AFFINITY MINE — Accidents

Total: 339 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/16/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated he was operating his shuttle car and when he got out to turn around so he could change directions he stepped on a ledge twisting his right knee. He was diagnosed with a sprain/strain a...
06/09/2012 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 13d restricted Employee reported on 6/18/2012 he had been injured at the mine but did not report it. An investigation was conducted and the company does not believe an injury occurred at the mine. The report is to c...
04/28/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing drill steel due to it being stuck and steel pulled apart striking his left hand.
04/28/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pulling belt together to pin the splice slack came in the belt and the employee struck his right hand against the belt structure. The employee received medical treatment in the form of a splint/...
04/26/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Power outage occurred causing the fan to go off which led to the employees being withdrawn from the mine. Employees were evacuated from the mine via the primary escapeway elevator.
04/20/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 81d restricted Roof bolt operator was tramming roof bolt machine to a new place and the injured employee was walking approximately 25 feet behind the machine to spot for the roof bolt operator to ensure he did not t...
03/30/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The overtravel switch malfunctioned due to water from a wash down hose.
03/30/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The overtravel switch bracket became loose while maintenance was being performed.
03/19/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was constructing a seal and while removing gob from a seal site a small (softball size) piece of gob rolled off a pile of gob approximately 24 inches and struck the employee on the thigh area...
03/19/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a band from a stack of blocks and cut his finger.
02/24/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 9:30am on 2/24 the escapeway hoist computer displayed a fault setting. All persons were evacuated from the mine. No employees were injured or trapped due to the hoist incident. MSHA was notified of th...
02/20/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A insulator on our primary 46 kv power line broke in half causing a span to fall out of tension and contact the 12 kv secondary power line. This contact caused both the primary breaker located at AEP'...
02/01/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was crossing the tall piece and put his left hand down on a hot down-drill bit. This resulted in a 2nd degree burn to his left hand. He returned to his regular duty as a scoop operator on his...
01/25/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While setting jacks on the belt slope at the 600 ft. level the employee was struck by a piece of rock in the face that was softball size and had fell from the roof. This resulted in a contusion.
01/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was carrying 3"" lay-flat waterline to a pump in #4 entry near the shaft bottom when he felt pain in his lower back.
12/10/2011 MACHINERY ACCIDENT ONLY None The mine fan became inoperational at approximately 8:20am due to transformer issues. All employees were withdrawn to the surface immediately. Mine fan was put back into service on 12/10/11 at approxi...
10/18/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator was not stopping at correct location at surface and underground. The wire going to the proximity sensors was damaged. this was corrected 9:43 am 10-19-2011
10/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 77d lost, 10d restricted A crew was trying to assemble a belt drive system. Discharge boom needed adjusted to align into drive frame. While adjusting, the discharge boom dropped striking an employee's left foot (fracture).
10/05/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Service hoist became inoperative on 10/05/11 at approximately 12:05pm. Was taken out of service immediately. No employees were affected (no injuries or entrapments). The service hoist computer progr...
09/28/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A sensor malfunctioned and had to be replaced. Irwin replaced sensor and tested hoist. Placed back in service 9-29-2011
07/21/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator shaft was making contact with shaft wall at several locations between 70 and 200 feet from surface. This was deemed unsafe and taken out of service. Irvin const the installers of hoist reposi...
07/16/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Two 16' steel jacks were being moved from the bottom of shaft 1 to the rib by IEE and two other men when EE felt a sharp pain in his groin area. He continued to work and said that he would get it chec...
07/14/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted While installing a roof bolt with jack-leg drill (from under supported top), the opposite of side roof fell laterally across the entry. Material striking the drill caused the operator to be pulled for...
06/26/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator in shaft #1 was taken out of service by hoist operator due to brake problems. He notified EE and he began to make Phone calls to EE who sent field techs out and evaluated the situation. He al...
06/06/2011 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 41d lost, 26d restricted Bolt machine was tramming up entry 3 in rehab area F. Conditions were wet and slick and at an incline. As operator was tramming from deck employee seen cable in a pinch point and reacted by trying to...
05/27/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At 11:05 EE hoist man for Irvin Construction reported the elevator in shaft 1 was not functioning properly. We notified the underground crew and instructed them to start traveling outside by our secon...
04/16/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Medical reports indicate non-work related degenerative disc disease (spondylosis). Employee notified management on 3/7/12 that due to his condition he would be off work. Return to work date is unknown...
04/14/2011 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A argument ensued over how to do something in the mine. One miner grabbed the mining belt of the other and threw him down jumping on him in the process. The miner who was grabbed and thrown down suf...
03/21/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Injured employee was attaching steel pipe hangers to railcar. Employee's middle finger on right hand was caught in between the hanger and the muck car. The upper tip of his finger was split open, requ...
03/14/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting old track rail with O&A torches, when a piece of hot slag entered his left eye under his eye protection.
02/16/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Scaling left rib at approximately 1500 feet down slope, rib rolled out and fell down left leg causing deep scratches and bruises.
02/16/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Scaling left rib approximately 1500 feet down slope, rib rolled out and fell on lower left leg causing deep scratches and bruises (no fractured bones).
01/03/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE states he felt pain in his right shoulder after putting a broom finish on a concrete slab. EE received medical treatment and was placed on modified duty. He returned to work 1/4/11. There is no los...
10/18/2010 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee was installing resin bolts in browe of water ring. He was on level muckpile drilling. Strain/hernia.
10/08/2010 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None At approx 6:00am on 10/8/10, at the time of the preshift inspection, smoke and smoldering material was discovered at the previous shifts work area. The previous shift, which ended at 1:30am on 10/8/10...
06/12/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Employee was pulling drill out of hole, strained back.
05/18/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a piece of conduit with a torch and the conduit swung around and struck him in the face resulting in a laceration to the lip and possible tooth damage. The laceration was treated...
01/25/2010 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 13d restricted While painting I-beams in the shop EE attempted to clean the tip of a high pressure spray gun with his index finger. He inadvertently pushed the trigger which caused a small incision that allowed pain...
09/11/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was injured when a rub rail slipped off of a miner that he was repairing and struck his hand(L).