Hamilton Shop — Accidents

Total: 94 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/16/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a rock bar to scale down a piece of sand rock when the rock shifted allowing the bar to suddenly rise up and strike the employee in the mouth causing a laceration of the lower lip r...
05/24/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof Fall on #3 Entry of 2-Southwest Section. Roof supported with 6-foot FG Resin Bolts and various lengths of cable bolts (10' - 12' - 16'). Ventilation was not disrupted. Slicken-sided roof was note...
05/03/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Unloading airlock doors off of a skid when the doors slid pinching his finger causing a fracture that required surgery to repair. Employee was wearing metacarpal gloves.
03/19/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered by an examiner in the #2 entry of 6-Butt LT in the #2 Entry 800 feet outby the active 2-Southwest section. The fall measured 50-feet x 18-20 feet x 8-10 feet high. The roof...
02/29/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A 40-foot long x 18-feet wide x 10-foot high roof fall occurred in the #3 Belt Entry of the 7-Butt Section outby the working section. The area had been supported with 4-foot FG Roof resin Bolts. A con...
01/22/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing the outer rubber cable jacket, the razor knife slipped cutting the top of his left hand.
01/18/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 363d lost Injured was driving a battery mantrip down the road toward the mine entrance when his brakes failed and the mantrip struck a utility pole.
12/20/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Injured claims that, while setting cribs, he strained his lower back while moving a rock lying on the bottom.
12/16/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A 30-foot long x 18-20-foot wide x approximately 6-foot high roof fall occurred in the # 5 entry of 7-Butt Section at the face and last intersection. The area was supported with both 4-foot and 6-foot...
11/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 159d lost While installing a 6-foot resin bolt and spon straightening out the second bend in the bolt, employee states that he felt pain and heard a pop in his right arm. Employee worked his regular job until 1...
10/28/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was roof bolting when a rock fell from between bolts and struck him on the left lower leg.
10/17/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee developed patella bursitis and superficial cellulites of the left knee from repetitive motion of crawling. He was first seen by a doctor on 11/21/2011 and placed on restricted duty.
10/15/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered by an examiner in an outby intersection if the #5 entry in the 4 left section. The size of the fall were approx. 25' l. X 18' w. X6-8' h. The roof was supported with 6' full...
09/26/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was using a hacksaw to cut off an improperly installed roof bolt, when the hacksaw blade broke striking him on the upper lip causing a laceration requiring 6 stitches. Released to regular duty...
09/21/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 163d lost Injured was backing continuous miner out of a cut when he was struck by a piece of roof rock that had dislodged from between the bolts in the intersection resulting in fractured bones in his right foo...
08/08/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee stated he was working and his left knee started to feel tender.
04/25/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employees right knee started to bother him from the many years of crawling on his knees. Employee first reported sore knee on 04/25/2011, but continued working. On 06/22/11 he went to the doctor and h...
04/04/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 7-Butt Section outby in the #4 entry of the section (30' long x 18' wide x 10 - 12' high). The roof had been supported with 6' FG Resin Bolts and 8' Cable Bolts. Ventilatio...
03/27/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 6-Left section outby in the #2 common entry (80' L x 18' W x 4 1/2' H). The roof had been supported with 4 1/2 foot tension-grouted bolts on 4' x 4' centers. Ventilation wa...
03/17/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 6A Section. The roof fall was 15' long x 16' wide x 12' high. The roof in that area included sandstone channeling features and slickensided rock.The area was bolted on 4' x...
02/17/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was holding a belt splicing machine and the machine shifted, causing his left thumb to be caught in the machine, resulting in a laceration requiring 5 stitches.
02/11/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated he was backing drill steels out of a finished hole when the steels came apart and one of them flew back and struck him under the left eye causing a laceration.
02/03/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating continuous miner when something flew off the rotating cutting drums and struck him on the upper lip causing a laceration.
01/05/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Examiner on weekly examination of worked out area discovered area had heaved and caved since last examination. The area inby cannot be safely examined. The roof in this area had been supported with FG...
12/07/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 141d lost Employee while roof bolting was pushing a bolt into the roof when the bolt sprung out of the wrench and struck him on this left wrist and hand. The employee was originally diagnosed as a wrist sprain....
11/15/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost While drilling to install a roof bolt a piece of roof rock 1-foot x 2-feet x 6 to 8 inches broke off striking him on the left side of his face and left forearm and right foot.
10/15/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee stated that he was in the outside parts trailer putting away a splice kit when he turned to leave the trailer, he stepped on a screw jack assembly causing it to come back striking his left kn...
08/11/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of starting a new hole for the installation of a 4-foot resin bolt. As the employee placed the starter drill steel into the drill chuck and raised the steel up against the...
06/25/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Injured and co-worker were roof bolting a cut in the #3 entry when a piece of roof rock 39"" long x 4"" to 10"" thick x 0"" to 7"" wide broke out between the ATRS and the Safety Post Jack hitting him...
03/22/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Injured was drilling hole when a piece of roof rock broke off around the steel and fell striking his right wrist and dislocating a bone.
12/07/2009 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was placing rollers into dolly in MBC, he was putting the pin and washer together when the dolly moved pinching his fingers between the dolly roller and frame causing a fracture to the first j...
10/22/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall approximately 50' x 18' wide x 6' high was found by the section foreman in the L-2 entry of the L-6 Rooms off of 2-Right at about 00:50 AM while making his rounds of the section. The area...
09/22/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was driving a battery powered mantrip, backing up to turn around and struck his head on a low brow in the crosscut. The crosscut had been mined lower than the entry.
02/28/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was drilling a hole with the roof bolter, when a rock fell and struck his left upper thigh, causing a contusion.
11/22/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee states that he was knocking coal off stacker with sledge hammer when he hit his finger on crossrail and frozen coal. Employee reported accident to management on 11/27/08 but did not seek medi...
10/21/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was using hydraulic drill off of scoop, drill spun, caught finger between drill steel and jack.
10/15/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Hand slipped of a pump crank while cranking. Handle came back and hit R wrist. Pump was attached to the end of the line.
10/07/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 181d lost Employee was riding out of the mine in the back of a rubber tired mantrip with his left arm up behind his head. When the operator turned into a x-cut to let an approaching scoop pass, he got too close...
09/02/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Continuous miner was cleaning up the left side of a 30 foot cut through x-cut 4 to 5. Spinning miner heads threw an unknown object toward the operator, who was located to the right side of the continu...
07/22/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Employee was working with another man roof bolting on a twin boom bolter. The co worker moved the machine over without warning and caught the injured man's left leg between the bolter head and rib.
07/11/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 9d lost Employees left knee became irritated from repetitive crawling.
07/09/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Injured was kneeling down preparing to hook a cable sling from the miner cable to the scoop tractor. As the scoop tractor was backing up, the battery box ran over the injured's right foot causing a fr...
04/29/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occurred in worked-out 2-Left off 3-South beltline just inby spad 3511. The approximate fall dimensions are 650' x 20' x unknown height. The roof in this area was shale with no visible defec...
04/09/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 112d lost Employee was lifting and throwing bags of rock dust onto a scoop tractor, when he felt a pain in his lower back.
03/11/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall discovered by section foreman in worked out area adjacent to active mining section. The cave measured 1000'long by 19'wide by unknown height. There were no visible defects when originally mi...
02/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 107d lost Employee stated that he was pulling cable when he felt a pain in his right shoulder. Employee continued to work his regular job until 09/15/2008 when he had surgery on the shoulder to repair a torn ro...
12/13/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening a roof bolt and had his hand between the roof bolt plate and the roof.
12/10/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall (200-ft long x 19-ft wide x unknown high) found by mine examiner in worked out area R2 off 3 Right. No noticable defects when area mined initially. Pressure cutter now in area.
11/14/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 143d lost Employee was tramming the MBC forward. He ran over a 4"" x 4"" post 36"" long causing the operator compartment to move suddenly upward. Injured hit his hard hat against the roof compressing his neck....
08/09/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None During an examination of the E-4 worked out area multiple roof falls were found. Mining was completed in the area over one year ago and the area is not normally traveled or examined.