New Era Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,839 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/10/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tramming the bolter when rock fell from the roof.
09/06/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Employee was shoveling the ribs when rock fell from the roof and hit him on his left shoulder. Reportable lost time injury as of 02/20/08.
09/04/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 273d lost, 62d restricted Employee was found lying face down by an examiner. He had been struck by rock that had fallen from between the bolts.
09/01/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 80d lost, 15d restricted Employee was strapping down bridge mats on a truck. As he pulled on the ratchet, he felt a tear and a pop in his shoulder. Lost time reportable as of December 7, 2007.
08/29/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at Crosscuts 14-15 of the Flanningan North Mains 1640' to 1727'. The fall was approx 100', approx 16'-17' wide, and approx 8'-9' thick. The fall did not affect vent...
08/29/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 325d restricted Employee was walking through the shop, picking up tools, when he slipped and fell on the floor.
08/11/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 82d lost, 127d restricted Employee was exiting a personnel vehicle when he stepped in a rut and twisted his left knee.
08/10/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped while going through a mandoor. In trying to catch his fall, the mandoor slammed on his finger.
08/07/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall ocurred at the Main West #2 between Crosscut 73 and 74, Entry #3 between 9381W and 9531W. The fall was approx 15'-18' long, approx 12'-14' wide and approx 3'-5' thick. The f...
08/07/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 48d restricted Employee was washing a ramcar when he lost his footing and fell to the ground, landing on his left arm and left hip.
08/04/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 77d lost, 136d restricted Employee was prying down loose rock when a piece came down, striking him on the left knee. Lost time reportable injury August 27, 2007.
08/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 54d restricted Employee's hand was pinched between the handle and door latch as he went through a mandoor.
08/02/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost Employee was walking down the steps from the preparation plant office when he hung his right heel on the step and stumbled down the last two steps. Reportable lost time injury as of 03/05/08.
07/31/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 142d lost, 83d restricted Employee was walking down the wet slope and fell. Lost time injury.
07/27/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at the 7N Headgate between Entry #1 and #2 at Crosscut 40 1781 North. The fall was of unknown length, approx 18' wide and of unknown thickness. The fall did not aff...
07/27/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Rock fell from the roof/rib, striking employee on the right hand. Medical treatment injury.
07/23/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 8:07 A.M. the hoist at the Galatia North Portal went down when a malfunction of the brake set switch occurred. The brake set and would not release. No personnel were trapped. The swit...
07/18/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 225d lost A mantrip and maintenance personnel vehicle were passing in a travelway when the back of the mantrip hit the back of the personnel vehicle. Employee's right leg was hanging outside the mantrip and was...
07/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 88d restricted Employee was helping build a regulator, stacking blocks when he felt something pop in his shoulder. Lost time injury effective October 30, 2007.
07/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was pulling shields when rock fell off the top of the shield, knocking employee to the ground. Lost time injury as of May 27, 2008.
07/13/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 42d restricted Employee was on the ground helping the scoop turn over a subbase for the belt drive when the bucket caused the subbase to shift, knocking employee down.
07/13/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was picking up trash at the airshaft, he picked up banding material to throw it in the dumpster. However, the banding material caught on a board which flew up and hit employee in the fa...
07/08/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 202d restricted Employee was loading roller segments onto the back of a Getman when another segment was thrown onto the back of the Getman, hitting his right hand while between two other roller segments.
07/05/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was lifting up a rock when the rock slipped, cutting his forearm.
07/01/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred between Crosscuts 160 and 159 along the Galatia North travelway, 14600N station. The fall was of unknown length, width or thickness. The fall did not affect ventila...
06/28/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 239d lost Employee was pulling on a trapping shoe on the shearer when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back, radiating down his hip and thigh.
06/25/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 45d lost, 152d restricted Employee was walking and carrying a pipe when he stepped on a rock and twisted his knee.
06/25/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing the suction hose on the roofbolter when he cut his thumb with a knife.
06/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee was putting a 6"" plastic water line together and rocking it to fit in the coupling when his shoulder popped out of its socket.
06/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 36d lost, 13d restricted Employee picked up monorail and got it to his chest, leaned backwards and started to raise it when he felt pain in his back. Reportable lost time injury as of 04/02/08.
06/20/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was spragging the tailgate foot of a shield when the headgate baselift broke off and a piece struck and cut his finger.
06/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 7d restricted Employee was splicing a cable when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
06/16/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hanging a drop curtain in the entry when a rock fell from the roof, hitting employee on top of his foot. Medical treatment injury.
06/14/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 26d lost Employee was helping break up rock when he got his hand between the rock and the sledge hammer.
06/10/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Employee was walking up the longwall face when he stepped in a hole and pulled his back.
06/08/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was running the miner, when a rock fell from the top and struck EE on the neck. Medical treatment injury.
06/07/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was walking along side the rib, when he lost his footing in the mud. As he tried to catch himself from falling, he cut his hand on an oil can. Medical treatment injury.
06/05/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The shearer was cutting through bad top when rock fell on the headgate drum causing it to be thrown over the handrail & strike EE's hand/forearm.
06/03/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 4th east longwall tailgate (4241E). The fall was approx 20'w x 20' x 15' thick. The fall did not affect ventilation or passage of men. The fall will not be c...
05/31/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 42d lost, 57d restricted Employee had bent over to hook up a tool skid when a rock fell from the roof and hit him in the upper back and neck. Reportable lost time injury August 23, 2007.
05/25/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting out a flap when he cuthis left hand.
05/25/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was setting a shield when the shield started moving. EE went to shut off the pressuer & closed the wrong valve, causing hose to hit EE on the left side of his face.
05/24/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 263d lost The injured man was assisting in the movement of Longwall shields. As he unhooked the chains from a shield setting on a scoop mover so the operator could set it down, it slid to the right, pinning the...
05/23/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating RC26 in the Flannigan 1WHG. He ran into some screen wire that was hanging down. The screen wire struck him in the head.
05/19/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 24d restricted While passing the air ride PV, the rear of PV caught the mantrip seat & bent the seat back into EE's shins.
05/19/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 7th North Headgate Entry #2, Crosscut #46 (2613N). The fall was of unknown length, unknown width and unknown thickness. The fall did not affect ventilation,...
05/18/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 124d lost Employee had lifted the dust bag and turned to put it in the duster when he tripped over the tongue of the trailer and fell on his back. Reportable lost time injury 12/13/07.
05/14/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was loading in #1 entry, a piece of rock fell, hitting his finger and smashing it into the remote box.
05/06/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 56d restricted Employee was lifting miner cable overhead when he felt pain and numbness in his elbows and wrist. Lost time reportable injury as of November 28, 2007.
05/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 55d restricted Employee was emptying buckets of mud at xcut 4 on Flannigan #1 belt. Swung bucket up to empty belt the belt caught the bucket & threw his arm back, jerking his shoulder.