Hip-High Mine # 1 — Accidents

Total: 18 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/09/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE HAD COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN AND SENSATION SINCE THE PREVIOUS FRIDAY 10-05-01. THIS DATE 10-09-01 HE REQUESTED TO COME OUTSIDE SINCE THE PAIN WAS INCREASED.
07/21/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE THROUGH MUD. HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
05/14/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted EMPLOYEE UNHOOKING SUPPLY CAR FROM MANTRIP, THE TONGUE (DISCONNECT) STUCK. HE HIT THE DISCONNECT WITH A HAMMER. METAL CHIPPED OFF AND PENETRATED HIS LEFT HAND. 5-18-01 DR. REMOVED METAL,4 SUTU RES.
04/10/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost EE WAS BACKING THE MINER IN ORDER TO SET OVER. HE PULLED SLACK IN THE MINER CABLE AND INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.
01/24/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK INSTALLING TOP ROLLERS WHILE HELPING WITH A BELT MOVE.
12/27/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost DUST FROM HAUL ROAD GOT INTO EE'S EYES 12/12/00 12/13/00 WHEN HE CAME BACK TO WORK HIS EYES WERERED & SWOLLEN 12/27/00 HE SAW DR. HE WILL RTW 1/2/01
11/29/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS USING A SHORT HANDLE SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE A PIN FROM MINER CAT PAD. HE HIT AND BRUISED HIS LEFT ANKLE WITH THE HAMMER.
11/27/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE BENT OVER TO PLUG CHARGER ONTO 4-WHEELER. WHEN HE RAISED UP HE INJURED HIS LOW BACK.
10/05/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS UNLOADING A ROLL OF BELT BY HIMSELF. THE BELT GOT AWAY, AND ROLLED OVER HIS LEFT LEG.
09/16/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS HELPING FIT A PAN ONTO THE MINER. HE WAS CHIPPING WELDING SLAG, A PIECE GOT BEHIND HIS GLAWSSES AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
08/23/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost EE WAS HANGING MINER CABLE & FELT TWINGE IN HIS BACK CONT'D TO WORK UNTIL 8/25/00 DR TOOK HIMSELF OFF WORK 8/25/00
07/31/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE GOT PARTICLES IN HIS EYES PUTTING BOLTS IN THE GREASE CASE OF THE MINER. ON 8-7-00 HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR FOR TREATMENT.
06/15/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost EE INJURED HIS LOW BACK MUSCLE LIFTING A 45# BOX OF GLUE ONTO HIS BOLTING MACHINE IN 44"" COAL.
05/17/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP BOLTS. HE LET THE HEAD DOWN & PUSHED THE BOLT OVER. WHEN HE RAISED THE HEAD & SPINNED THE BOLT HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT. HIS LEFT FOREARM WAS BROKEN BY THE SPINNING BOLT
05/06/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost EMPLOYEE INJURED WHEN THE BOLTER TRAMMED BACKWARD TO SET UP. THEY WERE ABOUT A FOOT OFF. WHEN OPERATOR ENGAGED TRAM, THE RIGHT SIDE ENGAGED FIRST THEN THE LEFT. BOLTER SLEWED RIGHT, THEN ST RAIGHT.
05/01/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 151d lost EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT KNEE WAS INJURED JULY 99; AFTERRETURNING TO WORK IN JAN. 2000 HE HAS COMPLAINEDTHAT HIS KNEE HURT; 5/1/00 HE WAS SCHEDULED WITHTREATING PHYSICIAN FOR EVALUATION.
04/03/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost EE WAS PULLING THE MINER CABLE WHICH HAD A KNOT IN IT. HE WAS IN 48"" COAL WITH MUD. EE STRAINED HIS BACK.
02/09/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost ROTATION HOSE ON PINNER BUSTED, SPRAYING HYDDRAULIC OIL ON THE FACE AND EYES OF THE EE.