New Era Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,839 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/27/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting a belt and the blade broke on his knife, cutting his right little finger. (3 Stitches)
04/26/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 259d lost Employee was carrying monorail down the belt line when he tripped and fell. Employee became a reportable lost time injury 6/18/10 due to surgery.
04/24/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 52d lost, 87d restricted Employee was bent over pulling the strapping off a bucket of sealant when he felt a pop in his left shoulder. Employee became a lost time injury 6/1/10 due to surgery.
04/19/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 204d lost, 96d restricted EE was throwing cribs from one side of the entry to the other side when he lifted and twisted wrong, feeling pain in his lower back and right leg.
04/15/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was breaking metal bands on props. The band snapped and popped out of the channel locks and cut employee's left arm. Medical treatment injury.
04/05/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 49d lost, 13d restricted Rock fell between shield canopies and hit EE's hand resting on the hand rail. Restricted duty injury.
04/05/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting an ATRS cylinder when the cylinder slipped out of his hands and landed on his right foot. Medical treatment injury.
03/31/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Slipped while climbing onto angle iron at bottom of ""A"" leg. Fell against piece of steel. Complained of pain in rib area.
03/21/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was hanging tin. He pushed on the tin and cut his right thumb on the corner of the tin. Medical treatment injury 6 stitches.
03/15/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 251d lost, 74d restricted EE was injured, when the mantrip he was riding to the outside of the mine, rubbed the side of the rib. EE's left foot, which was outside the mantrip, was caught between the rib and the mantrip. Lost t...
02/24/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at the Galatia Mine New Future Portal at the #6 seam entry #2, 1475 So. In the belt entry. The fall was approximately 35'long, approximately 17.4' wide and approxim...
02/06/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 93d lost, 21d restricted EE was driving a scoop when he hit a bump in the road causing his hard hat to fly off. EE struck his head on the scoop roof.Reportable lost time injury 2/16/10
01/29/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 53d lost, 135d restricted Employee was carrying a pallet and picking up trash when he tripped and fell. Employee became a reportable lost time injury on 7/20/10 due to surgery.
01/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 565d lost, 9d restricted EE was carrying a lever hoist, chains and tools up a raw coal pile to work on a dozer when he felt pain in his lower back. Lost time reportable injury 2/17/10 for surgery.
01/22/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at the Main West return Entry #2 CC 32, 4217 W. The fall was approx. 17' long X 8-9' thick. The fall did not affect the ventilation. The fall will not be cleaned up...
01/21/2010 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 63d restricted Employee was roof bolting and when he reached for a third steel, he let loose of the steels in the roof. As they started to slide out, he reached for them but they caught his left hand ring finger on...
01/18/2010 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 45d restricted Employee was roof bolting when he ran a drill steel up and, while holding the stop steel, reached for a second steel. His hands slipped off the top steel, landed on the drill pot and struck his left m...
01/14/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting up curtain board when a bolt fell, striking his right middle finger. Medical treatment injury
01/11/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fal occurred at the Galatia Mine New Era Portal at the 8695' #3 Entry of the 6th West Headgate. The fall was approximately 40 feet long, approximately 18 feet wide and approximat...
01/11/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at the Galatia Mine New Era Portal at the 8675' #2 Entry of the 6th West Headgate. The fall was approximately 40 feet long, approximately 18 feet wide and approxima...
01/10/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to remove a motor cover by prying up the front. The cover slipped and struck is right index finger. Medical treatment injury
01/05/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was pulling a brattice curtain back from a chute to clean the chute when the curtain, stiff from the cold, struck employee in the face.
12/30/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 26d restricted Employee states that he was stepping out of the cab of the shuttlecar when he caught his foot on something inside the cab and fell, twisting his knee. Lost time reportable injury March 1, 2010 due to...
12/21/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to get a shield mover unstuck from the mud. As he got out of the cab, he cut his right forearm on a piece of tin. Medical treatment injury.
12/18/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had his hand on the roof bolter pod when drill steel fell out of the roof and struck his left hand. Medical treatment injury.
12/16/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 57d restricted Employee was helping a roofbolter operator when rock fell from the roof and struck his left hand. Lost time injury.
12/11/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a utility knife to cut a belt when the knife slipped and cut his left forearm.
12/04/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost EE was driving a personnel vehicle when he lost the brakes and ran into the back of a ram car.
12/04/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 8d restricted Employee was climbing down off a haul truck when he stepped onto a large mound of gob and twisted his right ankle. Lost time injury.
12/03/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was operating a continuous miner with a new style of bit. A piece of metal flew off and struck ee on his left cheek.
11/30/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a utility knife to repair a rock duster hose when the knife slipped and cut the end of his left thumb.
11/29/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 62d lost, 18d restricted Employee was in a ramcar when a piece of T channel hanging down came in the cab and struck employee in the right leg and thigh and left index finger, causing laceration. Lost time injury.
11/13/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to pick up oily parts when they slipped out of his hands, smashing his finger between the wobble box and bumper of the shuttle car. Medical treatment injury.
11/12/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was looking for an oil leak on a car when a rock fell from th eroof, striking his left index finger.
11/10/2009 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee walked into the mechanic's tool room which had no lights and he walked into a tool box door that was open, striking the left side of his face.
11/03/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 49d lost, 8d restricted Employee was driving a golf cart when she stated that the steering wheel turned 90 degrees, flipping the cart and pinning her underneath.
10/31/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE and a co-worker were putting in a gear case using a pry bar when the bar slipped and struck ee left hand.
10/28/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 48d restricted EE set a jack pipe into the rib and got his hand caught between the pipe and the rib.
10/28/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 39d lost, 24d restricted Employee was helping lift a toolbox onto another tool box with him on one side and two people on the other side, causing the weight to be on his side. Reportable lost time injury 3/2/10.
10/20/2009 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was injured when a pressure hose blew, striking his hard hat, causing him to spin aound and twist his left knee. Became a lost time injury 3/18/10 due to surgery.
10/17/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 55d restricted Employee states that he tripped over a pallet and fell on his left knee and shoulder. Lost time reportable injury Feb 11 2010 due to surgery.
10/07/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While putting the tongs on the kelly bar to break the tool joint, the injured EE was under the tong, trying to set it. Slack in the tong line allowed the tong to roll down after it lost its bite on th...
09/24/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 15d restricted While EE was climbing the ladder it broke, causing a piece of tin to fall and hit the EE's left wrist and cut him.
09/22/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 33d restricted EE stated he turned to go up the slope and twisted his right knee and lower back. He will begin missing work on Dec 10, 2009 for surgery.
09/17/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking past a diesel scoop carrying a piece of mine belt when he slipped into the door which was open. Employee received a laceration. Medical treatment injury.
09/10/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at the Galatia Mine New Era Portal at the 5W Headgate #2 set up at +150'. The fall was approximately 20-25 feet long, approx. 17-18 ft wide, and approx. 8-10 feet t...
09/01/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at the Galatia Mine New Era Portal at the #1 Entry of the 5W headgate #1 setup room face at +145. The fall was approximately 16 - 17 feet long, approximately 17 fee...
08/27/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee ran a chain through the tougue at the rear of the bolter and through the tail of the miner, looping it back to hold tension on the miner while trying to get the bolter unstuck. The hook on th...
08/17/2009 FIRE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 51d lost, 107d restricted Employee was operating a dozer on the coal pile when a fire occurred.
08/04/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was performing the pre-op on a scoop, when he stepped in a rut and rolled his left foot. Medical treatment injury.