Aberdeen — Accidents

Total: 108 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/24/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was setting a timber using a jack pot. The timber broke and hit him, and the jack pot hit him in the head.
05/17/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost The employee was shoveling coal fines away from the rib when he slipped on the wet floor and hurt his back.
05/11/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Carrying a tow jack down to the longwall to put it in the back of a truck, he walked through a brattice curtain and couldn't see the rock prop on the other side, which caused him to smash his small ri...
04/17/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Raising monorail to hang on chains from the roof. EE rested the monorail on his head.
04/13/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING STEEL, MOVING & SORTING, WHEN A PIECE CAUGHT HIS GLOVE ON A SHARP EDGE, CUTTING HIS SMALL FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
03/18/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was cutting a ""flapper"" off the belt. The flapper was approx. 60' long and 14"" wide. He needed to cut it into shorter lengths so he could drag it out of the structure. He was cuttin...
03/15/2006 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost The employee was bending over getting dressed in the bath house and felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
03/08/2006 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None The shearer was cutting from the head to tail gate. The shearer was cutting to the bottom rock. At shield #109 the shearer operator saw flame on the headgate side of the shearer. The flames were ex...
01/29/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL FATALITY Fatal The Shearer operators had cut a taper from #40 shield towards the headgate. The headgate drum was just a foot or two from cutting through the headgate when a bounce occurred. The bouce blew coal thro...
01/14/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Afternoon Shift Shut belts off at about 3:20 to replace a bad roller. After the roller was replaced the belts were restarted and the beltmen checked belts as they were starting, all started down to #...
01/11/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None A bounce occured that disrupted ventilation. The face fan was displaced from the force of the bounce and had to be moved and ventilation re-established.
01/07/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost The Employee was standing by the pager phone on the headgate relaying information off the face to the surface. A bounce occurred on the pillar just outby the headgate controller. The impact of the b...
12/07/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was dropping miner cable off of the hangers. As he lifted the cable off the hangers, he slipped and fell back onto his elbow.
11/04/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The Employee was cleaning out for a timber (outby work area). A small piece of cap rock fell from the roof and struck him on the wrist. The rock cut his wrist and required 5 stitches.
10/13/2005 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None The continuous miner operator was attempting to make a cut. The coal seam had a rock spar running vertically through the face from 3 to 15 inches thick. A flame occured about mid cut and traveled to...
09/13/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost The employee was walking. He slipped and fell on a wet rock. He attempted to catch himself and injured his right shoulder.
09/09/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was assisting the miner operator in clearing some cap rock off the head of the miner. As they pushed, the cap rock broke and EE's hand slid along the edge of the rock. The sharp edge cut through...
07/28/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The graveyard longwall foreman came off the face to find the top from 25' inby the belt tailpiece to approx. 40 outby had fallen. The fall was approx. 18"" thick and did not exceed the anchor point o...
07/03/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost The employee was stepping through a Kennedy mandoor and as he shifted his weight through the door, his foot slipped on the wet surface and he twisted his knee.
03/24/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost The employee was washing the feeder breaker. He started to wash it off from the outby end of the feeder. The hose was pulling ?hard? but not stopped. He continued to pull the hose and wash, when th...
02/22/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost The Employee was roof bolting in the 12th East section. He was pushing a bolt to the roof using the head of the roofbolter. The roof bolt he was pushing bent smashing his finger between the roof bol...
12/26/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The employee was taking a load of blue Aqua-line into the 12th East section. The load made contact with the pipe that was already in place and the pipe that was already hung, broke free of the tie wi...
12/11/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE WAS SHOVELING COAL ON A BELT. HE WAS IN A BOX CHECK AREA AND THREW A LUMP OF COAL ON THE BELT. IT HIT A CABLE AND BOUNCED BACK OUT AND LANDED ON EE'S FOOT.
10/28/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was bolting the face in the 11th East section. He had put the bolt in the hole and run I up the first stage. He then dropped the head to insert the wrench between the head and the bolt head. As...
09/27/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was removing an axle from a Pod Duster with a 48"" pipe wrench. The pipe wrench slipped off of the axle and the employee's thumb was smashed between the pipe wrench and the frame of the...
09/09/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost EE REACHED UP TO CUT OFF A PIECE OF WIRE FROM THE ROOF AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK (ROCK LOCKING FOR MICON).
07/23/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured enmployee was operating a 975 Eicmo Tractor with a loaded trailer that was jack-knifed in the entry. In attempting to straighten out the units , the rib hit and a piece of coal rib struck t...
07/16/2004 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None The area of cutting and welding had been wet down, dusted with up to 4 inches of rock dust and fire retardant foam applied 15-18 inches thick. Project had been in progress about 3 hours (replacing hea...
07/09/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling ventilation tube from scoop bucket using a nylon strap hooked to roof mesh. The strap gave striking him on the left palm causing a laceration.
06/26/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was traveling down the face following the shear, a shield failed to move in on auto and he reset the controls moving the shield in. As he turned to walk away a piece of coal struck him on t...
06/21/2004 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Cutting with oxygen and aceteyline torches was being conducted on the tailgate cowl at shield 20, when a spark or slag igniteda bleeder in the floor under the shunck breaker.
06/08/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 216d lost EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 975 TRACTOR AND MOVING IT TO THE SURFACE WHEN HE HIT A POT HOLE JAMMING HIS BACK.
05/12/2004 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None At appro 1:00 AM May 12,2004 a non injury gas ignition occurred at shield # 114 area, When a mechanic welding a non-skid foot pad on the shield toe, ignited a methane pocket trapped in the lower enc...
04/15/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL IN TAILGATE OF 10TH EAST LONGWALL - CAUSING AN IMPASSABLE CONDITION - VENTILATION WAS NOT CHANGED.
04/12/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Weekly examiner found roof fall at IN BLEEDER Entries at 25 cross cut old #12 belt east side of Mine (2' x 5' high and 20' x 25' in size).
03/30/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was pulling 12/4 cable and it caught on a lump of coal, as he pulled harder the cable came loose and his right knee gave. He was examined by x-ray and an orthopedist and no medical treatmen...
02/17/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPERATING A CAN SETTER UNDER A FAKE ROOF SUPPORTED WITH TRUSS BOLTS. THE CHAIN BINDER HOLDING NO BOTTLE CAUGHT THE TAIL OF THE TRUSS BOLT, AS THE TAIL CAME LOOSE IT HIT THE EE IN THE RIGHT EYE...
02/12/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE CUTTING TIMBER WITH A TIMBER SAW, THE SAW BOUNCED OUT OF THE CUT GROOVE AND HE CUT HIS FINGER.
12/15/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None THE INJURED EE WAS WALKING FROM THE SECTION TRANSFORMER TO THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. AS HE WAS WALKING HE DISLODGED A 2' BY 2' SLAB OF COAL FROM THE RIB WHICH STRUCK HIS KNEE. NO CUTS OR BRU ISING OR...
11/23/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN THE BACK OF AN OPEN MANTRIP. AS THE MANTRIP PULLED OVER TO ALLOW ANOTHER VEHICLE TO PASS, A WIRE HANGING FROM THE ROOF STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT EYE. HE WAS W...
11/14/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE INJURED EE WAS JOINING TWO LENGTHS OF WATER HOSE. A SMALL ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN OPENINGS IN A WIRE MESH MAT AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING A CUT ON THE LITTLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND. SUTURES...
11/14/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE INJURED EE WAS OPENING A BUNDLE OF RESIN GLUE CARTRIDGES WHICH WAS LOCATED ON TOP OF THE ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. HE WAS USING A UTLITY KNIFE. AS HE WAS CUTTING THE OUTER PLASTIC WRAPPER, THE KNIFE S...
11/07/2003 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING SQUARE SETS ON BELT LINE AND A CHUNK OF COAL FELL AWAY FROM THE RIB STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT LEG.
08/13/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS A MECHANIC WHO WAS SENT TO REPAIR A FLETCHER ROOF BOLTING MACHINE IN USE IN THE EAST MAINS. AS HE WAS REMOVING THE HYDRAULIC FILTER HOUSING HIS HAND STRUCK THE FRAME O F THE M...
06/08/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE INJURED EE WAS HANGING THE ROOF BOLTER CABLE ON INSULATED ""J"" HOOKS AS THE BOLTER WAS BEING TRAMMED. AS HE WAS HANGING THE CABLE, IT BECAME TIGHT AND PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE CABLE AND THE E...
10/21/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED EE WAS SETTING A TIMER. THE CAP PIECE FELL OFF TIMBER AND STRUCK HIM IN MOUTH, CAUSING A LACERATION OF THE UPPER LIP. THE LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES.
08/17/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 91d lost THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING MOVE A LENGTH OF 1"" WATER HOSE TO A ROOF BOLTING MACHINE. THE HOSE WAS STUCK AROUND A CORNER SO HE PULLED HARD ON THE HOSE. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HOSE AND H E FELL...
07/30/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROOF BOLT IN A HOLE HE HAD JUST COMPLETED DRILLING. AS HE PLACED THE WRENCH ON THE HEAD OF THE ROOF BOLT HIS LITTLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWE EN THE...
07/11/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A PRE-SHIFT EXAMINER DISCOVERED A ROOF FALL IN AN INTERSECTION IN AN OUTBY AREA OF THE MINE. THE FALL EXTENDED ABOVE THE ANCHORAGE ZONE OF THE ROOF BOLTS.
12/10/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE TRYING TO STEP OVER A TOOL BOX-LOST FOOTING AND RAISE RIGHT HAND TO MAINTAIN BALANCE AND CAUGHT RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN SIDE SHIELDS WHILE IN MOVEOUNT-CATCHING RIGHT INDEX FINGER.