Shay #1 Mine — Accidents

Total: 571 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/24/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall on Main South xc 163 B/T 7-8 entries
07/20/2017 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A piece of wood off of a wood plank was blown into employees left eye by the fan on a bolter. Employee went to eye doctor the next day and received medication in the eye.
06/20/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator went down due to a bad capacitor.
06/02/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Brakes on Brake car locked up.
05/02/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Brake car brake locked up.
05/02/2017 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 28d lost Employee had Carpal Tunnel Surgery on both right and left wrist. Surgery was on 6/15/17.
03/16/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Cage went down wouldn't work on automatic. Bent a magnet on cage.
01/30/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 86d lost Repairmen doing perm on scoop was removing pump motor lids. When ee went to lift and move cover ee tore bicep muscle in right arm
01/24/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Fell on grating and caught self and tore left rotator cuff. Employee returned to work until surgery on March 2, 2017. Never missed work waited 2 weeks before going to the doctor. Returned back to work...
12/27/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None We found a loose connection on the elevator doors.
12/21/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Receiver on elevator doors malfunctioned.
12/07/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Drill steel popped out of chuck and hit EE in the left thumb. EE had to get 8 sutures.
12/03/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Steel pipe fell and broke finger.
11/29/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost Getting off a mantrip and pant leg got caught on the ride causing EE to fall. EE torn EE's left bicep when EE grabbed the mantrip to keep EE from falling.
11/21/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None VFD drive went bad
11/15/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was putting in the frame for equipment doors when the header of the door frame slid down pinching index finger between the header and the post.
11/11/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Had a bad control board on the DC drive.
10/20/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling a drill steel out of EE's tray when the steel smashed EE's finger against the drill pod. EE received 4 sutures.
10/17/2016 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 137d lost They were moving a feeder when it hit the rib. They stopped the feeder and had to move the cable and when they move the feeder again the rib rolled out and hit an employee in the left leg.
09/30/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Hitting a connecting link for a conveyor chain when a piece of metal flew off and hit employee in the left arm. Employee received 1 suture.
09/14/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall on main south #3 belt between x-cut 155 1nd 156.
09/12/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 98d lost Employee had Carpal Tunnel Surgery on both wrist on 01/02/2018.
09/12/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Problems with the door latches.
08/24/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Hit hand with hammer
08/16/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Problems with the door latches
08/15/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Door latches not working.
08/03/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Slope hoist derailed
08/03/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Slope Hoist derailed
06/29/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Lubricated the rollers and cleaned the channel.
06/20/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None They found a pinched wire.
05/25/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator not working properly and they had to change a magnet.
05/13/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None door switches not working properly
05/07/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Lost power to elevator due to a storm
05/04/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost Employee was running a miner and cutting when a piece of metal broke off a bit and flew back hitting the operator on the right hand.
04/08/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electrical faults resulting in blown fuses, changed fuses.
03/30/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee was using a pry bar to pry up a valve bank on a continuous miner when the bar slipped causing the employee to fall. When the employee fell their feet stayed planted to the ground causing EE'...
03/09/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a hammer and a pit punch to knock out a broken bit cone on a miner when a piece of metal flew off and cut EE's middle finger on left hand. The employee received four sutures to repa...
03/09/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 84d lost Wear and tear over several years and repetitive movements. This is an occupational illness. Employee had repairs done on 4/12/17 and will be off work for several weeks.
01/19/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator trailing cable required splicing and lubricate door switches.
10/14/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While roof bolting, employee turned to retrieve a roof bolt wrench from the material tray and stuck his left elbow on roof plates that were stacked on the tray. The result was a laceration requiring...
10/08/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator door became out of adjustment and would not allow the elevator to function properly. The doors were adjusted and the elevator placed back into service at 8:40 am.
10/06/2015 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee went home from work following 3 pm to 11 pm shift. When he went to bed his left eye started burning. He went to eye doctor and doctor removed small sliver of metal that had scratched his eye...
09/16/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A door roller on the inner door fell off preventing the doors from operating properly. The roller was replaced and the elevator returned to service at 4:10 pm.
09/15/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The outside doors on the bottom landing of the personnel elevator shaft would not function properly. A defective door roller was found and replaced and the doors adjusted. The elevator was back in s...
08/11/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a skid steer cleaning debris from the railroad loadout tracks. Bucket contacted a rail joint that had an elevated rail, causing the skid steer to come to an abrupt halt. This i...
07/18/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was raising lid on battery pack on scoop tractor and before he could secure it in the upright position, he dropped it on his right hand, fracturing his right middle finger and also requiring...
07/16/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping another employee change a bottom belt roller. The employee's right middle finger was caught between the belt roller bracket and belt frame resulting in a fracture and laceration...
07/16/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator door limit switch became dislodged from its mounting bracket resulting in door not closing. Switch was repositioned in mounting bracket and elevator resumed operation at 3:03 am.
07/06/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was descending steep narrow spiral staircase while carrying parts and felt pain in left knee. Employee tried to work thru pain but had arthroscopic knee surgery on 09/10/2015 and returned to...
05/05/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator doors buffer switch on the bottom was found to be defective and was replaced.