Paradise #9 — Accidents

Total: 805 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/04/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the East Mains, #5 entry in the pillar line between crosscut #30 and #31. The fall measured approximately 60'x19'x5'-6'. The area was supported with 6' tension rebar bolts and 6...
10/04/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the 1 Main South, crosscut #56 in the pillar line between #5 entry and #6 entry. The fall measured approximately 20'x19'x5'-7'. The area was supported with 5' fully grouted bolt...
09/29/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 15 North Panel #10 entry in the intersection of cross-cut #23 and extending through the pillar line toward #9 entry measuring 50ft. x 20ft. x 6ft.- 9ft. The area was suppor...
09/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost While reclaiming water line employee was taking line down across an underpass when one end of the water line came loose, flew up and struck employee on the mouth. The employee received 7 sutures and a...
09/22/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While taking pinner steel out of hole a rock fell and hit employee's right hand mashing it against the pot on the pinner. Employee sustained 2 small fractures.
09/21/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was wiping pieces of rock off the top of the roof bolt canopy when a piece of rock fell from the mine roof striking the thumb on his right hand causing a laceration. He received several sutur...
09/16/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A rock rall occured in the 1 main south, #6 entry, in part of the pillar line between crosscut #5 and #6. The fall measured approximately 20'x19'x6'. The area was supported with 6' tension rebar bolts...
09/15/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the 4 East panel, #8 entry, intersection of crosscut #58. The fall measured approximately 19'x19'x7'-9'. The area was supported with 5' fully grouted bolts and 9' mega bolts. An...
09/13/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The continuous miner operator had his hand on a metal stob used to hang cable ropes on when a rock fell from the roof striking his right hand and mashing it between the rock and the stob. The employee...
09/09/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the 4 East panel, crosscut #48, starting in #1 right and ending in the middle of the intersection of #3 entry. The fall measured approximately 100'x19'x6'. The area was supporte...
09/08/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the 15 North panel, #4 entry, in the pillar line between crosscuts #16 and #17. The fall measured approximately 35'x19'x7'. The area was supported with 5' fully grouted bolts. A...
09/07/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the 4 east panel, #7 entry, intersection of crosscut #13. The fall measured approximately 20'X20'X6'-9'. The area was supported with 5' fully grouted bolts and 9' mega bolts. An...
08/26/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the 15 north panel, inby crosscut #12 extending through the pillar line between crosscut #13 and #14 in the #7 entry. The fall measured approximately 75'X19'X5'-9'. The area was...
08/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 153d lost Employee was bending a 5' pin when he felt his shoulder pop.
08/22/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the east mains, #7 entry in the pillar line between crosscut #26 and #27. The fall measured approximately 50'X19'X6'-9'. The area was supported with 6' tension rebar bolts and 9...
08/09/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While changing the lights in the men's shower employee was standing on a ladder when he felt himself trying to fall and when he reached to catch himself he stabbed his left hand with a utility knife h...
08/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost While picking up an I-Beam the employee felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder. This accident did not become lost time until 12/11/2006 when the employee had surgery for a torn rotator cuff.
08/07/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 37d lost, 13d restricted While hanging cable hooks a piece of rock fell from the roof striking the employee on the right foot. The roof conditions did not indicate any problems but a piece of rock popped out unexpectedly.
08/02/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost While trying to put a bolt in the rubrail on the miner employee was using a long screw driver to pry the rubrail in order to line up the holes when the rub rail slipped and fell on the employees left...
07/25/2006 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee was re-bolting on the 2 Main North supply road (#6 entry) at crosscut #24 when a diesel scoop with a duster attached to the bucket struck employee on the lower part of the right leg m ashing...
07/18/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 3 East Panel in the intersection of #4 entry at cross-cut #85 measuring approximately 50ft. x 19ft. x 5ft. This area was supported by 5ft. fully grouted roof bolts. An unde...
07/05/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the 1 Main East, crosscut #118, starting at the edge of the pillar line between #5 and #6 entries and ending 4' into the intersection of #7 entry. The fall measured approximatel...
07/04/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the 3 east panel, #7 and #8 entries, starting inby #82 intersection and ending outby #84 intersection and including the connecting crosscut between #7 and #8 entries. The fall m...
07/02/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost While changing a stationary roller employee was prying on the roller with a pry bar when the roller broke loose causing the roller to fall and hit the end of the pry bar. The pry bar flipped upward st...
06/25/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 3 East Panel in #9 entry in the intersection of cross-cut #65 measuring 19ft. x 19ft. x 5ft. The area was supported with 5ft. fully grouted roof bolts. An undetected slip w...
06/25/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 3 East Panel in #10 entry in the pillarline between cross-cut #63 and cross-cut #64 measuring 30ft. x 19ft. x 5ft. The area was supported with 5ft. fully grouted roof bolts...
06/22/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 160d lost Employee stated there is no known accident date. He stated repetitive shoveling caused pain between his left elbow and left shoulder. He received rotator cuff surgery. His first day away from work was...
06/15/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the 1 main south, #9 entry, in the pillar line between crosscut #31 and #32. The fall measured approximately 35'X19'X6'. The area was supported with 6' tension rebar bolts. An u...
06/10/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the 3 east panel, crosscut #58, in the pillar line between #5 and #6 entry. The fall mesured approximately 35'x19'x5'. The area was supported with 5' fully grouted bolts. An und...
06/09/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the 3 east panel, crosscut #58 in the intersection of #9 entry. The fall measured approximately 19'x19'x5'. The area was supported with 5' fully grouted bolts. An undetected sli...
06/08/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 3 East Panel at cross-cut #54 in the intersection of #8 entry extending halfway through the pillarline between #9 entry and #10 entry measuring approximately 85ft. x 19ft....
06/08/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 14 North Panel in #3 entry in 1/2 the intersection of cross-cut #22 and extending through the intersection of cross-cut #23 measuring approximately 60ft. x 19ft. x 5ft. The...
05/26/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 14 North panel, intersection of crosscut #18. The fall measured approximately 50' x 19' x 5'. The area was supported with 5' fully grouted bolts. An undetected slip was det...
05/26/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the 14 North Panel, #10 entry, starting in the pillar line between #10 and #11 crosscut and ending in the middle of the intersection of crosscut #12. The fall measured approxima...
05/24/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost While hanging a wing curtain a piece of rock fell hitting employee on back, slid down and struck left foot.
05/18/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the 3 East panel, crosscut #11, starting in the pillar line between #1 and #2 entries extending halfway through the pillar line between #2 and #3 entries. The fall measured appr...
05/15/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was tearing down a curtain and felt his back pull.
05/13/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee was tramming a shuttle car back and forth from the miner to the feeder when the car trammed over a bump in the road causing an abdominal hernia to surface. This employee had two prior hernia...
05/12/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the East Parallels, #2 entry, in the intersection of crosscut #8. The fall measured approximately 20'X 18'X 6'. The area was supported with 6' tension rebar bolts. An undetected...
05/09/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the 14 north panel, #10 entry, starting in the pillar line inby crosscut #7 and extending half way through the intersection of crosscut #9. The fall measured approximately 85'X1...
05/05/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the East Mains, #4 entry, half way between crosscut #9 and #10. The fall measured approximately 25'X19'X6'. The area was supported with 6' tension rebar bolts and 6""X6"" square...
04/13/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost While installing roof bolts employee was holding his first steel in the hole with his hand and while trying to insert the second steel into the first steel employee accidently raised the boom and caug...
04/12/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None 1 Main East in half the pillar line between crosscut #16 and #17 and extending through half the intersection of crosscut of corsscut #17 in #3 entry. The fall measured approximately 30' x 19' x 9'. Th...
04/10/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was roof bolting in the face of #7 entry on #1 unit when his left knee slid on a small piece of rock, that was on the ground, causing his knee to twist. This did not become a Lost Time Accide...
04/10/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 257d lost While scooping #7 entry employee reached for a piece of curtain to throw it out of the way when his knee hit the steering lever and the scoop swiveled pinning his left wrist against the rib. Employee...
04/01/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While knocking the breakers on the power boxes, employee slipped and fell. He reached out with his right hand to catch himself and his middle finger folded back, causing a fracture.
03/25/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 231d lost While reaching for nails on the back of the bolter a piece of rock fell from the mine roof striking employee across the back. This accident did not become lost time until 03/31/2006.
03/17/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost While building a brattice the shuttle car operator bumped the brattice knocking some block on the employee. This accident did not become lost time until 03/28/2006.
03/17/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 1 Main South, #6 entry, in the pillar line between crosscuts #6 and #7. The fall measured approx. 40' X 18' X 6'. The area was supported with 6' tension rebar bolts. An...
03/15/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 1 Main East, #1 entry, intersection of crosscut #43. The fall measured approx. 18' X 18' X 7'. The area was supported with 6' tension rebar bolts. An undetected slip was...