Mine #5 — Accidents
Total: 9 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/16/2024 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | The mine foreman was assisting in getting the belt drive in the pit unclogged. The belt had somehow become tangled in the drive rollers. They were trying to pull slack in the top belt when the hook fa... |
| 02/10/2023 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was using a chain hoist to pull (align) the ""low-low"" belt structure when the chain hoist broke loose from the anchor point and struck EE in the side of the head. |
| 05/03/2022 | OTHER | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was on their knees marking centerline and when they got up to a ""duck walking"" position, their knee ""popped"" causing some pain. The knee has bothered them intermittently since, so they we... |
| 08/30/2021 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 82d lost | Employee (foreman) was on a personnel carrier while by self. EE said EE backed up and struck EE's head on a brow causing a sore neck. EE finished the shift and didn't want medical attention. EE didn't... |
| 09/30/2020 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 17d lost | Employee putting a guard back on the tail piece when EE felt a sharp pain in EE's back. |
| 12/04/2018 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was tightening the conveyor chain on the MBC, and the grease fitting on the jack blew out, striking EE's left hand. |
| 08/07/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 23d lost | Bolt steel got hung in top and EE tried to get it out and slipped and hit EE's chest on the drill pot. The bolt steel fell out striking EE's pinky finger. |
| 05/14/2015 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Working on foot shaft on Joy 14-9 continuous miner. Had scoop hook to change pulling it and got hit with claw in the back and rib on left side of body. |
| 07/25/2007 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 11d lost, 2d restricted | Right Knee of employee swollen up due to Crawling in low coal. |