENTRY OF THE SHAWNEE RT SECTION MMU-004-0, LEFT SIDE OF FACE HOLED THROUGH TO AN UN-MAPPED PORTION OF AN UNDERGROUND MINE RELEASING A LARGE AMT OF TRAPPED WATER. MININ G OPERA...
12/20/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROOF CHANEL ON TOP OF BOLTER ATRS WHEN ATRS SHIFTED PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN ATRS AND ROOF RESULTING IN FRACTURE WITH STITCHES & SPLINT.
12/16/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE DROPPED SAFETY POST ON ATRS WITH HAND RESTING ON EXTENDED BOOM. WHEN BOOM COLLAPSED ENTIRELY EE PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN BOOM & ROOF BEARING PAD. EE RECEIVED STITCHES AND SPLINT.
10/31/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 11d restricted EE NOTICED SWELLING IN LEFT KNEE & WENT TO DR.. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MINERS KNEE RECIEVED PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE.
07/19/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PIECE OF MINE BELTING WHILE PULLING KNIFE TOWARD HIMSELF EMPLOYEE SLIPPED WITH KNIFE AND STABBED HIMSELF IN LEFT LEG REQUIRING SEVERAL STITCHES.
03/20/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR IN X-CUT WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK CAUSING SHUTTLE CAR TO BOTTOM OUT JARRING LOWER BACK. WMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 6/6/03 AND STARTED MISSING TIME ON 6/9/03.
11/08/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A SLICKEN SIDED SLIP WHICH ROLLED UP INTO THE ROOF INT HE UNSUPPORTED C4 FELL OUT AND CAME OVER HEAD OF MINER PULLING 3 ROWS OF BOLTS AND CHANNELS AND APPROX. 3 PARTIAL ROWS OF BOLTS. NO INJUR IES CON...
11/05/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 124d lost WHILE UNLOADING SHUTTLE CAR CABLE FROM SCOOP BUCHET WHILE TRAVELING ALONG SIDE CABLE BECAME KNOTTED. EMPLOYEE LEANED OVER SIDE OF SCOOP BUCKET TO UNTANGLE CABLE WHILE SCOOP OPERATOR HELD SCOOP IN POSI...
09/27/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost WHILE LOWERING SAFETY POST ON FLETCHER BOLTER, EE PLACED HAND BETWEEN TOP OF TELESCOPING SECTION AND DESCENDING POST SMASHING TIP OF RIGHT RING FINGER.
09/24/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BELT STRUCTURE A BELT RAIL SLIPPED OFF THE SCOOP BUCKET SMASHING 2 FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE RAIL & MINE FLOOR RESULTING IN A BROKEN RING FINGER.
08/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost EE STATES WHILE THROWING CRIB BLOCK FROM KNEELING POSITION HE FELT POP IN RIGHT KNEE. HE THEN EXPERIENCED PAIN. HE WENT LATER FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT AND STARTED MISSING TIME.
07/16/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR IN SECTION WHEN HE STRUCK HEAD ON ROOF JOLTING NECK.
06/17/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS LINING BOLT HEAD UP TO FIT IN BOLTER CHUCK HE ACCIDENTLY HIT THE ROTATION AND CAUGHT GLOVE BETWEEN BOLT HEAD AND CHUCK. HE RECEIVED FRACTURES TO LEFT POINTER & RING FINGERS.
06/05/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost EMPLOYEE MISSED WORK 6-10-02 WHEN CONTACTED HE STATED HE WAS GETTING SHUTTLE CAR LOADED ON 6-5-02 WHEN HE TURNED HIS HEAD HE FELT POP IN HIS NECK. HE STATED NECK KEPT GETTING STIFFER UNTIL HE SOUGHT M...
05/29/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 271d lost A WATER SPRAY BAR BECAME CAUGHT IN THE SECTION FEEDER CRUSHER. EE SHUT OFF ELECTRICAL BREAKER BUT FAILED TO WAIT UNTIL CRUSHER STOPPED ROTATING. HE REACHED IN AS CRUSHER DID LAS REVOLUTION AND CAUGHT...
04/29/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 292d lost EE WAS PULLING LENGTH OF MINER CABLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN RT. KNEE. HE WORE A BANDAGE UNTIL KNEESTARTED TO SWELL AND CAUSE MORE PAIN. HE STARTEDMISSING TIME ON 2ND SHIFT 5-20-02.
03/25/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CUTTING MINE BELT WITH UTILITY KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED OVER BELT SQUARE AND CUT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT THUMB REQUIRING THREE STITCHES AND TETANUS SHOT.
10/14/2001 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 36d restricted WHILE DIRECTING MINER CABLE BEING DRUG ALONG SIDE MINER WITH LEFT LEG AND FOOT EMPLOYEE'S FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON CABLE TWISTING AND WRENCHING KNEE. EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING TIME FOR OPERATION 1/29 /02.
09/24/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost EE SLIPPED AFTER GETTING OUT OF SHOWER, STRIKINGLEFT FOOT ON LOCKER. HE DID NOT MISS ANY DAYS. HE THEN AGGRAVATED THE SAME INJURY AND STARTED MISSING TIME 12/28/01.