New Era Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,839 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/30/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee pulled a roof bolt off the tray and caught his left ring finger between the bolt and pod. Medical treatment injury.
01/24/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting metal bands off T-Channel when a band snapped back and struck his right arm. Medical treatment injury.
01/20/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 362d lost Employee was picking up scrap steel when it slipped from his hand pinning his hand between the steel and a wooden pallet cutting his left middle finger.
12/30/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 4d restricted Employee stated he turned to pull hoses and felt his right knee pop. Lost time reportable injury 01/30/12 for surgery.
12/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping move a jack when the jack fell and struck employee on the right cheek. Medical treatment injury.
11/04/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a roof bolt when his right thumb became caught between the bolt and drill mast. Medical treatment injury.
10/29/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT None EE stepped in a hole that was filled with water and twisted his right knee. Lost time injury.
10/19/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading the bolter when his arm came in contact with a roofbolt located on the machine, lacerating his forearm. Medical treatment injury.
10/13/2011 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 37d lost, 49d restricted Employee was installing a cable bolt when it became jammed and struck employee in the face. Lost time injury.
10/13/2011 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Shuttlecar cable struck employee on the leg. Medical treatment injury
10/02/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 183d lost Employee was standing near the rib when the rib rolled out and struck employee's right lower leg. Lost time injury.
09/28/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to unplug the belt feeder and while turning off the water, cut his hand on the shut off handle. Medical treatment injury.
09/24/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had reached behind a sprocket to remove the o-ring in the dowel when the weld on the lifting eye broke off the sprocket, allowing it to fall and pinched employee's finger. Medical treatment i...
09/12/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was pulling on T-channel when it struck him in the left side. Medical treatment injury.
09/01/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 69d restricted Employee was carrying an I-Beam and the I-Beam slipped, striking employee on his shoulder. Lost time injury as of 10/03/11 due to surgery.
08/29/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 20d restricted Employee was cleaning and washing around the tail area and strained his lower back. Lost time injury.
08/21/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 18d restricted Employee was lifting feeder wings into the scoop bucket. The wing slipped and mashed employee's right index finger. Lost time injury.
08/20/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving a construction tractor under a tin shed. The canopy struck the tin shed, causing it to fall in the cab and cut employee's right arm. Medical treatment injury.
08/01/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 227d lost Employee was changing a battery on a scoop and while disconnecting the nip, slipped and fell to the mine floor. Lost time injury.
07/14/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was in the process of putting the scoop on the charger and had lifted the battery lid. The latch came undone, allowing the lid to fall on the EE's left hand. Medical Treatment injury.
07/06/2011 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 58d restricted Employee was standing next to the shield and when an attempt was made to raise the feet on the shield to walk the shield out of a muddy area the shield jarred and came in contact with employees right...
06/28/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing onto a ladder that had been tied off when the ladder slipped, causing employee to fall. Medical treatment injury.
06/22/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 46d lost, 53d restricted Employee was opening an equipment air lock door and came in contact with material being transported through the doors.
05/23/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling a DBT ram off the face when a co-worker behind employee pulled on it, causing the ram to strike employee on the right shin. Medical treatment injury
05/22/2011 STRIKING OR BUMPING DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 96d lost, 88d restricted EE was a passenger in a golf cart, going out of the mine after his shift, when he struck his head on a roof bolt extending from roof.
05/05/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was injured at the preparation plant when he was using a pry bar to pry rocks from the chute. The bar slipped and struck employees little finger, right hand. Medical treatment injury
05/02/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 16d restricted Employee was walking in the slope tail area when he slipped in the mud and fell. Lost time injury as of 5/23/11 due to surgery.
04/29/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 39d lost, 72d restricted Employee was pulling on a pair of channel locks to tighten a pin when he felt pain in his back. Reportable lost time injury as of 8/31/11.
04/24/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee and co-worker were removing liner from bull wheel. Co-worker swung hammer and hit injured in mouth.
04/18/2011 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 54d lost, 15d restricted EE was helping retract the long wall panline when the panline separated causing the gobside dogbone to come out of it's pocket with the keeper striking the EE's right leg.
04/16/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 87d lost, 29d restricted While examining the Main North return, the EE lost his footing on the overcast stairs causing him to twist his left foot.
04/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 48d restricted Employee was changing out a roller assembly when a roller fell on his head / left shoulder. Lost time injury
03/24/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 11d restricted Employee had finished setting bits on the shearer when he stepped over a wind row of coal and twisted his left knee.
03/16/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was washing longwall shield feet when the pressure kicked on the shield and a relay bar smashed the end of his big toe on his right foot. Medical treatment injury
03/09/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at the New Era Mine 8 WHG MMU-009 inby crosscut #61 SS# 8445. Approximately 20'W x 20'L x 12'T. The roof fall will be cleaned up & resupported. ""Fall #28B
02/08/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was sliding a piece of tin across roof bolts and cut his left arm. (6 stitches) Medical treatment injury.
02/01/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 58d lost, 49d restricted Employee was riding in the rear of a mantrip, when the mantrip struck a bump in the road and employee was bounced into the roof and back down into his seat. Lost time injury.
01/26/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 22d restricted Employee was walking to his ride, tripped over a board buried in rockdust and fell on his right side, falling on his self-rescuer. Lost time injury.
01/22/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling shields over the lead drum when the drum picked up a rock and struck him in the nose. Medical Treatment
01/11/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 17d restricted EE was working next to the stageloader tailpiece when he stepped on a pipe and twisted his left knee. Lost time injury as of 1/26/11 due to surgery.
01/09/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred 8 WHG MMU 009 inby c.c.#48 SS# 6540. The fall was approx. 30'L. X 18' W. X 9"" thick. The fall will be cleaned up. Fall # 28A
01/06/2011 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 2d restricted Employee was helping set shields. Another employee was attempting to release shield pressure. When the staple was removed from the hose, the fitting blew off and struck employee in the face.
12/20/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee working on a piece of equipment was pulling with wrenches, when he felt a pull and pop in his left shoulder. Lost time injury 01/25/2011 due to surgery. **Employee's surgery was cancelled to...
12/06/2010 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on a discharge line with the air shut off. Line built up pressure and blew apart because it was missing a spline. Medical treatment injury.
12/06/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was operating a dozer when he began to feel a tightening from his neck to his tailbone. He drove down off the coal pile and existed the dozer. The tension became worse so he was taken the the ER by...
11/29/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 7d restricted Employee slipped on wet bridge board in the walkway. When his feet went out from under him, his arm got hung over the top rail of the belt structure. Employee's body hit the ground but his arm stayed...
11/28/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 17d restricted Employee was preparing to go through a mandoor when he slipped and fell in the mud twisting his left knee. Lost time injury as of 3/7/11 due to surgery.
11/22/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 11d restricted Employee had turned around backwards to look at the bottom rollers when his left leg slipped out from underneath him and twisted his right knee. Lost time reportable injury 02/14/11 due to surgery.
11/15/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a drill steel when a rock fell and struck him on his right wrist. Medical treatment injury.
11/13/2010 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 42d lost, 44d restricted Employee was pulling shield 120 from shield 119. Shields 119 and 120 had a loose relay bar so when employee pulled shield 120, it pinned it into the pan, also pining employees left ankle between the r...