War Branch No 1 Mine — Accidents

Total: 35 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/27/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was trying to beat an insert out of a piece of drill steel using a pick hammer when he hit his left hand between the thumb and forefinger.
06/23/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 259d lost Employee indicated she was on her knees when she threw a crib block and felt pain in her lower back.
06/09/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was going to pull the miner cable. When he reached down to get hold of the cable, his left thumb was cut on a discarded razor knife blade. Cut required 3 stiches.
05/14/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was operating a shuttle car when his hat was pulled off his head as he crossed under a cable hung from the roof. This startled him and caused him to turn too sharply as he attempted to go in...
03/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost The employee complained of back pain after lifting and turning and doing normal work of a scoop operator on March 3. He continued to work through April 27th without incident. He began missing work on...
03/01/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was operating a small battery-powered vehicle. The vehicle struck a bag of rock dust, causing the steering wheel to spin and the steering knob to strike the employee's right hand.
03/01/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered in the No. 9 return entry. The fall was near spad no. 3952 and was approximately 18' wide x 20' long by 4' thick. The area had been previously bolted with 42"...
02/26/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee had just finished adjusting the ventilation curtain preparation for minng. He crawled outby to the right inby corner of the intersection and was on his knees talking with another employee...
09/08/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost EE was duck walking when top ruller and turned and fell face down.
06/18/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted The employee was setting a timber when the roof began working. He turned to move outby and he twisted his ankle.
03/07/2008 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting in the removal of a planetary assembly from the continuous miner. He was attempting to let pressure off a hydraulic ""grease jack"". He loosened a grease fitting on the jack and...
12/28/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered during an examination at the mine. The fall was located in the return aircourses on the 3 right panel. It measured approximately 30' in length, 20' wide and 4' thick. The ar...
12/11/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None As the continuous miner was completing a pushout, a piece of roof rock fell near the pushout and fouled the machine's cutter head. This prevented the continuous miner from being readily removed from t...
12/08/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was pushing a roof bolt into a hole when he got his finger between the drill pot and the bolt.
11/14/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was riding in the mantrip, when it hit a hole, jarring him. He felt pain in right upper body.
11/05/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee and a co-worker were using a chain hoist to pull belt, when the hoist hook pulled loose and the chain and hook recoiled, striking injured on the right side of upper torso.
10/28/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee was walking back to the deck of the roof bolting machine when he tripped and struck his right knee against the deck.
06/22/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 49d restricted Employee was rock dusting the entry using a scoop with a rock dusting machine in the bucket. The center broke into on the scoop causing the employee to be bounced against the mine roof.
04/25/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was backing up in a 4 wheel battery ride. He jammed his head into the roof at a point where the roofline transitioned lower from the entry to the crosscut.
02/24/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted The operator of the roof bolting machine moved the back of the machine down catching injured's foot between the frame and the mine floor.
01/05/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 238d restricted The employee was exiting the supply trailor. As she started down the steps she slipped and fell, striking her left shoulder.
12/18/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost The injured employee was positioned alongside the roof bolting machine operator's deck and had finished conversing with the operator who was in the deck. The operator started the machine and the inju...
04/19/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The roof sagged against the frame of the roof bolt machine in the #2 face for a span of approx. 12' in length and 12 to 14' in width. An area of approx. 8' X 19' wide of unsupported (unbolted) roof fe...
04/08/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured and a coworker were riding a battery powered 4 wheeled vehicle in the primary intake entry. The employee was operating the vehicle. As they were traveling, the hood of his jacket snagged on a...
04/05/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of roof rock occurred in the No. 2 to No. 1 intersection near spad location 2032. The fall measured approx. 25' long x 18' wide x 4' thick. The area had been supported with 42"" bolts. This a...
03/13/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to pull stuck drill steel from the drill hole. The steel suddenly came loose out of the hole and he caught his left little finger between the steel and the drill pot.
03/09/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found in the intersection of No. 4 entry one break inby spad location 1850. The fall was approx. 20'x 20'x 4' high. There were no injuries and no equipment damage. Ventilation was no...
02/15/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED NEAR SPAD LOCATION 1869 IN #7 ENTRY. FALL WAS APPROX. 75' LONG X 20' WIDE X 4' THICK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES; NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT. THE FALL WAS ABOVE ANCHORAGE. IT DID NOT...
12/03/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was working at #3 tailpiece aligning belt structure when the belt structure separated causing him to mash his right middle finger. This resulted in a non-displaced fracture of the finger.
11/03/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the #5 entry approximately 15' inby 1615. The fall is about 70' long 20' wide and 5' high. The fall will not be cleaned up at this time. The area was cribbed off prior to th...
06/27/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Superisor was assisting in installing a ripper motor on the miner when the motor slipped, causing his hand to be caught between the motor and miner frame. He sustained a fracture to the ring finger o...
06/22/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to tighten lug nut on a 3 wheeler when the ratchet slipped causing his hand to strike the fender of the ride. He was diagnosed as having a non-displaced fracture to his hand....
05/28/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was assisting in removing the side guard off of the feeder to replace a shear pin and got his left middle and index finger caught between the guard and the frame of the feeder.
04/09/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted CUT OVER LEFT EYE, DRAW ROCK FELL FROM TOP & HIT HIM OVER THE EYE.
02/15/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was duck walking when he tripped to catch himself with his right hand, his right thumb hit the floor first causing a sprain to his thumb.