Yellowbush Mine — Accidents

Total: 70 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/07/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Fall was located in # 2entry on South Mains in the return, inby break 14 to 15 1/2. Fall was 120'long x 18' wide x 5' thick. Roof support was 5' torque tension bolts. MSHA inspectors investigated the...
07/02/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None EE was checking a pump at 1 west mains when he discovered a fall at 37 brk entry 7,8,9 in the xcuts. Roof fall is inby spad # 1271, # 9 entry. Roof fall is approx. 100' long X 19' wide X 8' to 9' thic...
06/08/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Foreman as walking the intake airway when a fall was dicovered @ 8:55 am. Location was break 15 #7 heading spad # 324. Fall was 65' long x 18 1/2' wide x 4' thick. Area was dangered off and cribs set...
05/05/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was at #3 x-cut on 2 left west mains. Fall was 18'w x18'L x 8' to 9' thick. Two cribs were set at all approaches to fall. Area had been bolted with 5' torque tension bolts. and spotted with...
04/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was hanging miner cable. When the miner cable started to be pulled, the hook on a rope hanger caught the web of his hand between his thumb and his index finger against the cable causing a cut/lacer...
04/08/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was at x-cut 11 in 1 West Mains in No. 4 entry. Fall was 20'W x 20'L x 5' Thick. Area was bolted with 5' torque tension bolts with A3 resin. Area was mined in 09/09.
03/26/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was at x-cut 30 in 1 west mains between no. 6 and No. 8 entries. Fall was 20'W x 100'L x 5' Thick. Set posts at all approaches to fall. Area was bolted with 5"" torque tension bolts with A3...
02/10/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall at No. 4 entry at spad 257 on 1 south mains. Fall was 18'L x 20'W x 2'5' thick, did not clean up fall-area dangered off. Fall was in a non mining area and no airway blockage. Area was bolted...
01/25/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall at No 2 entry between 20 & 21 x-cut on 1st left panel off of 1 west mains. Fall was 60' L x 20' W x 5' thick. Did not clean up. Cribbed & dangered off. Fall was outby section. No airway bloc...
01/13/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Individual was installing roof bolts when he was struck on the left wrist by a piece of drill steel. He suffered a nondisplaced hairline fracture to his left wrist. He did not cease work to his left w...
12/23/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall at No 5 entry between 15 & 16 x-cut on 2 south mains. Fall was 20' wide X 50' long X 5'-9' thick. Cleaned up fall and rebolted area. 10 day reporting window extended due to mine holiday and...
11/17/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall at No. 11 & 12 x-cut, No. 1 entry of 1st left panel off of 1 west mains. fall was 20'W x 70'L x 3'-6' Thick. Cribbed and dangered off area, will not be cleaned up. Area bolted with 5' torque...
10/20/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall at No. 11 x-cut, No. 9 entry of 1 west mains. Fall was 20' W x 35' L x 3' - 5' thick. Cribbed and dangered off. Will not clean up. Area bolted with 5' torque tension 3/4"" roof bolts. Immedi...
09/08/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was hanging a water line when he slipped and struck his head on the rib. EE suffered a laceration to the right side of his head, which required 4 sutures.
06/28/2009 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 170d lost EE states he was in a squatting position grinding metal, when he felt back pain and hip pain when standing. EE sought medical treatment on 7/2/09 and was taken off work by his treating physician.
03/06/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 336d lost The employee was unhooking a piece of pipe connected to the bucket of an excavator when the operator engaged the emergency stop lever so he could move the bucket. The operator didn't realize his leg w...
01/20/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee states that he was tramming up an incline with a beam on the forks of a forklift when the forklift stopped running causing brakes, steering & hydraulics to fail. The forklift rolled backwards...
12/01/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee states he felt low back pain while he was unloading a truck bed.
11/13/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was assisting in the installation of a jib on a 90ton crane, while standing on a ladder, the jib fell off the crane and onto the ladder, knocking the ladder over and the employee fell to the ground...
10/01/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 23d restricted Employee states he was getting steel beams ready for crane lift and felt low back pain/left leg pain when he bent over and lifted end of beam. He delayed seeking medical attention to see if pain would...