Straight Creek #1 Mine — Accidents

Total: 114 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/20/2006 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE STEPPED OFF TAILPIECE AND LANDED ON A BLOCK OF COAL AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. NOT A SERIOUS INJURY.
02/20/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee slipped and fell on track while prying the switch mechanism, resulting in pain in lower back. Not a serious injury.
02/13/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was roof bolting on operator side and saftey rope broke. Employee fell backwards about 6 feet on back. Some bruising and swelling. Injury was not serious.
02/02/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contractors were moving a large piece of metal when the witness lost his grip and dropped the metal on the injured's hand. all four fingers of right hand impacted by heavy piece of metal-swelling in f...
01/13/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None SCOOP ROLLED OVER FOOT. SWELLING & BRUISING ON LEFT FOOT.
01/07/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost HIT BY DRILL STEEL IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING A BOLT HOLE.THE STEEL BENT & BROKE, HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT ARM AS HE WAS THROWING HIS ARM UP TO PROTECT HIS FACE.
12/20/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL ABOVE BOLTS IN AN INTERSECTION APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET HIGH 15 X 18' LONG & WIDE. WATER SEEPING THROUGH TOP, MINING UNDER A CREEK.
08/31/2005 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted He was stretching out pump cable around corner through break when rib rolled off striking worker in head and shoulder, knocking him to the ground.
05/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While dislodging rock in miner conveyer the rock bar glanced off rock and punctured top of foot through boot.
04/19/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 294d lost Blind side of car pulling miner cable; caught left foot between car and rib. No break in skin or broken bones; swelling of ankle.
04/10/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted HE WAS SCOOPING ON RETURN ROADWAY ON OLD 2+4 SECTION WHEN SOME ROCK FELL OUT OF THE TOP. NO LOST TIME ACCIDENT. RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME DAY.
05/24/2001 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, THE ELEVATOR HAS A PROBLEM AND IS TEMPORARILY TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE, ELEVATOR COMPANY WILL BE HERE TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM.
12/14/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None TOP HAD DETERIATED OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, SOME DRAW ROCK HAD FELL FINALLY SOME HAD CAME LOOSE FROM THE ANCHORAGE. FALL WAS CLEANED UP AND SUPPORTED BACK. THIS MINE IS BEING REBOLTED IN AL L AREA'...
08/21/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TIMBERS ON 2 SECTION BELT LINE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF ON HIS RIGHT LEG.