No 4 Mine — Accidents

Total: 821 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/13/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Took radiator cap off while still hot. Burned lower left arm. 2nd degree burns.
06/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 6/11/06 While uncoupling a supplycar, felt pain in left shoulder. Torn bicep tendon. Surgery required.
06/05/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost While operating a roofbolter, left index finger was mashed and fractured.
05/26/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None NOT A LOST TIME ACCIDENT. REPORTABLE ONLY. While trying to dislodge a rock with rock bar, bar slipped and hit his left chin. Sutures required.
04/26/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost While cutting to headgate, rock came over handrail and hit his left foot.
04/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 5/8/06. While hanging miner cable, felt pull in his groin area. Hernia.
04/23/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was replacing a spring. Spring was being compressed, it slipped out and fell on his right foot.
04/14/2006 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Was building concrete block wall over hoist drive cabinet. Dropped conduit through cable tray into circuit breaker cabinet landing across 2 phases of breaker causing an electrical arc which burned hi...
04/14/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Production hoist was disabled due to a short circut condition on the incoming power feed.
04/01/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Removing pipe from building pipe rolled pinching finger against floor plate.
03/29/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK FATALITY Fatal While installing roof pins in front of LW shield, piece of rock fell, striking employee and knocking him down. Contusion to back of head, laceration to right hand and fracture to left ankle. The victi...
03/27/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 177d lost DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 4/7/06. Slipped and bumped left knee on take-up frame.
03/17/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY. NO LOST TIME. Hit hand with hammer while putting red beltdog on belt. Laceration to hand. Sutures required.
03/16/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 109d lost DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 5/4/06. While lifting and pulling miner cable, strained right shoulder.
03/09/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY, NO LOST TIME. FOOT WAS MASHED BETWEEN SNAKE HEAD AND DRIVE FRAME. (FRACTURE/LACERATION RIGHT BIG TOE.)
03/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 3/14/06. While holding cable, reel started and caught finger between reel and cable. Fractured right little finger.
03/08/2006 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost While setting curtain timbers, a timber rolled off back of scoop, fell and hit his foot. Fractured and cut his right 4th toe.
02/19/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 305d lost DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 3/29/06. Strained shoulder while pulling scrap metal. Surgery on 3/29/06.
01/21/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Hurt neck and lower back while riding manbus which derailed.
01/06/2006 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY, NO LOST TIME While putting discharge line on pump, air line with clamp flew off hitting him in the face. Sutures required.
01/05/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY, NO LOST TIME While replacing control arms for forks on mega track, arm slipped off bar & mashed 3 fingers between arm & frame of machine. Sutures required in middle and little finger...
01/02/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY, NO LOST TIME Cut left index and middle fingers when a door from an engine compartment closed on his hand. Sutures required.
12/01/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 139d lost Pulled lower back while servicing. *Per Brenda add the following: Did not start losing time until 1/6/06
11/04/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY, NO LOST TIME. While closing cover on miner, right finger was caught under cover and was cut. Sutures required.
11/02/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost While binding a trash tub, using a cheater pipe, pipe slipped off binder arm and struck him on his face and head. Broke nose, chipped tooth, sutures required inside bottom lip.
10/19/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost THE INJURED WORKER SLIPPED ON AN OILY SURFACE WHERE HE WAS STANDING TO REPLACE THE LEAKING SEAL AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. HE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY FOR A FEW DAYS AS HE THOUGHT IT WAS A MINOR INJU...
10/17/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 11/7/05. While crossing over stageloader, got foot caught in hoses and twisted left knee.
09/18/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY, NO LOST TIME While moving 1"" thick line plates, one plate slid and pinched his left fingers. Fractured and lacerated his left middle finger.
09/03/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost While walking down slope, slipped on wet bottom and twisted ankle, breaking left fibula. Cast applied.
09/02/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost Opened double doors to get lo-trac out. Closed one door and other door closed on its own, (while he was holding it), from the pressure. Strained L.shoulder. Surgery.
08/31/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted While dating board at fuel cell, a ram car hit cell and it fell on his foot. Broke right foot.
08/25/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reportable only no lost time while patching a hole in a chute, belt came on with him on it. He cut right arm requiring sutures and bruised right leg.
08/16/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Broke left ankle when he stepped in floc and slipped and fell.
08/16/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost Strained neck and upper back while riding bus. Bus ran into a motor and jarred his neck.
08/09/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 10/06/05. While pulling cable for a belt move, tripped and fell straining abdomen. Caused hernia, surgery on 10/6/05.
07/30/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY, NO LOST TIME While using a grinder, foreign body got into his right eye. Foreign body had to be removed by doctor.
07/25/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Concrete block fell on his left foot. While trying to get his foot out from under block, strained his left knee while twisting and pulling foot.
07/23/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost While removing radiator cap from hot radiator, steam blew out and burned his right forearm and he twisted his right knee while trying to move away. (8/4/05: Will need surgery on knee.)
07/17/2005 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 29d lost OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS--DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 8/2/05. RASH ON BODY. MEDICATION GIVEN BY DR
07/07/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY. NO LOST TIME. Cutting brass stock with cut off tool. While pressing on pipe, it broke easier than he expected and his wrist hit cut off tool. 2 sutures required in right wrist.
06/23/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost This is a #5 Mine employee temporarily assigned to #4 Mine. Employee was putting fork back on Lo Trac. Left little finger was caught between fork and top of fork support. Broke finger.
06/14/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 8/17/05. While swinging pick, he hit his R.wrist on beam under rail. Was being treated for a sprain until the doctors discovered it was fractured on 8/16/05. Arm in...
06/13/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 07/21/05. While climbing stairs, left knee popped and started hurting. Surgery required.
06/09/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Injured employee lost his balance while reaching over from 3rd of 4th rung of step ladder. Injured employee fell and sprained his right ankle.
06/06/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None NOT A LOST TIME ACCIDENT. REPORTABLE ONLY. Putting a Headgate Tram motor on shearer with 2 sets of com-a-longs.One set was taken loose to reposition motor.Motor rolled and injured jumped out of way...
06/04/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 6/15/05. While pulling shields over shear, rock was thrown from drum striking the back of his right calf, knocking him down and twisting his right knee. Surgery on kn...
05/11/2005 NONPOWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 291d lost Employee was pulling a LW shield off the cage. Shield came off dollies and fell on employee. Lower left arm was amputated. Also, injuries to lungs.
04/19/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Fractured right tibia. Stepped off bolter, his foot got hung in curtain on footwall and he tripped, twisting his knee.
03/29/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY, NO LOST TIME. Left thigh was cut when a jumper hose on ram car was pulled loose and hit his leg. Sutures required.
03/29/2005 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Gas Ignition, conditions contributing unknown.