10A Mine — Accidents

Total: 70 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/02/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL MEASURING 70' LONG, 19' WIDE, AND 5.5' THICK WAS FOUND DURING AN EXAM IN THE NO.3 NUETRAL ENTRY. THE FALL WAS LOCATED 2 BREAKS INBY THE 46534 SURVEY STATION AND 1350 ' FROM...
10/02/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL MEASURING 50' LONG, 20' WIDE, AND 5.5' THICK WAS FOUND DURING AN EXAM IN THE NO.2 NUETRAL ENTRY. THE FALL WAS LOCATED 2 BREAKS INBY THE 46927 SURVEY STATION AND 1075 ' FROM...
08/11/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS FOUND INT HE INTAKE ENTRY #7 APPROX. 300 FT OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION.T HE FALL OCCURRED DUE TO LAMINATED SLATE INTERMIXED WITH COAL STREAKS AVOE THE 4' RESIN RO OF BOLT...
08/08/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNPLANNED ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE NO.3 NEUTRAL ENTRY 725' FROM THE ACTIVE SECTION THE FALL OCCURRED IN A 4 WAY INTERSECTION AND MEASURED 30' WIDE BY 18' LONG BY 6' THICK. THE FAL L OCCURRED...
07/25/2003 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted WHILE EE WAS RETRIEVING A HYDRAULIC COUPLING FROM HIS TOOL BOX HE WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD AND STRIKING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TOOL BOX. THE EE SUFFERED LACERATIONS TO HI S FOREH...
07/17/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL MEASURING 70' IN LENGTH, 19' WIDE AND 5.5' THICK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE NO. 7 INTAKE ENTRY. THE ROOF FAILED DUE TO UNDETECTABLE SUBNORMAL CONDITIONS ABOVE THE 48"" RESIN ROOF BOLTS. THE ARE...
07/17/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL MEASURING 80' LENGTH, 20'WIDE AND 5.5' THICK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE NO.1 RETURN ENTRY. THE ROOF FAILED DUE TO UNDETECTABLE SUBNORMAL CONDITIONS LAYERED SHALE ABOVE THE 48"" RESIN ROO F BOLT...
05/20/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS STRUCK BY A ROOF BOLT PLATE ON THE LEFT ELBOW AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SEAT THE BOLT IN THE BOOM. EE SUFFERED A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED (3) SUTURES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
04/29/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #1 RETURN ENTRY DURING AN EXAMINATION. THE FALL MEASURED 40' LONG X 18' WIDE X 4.5' HIGH. THE FALL OCCURRED DUE TO STREAKS OF COAL & SHALE ROCK ABOVE THE PERM ANENT 4...
03/20/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE #2 SE MAINS BETWEEN THE #4 AND #5 ENTRIES TWO CROSSCUTS TO THE LEFT OF SPAD 45094. THE FALL MEASURED 38""LONG X 19'WIDE X 4-5'THICK. 4'RESIN ROOF BOLTS AS WELL AS 5'...
02/13/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost EE COMPALINED TO SEVERE PAIN IN THE LOW BACK AFTER TURNING HIS UPPER BODY. HE DID NOT REPORT ANY EVENT TO DESCRIBE CAN ACCIDENT NO INSTANCE WERE DISCOVERED DURING THE INVESTIGATION WHICH WOULD CAUSE A...
01/24/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING TIME 9-12-03 FROM CHRONIC BACK AND NECK PAINS SINCE AN ACCIDENT ON JAN 24, 2003. ON THAT DAY EE WAS LOADING ROOF BOLTING SUPPLIES FROM A SCOOP WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN THE LOW BAC...
08/06/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING COAL FROM THE MINER WITH A COAL HAULER JUST AS HE LEFT THE MINER HE RAN OVER A LEDGE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BOUNCE UP INTO THE CANOPY. HE WORKED UNTIL 8-19-02. THE DR TOLD HI M TO ST...
07/14/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY, 100' INBY SURVEY STATION 42498. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 60' LONG X 18' WIDE (THE HEIGHT WAS UNDETERMINED). THE AREA OF FALL WAS EXPERIENCI NG ADVE...
07/08/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost A LARGE PIECE OF ROOF ROCK WAS LOADED ONTO THE UNAHAULER DURING THE MINING CYCLE AND WENT DOWN BEHIND THE RAM OF UNAHAULER, PREVENTING THE RAM FROM RETRACTING. THE FOREMAN GOT UP IN THE HAULE R AND AT...
06/17/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CRIB BLOCK FOR LEVERAGE TO MINE A BATTERY STAND BACK FROM COAL RIB, FELT PAIN IN NECK AND CHEST AREA.
06/05/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN AN AREA UNDETECTED GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX 18' WIDE BY 6 1/2' HIGH BY 120' LONG . IN THE #8 ENTRY INTAKE 60' IN BY SPAD #42430 AND EXTEND...
05/30/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost EMPLOYEE WAS ASSITING TO MOVE ROOF BOLTER AND WHEN THE TRAILING CABLE REEL ENGAGED THE CABLE STRUCK THE EE ON NECK AND SHOULDER. THIS EE STARTEDMISSING WORK 6-11-02 AND DIDN'T INFORM MANAGEMEN T. HIS...
05/04/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER, DRILLING A HOLE. A PIECE OF UNBOLTED ROOF FELL NEAR HIM. HE TURNED QUICKLY AWAY FROM HE FALLING ROCK, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.
05/02/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING A PIECE OF CURTAIN. WHEN HE FINISHED HE TURNED AROUND AND RAN INTO THREADS OF A PAINT ANCHOR BOLT.