Sugar Camp Mine — Accidents

Total: 18 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/28/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WASHING BATTERIES ON FAIRCHILD SCOOP, A KINK CAME IN HOSE. WHILE REMOVING KINK THE FORCE OF THE WATER THRU RIGHT HAND INTO THE LID OF SCOOP BATTERY CAUSING A LACERATION TO RIGHT RING FINGER. REQUIRING...
05/07/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None TWO UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALLS WERE DISCOVERED ON 5-9-03 THE FIRST FALL WAS LOCATED IN ENTRY NO. 6 NEAR SPAD NO 1405. THE FALL MEASURED 4 1/2' IN HEIGHT BY 20' IN LENGTH BY 20' IN WIDTH. THE SEC OND WAS...
11/27/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EE WAS LIFTING CABLE TO TOP AND FELT A STRAIN IN LOWER GROIN AREA. HE DID NOT MISS WORK OR SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 3-23-03, IN WHICH I WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS ACCIDENT. ON 3-27 HE SOUGHT MED ICAL AT...
10/30/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost EE WAS RIDINBG MANTRIP OVER SIDE HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON SIDE POST OF CONPY WITH THE SIDE OF HIS FOOT OVER SIDE THE CONFINERS OF THE CAR. THE SIDE OF HIS FOOT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE RIB FORCIN G HIS F...
09/06/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EMPLOYEE HUNG UP MINING CABLE TO CLEAN AREA. HE WAS CHANGING BATTERIES IN SCOOP & WAS WAITING FOR BUGGY. THE MINER TOOK OFF - REMOVING ALL SLACK FROM THE CABLE AND CAUSED IT TO STRIKE HIS SHOU LDER.
08/30/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE & CO-WORKER WERE BUILDING A PERMANENT STOPPING. TO HELP WEDGE THE STOPPING, EE WAS SPLITTING A GLUT (LARGE WEDGE) WITH AN AXE. TWO CINDER BLOCKS WERE PLACED ON THE MINE FLOOR A FEW INCHES A PART. T...
07/20/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DRILL STEEL WAS RAISED AGAINST THE MINE ROOF. THE STEEL KICKED LOOSE FROM THE TOP AND STRUCK EE BETWEEN THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER TEARING THE SKIN UNDER THE GLOVE. LEFT HAND.
06/17/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 87d restricted EE & CO-WORKER WERE CARRYING 48""TOP ROLLERS & PLACING THEM ON BELT RAILS. THE CO-WORKER WAS PUSHING THE TOP ROLLER ACROSS THE BELT RAIL AS EE WAS STEPPING OVER. EE STATES HE TWISTED HIS LEFT K NEE WH...
01/07/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN A HILL FROM THE BATH HOUSE TO THE BREAK HOUSE. HE SLIPPED ON ICE/SNOW AND FELL ON HIS SELF-RESCUER BREAKING 2 RIBS.
10/29/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None ON OCTOBER 29, 2001 EE WAS WALKING TO THE SECTION. WHILE WALKING BETWEEN #2 SCOOP CHARGER & POWER CENTER, HE RAN HIS HAND OVER THE BUCKET INSERT AS HE WALKED BY. THERE WAS A SHARP EDGE ON THE CHARGER...
07/12/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CO-WORKER TURNED 60 LB RAIL OVER USING SLATE BAR. MEMBER ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE RAIL IN PLACE WITH HIS FOOT AND HAND. THE RAIL ROLLED ONTO HIS HAND LACERATING MIDDLE FINGER. -STITCHES-
07/11/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None USING PICK HAMMER TO KNOCK OFF SLAG AND LOOSE METAL. WHEN THE METAL WAS STRUCK WITH A PICK HAMMER, A FRAGMENT OF THE HEAD OF THE HAMMER SHIPPED OFF AND PUNCTURED HIS LEFT FOREARM. FRAGMENT WAS EMBEDDE...
06/29/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 250d lost HE WAS INSTALLING STRUCTURE IN A BELT LINE. WHEN HE TWISTED AROUND TO PICK-UP ANOTHER PIECE OF STRUCTURE HE SPRAINED HIS KNEE. HE HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE THEN.
05/18/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost EE WAS HELPING MAKE A MOWER MOVE. HE WAS PULLING A S-CAR CABLE UP IN ORDER TO MOVE THE POWER CENTER. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE CREW TOOK A LUNCH BREAK. AFTER WHICH HE COULDN'T WORK S O HE WA...
06/13/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL 15-20'L X 20'W X 4'HIGH. VENTILATION NOT AFFECTED, PASSAGE OF MEN NOT AFFECTED. NO 1 ENTRY APPROX 15' INBY SPAD #448.
06/13/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL 15'L X 20'W X 4'HIGH. NO 2 ENTRY APPROX 140' OUTBY SPAD #260 VENTILATION NOT AFFECTED PASSAGE OF MEN NOT AFFECTED.
04/10/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE WAS ARRANGING SUPPLIES ON TOP OF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. HE WAS REACHING ACROSS THE BOLTER AND LIFTING A BUNDLE OF PLATES WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
03/30/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPERATING THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE AND WHEN HE PUT THE BIT TO THE MINE ROOF IT KNOCKED LOOSE A PIECE OF MINE ROOF WHICH STRUCK HIS NOSE.