Mine No 5 — Accidents

Total: 72 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/09/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost REMOVING DRAW ROCK FROM THE MINER BY HAND WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
12/13/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None THE CREW KNEW THIS AREA TO BE BAD TOP BY USUAL EXAMINATION. ALL ENTRANCES WERE DANGERED OFF. FALL WAS 20-30' WIDE, 30' LONG, 4' HIGH. THIS AREA WAS TIMBERED OFF & ABANDONED.
10/29/2000 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost WAS PUTTING SUPPLY SCOOP ON CHARGE. HE SAID HE THOUGHT ONE OF THE 5 PRONGS ON THE PLUG WAS BENT. WAS USING KNIFE BLADE TO STRAIGHTEN AN(ALLEGED)BENT PRONG. BLADE CONTACTED FRAME OF COUPLER, CA USED AN...
10/11/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None FALL WAS FOUND ON 10-11-00 DURING WEEKLY EXAMS. MEASURED 20'X20'6' HIGH ONE CROSS CUT OUTBY SPAD 34025. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. WAS CRIBBED OFF AND DANGERED OFF AT ALL ENTRANCES.
10/11/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None FALL WAS FOUND ON 10-11-00 DURING WEEKLY EXAM OF AIRWAYS-LOCATED ONE CROSSCUT OUTBY SPAD #25443. MEASURED 20'X20'X6 FT HIGH. AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 5 FT BOLTS. FALL WAS CRIBBED OFF AND DANGERED OFF AT A...
09/24/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 12d restricted HE WAS SLAMMING THE DOOR SHUT ON THE DUST BOX FOR THE ROOF BOLTER. HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT ON THE DOOR LATCH. THIS CAUSED A FRACTURE TO THE LITTLE FINGER RIGHT HAND HAND WHEN HE SLAMMED THE DOOR .
09/15/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HE WAS WATERING BATTERIES FOR A MANTRIP. THE BATTERY TRAY LID WAS UP, BUT NOT PROPPED OR SECURED. THE TRAY LID FELL, STRUCK HIM ON THE HARD HAT, PUSHED HIS HEAD DOWN AGAINST THE TRAY CAUSING A CUT ON...
09/02/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A ROCK OFF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. HE HAD BOTH HAND SON THE ROCK AND THE ROCK BROKE CAUSING THE LOAD TO BECOME UNBALANCED. THE EMPLOYEE THEN HAD MOST OF THE ROCK IN ON EHAND AN...
08/29/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost EMPLOYEE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH HIS BACK AND NECK FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, AND AS OF 8/29/00 IS NOT ABLE TO WORK. AT THIS TIME, HE IS UNDER DOCTOR'S CARE.
08/23/2000 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost A ROCK LOCATED BETWEEN THE RIB AND THE BOLTS FELL AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK. THE EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND AND THE ROCK LANDED ON THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT, CAUSING A SPRAIN AND BRUIS E.
06/09/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost THE EE WAS LIFTING A PANEL FROM A TEMPORARY STOPPING AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. THE TEMPORARY STOPPING WE USE AT THIS MINE ATE KENNEDY STEEL STOPPINGS.
05/31/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 13d lost EE HAD SURGERY FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ON MAY 31, 2000.
05/17/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A BAG OF ROCKDUST FROM THE SCOOP AND THEN SLIPPED DUE TO SLICK BOTTOM AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
05/17/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE STRAINED HIS BACK LIFTING A FIRST AID BOX ON 5-17. EE CAME TO WORK HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT ON 5-18 AND LEFT EARLY DUE TO HIS BACK HURTING. HE THEN MISSED HIS NEXT SCHEDULED FOUR WORKDAYS.
05/01/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 170d lost WHILE PULLING MINER WITH HYDRAULIC MINER PULLER, A SHACKLE PIN BROKE AND HIT MAN IN LOWER LEFT STOMACH AREA. (MAN WAS APPROX. 50' AWAY). NO VISIBLE EXTERNAL INJURIES/TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL.
05/01/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FELL ON CONTINUOUS MINER WHILE PILLARING 2ND LIFT OUT OF BLOCK AT SPAD #31858. THE ROCK COVERED THE HEADS OF THE MINER. APPROX 11' X 4' X 2'). THIS OCCURRED IN 002 SECTION. THE VIOLATIONS OF PILL...
04/27/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost MAN WAS PUTTING UP CENTER LINE ON 001 SECTION, #7 ENTRY (50' INBY SPAD #32253) 10' FROM BOLTED FACE (2 ROWS OF ROOF BOLTS) A PIECE OF ROCK (INBETWEEN ROWS OF ROOF BOLTS) FELL FROM THE ROOF. (A PPROX 3...
03/31/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 20d lost EMPLOYEE HAD SURGERY FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ON MARCH 31, EMPLOYEE THINKS THIS WAS CAUSED BY SHOVELING COAL AND IS RECEIVING COMPENSATION BENEFITS.
03/14/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None DISCOVERED ROOF FALL DURING WEEKLY EXAMINATION. ROOF FALL DID NOT INTERFERE WITH VENTILATION OR TRAVEL. ALL APPROACHES TIMBERED OFF. WILL NOT BE CLEANED. OCCURRED IN OLD NORTH MAINS INBY SPAD #23017....
01/28/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost ON 1/28/00 THE EE WAS WALKING AROUND A ROOF BOLTER AND FELL WHEN HE STEPPED ON SOME SLICK BOTTOM. THE EE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HE FELL. THE EE DID NOT MISS WORK BUT HAD KNEE SURGERY ON MA RCH 14,...
01/17/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost THE EE WAS CHANGING BATTERIES ON A UNIHAULER AND WAS HANGING HIS JUMPER CABLES WHEN HE STEPPED ON A CRIB BLOCK CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE. EE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL 1-24-2000.
01/04/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 240d lost MAN WAS WALKING IN 7 ENTRY. HE STEPPED IN A HOLE, SAID HE TWISTED HIS UPPER BACK AND NECK BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 1-10-2000.