No. 88 — Accidents

Total: 13 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/21/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Had an unintentional fall starting from the mine portal highwall and extending approximately 15' inside the fan portal. The fall dimensions are approximately 20' wide by 12' long by 6' high.
12/05/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a 4 to 1 multiplier wrench and the wrench slipped and caught his left index finger between the wrench and the continuous miner. Sutures were required.
09/30/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Installing a guard back on the continuous miner and caught his right thumb between guard and boss block. Cut and pinched right thumb, 4 sutures required.
05/29/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was pulling feeder cable out of the way and into a break and strained his back.
04/24/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost PICI Contract employee strained his lower back while helping hang the miner cable. He was lifting cable with his left shoulder and slipped on a rock and the cable fell on him.
03/27/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee was lifting miner cable and waterline and hanging it to the top and strained his back and shoulders.
02/21/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was unloading timbers from a scoop bucket and strained himself in the groin area. Started missing work on 3/5/2014 due to swelling and complications that will require surgery.
11/05/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was operating shuttle car and as he was turning his coat sleeve caught the rib and it pulled his arm between car and the rib and bruised his arm in which medical personnel later put a cast on...
11/16/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost A continuous miner operator was aligning the miner up on the centerline and struck himself with the miner. He was diagnosed with a non-displaced hairline fracture to the pelvis.
11/10/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling a hose off of the rock duster and caught his left hand on a wire and cut his hand. 2 sutures required.
09/26/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee was hanging a cable and the hanger slipped and cut his right 5th digit finger. Surgery required - started missing work 9/28/2012
05/02/2012 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was walking through a c.c. and accidentally run into a roof strap that was hanging down. He cut his left face/jaw 5 sutures required.
12/14/2011 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Employee was bolting top and his drill steel fell from hole and stuck him on the hand. Diagnosed with a fracture to his hand.