No. 39 Mine — Accidents

Total: 12 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/03/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Preparing rod remove & install cutting edge. Operator engaged blade down causing crib block to flip up and strick employee on upper right side of the nose causing a laceration
06/09/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Installing injector on 980H loader and adjusting valves. It was raining and ee wiped his face and glasses off with paper towel. Foreign body entered eye. Treated with opthamologist and given Rx.
05/07/2010 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Technician was repairing D11; while using air hose, draped it over handrail of machine; turned around and when he turned back around hit mouth/teeth on air hose, breaking left canine tooth.
03/27/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE was getting on the drill when his foot slipped off the first step. EE fell backwards and struck his right elbow on the ground.
03/20/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE reported on 3/29/10 that on 3/20/10 while getting on the dozer he pulled a muscle on his back. EE stated that he did not report the accident at the time because he was going to treat the injury his...
08/29/2009 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A small fire occurred on the tail pulley of the waste belt. The fire took more than 30 min. to extinguish due to limited access. The fire caused minor damage to belt conveyor and hyd. hoses. No injuri...
02/23/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost PICKED UP EE AT END OF SHIFT. EE COMPLAINED SAYING BACK HURT DUE TO THE ROCKING OF HOE(MACHINE)
07/03/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 7d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING ON CUSTOMER'S HAUL ROAD WHEN HE HIT A LARGE HOLE IN THE ROAD CAUSING HIS HEAD TO HIT THE CAB OF THE TRUCK.
06/23/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HAUL ROAD TO THE MINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A POTHOLE CAUSING THE EE TO JERK AND BOUNCE IN THE FIELD SERVICE VEHICLE.
06/11/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Ee was under D11R inspecting roller and idler cap when debris fell into eye.
05/07/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost WHILE PUSHING ROCK OUT OF NO. 12 COAL SEAM PIT, EE TRAMMED A CAT. D-11R DOZER OVER THE HIGHWALL. (DOZER FELL 120 FEET INTO SOFT MATERIAL; EE WAS NOT THROWN FROM CAB. SEATBELT CAUSED BRUISING TO HIP....
09/29/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AFTER LOADING A HOLE HE TURNED TO LOAD THE NEXT ONE AND STEPPED IN A RUT MADE BY A TRUCK. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.