Mine No 2 — Accidents

Total: 286 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/26/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, EE RECEIVED A STRAINED BACK WHEN THE MANTRIP HE WAS RIDING IN STRUCK ANOTHER MANTRIP. REPORT DELAYED DUE TO LACK OF INFORMATION.
01/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost EE STATED WAS SHOVELING ON ""B"" BELT AT AIR LOCKS WHEN EE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE BELT.
01/13/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE STATED THAT HE SWUNG HEAD TO CHECK SUCTION HOSE ON ROOF BOLTER. HE PLACED HIS HAND ON BOOM AND A 3"" X 3"" ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIS HAND. RECEIVED MEDICAL INFORMATION ON 1/24/05 THAT FINGER WAS FR...
01/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE was setting timbers when he experienced pain in lower back.
01/07/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing rock from miner when a piece of rock fell from top and hit him on top of his right hand 12""x8""x1"".
01/04/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost EE LET ATRS DOWN AND LOOSE ROCK DISLODGED, FALLING AND HITTING HIM ON RIGHT FOOT.
12/08/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ON 12-08-04 A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON 030 SECTION. THE FALL MEASURED 6' HIGH, 20' WIDE & 20' LONG. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED IN RELATION TO THIS ROOF FALL.
09/27/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ON 9/27/04 A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AROUND 10:30 PM ON MMU 007. THE ROOF FALL WAS LOCATED IN AN INTERSECTION IN #6 ENTRY, 3 LINES OUTBY THE FACE. THE FALL MEASURED 70' LONG X 20' WIDE X 5' THICK....
08/20/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE CATHEAD OF A MINE CABLE WHILE THE CABLE WAS BEING PULLED BY A 4-WHEELER. THE ROPE SLIPPED CAUSING HIS THUMB TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CATHEAD & THE 4-WHEELER - RESULTING IN A F...
07/30/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ON FRIDAY, JULY 30, 2004, A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLOPE AT A PREEXISTING OVERCAST ON THE MAIN LINE. THE FALL MEASURED 4' WIDE X 8' LONG X 15' HIGH. THE FALL HAS BEEN INSPECTE...
07/23/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TAKING A PIN OUTO F CHAIN HOOK. HE HIT THE PIN WITH A HAMMER & A PIECE BROKE OFF & STRUCK HIS HAND
06/21/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 127d lost WHILE HANGING THE MINER CABLE, EE FELT SOMETHING ""PULL"" ALONG HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. ON 8/6/04 HE VISITED A LOCAL PHYSICIAN AND WAS REFERRED TO A NEUROLOGIST. AFTER VIEWING THE RESULTS OF HIS EXAMS,...
06/01/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 6 B BELT LINE. THE FALL WAS LOCATED 3 BREAKS INBY 6 B CONVEYOR BELT DRIVE. THE FALL MEASURED 7' THICK X 2 1/2 BREAKS LONG X 18' WIDE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AS A RESU...
05/09/2004 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 275d lost EE WAS PICKING UP BOTTOM CONVEYOR BELT ROLLER THAT WAS LYING IN THE ROADWAY, AS HE BENT OVER TO GET HOLD OF THE ROLLER, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. EE WORKED UNTIL 6/3 WHEN HE BEGAN MISS ING WOR...
04/21/2004 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE WALKING TO MANTRIP FROM SLOPE CAR, EMPLOYEE HIT A ROOF BOLT PLATE CUTTING HIS EAR. REQUIRED 7 STITCHES TO CLOSE.
04/08/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CHANGING DRILL STEEL. WHEN HE SWUNG HIS DRILL POT WHILE HOLDING THE STEEL WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, HE HIT HIS HAND WITH THE CANOPY CAUSING A CUT THAT REQUIRED 15 STITCHES TO CLOSE.
03/02/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ON 3-2-04 A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON BELTLINE. THE FALL MEASURED 20' BY 20' BY 9' IN BREAK NO. 47. NI INJURIES WERE REPORTED AS A RESULT OF THE FALL OF ROOF.
02/20/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost STEPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL & TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. REPORT DELAYED WAITING FOR DIAGNOSTIC REPORT FROM HIS DR. HE WAS DIAGNOSED ON 4/7/04. EE WORKED UNTIL 3/15/04.
01/26/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 149d lost WHILE SETTING THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE'S ATRS, EE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT SHOULDER BY A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK MEASURING 34"" X 34"" X 3"". EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 2-29-04. AT THAT TIME HE VISITE D HIS...
01/19/2004 NO VALUE FOUND NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REMOVING BAND FROM BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLTS. BAND FLEW BACK STRIKING HE ON REQUIRED 6 STITCHES TO CLOSED.
01/14/2004 NO VALUE FOUND ACCIDENT ONLY None ON 1-14-2004, THE HOIST ROPE, 1.5"" IN DIAMETER SHOWED STRUCTURAL DISTOSTION OVER A LENGTH OF 12 FEET BETWEEN THE DIRECTIONAL SHEAVE AND THE ROPE GANTRY. THE ROPE WAS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM S ERVICE...
01/05/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO HELP CHANGE A STEERING JACK ON A SHUTTLE CAR. PRY BAR SLIPPED LETTING STEERING JACK FALL HITTING EE ON LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A CUT THAT REQUIRED 7 STITCHES TO CLO SE.
12/04/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT LEG WITH THE DRILL POT WHILE PULLING OUT A BENT BOLT. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL E.R., TREATED & SCHEDULED FOR AN ORTHOPEDIC VISIT ON 12/8/03. AFTER BEING EXAMINED BY THE...
10/31/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TIGHTENING BOLTS ON SHUTTLE CAR, LEFT HAND WAS LYING ON WHEEL. ROCK FELL FROM TOP & MASHED FINGER AGAINST TIRE. THIS CUT REQUIRED SEVERAL STITCHES TO CLOSE.
10/30/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost WHILE TAKING DOWN A MINER CABLE, EE SAID HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS EXAMINED. THE ER DOCTOR SCHEDULED HIM OFF WORK UNTIL HE COU LD HAVE...
10/16/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIS BACK ""GAVE WAY"" WHILE PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES. EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF CHRONIC BACK PAIN. THIS REPORT WAS DELAYED DUE TO THE INVESTIGATION AND DETERMINING HOW T O REP...
09/21/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MAKING SPLICE IN CHARGER CABLE KNIFE SLIPPED ANDCUT LEFT THUMB CUT REQUIRED 12 STITCHES TO CLOSE
09/15/2003 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS RIDING ON MANTRIP TRIP DERAILED STRIKING A TIMBER THIS TIMBER FELL AND STRUCK EE ON THE HEAD KNOCKING HIS HARD HAT OFF. EE HAD CUT THE FLEFT FRONT OF HIS HEAD WHICH REQUIRED 11 STITCHE S TO CLO...
08/28/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 142d lost WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF UNLOADING BOXES OF ROOF BOLT RESIN FROM A SUPPLY CAR EE TWISTED AT THE WAIST WHILE HOLDING A FULL BOX OF RESIN. THIS MOTION CAUSED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE VI SITED H...
08/21/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MAKING BELT SPLICE, WHILE PULLING KNIFE TOWARDS HIMSELF, KNIFE CAME OUT OF BELT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE.
08/21/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 148d lost WHILE WALKING BESIDE THE BELTLINE EE TRIPPED. EE STRUCK A METAL I-BEAM & CAUGHT THE BELTLINE STRUCTURE AS HE FELL. EE WAS SCHEDULED FOR AN MRI ON 9/9/03.
08/13/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ON 8-04 -03 A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN AN OUTBY AREA OF THE MINE. THE FALL MEASURED 20'W X 50'X10'H. THIS FALL OF ROOF IS LOCATED 22 BREAKSOUTBY THE ACTIVE 0070 SECTION IN THE CROSSCUT BETWEEN #3 &...
08/11/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost EE BENT A ROOF BOLT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN THE ROOF BOLT HE ENGAGED THE ROTATION. THE METAL ROOF BOLT PLATE STRUCK EE ON HIS RIGHT HAND BREAKING A BONE BEHIND THE RT. INDEX FINGER. EE SEEN A B...
08/04/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost PUTTING WATER LINE TOGETHER A THE ELBOW JOINT, HE DEVELOPED BACK SPASMS. DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 8/11/03.
07/28/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF ROCK DUSTING EE PICKED UP A BAG OF DUST WEIGHING 50 LBS. HE STATED WHILE LIFTING THE BAG OF DUST HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK THAT RADIATED INTO HIS GR OIN ARE...
07/15/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CLOSING A AIR LOCK DOOR BY HOLDING ONTO THE TOP OF THE DOOR. WHILE CLOSING THE DOOR HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT ON A ROOF BOLT PLATE, CAUSING A TEAR THAT REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE.
07/09/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost WHILE TRAVELING TOWARD THE FEEDER IN A SHUTTLE CAR THE TRAILING CABLE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR STRIKING EMPLOYEE UNDER THE LEFT ARM. FAMILY DOCTOR SCHEDULED EMPLOYEE TO SEE A SPECIALIST ON 7/15/03...
06/17/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 174d lost EE HOOKED SC CABLE ON LO-TRAC. WHEN LO-TRAC MOVED IT INJURED EE'S LEFT FOOT. EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 10-21-03, AT THIS TIME HIS DOCTOR TOOK HIM OFF WORK.
06/05/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 141d lost EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF A CONVEYOR BELT CROSSOVER. HE TRIPPED ON A SECTION OF MINE MONITOR CABLE AND HE FELL. HE WAS TREATED AT THE SCENE AND TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED...
06/05/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP. HE GOT OFF SCOOP TO HANG MINER CABLE. WHILE WALKING BESIDE SCOOP A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN RIB AND 1ST ROOF BOLT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK. THE ROCK WAS APPR...
05/31/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost EE STRUCK HIS RT. KNEE ON A SCOOP BUCKET. EE ATTEMPTED TO CONTINUE WORKING. ON 6/16/03, AFTER VISITING A SPECIALIST, EE WAS ADVISED TO REFRAIN FROM WORKING UNTIL SURGERY COULD BE PERFORMED TO REPAIR D...
05/23/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING BRATTICE. AS HE WAS REMOVING BANDS FROM A PALLET OF BLOCKS, THE BAND SLIPPED THROUGH HIS HAND CUTTING IT.
05/22/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 145d lost EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING CONTINUOUS MINER TO THE NEXT PLACE TO BE CUT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BODY.
05/16/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 283d lost MANTRIP CAME OFF THE RAIL CAUSING EE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL. EE HIT THE RAIL INJURING HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK.
05/13/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost EE WAS AT BOTTOM OF SLOPE SHOVELING ON SLOPE BELT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP, TEARING IN RIGHT GROIN AREA. HE FELT A LITTLE STRAIN BEFORE IN THIS AREA.
03/26/2003 MACHINERY NO VALUE FOUND None EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE OUT OF THE ROADWAY.AS HE WAS DOING THIS THE MINER WAS CHANGING PLACES AND THE SLACK HE WAS HOLDING WAS PULLED TIGHT AND HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK
03/04/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A PIECE OF BELT STRUCTURE FROM A PILE WHEN ANOTHER PIECE OF STRUCTURE FELL OVER AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.
02/24/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY THE PRE SHIFT EXAMINER. FALL MEASURED 10 FT LONG BY 5 FT WIDE BY 3 FT THICK. THIS DAMAGED AN OVERCAST WHICH INTERUPTED VENTILATION.
02/18/2003 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost EE WAS GETTING OFF THE MANTRIP AND STEPPED ON THE TRACK RAIL AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
02/07/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE HAD STARTED DRILLING HIS HOLE TO INSTALL ROOFBOLT WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE LEFT RIB TOWARDS THE HOLE HE WAS DRILLING AND STRUCK THE CANOPY OF THE MACHINE. THE ROCK BROKE INTO PIECES...