Jarisa Cave Spur Mine — Accidents

Total: 180 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/18/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted While roof bolting, the roof bolt bent causing employee to accidentally hit the rotation control lever. In doing so that caused the roof bolt to spin around and hit ee's left hand and wrist.
02/26/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 43d restricted Employee was roof bolting and had his left hand under the roof drill canopy and his right hand on the controls. When he moved the boom it caused the canopy to swing and hit a piece of cap coal smashin...
01/14/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 11d restricted Employee was disconnecting haulage trailer from tractor. As he pulled the pin out, the tongue slipped out and fell on the top part of his left foot.
12/31/2007 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 28d restricted Employee bent down to clean the head out of the roof drill. He said he got up in a hurry and twisted his left knee. *Employee did not start missing work due to this injury until 4/2/08.
09/05/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Had a rock fall in between #425 Entry. 2 breaks inby spad numbers 6066 in #5 Entry & 6067 #4 Entry. We have set crib around fall. Fall is abou 50' long, 10-12 ft high.
08/23/2007 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The results of a medical examination indicates the the miner may have pneumoconiosis.
08/11/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 16d restricted While operating shuttle car, EE ran over a rock or hole in the roadway, causing him to hit his head against canopy of shuttle car.
08/10/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 32d restricted Employee was building brattice when it fell on top of him.
08/06/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting bottom secondary scrapper on #2 head drive when scrapper fell against tailpiece cutting right 3rd finger. Laceration required 2 stitches.
04/19/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling through a roof strap when a piece of carbide flew off and struck him in his right eye.
02/21/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None We had a rock fall in an intersection in the intake one break outby 5305 spad. The rock fall is approx. 30' long, 20' wide and about 18' high. Fall was found on weekly examination. It is in 6 entry. T...
01/29/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was bending a bolt. He said that he felt severe pain in his lower back & legs.
11/13/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was a passenger on mantrip when the mantrip ran over bump in roadway.
11/02/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting up a roof strap. He said that he lost his balance while trying to push the strap into place and the strap cut his left wrist. He recv'd 10 stitches in wrist.
10/13/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was rock dusting when he tripped over a piece of cinder block causing him to fall backwards & hit his right shoulder.
10/11/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was repairing the headjack of a miner when he lifted up on a jack and strained his back.
10/07/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While building a brattice, employee was chopping on a cinder block when a piece of block flew up and went into his right eye. Employee had his eye flushed out and was given prescription for antibiotic...
09/23/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was bending roof bolt when he felt sharp pain in his lower back.
07/27/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Had rock fall 2 breaks inby spad 5541 in right crosscut 90' inby rib to other intersection. There are other entries to travel out. Fall was approx. 20' wide, 60' long. Reported to MSHA.
07/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost Employee bent down to pick up miner cable when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
07/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was bending a strap that was hanging down. The strap sprang back and struck his left hand causing a cut between his middle and third finger. Received two stitches and restrictions for one wee...
06/16/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While roof bolting, drill steel popped back out & punctured employee's left hand between his thumb & index finger. He received 5 stitches.
06/05/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee injured his back while hanging miner cable. He bent over to pick up more cable & felt a sharp pain in his back.
02/27/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was dirt, rock, coal & mud that had fallen in at the back end of the fan house. There was insufficient air. Had to shut down and remove dirt, rock and mud with excavator and rebuild fan house.
02/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted EE was rolling a spool of cable off low-trac when it twisted and caughthis right arm & hand against the forks of the low-trac.
01/12/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee placed his left hand on the part of the sectional edge of the jack while roof bolting and let the canopy down on his hand resulting in an open wound that required stitches.
12/22/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was tramming miner when he slipped & fell catching himself with his right hand causing a strain to his right shoulder. Employee did not miss any work due to this injury until 2/8/06 - Had an...
12/07/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On the weekly examination of the mine the examiner found an unintentional roof fall in the return side of the 001 section (west mains) which has 2 other ways around it. Therefore it will not be cleane...
10/20/2005 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 38d lost, 20d restricted Employee was roof bolting when rib rolled off on his right ankle and back.
08/31/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On weekly examination-there was a roof fall found int he #7 intake entery at break #19 10' inby spad #462 in a timbered off area, the fall was approx 7-8' high and about 40' long, it does not have ven...
08/12/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL IN AN INTERSECTION IN AN AREA WITH 3 INTAKE ENTRIES. AREA WAS NOT USED, DOESN'T BLOCK TRAVEL OR VENTILATION. WE HAVE 2 OTHER INTAKE ENTRIES TO USE. THIS FALL HAS BEEN TIMBERED & DANGERED OFF...
05/22/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None We had a roof fall in an area of the mine that had been cribbed and dangered off for about 3 weeks, 20 ft in by spad #5125 or 7 brk out by face in the #3 neutral entry. The fall was approx 18' wide by...
05/17/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE MAKING A BELT SPLICE, THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING THE BELT PIN WITH A HAMMER & A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF THE HAMMER, PUNCTURING EE IN THE LEG. EE RECEIVED A TETANUS SHOT & 2 STITCHES.
04/21/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE had gotten on his mine buggy to go outside. Without knowing it, his block hammer was hanging halfway out of his belt strap & had twisted around. He sat down on buggy seat & leaned back ont he blade...
11/03/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None WE HAD A ROCK FALL IN AN INTERSECTION IN THE RETURN AIRCOURSE ONE BREAK OUTBY SPAD #817. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 40' LONG, 20' WIDE AND AT THE HIGHEST POINT ABOUT 12' HIGH. THE FALL MAY BE CLEANED...
10/18/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL IN AN INTERSECTION IN THE NEUTRAL ENTRY ADJACENT TO #5 BELT AT SPAD #3992. HAD BEEN DANGERED & CRIBBED OFF FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS, THIS FALL WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY PRESSURE FROM SOME BLOCKS OF C...
08/13/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Ee was struck in the right side of head by the mrs cable which knocked him down into a mud hole.
07/19/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROCKFALL AT SPAD # 4290 ON 2 LEFT MAINS IN # 2 NEUTRAL ENTRY 8 BREAKS BELOW # 3 DRIVE. FALL STARTED IN NEUTRAL & RODE OVER TO BELTLINE & CAUGHT ABOUT 1/2 OF THE BELT. FALL WAS APPX 18-20'WIDE, ABOUT 1...
07/13/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted Ee was struck in legs by shuttle car cable causing him to fall backwards on his back.
05/27/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None HAD SMALL ROOF FALL 1 BREAK ABOVE SPAD #4076 IN THE INTAKE AIR COURSE #4 ENTRY IN A TRANSITION AREA OF SLATE TURNING TO SANDSTONE (FAULTY AREA). THE FALL WAS APPROX 5'HIGH, 18'WIDE AND 20'LONG. BOLTED...
05/18/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None WE HAD A ROCKFALL IN ONE OF THE 2 NEUTRALS ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY UP BESIDES #8 BELT AT SPAD #4566 MEASURING APPROX. 20' WIDE, 40' LONG AND FROM ABOUT 4' TO 12' HIGH. IT BOLTED GOOD WHEN WE MINED...
05/16/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock fall in one of the neutrals about 1/3 way up #8 belt area(not in belt entry) at spad #4423. Timbered it off & made roadway around rock fall into the other neutral rock fall. Fell sometime between...
04/27/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING A PUMP IN THE WATER AND LOST HIS FOOTING DUE TO SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. HE REACHED TO GRAB FOR THE RIB TO KEEP FROM FALLING AND WHILE DOING SO, HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.
04/24/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None TALL CRIBS HAD BEEN SET IN THIS AREA, BUT DUE TO THIS AREA (1 BREAK SPAD #3962) HAVING WET TOP - THE TOP MUST HAVE DETERATED BECAUSE OF BEING WET. THE FALL WAS APPROX 20' X 30' X 15' HIGH.
02/16/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL LANDING ON HIS LEFT WRIST, BRUISING IT.
12/22/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None HAD ROOF FALL IN INTERSECTION 18' X 40'AT SPAD #4460 IN INTAKE OUTBY SECTION DUE TO UNDETECTED FAULTY AREA. DIDN'T BLOCK INTAKE. HAD 2 OTHER INTAKE ENTRIES.
11/26/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted EE SLIPPED & FELL ON SOME DRAW ROCK CUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND.
11/15/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE AND OTHER EE WERE PUTTING BUSHINGS INT HE MINER. EE WAS STANDING NEAR OTHER EE WHILE HE WAS HAMMERING THE BUSHINGS INTO THE MINER A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE HAMMER BROKE AND FLEW OFF STRIKIN G EE RI...
11/14/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None HAD ROCK FALL IN INTERSECTION 1 BREAK ABOVE SPAD #4568 IN THE NEUTRAL ENTRY PROBABLY CAUSED BY WHERE WE WENT THRU A HOLLOW. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 4' RESIN BOLTS AND 10' ROPE BOLTS, CRIBS AN D BEAMS...
11/09/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None FOUND ROOF FALL ON #9 BELT RETURN SPAD #4494 AND SPAD #4488 BREAK BELOW #11 HEADLINE FALL WA SNOT IN INTERACTION IT WAS APPROX. 4' HIGH AND BY THE TIME IT F. IT WAS APPROX. 25' LONG LOOK HIT A N UNDET...