Poplar Grove Mine — Accidents

Total: 11 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/04/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE already engaged the rotation before the boom touched the top starting to drill the inside pin on the fourth row when a 3""X6"" rock broke loose and came back hitting the right side of EE's nose cau...
05/12/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting a battery lid up with right hand and while doing so the lid slipped out of employee's hand coming down on right pinky finger. The pinky was X-rayed showing negative for fractures...
04/21/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None There were two rocks that were lodged in the chute at the top of the slope. EE was trying to dislodge the rocks when one rolled back un-expectantly on top of EE's hand causing a fracture of the tip o...
04/10/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding a pinner board to brace in-between front of the man-trip and the face of a metal panel. The board kicked out and caused two places on employee's left index finger to need a total...
01/18/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Was notified by the face boss on unit #2 1st Panel West of a roof fall located in #2 entry, XC-29 (21+20). This was inby the feeder on the working section.
01/18/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Miner was walking to the inby charger to check a battery in the battery shack. Miner was walking over some gob when they twisted their left ankle causing them to fall. When they caught themselves with...
01/16/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost EE was walking backwards and tripped on the mine floor. As EE was falling backwards EE stuck EE's hands out to catch self. Resulting in a fracture of EE's wrist of the pisiform bone.
09/10/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was spotting a pin in a low area. EE could not get bottom steel in the pot and connected together. EE started using the pot to scrap at the bottom while holding the steel with right hand. The...
05/16/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Bolter operator was using the boom/pot to make room in the mine bottom to be able to attach the second steel. The starter steel was in the roof being held by bolter operator's left hand. The canopy st...
12/24/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to remove bit off jumbo drill, EE was holding a metal plate against face, while jumbo drill was putting pressure against plate. EE got finger pinched between metal and bumper o...
10/25/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Employee was placing pressure on a pin on the long arm to get the pin past the notch to position it on the chuck. The pin slipped off the long arm and snapped back striking employee's right hand. Empl...