Roaring Fork No. 3 — Accidents

Total: 91 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/01/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Fall found by airway walker. 1 brk. inby spad #6398 return airway. No injuries, no equip. involved, no vent. blocked, no escapeway. Will not be cleaned up. Dangered off & plotted on mine map. Fall app...
05/17/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was preparing to drill bolt hole, put drill steel against top of a piece of rock. Rock fell, he jumped backwards out of way of rock, foot stepped on a slick rock lying on bottom, foot slipped...
01/19/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 128d lost Employee was helping to move the roof bolter machine out of #4 entry-the roof bolter operator backed machine upon a rock bolter slid off rock-causing it to move forward and toward rib bolter t bar str...
11/15/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was repairing a splice in a shuttlecar cable. Knife slipped cutting his finger.
11/08/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None FALL APPROX 18' X 20' X 8' - 1 BRK TO LEFT OF ML 15 SPAD # 4519 - NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED, NO INJURIES, NO BLOCKAGE OF VENTILATION OR ESCAPEWAY. WILL SUBMIT NEW BLEEDER PALN TO RELOCATE ML 16 ML 17 BECA...
11/03/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hooking a chain on the drive head roller to move drive-chain slipped catching his finger between chain and roller.
10/24/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Fall app. 20' x 20' x 0 to 10'. No injuries, no blockage of ventilation, no equipment involved. Will not be cleaned up. Breakered off & dangered, plotted on mine map.
10/16/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Fall app. 20' wide, 20' long, 0 to 7' high. No injuries, no equip involved, no blockage of vent. Re-routed the smoke free escapeway around fall in #3 entry - which was also an intake. Fall will not be...
09/16/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM TOP HITTING CANOPY OF PINNER. BROKE UP-A PIECE STRIKING EE ON THE ARMS
08/16/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Fall app. 30' long, 18' wide, 0 to 5' thick - No injuries, no equip. Vent. ok but cribbed over fall & will cut back into return outby fall to return - Fall will not be cleaned up - Breakered off & dan...
08/14/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 213d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT THE FEED JACK ON A ROOF BOLTER MACHINE, GETTING HIS ARM CAUGHT IN A PINCH POINT AREA OF THE DRILL POT HEAD BOOM. STARTED MISSING WORK ON 8/15/05
08/02/2005 MACHINERY ACCIDENT ONLY None CONTRACTOR DOZER OPERATOR STRUCK PIPE LINE WITH TRACK OF DOZER CRACKING GAS LINE. NO FIRE, NO INJURIES. AREA DANGERED OFF AND MONITORED. CONTACTED GAS COMPANY. THEY CAME AND REPAIRED LINE AND MARKED A...
07/31/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None #2 TO #3 ENTRY, SPAD #5499 + 5498, 750' OUTBY FACE TO CROSSCUT, APPROX 75'X18'X0-7', NO INJURIES, NO BLOCKAGE OF VENT + SMOKEFREE. REROUTED FROM #3 ENTRY TO #2 ENTRY AROUND FALL. NO EQUIP INVOLVED, PI...
07/31/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 TO #4 ENTRY INBY 1 BRK SPAD #5499 + 5498. FALL APPROX 80' X 18' X 0-7' THICK, NO INJURIES, NO BLOCKAGE OF VENT, SMOKE FREE, REROUTED #3 TO #2 ENTRY AROUND FALL, NO EQUIP INVOLVED, PINNED WITH 5' RE...
07/02/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None FALL APPROX. 20'L X 15'W X 0-5'THICK. NO INJURIES, NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. NO BLOCKAGE OF ESCAPEWAY OR VENTILATION. FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. BREAKERED OFF & DANGERED. PLOTTED ON MINE MAP.
05/13/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None FALL OCCURRED ON THE BELT & TRACK, BLOCKING THE SECONDARY ESCAPEWAY. ESCAPEWAY RE-ROUTED AROUND FALL IN THE NEUTRAL ENTRY ADJACENT TO BELT & TRACKWAY. FALL APPROX. 67' LONG X 30' WIDE X 15' HIGH. I...
12/13/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Fall app 71' long 25' wide 0-12' thick, caught belt drive started box, track- will be cleaned up. Fell in secondary escapeway, no blockage of ventilation, no injuries, area re-bolted with 6' torque te...
10/14/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING THE BELT THROUGH THE SECTION TAILPIECE AND AS HE RAISED THE METAL SKIRT ON THE TAILPIECE HE CUT HIS FINGERS ON THE SHARP EDGE OF THE METAL SKIRT. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 10/14. H...
09/29/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Fall occurred in an intersection, caught an old cont miner boom, no injuries, no blockage of ventilation or escapeway, plan posted to remove miner boom- fall breakered off and dangered, plotted on min...
06/30/2004 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None The miner was loading in 3rd lift of #3 block. when pillar line fell in front of miner fouling miner in block-no injuruies-miner removed w/a retreiver-area timbered and cribbed off and dangered and ma...
06/18/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A BOLT HOLE. A PIECE OF ROCK CAME DOWN AROUND DRILL STEEL, STRIKING EMPLOYEE.
06/13/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO MOVE MINER CABLE - FEELING SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. (CONTINUED TO WORK). WENT TO TO DOCTOR ON 1/19/05 AND 1/21/05. STARTED MISSING WORK ON 1/22/05.
05/03/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None FALL FOUND BY FIREBOSS CHECKING AREA- HAD TO BUILD A DIAGNOL STOPPING TO MAKE AIRWAY. FALL APPROX. 18'X 25'X 7'. NO INJURIES, NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. FALL WAS CRIBBED OFF AND DA...
04/20/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS MARKING OFF BOLT HOLE. A PIECE OF ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF HIS HARD HAT, PUSHING IT FORWARD DOWN ON HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF THE NOSE. THIS EMPLOYEE...
03/26/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None FALL APP. 17' WIDE, 20' LONG, 0"" TO 9' THICK - FELL ON ROOF BOLTER CABLE, NO INJURIES, NO BLOCKAGE OF VENTILATION OR ESCAPEWAY. WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP, TIMBERED & CRIBBED OFF, DANGERED OFF. MARKED ON...
03/25/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REPAINING RIPPER HEAD ON THE CONTINUOUS MINING MACHINE - KNOCKING PIN OUT WITH HAMMER- PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM IN FINGER.
02/13/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REPAIRING CONVEYER CHAIN ON THE CONT MINER, HIT FINGER WITH HAMMER. WENT TO DR ON 2-16-04. RETURNED TO WORK ON 2-17-04.
01/08/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 330d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE TRAM MOTOR ON THE 1415 JOY CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN THE RIB SLID OFF CATCHING HIM BETWEEN RIB AND MINER.
01/08/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 330d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE TRAM MOTOR ON THE 1415 JOY CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN THE RIB SLID OFF CATCHING HIM BETWEEN RIB AND MINER.
10/31/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None 1-BRK OUTBY SURVEY STATION NO.830 - #3 ENTRY. FALL APP 20' WIDE, 20' LONGX 8.5' HIGH. NO EQUIP INVOLVED. NO BLOCKAGE OF VENTILATION OR ESCAPEWAYS. NO INJURIES, FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. TIM BERED O...
10/03/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EMPLOYEE STATED CREW WAS PULLING ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER WITH A CHAIN HOOKED TO A SCOOP, CHAIN BROKE STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN FACE.
09/17/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CUTTING PLASTIC WRAP FROM AROUND WATER CASES WITH KNIFE, CUTTING FINGER.
09/16/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A FALL OF APPROX. 25' X 25' X 8' TO 10' THICK FELL AT SPAD #366. NO INJURIES & NO EQUIPT WERE CAUGHT. THIS WAS IN A NEUTRAL & NO VENTILATION WAS INTERRUPTED. 7,800' FROM FACE AREA.
09/07/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO DRILL SECOND BOLT HOLE IN PLACE - WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL, STRIKING HIM ON LEFT ARM.
08/28/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS DRILLING BOLT HOLE TO INSTALL A ROOF BOLT, A SHARP PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT FOREARM.
07/25/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None FALL APPROX. 23'LONG X 20'WIDE X 0-6'THICK. NO INJURIES, NO BLOCKAGE OF VENTILATION, NO BLOCKAGE OF ESCAPEWAYS, NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED. WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP. BREAKERED OFF & DANGERED. 6000' OUTBY FAC...
07/21/2003 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BATTERY POWERED PERSONNEL CARRIER AND RAN OVER A ROCK IN HAULWAY CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO QUICKLY SPIN AND THE HAND KNOB STRIKE HIS RIGHT HAND AND WRIST.
07/10/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS STANDING ON CONTINUOUS MINER IN HIGH TOP, CHECKING TOP. STEPPED OFF MINER SLIPPING ON A SLICK ROCK AND FELL STRIKING HIS RIGHT WRIST ON A SHARP ROCK.
06/04/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost EE WENT BACK TO SIDE OF ROOF BOLTER MACHINE TO PICK UP SOME ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELLOUT BETWEEN BOLTS STRIKING HIM ON LOWER PART OF BACK. WENT TO DR. ON 6-4-03, RETURNED TO WORK NE XT SHIF...
05/08/2003 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WALKING DOWN HAULWAY - BUMPING HIS HEAD AGAINST A ROOF BOLT IN TOP. HOSPITALIZED OVERNIGHT - RELEASED NEXT DAY 5/9/03.
04/29/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE ROOF BOLTER MACHINE HAD HIS HAND RESTING ON THE FRAME OF THE PINNER, ROCK FELL FROM ROOF, STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND AND FINGERS.
04/24/2003 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE WAS NOTIFIED BY LETTER DATED APRIL 24, 2003 BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND HAS EXERCISED HIS RIGHTS UNTER TITLE 30 CFR PART 90.
04/22/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 300d lost EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CONT MINER, RIB ROLLED OFF, STRIKING EE FROM BEHIND, PUSHING HIM TO MINE FLOOR.
04/19/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROCK AND DIRT FELL FROM HIGHWALL IN #3 ENTRY, CRUSHING THE CANOPY OVER THE BELT AND TRACK ENTRY, ROCK AREA APP 40' WIDE 20' HIGH 5' THICK, CLEANED UP, INSTALLED NEW CANOPY, LEGS AND JACKS UNDE R CANOP...
04/19/2003 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None ROCK & DIRT FELL FROM HIGHWALL IN #3 ENTRY - CRUSHING THE CANOPY OVER THE BELT & TRACK ENTRY. ROCK AREA APP. - 40' WIDE, 20' HIGH, 5' THICK. CLEANED UP - INSTALLED NEW CANOPY - LEGS & JACKS UN DER CAN...
04/09/2003 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None SMALL AMOUNT OF ROCK & DIRT FELL CRUSHING WALLS OF FAN HOUSE. ROCK APP. 2' THICK, 5' WIDE, 15' LONG. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO FAN HOUSE. CLEANED UP DIRT & ROCK - REBUILT WALLS & SET 100 TON HEIN TZMANN...
04/09/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None SMALL AMOUNT OF ROCK AND DIRT FELL CRUSHING WALLS OF FAN HOUSE. ROCK APP 2' THICK 5' WIDE 15' LONG. NO INJURIES, DAMAGE TO FAN HOUSE, CLEANED UP DIRT AND ROCK, REBUILT WALLS AND SET 100 TON HEINTZMAN...
03/24/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None FALL APP 22' LONG 28' WIDE, 0-14' HIGH-NO INJURIES NO BLOCKAGE OF EXCAPEWAY OR VENTILATION, NO ELQUIPMENT INVOLVED WILL BE CLEANED UP BREAKERED OFF AND DANGERED DOB STED CLEAN UP PLAN. ADDITIO NAL CAB...
03/08/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING TAILPIECE, STRUCK A PIECE OF METAL WITH HAMMER. A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF STRIKING HIS FINGER.
01/23/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None FALL WAS FOUND BY FOREMAN- FALL LOCATED BETWEEN #5 ENTRY THRU THE INTERSECTIONS OVER TO #7 ENTRY- APPROX. 130'LONG, 17'WIDE & 6'+ HIGH. NO VENT BLOCKED-NO INJURIES-NO EQUIPMENT DAMAGED-NO BLOC KAGE OF...