Mine No 3 — Accidents

Total: 13 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted The employee was releasing an electrical trailing cable which was hung to a roof bolt plate. When he released the cable, the cable hanger caught his hand resulting in a laceration between his forefing...
05/22/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was putting roof bolting supplies on the roof bolting machine. He cut the band on a bundle of roof bolts. The band sprung loose and struck him on the left hand. This resulted in a lacerati...
05/09/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Injured was stepping across the cable to the roof bolting machine. When the cable reel of the machine was turned on, the cable caught his foot, causing him to fall and bruise his ribs.
04/22/2008 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted The EE was working on the feeder which had stalled out. The stalled out feeder caused the water line to heat up and rupture. The water sprayed the individual on the right leg resulting in a burn.
04/18/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted The injured was pushing a rock off of the top of the feeder and cut his middle finger on his right hand.
04/15/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted The section has wet and muddy conditions, EE twisted his knee when he turned to move.
01/17/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None Last push out in No 5, pillar fell on top of continuous miner. Caught 1 MRS also when cut went through.
07/14/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 21d restricted The injured was using a bar to pry a rock out of a belt conveyor drive and strained his left arm. He continued working his normal job until 8-7-07, when he started missing work due to the injury.
08/25/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted The injured was moving 6"" x 6"" x 36"" crib blocks when he caught his hand between the mine floor and the crib block he was moving.
11/23/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 7d lost, 4d restricted The individual developed infection in his right knee due to the repeated trauma associated with working on his knees every day.
08/30/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE INJURED WAS PUTTING SUPPLIES ON THE SECTION ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. HE WAS MOVING A BUNDLE OF ROOF BOLT PLATES WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF & STRUCK HIS HAND.
03/04/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE STRUCK LEFT ARM ON ROOF PLATE, CUTTING ABOVE HIS LEFT ELBOW.
01/15/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING BLOCK TO PLACE IN BRATTICE USING HAMMER IN RIGHT HAND, MIS-STRUCK BLOCK HITTING LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH HAMMER.