AFFINITY MINE — Accidents

Total: 339 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/18/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 112d lost EE stated that ee was putting on outside bolt when draw rock fell from top hitting ee in right side arm (mid bicep to mid forearm) & shoulder. Report from mine stated draw rock was approximately 24' l...
07/15/2016 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 136d lost Offside left bolt machine operator was installing outside bolt in 2nd row located on the right hand rib when the rib rolled striking the employee on right hand, right arm, and legs.
07/11/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None On 7-11-16 at approximately 8:30 a.m. the service hoist went down due to electrical issues. No persons were trapped or injured. All employees were evacuated to the surface in a timely manner. The Serv...
06/16/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At approx. 5:03PM an examiner conducted a functional test on the E-hoist and it would not work. All employees were evacuated from the mine immediately. No persons were trapped or injured during this i...
05/25/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None On 5-25-16 the service hoist was taken out of service due to showing signs of additional slack in one of the hoist ropes. Service Hoist was out of service from 5-25-15 to 5-26-16 where it was placed b...
05/21/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None On 5-21-16 the service hoist was taken out of service due to showing signs of slack in the hoist ropes. On 5-23-16 the hoist was placed back in service after Lakeshore had retensioned the ropes. No pe...
05/21/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Employee was cutting the belt with a gas chop saw. EE was standing on the belt when EE made a final cut through. The belt moved and employee fell; striking elbow on the roller frame. Supervisor was n...
05/05/2016 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost Employee was jacking up a flat car and as EE was in the motion of standing up EE felt a pop in the right knee. Employee then went to Raleigh General after the shift ended and it was determined EE need...
01/19/2016 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was examining a return stopping and turned around to walk back to the section and caught employee's left shoulder/back area on the end of a monster mat that was bent down slightly.
01/17/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was exiting a roof bolting machine when employee tripped and fell on employee's hand dislocating employee's left pinky finger.
01/06/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was located near the bottom of the Service Hoist on the motor side of the Service Hoist. EE and another employee were hooking up a draw bar to the locomotive and EE got EE's left thumb caught...
12/22/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 351d lost Employee (bolter operator) was located in the #6 entry on the #1 Section (003 MMU)and was walking ahead of a fletcher RRII bolt machine and was struck by the bolt machine as it was tramming through ve...
11/09/2015 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Employee was installing a roof bolt when the bolt became stuck inside of the drill chuck. The employee was going to lower the drill head when he accidentally hit the rotation lever causing the bolt to...
10/27/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Caught finger between a chain and tail pc.
10/20/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Employee was working on ventilation when his leg got tangled up in a piece of line curtain causing him to fall hurting his right knee. Note: employee returned back to work on 10-21-15 and worked until...
10/06/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Rock bounced off slope hitting employee in his right hand which caused a laceration that required 11 stitches. Employee was treated and released and returned to work on his regular scheduled shift. NO...
10/06/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At approx. 2:30AM the service hoist lost power due to a rat chewing a lead in too an causing a ground. The hoist was down approx. 70 minutes. No persons were trapped or injured. All employees were eva...
09/30/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At approx. 10:00 PM the service hoist became inoperable due to a blown fuse causing a single phase. The hoist was inoperable for approx. 150 minutes. No persons injured or trapped. All employees were...
08/24/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator indicated a fault during a dry run. All employees were notified to evacuate and fault was cleared and elevator was inspected and back in service at approximately 10:10am on 8/24/15. No person...
08/24/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While handling a 5 ton lifting jack his right ring finger became stuck in the foot lift arm portion of the jack. Employee was wearing gloves but x-rays revealed his right ring finger was fractured.
08/04/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a jack to rerail a flat car but the jack bar slipped out of the jack catching the employee on the right pinky finger. Slight fracture to right pinky finger along with stitches to r...
07/28/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hooking up a down drill near a section tailpiece and slipped and fell to mine floor landing on his left wrist. Caused a hairline fracture to his left wrist.
07/06/2015 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost The employee stood up from the kneeling position and felt a pain in his right knee. Employee was working on a rubber tired ride near the bottom diesel shop area. Employee finished his shift and return...
06/21/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Service hoist became in-operational due to power glitches. Hoist was inoperative for approximately 90 minutes. No persons injured or trapped. All employees safely evacuated in a timely manner.
05/15/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist crew was attempting to remove a diesel motor from underground via the service hoist. Overhead service hoist located on the service hoist stopped working. No equipment damage or injuries occurred...
05/01/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Escape elevator showed a fault during a weekly airway exam. Fault was trouble shooted and reset.
04/01/2015 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 10d restricted Employee was attempting to remove a jack to pull a loose rib that was dangered off. When jack came loose the rib fell striking the employee on the right leg. Hairline fracture to right leg.
03/25/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Drill steel was stuck together and while employee was pulling the steel apart it broke loose causing him to strike himself in the nose with his hand and drill steel.
03/25/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contract employee was finishing a job and while cutting belt with a utility knife his left was holding a piece of belt and his handing holding the utility knife slipped and cut his left hand below the...
03/19/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to straighten a bolt when his hand slipped off the bolt and employee's body fell forward and he caught himself with left hand causing a sprain to his left wrist. Received a wrist w...
03/13/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to remove a rock from the ATRS and as he shoved it off the ATRS his left hand was pinched between the top of the rock and the mine roof as it fell forward towards the face.
03/09/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a scoop to knock an old stopping and while knocking the stopping an object struck him in the head. Received stitches and returned to work.
02/26/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Guides malfunctioned during inspection, were readjusted.
02/20/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Extremely cold temperatures causing faults in Emergency Elevator. Ice accumulation also.
02/03/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred on the feeder line of the #1 Unit in #8 entry intersection approximately 3 stopping lines outby the right LOB at survey spad 4383. Height of fall was approximately 4-7...
02/02/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to change batteries on a scoop while working outby and the battery plug fell and struck his right middle finger. Employee finished his shift and received x-rays two days later...
01/22/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None An examination of the emergency escape facility was being conducted and after the upper level over travel test, the hoist malfunctioned and would not operate. During the troubleshooting process it was...
01/07/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was walking from service hoist to bath house and slipped and fell on his SCSR that was attached to his belt.
11/16/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist gates would not open...magnets would not release gates. Hoist functioned but would not allow persons to enter or exit. No employees trapped or endangered.
11/13/2014 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a shuttle car and was traveling the #3 entry to the CM on Unit 4. While traveling to the CM in the #3 entry he believes he hit a bump or irregularity in the mine floor on the of...
10/14/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Upon inspection of hoist it was taken out of service due to possible wear of the bull gear assembly.
10/14/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Employee was rolling out lay flat discharge waterline and took a step backwards and tripped over a 2 inch waterline and rolled his left foot... hyper extended his foot and caused a minor stress fractu...
10/13/2014 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Left CMO briefly saw an orange glow around the head of his CM and believed it could have been a small ignition. Investigation determined there was no evidence of a methane ignition.
10/05/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee stated he was pulling dust hose from the pod duster to the #3 belt line and felt a pain in his lower back. Strained a muscle in his lower back.
09/11/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During an exam a fault (relay mismatch fault) was observed. The depth indicator on the Allen Bradley screen appeared out of synch. Depth indicators were resynchronized to the proper settings. No pers...
08/29/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Overhead crane on the service hoist became inoperative. No employees were in danger. Hoist became operative at 6:36am. Was only inoperative for approximately 36 minutes. Hoist was fully functional...
06/21/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bending a bolt and the bolt slipped and struck his left hand and broke his pinky finger. Occurred on #4 Section in the #6 entry. Roof Bolt operator.
06/13/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was reported outby on Unit #2 Section. Fall occurred approximately two breaks outby the tailpiece in the intake.
06/07/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Service hoist did not malfunction. Crew was unloading supplies and was not able to jog the hoist to the bottom. Hoist was approximately 3 feet from the bottom. All employees were evacuated until ho...
06/02/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured removed a piece of grating at the surge bin area where coal was fed onto slope belt. He did this to drop a pump through hole by using a hoist. The slope belt shut down but the vibrator did not...