Oxbow Mining, LLCMining Incidents in 2000

A FALL OF ROOF OCCURRED 10' OUTBY THE 8 MONTH LONGWALL SECTION 010 TAILPIECE. THE FALL WAS 3 FT THICK 15 TO 18 FT WIDE AND 50 FT LONG. THIS FALL IMPEDED TRAVEL OUT THE SECONDARY ESCEPEWAY. THE AREA HAD TO BE RESUPPORTED AND BELT HAND WERE REPLACED.

HANGING CABLE IN MINER SECTION STANDING ON FORKS OF SKID STEER, WHEN OPERATOR ROLLER BACK FORKS, EE GOT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN SKID STEER AND FORK EXTENTION. THIS RESULTED IN AMPUTATION OF LEFT THUMB BETWEEN FIRST JOINT AND THUMB NAIL.

USING A DRILL STEEL TO RAISE A ROOF PAN ABOVE THE CANOPY OF THE ROOF BOLTER, CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN PAN AND STEEL. WENT TO LOWER CANOPY AND PUSHED CONTROL LEVER IN THE WRONG DIRECTION CAUSING F INGER BETWEEN CANOPY & ROOF POSSIBLE AMPUTATION OR SKIN GRAFTING.

PAIN IN GROIN AREA DID NOT SEEK MED ATTENTION UNTIL 2/28/01 REPAIR SURGERY FOR INGUINAL HERNIA

ROLLING BELTS ON PULLEY OF CRUSHER HE CAUGHT HISFINGER IN PULLEY.

STEPPING OFF X-OVER ON 12N BELT SLIPPED AND FELL HURTING HIS BACK. DIDN'T SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 10-5-00.

CARRYING JACKLEG THROUGH STOPPING DOOR, HE HIT THE DOOR AND JARRED HIS BACK.

HE STEPPED IN A HOLE WHILE CARRYING BELT TOOLS. TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 9/12/00.

AS HE WAS LOADING LOOSE TIMBER ONTO LOADER, A TIMBER ROLLED OFF THE PILE AND HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW.

MOVING TOOL BOX WITH LOADER, BOX WAS FALLING OFF LOADER; HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH TOOL BOX, FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 8/7/00.

CARRYING BACK BOARD PLATE OFF 7 NORTH BELT STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED KNEE.

WALKING DOWN A SLOPE, SLIPPED AND FELL TRYING TO BRACE HIS FALL W/RIGHT ARM AND TWISTED HIS WRIST.

TAKING OUT OVERCAST, STANDING ON LAST FLOOR PAN. FLOOR PAN KICKED OUT, EE FELL TO FLOOR. RETURNED TO WORK MISSED 6-16-00 WAITING TO SEE DR FOR EVALUATION.

MOVING ROCK OFF TOES OF SHEILDS IN LONGWALL, ROLLED ROCK OVER, SMASHING HIS FINGER. EIGHT STICHES TO CLOSE LACERATION.

INSTALLING TEMPORARY ROOF SUPPORT, WOODEN CRIB, ON LONGWALL FACE WHEN ROCK FELL OUT OF ROOF HITTING HIS LEFT ARM AND HAND. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THIS TIME.

WORKING ON HEADROLLER WIPER, WHILE PULLING ON THE WIPER, EE FELT A SHARP PAIN AND HEARD A POP IN HIS WRIST. HAD WRIST X RAYED AND RETURNED TO WORK MISSED 6-16-00 WAITING TO SEE 2ND DR FOR EVAL UATION.

REPAIRING BELT, BELT CLAMP SLIPPED HIT EE IN LEFT FOREARM. RETURNED TO WORK 4-9-00. RE-EVALUATED 4-10-00 THEN 4-14-00, MISSED 4-14-00 STILL NO DAMAGE FOUND.

REPORTED LOWER BACK HURTS WHILE SHOVELING. DIDN'T MISS WORK UNTIL 5-1-00. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THIS TIME.

BACK WAS HURTING AFTER 8 HOURS OF SHOVELING THE BELTS. WHEN HOME TO SLEEP - WOKE UP IN TREMENDOUS PAIN.

WALKING, STEPPED OM SOMETHING AND HYPEREXTENDED RIGHT KNEE.

USING CROSSOVER ON #11 BELT. TWISTED ANKLE WHILE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER.

LIFTING HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE, STRAINED LEFT BICEP MUSCLE. WORKED 1/24/00, 1/25/00. MISSED 1/26/00. THIS HAPPEDED IN 21 NORTH LW PANEL, 010 MMU.

THE RIB SLOUGHED AND WEDGED THE EE'S FOOT BETWEEN RIB AND PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

EE WAS LOADING RHINO RIDE CHAIN INTO THE BUCKET OF THE SCOOP AND HEARD HIS BACK POP.

WHILE CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE OVERCAST. HE MISSED A STEP AND LANDED ON HIS ANKLE.

WALKING IN THE MINE WHEN PAIN STARTED IN LOWER BACK AND RADIATED TO LEFT FOOT.

WHILE PULLING ON A DOLLY LOADED WITH A 55-GALLON DRUM OF ANTIFREEZE, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN.

PULLING SHIELD WITH MVH. HOOK ON PULL HARNESS FAILED, HITTING EE IN HEAD RESULTING IN BROKEN JAW BROKEN EYE SOCKET INTERNAL HEAD INJURY

WHILE SETTING 2ND ROW OF TIMBER THE MINE BOUNCEDCAUSING THE RIBS TO BLOW OUT AND SCALE OFF THE ROOF STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE, KNOCKING HIM DOWN CUTTING HIS FACE.

THE EMPLOYEE TRIPPED WHILE EXITING THE MANTRIP FELL FORWARD AND HIT HIS FOREHEAD ON THE DOOR.

BOLTING GRID TO ROOF IN TAILGATE, HE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN DRILL BOARD ON BOLT HIT A LOOSE ROCK ON TOP OF SHIELD WHICH FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOREARM CUTTING HIM & REQUIRING SUTURES