Ridge Deep Mine — Accidents

Total: 14 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/03/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof caved in old set of rooms adjacent to #1 Mains at X-Cut 31. Crew evacuated from mine. Additional caves and section heave occurred. Total extent of cave is unknown.
01/11/2006 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was working regular occupation when pre-existing back pain made him unable to continue working.
01/10/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling rib with hydraulic hand drill in X 3 to 4, rib left loose and struck him on right hand/little finger causing laceration.
02/22/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted Employee was moving shuttle car snub from #2 Entry to #4 Entry. He stepped into a hole on runway and sprained left knee.
07/26/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof Fall above the bolt anchorage #8 Entry of 2 Rt 2 xcuts inby the intersection of 1 Rt #8 Entry the area is in the return and did not impead ventilation.
06/22/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None #14 Room Roof Fall with active area return 5 X cut above both average 6' 3/4 tension bolts in this area, area is cribbed and fenced off. No men or equipment included. Didn't impede ventilaton or opera...
05/28/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL #3 ENTRY, #1 MAINS, STA. # U296, INTERSECTION. FELL IN ABOVE BOLT ANCHORAGE. THERE WERE 5' RESIN BOLTS IN THE AREA AND ALSO ADDITIONAL CENTER TIMBER. NO PEOPLE OR EQUIPMENT INVOLVED.
03/02/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 69d restricted EE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR, WHEN TRAMMING AROUND CORNER XCUT 4-5 TO BE LOADED, HE MADE A WIDE TURN TO MISS C.M. CABLE AND RAN SHUTTLE CAR INTO OFFSET IN RIB, CAUSING MACHINE TO COME TO AN AB RUPT ST...
01/27/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost EE WAS TAKING SHOWER ON CEMENT FLOOR WHEN HE SLIPPED & FRACTURED HIS LEFT ANKLE
10/29/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 17d restricted OPERATOR WAS TWISTING HIS BODY TO EXIT FROM THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT WHEN HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT LUMBAR.
11/19/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 152d lost WORKER WAS REACHING OVER A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MINE FLOOR CRUSHING HIS FOOT.
09/13/2001 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost OPERATOR WAS STANDING IN WATER WITH HOLES IN HIS BOOTS, WHEN HE PICKED UP A CABLE WHILE MAKING CONTACT WITH HIS SHUTTLE CAR THAT HAD A FAULTY GROUND IN A VULCANIZED SPLICE. HE RECEIVED AN ELEC TRICAL...
07/05/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted THE OPERATOR SETS FULLY UPRIGHT IN THIS COMPARTMENT. THE SEAT IN WHICH HE WAS RIDING ON BECAME DISENGAGED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO HIS HAND, FRACTURING A BONE.
08/17/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted WE MINE 8 FT. OF COAL. THE MAN WAS HANGING A RUN THRU CHECK WHICH REQUIRES REACHING THE ROOF. HE CLIMBED ON THE END OF A SHUTTLE CAR AND SLIPPED BETWEEN THE SUPPORT ARM & FRAME, TWISTING HIS LEG.