Ranger Fuel No. 1 Mine — Accidents

Total: 27 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/17/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Injured was changing a conveyor torque shaft on a miner. Another worker was driving a bit insert into the ripper head with a sledge hammer. The hammer slipped out of the worker's hands and traveled mo...
12/02/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Injured hooked chain between scoop and mantrip. EE stepped around the ride to get in drivers seat and scoop rolled pinning left lower leg between scoop bucket and mantrip tire. Scoop was off and opera...
08/01/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Employee was checking on a pump in the Right Return at 30 Brk. The employee twisted a knee causing employee to fall. At the time of the injury the employee received an exam from an emt. Employee then...
07/30/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost INJURED WAS HANGING A LOOP OF CABLE FOR #4SC, THE ANCHOR FOR #3SC JERKED AND CAUGHT THE INJURED IN THE LEFT EYEBROW. CAUSING A 1 1/2"" TO 2"" LACERATION.
06/06/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost INJURED WAS HANGING CABLE, WHILE WALKING THEY FELL, DRIVING LEFT SHOULDER INTO THE GROUND.
05/12/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A SECTION OF UNSUPPORTED TOP, WHICH HAD BEEN DANGERED OFF, FELL PULLING THREE ROWS OF PERMANENT INSTALLED SUPPORT. THIS FALL OCCURRED ONE BREAK INBY SPAD NUMBER 1131.
04/27/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Injured picked up a roll of flypad material and felt a burning/pain in right groin. At the time of injury the injured received a medical exam. They returned to work with no lost time until 05/18/2021,...
04/23/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Injured was hanging a cable. They slipped and fell on right knee and ankle.
04/16/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injured was setting a timber. Missed wedge with hammer hitting middle finger on right hand. Timber fell, pinched hand to top.
04/11/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost The employee got out of a moving rail car and fell to the ground causing muscle strain and bruising.
03/07/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee stated: was putting shims in the feeder conveyor chain, and the jack came loose pinching employee's left index finger between the shims.
01/24/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While loading a shuttle car with the continuous mining machine a piece of rock came off the conveyor chain and hit the shuttle car and bounced into the employees upper lip
12/09/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Hanging equipment cables across the # 2 heading intersection with yellow tie wire and the tie wire broke and caused the cables to strike employee in the left shoulder and neck area.
12/05/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using a 20 pd. sledge hammer to knock block to install a mandoor and the block busted and the hammer went thru the stopping while employee was holding onto it and struck employee's finger on the side...
06/08/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was straightening roof bolt in the bolt hole to attach drill wrench when the bolt spun in the hole. The employee felt pain in left shoulder when they caught themselves to prevent falling.
06/04/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting insulating material from a cable conductor when hand holding the knife slipped and cut other hand.
05/01/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was struck in the head by a pry bar as a co-worker was prying on an entrance gland to the main control panel of a roof bolter. As the co-worker was working the pry bar back and forth, the vic...
03/23/2020 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was changing scoop batteries. An individual cell grounded against the battery tray causing the battery to produce smoke. The inured inhaled an unknown amount of smoke.
02/27/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost Employee was stepping down from belt tail and stepped on a belt rail and twisted their left knee. Employee did not miss work until 3/2/2020.
02/16/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 157d lost Employee was operating the battery scoop (T400-105) while pulling a roof bolter that was stuck in the mud. the employee tried pulling the bolter with the scoop and later alleged their back was injured...
01/21/2020 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee lost EE's footing when EE stepped on a rock and strained EE's lower abdomen.
11/16/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee stepped off of mantrip and sprained right ankle.
06/23/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting his second piece of steel in to drill his hole. Instead of putting the steel into the other steel, he put it in the drill head and tried to connect the steel. Once the steel cam...
09/18/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injured was pulling loose roof with a slate bar when he felt pain in his groin area.
07/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 231d lost Injured was bent over when he lifted the cable up his chest popped and took his breath. A knot came out on the lower part of his chest. He went to the Doctor and was reported as being off Aug 1, 200...
07/11/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was walking to drop curtain and stepped on a nail that went thru his boot and punctured his right foot. He went to Welch Medical and was treated for a puncture wound.
12/20/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the #5 entry of the green ridge #2 mine.