UG #1 — Accidents

Total: 60 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/09/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 220d lost Victim attempted to hold on to bolter wrench while reversing rotation in order to remove a bolt he bent during its installation. The wrench/bolt snagged his glove and pulled him into the steel fractur...
06/27/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 114d lost Victim (Examiner) claims to have been struck between the shoulders with a piece of rock. He was taken to a local hospital where he received x-rays and was released to return to work the next d ay. He...
06/22/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee received a cut to his right hand from a nylon rope hanger while dropping the miner cable. Stitching was required.
04/05/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Miner was struck in the forehead by a slate bar while attempting to move a rockdusting motor
02/22/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Bolter operator working underneath his canopy had a 1'long x 1.5'wide x 1"" thick piece of rock deflect off of the canopy and strike him on his back
01/10/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost A Piece of draw rock fell from in between the first row of bolts and the rib in # 7 right section and struck victim in the leg.
11/23/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner pulling cable across beltline when end piece cathead caught on belt. When end piece release it struck him in the face causing bruising, fracture on nose and laceration requiring two staples.
11/15/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Foreman was attempting to move track beam (uninstalled) from roadway. Track slid into another track beam and caught his index finger between the two beams. Received four stitches from pinch.
07/29/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Outside man attempting to hook tow straps on the fork of a fork lift when his right thumb became pinched between the strap and fork causing a pressure tear.
06/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Shuttle Car operator assisting in maintenance on CMMU 001 pinched little finger on right hand while lowering the CMMU 001 cover. Received two stitches and returned to work the following day.