No 4 Mine — Accidents
Total: 821 accidents | Fatalities: 3
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/15/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 13d lost | FRACTURED, LACERATED RIGHT INDEX FINGER WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE ROCK FROM CHUTE. |
| 05/12/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | SUTURES IN LEFT FINGER. MASHED FINGER WHILE STACKING ROCKS. |
| 05/09/2000 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | REPORTABLE ONLY, NO LOST TIME. BROKE RIGHT BIG TOE PULLING SHIELDS. PAN LINE PULLED BACK PUSHING HER RIGHT FOOT UNDER BASE LIFT HOUSING AND MASHING LEFT KNEE. |
| 05/03/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 103d lost | EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SINGLE TRE FROM FRONT DOOR TO BACK DOOR, FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER. |
| 05/03/2000 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 37d lost | DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 11/14/00. STRAINED LEFT KNEE. TRIPPED ON A CRIB BAND AND TWISTED KNEE. |
| 04/21/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 4d lost | STRAINED BACK TRYING TO FREE A ROCK WITH PRY BAR & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK |
| 04/18/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 67d lost | WHILE LIFTING RAILS, STRAINED LOWER BACK. |
| 04/17/2000 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 25d lost | STRAINED RIGHT KNEE. STEPPED ON ROCK AND TRIPPED. |
| 04/14/2000 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | LACERATED RIGHT THICH, CUTTING BELT ON LONGWALL, CUT THROUGH BELT AND CUT THIGH. |
| 04/06/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 52d lost | STRAINE DLOWER BACK PULLING 7200 CABLE. |
| 04/04/2000 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | HOIST DOWN 12:30 PM. THE GRASS ROPE CAME THROUGH CROSS-HEAD. CROSSHEAD DROPPED ONTO CHAIRS, DAMAGING EARS OF CROSS HEAD. THE DAMAGED CROSS HEAD WAS REPLACED AND EXTREAMOUS FIBER ROPE HAD BEEN REMOVED... |
| 03/27/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | REPORTABLE NO LOST TIME. CONTUSED AND LACERATED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WORKING ON DOOR HANDLE OF TRUCK, SHUT DOOR ON FINGER. |
| 03/27/2000 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | REPORTABLE ONLY, NO LOST TIME. FRACTURE LEFT RING FINGER, FALLING ROCK HIT FINGER. |
| 03/24/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 5d lost | DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 6/4/01. STRAINED LOWER BACK LIFTING DISCHARGE HOSE FROM ROCKDUST TANK. |
| 03/15/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 183d lost | DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 5-31-00. WHILE SHOVELING COAL INTO FEEDER HURT LEFT SHOULDER. |
| 03/11/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | REPORTABLE NOT LOST TIME. STITCHES. EE WAS CLOSING ISOLATOR SWITCH FOR SILCO CONTROLS WHEN THE DOOR BLEW OPEN. |
| 03/07/2000 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | REPORTABLE NO LOST TIME. WHILE HAMMERING PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT ARM. HAD TO BE REMOVED BY DOCTOR, STITCHES. |
| 02/10/2000 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 13d lost | CONTUSION RIGHT KNEE, WHILE INSTALLING THE BACK BRACE ON THE HEAD FRAME, BRACE FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT KNEE. |
| 02/02/2000 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 13d lost | DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 10-3-00. STEPPED ON SHIELD, FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS KNEE HIT A PONTOON. |
| 01/29/2000 | IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | SHEARER HAD CUT FROM H.GATE TO NO. 43 SHIELD AND HAD STARTED TO TURN TOWARD H.GATE AND CUT MORE BOTTOM FOR PAN LINE TO PUSH OVER WHEN TAIL GATE DRUM IGNITED CHY. APPROX. 3"" OF BOTTOM WAS BEING CUT. O... |
| 01/25/2000 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | CUT LEFT LEG TAKING NUT OFF PUMP WRENCH 9N NUT FELL, HIT SWITCH TURNING ON PUMP WRENCH SLUNG OFF AND HIT LEG. |