Plum Mine — Accidents

Total: 14 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/30/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE and co-worker were handling buckets of plaster across a shuttle car cable. He slipped causing his right elbow to bend in a backwards direction when it hit the side of his leg. He notified company o...
04/15/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 180d lost While drilling hole to install roof bolt. Rock broke around drill steel. Dislodging rock and fell between operators canopy and ATRS support falling onto operator left leg. Rock measured approx 29'L X...
03/31/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While cutting a 3 way intersection, #5 entry into #6 entry. Completed. The top roof rock fell across #6 entry, pulling roof bolts. The roof fall measures approx. 16'W x 16'L x 8'H.
08/14/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While preparing S & S feeder to be moved, EE was moving cable he stepped on a piece of rock causing him to fall. When he fell his knee went in the opposite direction if his body causing him to twist h...
07/30/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None 2 blocks inby spad #806 area had potted out some. While setting additional timbers around the area, more rocks came loose pulling bolts. Total area measured 20' W 20' L and 10' H approx. There were mo...
03/08/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While traveling our return air course to EP's 1 state inspector and 1 msha inspector found a roof fall located left of spad 338 in the old panel at an intersection mined around Nov. 2003. Area posted...
08/14/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None During inspection of our travel road, also our secondary escape way. A roof fall of the intersection 1 block outby spad 641 was noticed. Fall measured approx 8'H x 17'w X 24'L. There were no visual wa...
01/15/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 23d lost While installing roof bolt a piece of rock came loose and smashed finger on bolting machine frame rail.
12/08/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Canopy was lowered and employee hit his ear on it.
05/14/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost Put his hand in tray on roof bolter and a small piece of slate hit his finger.
06/15/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CUT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WITH KNIFE, REQUIRED SUTURES.
03/15/2004 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 38d lost THE EE WAS WATCHING THE BOLTER OPERATOR BOLT AND UPON LEAVING PUT HIS HAND ON THE ARMS THAT ATTACHED TO THE HEAD. AT THE SAME TIME THE BOLTER OPERATOR RAISED THE HEAD, THUS CRUSHING THE LEFT PINKIE F...
01/21/2004 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS JUMP STARTING THE 275B LOADER WITH HIS PICKUP TRUCK. WHILE PUTTING ON THE JUMPER CABLES A FLASH OCCURED. THE EMPLOYEE'S EYES GOT FLASHED AT THAT POINT.
12/30/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR FINISHED BOLTING #1 BOLT AND WAS SWINGING THE HEAD OF THE FLETCHER DD0 13 BOLTER. AS THE HEAD WAS BEING SET UP A PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING 3"" X 18"" X 31"" BECAME DISLODGED FR OM T...