Harvey Mine — Accidents

Total: 251 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/25/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was working on a roadway and shoveling concrete material onto the ground. Some dust from the concrete accidentally got into EE's eye causing injury.
04/21/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading empty barrels in the bucket of a scoop when right foot was caught between the scoop bucket and the bottom. This incident did not involve any aspect of compliance with rules and re...
03/31/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While operating the tailgate side of the shear, a rock fell from the roof onto the tailgate drum. A small rock came off the drum and hit the employee on right thumb while holding the remote. They rece...
03/27/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Employee was rib bolting in 9 South Mains when a rock fell from the rib and glanced off EE's back. Employee felt pain in left shoulder after the incident.
03/24/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was holding up a pumpable crib bag while another employee was using a hilti gun to secure the bag to the top. When the injured employee slipped, they lost control of the bag and was struck in...
03/14/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was rib bolting on the miner in the 3B section when they went outby to get a piece of wire mesh. As they pulled the mesh inby, they tripped on a rock and sprained their left ankle.
03/06/2023 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The BMX Portal Elevator hoist was out of service due to wires being loose / disconnected from the controller for the power pack. No persons were injured or entrapped due to this event.
01/16/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was side bolting on the miner in the 2B section when a small piece of rock (4""x4""x2"") fell from the mine roof and struck employee on the left ear, causing a laceration requiring 7 stitches...
12/01/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 93d lost Employee was changing out a roller on the beltline and it slipped out of EE's hand. EE went to catch it and got finger caught between the roller and a crib causing injury.
10/10/2022 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None 3B continuous miner section hit an uncharted gas well in the #2 entry just outby 45.5 wall.
08/15/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in 3 North Mains 12 Wall #1 Entry Intersection. There were no injuries as a result of this incident. Conditions contributing to the roof fall are adverse roof condi...
08/01/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was flushing lines and left leg and foot came into contact with silicate material. Injury was not the result of a training or compliance issue.
05/20/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 152d lost Employee pinched right thumb between a slate bar and a belt crossover while installing an arch on #5 mother belt. Employee received ten stitches to the thumb.
05/09/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator at BMX portal was out of service due to the control transformer malfunctioning. The transformer was replaced and the elevator returned to service.
04/21/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting off old belt in 4B storage unit. EE was in the process of changing blades on EE's razor knife. EE left the razor knife on the ground with the blade out. After getting a new blade...
02/01/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was walking around the tail of the slope and EE stepped wrong and rolled ankle causing injury.
01/03/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost Employee was transporting supplies through the mine on a motor, when the supplies caught an air hose hanging against the mine roof. The hose fell and hit the employee in the face. Surgery for a deviat...
12/31/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in 5B LW #1 Entry 21.5 Wall intersection. There were no injuries or damaged equipment as a result of this incident. Conditions contributing to the roof fall are adv...
12/07/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in 3 East Mains #1 Entry 28 Wall intersection. There were no injuries or damaged equipment as a result of this incident. Conditions contributing to the roof fall ar...
12/02/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in 5B LW #1 Entry 24.5-25 Wall. There were no injuries as a result of this incident. Conditions contributing to the roof fall are adverse geological conditions in t...
11/10/2021 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator at BMX portal was out of service due to a blown hose on the brake pump. The hose line was replaced and the elevator returned to service.
10/31/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Employee was using a come-along to lift an ATRS jack over the rib door on the miner when EE pinched EE's left hand between the jack and door. EE received 15 stitches.
10/19/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating the head gate drum of the shear in 5B LW when a rock came off the drum and hit the employee on left hand. Employee received 3 stitches to left index finger.
10/06/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in 5B LW #3 Entry 25-26 Wall. There were no injuries as a result of this incident. Conditions contributing to the roof fall are adverse geological conditions in the...
10/05/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in 3 East Mains #2 Entry 80 Wall intersection. There were no injuries as a result of this incident. Conditions contributing to the roof fall are adverse geological...
09/28/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in 3 East Mains #1 Entry 7 Wall intersection. There were no injuries or damaged equipment as a result of this incident. Conditions contributing to the roof fall are...
09/24/2021 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was rib bolting in the 4B miner section when EE swung the rib bolter towards the rib, the bolter hit a loose bolt knocking over a stack of roof plates that fell from above the rib bolter cont...
09/02/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 127d lost Employee was standing next to the can setter controls on the scoop with leg bent and foot against the rib causing a knee to stick out. Employee was injured when scoop bucket swung towards the rib cau...
08/06/2021 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator at Patterson Creek portal was out of service due to a short power outage which caused the safety relay bar/switch on top of the elevator to activate. The breaker and switch were reset and...
08/04/2021 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Employee was rib bolting when a piece of rock fell from the rib and hit right leg / ankle. EE was diagnosed with a fracture to lower right leg.
07/17/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Employee was changing a rack wheel when the wheel slipped and EE tried to catch it and pinched finger between the rack wheel and the relay bar fracturing the tip of EE's left index finger.
06/29/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a claw hammer while putting together hose on the monorail. EE hit the hammer with a pick hammer to line up holes for the staple and a sliver of metal came off causing injury to EE'...
06/17/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was setting a k-door frame and caught right index finger between the horizontal cross member and the vertical support beam causing a fractured finger tip.
05/26/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was setting up the can setter. It shifted and pinched employee's finger causing injury.
04/22/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in 7 North Mains #3 Entry 45 1/2 Wall intersection. There were no injuries or damaged equipment as a result of this incident. Conditions contributing to the roof fa...
04/08/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 282d lost Employee was shoveling the tail of the slope and felt pain in the shoulder when EE raised the shovel to dump onto the belt. Note: Employee worked until Aug 23, 2021 when EE was diagnosed with a tear...
03/31/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in 7 North Mains #1 Entry 46 Wall intersection. There were no injuries or damaged equipment as a result of this incident. Conditions contributing to the roof fall a...
03/20/2021 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The BMX slope hoist car was taken out of service when the Main Breaker malfunctioned. The main breaker was replaced along with applying dielectric grease to the power plug connection points.
02/25/2021 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 1A Capsule at the 1A shaft was out of service due to a malfunction with Up Overtravel electrical switch.
02/12/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading T-3 rib straps onto the miner unit when EE cut their left index finger on the edge of a T-3 strap. This event resulted in 5 stitches to the left index finger.
02/05/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Employee was recovering vent tubes in the 5B HG section from 4 Left entry. While pulling a tube up off the mine floor, EE lost balance and fell towards the rib. While falling forward EE stuck right h...
01/06/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in 7 North Mains 35 1/2 to 36 Wall #1 Entry. There were no injuries or damaged equipment as a result of this incident. Conditions contributing to the roof fall are...
11/18/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator at Patterson Creek portal was out of service due to a power fault causing a comm loss to the encoder reader which caused a fault malfunction in the computer processor. The computer proces...
11/02/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 202d lost Employee was standing on the toes of a shield to advance the face, lost balance and fell backwards and right knee twisted causing pain. Diagnosed with a tibial plateau fracture and torn ACL / meniscus...
10/27/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While operating the miner, a rock came down between the mesh and struck EE on the left middle finger. EE received ten sutures to the finger.
10/03/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee was assisting loading a scoop battery and as EE stepped back, EE slipped causing EE to fall down. EE felt pain in EE's left knee. Diagnosed with a tibial plateau fracture on 10/22/20.
09/16/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 320d lost Employee was walking towards bolter station when they stepped on a rock and felt a pain in right knee. Employee was diagnosed with a torn ACL on 9/30/20.
08/21/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The 7 North #2 Capsule at the 7N2 shaft was out of service due to a malfunction with the VFD. The VFD was replaced and the capsule returned to service.
08/15/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing rollers and a cradle fell off structure causing injury to EE's wrist
07/27/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in 7 North Mains 44 to 45 Wall #1 Entry. There were no injuries or damaged equipment as a result of this incident. Conditions contributing to the roof fall are adve...