San Juan Mine 1 — Accidents

Total: 446 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/20/2014 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee fractured the tip of his left index finger while installing roof bolts in 403. Employee received 4 stitches and released to restricted duty.
11/20/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee's recent audiogram results indicated that he had experienced a loss of hearing in one or both ears. The level of loss is such that he had experienced a loss of 25 dBA or more in one or more e...
11/20/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee's recent audiogram results indicated that he had experienced a loss of hearing in one or both ears. The level of loss is such that he had experienced a loss of 25 dBA or more in one or more e...
11/20/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee's recent audiogram results indicated that he had experienced a loss of hearing in one or both ears. The level of loss is such that he had experienced a loss of 25 dBA or more in one or more e...
11/20/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee's recent audiogram results indicated that he had experienced a loss of hearing in one or both ears. The level of loss is such that he had experienced a loss of 25 dBA or more in one or more e...
11/05/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was injured while breaking the coupler on a charged nitrogen line. Employee sustained abrasion, lacerations to the face and he received a high pressure injection injury to his left ring finge...
10/09/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 36d lost IE and another EE when putting a spreader bar into a steal set. They had the bar ""or pipe"" between the 2 legs, & when other EE pushed the inby leg out by to put it in place IE's finger was caught be...
09/26/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 21d restricted EE was exiting the guard building and opened the door to walk down 2 steps to the pavement. EE missed the 2nd step which resulted in the ee falling backwards on her back on the pavement. Injury was a...
08/30/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 21d lost, 31d restricted Employee was unloading oak planks and felt a pinch on his wrist and forearm, but continue working. At the end of shift his pain worsen and he was sent to Reliance. Diagnosis left wrist dequervines ten...
08/23/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 7d restricted Roof operator was drilling a hole for a 8' truss bolt with a 7' drill rod & a 3' extension drill rod. After drilling the hole the 7' drill rod hung up in the screen he was drilling through. Operator r...
08/12/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on unplugging a slick line with concrete in it for pumping a seal in the longwall. When he unhooked a coupler on the line the concrete sprayed out and some of it got in his eye.
08/05/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee advertently placed his thumb in the hinge point of the door (unit 3571) and his supervisor closed the door on his thumb, resulted into left thumb fracture.
07/23/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was dragging a vent tube and stepped on a large rock, causing him to twisted his left ankle.
07/23/2014 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None While conducting an evaluation of roof conditions in an outby area of the mine a geotechnical engineer heard what sounded like a compressed air leak. Upon further investigation he observed a broken ni...
07/16/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted WHILE PUTTING THE SURGE TANK BACK IN PLACE, THE TANK DROPPED. EMPLOYEE TOOK THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE TANK AND FELT A SHARP PAIN ON THE MIDDLE PART OF BACK. WHILE USING THE SHOP FLOOR SWEEPER, THE REAR W...
06/06/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost During roof bolting operations the wrench became stuck on the head of a roof bolt. While attempting to remove the wrench the miner's left index finger was caught between the drill mast and the wrench...
06/03/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a 30# sledge hammer to dislodge the rock teeth from a loader bucket. A piece of metal chipped off the tooth and struck the employee in the arm. The metal was removed and the wound c...
05/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was unloading a spray boom for the shearer from the back of a flatbed truck. The boom slid off toward the employee and as he tried to get away he tripped and fell. The boom struck him on the...
04/02/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 3d restricted Employee smashed his right ring finger while handling some belt structure. Resulted into a fractured finger and released to restricted duty.
03/21/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee reported the injury on 3-22-14. He stepped over a steel set spreader bar and slipped on wet concrete and fell. Causing left knee pain.
03/15/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping hang a tube on the bolter and a chuck of coal came out of the tube, striking him in the lip, resulted into a laceration. Went to Reliance and received sutures.
03/11/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost During extraction of emp (w/personal Medical condition) EE injured his hand. Following the extraction he knew it hurt but was focused elsewhere until it worsened on 3-15-14. Went to Med. Ctr on 3-16-1...
03/11/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee stumbled and tripped while carrying a rock dust bag, when he went to pick up the bag he felt a sharp pain in lower back.
03/11/2014 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None This non-work personal medical event is being reported as soon as MSHA District 9 advised us to do so. The employee contacted the plant maintenance supervisor via telephone complaining of difficulty i...
02/17/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee stated that her pain started hurting on 2-12-14 when she was operating the forklift. On 2-17-14 while taking parts to yard in the forklift her tail bone & back continuously hurt and was uncom...
02/17/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee claims he was roof bolting & installing monkey face plates in the 402 beltline. As he attempted to install a bolt it bent & he removed the bolt from the wrench & he re-attached the wrench to...
01/18/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was removing belt structure and placing on skid. While loading a spreader bar the left end dropped and caused the right side to connect with a roller on the skid. The employee's right hand wa...
01/15/2014 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee states Jan 8-11,2014 his back was sore. He sought treatment 1-11-14 & was prescribed muscle relaxers. He reported to work 1-15-14 & told his foreman @ 9:30am. At 12:00pm-1-15-14 he was taken...
01/04/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee was moving the empty DSI box from the bolter tray after filling it with trash. When he let go of the box into the tray on the trailer, a sharp piece of metal on the box caught his glove and...
11/13/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was walking in Entry 6 of the west submain with his apparatus on (Mine Rescue Training). He stepped on a small piece of coal covered with rock dust in the walkway, causing him to roll his ank...
11/10/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost While employee was hauling shield he hit a pothole on the road and felt a pinch in his back. He continued to operate for approximately 2 more hours and his lower back began to hurt worse, so he contac...
11/09/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting clips from a Kennedy stopping. The flag had tension and when he cut the clip, the flag came loose and struck him on his lip, causing lip laceration, contusion and chipped teeth.
10/29/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 127d lost, 24d restricted Employee was assisting in removal of the bar in a roll of UG belting and was standing off to the side, between the scoop & the roll of belt. The bar was hooked by a chain to the scoop & when the bar c...
10/02/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While employee stepped off entry driver (miner bolter) he stepped on a cable that was buried in rock dust, causing him to twist his left ankle.
09/17/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee smashed left thumb with a drill steel during the bolting cycle. Lost his balance and drill steel fell out making contact with thumb.
08/31/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 202d lost Employee was asked to hang 30' feeder cable on the rib mesh. This is usually a two person job and employee did this alone. After lunch he proceeded to throw dust in the LOXC and pain worsen.
08/29/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 61d lost, 81d restricted Employee states he heard his right shoulder pop and felt pain as he lifted platen on a press. Medical treatment was obtained 8/29/13 and employee was released to full duty. This office was just noti...
08/27/2013 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost 8-27-13 employee did his walk-out from 401 to XC10 and his back started hurting. On 8-26-13 he shoveled for 75% of his shift and other 25% was spent carrying wooden crib blocks (oak) to HG & last open...
08/23/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost On 8-23-2013 employee reported he carried a 5 gallon bucket of oil to the top floor of the sampling building and his left knee started hurting. Did not report until 8-27-13 he was off as scheduled 8/2...
08/18/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 165d lost Employee was walking the 401 Belt and encountered a slippery area where water and gypsum had mixed. He felt his heel slip and tried to catch himself. As he attempted to catch himself he felt a sharp p...
08/09/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 43d lost, 18d restricted While draining water separator on LW monorail it came loose and struck employee on the little finger (5th digit) of his left hand, causing a laceration, dislocation and fracture.
07/05/2013 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 7-5-13 employee thinks he was bit by a mosquito. 7-6-13 employee's regular day off, his hand was itchy and swollen. 7-7-13 return to work & received treatment at Reliance - his diagnosis was left hand...
06/24/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost While employee was bent over to disassemble T valve on waterline hose, the valve was stuck so employee pry it apart with hand tools. When employee stood up he felt sharp pain in his lower back. Relian...
05/24/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None While employee was smearing a stopping in 401 #1, he slipped off the ladder & fell on left leg and landed on his back to the ground. He felt sharp pain to his back and knee. He reported the incident u...
03/31/2013 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While taking a scoop out of the mine, it came in contact with the rib due to wet roads. Caused a rib bolt to break sending a truss cable into the cab striking the operator in the back of his head. He...
03/22/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was repositioning the antenna on GBV trailer (PUD0767), he smashed his finger between the mounting beam & 3way adapter, caused left 5th finger laceration. received sutures and released...
03/09/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 63d lost, 13d restricted employee was washing 300 transfer and lost his balance on a wooden pallet, causing him to twist his right ankle. Reliance Medical Group diagnosis fracture right ankle.
01/31/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 3d restricted The chain on the mule had tension, came free and swung into the side of an employee's face. The incident happened while we were in the process of lifting the shield. Causing facial fracture, lacerati...
01/02/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 28d lost, 5d restricted Employee was in torque Converter compartment removing 16GPM pump from T/C went to get down swung leg over fender well. Felt a pop and sharp pain in lower back. Reliance Medical Group released him to r...
12/25/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee closed his finger in his truck door in the parking lot, he had not started his shift. he reported the incident to his supervisor & drove himself to the ER @ San Juan Regional. He declined to...