Pandora Complex — Accidents

Total: 13 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/16/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost EE's coat sleeve got caught on drill steel, twisting his arm. His partner reversed controls to untwist the arm. Damage appeared to be a contusion (no broken skin or bones),treated with 1st Aid, but in...
01/21/2011 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 317d lost, 5d restricted Employee was cleaning the dust off of the roll bar while driving a 7 ton buggy. At heading 4014 straight, his right hand got caught between the roll bar and the back. Skin was removed from 3 fingers...
12/13/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was bolting back and when he went to collaring the hole a small piece of muck fell striking his left middle finger. EE's left middle finger sustained a laceration and he had to have stitches.
05/26/2010 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL FATALITY Fatal Blasted drift and was ready for baring down and mucking. Unknown cause of death at this time. The victim was hand scaling the north rib of the left 4500 drift when loose material fell on him.
04/28/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted The injured was dismounting the rock truck when his right knee gave out. He fell to the ground, twisting his knee. He was sent to dr for assessment and nothing was foung. He was later sent for further...
10/19/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Injured miner was in process of drilling out 8' round. When finished drilling hole he pulled the steel out of the hole and was in the process of pulling the 8' drill steel out of the jackleg. Placed h...
09/02/2009 HOISTING DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted Hoistman had shut off the air to the clutch actuator piston to make adj. Miners rang for the cage, hoistman forgot to reopen the valve, which left the clutch disengaged. Hoistman lowered the cage, it...
07/31/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost EE operating truck was turning right out of a heading into the main haulage & got too close to the right rib & when turned the truck back to the left, right corner of the truck bed caught 6"" air lin...
06/10/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 33d restricted After blasting a round & barring down & then mucking out the round it was found that the lifters had not pulled. While cleaning out the holes to re-shoot them, a rock fell from the back or rib hitting...
03/18/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was helping load drill supplies. When he went to pick up a jackleg drill, he stepped on the plate of a split-set bolt assemble and the bolt flipped up striking him in the face below his l...
03/02/2009 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost Moving axle with hand dolly, employee repositioned axle on dolly and lost control of it. Axle fell over and landed on his right foot.
02/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted The injured employee was working in a warehouse stocking shelves and organizing floor area under another employee who was stocking selves. He was stocking the selves dropped a 4"" vic coupling strikin...
07/30/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None 3 inch plank laying in walkway. Injured moved the plank as it was a tripping hazard. In moving the plank she got a splinter in her finger.