Maxine-Pratt Mine — Accidents
Total: 31 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/17/2025 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Two employees were lifting a welding cart onto a ride when employee felt pain in back and left knee |
| 05/07/2025 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | None | Employee was making first cut inby the intersection of #1 entry, oo3 mining section. Because of wet conditions EE was sitting on some loose material at the corner of #1 when a piece of rock measuring... |
| 02/05/2025 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Miners heard a bump in roof and the section foreman pulled all persons on the section outby. At 10:15 pm a roof fall occurred above the bolt anchorage on the 003 section, 2 northwest spad 15+00 in th... |
| 09/12/2024 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | EMPLOYEE USING SLATE BAR TO PRY OPEN RUB RAIL ON SHUTTLE CAR...RAIL BROKE LOOSE SUDDENLY CAUSING BAR TO HIT EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH. |
| 04/30/2024 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was running the weed eater adjacent to the parking lot when EE's leg slipped causing EE's knee to buckle. |
| 04/17/2024 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was pushing against a pry bar to pry cat tracks off of planetary when the bar slipped causing the employee to fall forward striking the continuous mining machine with their shoulder. The equi... |
| 11/29/2023 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 117d lost | While loading highline cable at the #5 head drive, a loop of cable flipped over and hit the employee on the right knee above the kneecap and hyperextended EE's knee. |
| 08/05/2023 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While performing a belt move the employee was driving a pin through the belt rail with a hammer striking EE's left index finger/knuckle. The employee was wearing metacarpal gloves at the time of the i... |
| 03/13/2023 | OTHER | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 30d restricted | EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TIRE ON TWO PERSON BUGGY; BENT OVER TO PICK UP TIRE AND FELT STABBING PAIN AND HEARD POP IN LOWER BACK. |
| 01/16/2023 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 81d lost | EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO BACK A PIN OUT DURING PROCESS OF CHANGING JACK ON SHUTTLE CAR WHEN PAIN WAS FELT; BEGAN IN LOWER BACK AND RADIATED DOWN LEFT BUTTOCK AND LEFT THIGH. THEY CONTINUED TO WO... |
| 04/28/2022 | ELECTRICAL | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | Employee was helping the ELECTRICIAN splice #1 car cable, proceeded to put cathead in, flipped the breaker and states: saw a flash and does not remember anything after that. |
| 01/19/2022 | POWERED HAULAGE | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 2d lost, 1d restricted | Foreman was struck by shuttle car when shuttle car left loaded, hitting offside rib causing shuttle car to shift suddenly and striking foreman. Foreman sustained injury to left wrist resulting in frac... |
| 02/13/2020 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 5d lost | Employee was bolting in the #5 entry were they swing out to put up outside bolt when a piece of rock hit them in the back. |
| 12/29/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 1d restricted | Miner was crimping water line with banding tool. After completeing the job, EE then pulled the excess band out of the banding tool and the sharp edge cut the thumb and finger on left hand. |
| 08/09/2019 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 219d lost | EE was swinging Drill Boom on Fletcher Bolter to install the inside bolt after installing outside bolt. Piece of draw rock struck EE on the back of the right foot while crawling with boom swing. |
| 07/17/2019 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 236d lost | Employee was making repair to the miner when employee slipped and fell injuring left leg when hitting the stand off of the miner |
| 07/12/2019 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Driving a small buggy underground front tire hit a rock causing steering wheel to turn excessively fast hitting EE in the right index finger |
| 12/17/2016 | POWERED HAULAGE | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Operator was moving from one heading to another and placed hand on safety post outside. The operator when turning the cable chain came in contact with safety post pinching left pinky finger. |
| 09/30/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 5d restricted | Scoop operator was pulling up slack on the miner cable when cable tightened up it struck miner operator on left knee |
| 10/03/2015 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 15d lost | Employee and 3 other men were picking up and pulling the miner electrical cable. Employee states ""I bent over and it felt like a knife went into my back"". Employee went down to his hands and knees;... |
| 04/18/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 20d lost, 10d restricted | Two men were putting the rub rail on the continuous miner. The rub rail was dropped and struck this man's right foot. The foot was fractured, cut, bruised, and swollen. The cut required 10 stitches. |
| 03/28/2014 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | 4 men were working in pairs of 2, driving pins out of the ripper chain on the miner. This man was holding the bar while the other was hitting with the sledge hammer. This man got hit in the forehead.... |
| 03/05/2014 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 3d lost, 19d restricted | The Section Foreman, and 3 men were cleaning the conveyor belt rollers and structure. The belt was started and ee right hand and lower arm was mashed between the belt and a metal top roller. ee suffer... |
| 08/06/2012 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | EE and co-worker were working on feeder jack. Co-worker threw a crib block toward the feeder; the crib block struck EE on his upper left leg causing him to fall onto the jack. EE had pain and bruising... |
| 06/02/2012 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 15d lost, 10d restricted | Miner operator trammed miner into entry for first cut. He was sitting beside miner when a rock fell from between roof bolts; and struck the top and left side of his hard hat; causing an injury to his... |
| 05/25/2012 | MACHINERY | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 10d lost, 21d restricted | EE was roof bolting. The glove on his left hand got caught in the chuck/drill pot. This cut his little finger (7 stitches) and fractured three fingers (little, ring, middle) on his left hand. |
| 05/07/2012 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 14d restricted | 05/07/2012-2:00pm EE reported that he had hurt his back at 7:30am when he removed a rock from top of miner. He complained of pain in his lower back on right side; and he wanted to go to the doctor. Ap... |
| 04/03/2012 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 3d lost, 5d restricted | EE(left handed)was using a 4lb hammer with both hands to drive a dump shaft onto mobile bridge(#3).The hammer glanced off shaft and hit sprocket; and a small piece of metal from sprocket flew into his... |
| 08/30/2011 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 3d lost | EE had a set of come a longs hooked to a roofbolt plate. The plate broke causing the come a longs to fall and strike him in the side of his head above his right ear. This caused an egg sized knot and... |
| 07/14/2011 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 1d lost, 15d restricted | Employee went to get tools out of a metal tool box near the section. He propped the lid open with a bar. He hit the bar and the lid fell onto his right hand. No broke bones; no cuts; Rt hand sore and... |
| 04/26/2011 | MACHINERY | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 3d lost, 29d restricted | EE was putting last row of bolts (entry #5). He was working the levers with his right hand. He had his left hand on the drill pot. His middle finger on his left hand got pinched/cut. The tip of the fi... |