K-4 Mine — Accidents

Total: 18 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/08/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non injury roof fall was discovered at break #10 on the #6 belt in the #1 entry. It is app. 75ft long and 10ft thick and 19ft wide. The effected area is to be cribbed off or timbers. While doing a w...
10/07/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Idle Mine A non injury roof fall was discovered at #6 break on #6 belt in the #2 entry in the intake. The affected area is to be cribbed off. The fall was approx. 20' x 24' and about 9' thick.
03/04/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 107d lost EE works on belts. He was prying a rock out of a tail piece when the pry bar slipped causing him to jerk his back out. MRI was done by doctor but no results yet.
08/30/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Miner was carrying rock to put on the bottm of a curtain and pulled a muscle in his groin. Ended up very minor and he missed one day and came back to work.
08/25/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None NO INJURY -- While making weekly exam, a rock fall was discovered in #2 x-cut, #7 entry on 2nd left room in return. Air movement or travel way was not affected. The fall was 1"" to 4"" thick, 18'...
08/10/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Miner is a miner operator/miner operator helper. A small piece of draw rock fell from the top and him him on the lower left leg and foot. No bones were broken. He was off three days and came back t...
03/03/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Ee was hanging cable (for tracking) in the intake air course when he fell hitting his back against the man trip. He worked two days before he decided to go to the doctor. Doctor said he had cracked...
09/17/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Ee was loading supplies onto scoop and strained his back.
06/05/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 134d lost Ee was walking, stepped into a hole and turned his knee. Doctor said it was torn ligaments and that surgery would be needed.
01/24/2009 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 28d lost While operating the roof bolter, Ee got his hand in between boom arm and drill pot. This pinched off the tip of his middle finger on his right hand.
01/14/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Ee was walking across bridge. The board broke causing him to fall and hurt his knee. No major problem. He returned to work after missing 8 work days.
01/01/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall was discovered at approx. 7:00am at the #17 cross cut, #4 belt return, #5 entry. The rock fall did not impair the ventilation. The area was timbered off and dangered off. The br...
04/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Ee was rock dusting the belt line by hand when he heard something pop in his shoulder. After doctor visits, it has been determined he pulled a muscle slightly away from the bone. No surgery required...
12/15/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Ee was using a ratched driven ""come-along"" when he pulled a muscle in his back
11/15/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee stumbled when he got off the mantrip, fell to ground and cut his hand.
11/16/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d lost Carpal tunnel situation. EE had surgery and returned to work, no problem.
07/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Injured miner was hanging miner cable and pulled something in his shoulder.
10/20/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Socket slipped off of bolt head letting wrench slip hitting ee on lip.