Tata Chemicals Mine — Accidents

Total: 666 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/18/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Had to put #3 hoist on hold due to surface bin being full.
02/06/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 Hoist down on watch dog UHM fault.
01/05/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 hoist kicking on west motor over temp.
12/29/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 45d restricted After employee hooked up belt motor he stepped off platform and twisted his ankle and strained a tendon.
12/23/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 Hoist tripped on UHM watch dog.
11/28/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None North skip was out of alignment with spear point.
11/24/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist was down for removal of material from top of skip. There were still two means of escape available for personnel underground.
11/09/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 hoist tripped due to an ems error. Hoist was reset, there were still several escape routes to surface for personnel underground.
09/21/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During inspection of #6 shaft emergency escape hoist, the brakes would not release. Hoist drum was cleaned and brakes were replaced. There were still several means of escape to surface for personnel...
09/11/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #2 hoist kicked due to a watch dog fault. Fault was reset. There were still several means of escape to surface for personnel underground.
08/26/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 production hoist tripped due to a blown fuse. Electricians were dispatched and replaced the fuse. There were still two means of egress to the surface available for personnel underground.
08/20/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #2 Service hoist tripped due to brake pressure fault. Electricians were dispatched to clear the fault. There were still two means of egress to surface available to personnel underground.
08/08/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #2 service hoist tripped on a K-1 WatchDog fault. Fault was reset, there were still two means of escape to surface available for personnel underground.
08/04/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a rock from conveyor when the rock came loose and pinched his finger causing a laceration.
07/17/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 production hoist tripped on a drive converter fault. Hoist was reset by an electrician, there were still two means of escape to surface for personnel underground.
06/04/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to loosen the drill steel out of the hole when it fell out and struck his right hand.
05/17/2011 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was drilling a gas hole when he went to remove the steel and they fell out of the hole onto his hand.
05/10/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 25d restricted Employee was splicing a belt when he reached down with his hand to check the rivets when he was struck by a sledgehammer causing fractures to his index and middle finger.
05/01/2011 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 28d restricted Employee was installing roof bolt when pan fell out onto controls causing the bolter arm to swing over and striking the employee. Employee was put on MLOA on May 22,2011.
04/27/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #2 service hoist kicked power due to a ground fault. There were still several means of egress to surface for personnel underground.
04/15/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #2 hoist kicked out due to a programming error. There were still two escapeways to surface for personnel underground.
04/15/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #2 service hoist kicked out due to a grounded wire on the gate switch. There were still two means of escape to surface for personnel underground.
04/07/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was crossing fct roadway when he lost his footing and fell to the ground and broke his right leg. Employee went on MLOA on April 9th.
03/22/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 production hoist EMS #1 brake did not release due to a limit switch being out of adjustment. Two means of egress to surface were available to personnel underground.
03/15/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was setting cat walk on drive when he pinched his thumb between the beam and the spud wrench.
03/14/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a piece of belt when he cut his right upper forearm.
02/28/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling bit out of miner when the wrench slipped and fractured his ring finger on his right hand.
02/19/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 Production hoist tripped on a drive convertor fault. The electricians were called from underground to surface to reset the fault. There were still two means of egress to surface for personnel und...
02/15/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost EE was pulling on bolter cable with hot stick, when he lost his footing and fell on his left hand and felt a pop in his left shoulder. EE was scheduled for surgery on 4/8/11. EE worked regular duty up...
02/05/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 production hoist tripped on brake weight fault. There were still two means of egress to surface for personnel underground.
01/04/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #2 hoist ""kicked"" due to an e-stop from the cage. Investigation revealed that the trailing cable on the hoist had been damaged. There were still two means of egress to surface available to personn...
12/09/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #2 hoist faulted and ""kicked"" out. The hoist was reset and an investigation found that the cooling fan in the hoist breaker box needed replaced. There were still two means of escape to surface ava...
11/27/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was taking down fiberglass vent tube and the vent tube bounced striking employee on the right knee. Employee continued to work until 1/28/11 and at that time, employee went off work to have k...
11/24/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 Hoist East Brake would not release as the brake line was frozen. There were still several escapeways to surface available for personnel underground.
11/24/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist was down due to a vibration trip. There were still several escapeways to surface available to personnel underground.
11/23/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 production hoist was down due to a vibration trip. Two separate escapeways to surface were still available to personnel underground.
11/03/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a piece of belt when he cut his right leg.
10/21/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At the M20 beltline #30 cross cut a fall of ground occurred. The fall was approximately 20' X 20' X 7'.
10/03/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #2 hoist tripped out due to a PLC failure. Investigation was conducted by Maintenance Coordinator, Mine Maintenance Superintendent, and two electricians. A bad card was found in the PLC and replaced...
09/24/2010 ELECTRICAL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee was resetting the breaker for sump pump for #6 shaft. Employee said it was hard to set, so he used both hands to set it. When he pulled up on the breaker, the breaker flashed, burning his han...
08/27/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 hoist tripped on drive convertor A on startup.
08/17/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was removing a tooling bolt with a hammer and wrench. When he hit the wrench with the hammer, the wrench bounced back , catching his finger between the hammer and wrench.
08/04/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None # 3 production hoist drive converter ""B"" tripped due to a ground fault warning.
06/14/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 Hoist kicked out due to motor overtemp.
06/11/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 production hoist drive converter ""A"" tripped due to a ground fault warning
05/12/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 hoist tripped on vibration fault. Upon inspection it was determined that one of the hoist ropes had a visible defect. Although it was not determined whether rope met the retirement criteria under 5...
05/05/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had left hand on his controls while bolting when a piece of rock fell between the bolts striking his left forearm.
04/16/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing stopping pans when the pan slid down his hand and cut hi finger on his left hand.
03/27/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #2 hoist tripped on ""Supervision UHM Fault"". Maintenance Coordinator and two electricians were called out of the mine to inspect and reset the hoist. There were still two remaining escapeways thro...
03/10/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #3 hoist tripped on ""Drive Converter A"" fault. Maintenance coordinator and electrician were called out of the mine to inspect the hoist and reset the hoist. There were still two remaining escapewa...