Green Ridge #1 Mine — Accidents

Total: 25 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/02/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee had his hand resting on the back of the scoop blade when the operator of the scoop inadvertently pulled in the ram and mashed the employees right hand causing a fracture to the right ring fin...
10/05/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Weekly examiner found a roof fall at #31 crosscut in the #2 entry of the 3 Mains section. The fall measured approximately 8'L x 12'W x 12"" thick and did not fall above the anchorage.
09/16/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An Unintentional roof occurred on the (004 MMU) 4 Mains section in the 110 pillar block #5 entry inby spad #952 in the #3 lift, resulting in the Company #17 remote control continuous mining machine be...
01/27/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost injured dislodged a rock from the tailgate of a coal truck when it shut injure left ring finger got caught between the tailgate and the bed of the coal truck. He was transported to the hospital where...
10/18/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Injured was tramming shuttle car to the face when he hit a hole in the roadway causing his head to strike the canopy injuring his neck.
10/17/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was discovered at Break #45 #1 entry adjacent to #3 belt line. No one was injured, trapped, no excapeway was blocked or airway affectted. Area has been breakered off.
09/30/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Injured was tramming shuttle car to the miner, when he hit a hole in the roadway, causing his head to come in contact with the canopy and injurying his neck.
07/26/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At 6:32AM, the fireboss walking the bleeders reported a fall at #33 break. 20'Wx100'Lx5'T. area is 8990' from the active face. Travel way nor ventilation was not affected.
07/09/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Injured was repairing a belt splice at #5 belthead. He was using come alongs to pull the belt. The clamp came loose striking him in the mouth. He went to Welch emg. He hand a broken tooth.
06/18/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was using a utility knife to trim the plastic from a knee pad that was irritating his knee. The knife slipped, lacerating the anterior side of the right palm. He was transported to a medical...
03/28/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Injured was crossing the #6 tailpiece when his foot got tangled up on a turn buckle anchoring the tailpiece. This twisted his left ankle. Causing a sprain to the left ankle.
03/11/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Injured had layed down a piece of drill steel on the power center. There was a burr on the piece of steel that lacerated his left hand little finger. Drill steel was taken out of service. (Injured w...
01/28/2008 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Injured had his hand touching a shuttle car and received a electrical shock which knocked him to the ground.
10/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 149d lost Injured was hanging a piece of miner cable when he felt something in his back pull. He did not miss any work as a result of this accident until 11/06/07.
04/17/2007 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None An accumulation of water in the #2 entry at varying locations from #5 break inby to #40 break prohibited the use of normal mine tranportation in this area. A new pump discharge line was installed.
12/28/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost Injured was scooping in the #2 entry, rt. rib. The scoop blade was back under the curtain on the rt. side of the scoop. When he backed up, the curtain hooked on the scoop, he was attempting to free th...
10/12/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 168d lost Injured was struck in the head by a clevis pin which broke while trying to extract a continuous miner from a pillar fall. Injured was unconscious for about 30 seconds.
10/12/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on mmu-002 while extracting a lift on a pillar section.
04/14/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was cutting a piece of belt with a utility knife. The kniffe passed through the belt faster than what he anticipated and entered his right leg just above the knee. Eight stitches were required...
02/17/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Injured was tramming a scoop up to pick up some rock dust. When he went around a corner of a block he put his left hand outside of the scoop and in between the hinge point of the scoop just outside th...
11/08/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost Injured was sitting on the edge of a supply car and the tire rolled up on his left leg resulting in a fracture.
10/02/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Injured was traveling from #3 entry at the dump point to the power center. His left foot slipped out from under him causing him to fall and striking his knee against the mine floor.
09/15/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 HEADING ON THE OUTBY EDGE OF THE INTERSECTION IN THE #8 CROSSCUT. FALL IS 4 1/2 TO 5 FT IN THICKNESS AND MEASURES 20 FT LONG AT ITS WIDEST POINT AND TAPERS DOWN TO 17 FT WIDE...
08/12/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost INJURED WAS STANDING ON A RAM CAR TO HANG A PIECE OF CABLE. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
05/27/2004 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None NEW FACE UP THE HIGHWALL HAD SEVERAL MUD SEAMS IN IT.