Mine No 3 — Accidents

Total: 442 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/06/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost While in the process pulling a rock dust hose employee ran head first into a cable bolt, causing him to fall, landing on his right shoulder. Employee continued to work until 7/26/2013 at which time he...
02/26/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost While in the process of installing permanent roof support, employee placed a roof bolt into the drill pot, bolt twisted causing him to strain his left shoulder. ER physician place employee off work.
02/23/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost While in the process of exiting a rail mantrip at the battery station, employee twisted his left knee. He was seen by a local physician whom placed off work pending MRI results.
01/30/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking across the section when he rubbed the mine roof with his hand, knocking a small piece of loose material free, hitting him in the left eye. Employee finished his shift and went for...
01/29/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a pry bar to remove loose material from the top of the continuous miner, the bar slipped causing his right ring finger to be mashed between the bar and the miner. Employee finished...
01/23/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered by Mine Examiner and State Inspector while traveling old 2A intake cross cut 15 inby spad 23832. The fall measured 20 foot wide, 20 foot long, and 8 foot high. No injuries w...
01/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost Employee and co-worker were loading steel beams onto mobile equipment when employee felt sharp pain in lower back. ER diagnosed with a pulled muscle and removed from work.
12/31/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Employee was walking around the front of 1C tail piece, when he stepped into some uneven bottom causing him to slip and twist his left ankle.
12/27/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was advancing the Fletcher roof bolter forward using the inch tram controls when his left foot stepped on some loose material that was on the mine floor causing him to twist his ankle.
12/18/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered by a belt examiner at cross cut 38 of the No.2 conveyor belt. The area was developed sometime in 1982. The roof fall measured approximately 20 feet wide, 25 feet long, and...
12/03/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While in the process of banding roof bolts on a supply car, strap broke, striking employee on his left brow, resulting in a laceration that required glue to close.
11/29/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury accident occurred when the elevator became inoperative due to a malfunction on the main control cable at the bottom of the elevator. The main control cable has been repaired and inspected...
11/16/2012 FIRE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While in the process of applying fire extinguishers and rock dust to the high voltage compartment of the 4E power center that was smoking, employee started to hyperventilate and experienced a loss of...
10/25/2012 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Injured employee had backed the continuous miner into the intersection, shut miner off and was in the process of moving miner cable away from the side of the pan at the back of the ripper head, when a...
10/23/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost Injured employee was in the process of installing permanent roof support. He had placed the end of roof bolt into the mine roof and was in the process of straightening the bolt when he felt a pull in...
10/23/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Injured employee was in the process of installing permanent roof support. He had completed the drilling process and was reaching for the bolt that was laying on the mine floor next to drill pot when a...
10/19/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of installing permanent roof support. He was in the process of removing the drill steel from the mine roof, when the drill steel fell, striking his thumb on his left hand,...
10/13/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was in the process of reassembling the headlight on a battery powered 4 wheeler, his hand slipped striking a sharp piece of metal, causing a laceration that required sutures to close.
10/11/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost EE parked the shuttle car that he was operating, as he was using a pick type hammer to pull come loose material from the rib, his right forearm was caught between the material that he was scaling and...
09/13/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of making a belt splice using a Flexco hammer, when a sliver of metal struck his right index finger, resulting in a laceration that required sutures to close.
08/27/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While hauling supplies along #4 travelway a large bag of rockdust contacted a steel beam that had been set in the area for additional roof support. This dislodged the beam and allowed a piece of rock...
08/22/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unloading block off a supply car at the end of the track when some blocks fell off the pallet onto the mine floor. As employee reached to pickup the blocks to re stack them one of the bl...
08/09/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Skill saw kicked back while cutting steaks for concrete forms cutting right thumb of employee requiring surgery on 8/10/12.
08/01/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Employee was cleaning shop when he stepped over a crib block his knee buckled.
07/27/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was in the process of cleaning a tail piece. As he was shoveling under the tail piece the bottom belt came in contact with the shovel, jerking the shovel causing pain in his right arm. He cea...
07/23/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of installing permanent roof support. He was position next to the tram controls when a piece of falling material struck his right foot resulting in a hairline fracture to h...
07/17/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered outby spad 33190 during preshift exam. The roof fall meas. 19' Wide, 30' Long, and 9-10' in Height.
06/14/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing permanent roof support EE tripped and fell on a roof bolt plate that was laying on the mine floor, resulting in a laceration to his left leg that required sutures to close.
06/07/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While in the process of using a utility knife to cut belt, knife slipped resulting in a laceration to employee's right leg.
05/10/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE and three other employees was lifting a 15 foot beam to load onto a supply car, beam slipped causing it to mash his left middle and pinky fingers.(On 05/18/2012 surgery was performed on EE's left m...
05/04/2012 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 70d lost While in the process of removing the two piece drill steel from mine roof, the top piece separated from the bottom piece. Bottom piece fell striking injured employee on his pinky finger resulting in a...
03/21/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury accident occurred on the secondary escapeway hoist. Hoist lost program and was not operating, mine was evacuated. Hoist program personnel arrived and reprogram and inspected hoist.
03/15/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost Employee had finished installing a roll of roof bolts and had walked back to the dust box, as he was bending and reaching for the straps to open dust box a piece of falling material struck his right...
01/31/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost While in the process of drilling test hole employee placed his left hand on glue tray, a piece of falling material struck the tip of his left ring finger resulting in a avulsion to the finger tip that...
12/14/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost While in the process of dismounting supply motor employee felt pain in his left knee. He stated that he has a history of knee problems. On 12-23-11 an MRI was performed. On 1-6-12 he was seen by a spe...
11/30/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost While in the process of using a scoop to clean in an outby area, the scoop deck struck rib causing a piece of material to come loose and fall onto employee's back, resulting in contusions. An Xray was...
11/29/2011 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 132d lost Employee completed loading shuttle car from the #6 right, car left to return to feeder and traveled approximately 30 feet up a grade in 5 right. For unknown reason the shuttle car rolled backwards pin...
10/05/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost On 10/05/2011 employee was carrying a guard to install on a continuous miner when he felt pain in his lower back. Employee continued to work, but the pain worsen at which time he was seen by his famil...
10/03/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 132d lost On 10/3/2011 employee was installing permanent roof support, while straightening the bolt to place in the church of the pot, employee felt pain in right shoulder and arm. Employee continued to work, b...
09/29/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost While checking the radiator of a bobcat loader employee's right ring and middle fingers came in contact with fan blades resulting laceration and fracture to both fingers.
08/31/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at Survey Station 24557 in the intake escape way #6 entry going to 002 section. This area was developed in October 2008. The roof fall measured 18 foot wide, 20 foot long an...
08/09/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None while in the process of removing a belt roller, the roller slipped causing employee's left little finger to be mashed against the belt rail, resulting in a laceration that required sutures to close.
07/30/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of installing a 10 foot roof bolt when a piece of falling material struck employee's right ring finger resulting in a fracture and laceration.
07/23/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 180d lost Employee was riding on a rubber tire 4 wheeler. While traveling outby along 2D travelway, when a piece of falling material fell from the mine roof, striking employee on both legs, resulting in a fract...
06/27/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was discovered inby Spad 30875 in the #3 entry by Mine Examiner during Preshift Exam. The roof fall measured 20 foot wide, 20 foot long, and 10 foot wide. No injuries were reported as a resu...
06/27/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was discovered adjacent to Spad 30417 by Mine Examiner while traveling return air course. The roof fall measured 20 foot wide, 160 foot long, and 10 foot wide. No injuries were reported as a...
06/23/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 132d lost Employee was in the process of shoveling belt when the shovel came in contact with the belt causing employee's left wrist to twist causing pain in his left arm & shoulder. Employee continued to work,...
06/03/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 103d lost Employee was in the process of untangling a miner cable and water line when he tripped and twisted his left knee. He was taken to a local hospital; x-rays were performed with negative results. Injured...
05/20/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking toward roof bolter when his left arm was struck by a small piece of falling material, which caused a laceration that required sutures to close.
04/28/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost While extending a curtain during the mining cycle, employee hit the tip of his right index finger against a parked shuttle car causing pain. Employee finished his shift, on 4/29/2011 the pain continue...