Prosperity Mine — Accidents

Total: 604 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/19/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE #4 UNIT WORKING SECTION MMU#004-0. THE FALL IS IN #5 ENTRY CROSSCUT 11-12. THE FALL MEASURES APPROX 8 FT WIDE, 2 FT LONG & 5FT HIGH. THE PRIMARY ROOF SUPPORT IN THI S AREA...
04/04/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE 1ST SOUTH OFF OF THE 2 MAIN WEST, 25 CROSSCUT INTERSECTION, #2 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET LONG, 18 FEET WIDE, AND 5 FEET THICK. THE AREA W AS SUPP...
04/03/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 3RD MAIN NORTH, 68 CROSSCUT, INTERSECTION, #4 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 18 FEET WIDE, 30 FEET LONG, AND 10' THICK. PRIMARY ROOF SUPPOR T IN THIS AREA IS 4 FOOT...
03/24/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CRANE OPERATOR SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE DESCENDING FROM OPERATOR'S CAB.
03/24/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE PARKED MANTRIP JUST INSIDE CURTAIN AND WAS LOADING OIL CANS INTO SHUTTLE CAR WHEN MINITRAC CAME THROUGH CURTAIN AND BUMPED MANTRIP AGAINST EE'S RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING A SPRAIN.
03/18/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 239d lost AS EMPLOYEE WALKED FROM BACK OF ROOF BOLTER TO THE FRONT OF THE BOLTER HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND FRACTURED RIGHT LEG.
03/13/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON #1 UNIT IN #2 ENTRY JUST OUTBY THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT. AS THE CONTINUOUS MINER BEGAN TO BE TRAMMED FROM #2 ENTRY TO #7 ENTRY THE VICTIM STEPPED BETWEEN THE TAIL & THE R IB. THE...
03/06/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost AS EE WAS PREPARING TO EXIT A RETURN AIRCOURSE THROUGH A PERSONNEL DOOR, A PIECE OF MINE ROOF MEASURING 33"" LONG BY 30"" WIDE BY 3"" THICK, FELL FROM BETWEEN THE BOLTS AND STRUCK EE IN NECK & HE AD....
03/04/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #3 UNIT, #5 ENTRY, XCUT 23, INTERSECTION. THE FALL MEASURES 4 1/2' HIGH, 18' WIDE, AND 25' LONG. THE AREA WAS SUPPORTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS.
03/04/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #3 UNIT, CROSSCUT 23, #7 ENTRY INTERSECTION. FALL MEASURED ~25'LONG, 18'WIDE & 4 1/2'HIGH. AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED BY 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS.
01/21/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE #1 UNITE, #6 ENTRY, CROSSCUT 14 IN INTERSECTION. FALL MEASURED 20'L X 18'W X 6'H. PRIMARY SUPPORT IN THIS AREA WAS 5 FOOT FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS.
01/21/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #2 UNIT, #5 ENTRY, AT 48 XCUT. THE FALL MEASURES 20' LONG, 18' WIDE, AND 6' HIGH. PRIMARY ROOF SUPPORT IN THIS AREA IS 5' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS.
11/23/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED INT HE MAIN EAST, #2 ENTRY, CROSSCUT 8-9. THE FALL MEASURES 20 FT LONG, 17 FT WIDE, AND 5 FT HIGH.
10/24/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 2ND WEST OFF THE 1ST SOUTH PANEL. THE FALL IS LOCATED AT 40 CROSSCUTINTERSECTION, #5 ENTRY, THE FALL MEASURES 30 FT LONG, 16 FT WIDE, AND 6 FT HIGH.
10/21/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #4 UNIT, CROSSCUT 1-2 AT 48 CROSSCUT. THE FALL MEASURES 70 FT LONG, 18 FT WIDE, AND 5 FT HIGH.
09/09/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 2 WEST PANEL OFF THE 1ST SOUTH, AT CROSSCUT 9-10, #4 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURES 20 FEET LONG, 18 FEET WIDE, AND 8 FEET HIGH.
08/19/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE 2 MAIN NORTH, #2 ENTRY, X-CUT 20-21. THE FALL IS 80'LONG, 16' WIDE, AND 5'HIGH. THE EXACT TIME THAT THE FALL OCCURRED IS UNKNOWN.
07/29/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED SOMETIME PRIOR TO 7:30 P.M. FALL IS LOCATED IN THE FIRST SOUTH PANEL OFF THE MAIN WEST IN #2 ENTRY, X-CUT 14-15. FALL MEASURES 30' LONG, 18' WIDE & 7' HIGH.
07/26/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 2 WEST 1 SOUTH PANEL AT 8 CROSSCUT, NUMBER ^ ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURES 35'LONG, 18'WIDE, AND 6'HIGH.
07/26/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 2 WEST, 1 SOUTH PANEL AT 7 CROSSCUT, #7 ENTRY. THE FALL MEASURES 15'LONG, 18'WIDE, AND 4'HIGH.
06/19/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost A SIDE RAIL OFF OF A CONTINUOUS MINER WAS BEING DRAGGED OUT OF THE WAY WHEN THE RAIL CAUGHT ON A TIRE AND FLIPPED AROUND STRIKING EE ON RIGHT KNEE. EE SUSTAINED A CONTUSION TO THE RIGHT KNEE.
06/17/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 2 MAIN NORTH #5 ENTRY CROSSCUT 65-66. THE FALL IS 60' LONG, 17 1/2' WIDE, AND RANGES FROM 4 - 6' HIGH.
06/10/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #1 UNIT PANEL,9-10 CROSSCUT, #7 ENTRY. THE FALL IS 50'LONG, 18FOOT WIDE, AND 5'HIGH. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP, IT IS TIMBERED OFF.
06/10/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #1 UNIT, 30 XC, #3 ENTRY, IN AN INTERSECTION. THE FALL MEASURES 20' LONG, 20' WIDE, & 5' HIGH. THE AREA HAS BEEN TIMBERED OFF & THE SECTION IS SETTING UP AT CROSSCUT 21 IN ROOM...
06/05/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL 12'CABLE BOLT IN THE SAME HOLE FOR THE 2ND TIME. AS HE RAISED THE DRILL POT HE STARTED THE ROTATION. THE END NUT CAME OFF OF THE BOLT STRIKING EE IN THE LT. EYE. THE EYE H...
05/31/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost EE JUMPED ONTO REAR BUMPER OF MAINTENANCE VEHICLE, AS THE VEHICLE WAS BACKED THROUGH VENTILATION CURTAIN IT STRUCK THE REAR END OF A PARKED SCOOP. THE COLLISION RESULTED IN THE RIGHT LOWER LEG BEING F...
05/29/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 2WEST PANEL OFF THE 1ST SOUTH PANEL, XCUT #7, ENTRY #6. FALL IS 30' LONG, 40' WIDE, 5 1/2' HIGH.
04/25/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 3RD MAIN NORTH AT 32 XC, #5 ENTRY, THE FALL IS 24 FT LONG, 17 1/2 FT WIDE AND 14 FT HIGH.
02/27/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 1ST SOUTH PANEL OFF THE MAIN WEST. THE FALL IS @ 14XC FROM 1-2 ENTRIES. THE FALL MEASURES 6'HIGH, 40'LONG AND 18'LONG.
02/26/2002 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost EE WAS WALKING FROM FRONT TOWARDS BACK OF BOLTER WHEN HE JAMMED HIS HEAD/NECK ON A LOW AREA OF MINE ROOF. EE SUSTAINED A JAMMED NECK.
01/29/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 2ND WEST PANEL OFF THE MAIN NORTH IN #2 ENTRY AT 26 XC. THE INTERSECTION WAS SUPPORTED WITH 48"" FULLY GROUTED ROOF BOLTS.
01/12/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost EMPLOYEE JUMPED TO THE MINE FLOOR FROM AN ELEVATED POSITION, UPON LANDING HIS ANKLE ROLLED UNDER. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT ANKLE.
12/03/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted A SMALL PIECE OF ROOF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK VICTIM ON THE RIGHT ANKLE. SPRAINED ANKLE AND SMALL BONE CHIP.
11/29/2001 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL FATALITY Fatal A ROCK INTRUSION WAS PRESENT IN THE #6 RIGHT XCUT CORNER. THE INTERFACE OF THE ROCK & COAL CONTAINED A SLICKENSIDE AT ROUGHLY 45 DEGREES INTO THE ROCK. ONE PIECE OF ROCK MEASURING ~10 1/2' LON G, 77'...
10/18/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EMPLOYEE TRAMMED BOLTER AND PINCHED LEFT THIGH BETWEEN ROOF BOLTER AND COAL RIB. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED 2 INCH LACERATION AND CONTUSION TO THIGH. NO FRACTURES.
10/08/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 3 MAIN NORTH, #6 CROSSCUT, IN #5 ENTRY. THE FALL IS 30'LONG, 18'WIDE, AND 8'HIGH.
09/10/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE 1WIMN PANEL AT THE 23CROSSCUT, #2 ENTRY.
08/18/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON #1 UNIT, MMU-001-0, AT XCUT 46, NUMBER 2 ROOM. THE FALL IS 18' WIDE, 4' HIGH, AND 25' LONG. THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
08/01/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 1W 1MN 41-42 XC, #2 ROOM. THE FALL MEASURED 30 FT LONG, 18 FT WIDE, AND 4 FT HIGH.
07/27/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT 6:00 AM IN THE 3MN, #8 ENTRY, 5 XC INTERSECTION. THE FALL IS 20 FT LONG, 18 FT WIDE, AND 8 FT HIGH. THIS FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
07/27/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL WS DISCOVERED IN THE MAIN EAST AT 27 CROSSCUT, #7 ENTRY. THE FALL IS 20 FEET LONG, 18 FEET WIDE, 6 FEET HIGH.
07/03/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 1 WEST PANEL, 17-18XCUT, #1 ROOM. FEATURES: 28' LONG, 18' WIDE, 4-5' HIGH, HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS.
04/07/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None MINE SUSTAINED A ROOF FALL AT A 4 WAY INTERSECTION. FALL OCCURRED AT #11 XCUT, #4 ENTRY, IN THE 2ST MAIN NORTH AREA.
03/05/2001 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None AS THE MANTRIP STARTED UNDERGROUND AND TRAVELED APPROX 50' INTO THE SLOPE WHEN IT STRUCK THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SLOPE, VICTIM SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO THE LEFT KNEE.
03/05/2001 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None AS THE MANTRIP STARTED UNDERGROUND AND TRAVELED APPROX 50' INTO THE SLOPE WHEN IT STRUCK THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SLOPE. VICTIM SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO THE BACK.
03/05/2001 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None AS THE MANTRIP STARTED UNDERGROUND AND TRAVELED APPROX 50' INTO THE SLOPE WHEN IT STRUCK THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SLOPE. VICTIM SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO THE LEFT ARM.
03/05/2001 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None AS THE MANTRIP STARTED UNDERGROUND AND TRAVELED APPROX 50' INTO THE SLOPE WHEN IT STRUCK THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SLOPE. VICTIM SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO THE BACK.
03/05/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost AS THE MANTRIP STARTED UNDERGOUND AND TRAVELED APPROX. 50' INTO THE SLOPE WHEN IT STRUCK THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SLOPE. VICTIM SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO LEFT JAW.
03/05/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AS THE MANTRIP STARTED UNDERGROUND AND TRAVELED APPROX 50' INTO THE SLOPE WHEN IT STRUCK THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SLOPE. VICTIM SUSTAINED SOFT TISSUE INJURY TO FACE WITH LOSS OF TEETH.
03/03/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED @ 18 XC ON THE MAIN EAST IN #1 ENTRY. THE FALL CONTACTED AN OVERCAST THAT WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.