Mine No 5 — Accidents

Total: 68 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/20/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was shoveling belt. The employee told the witness that he was having chest pains. Employee stated that he threw a piece of rock against the rib and continued to shovel, then started having ch...
08/06/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 180d lost Employee and others was helping move miner from # 2 to #1 entry. Employee was near corner of block when corner rolled off striking his right side. Employee was treated by M.E.T.'s on section and trans...
06/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted While closing 1st set of airlock doors, part of crew opened second set of doors causing 1st set to slam shut, catching EE's left foot.
04/01/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was installing a roof bolt. When he looked back to count the rolls of bolts from the last test hole, he let the drill head down on his upper right leg.
12/11/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was dismounting from 980G Loader. He stepped on a crib block, causing him to twist his left ankle.
11/13/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Foreman was traveling airways & found roof fall on 11/13/08. Roof fall was in the No 16 entry outby survey spad 1948. The roof fall is approximately 30' long x 18' wide x 3'-4' thick. This area has be...
08/15/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 39d restricted Employee was helping roof bolting crew turn the machine around by watching the cable. As machine started to move, he positioned himself between the machine and coal rib, where his ankle and right leg...
06/06/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was hitting a strap with bolt wrench trying to knock it over and missed the strap hitting his right ring finger on canopy.
04/25/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The fall was found on the 2 right panel on 1 west mains while checking rockdusting in the location.
02/18/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None EE found roof fall on #4 south panel while retreaving thing left behind. He transned off the area around and dangered it off. We will net clean this up it don't affect the mines in anyway. Closest spa...
01/03/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE alleges he was loading roof bolts from scoop bucket to roof bolter when his right shoulder began to hurt. He was angry and began slinging roof bolts out of the scoop bucket. He grabbed several at o...
10/01/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While going to check a pump, he saw the fall at spad #3054, #8 entry.
12/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was loading resin on top of roof bolter when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
09/29/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee alleges he hurt his right shoulder while picking up cable out of roadway. This incident is under investigation.
02/13/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting a piece of belt when the knife slipped cutting him in the right thigh about 4"" above the knee. The laceraction required 5 stitches.
01/18/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee stated that after running shuttle car all day that his lower back area was hurting & burning.
01/09/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A SCOOP WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN HAUL ROAD. HE SAID HE FELT A BURNING AND GOT SICK AT HIS STOMACH.
09/11/2004 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee got out of scoop and ran into a roof strap and cut under his left eye.