AFFINITY MINE — Accidents

Total: 339 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/20/2018 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bent over walking through the crosscut between #3 and #4 entries in the feeder line on 3 section when EE caught a damaged roof mat which caused a laceration on the left side of EE's neck...
03/08/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was traveling off of the section when ee noticed a roof fall in the #3 entry (neutral) in the intersection at 18 break along 3C Belts. This area is not considered an escapeway and is no longe...
02/24/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 178d lost Employee was unplugging a set of scoop batteries when employee lost balance and hit lower back on the corner of another set of batteries resulting in employee breaking transverse process. The employee...
02/16/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None As the foreman on #3 section was making faces, EE encountered that the top had fallen in a down cut in the #1 entry pulling bolts in the supported part of the mine roof. Both agencies were notified. N...
02/10/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Due to a power glitch two fuses were blew causing loss of power to the service hoist. No one was injured or trapped. All persons were evacuated and both agencies were notified.
01/25/2018 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee had just started a cut in the #5 entry on the #2 section with the continuous miner and as they raised the cutter heads close to the mine roof they saw a orange flame. No one was injured, powe...
01/19/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was roof bolting in the #4 face when a piece of rock fell from the mine roof knocking off hard hat. As the employee turned to get hat a second piece fell from the mine roof striking the emplo...
01/04/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading roof bolts on the roof bolting machine and as employee turned left handed employee's left forearm struck a roof bolt plate causing a laceration. Employee went to Raleigh General w...
12/11/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 11:40 a.m. an airway man identified a roof fall in the right return off of 1 section. Both agencies were notified and no one was injured. The stopping line was set over and all approa...
12/07/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE placed pusher steel under starter steel that was stuck in the hole; EE was turned away talking to foreman, and the starter steel fell out striking hand on the webbing of left hand, between the thum...
11/03/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None While dropping a rail car down the shaft the crane on the service hoist went down due to electrical issues in which prevented the hoist from being able to be used. All employees were evacuated in a ti...
10/28/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hitting on a stuck bit in the continuous miner when ee missed and struck left thumb with a hammer. Employee came outside and went to Raleigh General Hospital where ee received three stitc...
10/09/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found around 1:47 p.m. in the track entry at 6 break along 3C belt in the intersection at which the actual time of the fall is unknown. The roof fall extended into the crosscut going t...
10/05/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading full oil cans in the scoop bucket when ee felt a pop in left hand/elbow/forearm. Employee finished shift and then went to the hospital where they reported ee may have some ligamen...
09/28/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE stated was beating an oil can on a cinder block to get dried B Bond out and EE's hand slipped cutting thumb.
09/15/2017 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was operating the continuous miner in the #9 face loading a shuttle car when employee saw an orange flash near the top center drum area of the machine. No one was injured, power was knocked,...
09/01/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was roof bolting and was putting up a bolt in the last row and as they were operating the functions, a fitting came loose spraying hydraulic in the employees face area. The employee was weari...
08/18/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Due to a noise in the bull wheel on the service hoist the hoist was taken out of service for repairs. Both agencies were notified and all employees were evacuated. No one was injured or trapped.
08/15/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing shear pins in the feeder using a bar to foul the outer hub so ee could line up the holes and as ee proceeded to turn the coupling the bar slipped out striking the employee in the...
08/05/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee stated that they flopped the miner cable over & out of the way & felt a pain in their groin. Employee thinks they pulled a muscle in the groin area but finished the shift and reported the inc...
07/28/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None While a feeder was being loaded on the service hoist from the surface the crane went down in which not allow the service hoist to operate. The service hoist itself was not actually down just the crane...
07/14/2017 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was roof bolting in 6Rt. on 2 section on the offside of the roof bolting machine when EE asked the operator to toss EE a dolly socket across the machine. When the operator tossed the dolly so...
06/26/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a grinder when employee felt debris go under employee's safety glasses. Once the employee went home employee noticed a piece of metal was in employee's right eye. Employee went to t...
06/24/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was using the crane on the service hoist to pick up a shuttle car that was being transported outside when the crane on the service hoist went down. The actual service hoist was operational. N...
06/24/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pushing up a roof bolt with the roof bolting machine and as employee was guiding the roof bolt to the mine roof the plate caught the drill steel guide causing the plate to cock pinching e...
06/19/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 138d lost The offside roof bolter operator on 3 section in #2 entry was struck in the back of the right leg by a piece of rock while roof bolting. The operator was transported to Raleigh General Hospital where...
05/25/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting up on of the metal roof mats with the roof bolter and as employee was looking up a piece of metal fell behind employee's glasses and got in employee's right eye. The piece of meta...
05/14/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 11:30 p.m on 5-14-17 the section boss and safety person heard what sounded like a roof fall. As they started looking across the faces they observed a roof fall in the #5 entry. The ro...
05/12/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was roof bolting when a rock fell striking the employee in the left arm. Employee had a cut approximately 2 inches in length. Employee then went to Med Express where they received 4 sutures.
05/05/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Roof Bolter Operator was in the #6 entry bolting top and as the employee was putting up their last row of roof bolts a piece of rock fell out striking the employee in the nose area resulting in a frac...
05/02/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None On 5-2-17 at approximately 1:51 a.m. the service hoist went down due to power issues. No one was trapped or injured. Power was reestablished and the hoist is back up and running.
04/28/2017 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None On 4-28-17 at approximately 5:19 a.m. an employee was riding the service hoist when it went down due to electrical issues. The hoist then started running again and then went down for a second time due...
04/17/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 221d lost Employee was moving cable near the roof bolting machine when foot became lodged and as EE turned, EE twisted right knee. Employee is currently off work waiting on an MRI.
04/06/2017 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 10:18 a.m. an employee was grading bottom with a continuous miner in the 5Rt. face and saw a yellow/orange flame around the center drum. At this time everything was shut down. No one...
03/06/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a pry bar to take a tire off of a scoop and when employee tried to remove the bar it slipped striking them in the mouth chipping a tooth. Employee finished the shift and did not mis...
03/02/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 3Lt face while mining and when the roof fell in the cut it pulled one roof bolt that was located in the last row. No one was injured and no equipment was damaged.
02/22/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a 3' chuck bolt in a flyboard and as the employee was straightening the bolt employee accidentally hit the rotation on the machine twisting left wrist. Employee was seen by a d...
02/06/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee slipped near the #7 belt head rock box and twisted EE's left ankle. The employee was taken to Raleigh general hospital where an x-ray showed EE's ankle was not broken. The employee then had a...
01/30/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was mixing B-Bond to plaster a stopping with when B-Bond splashed under employee's safety glasses in employee's right eye. Employee received eye drops and antibiotic cream for employee's eye.
01/03/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hammering nails in the end of a piece of belt to make a splice when a piece of the hammer chipped off hitting the employee in the right hand between the index and middle finger. Employee...
12/13/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was jacking up a track rail when the rail slid off of the jack striking the employee in the shin area on left leg. Employee went to the hospital after the shift and x-rays showed no fractures...
12/12/2016 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None On 12-12-16 at approximately 4:55 a.m. an employee got on the service hoist to ride it to the surface. The hoist started moving towards the surface and when it reached the 100 foot mark the hoist stop...
12/01/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While drilling a hole to install a roof bolt a piece of rock fell from the mine roof striking the drill pot and breaking the rock into pieces. One of the pieces of rock flew under the employee's safet...
11/17/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Rock fell from top catching employees right index finger between the canopy of roof bolter and the rock.
10/21/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting in a top roller while moving belt when EE noticed that the belt clamp was stuck. When the employee reached down to free the belt clamp another employee grabbed the roller and caug...
10/18/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was getting a piece of rock off of the continuous miner and when ee tried to flip the rock in the pan it caught right ring finger and right pinky finger on right hand causing fractures to th...
10/07/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 5:10 p.m. the service hoist went down due to a malfunction in one of the relays causing the brakes not to release. All employees were evacuated to the surface in a timely manner. No p...
08/21/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was testing the emergency hoist when the hoist went down for a gate switch fault. All employees were evacuated immediately and no persons were trapped or injured. The hoist was back up and ru...
08/10/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was testing the emergency hoist with inspectors when the hoist went down for a slack rope sesor issue and the gatelock at the bottom of the shaft. All employees were evacuated immediately and...
08/09/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was testing the emergency hoist with an MSHA inspector when the hoist went down. After troubleshooting it was determined that a lightening arrestor had went bad. All employees were evacuated...