Upper Cedar Grove Mine No 5 — Accidents

Total: 71 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/27/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was trying to drag a piece of metal 1 x 6 x 10 by himself, he stated that he twisted while pulling the metal and had a sharp pain in his lower back.
06/16/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured 1 break inby spad # 651 at the #6 entry 4 1/2 feet thick,18 feet wide and 25 feet long at the Neutral Air Entry-2 breaks outby feeder.
05/28/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was pulling up slack in bolter cable while on his knees and twisted his back
05/25/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was working on a monitor in Cathead on Feeder, he was on his knees and had a cathead in his hands getting ready to hook to the power center when he had severe pain in his lower back.
04/28/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 17d restricted EE was hanging a roof bolter cable, he was on his knees and lifting the cable when he felt a sharp pain in his lower middle back.
03/12/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost EE's were building stoppings, Injured EE lifted a block and his knee went out (strained).
02/25/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The outside stacker belt needed a splice, Injury was removing bolts from structure and pulling on the belt with tools when he said he had pain in his right shoulder and neck after pulling on the belt.
01/20/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Shuttle car was turning toward #6 when the bumper caught the bolter cable and jerked it down hitting employee on his right shoulder knocking him down on his left hip where he was wearing his SCSR,and...
10/06/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on equipment in mine yard. When he went to get his tools, he fell over some metal stacked on the ground.
09/16/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was lifting a shuttle car tire to get it in position to roll to the repair site, the tire was on its side next to the rib. When attempting to lift the tire his foot slipped in loose rock nex...
07/09/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred #5 Entry--spad #185, 20ft x 20ft x 5ft. Timber and Cribs were set.
06/24/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Scoop operator was taking the scoop to the charger, it quit tramming in forward-put in reverse-stuck in tram, went to hit Panic Bar, scoop hit rib. Threw him partially out-got hand behind the rubber s...
06/19/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Brian Lester, Mine Foreman was traveling down roadway #5 entry and spotted a fall in #6 entry, 1 break inby spad #189. Brian made sure that there were no other hazards and that all men were accounted...
04/22/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a hose and the knife slipped and jabbed his left hand between the thumb and forefinger.
03/27/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Another EE and injured EE were working on 482 scoop in the mine yard. Injured EE was kneeling, putting panel on scoop deck. When he got up from his knees, he had a sharp pain in his lower right side o...
02/13/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPYOYEE DRILLING A HOLE FOR ROOF BOLT-DRILL STEEL BENT AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND/WRIST.
12/23/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Unloading ground resistor, slipped and hit forehead on reresistor. 7 stitches to close the wound.
10/28/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Getting into scoop cut wrist on water band.
09/26/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost EE reached up and let the steel come out and struck his wrist.
09/02/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading the pinner and a rock fell out of the top and struck his shoulder and pushed him to the ground.
08/15/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost Employee was turning around in Shuttle Car and a piece of draw rock fell and hit him on the ankle.