Pratt No. 1 Mine — Accidents

Total: 15 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/16/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At 5:50 am on 10/16/2015 while checking the water level we found a roof fall in #2 entry (return) at 72 break. The fall was 30' long by 20' wide and 36"" thick. There was 36"" roof bolts and they came...
04/14/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Scoop operator was hauling supplies to the section and the roof bolter cable got hung on the canopy of the scoop, operator tried to move the cable and his finger got smashed between the canopy of the...
11/13/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Changing jack on shuttle car and mashed thumb.
07/12/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK FATALITY Fatal Intersection roof fall in above roof suport in the #4 entry/belt entry in the last open crosscut causing death of a bridge operator.
12/21/2004 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The miner was crawling in the #3 entry and twisted his left knee.
08/05/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost About 10"" draw rock fell back to last row of bolts. Rock fell on operator's leg.
08/03/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Injured person was helping remove rock from haulage chain. Injured person turned back to haulage to place rock on rib. #1 bridge operator trammed forward and ran system track on side of foot.
08/02/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 217d lost HAULAGE SYSTEM WAS MOVING BACKWARDS FROM THE FACE WHEN THE BRIDGE OPERATOR WAS INJURED AS BRIDGE IN FRONT OF HIM FORCED FRAME OF BRIDGE INTO LEG.
03/26/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost While installinga 165 hp ripper motor in the joy miner the roof plate that was supporting a chain broke allowing the motor to swing out striking the lower leg of the victim causing a fracture of the l...
11/06/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 163d lost EE REPORTED THAT HE STRAINED HIS NECK WHILE LOADING WOOD PLANKS INTO SCOOP BUCKET.
10/31/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WHILE ROCK DUSTING BELT LINE, ROCK DUST GOT INTO EE'S EYE. IT BOUNCED OFF RIB & WENT IN HIS LT. EYE.
10/14/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN S & S 488 SCOOP TO REPOSITION IT. HIS SUPERVISOR HEARD THE SCOOP POWER UP THEN SHUT DOWN. HE CALLED TO THE EMPLOYEE & WHEN HE DIDN'T HEAR AN ANSWER, HE WENT TO THE SCOOP AND...
05/27/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AT 32 X CUT IN RETURN ROOF FELL ABOUT 6'HIGH, 20'LONG & 20'WIDE. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS CAUGHT. MOVED STOPPING LINE OVER & BREAKERED IT OFF. WE ARE NOT GOING TO CLEAN ROOF FAL L UP. (...
09/03/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost WHILE PUTTING BELT TOGETHER, CHAIN BROKE AND HIT HIM ON THE HAND.
05/13/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS OPERATING THE OFF SIDE OF THE RRII TWIN BOOM FLETCHER ROOF BOLTER, WHEN INJURED ATTEMPTED TO DRILL THE HOLE FOR THE #1 BOLT, A SHARP PIECE OF ROCK DISLODGED FROM THE ROOF, AROUND THE DRILL...