New Era Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,839 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/22/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 5:00 PM the elevator at the Galatia North Portal went down when a wire came loose on the solenoid switch for the automatic brake assembly. No injuries resulted from this incident.
12/19/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at the New Future Portal on the 7th North longwall tailgate/7th North headgate, Entry #1. The fall was unknown length, width and thickness. The fall did not affect...
12/17/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 68d lost, 16d restricted Walking to the front of the bolter, employee placed his hand on the canopy and rock fell out and mashed his hand and wrist. Reportable lost time injury as of 01/25/07.
12/13/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at the intersection of the #3 seal on the Main East seal line on the main portal bottom. The fall was approx 40' long, approx 40' wide and approx 7' thick. The fall...
12/11/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at Crosscut 22 on the Galatia North Main West travelway at the 2250' mark in the #6 Entry. The fall was approximately 40 feet long, approximately 18 feet wide and a...
12/11/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at Crosscut 121 on the Galatia North Main West travelway at the 13,651' mark in the #7 Entry. The fall was approximately 60 feet long, approximately 40 feet wide an...
12/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was moving belt structure and mashed his little finger on his left hand. Medical treatment injury.
12/06/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At approx. 7:30am the elevator at the Galatia North Portal had a limit switch actuator break off on top of the elevator. The elevator was out of service for approx. 3 hours until the part was replaced...
12/04/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was prying on a rock on Shield 47 when the rock slid down the pry bar, pushing the pry bar back and striking employee in the face. Medical treatment injury.
11/28/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped while walking the belt. In an attempt to catch himself, he caught his finger between the belt and top roller, cutting his finger.
11/13/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to drive a pin out of the axle of a personnel vehicle when he struck his fingers. Medical treatment injury.
11/09/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 13d restricted Employee's crew was changing the spring suspension on a coarse refuse screen. They had hooked a chain hoist to a welded on lifting eye. The lifting eye broke as employee placed the spring into positio...
11/08/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At the New Era Portal, the slope hoist was down due to electrical problems at 10:15 p.m. and placed back into service at 12:25 a.m.
11/05/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at the #3 entry, 3East Headgate, MMU 009, 3525'East. The fall was approx. 25'long X 28'wide X 3'thick. The fall will be cleaned up.
11/03/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was loading cribs into a ramcar when he hit a roof bolt with the end of a crib, causing his shoulder to pop. Lost time injury reportable November 7, 2006.
10/28/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting the cover on CM26 when it slipped back, catching his right hand. Medical treatment injury.
10/26/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at the 3 East Headgate #2 Entry, 5875'. The fall was approximately 20 feet long, approximately 24 feet wide and approximately 12 feet thick. The fall did not affect...
10/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was handling a return trainer on the belt when it slipped, pinching his finger between the frame and the roller. Medical treatment injury.
10/25/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At the New Era Portal, The slope hoist became disabled. Broken strands were found in the cable. Issue was corrected and hoist was placed back into operation 7:30 p.m. the same day
10/22/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hauling coal when he struck a hole in the travelway and jammed his neck and back. Lost time injury reportable as of October 25, 2006.
10/20/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 116d lost, 25d restricted Employee was lifting steel beams over his head when he strained his upper right shoulder.
10/17/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 21d restricted Employee was pulling AFC chain back on the head drive when he felt pain in his stomach area. Lost time injury reportable November 13, 2006.
10/14/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At the Galatia North Portal, one of the 3 load compensating chains broke on the Galatia North elevator. The elevator was inspected along with the shaft & everything else checked out fine. The elevator...
10/06/2006 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None By virtue of Title 30, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 90 the employee named below has been transferred to a less duty environment.
10/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pushing water pipe together and got his hand and fingers between the pipes, mashing his ring finger.
10/05/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 38d lost, 38d restricted Employee was pulling miner hose when he fell in a hole and twisted his back. Later in the shift, He was hanging high voltage cable and felt pain in his mid to lower back.
09/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading plates from the scoop bucket and cut his index finger. Medical treatment injury.
09/27/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost Employee was stepping over pipe fittings between the rib and the mantrip when his foot slipped and he fell into the mantrip. Reportable lost time injury 10/6/06.
09/22/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Employee was knocking a hole in a stopping and turned the sledge hammer on its end. He hit the stopping with the head of the hammer, catching his finger between the hammer and the stopping. *Lost time...
09/20/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at the #32 Crosscut/Flannigan belt. The fall was approximately 20 feet long, 17 feet wide and 15 feet thick. The fall did not affect ventilation or passage of men....
09/17/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 28d lost, 2d restricted Employee was walking down the slope when he slipped and fell.
09/15/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost Injured man was using a rope to drag timbers over a rock pile when he slipped and fell, twisting his right knee.
09/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had placed a roller against the rib and as he turned to get another roller, the first one fell over, striking him on the right elbow. Medical treatment injury.
09/13/2006 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was carrying a ladder when a simplex jack standing by the collar fell over, striking employee on the right side of his head.
09/12/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The unintentional roof fall occurred between crosscuts 157 and 158 in the Galatia North travelway. The fall was approx 15' long, approx 8' wide and approx 6' thick. The fall did not affetct ventilatio...
09/02/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping set bits in the tailgate shearer drum and when striking the bit, a piece of steel flew off, striking employee in the forearm. Medical treatment injury
09/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 11d restricted EE stained a hernia attempting to move a mat drill box on a pallet. Lost time injury reportable November 3, 2006.
08/31/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 177d lost Miner was cutting a pipe with a hand grinder.
08/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 86d lost Employee was pushing the pan when a rock came down the panline 6' long and 5' wide and struck him from behind, pushing him out into the pan.
08/23/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 213d lost Miner was setting pump discharge pipe wehn he slipped and fell.
08/22/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at the New Future Mine at the 5N Headgate #2 Entry at Station 4496N. The fall was approximately 34 feet long, approximately 18 feet wide and approximately 12-15 fee...
08/21/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost Employee was loading concrete blocks on a flatbed when his foot became stuck in the mud, causing him to fall into the cart.
08/04/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee was roofbolting, installing screen wire. He and a fellow employee had just put a piece of wire on their steels and were tramming forward. Employee's foot slid in some loose coal and got under...
08/03/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to clean a troughing roller using a pair of channel locks that got caught and pinched his finger, resulting in a cut. Medical treatment injury.
07/31/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 656d lost While shoveling, employee felt pain in his lower back but continued to work the shift. Lost time injury as of August 23, 2006.
07/30/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee was roofbolting in a low area. The roof bolt bent and when employee pushed the bolt into the hole and immediately felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
07/28/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was running the shearer when a rock came up the pan and struck him in the right eye.
07/28/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 141d restricted Employee was shoveling the slope when he stepped on a mandoor. The door moved out from under his feet causing him to fall.
07/28/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 50d lost, 51d restricted Employee was stacking blocks on the overcast when the wing wall collapsed, causing employee to fall several feet into the belt entry. Reportable lost time injury as of 01/18/07.
07/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee was helping with the power move on the longwall when he felt pain in his back. Lost time injury as of August 24, 2006.