Paradise #9 — Accidents

Total: 805 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/21/2013 MACHINERY ACCIDENT ONLY None The continuous miner cut into a sealed area from 10 to panel 9.
10/21/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of moving a water hose from the 2nd floor to the bottom floor. The hose was secured to the rail with electrical tape and zip ties. While cutting the tape with a belt knife,...
10/10/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting belt to make a splice using a belt knife. He was cutting towards himself when the knife slipped off the belt cutting his right thigh resulting in 6 sutures.
10/03/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Driving up road on the way back from 4th 54 belt drive Didn't see roof bolt and made contact causing a cut on the top of his head resulting in 5 staples.
07/11/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in Panel 7 at X/C #133, this is a worked out area and in an intersection in the examiners travel way.
06/20/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 9d restricted Employee was on scoop unplugging the batteries when he lost his balance and fell off the scoop. He caught his right knee in the fender well resulting in a meniscus tear.
06/16/2013 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred at crosscut 165, on the 5th 54 beltline in the #11 seam. The roof fall is located in an intersection and will be cleaned up.
05/07/2013 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While exiting a loader on the surface, the miner scraped his right lower leg on a fire suppression retention bracket causing a skin tear that required 18 sutures to close the wound.
04/24/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was hanging high voltage cable when cable slipped from his hand striking him in the mouth, causing a broken tooth.
04/23/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While lifting a pipe with a chain hoist, chain slipped from pipe. The pipe struck the miner in the right side causing (2) fractured ribs.
04/15/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 34d restricted Employee was in the process of moving an oxygen and acetylene cart when he stumbled and fell. The cart fell across the side of his right knee and leg, fracturing his lower leg.
04/01/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None It was determined that the roof had deteriorated which caused the roof to fall to the mine floor. The fall was 70' long starting in the intersection of cross cut #20 along the 1st Southwest mains in t...
03/26/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing rock duster hose with belt knife, Knife slipped, cutting tip of left ring finger - resulting in five sutures.
03/22/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was spreading legs of step ladder when ladder began to fall, miner attempted to restrain ladder and reports lower back strain/sprain. This 7000-1 form is being completed to terminate citation #...
02/08/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Holding bolt on blade edge of D-9 blade while using impact wrench to remove bolt. Bolt head spun, cutting right index finger, requiring 5 sutures.
01/30/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While rock dusting employee was taking hose off of duster when hose came off, it struck his left ring finger resulting in a slight fracture to his knuckle.
01/03/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 130d restricted Driving outby, ride ran over rock, swinging ride into rib. Hit left forearm against the rib resulting in a slight fracture and surgery on 1/5/13.
11/30/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee removed the bottom steel from the bolter pot to check the suction. As he placed his left hand over the pot, the remaining steels fell from the bolthole he was drilling and struck his left han...
11/30/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 72d restricted Employee was riding down 6th 54 supply road on mantrip 387 when his hardhat fell off. As he replaced his hardhat, his left ring finger was pinched between his hat and the roof, fracturing his finger.
10/31/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While tramming the roof bolter in reverse from the cab through a check curtain, employee reached out to put the power cable on the back bumper of the machine when a bundle of roof bolt plates fell off...
10/09/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Walking out of shower, slipped and fell chipping tooth.
09/04/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 45d lost, 5d restricted Employee was loading rock dust onto a coal scoop. He picked up a bag, turned to put the bag on the scoop and his feet tangled up twisting his lower back.
08/23/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof Fall in the #9 Seam at crosscut 25, spad +2000 in the #1 entry of the 1st West Sub Mains. Fall was approximately 6' High x 9' wide x 12' long. Fall was between cribs, Ventilation was not affected...
08/17/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Loading bolter, fell over pins laying in crosscut. 5' bolts were on the ground. As employee approached the bolts, he tripped on a bundle his right leg landing on another bundle. This caused a 1"" x 4"...
08/16/2012 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 90d restricted Drilling a 8' hole and his steel stopped up, he pulled one section of steel out of the roof, placed his right hand over the pot to increase suction, then the other section fell out fracturing his righ...
08/02/2012 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After installing coax cable and as he returned to his ride employee scrapped his right thigh against the spool reel holder on the ride. This resulted in a small laceration that required 5 sutures.
07/10/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Small piece of rock fell from between roof bolts and cut left arm while employee was attempting to install a roof bolt on the rib side of #7 entry. The laceration required four(4)sutures.
07/06/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee was helping the shop repairman repair A-arm on a diesel mantrip. While releasing the track jack middle finger of left hand was pinched between the jack handle and the wheel well causing a hai...
07/04/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost Employee had removed the cover over the left miner' s cutter motor compartment and began changing the ball valves for the headsprays when a rock 29""x70""x5"" thick fell from the roof striking the emp...
06/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pulled cable off the back of the ride and struck my left elbow against a car cable hanger plate and cut it open, requiring seven sutures.
05/29/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Breaking a band on a bundle of roof bolts and the band flew up and cut right forearm, requiring 5 sutures.
05/17/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Loading opposite operators side of roof bolter. Reached across supply trailer for a box of glue, as he turned toward the bolter his left forearm contacted a band on a bundle of pins causing a lacerati...
05/08/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost While attempting to re-hang a pinner cable, the roof bolter moved up in the next place over, not knowing the cable reel was locked. Cable came down, knocking employee to the ground. Incident only, fin...
04/27/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on the 2nd Southwest tailpiece when the belt framing slipped and struck left leg. The resulting laceration required 7 sutures on the inside of the cut and 11 on the outside for a...
04/24/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 8d restricted Employee was on the engine compartment of #8 Getmam Tractor removing the cover bolts, Employee slipped off the tractor and landed on his left knee. Worked until knee surgery on 09/14/2012
04/11/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred, discovered at 10:20 a.m in the 2nd Southwest mains at the #79 crosscut, between the #9 and #10 Entries.
03/03/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 60d restricted Bolter was hung up in mud in #4 entry, scoop was pulling bolter out and employee had his hand on top of his canopy. His hand was mashed between canopy and the top.
02/25/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted Opening 6'x6' door in stopping stepped backward and left knee popped. Worked full duty until knee surgery on 6/14/2012 making this a lost time accident.
02/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hanging cables when he turned and caught his right ear on a piece of hog panel hanging from the roof. Laceration required 9 sutures.
02/18/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof Fall was found at 8:00 am in the #11 seam at 2nd Main North xcut 190 #6 entry. The fall is 55'x 18'x 3-8' high. The fall has been cribbed off and did not affect an escape way.
02/16/2012 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was going to get paint at power center, Roof plate was bent down and got me in the neck. Employee received six sutures as a result of injury.
02/16/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost Employee was sitting on the ground in an intersection working on the miner cats when a scoop came through a curtain out-by, struck their ride that was out-by the miner, pushing it into the injured man...
02/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 20d restricted I was hanging miner cable in #4 entry on #2 unit. I lifted the cable up and felt a sharp stabbing pain in my stomach by my belly button. I didn't think anything about it at first, but after I got home...
02/13/2012 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None employee walked into a bent roof bolt plate causing a laceration to his forehead requiring 11 stitches
02/10/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 71d restricted Getting out of the operators compartment of #2 diesel scoop lost his footing and fell. While trying to catch himself he hit his arm on the deck of the scoop. Fracturing both bones in his left forearm.
02/06/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was found in the #9 seam in the 6th South Panel, #6 entry crosscut 80-81. The fall measures 80' long by 18' wide by 6' high. Primary support in that area is 5' stick pins. The fall is not in...
02/03/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 15d restricted Walking on belt line said too much weight on right leg, slipped and fell on back. Had pain in back and right leg was trying to step up on walk board which was wet and muddy.
02/02/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall in #11 seam at crosscut 122. Fall was in crosscut between belt line and supply rd. 18' to 0' wide, 18' long and 3 to 5' high. Belt line and road were both cribbed, Fall was between cribs. Ve...
01/27/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was stepping over a ladder laying on the mine floor when he felt a pain in his right hip and lower back.
01/11/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a piece of conveyor belt to use as throat rubber in continuous miner when utility knife slipped and cut his left hand, requiring three stitches.