New Era Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,839 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 180d lost, 65d restricted Employee was pulling on cable reel and pulled muscle in lower back. Reportable lost time injury 6/20/07.
05/01/2007 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE was going through a mandoor, holding the edge of the door with his left hand. The door slammed onto his hand and the door frame.
05/01/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost Employee was filling up RD02, bull hose was stopped up. He was trying to unstop it by hitting it with his hammer when the coupler broke & the hose started whipping around, hitting him & putting him to...
04/28/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 8th North Headgate set up Entry #2, Crosscut #41L (1483N), Crosscut #41R (1524N). The fall was of unknown length, approximately 19 feet wide and approximatel...
04/14/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 232d lost, 53d restricted Employee stepped in a hole, causing lower back pain. Reportable lost time injury as of April 23.
04/13/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 45d lost, 36d restricted Employee slipped on a rock and fell, injury his right wrist.
04/12/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee spilled cleaning solution on his right leg while cleaning equipment. Later in the shift, his leg began to blister.
04/10/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 147d lost, 68d restricted Employee was unplugging the feeder and when the material broke free, the surge caused him to twist his arm.
04/07/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting red rock at the face when a piece of rock was thrown off the cutter head and struck him on the side of the face. Medical treatment injury.
04/04/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped on a rock and when he tried to catch himself, his hand hit a crib.
03/31/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was helping maintenance repair his shuttle car, when the knife he was using slipped, causing him to cut himself.
03/31/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 4th east headgate. The fall was approx 20' long, approx 18' wide and approx 10' thick. The fall did not affect ventilation or passage of workers. The fall wi...
03/29/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost Employee was helping to load belt in the belt core when a co-worker's channel lock slipped, causing employee to have the full load of the belt, causing him to feel a strain on his back.
03/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost EE was trying to reinstall a drive shaft, when he got his finger inside the u-joint, causing his finger to be cut. Lost time injury.
03/24/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE cut his finger opening a bag of rockdust with a razor knife.
03/20/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 59d lost, 20d restricted A rock fell out & knocked EE down, causing him to jam his shoulder.
03/19/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 86d lost, 62d restricted EE was operating the bobcat when his bucket came in contact with the area where the grating meets the concrete, jerking the bobcat around.
03/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 11d restricted EE was hanging miner cable and felt a pull in his neck, with numbness in his right hand.
03/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pulling bolt over headroller and pried up on belt, block came up and struck EE in the jaw. Medical treatment.
03/12/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 3rd East Longwall Tailgate Entry. The fall was approximately 20 feet long, approximately 18 feet wide and approximately 8 feet thick. The fall did not affect...
03/11/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 8th North Headgate unit, Entry #1, Crosscut 42 at 1611 North. The fall was approximately 46' length, approximately 36' width and approximately 10-12' thick....
03/05/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 67d lost, 116d restricted Employee tripped and fell as he was walking around the roofbolter.
02/28/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee was walking to job site when he stepped into 8 to 10 inches of mud. Employee was unable to avoid the mud.
02/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 39d restricted employment was helping an electrican reposition/lift a heater onto a lift basket.
02/23/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee was walking behind a maintenance sled when he slipped and twisted his ankle.
02/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was pulling cable when he felt burning and discomfort in the groin area. Lost time injury as of February 26, 2007
02/18/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 8:15pm, the elevator at the Galatia North Portal went down when the car dogs set on the way down, approximately 10' below the surface. The switch and actuators were checked and found...
02/16/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 57d lost, 28d restricted Walking through mud and water, foot slipped and right knee twisted.
02/15/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at Crosscut 22 in the Galatia North. The fall occurred in the crosscut between the belt and travelway. The fall was approx 60' in length, approx 40' in width and ap...
01/30/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was washing a radiator when the valve slipped out of his hand, hit the ground and the water went full force, causing the employee to slip and fall on the hose.
01/28/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Employee was putting a leg in Shield # 100 when the come-a-long chain slipped causing the leg to shift pinning employee's left arm.
01/28/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None When the drill auger hung in the roof, employee looked up to locate the auger. At that point, the auger fell out of the roof and struck employee in the head.
01/27/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was carrying a bridge board when he tripped and fell with his hand underneath the board, resulting in a laceration.
01/26/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 100d lost, 188d restricted While passing through a mandoor, EE stepped on uneven flock and knee popped.
01/22/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted Rock fell from the corner of the rib, striking employee on the left knee.
01/21/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was operating an end loader, pushing a ramcar when the bucket of the end loader caught a 2x4 that was pinned to the roof, causing the 2x4 to break and come inside the cab, striking his face a...
01/20/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 107d lost, 264d restricted EE had turned to pull a shield when the shearer drum threw a rock to the handrail where the EE had his hand. Lost time injury.
01/19/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting the metal bands on a bundle of roofbolts when the band came back and cut his right forearm.
01/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 75d restricted Employee was taking down cable slack when a tie wire broke, putting his right shoulder in a strain. Lost time reportable injury 2/5/08.
01/17/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was drilling a hole for a roof bolt when the drill steel stuck. EE lowered the drill box and the drill steel fell out, striking EE, cutting his finger.
01/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost Employee was lifting a 5 gallon can of oil up to the haul truck when he felt a pop in his left shoulder.
01/14/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Rock fell between the gap in the shields and bounced off the hand rail and hit EE in the face, hand and wrist. Medical treatment injury.
01/14/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at the New Era Mine at entry #3 on the 2East headgate (3E longwall tailgate) around 5800East. The length, width and thickness are unknown. The fall will not be clea...
01/13/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at the Galatia North Portal at Crosscut #19 on the no. 3 belt. The fall was approximately 35' long, 25' wide and 7' thick. The fall did not affect ventilation or pa...
01/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost EE was loading bolts onto a roofbolter. When he lifted the bolts and dropped them, he had no feeling in both hands and wrists. Lost time injury as of 12/5/07.
01/04/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had finished fueling a ramcar when he slipped and fell, fracturing his right wrist in an attempt to protect his head.
01/02/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 57d lost, 41d restricted Employee was pulling large rocks off the top of the miner when he pulled something in his right arm/shoulder. Lost time reportable November 5,2007.
12/31/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost While employee was standing on a shield, a co-worker pulled up another shield next to the one employee was on and while pulling the shield up, the tow bar in the shield hung on something, causing the...
12/31/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 64d restricted Employee took parts to the Galatia North Portal. While using the forklift to put the parts on the cage, he tried to push the door open further while still on the forklift. The forklift rolled back and...
12/27/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was building a crib after pulling a shield out when a large rock fell and kicked the crib up under employee's chin.