Slones Branch — Accidents

Total: 18 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/04/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 15d restricted Employee was adjusting the forks on a skidsteer unit to be able to pick up scrap. As he reached between the backing plate and the mast to unlock pin holding forks in place the operator tilted the fork...
06/20/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Roof strap was broke hanging down, principal was bending strap back and forth trying to break it off when he hit his right arm on the other end of the strap causing a laceration requiring 8 sutures.
12/14/2011 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Principal was unhooking utility trailer when the hitch came up with his right hand on top of the hitch hitting the mine roof cutting index finger, he had 5 sutures in his index finger.
08/31/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 133d lost While traveling the intake on a mine buggy to work on the tracking system a piece of draw rock fell striking him.
08/13/2011 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While driving a mine buggy the wheel of the buggy caught a rock, thus spinning the steering wheel which caught employee's left hand. This resulted in a laceration to his left hand requiring stitches.
06/28/2011 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 127d lost EE was walking around the head of the continuous miner when he hit his hard hat on a torque tension roof bolt, thus knocking his hard hat off of his head. He replaced the hard hat on his head and went...
09/28/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Taking a metal bar out of the center of a 1000 roll of belt, as the bar was being let down the bar fell on his middle finger on his left hand. This resulted in a fracture of the end of that finger.
09/10/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Had loaded a continuous miner on the lowboy, while taking the block off the stand, EE tripped the stand release and the stand came up and caught another ee left hand between frame and stand.
07/30/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 230d lost EE was loading conveyor belt on a belt car and was using clamp (rope dog) to pull on the belt. The clamp slipped off the belt, causing an injury to his left shoulder. Possible rotary cup damage to sho...
07/13/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Employee kneeled down and hit his right knee on a rock, which twisted his knee. He said he felt something pop in his knee and pain in the left side of his right knee. He continued to work the rest of...
06/04/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Drill steel got stuck in top while drilling hole, trying to spin the drill steel down, when the head went up and caught hand between steel and the top. Had five stitches in right thumb.
01/13/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost In #5 entry at spad #839 EE was pulling a loose piece of rock off the right corner. The rock come down and pulled the hung miner cable down onto his head, causing pain in lower back.
12/16/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Went to his buggy to get a drink of water and a piece of rock came off the rib and struck between his shoulder blades.
12/11/2009 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Hit right knee against belt rail while taking structure apart on old #3 belt.
10/08/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall was found on the right return of the 002-MMU at survey spad # 507 at the #8 right crosscut and extending to the #4 entry to survey spad #504 above the anchorage of the 5 foot fu...
09/15/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Pressure on roof and floor was causing the roof to sag and bottom to hoove up in the area. Dangered off the area and allowed an intentional roof fall to occur to relieve the pressure off the adjacent...
07/22/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Drill steel stopped up, he was knocking it against the drill pot to get dust out and caught his index finger between the pot and drill steel.
05/04/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 139d lost While moving from the first bolt to the second bolt in the #1 heading, Injury twisted his right knee he complained of pain but continued to work the rest of the shift. Did not start missing work till...