Sebastian Mine — Accidents

Total: 121 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/17/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was swinging a sledge hammer, busting sand stone when he felt a pain in the groin area.
12/16/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was hanging curtain when he felt pain in upper left shoulder.
11/21/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting belt with belt knife toward himself when he cut himself requiring 5 stitches.
10/04/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost While Employee was bolting, slider roof cracked and a piece of rock fell out between bolts and hit him on his right arm then another one fell and hit his right leg.
09/29/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Shuttle car was pulling away from continuous miner when employee's leg slipped under the shuttle car's frame and the shuttle car ran over his left leg.
08/07/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee saw a slab of coal hanging on the rib. He got up to get a bar to pry it down, but the piece fell and fit him striking him on the ear requiring 4 stitches.
07/31/2008 ELECTRICAL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 4d restricted Roof bolter cable was smashed under the bolter. When employee was trying to remove it, the breaker was accidentally reset, causing an electrical burn to the employees arm.
07/24/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While roof bolting the employee was changing the bit insert when a piece of rock fell from the roof striking him in the back.
06/22/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost EE was picking up 6' timbers and putting them in the scoop bucket and turned wrong. Did not miss any work until 7-5-08, making it reportable.
06/15/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 156d lost EE was bent down nailing a spad to hold down a curtain, when a rock fell from the roof and struck him, knocking him to the ground.
05/23/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Lifting cable over his head
05/19/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted shoveling #3 entry at crosscut 17
05/14/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Walking toward the power center stumbled on rock and fell, put arms down to catch himself and strained left shoulder.
04/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted Stepping up onto the top of the bucket of the scoop he felt a sensation in his left knee.
04/21/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 29d lost, 19d restricted Employee stepped up on to the travel road and felt his knee pop.
04/04/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee felt wrist pain after shoveling out the portal canpoy (to be painted).
04/04/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee lost his footing and fell on his thumb. No fracture, but required a splint. No restrictions.
03/03/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee's hand slipped off a wrench and impacted the bolter head, causing a cut. It was later discovered that a sliver of metal was embedded in his finger, which required removal and stitches on Apr...
02/20/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was bolting. His tool pouch accidentally initiated rotation while his hand was still on the steel.
02/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost EE jammed his finger while passing rock dust bags at Xcut 13 between entries 7 & 8. This was not a reportable injury until he had surgery on his finger on 10/14/08.
02/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost *** Employee notified Office Personnel on 05/21/08 of his condition, he had worked and not went to the doctor underworkers comp until this time*****EE pulled groin area while trying to move and lift a...
02/13/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was using his foot to push on a wrench, when he felt pain in his calf.
02/12/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted Employee was struck on the hard hat while roof bolting.
01/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was hanging cable and felt a pain in his back. Employee received a full medical release and no treatment. However, employee went to a chiroprator on 2/20/2008 making this now medically repo...
12/14/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Miner operator was trimming bottom when he noticed small blue flames along a portion of the floor. Extinguished flames with water. NOTE: This report was filed electronically on Sunday 12/16/07 from...
10/05/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Continuous miner on MMU-002 was trimming bottom in 4 entry when an instantaneous ignition occurred. A large sandstone roll was present in the face.
09/27/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A small instantaneous flash occurred when the miner was cutting in 2W entry face.
09/25/2007 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee appeared to momentarily lose conciousness when sitting in the lunch area. He was taken outside, where he refused medical attention. Work had not yet commenced. There was no injury.
09/04/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee's nose was caught by a nylon cable hanger hook and was cut, requiring stitches.
08/31/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None The continuous miner began cutting the face of #5 entry when a significant sandstone roll was encountered on the initial sump. The miner head contacting the sandstone created a spark, which in turn c...
07/30/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee strained a pectoral muscle while lifting.
07/24/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Miner operator accidentally lowered the head against sandstone chunk and created a spark leading to a small ignition. This is the second electronic filing for this incident. The original was filed...
07/04/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped and dislocated his finger.
06/11/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was making a cable splice, when the hammer/anvil in use, broke and sent a chip of steel into his finger.
06/08/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted Employee was helping remove a steel bar from a roll of belt. Employee lost his grip and caught his finger between the bar and a stationary object. This resulted in a laceration, requiring stitches.
05/14/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped while walking past a piece of parked equipment and jammed his thumb. Required a rigid support installed on the thumb.
05/12/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee smashed finger replacing cover on continous miner, stitches were required.
05/11/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Continous Miner was 10 feet into a cut when the operator backed up to trim roof. The sandstone roof created a spark that apparently ignited a small methane bleeder. No flash was observed, but a small...
04/26/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 208d restricted Employee was operating a roof bolter, the wrench slipped out of the chuck, the bolt fell onto his arm causing a fracture.
04/17/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was roof bolting and a speck of material got into his eye.
04/13/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee was moving a miner cable and pulled an abdominal muscle.
04/02/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee caught his finger between a pipe and the mine roof.
04/02/2007 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 11d restricted Employee developed a skin rash after getting into water on the section.
03/19/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trimming a belt with a knife, cut his leg, and required stitches.
03/19/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None The continuous miner was cutting in number 1 face when a small instantaneous flash occurred.
03/12/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted ****Employee had not missed any work with this injury unitl the scheduled operation on 5/15/08, he was on vacation until 5/27/08 when he returned with a light duty release.***** Moving an electrical c...
02/19/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Miner was cleaning up in the face of 8 entry when a small instantaneous flash occurred.
02/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Employee was stacking crib blocks to block up the head of the continous miner. One of the cribs fell on his foot, resulting in a fracture.
02/01/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None The continuous miner was pushing cleanup matrial after completing a cut when a flame appeared at the miner head. There was no damage to personnel or equipment.
01/24/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None An ignition occurred in the face, confined to below the cutter head, while cutting through a small sandstone roll. There were no injuries.