AFFINITY MINE — Accidents

Total: 339 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/30/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During routine maintenance the bull wheel bearings showed signs that they needed replaced. Hoist was fully functional...passed all required inspections. Bull wheel bearings were ordered and replaced...
05/12/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was working on belt drive and slipped and landed on his tailbone.
05/11/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee was walking on the motor side of a belt drive and stepped on a rock and twisted his right knee. Employee finished his shift.
05/09/2014 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Small brush fire was observed. At the time it was observed and called in, it was unknown if the fire was on mine property. Within a few hours it was determined the fire was not on mine property. Ca...
04/21/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing the part from forklift jacks to place on Service Hoist when the part slipped and caught his left hand breaking his pinky finger. Employee finished his shift and reported inciden...
03/31/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None While lowering supplies with the internal hoist the internal hoist quit operating, which would not allow the service hoist to be raised due to the supplies still be connected to the internal hoist. A...
03/30/2014 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working near 4 break on 4 Unit in supply roadway and was bent over walking and his left ear caught a roof bolt strap that was not firmly against the mine roof. Received 3 stitches to left...
03/27/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Brake system was not functioning properly, was taken out of service until repaired and passed inspection. No persons affected. Was fully operational at approximately 1130am on 3-27-14.
03/23/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Overtravel sensors were not functioning properly. Were repaired. Hoist was fully operational by 9pm on 3-23-14. No persons affected.
02/28/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 110d lost Employee was getting out of forklift when his foot got hung and as he was leaning forward to catch himself the incident occurred. Broke bone in his left wrist.
02/08/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a chain ratchet to pull together dust pipe that had came loose. While pulling the employee fell forward and hit his head (hard hat fell off when employee fell forward).
02/05/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting the top piece off of a plastic knee pad with a utility knife. Cut his index finger on his left hand. Required 4 stitches.
02/05/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Escape elevator was being operated to task train an employee on its use and the hoist would not run its full course. Crews were immediately evacuated.
02/02/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator operator ran the elevator (not for emergency use) and it would not travel all the way to the bottom. Crews were immediately evacuated.
01/31/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None When 7 day examination of hoist was tried the hoist would not operate due to ice.
01/06/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stepped off the diesel mantrip into 4-5"" of water near spad 260 at the elevator and twisted his right ankle. This is to report medical treatment in the form of orthopedic immobilization. (Cr...
12/28/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was sampling flowable fill concrete at the Affinity Mine. Sometime during his shift he was splashed on the chin by two specks of wet concrete and did not notice until he got home that night....
10/07/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Overtravel switch became inoperative on the service hoist.
09/06/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist became inoperative at approximately 1:45am. Surge Suppression warning was indicated. Hoist engineer reset fault and made several test runs with hoist prior to operation. Issue was resolved at...
07/09/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 245d lost Employee stated his back was hurting. Employee is a roof bolt operator. Loads bolt machine daily with bolt supplies, and installs roof support daily.
06/27/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 58d lost, 17d restricted While switching seats in his shuttle car the employee felt a pain in his left knee.
06/26/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was spot bolting and a piece of rock fell and struck his ring finger. Medical reportable. No lost days or restrictive days.
06/25/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The inter coder was not functioning and needed repaired. Hoist became in-operational at 6-25-13 5:10pm and was fully functional at 6-25-13 5:39pm.
06/17/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was hanging miner cable in the #5 Entry to clean and felt a pain in his back.
05/13/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was on ladder removing tin off hoist house walls. Gust of wind blew down house, employee fell off ladder injuring Right ankle and left wrist.
05/13/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Fireboss opened a mandoor and stepped through onto uneven bottom and his weight was posted on his left knee twisting it. Initial x-ray report showed no injury but he was told not to work until he got...
05/06/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Roof bolter operator was preparing to install an outside bolt in the row. He placed the bolt over his canopy and pulled down to bend it and felt a sharp pain in his lower left abdomen.
05/02/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Belt man was connecting a plastic rock dust line and the line slipped and started to slide down the slope. He lunged forward to grab it and felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen. He was diagnosed wit...
04/19/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Shuttle car operator parked his shuttle car and when he stepped out onto uneven bottom he twisted his left knee.
03/29/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 6:55 PM the service hoist seized to function. The mine was evacuated via the emergency hoist after the initial inspection did not reveal the problem. A piece of chain was found fouled...
03/26/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Roof bolter operator was spotting a bolt and as he straightened the bolt after starting it in the hole a piece of rock approximately 4""X5""X3/4"" thick fell and struck his left little finger against...
03/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While plastering a stopping the employee got plaster (B-Bond) under the plaster glove he was wearing on his right hand that extended up his forearm. The next day he told his foreman about the incident...
03/16/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None On March/16/2013 the (30) day hoist inspection was being conducted on the (19 man) hoist at the Affinity mine. During the inspection it was observed that the slack rope brake was not adequate to the m...
03/12/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Service hoist became inoperative. A positioning wire was damaged at the surface area of the hoist making the hoist incapable of landing in the required location on both the surface and the mine bottom...
02/19/2013 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal The shuttle car operator was shoveling the coal rib in the 5-6 crosscut on #3 section at #18 break. This was the 2nd open crosscut outby the face of #6 entry. The scoop operator turned from #6 entry b...
02/07/2013 HOISTING FATALITY Fatal Scoop operator placed the scoop bucket over the edge of the elevator/hoist to eject a trash insert. Inadvertent movement of the elevator/hoist raised the scoop upward and the scoop operator ended up u...
01/31/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 62d lost, 22d restricted Employee was standing at the corner of an intersection. An electrician went by on a 2-man ride going up the grade when the elect. tool box slid back and struck the tram pedal. The electrician switched...
01/24/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was traveling inby on the slope. He lost his footing and began to fall down and as he fell he struck his right hand on the belt and dislocated his ring finger at the middle joint. This is to...
01/20/2013 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 362d lost Employee bent down on one knee to take an air reading and felt pain in his knee. He went to the phone & went outside & was transported to the hospital.
11/06/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None On the above listed date at 9:30pm, a stray cat had entered into the load side of the fuses used to power the hoist in the secondary escape way causing electrical failure to the hoist. All workers wer...
10/17/2012 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Maintenance Foreman was watching coal come off the feeder and a piece of rock hit the belt and bounced up and struck his left thumb. He sustained a fracture to the distal bone in his left thumb. This...
10/02/2012 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee received a new knee brace on 10/2/2012 for pain to his right knee. The employee never reported an injury to the company and is no longer employed. This is to report medical treatment only...
10/01/2012 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was riding to the section on the mantrip and struck his head on the mine roof near #19 Block on #2 section in the roadway. At the medical facility he was diagnosed with a neck strain/spra...
09/05/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 45d restricted While using a chain hoist to pull slack in the 2-C belt take-up the eyelet attached to the take-up cross member broke and the miner was struck in his left knee resulting in a contusion. He was placed...
08/31/2012 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 11d restricted The employee stated he pulled groin muscle while getting up from his knees. The company does not believe this injury occurred at the mine. This is to comply with citation 9051012.
08/19/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At 10:50 pm the service hoist failed to operate in that the (sensor overspeed) had water in it making the shaft itself inoperative. All personnel in the mine was withdrawn, and both regulatory agencie...
07/30/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted While traveling to the section on the Rubber Tired Mac 8 Diesel powered mantrip the EE was thrown into the seat in front of him when the mantrip struck an embedded rail in the roadway causing it to st...
07/30/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 158d lost Employee was operating the #10 shuttle car, as he stepped out of the car to turn his body around he twisted his knee. Mine management was not aware of this incident until 07/31/2012.
06/29/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None On 06/29/2012 at 8:25 a severe thunderstorm moved through the area knocking the power at the Affinity mine. The power outage caused an interruption to the main fan and service hoist. All miners were n...
06/28/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 15d restricted Employee stated he was hanging flypads and turned towards his scoop and felt pain in his right leg. The company believes this injury relates to an injury that occurred on 6/9/12 that the company does...