Mining Incidents

Cyprus Orchard Valley Coal

Paonia, Delta County, CO  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0502898

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
70
Years on record
1983–1993
Latest incident
Jan 1993
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

70 on file

1993 · 1 incident

1992 · 1 incident

June 9, 1992 CO · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Cyprus Orchard Valley Coal Corp · Struck by falling object

A SMALL PIECE OF CAP ROCK FELL OUT OF THE ROOF AND STRUCK EE ON HIS RIGHT RING FINGER THE FINGER REQUIRED STITCHES.

1986 · 6 incidents

November 14, 1986 CO · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Struck by falling object

INJ ADJUSTING B5ADE ARM ON D-9 WITH OPEN-END WRENCHES.ADJUSTMENT ARM DROPPED ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

June 1, 1986 CO · Coal FIRE
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Accident type, without injuries

MINE FIRE OF UN8ETERMINED ORIGIN.FIRE DETECTED WITH COMPUTERIZED MINE-WIDE CARBON MONOXIDE SYSTEM.NO EMPL IN MINE AT THE TIME,ALL PORTALS WERE SEALED.

March 4, 1986 CO · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL OCCUR9ED ON FORWARD PORTION OF C/M IN THE MIDDLE PORTION OF A FINAL FENDER. BEFORE THE PULLER WAS SET-UP TO RETRIEVE THE MACHIN E A 2ND FALL COVERED TO THE BACK OF T HE OPERATOR S CAGE. NO ONE 4AS IN THE MACHINE AS THE CAGE BECAME BURIED.

March 1, 1986 CO · Coal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor ELECTRICAL
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

IN TROUBLE-SHOO7ING A FAN POWER OUTAGE THE TEST METER WAS NOT SET AT ADEQUATE VOLTAGE FOR INVOLVED VOLTAGE & THE INSULATION ON THE TEST LEADS BURNED AS THE VOLTAGE ACROSS THE FUSES WERE BEING TESTED. 3

1985 · 8 incidents

November 25, 1985 CO · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator MACHINERY
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Struck by falling object

INJ ROOFBOLTING3WHEN DRILL STEEL BECAME STUCK IN ROOF.AS INJ WAS BRINGING DRILL HEAD BACK UP TO DRILL STEEL,DRILL STEEL FELL OUT OF HOLE FINGER STRUCK BY STEEL AGAINST DRILL HEAD.

June 11, 1985 CO · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN STRUCK DRILL STEEL BY STRIKING IT WITH A STINGER. AS THE INJURED SWUNG THE STINGER HIS FINGER STRUCK THE STEEL RAIL ON THE SIDE OF THE EQUIPMENT.

April 23, 1985 CO · Coal FIRE
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A FIRE WITH FLAMES FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 HOURS WAS EXTINGUISHED AT THE 2 LEFT SEAL OF 3 EAST ABANDONED AREA. THE 3 FOOT THICK WOODEN SEAL BLOCKS WERE FOUND TO BE THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE.

1984 · 23 incidents

December 11, 1984 CO · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED & WITNESS WERE ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF A STOPPING & WERE COILING UP A CABLE THAT RAN TROUGH THE STOPPING. THE WITNESS PUSHED THE CABLE CONNECTOR TROUGH & IT STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE HEAD.

October 25, 1984 CO · Coal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED AND WITNESS WERE LOADING 7200 CABLE INTO LTD FROM A LARGE SPOOL WHILE THE SPOOL WAS ROTATING THE NIP BROKE LOOSE FROM THE COLLED CABLE AND FELL ONTO THE INJUREDS FOOT BEHING THE STEEL TOES ARTING OF HER BOOT.

October 2, 1984 CO · Coal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Struck by falling object

FOREMAN WAS BARRING DOWN A LOOSE RIB WHEN SOME TOP COALFELL STRIKING HIS PRY BAR AND IN TURN STRUCK HIS HAND.

September 11, 1984 CO · Coal ENTRAPMENT
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Accident type, without injuries

A ROOF FALL OCCURRED THAT COVERED THE C/M MACHINE AND TELETRAM HAULAGE UNIT. THE C/M MACHINE ANDOPERATOR WAS ENTRAPED FOR 7 HOURS THE TELETRAM OPERATOR RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND REPORTED ON SEPARATE 7000-1 FORM. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE MINER OPERATOR

September 11, 1984 CO · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS OPERATOR OF A T E LETRAM INVOLVED IN A ROOF FALL. HIS FOREHEAD WAS CUT WHEN HIS HARD HAT STRUCK AGAINST THE CANOPY

September 4, 1984 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS LOADING A 35 GALLON DRUM OF LUBE GREASE INTO A RACK ON THE LUBE TRUCK WHEN HE NOTICED AN OBSTRUCTION UNDER THE BARREL. HE HAD HIS HAND UNDER THE BARREL WHEN THE BARREL SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER

August 6, 1984 CO · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED & WITNESS WERE HANGING VENTILATION TUBING THAT WAS INSIDE AN LHD BUCKET. INJURED CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE TUBING & THE BUCKET.

July 29, 1984 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS INTO BATHHOUSE & WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE GRATING AT THE BOTTOM HE STATES HIS FOOT SLIPPED & TWISTED.

July 26, 1984 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS TAKING UP SLACK IN A TRAM CHAIN ON A TELETRAM WHEN SHE LOST HER GRIP AND THE CHAIN SLID FORWARD PINCHING HER FINGER BETWEEN THE CHAIN AND SPROKET

May 23, 1984 CO · Coal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS THROWING A C/M CABLE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF COAL AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE HAD RECEIVED KNEE SURGERY FROM A PRIOR OFF-THE-JOB ACCIDENT AND THIS INCIDENT MAY HAVE AGGRAVATED T HAT OLD INJURY

May 18, 1984 CO · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS SITTING IN MANTRIP W/ HIS HAND RESTING ON METAL SEAT OVER WHEEL. ANOTHER EE SAT DOWN ON SEAT & CAUGHT HIS FINGER W/ HIS CAP LIGHT.

April 24, 1984 CO · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL DURING PILLAR RECOVERY THAT COVERED THE C/M MACHINE. FALL OCCURRED DURING OUTBY FENDER RECOVERY IN LEAST OFF 1ST NORTH OFF 9 EAST SUBMAINS. X-CUT #12 AT ROOM #1.

April 6, 1984 CO · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Struck against a moving object

MANTRIP OPERATOR INADVERTEENLY STRUCK A HOLE IN THE ROADWAY THAT CAUSED THE INJURED TO BE THROWN TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE MANTRIP AND STRIKE THE FOOT REST ON THE FLOOR

February 29, 1984 CO · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL ON CONTINUOUS MINER MACHINE FORWARD OF CANOPY DURING PILLAR LIFT EXTRACTION. RIDER SEAM WAS VERY LOCAL TO THIS AREA. FALL OCCURRED IN 9 EAST/1 NORTH/MAIN ENTRY/CROSSCUT #6.

1983 · 31 incidents

December 29, 1983 CO · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED HAD LAID HIS DRILLING STINGER ON THE BOOM WHILE HE TILTED THE DRILL HEAD FOR A MECHANIC TO CHECK WHEN ROTATING THE DRILL HEAD BACK THE DRILL HEAD CAUGHT THE STINGER AND PLUNG IT INTO H IS MOUTH

November 22, 1983 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TELETRAM OPERATOR HAD LEFT C/M & ATTEMPTED TO TURN INTO ANGLED LAST OPEN X-CUT. INJURED PROCEEDED TO WALK TOWARDS MINER. TELETRAM MISSED THE TURN & W HILE ARTICULATING TO CLEAR CORNER THE INJ URED WAS CRUSHED AGAINST THE RIB.

October 27, 1983 CO · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Struck by falling object

CUTTING WIRE HOLDING STOPPING TOGETHER.WHEN STOPPING MOVED,CAP ROCK FELL.HARD HAT MOVED WHEN TRYING TO RUN AND CAP ROCK STRUCK SIDE OF HEAD.

September 26, 1983 CO · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED AND WITNESS WERE RAISING A TIMBER INTO PLACE WHEN IT STRUCK A ROOF MAT ANDA SMALL PIECE OF CAP ROCK FELL STRIKING INJURED IN LIP.

August 25, 1983 CO · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Accident type, without injuries

INTERSECTION IN XC #10 3 RT ENTRY OF 9TH EAST SUBMAINS THIS AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 6 FT POINT ANCHOR RESIN BOLTS AND FALL OCCURED AT ANCHORAGE

August 5, 1983 CO · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL IN 3 RIGHT RETURN OF 9 EAST SUBMAINS AT X-CUT 10.AREA OF MINE HAS RESIN BOLTS,POINT ANCHOR RESIN,TRUSS BOLTS STEEL ARCHES AND CRIBS.

August 2, 1983 CO · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Struck by falling object

ROCK DUSTING AND EMPL BETWEEN ROCK DUSTER MACHINE AND INTER. CORNER WHEN BOUNCE OCCURRED THAT COVERED EMPL WITH RIB SLOUGH AND TOP COAL.VERY QUICKLY A PIECE OF CAP ROCK ALSO FELL.

August 1, 1983 CO · Coal scoop car operator POWERED HAULAGE
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS OPERATING A TELETRAM WHEN A PORTION OF A LOOSE ROOF MAT CAME INSIDE THE CANOPY AND STRUCK THE OPERATOR

July 28, 1983 CO · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WASIN SQUATTING POSITION APPLYING TAPE TO A METAL KENNEDY STOPPING WHEN A PIECE OF CAP BOCK FELL AND STRUCK HIS EXTENDED ARM.

July 18, 1983 CO · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS SLIDING ROOF MATS FROM LHD BUCKET TO ROOF BOLTER WITHOUT WEARING GLOVES FINGER WAS CUT ON SHARP EDGE OF ROOF MAT EQUIPMENT NOT DIRECTLY INVOLVED

July 2, 1983 CO · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL AT X-CUT #9 2 RIGHT ENTRY OF 9 EAST SUBMAINS. AREA PREVIOUSLY BOLTED WITH RESIN POINT ANCHOR RESIN & TRUSS BOLTS WITH ADDITIONAL CRIBBING.

June 17, 1983 CO · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL AT CROSSCUT #12 OF 2 RT ENTRY IN 9 EAST SECTION AREA WAS BOLTED WITH POINT ANCHOR RESIN BOLTS AS PRIMARY AND FULLY TRUSS BOLTED AS SECONDARY

June 14, 1983 CO · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Accident type, without injuries

ROOF FALL AT CROSSCUT 13 1 RIGHT ENTRY OF 9TH EAST SECTION AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH POINT ANCHOR RESIN TRUSS BOLTED AND FULLY CRIBBED CRIBS WERE REMOVED TO ALLOW INSTALLATION OF STEEL ARCHES NO ONE WAS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA WHEN THE FALL OCCURRED

May 31, 1983 CO · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Fall from machine

INJ HAD JUST FINISHED DRILLING HOLE WHEN HE REACHED OUT FOR STEEL HE SLIPPED ON PODIUM AND BEGAN TO FALL HE REACHED FOR THE DRILL GUIDE STINGER AND DRILL STEEL FELL ON LITTLE FINGER

May 18, 1983 CO · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS INSTALLING A BOLT IN A HOLE THAT WAS GIVING HIM DIFFICUTLY. TWO PREVIOUS BOLTS BENT, SO HE WAS REACHING FOR FEED LEVER AND ACTIVATED THE ROTATION LEVER. THE BOLT BENT AND ROTATED A ROUND AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM.

May 2, 1983 CO · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING TRUSS BOLTS WITH DRILL HEADS ROTATED....ACCIDENTALLY ACTIVATED DRILL STEEL GUIDE CONTROL.

April 10, 1983 CO · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Accident type, without injuries

2 ROOF BOLTING MACHINES WERE LEFT PARKED IN AN AREA WHERE ADDITIONAL TRUSS BOLTS WERE BEING INSTALLED ON SAT. ROOF FALL COVERED ONE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE & A SMALL PORTION OF THE OTHER. THE E AST SECTION, 1 RIGHT ENTRY X-CUT #12.

March 30, 1983 CO · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS HANGING VENTILATION FROM LHD BUCKET WHICH WAS ON THE FLOOR. THE OTHER END WAS IN PLACE AND WHEN THE LHD OPERATOR TRAMMED FORWARD THE INJURED\S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TUBING ANDTHE LHD BUCKET.

March 10, 1983 CO · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED STEPPED OFF THE MOBILE ROCK DUST MACHINE ONTO UNEVEN FLOOR AND SPRAINED HER ANKLE

February 23, 1983 CO · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator MACHINERY
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILL STINGER HAD SLIPPED OFF BOLT. AS HE WAS GUIDING IT BACK TO THE BOLT, HE PULLED THE DRILL GUIDE LEVER INSTEAD OF THE FEED LEVER. HIS THUMB WAS CAUGHT BY THE DRILL GUIDE JAWS.

February 9, 1983 CO · Coal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) MACHINERY
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN HIS DRILL STEEL BECAME STUCK IN THE ROOF HE THOUGHT IT WAS STUCK ON ROOF MAT AS HE REACHED FORWARD TO REMOVE DRILL STINGER THE DRILL STEEL COOLED AND FELL STRIKI HIS HAND

February 8, 1983 CO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF STEEL AND THE STEEL SLIPPED OFF THE GRINDING DISK, RESULTING IN THE BACK OF THE INJURED HAND STIKING THE GRINDING WHEEL. THE TOOL REST WAS PROPERLY ADJUSTED AND THIS STOPPED THE INJURY FROM BEING MORE SERIOUS.

February 4, 1983 CO · Coal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Accident type, without injuries

SERIES OF GOB FALLS RESULTED IN PILLAR LINE COVERIG FORWARD PORTION OF C.M. IN 2ND WEST,3 LEFT ENTRY,X-CUT 12.NO ONE WAS IN MACHINE EXCEPT WHEN CUTTING HEAD WAS COVERED AS A PILLAR SPLIT WAS C UT HALF THROUGH.

January 13, 1983 CO · Coal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Fall from ladders

INJURED WAS STANDING ON A LADDER ABOUT 2 1/2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR WHILE CRIBBING OVER STEEL CROSSBARS. LADDER SLID AND EMPLOYEE SLID DOWN WITH LADDER, THUS FRACTURING HIS HEAL OF HIS FOOT

January 5, 1983 CO · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator MACHINERY
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Struck by falling object

THE ROOF MAT INSTALLED ON THE TRS PAN SUPPORT RACK FELL AND STRUCK THE INJURED ON THE HAND INJURY WAS NOT DIANOSED UNTIL AFTER THE SHIFT

January 3, 1983 CO · Coal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator MACHINERY
Colorado Westmoreland Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED HAD JUST PUT ROOF PAN AND TRS AGAINST ROOF AND WAS POSITIONING DRILL HEAD WITH THE STINGER STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH HOW THE INJURY OCCURRED IS UNKNOWN