New Era Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,839 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/06/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Rock fell, striking employee on her right forearm. Medical treatment injury.
12/26/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at the Galatia North Portal Crosscut 11 on the Flannigan Main Travelway, #2 Entry. The fall was approx 18' long, approx 16' wide and approx 10' thick. The fall did...
12/20/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at the Galatia North Portal Crosscut 29, 4360' 1West Longwall #1, #2 and #3 Entries. The fall was approx 20' long, approx 300' wide and approx 10' thick. The fall d...
12/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE was walking through mud and water using his left hand along the rib to balance himself, when a piece of loose screen wire punctured his hand. Reportable lost time injury 12/21/07.
12/14/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a piece of hose when the blade on his knife broke, cutting his right index finger. Medical treatment injury (4 stitches).
12/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting a screw jack when it flipped up and struck his forehead. Medical treatment injury.
12/12/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking in a low area with his head bent to one side when he walked into a piece of hog panel and cut his ear. Medical treatment injury (stitches).
12/07/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at the Galatia North Portal Main North 20,055 mark approach to the #1 seal in the 1st East Headgate seals. The fall was approximately 40 feet long, approximately 18...
12/04/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting a hose to make a splice, when the knife slipped, cutting the tip of EE's finger. Medical treatment injury (6 stitches).
11/28/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the Galatia North #5 belt, #2 entry between crosscuts 155 and 156, approx. 13875' north. The fall was approx. 60 ft long, approx. 19 ft wise, and approx. 12 ft t...
11/27/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a drill when the bit stuck, twisting his right hand. Medical treatment injury.
11/26/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on crosscut 125 at the galatia north portal. The fall was approx. 40' in length, approx. 17' in width and approx. 8' in thickness. the fall did not affect ventilati...
11/26/2007 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee picked up continuous miner cable when he felt a shock in his left hand. Medical treatment injury.
11/23/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee tripped and fell, striking his head on the ground.
11/21/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was recovering and stacking belt structure when a piece fell, pinning her arm to the belt structure.
11/19/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving a punch with a sledge hammer, missed the punch and struck his left thumb.
11/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to untangle cable under the ramcar when a chain came off, striking ee on his upper lip.
11/19/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 89d restricted Employee was cutting a splice on a cable with a utility knife and cut his left index finger.
11/15/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was carrying empty oil cans back to the lube center when he slipped in the mud and fell on his knee. Lost time injury December 13, 2007.
11/14/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 4E Headgate #1 Entry, 490E. The fall was approx 20' in lenght, approx 16-17' in width and approx 12' in thickness. The fall did ot affect passage of men. The...
11/12/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 18d restricted Employee was loading bolts into a scoop bucket and felt groin strain. Lost time injury 12/28/07.
11/10/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost EE was operating a shuttle car and got the cab hung on curtain. He reached with his body through the cab and hit the boom lift with his knee and pinned himself against the canopy. Lost time injury.
11/08/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 14d restricted Employee was using a come-along; when the hook on the structure broke, the come-along became loose striking his left wrist. Lost time reportable injury 1/23/08.
11/06/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The main hoist went down at 10:45 am with a broken soe on the shaft guides. The shoe was replaced and the hoist was operational 1:55 p.m.
11/06/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to bend a roofbolt when he hit the joy stick, causing the bolt to spin and cut his right forearm. Medical treatment injury.
11/05/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 37d restricted Employee was using a pipe wrench to take apart fittings when he felt a twinge in his lower back. Reportable lost time injury 12/20/07.
11/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Performing maintenance on Getman - was getting down off of Getman - pant leg caught on filter clip causing knee injury (right knee). Medial and lateral meniscus tear.
10/29/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The slope hoist went down at 11:43 a.m. with a broken gear that runs the Lilly switch. A gear was replaced and the slope hoist was operational at 7:42 p.m.
10/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 23d restricted Employee was helping lift a belt cover back into place. Lost time injury as of October 31, 2007.
10/22/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a guide rope on a fuel shuttle, putting the tank into the intake shaft. The wind blew the tank around, mashing his hand between the I-beam and the tank. Medical treatment injury (12...
10/22/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using channel locks to pull back a piece of tin, when the tin broke and curled back, cutting employee's right index finger. Medical treatment injury (5 stitches).
10/20/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was repairing a hose on the duster when his razor knife slipped off the hose and cut his finger and knuckle. Employee received eight (8) stitches.
10/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 161d restricted Employee was taking chain off a hydraulic tank when he felt pain in his lower back. Restricted duty injury.
10/18/2007 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The mine experienced an electrical storm and at approximately 3:36 am after several power surges, the main contactor failed due to a blown fuse. A miner was trapped on the elevator when it went down....
10/16/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost Employee was standing next to the continuous miner unit when rock rolled out from under the bottom of screen, falling on him from his shoulder to his knees. Lost time reportable as of December 5, 2007...
10/13/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 1W Headgate set-up room of the Galatia North Portal. The fall was approximately 110 in length, approximately 22 feet in width and approximately 12 feet in th...
10/12/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 9:25 A.M. the hoist at the New Era Portal went down when the electric motor that runs the hydraulic booster for the brake went bad. The motor and coupler were changed out by 10:00 A.M...
10/12/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 8d restricted Employee was holding a knocker wrench with another employee swinging the sledge hammer and hit employee's hand. Lost time injury.
10/12/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stripping cable with a razor knife when the knife slipped and cut his thumb. Employee received three (3) stitches. Medical treatment injury.
10/06/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was connecting drill steels when he bumped the feed lever and caught his finger between drill steels.
10/02/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at the Flannigan North Station #1961-93N of the Galatia North Portal. The fall was approximately 50 feet in length, approximately 18 feet in width and approximately...
09/28/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 96d restricted Employee was holding a drill steel with his right hand and swinging the boom to get the drill pot lower and caught his right hand between the canopy and the drill steel. Lost time injury.
09/27/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 34d restricted Employee was bent over shoveling when rock fell out from the roof and struck him on the head and shoulder.
09/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 114d restricted Employee was attempting to remove a cylinder from a pallet when the pallet collapsed and mashed his fingers. Lost time injury 12/21/07.
09/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 140d lost, 63d restricted Employee was taking the rear end out of a personnel vehicle and as he loosened the bolts on one side, the differential shifted, mashing his hand and fingers between frame and differential.
09/24/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at the 5th North Headgate Entry #1 at 3321 North, Crosscut 44. The fall was of unknown length, width and thickness. The fall did not affect ventilation. The fall wi...
09/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 176d restricted Employee believed he strained his shoulder and back carrying dust bags and timbers. Reportable restricted duty injury 09/27/07.
09/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading tin when a piece slid and cut the back of his left hand.
09/16/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck on the chin by a rock that fell from the roof, through the screen wire.
09/15/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking by a feeder when he slipped and fell down.