Rossmoyne No. 1 Mine — Accidents

Total: 37 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/09/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost TUGGING ON COAL CHAIN OF MINER
12/20/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was roof bolting when the sleeve of his coveralls got caught on drill steel thus wrapping right arm around drill steel.
08/12/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 47d lost, 13d restricted While performing his normal duties as a Roof Bolter/MBC Operator - employee experienced pain in right hand. Employee continued working until October 14, 2010 at which time he started missing work mak...
08/02/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was performing his normal duties as a belt cleaner when he experienced pain in right forearm. Employee continued working until August 12, 2010, at which time he went for a medical evaluatio...
05/10/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was removing a block wall that was used to store mud behind it in order to be dried and later removed from the mine via Scoop. As he started to remove blocks some mud came loose thus pushing...
05/03/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing pin on a bridge when he caught finger under the pin. Employee did not miss any work however he did go to a medical facility to get an x-ray done and it was determined that it...
12/18/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 124d lost Employee jumped out of the bed of the company pick up truck near the mine office at the completion of his shift when he experienced pain in right knee. Employee continued working until January 7, 201...
08/10/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 111d lost, 33d restricted Employee was pulling rock down with bar when he experienced pain in right shoulder. Employee continued working until he was placed on restricted duty effective 08/19/2009 now making this reportable.
06/26/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to pull a piece of rock off of the continuous miner when his hand slipped and he caught his left wrist on a sharp edge of the rock sustaining a laceration. He did not miss any...
10/14/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 1d restricted Employee was roof bolting, when a piece of rock dislodged from the roof, striking employee on the back of the head, neck and between shoulders.
08/19/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was pulling plastic water line when he lost his footing on uneven bottom slipping and landing chest first on bottom.
04/01/2008 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 43d lost, 4d restricted While employee was attempting to use the drill head of the roof bolter to move coal laying in the bottom in order to obtain clearance for the second set of drill steels, the canopy swung, thus catchin...
01/21/2008 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 333d restricted Employee was tramming continuous miner to the right side of cut when he caught his foot under pan of miner.
11/12/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred in the #3 belt entry of Southwest Mains just outby the face. Fall was approximately 7' high, 18' wide and 45' long. The affected area was bolted with 6' tension roof...
09/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 67d lost, 64d restricted Employee was removing rock from the #1 bridge when he experienced pain in his lower back. Employee continued working until December 3, 2007 at which time he started missing work due to this injury, t...
05/01/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted While employee was exiting the steps of the IT 28 (forklift) he inadvertently stepped on a piece of rock with his heel permitting the right ankle to twist. Employee did not miss any work however he...
04/25/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 24d lost While employee was performing his normal duties as a beltman/mine examiner, he experienced numbness in both hands - particularly the left hand. Employee continued to work until June 4, 2007 at which...
03/12/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was pulling MBC cable, when he experienced pain in lower back.
02/01/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost While the employee was hanging the bolter cable the bolter was being trammed and the cable apparently got caught in the reel thus pulling the cable tight and caught his left leg twisting the left knee...
01/29/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was cleaning nut coal belt he slipped on ice thus experiencing pain in left shoulder, back and neck. Employee has continued working however on 03/01/2007 he started receiving physical...
01/25/2007 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost Employee was shoveling belt from the kneeling position and as he stood back up he apparently stepped on irregular bottom when he felt his left knee pop. Employee continued working until 02/27/2007 at...
11/15/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 104d lost, 4d restricted Employee was riding on a personnel carrier directly behind the operators compartment when apparently his cap lamp cord caught a roof bolt thus pulling his hard hat off his head. As he went to duck do...
11/10/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The working supervisor was observing the Continuous Miner Operator in the No. 2 entry, when a piece of rock dislodged between the roof bolt and rib line, striking employee on the head forcing his har...
06/15/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 145d lost Employee had arrived in x-cut #3 to #4 just as loading crew was backing out of cut when he was struck by bridge.
01/10/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 138d lost Employee was setting 8' timber-while standing on cribs to reach roof the cribs went out from under him causing him to fall landing on right shoulder. He continued working until 1/16/06 at which time t...
11/18/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost While employee was walking by the #1 bridge a piece of rock fell off striking employee's left foot.
07/15/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO ASSIST IN CHANGING OUT A ROLLER ON THE STACKER BELT WHEN BAR SLIPPED STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT
06/30/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE EE WAS CUTTING CLIP OFF BELT SPLICE TO PULL PIN, THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF, LACERATING HIS LEFT LEG. EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK. HOWEVER, HE DID RECEIVE SUTURES, THUS MAKING THIS REPORT A MEDICAL.
10/20/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT MINER BITS WHEN A SPRING CLIP THAT ATTACHES THE BIT TO THE BLOCK SPRANG BACK, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN LEFT EYE. EE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL & WAS TREATED FOR A CORNEA ABRASION T...
10/04/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost WHILE DROPPING THE HEAD ON THE ROOF BOLTER, THE HEAD CAUGHT ON THE KNEE PAD HYPEREXTENDING THE LEFT KNEE. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 10/8 AT WHICH TIME HE STARTED MISSING WORK MAKING THIS A LOST...
08/04/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost EMployee dropped the roof bolter head down on his left knee.
06/04/2004 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 6d restricted While ee was drilling with a roof bolter he experienced pain in shoulder area.
04/25/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost WHILE EE WAS WALKING IN MUDDY CONDTIONS DOING MINE EXAMINATIONS, EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BACK.
04/21/2004 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost WHILE OPERATING MBC EMPLOYEE TURNED TO LOOK BACK WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN NECK.
03/15/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost WHILE EE WAS REMOVING ROCK OFF OF CABLE TENDER, HE CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK AND CABLE TENDER.
01/28/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Bending roof bolts, EE had pain in shoulder.
07/25/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF ROOF BOLT STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES MAKING THIS REPORT A MEDICAL.