Lila Canyon — Accidents

Total: 117 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/26/2020 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee had just finished making repairs to a valve bracket on shield #8 on the 8th South longwall face. The shear was located at shield #40 cutting a taper towards the head gate. There w...
02/03/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was re-aligning the #4 belt drive. The employee was using a hammer to beat a wedge between the belt drive and the metal stand for the drive. Employee missed the wedge and hit the hook of a...
01/18/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding a timber in place to be set along the rib. Another employee was using a pry bar to pry the wire rib mess tight against the rib so that the timber could be set as close as possible...
01/09/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was building a Kennedy Panel regulator in the 6th North return. As EE was attempting to place a Kennedy flag on the upper corner of the regulator, the panel slipped down and cut EE's left ind...
11/01/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee was using a come-a-long hooked to a rib pin to lift the tongue of the trash trailer. When the tongue popped off of the hitch, the tongue of the trailer swung towards them and pinned left leg...
09/17/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee was installing a 1 1/2 inch fire drop onto the 6"" waterline in the belt entry at the 1st North tailpiece. The 5 foot long by 1 1/2 inch pipe fell and stuck the employee in the lower right le...
09/01/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was attempting to advance the ventilation tubing in the #4 entry of the 1st North Development Section. As EE and another employee lifted the fiberglass vent tube, EE felt a sharp pain in lowe...
08/25/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was roof bolting in the 1st North Rock Slope, employee was putting a 5 foot pusher steel into the 3 foot extension steel and as employee was holding the chuck wrench while pushing the steels...
08/07/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a metal band off of a bundle of roof screens and when the band broke, one end of the band flipped up and hit EE's right arm resulting in a small laceration which required 3 stitch...
07/26/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was using a 12 inch pipe wrench at cross cut 13 in 7th South to remove a 2 inch pipe nipple from a fire outlet when the pipe wrench slipped and the employee strained their lower back while tr...
07/07/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was transferring a bantam rock duster from the bucket of a scoop into the bucket of another scoop when the employee's grip slipped and left thumb was cut by a wire that was sticking out of th...
06/01/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was building a cinder block wall for an overcast, as they opened the mandoor to travel thru the door, the wall tipped over and the employee twisted their right ankle in the mandoor frame.
05/06/2019 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 1d restricted Employee was hang the miner cable along the rib in the last open crosscut in the 1st North development section when a piece of coal measuring 18 inches long by 18 inches wide by 8 inches thick fell fr...
04/17/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing a bad tire on the forklift located outside of the surface shop. EE was using a socket and a 1"" breaker bar with a 3' cheated bar to break the lug nuts loose when the cheater bar...
02/21/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was walking down the longwall face from the headgate to the tailgate, foot slipped on the wet surface of the mine floor and as employee fell, struck left knee on the toe of shield #80. 5 stit...
02/19/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was walking down the slope along #4 belt conducting the pre-shift examination when EE's foot slipped and EE fell to the ground. EE reported the incident. EE went to the doctor on 2/27/19 and...
01/21/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was troubleshooting an electrical problem on the continuous miner in 1st North Mains. EE had opened up a hinged protective cover. Another employee inadvertently bumped the hinged cover an...
01/02/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost The injured contract employee was assisting to extract shield #89 from the extraction face when a rock measuring 21"" long by 11"" wide by 2"" thick fell from in front of the walker shield and struck...
10/11/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was dropping a vent tube from the mine roof when the nylon strap that was supporting the tube came loose and the employee caught Left small finger in the D-Ring of the strap and cut left...
09/16/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a new haulage tram motor on the shear, as the employee moved a hydraulic hose out of the way, the motor shifted and smashed the employee's right index finger between the motor...
08/30/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A contract miner was standing on the 3rd rung of a 6' ladder, as the miner leaned to one side and attempted to hang a belt chain from a roof bolt, the ladder tipped over and the miner hit head on the...
08/09/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had finished drill a 16 foot deep hole and lowered the drill mast on the roof bolter. The sectional steel got stuck in the hole and as EE reached for the starter steel, the section steel fell...
07/22/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 7d restricted Employee was a passenger in the passenger seat in an Isuzu pickup truck heading out of the mine. When the operator applied the brakes, the brakes failed and the pickup hit into the back of a parked pi...
07/02/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was walking down a set of wooden stairs at the overcast @ XC 29 in 5th South when the second from the top plank gave away and employee fell to the ground injuring left knee, right shoulder an...
06/10/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 57d lost, 70d restricted Employee was operating an Isuzu truck at XC 27 in 3rd East Mains when the alternator starting squealing. The operator stopped the truck and got out of the truck. As employee was walking towards the fr...
04/21/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While loading a vent tube into the bucket of the 3 1/52 scoop, the employee smashed left index finger between the tube and the bucket of the scoop, causing a laceration which required 11 stitches.
04/05/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was dragging a piece of Tensar mesh out of the face when left hand snagged an insulated cable hook. The hook punctured through the skin between index finger and thumb on left hand. Employee r...
04/01/2018 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 119d lost, 28d restricted Employee was standing in the walkway at shield #10 and as the pan was being advanced, an anti-slew jack got hung up on the bears ear bracket and when it popped free the slew jack stuck the employee in...
03/20/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating the tailgate drum of the shear at mid face grading bottom while cutting towards the headgate. The employee placed left hand on top of the spill tray and a rock was kicked up by...
02/28/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While operating the left side drill head of the RB-2 roof bolter, the starter steel became stuck in the mine roof. The operator lowered the drill box down 1/2 of the way and jerked the stuck steel out...
01/03/2018 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking past the loop line between the monorail and stageloader when the wash down hose that was lying on top of the loop line fell to the ground and landed on the handle of the ball valv...
12/11/2017 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost A contract miner employee was injured at shield #41 on the longwall face when EE got right foot smashed with a slew jack as the face pan was being pushed forward suffering a contusion to the top of ri...
12/04/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The shear was cutting up hill at the headgate into the web for the push over. Employee was standing behind the shear at shield #20. The sloughing plate on the shear was in the raised position. Coal an...
10/30/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a razor knife to cut a piece on belting to construct a splash guard for the drill head of the roof bolter. The razor knife slipped and cut the employees left palm which required 4 s...
10/09/2017 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating an Isuzu pickup truck in the 3rd South intake roadway when employee ran over a small rock resulting in the steering wheel being jerked out of employee's hands and spinning to th...
09/26/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 147d lost, 28d restricted Employee was hit in the back of the knees by the shuttle car cable and flipped off of feet and landed on the back side of right shoulder, resulting in a fracture to right Scapula.
09/18/2017 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While operating the headgate shear drum and cutting the bottom from tailgate to headgate, a piece of coal measuring 20""X8""X9"" came off of the face and hit the employee in the right leg resulting in...
08/22/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 66d lost, 65d restricted Employee was operating the Wagner 2DS Can setter #24-43. Pulled into cross cut #18 in the #2 entry of the 3rd East Mains to park the machine. As employee went to exit the operator compartment, when pl...
04/28/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 56d lost, 12d restricted Employee was kneeling on the deck lid of a belt transfer chute that was being installed. EE was attempting to remove a pin that was stuck in the adjustable legs of the chute. As EE jerked real hard on...
04/25/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee was operating the RS-20 while standing on shield #61, as EE lowered shield #67, a rock measuring 12""X 12"" X 12"", fell from between shields 67 & 66. The rock landed on the cable tray and sl...
04/11/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had finished drilling a hole and had inserted a tube of resin and a bolt into the hole. As EE was pushing the bolt up to set it, the hinge pin for the drill mast fell out allowing the mast to...
02/23/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was attempting to put air into the left front tire of the Genie forklift when the inside wall of the tire blew out. EE stumbled backwards and fell over a stack of crib blocks thus injuring lower ba...
01/03/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating the company #9 LST 25X in the 1st South Mains at XC 30. As employee stopped to cool the machine down, the door on the machine slammed shut and smashed employee's right pinky fin...
10/28/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At approx. 4:00 pm an unintentional roof fall was discovered in the 3rd E Mains at XC 15 between the #4 and the #5 entries (1st South belt line). The fall was approx. 6-8' high, 20' in length and 19'...
09/14/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost An employee (working in the 4th North Section) sustained two metatarsal hairline fractures to left foot when a piece of cap rock measuring 18 inches wide, by 4 inches thick, fell from the mine roof an...
09/07/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The affected employee was preparing to wash a piece of machinery off. When ee grabbed the wash-down hose and turned it on it came-out of hands and hit ee in the left side of the mouth. Giving ee a lac...
07/20/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost The EP was changing out broken bolts on a master link on a Dozer track. EE had the bolts out and was getting ready to torque them when EE reached for a 3/4 inch ratchet. When EE lifted it up off the g...
07/14/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 61d lost, 43d restricted The EP was roof bolting when a broken fitting was discovered on the outside of the roof bolter. EP stopped bolting and walked around the back side of the machine and walked up the side and found the f...
06/28/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The EP was carrying a Kennedy Jack on shoulder, stepped into a muddy rut and twisted left knee. An initial report was filed but no medical action was taken until 7-11-16 when the EP complained that th...
05/28/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The person was changing a coupler on a 8"" Aqua Mine pipe. EE was standing on a 6' ladder. When EE stepped off the ladder, EE stepped on the rung on the side instead of the middle causing the ladder t...