Road Creek Mine #1 — Accidents

Total: 17 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/17/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was guiding a cutting edge that was being moved with a magnet when the magnet unexpectedly released the cutting edge and caught his left thumb. This caused a laceration that required stitches...
10/14/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 115d lost HE WAS COMING DOWN A HILL IN HIS TRUCK, WHEN SOMETHING GAVEWAY IN HIS TRUCK. HE COULD NOT HOLD HIS TRUCK BACK, HE JUMPED FROM HIS TRUCK. THE TRUCK STRUCK ANOTHER TRUCK.
04/16/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 136d lost HE BACKED OVER ROCK OR BERM; DOZER JARRED HIM CAUSING HIS BACK TO HURT. HE SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND SAID HE WAS O.K. HE DID NOT WANT TO FILL OUT AN ACCIDENT REPORT. THE NEXT DAY HE WAS OFF FO R A DOC...
03/02/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost SLIPPED UNDERGROUND AND TWISTED KNEE, COMPOUNDING INJURY BY LIFTING ON PANEL.
01/23/2003 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost DRIVING MACK TRUCK UP HILL, TRUCK SPUN OUT ON SNOWY SLICK ROAD, HE JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK AND HIT FOOT AND ANKLE AGAINST ROCK.
06/05/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HE WAS WORKING AS PART OF A CREW CHANGING THE R.F. STEERING COLLAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUSH THE STEERING COLLAR INTO PLACE USING R.F. LEVELING CYLINDER, HAMMER WAS USED AS A SPACER. THE OPERA TOR APP...
10/02/2001 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 184d lost THE HIGHWALL COLLAPSED COVERING THE HIGHWALL MINING MACHINE.
10/02/2001 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 184d lost THE HIGHWALL COLLAPSED COVERING THE HIGHWALL MINING MACHINE.
07/20/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None STANDING ON BEAMS PULLING PINS, WHEN BEAMS JAMMED TOGETHER PUSHING A PIN UP STRIKING HIM IN SIDE OF LEFT KNEE.
03/20/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost CLEANING BELT, FROPPED SHOVEL, GOT DOWN TO GET SHOVEL, WHEN GETTING BACK ON MINER. HE SLIPPED AND HIT RIGHT SHOULDER ON MINER.
03/08/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost TIGHTENING BOLTS WITH WRENCH, WRENCH SLIPPED AND JERKED NECK.
09/11/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost STEPPING DOWN FROM FORK LOADER ONTO GROUND, STEPPED ON CLUMP OF DIRT, TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE.
07/03/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost HIT BY OBJECT IN THE BACK OF HEAD.
05/08/2000 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost WE WERE CONDUCTING A SAFETY MEETING PRIOR TO START OF SHIFT, EE WALKED BEHIND A PARKED PICKUP AND STRUCK HIS KNEE AGAINST TRAILER HITCH.
04/01/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS BUSTING A LARGE ROCK ON BEAMS OF HIGHWALL MINER, WHEN THE HANDLE OF THE SLEDGE HAMMER SLIPPED THROUGH HIS HAND. THE SPLINTER WAS STICKING OUT OF HANDLE, HIS FINGER CAUGHT THE SPLINTER.
03/23/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost HE LOADED WATER PUMP AND WATER STAND ON ROAD CREEK AND TOOK TO ELSWICK FORK. HE SAID HE WAS HELPING TO UNLOAD PUMP AND STAND. HE DID NOT KNOW HOW HE DID IT BUT STARTED TO HURT AFTER COMING BAC K TO RO...
03/16/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost USING SLATE BAR ON STUCK PIN, PIN WAS LODGED VERY TIGHT AND HAD TO BE REMOVED WITH LOADER. SOMETIME AFTER REMOVING PIN, EE FELT A STINGING ON EXTERIOR OF STOMACH.