Miller Mine — Accidents

Total: 57 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/02/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE INTAKE DRIFT, APPROXIMATELY 50' INBY THE HIGHWALL. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH METAL J CHANNELS ON WOODEN LEGS AND AT LEAST ONE 4' RESIN BOLT IN EACH J CHANNEL.
11/02/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL MEASURING APPROX 20'W X 30'L X 4'H OCCURRED IN THE #9 ENTRY OF 2ND LEFT APPROX 30' OUTBY STA 514. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 48"" AND 60"" RESIN BOLTS AND ROOF MATS.
05/23/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL MEASURING 20' L X 20'W X 4'H, OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY OF 1ST LEFT SECTION AT SURVEY STATION 397. THE FALL WHICH IS IN AN INACTIVE AREA OF THE MINE WAS DISCOVERED BY THE MINE EXAMI ONER ON...
02/05/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 205d lost EE WAS WALKING UNDERGROUND. HE STEPPED ON AN UNEVEN SURFACE, SLIPPED TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. A SHORT TIME LATER HE KNELT DOWN TO PICK UP SOMETHING, HIS KNEE POPPED AND HE COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN IT.
01/06/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost EE WAS ON THE SURFACE USING A SHOVEL TO CLEAN OFF STACKER BELT, WHILE SHOVELING HE TWISTED HIS BODY CAUSING INJURY TO HIMSELF THAT RESULTED IN A HERNIA. EE CONTINUED TO WORK DOING REQULAR DUTI ES TIL...
12/15/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 21d lost, 2d restricted WHILE GOING FROM A KNEELING TO STANDING POSITION, EMPLOYEE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE BELT GUARD AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN THE MOTOR FAN THUS SEVERING RING FINGER TO 2ND KNUCKLE ONHIS RIGHT HAND. THERE WAS...
03/13/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE SCOOP WHEN HE BUMPED HIS KNEE AGAINST THE MINE ROOF. HE SUFFERED ONLY A MINOR ABRASION BUT SEVERE SWELLING RESULTED. HE HAD SURGERY ON THIS KNEE IN SEPT. 1988 AND HA S HAD P...