Nolo — Accidents

Total: 174 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/15/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a roof channel. The channel was sitting on the canopies. As the employee was installing the bolt, the channel slipped and ran down the bolt, striking the employee's left hand,...
08/26/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee was roof bolting and while adding a drill steel, he hit the up lever and caught his right thumb between the steels.
08/21/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Empoyee was moving shuttle car tires. As he was attempting to move one of them, it started to roll away. When it started to roll toward the employee, the employee tried to get out of it's way and dive...
08/16/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was making a splice. When he was hammering the splice together a piece of the splice tool fragmented, striking the employee in the right knee.
05/22/2006 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was bending over to check wheel unit bolts on a shuttle car when he experienced lower back pain that radiated to both legs.
05/11/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 115d lost Employee's job duty has been Roof Bolter since March, 2006. He has been diagnosed with Bilateral Carpal Syndrome due to work.
05/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 2d restricted Employee was pulling tow bar off supply trailer that is used to drag pallet off, when he experienced pull in lower back.
03/21/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The third shift had got to the Section approximately 12:00AM and there was rock down in #3 Entry. Also, at the Feeder the Prep Foreman sent the scoop man for cribs and the area at Feeder was the first...
03/18/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The 2 Rt crew had just finished taking a cut in #9 Rm and move to #10, when the cut that had just been mined started to work. It fell in then the intersection just outby started to working, it also fe...
02/20/2006 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 64d restricted Drill still stuck in the roof and employee swung drill head and caught left hand between steels and canopy (fractured left hand).
02/15/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was transporting trash to supply hole with scoop when he hit a bump on the tramway causing his head to jam into the underside of canopy.
02/06/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Employee was greasing the screen belt drive when he caught his coveralls on the scrapper bar causing him to twist his lower back. He slipped and fell against the railing.
01/30/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None XCut 4-3 mined to the depth of 20', no break above 3'-4' where encounterd an area that was supported with 7' Installs and 12'cable.
12/20/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a point anchor bolt. When he put the top and bottom together the coupler was near the roof; he had his left hand on coupler and hit the up pressure lever, jamming his left ind...
12/08/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting bands on a bundle of T5 channels and cut left wrist on metal band.
11/15/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 131d lost, 2d restricted Employee was pulling cable off bolter.He felt ""pop"" in his right shoulder.
10/27/2005 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 118d lost, 14d restricted Employee notified Supervisor that his left hip has been bothering him more and more.
10/21/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Bolter was bolting the#5 Entry inby Xcut Station 4 + 84. They were on their 4th row in the Face of #5 of a 20' cut. The bolTters went to the back of machine then heard the roof working over the bol...
10/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was pulling mining cable to make better roadways when he experienced sharp pain in lower back.
10/11/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 173d lost Employee was installing a 6' double lock bolt, when he tried to push bolt into roof he felt pain in mid back.
09/23/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee was roof bolting and went to put steel in chuck and hit wrong lever which caused head to go up and pinch hand between canopy and steel.
08/27/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof started working #2 Entry, from the face back in 1 Rt Section back 2 XCut. Roof started to sag and then fell.
08/07/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Intersection of #2 Entry of 1 Right 1 X Cut Inby Station #3042 Fall in Intersection.
07/29/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was installing 5' pt anchor bolt when he had his hand on the thrust lever and the other hand on the bolt coupler catching the right index and thumb between roof and coupler.
07/09/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof Fall - #5 Belt 1 Right 1 XCut Inby Station #2200.
06/17/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 3d restricted Employee worked night shift of 6/16/05. When he came out of mine he complained of soreness in his right knee. Repetitive crawling and kneeling is done on a daily basis in his job duties.
06/05/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof Fall #1 Entry 1 Right Section Outby Station #2946 2 XCuts
04/29/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 47d lost Employee was installing sail boats with co-worker and they were not lining up. They tried to adjust sail boats and EE lost his balance and the sail boat fell on his hand.
04/27/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was carrying a bundle of bolts alongside bolter, complained of pain in his lower back.
04/08/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Area drilled OK on the mining cycle, no indication of any problems. Roof started working at 12:30-12:45, by 1:00 it was caved.
04/04/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was trying to get a pallet out of garbage tub while standing in tub. He was jerking on pallet when it became dislodged causing employee to fall back against dumpster striking his back.
03/07/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None 1 Right #3 Entrty 22 to 1 Intersection caved in, cleats in roof with calcite, slick and slide roof just above the bolts, caved just above the bolts.
02/10/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None 1 Xcut Inby Station #753 Roof Fall 3 Left Return. There was not any affect on mine ventilation or obstructed traveway. Area is abandoned and will be fenced off.
02/02/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was lifting lids to service battery. The lids were jammed together. When he tried jerking the lid free he pulled his right shoulder.
02/01/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was installing last row of bolts in 3-2 Xcut, conditions were low. Drilled with 1st steel, needed more height to change steel. Held steel in roof with left hand, slid head on bottom. Smashed left...
01/20/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 43d lost, 99d restricted At end of 3rd shift, crew parked their mantrip by the garbage bin & were cleaning off mantrip. Standard 3rd shift procedure. Scoop operator followed crew out-stopped-unloaded his pallets & was in the...
01/20/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 16d restricted At end of 3rd shift, crew parked their mantrip by the garbage bin & were cleaning off mantrip. Standard 3rd shift procedure. Scoop operator followed crew out-stopped-unloaded his pallets & was in the...
01/04/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was troube shooting shuttle car cable, using a screw driver to pry the leads part. He was using a razor knife, cutting toward the screw driver-the knife slipped- cutting his right ring finger...
11/01/2004 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None While driving the mantrip, employee hit a piece of rock with front tires causing the steering wheel to spin around hitting him on the left wrist.
10/21/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted While building a return wall, employee stacked a few blocks closer to the wall. While tightening up the top of the wall he felt a sharp pain in his left side, this pain radiated into his back and leg.
10/02/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted While employee was working on the belt he crossed over the belt, got caught in the cables and fell off the belt. The belt was not Running.
09/17/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 32d restricted EE'S JOB IS SCOOP OPERATOR. HE HAS HAD SWELLING & PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE FROM BENDING & CRAWLING.
09/14/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 64d lost, 41d restricted While loading supplies on the roof bolter, employee twisted to grab another handful of bolts when he felt his knee ""pop"". He fell down grabbing his knee in pain; when knee was checked there was no s...
09/13/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted Employee was checking wheel unit bolts on a shuttle car when he bumped and twisted his left arm.
09/03/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At the end of 2nd shift an air connection was made between #3 and #4 Room; there were no signs of any visible roof problems and according the the Roof Bolters everything drilled good! At approx. 3:00...
07/14/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EE was getting back into the High Lift - there are 2 hand grabs to help you get into the High Lift - one is easily accessible - the other is close to the door-according to EE as he was reaching to get...
07/06/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 1 Right Section MMU-001. The fall occurred in the #1 Entry of 1 Right Section. The fall began just inby Station #1902 and extended inby approximately 150'. The area was bol...
06/28/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None When mining the xcut 5 to 6 in 1 R/T, the Roof Bolters detected a 1 foot break - they added extra 5' bolts, when the miner started the xcut 6 to 7, knowing that there was a break at 1 foot only took a...
06/25/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While mining Rooms 22,23, 24, 25 - we were in our last set of xcuts, a xcut was turned 23 to 22 Room - when testing the roof, it was drummy and a short cut was taken 15' - when the bolter came into bo...
06/01/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 75d lost, 41d restricted After a long weekend employees were in the process of loading bolter supplies. Injured grabbed a handful of 6' bolts and when he twisted to put them on the bolter he felt a sharp pain in his back.