UZ No. 2 — Accidents

Total: 21 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/11/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost He was working on underground deals, he was loading the machine with seal tex with safety glasses some of the seal tee got under his safety glasses. He went to eye doctor and they flushed his eye, he...
07/11/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost He was working on underground seals. He was loading the machine with seal tec with safety glasses some of the seal tec got under his safety glasses. He went to eye doctor & they flushed his ey e, he h...
06/17/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost Employee was changing blower motor on roof bolter and tripped and fell, straining his lower back. He continued to work until 7-14-11, at which time he was taken off work by Dr.
06/14/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that he was putting rub rail on the miner with scoop. He put a slate bar between the rub rail and the scoop and the scoop backed off and caused pressure on the bar that knocked the bar...
05/09/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was moving a car cable and strained left shoulder. He has had previous problems with the shoulder for years prior to becoming an employee. Dr. placed employee on restricted duty. Company beli...
03/02/2011 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 58d restricted THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A BENT ROOF BOLT OUT OF THE HOLE AND HE HIT THE WRONG LEVER AND THE BOLT STRUCK HIM ON HIS RIGHT WRIST.
09/15/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 144d lost EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS ON THE MAN TRIP, COMING TO THE SURFACE, IT BOUNCED HIM AND HURT HIS BACK.
09/09/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR STATED HE RAN OVER A CRIB BLOCK AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CAR CANNOPY.
08/16/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR WAS PULLING A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK OFF THE TOP OF THE MINER AND IT HIT HIM ON THE LEG.
08/14/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted TWO MEN WERE RIDING A GOLF CART TOWARD THE MINE PORTAL DOWN GRADE WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED AND THEY RAN THE GOLF CART INTO A GRAVEL PILE.
08/14/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 175d restricted TWO MEN WERE RIDING IN A GOLF CART TOWARD THE MINE PORTAL DOWN GRADE WHEN THEIR BRAKES FAILED AND THEY RAN THE GOLF CART INTO A GRAVEL PILE.
08/09/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROCK FALL WAS FOUND IN THE NUMBER FOUR (4) ENTRY OF THE 3-WEST SUB-MAINS ON 8-9-2010, THE APPROXIMATE SIZE OF THE FALL WAS 20' WIDE, 20' LONG AND 10' HIGH. THE ROOF WAS A LAMINATED STACK ROCK, AND H...
07/31/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS PUTTING OIL IN THE SCOOP AND WAS GOING TO KNOCK A HOLE IN THE TOP OF A FIVE (5) GALLON CAN WITH A PICK HAMMER AND STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND WITH THE HAMMER.
05/05/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted A piece of draw rock fell from the roof striking the operator on the left shoulder.
02/24/2010 ELECTRICAL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EE WAS CHECKING VOLTAGE AT THE CONTINUOUS MINER CAT HEAD AT THE POWER CENTER WITH A SMALL VOLT METER AND IT BLEW UP IN HIS HANDS.
12/22/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 111d lost EE strained his neck when he trammed a shuttle car up onto the boom and when he backed off was jarred.
09/24/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A piece of rock fell from between bolts striking him on left hand fracturing left index finger.
08/24/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting a piece of belt for a splice and the utility knife slipped and cut right thigh requiring 7 stitches.
08/06/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was laying 6 inch water line and smashed his left pinky finger
05/09/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Victim was cutting a piece of conveyor belt with a utility knife when the knife slipped resulting in a laceration on index finger on left hand. 4 sutures were needed to close the wound.
04/30/2009 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was moving a cable and grabbed a spot that caused an electrical shock resulting in a burn to left hand.