Redbank Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 18 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/08/2008 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None We are in reclamation and we were filling the pit where the entries were with water. The number 3 portal entry opened up and the water went in the pit and into the mine. There were no injuries and n...
08/02/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was cleaning material off of shuttle car and experienced low back pain.
07/11/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was backing scoop down entry ramp and a road deck plank broke. The tire rotated a piece of the plank into the operators cab, causing injury to employees left lower ribs.
06/15/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was performing preshift mine examination and found the alternate route lifeline knocked down by rib rock. Attempted to pull rock off to repair lifeline and cut his finger on a sharp edge of...
06/06/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A methane ignition occurred, about the size of a cantaloupe, inby the face of #2 entry. No one was injured.
05/21/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was tightening shuttle car trailing cable roof anchor and wrench slipped and he struck his right forearm against the roof bolt causing a deep contusion about 3"" above the wrist. He went to d...
05/10/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted 12"" x 18"" x 1"" thick rock fell from top striking employee on hardhat and right shoulder.
04/05/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was applying stopping seal material and sustained minor 1st and 2nd degree chemical burns to her forearms and wrists just beyond where her gloves extended. Doctor released employee for light...
01/10/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was holding bolter drill steel in right hand and when he lowered the drill pod, the steel caught between the pod and hydraulic hose, pushing the steel into the top of his right foot causing a...
01/02/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was separating sections of 4-inch Aqua Mine pipe. When the sections were pulled apart, one section sprung up and struck employee on the bridge of his safety glasses causing a laceration which...
12/20/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee strained/bruised right wrist when chain cover plate slipped and the edge of the cover hit him.
10/01/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Affected area has weakness with low angle faults and water seepage in jointing and was closed off several weeks ago. Roof fell sometime between 9/29 after 10 am and today 10/03 and was discovered duri...
09/29/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During maintenance/repair of mine fan, employee was rotating fan blades by hand to check clearances of blades to fan housing when right gloved hand got caught in between blade and housing pinching and...
09/01/2006 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Miner was making cut into face for second shuttle car load when an ignition occured. There were no injuries.
07/23/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Workers are normally off during weekends, but on Sunday, 7/23/2006, a special crew came in to repair our roofbolter. During the mine preshift inspection, the fireboss discovered a fall of ground in t...
07/10/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Three employees were erecting a concrete block stopping. One employee turned to pick up another block, lost balance & fell over & 1 foot struck coworker in the left ankle causing the injury.
06/16/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was in process of bolting a fresh cut when a 4 inch slab fell while collaring a hole. The slab hit the operator protective canopy, broke and the broken part rotated and hit employee in the l...
06/13/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee bent over to pick up a section of ventilation curtain when a rock fell about 30 inches from a brow overhang and struck employees' low back causing a bruise.