Parkwood Mine — Accidents

Total: 80 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 29d restricted Lifting a bundle of roof bolt plates and placing them on the machine, employee hurt his hand, fracturing a bone behind the right index finger.
09/24/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None CAVE AT FACE NO #4 ENTRY IN A7 BUTT 75' INBY SPAD NO. 1534 FELL FROM FACE BACK ABOUT 25' ALSO FELL ABOVE THE BOLTS USING 5' FULLY GROUTED BOLTS AND ROOF MATS. CRIBBED AND TIMBERED OFF ALL SIDES OF CAV...
09/02/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Found cave in #4 entry 300' outby face of a9 butt fall is about 50' long above the bolts. cribbed off all sides and dangered off same moved to another section.
08/23/2004 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 19d restricted WHILE PUSHING BOLT & PLATE UP TO THE ROOF BOLT, IT KICKED OUT & STRUCK BACK OF LT. HAND CUTTING RING FINGER & MIDDLE FINGER, REQUIRING STITCHES.
07/20/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 8d lost SEVERE BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL COMPRESSION DUE TO OCCUPATIONAL TRAMA. THIS PROGRESSIVE CONDITION NOW REQUIRES SURGICAL CORRECTION.
03/19/2004 NONPOWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING A SLING AT BACK OF LOW BELT DOLLY. HE SLIPPED AND FELL, CATCHING THE LOW BELT STRUCTURE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE DOLLY BACKED OVER HIS RIGHT HAND.
11/12/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL HAPPENED IN SUMP ENTRY #2 OFF A-MAINS AT STATION SPAD #U828. FALL IS APPROX. 150'LONG.FALL IS NOT IN THE MAIN ENTRIES. THEY ARE ALL OPEN CRIBBED OFF ALL SIDES OF CAVE AND REBOLTED W/ 12""CAB...
08/29/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 26d restricted CREW OF MEN WERE ADDING BELT & STRUCTURE TO LOW LOW BELT. AFTER PULLING BELT UP TIGHT WITH CHAIN AND SCOOP TRACTOR EE WENT TO UNHOOK CHAIN. SCOOP DRIFTED BACK ABOUT THREE INCHES AND PINCHED FI NGER BE...
06/11/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL HAPPENED IN THE #4 ENTRY OF THE A8 SECTION 5 HOLES INBY 51 SPAD # OU966 AT PLUS 20+79. WE THINK POSSIBLY GOING UNDER A STREAM INFLUENCE. CRIBBED OFF ALL SIDES OF CAVE AND DANGERED OF F TO MA...
05/28/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL HAPPENED IN THE #4 ENTRY OF THE A8 SECTION ONE HOLE INBY #5 MAIN RETURN AT SS STAD #834. I FOUND THE CAVE ON MY WEEKLY AIR RUN. CLEANED SAME UP AND REBOLTED AND CRIBBED THE AREA...
03/17/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE HAMMERING ON SPLICER ROD EMPLOYEE MISSED AND HIT 5TH FINGER ON LEFT HAND CUTTING OPEN SAME.
01/09/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 18d restricted EE WAS CRAWLING OUTBY FACE AREA A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM ROOF FALLING ON RIGHT FOOT. AREA WAS BOLT ON ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS.
10/17/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 29d lost, 17d restricted WHILE LIFTING DISCHARGE ROLLER, ROLLER SLIPPED AND LANDED ON FINGER CUTTING INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.
09/10/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost WHILE BACKING MINOR OUT OF X CUT PINCHED FOOT BETWEEN MINER SEAT AND RIB.
03/22/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WALKING ACROSS COAL YARD, TRIPPED OVER A PIECE OF COAL & FELL ONTO HIS RT SIDE INJURING RT HIP & RT SIDE OF RIB CAGE.
02/27/2002 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 63d restricted NORMAL CRAWLING ON KNEES & OTHER SPORTS RELATED INJURIES HAS LED TO RIGHT KNEE PROBLEMS, BEING #1- CHRONIC PREPATELLAR BURSITIS RIGHT KNEE, #2- TEAR IN THE POSTERIOR TORN MEDIAL SCRAPED SAME D ID NOT...
05/14/2001 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE WAS PUSHING A BOLT UP WITH A BOLTER HEAD AND GOT FINGER BETWEEN HEAD OF BOLTER AND BOLT. CUT FINGER.
05/14/2001 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EMPLOYEE HAS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN HIS LOWER BACK FROM ACCIDENT ON 6-14-00 DOES NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS BACK OR WHEN IT HAPPENED.
04/17/2001 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 10d restricted ON 7-24-01 EE CRAWED ON A PIECE OF ROCK BRUISING RIGHT KNEE CAME BACK TO WORK LOST NO TIME. AS A RESULT FROM NORMAL CRAWLING AND REPEATED TRAMA EE HAS DEVOPOPED CHRONIC PREPATALLAR BURSITS OF RIGHT KN...
02/05/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 14d lost, 11d restricted NORMAL CRAWLING ON KNEES HAS LED TO RIGHT KNEE PROBLEMS. PROBLEMS BEING #1 - CHRONIC PREPATELLAR BURSITIS RIGHT KNEE. #2 - TEAR IN THE POSTERIOR HORN MEDIAL MENISCUS RIGHT KNEE. OCCUPATIONAL I LLNES D...
09/18/2000 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None KNEE SWELLED FROM NORMAL CRAWLING ON IT.
07/24/2000 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None ON 7/24/00 EE CRAWLED ON A PIECE OF ROCK BRUISING RIGHT KNEE. CAME BACK TO WORK LOST NO TIME. AS A RESULT FROM NORMAL CRAWLING AND REPEATED TRAUMA EE HAS DEVELOPED CHRONIC PREPATELLAR BURSITIS OF RIGH...
07/05/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted OPERATOR SHUT MACHINE OFF AND WHILE EXITING STRUCK LEAVER WITH LIGHT CORD MAKING MACHINE TURN FINGER AT PINCH POINT AND GET SMASHED.
06/14/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None VICTIM LIFTED 80LB BAG OF CEMENT AND TWISTED WITH IT. SPRAINED LOWER BACK.
06/12/2000 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None WHILE CRAWLING AND SHOVELING KNEE GOT SORE AND SWELLED UP.
06/12/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted WHILE ROOF BOLTING KNEE SWELLED UP AND GOT SORE.
05/25/2000 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None VICTIM WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS. PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN BOLT PLATE & BOOM OF ROOF BOLTER.
05/18/2000 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING AND GOT FINGER BETWEEN BOLT PLATE AND DRILL HEAD OF MACHINE.
04/24/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None MAN GOT OUT OF SCOOP AND BUMPED KNEE ON BOTTOM . IT WAS AT NO.2 ENTRY IN THE LAST OPEN CROSS CUT.
01/05/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None LAYED HAND DOWN ON METAL STRAP CUT BACK OF LITTLE FINGER.