New Era Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,839 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/26/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost Employee was pushing a steel belt bar into a roll of belt with left foot when they experienced pain in left calf. The injury resulted in a tear to their Achilles tendon.
05/08/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting with unrolling conveyor belt when at the end of the roll the chain holding it came loose allowing the bar to fall and strike EE's left hand resulting in a laceration. The injur...
01/07/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was tightening the compression ring on a bearing with a co-worker. The co-worker was using a punch hammer and sledge hammer when a piece of metal broke off of the punch hammer and went into...
09/16/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contract employee was shearing belt with shears when they slipped from grip and lacerated a thumb. The following were not a factor: rules, regulations, mining systems or equipment, training, protectiv...
04/14/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was picking up lid on PC 79 and smashed left hand causing laceration.
03/01/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trimming edge of belt and inadvertently cut left thumb with belt knife. Medical Treatment.
02/06/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 27d restricted Employee was pulling floor pump pipe on C floor. Pipe became loose striking employee's left foot causing fracture. Restricted Duty.
01/17/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was reclaiming belt. The employee slipped next to reclaim sled causing a fracture to employee's left foot.
11/21/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 51d restricted Employee was looking for obstruction between overland belt & chute, while climbing off belt, slipped and fell to ground. Cause of injury no 3 point contact while climbing down. Incident didn't involve...
10/21/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was shoveling on plant feed belt & picked up big load of mud on shovel, when turned to put on belt strained back. Cause of injury to big of load & body positioning. Incident didn't involve an...
10/20/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost Employee had unloaded supplies off fork truck. Went back & stepped onto fork truck, got to second step on ladder, turned & foot slipped, toe went into mud on ground & fell forward. Cause of injury wet...
09/23/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 65d restricted Employee was lifting a 13 HP flyte pump when felt a pop in shoulder in left arm. Cause of injury wet & muddy conditions. Incident didn't involve any aspect of compliance with regulations/rules/PPE. Mi...
09/19/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Washing guarding at slope tail, coal loosened under guarding around tail roller dropping guard on left hand. Cause of injury, hand placement. Incident didn't involve any aspect of compliance with rule...
09/16/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was working in slope swinging a sledgehammer busting concrete. broke through concrete & smashed finger between handle & concrete. Cause of injury not paying attention work area. Incident didn't involv...
09/14/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Strands were found broken on the regular lay slope hoisting rope. Rope was taken out of service and corrected. This was the secondary escape way and was rerouted underground to another hoist until rop...
08/31/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working on C side & had left hand behind bracket & took impact tool to run bolt in. Bolt went through bracket and smashed left small finger. Cause of injury hand placement. Incident didn't involve any...
08/29/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occurred on the 5 seam air course. Location is 750W 525S. An action plan was submitted and approved by MSHA to install EP's at approved locations. The fall will be referenced as 33A
08/16/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Walking down slope East side & slipped on wet cement floor & struck knee on metal plate. Cause of injury floor wet & on incline. Incident didn't involve any aspect of compliance with regulations/rules...
08/11/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 53d restricted Employee was walking along the first submain North take-up area at the drive. The employee slipped falling on right knee and shoulder. Lost time as of 2/16/2017.
07/24/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 147d lost, 35d restricted Was spreading rock dust that was on travel way with drag attached to ram car. Was watching drag when a piece of T-Channel on rib hit me. Cause of injury T-channel loose on one end sticking out. Incide...
07/15/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 2d lost, 55d restricted Was moving fan spacer with another employee, put end on trailer & when helper put end down finger was caught between spacer & trailer. Cause of injury was communication with helper. Incident didn't in...
07/14/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 37d lost, 35d restricted Was washing out #3 feeder in #2 reclaim when a large chunk broke free & wedged between feeder belt & catwalk. Catwalk raised & lost balance falling from platform. Cause of injury material falling due...
07/06/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost Was down in the #1 reclaim tunnel on the #4 feeder landing changing a nozzle on hose to a wand. Feeder broke free causing surge of material to pin against hand rail of the platform. Cause of injury ma...
06/08/2016 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A methane ignition occurred on the 12WLW MMU-059 at approximately 7:45 pm on 06/08/2016. The ignition was on the headgate drum while shear was mining to the headgate end. This 7000-1 is being submitte...
06/06/2016 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal Oil leak was noticed during operation of the end loader. Foreman instructed operator to block the machine & went to get oil. Returned & found EE under the machine looking for the leak. Loader had bee...
06/06/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Was helping end loader operator look for leak under machine, machine suddenly dropped pinning between end loader frame & mine floor. Cause of injury machine not blocked. Compliance with company rules/...
06/03/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was shoveling in the slope. EE noticed back starting hurting. Cause of injury bad body positioning while on incline. Incident didn't involve any aspect of compliance with rules, regulation, &...
04/25/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 10d restricted Was in process of weekly examination of bleeders & was walking in 10WTG when I stepped over loose rock & twisted knee. Cause of injury was wet conditions. Incident didn't involve any aspect of complia...
04/16/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Alleged incident was to have occurred while attempting to wash down the slope. Walking backwards and slipped on oil. Cause of this injury was employee awareness. Compliance with rules/reg., PPE, or mi...
04/01/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 68d restricted Employee's foot slipped off walk bridge and twisted knee. Cause of injury was wet and muddy conditions. Incident didn't involve any aspect of compliance with rules, regulations, & PPE. Miner proficien...
03/21/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was spraying shear drum with water using the road hose when rock flew off drum and smashed hand on pan line. Cause of injury was hand positioning while cutting rock. Incident didn't involve a...
03/11/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 43d restricted Employee was making pre-shift examination when ee stepped out of vehicle at the 11WHG and stepped on a piece of concrete block & fractured foot and ankle. Cause of injury was stepping on uneven floor....
03/11/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was picking up a nitrogen bottle to put in the 4 bucket of scoop for transport. Employee twisted & felt a stabbing & burning in stomach. Cause of injury was twisted body with heavy load. Inci...
03/03/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 112d lost, 17d restricted Was pulling a charge pump onto landing when I slipped & holding onto the pump so I wouldn't fall I strained my back. Cause of injury was wet conditions. Incident didn't involve any aspect of complianc...
03/02/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost Changing out DA ram cylinder. Very tight fit in relay bar. Laying on stomach with 12 # sledge arms extended forward driving ram to relay bar pocket. Felt a twinge in shoulder. Cause on injury was body...
02/09/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 63d restricted Employee was taking a piece of metal to grinder. Stepped over a roll of lagging & caught foot on lagging causing ee to trip & fall. Landed on right shoulder & arm. Cause of injury not having a clear w...
02/09/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 141d lost, 154d restricted EE was carrying a screw prop on right shoulder beside stage loader. EE tripped on belt rail. EE tried to throw prop off shoulder and ran head into pump & landed on left shoulder. Cause of injury was w...
02/04/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was working on Longwall & tripped. Employee fell with arms stretched outward & landed on right wrist/hand. Cause of injury was gob in front of shield feet. Incident didn't involve any aspect...
02/02/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was riding out in a man trip when man trip hit a hole in travel way causing employee to be bounced around in compartment. Cause of injury was an undetected hole in travel way. Incident did no...
11/19/2015 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 326d lost Employee was walking in front of headgate shields. Bent over in low height. Straightened up by stage loader and noticed sharp pain in lower back. Cause of injury was low top & muddy conditions. Incide...
10/20/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 21d restricted Employee was rearranging items on a pallet in preparation to send underground. The employee moved the pallet and was struck in the chest with a pallet board causing injury.
10/14/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 179d lost IE stated that he was helping move/install water pipe using a come-along tied to a rope. The rope broke, allowing come-along to fly back and strike employee
09/17/2015 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 197d lost Working on setting up a long wall recovery and bent down to position a bridge and felt pain lower back.
09/12/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee hand slipped off of shield canopy and struck a piece of tin laceration his right wrist resulting in 5 stitches.
09/07/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 19d restricted Employee tripped while walking next to scoop injuring left shoulder. Employee became a lost time as of 9/24/15.
08/28/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 5 seam bottom area at the 525 n. and 825 w.in the mine examiners weekly air course.
08/27/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing a sieve on B-1 deslime screen when deflector slipped and pinned his right hand between the feed box.
08/26/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was going through man door with hand tools in both hands when he noticed the door was about to slam shut. He tried to stop it and got his finger caught between the door and the frame. He rece...
08/25/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred at the 1585' mark in the 10 west tailgate entry number 2. The area had been mined in October 2012 and the fall occurred in a three way intersection. The area had prev...
08/11/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hanging a belt roller when roller fell out smashing his hand. The employee had 5 sutures in palm of left hand.