RB #5 — Accidents

Total: 22 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/30/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at the 7th cross-cut inby the Pathfork portal in the No.2 entry. The fall measures 20'x 20'x 3'-5' thick.
06/25/2011 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pushing buggy up a hill, the buggy slipped and lost traction pinning the employee between the buggy and the belt structure.
02/06/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Victim was a security guard on duty at RB #5 mine and shot himself in the head with a handgun.
12/28/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Foreman at RB#5 Mine reported a roof fall, he said it was in the #3 entry inside the mine from the back side. The fall measured approx. 20' X 20' X 4' thick. There was no one injured. He said it fell...
02/19/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A rock fall measuring approx 20' long X 20' wide X 3' thick was discovered at 1:30PM on 2/19/10. The exact time of the fall is undetermined. The fall was located in the 9th crosscut inby the north por...
03/25/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A rock fall was discovered approx. 300' inby portal, in the intake roadway. The fall was one rock that measured 8' wide extending 6' down to a point. The rock was triangular in shape and was approx 3...
11/05/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A rock fall was discovered on 11/5/07. The fall was located in roadway going to bleeder. The rock fall was approx 90' long in all 3 entries. The fall was from 3' to 8' high.
08/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The employee claimed he was picking up crib blocks on the outside of the mine and allegedly strained his upper back.
08/01/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered approx 200' inby the portal in the return aircourse. The fall occurred sometime during the off shift between 7-31-07 and 8-1-07. The fall measured approx 12' wide by 40' lon...
07/31/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None During the examination of the no.1 conveyor belt it was discovered that the mine roof had set down & broke some cross collars that had been set along with cribs to support the area making the area uns...
12/30/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at the beginning of the shift on the main line belt conveyor 11 crosscuts inby the portal. The fall measured approx. 20' long by 8' wide and 6' thick at its peak. The fall...
12/10/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Injured stated that on 12-10-05 he was kneeling down to shovel some material when as he knelt down he struck his knee on a rock. He had no lost time until 12-14-05.
10/03/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injured stated he was shoveling loose coal from under the conveyor belt and when he mised a shovel full to empty on the conveyor belt, he felt a sharp pain in his lower back
12/27/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 53d lost, 15d restricted INJURED WAS HOLDING A SECTION OF VENTILATION CURTAIN AS HE PULLED IT TO THE FACE WITH A MANTRIP BUGGY. THE CURTAIN HUNG ON THE MINE FLOOR & PULLED INJURED'S ARM BETWEEN THE STEERING ROD & THE MINE ROO...
11/07/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None INJURED STATED THAT AS HE WAS TRAMMING THE MOBILE BRIDGE CONVEYOR THRU A DIP INT HE MMINE FLOOR AND AS THE MBC MOVED OUT OF THE DIP IT ROCKED FORWARD RAISING THE REAR AND OPERATOR'S DECK OF TH E MBC,...
10/23/2003 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS SCOOPING THE ROADWAY WHEN AN OLD PIECE OF BLACK PLASTIC PIPE FLEW UP FROM UNDERNEATHHIS SCOOP AND STRUCK HIM ON THE CHIN, REQUIRING THREE STITCHES. INJURED HAD NO LOST TIME.
03/12/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted INJURED WAS APPLYING ROCKDUST BY HAND TO THE CONVEYOR BELT ENTRY. WHEN HE SLUNG A HANDFULL OF DUST HE STRUCK HIS HAND ON A BELT ROLLER, CUTTING HIS SMALLEST FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND REQUIRING STITCHES...
04/04/2002 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost INJURED STATED HE WAS CRAWLING ACROSS SECTION AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. INJURED'S FIRST DAY OFF WAS 4-5-02 AT WHICH TIME HE WENT TO THE DR.
03/27/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE 29TH CROSSCUT AT THE FIRST SET OF SEALS INBY THE PORTAL ON THE PUCKETTS CREEK WATERSHED. FALL APPROX. 55' LONG & 10' WIDE AT THE INBY END TAPERING TO A POINT ON THE O...
07/30/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 229d lost INJURED WAS LIFTING CONVEYOR BELT STRUCTURE AND HAD A SHARP PAIN AND BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BACK. IT WAS DISCOVERED ON 8/13/01, HIS FIRST LOST WORK DAY AND DOCTOR VISIT, THAT HE HAD PU LLED A...
03/07/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost INJURED WAS LIFTING A ROCK FROM THE BRIDGE CONVEYER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
06/02/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost INJURED STATED THAT ON 6-2-00 HE WAS HANGING A BLOCKCURTAIN AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE HAD NO LOST TIME UNTIL 8-10-00 AT WHICH TIME HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR.