San Juan Mine 1 — Accidents

Total: 446 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/20/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 1d restricted Employee stepped on the edge of the shield toe and caused him to slip and fall, landing on his right hip. Diagnosis: contusion right lower back and released to full duty. On 12-27-12 doctor noted: Do...
12/11/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 35d restricted Employee was conducting service on CME0408, while turning the cutter head to change bits, his foot slipped and he felt a sharp pain in his right leg calf muscle. diagnosis calf tear from Reliance Med...
12/07/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost While getting into the cab TRD0775 CAT D11T dozer the operator slipped on the left track causing abrasions on left abdomen and tailbone. Employee was released to restricted duty, diagnosis left side b...
11/26/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost while lifting 50# rock dust bags, employee strained mid-back. release to no lifting restriction.
10/24/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On October 24, 2012, San Juan Mine experienced a roof fall in the Longwall 301 panel Headgate entry at approximately 14.5 cross cut in the belt entry. The fall is approximately 7 ft high, 18 ft wide a...
10/22/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost while using high volume fire hose to wash ASH Truck window, employee stepped forward on a mud and strained right knee.
10/10/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 212d lost Initial injury 4-10-12. EE sought treatment 4-14-12 & released full duty. 10-16-12 he brought in a doc note to excuse him from work until further notice. he stated he was having continuous pain.
10/10/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted EE was removing a crate from a pallet & felt a slight strain in the shoulder. EE returned home and woke up the next morning with a great pain in shoulder.
09/18/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hanging tubes in 400 Sec in LOX. While pulling strap, the strap broke and the hook hit employee's tooth, causing it to fracture.
08/21/2012 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking past CMT & ducked under the hose handler. He stood up too soon and struck the edge of it with his head. He was knocked out for about 10 second. he was taken to emergency room and...
08/17/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee smashed finger tip when chain hoist slid on truss leg. This caused slack in the chain pinching finger between chain and driscol pipe. employee received 3 sutures and released to full duty.
08/15/2012 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Operator notified that employee has a sufficient degree of pneumoconiosis to be eligible for rights under Title 30, Code CFR, Part 90.
08/13/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee was coming down from ladder his left boot hung up on lower step which caused a twisting action to left knee and pain. His leg buckled & he stepped on air hose rolling right ankle which popped...
07/26/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE became fatigued using his right hand to cut strips in lagging on pulley. Switched to his left hand and shortly after slipped and poked himself in the left thigh just above the knee. He sustained a...
07/20/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the East Mains, Entry 5, at crosscut 53. The area had previously been supported with a set of steel arches installed in an overcast area as a King and Queen style set. Th...
05/03/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted While moving a jack under a D11 tractor the left ring finger was caught between the jack and the ripper table
04/24/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 266d lost Employee was conducting a PM on 1318 End Dump in the shop. he was coming off the ladder from the deck above the engine compartment to the top of the transmission area. The 2nd step on the ladder broke...
04/18/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee swung a 2# sledge hammer to remove the bolt and the hammer ricocheted off the cylinder striking employee on the right knee cap, resulted to contusion and released to light duty.
04/09/2012 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 27d restricted Employee's back went out when getting dress for work. Reliance Medical Group diagnosis low back pain and released him to light duty.
03/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 46d restricted Lifting rock prop onto unit with 2 people on each side repetitively. Reliance diagnosis umbilical hernia.
03/08/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost Employee was carrying a 20' chain link fence panel up from the bottom of a settling pond when he heard a pop and felt pain from his left calf. Reliance released him to restricted duty - left calf stra...
03/07/2012 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 28d restricted While performing PM service per work order; Transmission Oil Sampling. Service Mechanic was attempting to attach sampling bottle to port, cock R. Elbow and same Elbow was struck by a direct drive cool...
12/05/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck in the lip by a piece of drill steel he had dropped into the tray of the bolter. The steel did not land as planned and the resulting rebound hit the employee and cut his lip result...
11/17/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Operator of a 785 Coal end dump truck experienced low back/neck pain due to continuous rough loading by LDW266 loader. employee was released to full duty. The next day employee missed a day.
11/14/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost While employee was walking down the entry around 38 xcut to help inspect a hoist he slipped and contacted his knee on a chunk of coal. Causing right knee contusion and abrasion and released to restric...
09/09/2011 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None An ignition of methane occurred near the tailgate of LW-302. The ignition did not propagate out the tailgate entries. Miners at the tailgate applied water to the flame until it had withdrawn into an a...
08/19/2011 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 44d restricted While mining in 302 LW, a shield started to drop from the roof with out warning. Employee was walking toward the shield to reset it to the roof, the next shield (closest to TG) started to drop. Rocks...
08/19/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 13d restricted Employee got off battery coal car and stepped on a rock causing him to sprain his ankle. Reliance Medical Group released him to sedentary restriction.
07/22/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was transported to Reliance Medical facility for a back strain. employee was preparing a box for transport when he reached down to apply more tape around the outside of the box when he felt a...
06/22/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 8d restricted Employee stepped off lube truck to service and slipped on mud that came from leaks on water truck. Sprained right knee. Received medical treatment and released to restricted duty.
05/04/2011 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing out of the framed isolation stopping through small opening and his left leg contacted a kennedy rail which cut through his denim bibs. Resulted into left lateral thigh laceration...
04/11/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee rolled his ankle after getting out of the Wallace(unit) and before entering the belt entry for preshifting of belt. Employee told supervisor after preshifting that his ankle hurts. He was tra...
04/05/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was prying up a tail gate on a pick-up truck with a screw driver. The screw driver slipped out of his hand and hit employee in the mouth chipping a lower tooth. Employee continue to work and...
03/05/2011 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was working on the longwall recovery face and his knee started hurting on 3-5-11, but did not feel a need to have it checked out. Employee was advised to wrap and ice it. Employee was off 3-6...
02/01/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted While pulling structure, employee was trying to kick a spreader loose and felt sharp pain in his lower back.
02/01/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 9d restricted While employees were rebuilding a kennedy stopping and re-attaching one of the rails, the rail came loose striking employee on the right side of the head. Employee was diagnosed with mild concussion a...
01/07/2011 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None During the first load of the shift, the end gate on an ash truck failed to open during the dump cycle causing the truck to tip back onto the end gate. This prevented the operator from being able to ex...
12/13/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 31d restricted Employee went to rehang miner cable on to existing trolley on roof. While in the process of securing it to the tensar with a D ring, the cable and trolley came off the roof, striking employee on top o...
12/12/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Discovered that the roof had come in around the cribs. The fall occurred between station 22+37 and extend to 22+20. A location just inby x-cut 12.
09/26/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was operating a shuttle car and stepped out to hang the cable, while doing so, employee felt a tingle in her neck. She felt it was nothing to worry about until she returned to her shuttle car...
09/15/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 157d lost Taking bolts off of the 4 foot piece of the steel set.
08/31/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted employee sustained a strained muscle in the left buttocks after experiencing sharp hip pain while pulling cable. 8-31-10 employee released to full duty. 9-1-10 resleased to restricted duty. 9-2-10 re...
08/31/2010 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost New 4"" hose on compressor blew off fitting when pressure was being brought up and hose whipped employee. Left arm contusion, left foot contusion, broken nose and bruised right knee and elbow.
08/21/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee strained his arm while moving structure, resulted in some pain. Reliance Medical Group diagnosed him with right elbow strain and released employee to restricted duty.
07/29/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None During the preshift examination of the isolation stopping in the tailgate, a roof fall was discovered just inby XC-25 in the Number 1 Entry. The exact time of the fall is unknown. The area had previou...
07/15/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was standing up, but bent over because of low roof. He was packing crib in a low area. He bent over with crib block on his shoulder, his back got tight and then he felt a pinch in his mid-back.
06/18/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred behind the substantial structure at XC-32 in the tailgate off LW-303. The fall occurred between No. 2 and No. 3 entries. The fall occurred in a worked out area, however the rubble...
03/07/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee felt pain when installing idler in miner and didn't take is serious. Sought treatment 3-18-2010 and released to restricted work with no underground work.
03/06/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While employee was removing a cleavis from the structure skid in LW303xc5, to use for pulling a loose cluster that was against the rib, it fell and hit employee's arm, knocking him to the ground.
01/16/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee sustained a sprained ankle when walking while performing rock dusting. Employee was evaluated and released to restricted duty.