HOPEDALE MINE — Accidents

Total: 250 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/04/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall measuring approximately 17 feet wide by 35 feet long by 6 feet high occurred. The roof fall was located on 7 seam B, E entry at 14 crosscut.
01/19/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in A entry At 33+18 7 seam A sub main. The roof fall measured approximately 17 feet wide by 70 feet long.
08/05/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While Traveling to the section on a 2 man Johnson. A drop of water fell from the mine roof and struck the employee in the right eye. The employee was wearing EE's safety glasses at the time of the inc...
03/12/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost EE was installing roof bolt. EE went to push bolt up but hit rotation by accident, causing bolt to spin and strike EE's wrist. This caused a fracture in EE's left wrist.
02/13/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was adding knife blades in storage compartment on knife. A blade slipped out when closing compartment, cutting through glove and into ring finger on right hand. EE received four stiches in finger...
11/29/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occurred at 39+15 B entry on 7 Seam B belt line. The fall was the intersection, 17 feet wide, 20 feet long and 8 feet high.
11/17/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 127d lost EE WAS SPOT BOLTING TRACK ENTRY WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF FELL STRIKING EE IN EE'S LEFT ARM AND HAND
11/12/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS RECOVERING RAIL. LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS STRUCK BY A HAMMER CAUSING A FRACTURE.
10/21/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Setting arches when co worker went to put a crib under support and let IE take the weight of the steel set.
10/16/2019 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TRAVELING OUT OF THE MINE FOREIGN MATERIAL FELL FROM THE TOP HITTING THEM IN THE FACE AND EYES
10/14/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost EE WAS BOLTING. A ROCK CAME DOWN HITTING EE'S HAND ON THE ROOF BOLTER FRAME MASHING THE MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
10/10/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP MINER CABLE TO HANG FELT BURNING PAIN IN LOWER LEFT BACK
09/28/2019 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Two elevator repairmen rode down on the top of the elevator on inspection mode, the elevator went into a fault state and stopped. The repairmen were trapped on the elevator for approximately 45 minute...
09/25/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The Employee was shoveling the 1 Left B belt take-up. As the employee was shoveling material onto the belt, employee stepped back into the slack belt take-up ropes twisting right ankle.
09/08/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost The EE was hanging ventilation curtain when a piece of shale became dislodged striking the EE on the top of EE's Right hand. The resulting injury required stitches.
08/28/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found in F entry of 7 south at 43+90. Fall dimensions 17 feet wide 50 feet long 7 feet high.
08/02/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL f ENTRY AT 11+89 7 SEAM B INTERSECTION. FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 7 FEET HIGH BY 17 FEET WIDE BY 30 FEET LONG.
07/12/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was roof bolting, the employee did not properly seat the finishing drill steel. When the employee started to apply drill feed the finishing drill steel flung out of the drill chuck and struck...
04/14/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost While roof bolting, a drill steel fell out of the roof striking the employee's right index finger. The result was the tip of the finger is broken. The employee was wearing gloves at the time of the in...
03/18/2019 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None At 5:30 pm the continuous miner intersected an uncharted gas well. The location of the well was 1 room off of an entry at spad location 3+45 on the 3 left section.
02/10/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 327d lost The Employee was changing out a belt top stand on North A belt. As they lifted the top stand into place, they felt pain in the lower back.
11/27/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was helping hang miner cable, when EE felt a pop in upper back.
11/03/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost While loading Rail on car, the rail slipped out of the clamps. When the rail hit the ground the rail bounced striking EE on the foot.
09/24/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 350d lost EE was roof Bolting, as EE was dropping the bolter head, the head struck the second drill steel EE was holding in right hand. The second drill steel punctured EE's right thigh. EE returned to full dut...
09/24/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 104d lost EE was roof bolting, as ee was dropping the bolter head, the head struck the second drill steel ee was holding in right hand. The second drill steel punctured right thigh.
09/21/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was splitting a roof bolter tram chain, using a hammer and a chisel. After striking the chisel with a hammer, the chisel flew up striking the employee in the mouth. This resulted in a broken tooth.
09/20/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof Fall occurred in the 7 Seam B Return. The Fall was located in B entry at 5+15. The dimensions are 40 feet long, 18 feet wide by 7 feet high.
08/15/2018 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 139d lost Employee was working in the continuous miner contactor case when the employee received an electrical shock.
08/13/2018 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None During a thunder storm, an electrical phase burned in two causing a power outage. The power line supplied power to the bath house and the elevator. An employee was on the elevator at the time of the p...
05/22/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Tramming bolter; rock fell from top striking IW on left shoulder
03/22/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRILL STEEL. THE DRILL STEEL STRUCK EE IN THE RIGHT HAND WHICH RESULTED IN A BROKEN BONE IN THE HAND.
02/19/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE was stepping out of a mantrip, as EE got out EE stepped on a piece of coal twisting right ankle causing pain and swelling.
02/19/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Employee was working along the Section E beltline. Employee was dragging water/pipe line and tripped over other pipe line in the work area.
01/29/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above anchorage was found by the weekly examiner in B Entry of the 7 seam B section. This fall was 90x16.5x7.The fall blocked the airway for travel but did not alter ventilation. The area...
01/23/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost When throwing a crib block under a shuttle car ee smashed right ring finger between the crib block and the shuttle car frame. This accident caused a laceration to finger and broken bone in the finger...
01/08/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was pulling cable off of a roof bolter and when ee turned to walk away ee ran into a roof mat that was bent down on the end causing a laceration to right ear which required 7 stitches to close the...
12/01/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE's were putting inserts in the lugs on the miner, they were using a sledge hammer to drive the inserts in when an EE hit the lug the sledge hammer glanced off the lug and hit this EE in the mouth. T...
10/31/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above anchorage was found by the Mine Foreman in the 7 Seam A Entry return @ 36+75. This fall was approximately 60'x 17'x6.5. There was no injuries with this accident. The travelway was bl...
10/19/2017 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was riding on a 2 man rubber tired Johnson and ran over some gob in the roadway causing ee to jam head into a roof strap. EE felt pain in neck and shoulders and into both hands.
10/09/2017 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The 480 volt main feed power line going to the elevator had a phase burn into causing the elevator to stop. There was 1 miner on the elevator at the time of this accident. The line was repaired and th...
09/28/2017 STRIKING OR BUMPING DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 4d restricted EE was walking down B Entry bent over going to scoop charging station when EE hit EE's head on a low brow, EE felt a pop in the left side of EE's neck with pain and had difficulty turning EE's head le...
09/26/2017 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was going down a set of steps holding on to the handrail when EE's helper threw a come-a- long over the handrail, the come-a-long had a broken cable in it which stuck out 3', the cable struck EE on...
09/25/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above anchorage occurred in the 003-0 7 South B-C entries at spad #44+05. This fall interrupted ventilation by knocking part of a return wall out. A new wall was built and the area was reb...
09/21/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 68d lost, 10d restricted EE was tramming the roof bolter from the side controls when stone fell from the rib line and the bolt knocking EE to the ground, then more stone fell and struck EE on the right leg and ankle causing a...
08/28/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 128d lost Employee was carrying a box of resin glue to put on the roof bolter, when employee twisted to put the glue in the glue tray employee felt pain in employee's lower back and pain going down employee's l...
08/23/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 137d lost This employee was dragging a shuttle car cable around the block when EE caught EE's foot on a stone and started to fall. When EE tried to catch self EE jammed EE's leg into the ground, which jammed EE...
08/15/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall above the anchorage was found by the weekly examiner in the 4 South intake escapeway blocking the travelway at spad location 4+67. This fall was due to normal weathering of the area as the roof...
07/17/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above anchorage was found by the weekly examiner. This fall was due to normal weathering. The fall was 18x60x6 and blocked the travelway of the examiner. There were no injuries with this a...
07/11/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None This area is part of the 7 day exam found by the examiner on their normal run. A roof fall was found which was 18x20x6. Travel way was blocked due to the fall, ventilation was not affected. The fall i...
02/28/2017 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None While just starting to mine in the F entry of 7 South 003-0, the miner cut into an uncharted oil or gas well. This well was uncased. There were no injuries with this accident.