Sweet Birch — Accidents

Total: 21 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/24/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was setting breaker post timbers. When he went to split a half header it slipped causing it to kick back & lacerate his left middle finger, ripping nail off.
02/24/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was reeling cable up on MRS when a cable broke loose from breakaway hangers striking employee in the neck.
02/17/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was picking up a timber out of the scoop bucket, when the timber hit him in the left knee.
08/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost The employee was helping to hang a miner cable when he felt a burning sensation in his shoulder.
03/09/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 3d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN RIB, HE SLIPPED & FELL DOWN & SCOOP RAN OVER RIGHT FOOT.
12/29/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING, A ROCK FELL - HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE POT AND THE ROCK MASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
09/21/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING UP AN OUTSIDE BOLT WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE SHOULDER.
09/13/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost EMPLOYEE PUTTING ROCK DUST ON SCOOP WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE DROPPED BUCKET ON EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT.
09/11/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 189d lost EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BOLTER ACROSS SECTION WHEN HE HIT HIS BACK ON ROOF BOLT CAUSING HIM TO FALL, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.
08/28/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING OUT ON MAC 8, WHEN HE WAS BOUNCED UP OUT OF SEAT. WHEN EMPLOYEE LANDED HE LANDED ON THE HAND RAIL STRIKING HIS RT SIDE RIB CAGE.
08/25/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost EMPLOYEE HIT BUMP OR ROCK IN ROADWAY CAUSING HIM TO BE BOUNCED UP OFF OF SEAT. WHEN HE LANDED BACK IN THE SEAT HE LANDED ON HIS LOWER BACK.
08/17/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost EMPLOYEE HIT ELBOW ON FIRE SUPPRESSION BRACKET, WHEN HE WAS DRIVING MANTRIP.
06/02/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost A ROCK FELL BETWEEN BOLTS & PUSHED THE CANOPY DOWN INTO THE SHAFT CAUSING THE CANOPY TO HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE TOP OF HIS HEAD. ROCK THEN FELL OFF OF CANOPY & STRUCK EMPLOYEE.
05/15/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee's foot got caught on something and caused him to fall into the bolt bin.
01/13/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 356d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE FEEDER WHEN THE SCOOP STRUCK TRAM & FOLDED EMPLOYEE UPON THE DUMP & BOWED SCOOP UP INTO TOP CAUSING EE TO BRAKE HIS LT. ARM.
01/12/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 319d lost Employee was pinned against wall by equipment while bolting a place.
01/05/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee was operating a double head bolter and dropped the pot on his left knee.
12/29/2005 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee was finishing up on his second shift job when he stepped out of his scoop and fell over dead.
10/06/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE stated that he was checking face at #2 entry when he slipped in mud & knee locked up & popped.
06/21/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL MEASURING 20'X30'X6' OCCURRED ON 1ST LEFT PANEL 2 CROSSCUTS INBY SPAD NO 71. THIS IS NOT AN ACTIVE AREA AND FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
05/25/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL MEASURING 50' X 3-12' X 5-6' OCCURRED IN THE 1ST5 CROSS CUT OF 1 LEFT PANEL NO 2 ENTRY