Pinnacle Mine — Accidents

Total: 959 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/12/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 166d lost Injured was replacing a roof bolt that had been damaged. After starting to drill a piece of rock measuring 88 inches long by 36 inches wide by 6 inches thick fell and struck individual on the left ank...
10/04/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on the 8P section by a fireboss making his weekly exam. The fall was located at #16 break in the intersection and extending over into the 2x3 crosscut.
09/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 186d lost Injured was helping to pull a pump cable which he had thrown over his shoulder. As he was pulling the cable around a timber he felt a pain in his shoulder.
09/08/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost The injured was checking the oil level on an air compressor which had stopped. When he went to remove the oil cap to check the oil level, hot oil blew out of the compressor striking the individual on...
09/07/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the 8O section. The location of the fall was in the #2 heading in the intersection located at the #24 break.
09/03/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the #1 entry on 8N. The fall occurred in the intersection of the #2 crosscut.
09/02/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Injured and another individual were hanging curtain in the #3 entry. They had set a timber and the injured was holding up a piece of curtain to be nailed up. The timber sucked out pulling the curtain...
08/28/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was in between shield 123 and 124. When a rock 11""x12""x3"" fell from the roof striking him on the head. Causing him to be knocked out for 20 seconds or so. Injured was transported to the...
08/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 197d lost Injured and co-worker were laying 55 gallon barrels down. Had laid 4 barrels down when injured felt pain in lower back.
08/22/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Injured was bolting top in #6 entry when foreign materials fell, falling in behind his glasses and into his eyes. Scratched eye.
08/21/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the #1 entry at #8 break on the 8N section. The roof fall measured 20 wide by 60 feet long.
08/15/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall 8 South, #1 Break, #3 to #4 entry, 20'W x 45'L x 10 to 15' high. Area has been cribbed off and flagged. No injuries, not a travel way.
08/14/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall at 8 South #25 Break, #3 to #4 entry. 18'longX18wideX5'high. The area is cribbed from both sides.
08/13/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Injured was on a 6' ladder build a stopping that was 10' high when the stopping fell. A block struck injured on the Left elbow.
08/13/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred at 27 Break on the empty side 18' wide x 20' long x 5' high. No injuries occurred. Area is cribbed and flagged off.
08/07/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost Walking from mantrip to section, twisted ankle on a rock and fell on right hand and fractured wrist.
07/30/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost Injured was struck in the neck and back when a loose piece of rock fell and struck the injured.
07/28/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Injured was cleaning rocks out of jackline when loose rock fell out of the face and struck him on the head and neck.
07/28/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost The injured was preparing to unload roof bolting supplies when the scoop blade was lowered down on his left foot.
07/28/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 218d lost Injured was trying to lift a spool of wire rope on the bus when she felt a pain in her lower back, right hip, and leg.
07/13/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the 8O section. The fall location is in the #2 entry at #26 break in the intersection. The fall is 18 feet by 14 feet by 40 feet long.
07/12/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A bridge rectifier failed on the 8 haulage elevator. The component was replaced and the elevator put back into service.
06/19/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost Injured was cleaning in the jack line and was crawling to the next location to clean. While crawling his glasses fogged up and he had difficulty seeing causing him to run his head into a shield and hu...
06/18/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discover by a fireboss while conducting his outby walk. The fall was located between #6 and #7 break in the #1 entry on the 8 West section.
06/08/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 168d lost Injured was in the process of changing a bolter tire and could not get it off. As he was trying to beat the wheel off with a hammer it bounced back and caused him to strain his wrist.
05/30/2007 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Injured was changing a fuse out on a portal bus when he bumped the pole causing it to come in contact with the trolley wire. This resulted in a burn to his right hand.
05/18/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was picking up a crib block when a piece of rock 6 inches by 6 inches and 0 to .5 inches thick fell and struck the injured on the right ear. The injury required 4 stitches to close the lacerat...
04/13/2007 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Injured was pushing the head side of the plow toward the tail to change wear shoes. As they were pushing the plow with a single prop the check valve blew out striking injured on the inside of the righ...
04/11/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Injured was cleaning in the jackline and putting a piece of rock under the tailside skid. He was pushing rock further back under the skid when the positive set activated and caught his finger between...
03/26/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 107d lost Injured was tramming a portal bus through the outby set of double doors when the trolley pole came off of the wire and swung around and struck him on the right side of the head. The trolley pole limit...
03/08/2007 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Injured was dropping high voltage cable, as he was lifting the cable out of a hanger a rail located directly behind him rolled over and struck his left heel.
02/20/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Injured was delivering belt structure. As he was removing a piece of belt structure from the scoop blade he felt pain in his lower back.
02/20/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Injured was stepping across a steel beam lying on the bottom. When he stepped down he stepped on a rock and turned his ankle.
02/01/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Injured was bent over picking up a bundle of wedges when a stack of crib blocks fell over and struck his left thumb.
01/24/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at the #24 break on 8West in the #2 to #3 crosscut. The fall is 20 wide by 100 feet long by 10 feet high.
01/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was working at #120 shield when a piece of rock fell between the shield and mashed his finger against another piece of rock.
01/13/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 9 haulage bleeders in the #4 entry at #46 break. The fall was 40 feet by 40 feet by 10 feet high.
12/15/2006 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Injured was walking from the track entry over to the belt starter at slope bottom. Injured struck his head against a truss bolt resulting in a stiff neck.
11/29/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 136d lost Injured was changing a 3/4 high pressure hose on 108 shield. Injured had gotten under 109 shield and was going to function 108. When the tunnel lock was removed in the area where the injured was worki...
11/10/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall occurred on the 8O section in the intersection of the #4 monkey butt on the 8O set up face. The fall was 20 wide by 25 to 30 feet long.
11/04/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the 8O section at the intersection of #57 break in the #1 heading. The fall is approximately 20 feet wide by 30 feet long and 10 feet high.
10/25/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injured was bolting when a piece of rock pushed the rock shield in and caught him between the machine and rock shield.
09/22/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Injured was removing material from a stopped up air pump. He had turned the pump off and stuck his hand down inside of the pump; as he was doing this his knee struck the cut off valve for the air and...
09/18/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the intersection of the #2 heading at break number 36. The fall is 25 feet by 40 feet long.
09/18/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Injured was cleaning an area around a belt junction when his shovel got caught between a roller and the belt, twisting his wrist.
09/14/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the intersection of the #2 heading at #43 crosscut. The fall size was 30 foot by 40 foot.
09/14/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Running away from roof fall, employee slipped and fell straining his groin.
09/12/2006 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Injured struck his head against a crib block that was set over a timber for roof support. The area was about 60 inches high. Injured began missing work as a result of this injury on 9/18/06
09/11/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Injured was lifting 5 gallon buckets of oil from a flat car when he felt a pain in his chest.
09/06/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the 80 section. The fall occurred inby the tail piece.