Horizon Mine — Accidents

Total: 110 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/08/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional roof fall in #3 entry 25' in by feeder breaker. Dimension of roof fall 15' in length, 19' wide, and 6'6"" thick. Cause of roof fall was due to failure of strata adjacent to fault zone.
01/23/2004 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EE LOST HIS FOOTING TRYING TO DROP PLATFORM ON ROOF BOLTER. HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE PLATFORM FELL & STRUCK EE ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
01/14/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost EE WAS LIFTING DOOR ONTO MAIN MINE FAN. HURT HIS BACK LIFTING.
12/11/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CUTTING BELT MATERIAL WITH RAZOR KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EE ON RIGHT KNEE.
10/29/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE WEEKLY EXAMINATION OF THE MINE. THE FALL WAS LOCATED IN THE #94 X-CUT #8 ENTRY SPAD 7508. THE FALL MEASURED 5' BY 18' BY 40'.
07/22/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE EXAMINATION OF THE BLEEDER ENTRIES. THE FALL MEASURED 60' L X 15' W X 5'HIGH. IT WAS LOCATED IN #5 ENTRY L1ST EAST OFF NORTH MAINS.
05/28/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE PRESHIFT FOR THE MINE. THE ROOF FALL MEASURED 20' LONG, 18' WIDE & 5' HIGH. A GEOLOGIC TRANSITION ZONE WAS LOCATED IN THE AREA.
03/19/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN ROOF BOLT PLATE AND ROOF.
12/07/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MINER OPERATOR WITH CABLE WHEN SEVERAL SMALL ROCKS FELL FROM THE SAME.
12/07/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING MINER, CLEANING RIGHT HAND CROSSCUT IN #3 ENTRY WHEN A ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM. THE ROCK MEASURED 36""LONG, 18""WIDE, 6""THICK.