Agustus — Accidents

Total: 53 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/19/2012 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 235d lost The man was tramming the continuous mining machine from an entry into a crosscut when a rib rolled out and struck the man on the back.
07/03/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 7A return air course at station number 1655. The fall was approximately 25 feet long x 18 feet wide x 7 feet high.
04/05/2012 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The man was walking down the entry when he struck his ear against a metal roof strap lacerating his ear. Report filed for Medical Treatment Only ( 1 suture)
03/07/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 122d lost, 123d restricted The man was stepping off a belt crossover when he lost his footing and twisted his ankle.
02/29/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted The man was riding on the mantrip toward the surface at the end of the shift. While making a turn, the operator turned the mantrip close to the rib causing the man's arm to be pinched between the rib...
12/28/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted The man was rolling a piece of rock off of the shuttle car cable reel cover when it slipped and pinched his finger.
11/29/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 498d lost, 12d restricted While lifting crib blocks, the man felt a pain in his lower abdomen.
10/13/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The man started to drill a bolt hole when a piece of scale fell and struck the man on the lip. Report filed for Medical Treatment Only(stitches)
06/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The man was moving the sailboat structure on the belt line when the structure shifted and pinched the man's finger between the sailboat and rigid belt structure. Report filed for Medical Treatment On...
10/27/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The man was roof bolting when a piece of roof rock fell and struck the man on the lip. Report filed for Medical Treatment Only (stitches)
10/21/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 17d restricted The man was riding on a personnel carrier as a passenger. As they approached a run through check, the man raised his foot to deflect the check. The man's foot contacted the roof causing his leg to jam...
10/06/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The man was hanging a power cable. The man assisting him was sitting on a personal carrier and inadvertently struck the tram pedal and the carrier moved. The man's rt. leg and lt. hand were caught bet...
06/03/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred at survey station 2069 which is adjacent to B2 belt drive. The fall was approximately 20 feet long x 20 feet wide x 9 feet high.
02/22/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The man had a coal chain laying on the mine floor and was installing a new flight. While hammering a pin throught the flight, a piece of coal flew up and into the man's eye and scratched the eye.
01/13/2010 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost The man was conducting an examination at the face. As he turned around he struck his ear against a roof strap.
10/26/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The man was jacking belt structure when the jack slipped and man lacerated his finger. Note: report filed for medical treatment only (stitch).
10/24/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost The man was lifting a roof bolter head when he felt a pain in his let side.
10/07/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost EE was tramming a scoop tractor when the machine ran over an uneven bottom causing the machine to bounce and the EE struck his hard hat against the roof.
09/20/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost The EE was moving the rear end of a personnel carrier when he felt a pain in his abdomen.
09/08/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 492d lost, 76d restricted EE was pushing rock off of a shuttle car when he felt a pain in his shoulder.
08/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost The man was connecting a rock duster to a battery powered cart when he felt a pain in his low back.
06/09/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost The man was cutting a seal off of a bucket, when the knife slipped and he cut his finger.
05/30/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The man was trimming a belt clip off when the knife blade broke and his forearm slid over the blade. The man received stitches in his arm. Report filed for medical treatment only.
02/26/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 201d lost The man was moving a water pump when he felt a pain in his right shoulder.
02/19/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost The man tripped on the steps in the lamp house. While falling, the man struck his hand on the check-in board and lacerated his hand.
02/13/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost The man was attempting to remove a drill steel from the roof when he pinched his finger between the drill head and the roof.
10/07/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost The man was stepping off the mantrip when the operator inadvertently trammed the mantrip forward. The man twisted his legs causing a muscle strain.
08/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost The man was carrying a post when he felt a pain in his back.
07/30/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost EE was removing a roof drill steel out of bolt hole and felt a pain in his groin.
11/17/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 141d lost The man was pulling the trailing cable from the cable reel of the roof bolter when he slipped and twisted his knee.
11/09/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The man was lowering the stab jack when his left foot slipped and was struck by the jack. Medical treatment only.
12/14/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost The man was walking up the entry, when his right knee gave way and twisted.
09/12/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost The man was moving belt structure when he slipped on wet bottom and felt a pain in his left groin area.
09/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost The man was pulling on a belt roller that was stuck in mud. While pulling the roller, it broke free, causing the man to jerk. The man felt a pain in his right groin. The man continued to work until 9/...
07/21/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost The man was exiting the scoop tractor when he tripped and fell to the bottom striking his left elbow and lacerating it.
06/07/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The man was bending a roof bolt on the side of the roof bolter machine when the roof bolt slipped causing the man to lose his balance and strike his forehead on the machine. Report filed for medical t...
05/05/2006 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost The man was walking when he struck his left upper back against a roof bolt. He continued to work until 5/10/06 at which time he reported off work.
04/12/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost On 4-17-06, the man reported that on 4-12-06 he felt a pain in his lower back while lifting belt structure.
02/22/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 330d lost Employee stated the bridge operator bumped the tail of the low belt while backing up. The low belt framework moved and the framework struck his elbow.
02/15/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost While lifting the top plate off of stabilizer jack on continous miner, the plate slipped and caught the man's finger between the plate and swivel shaft that is attached to the top plate.
02/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While lifting a heavy iron bar to hang a roll of conveyor belting, employee felt sprain to middle of lower back. He went for treatment 2-2-06, received medication, returned 2-3-06.
12/29/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING WATER HOSE FOR MINER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING RIGHT ELBOW ON 4"" HARD WATERLINE CAUSING BRUISE. EMPLOYEE MISSED FIRST DAY ON 1/2/06.
10/19/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost EMPLOYEE WAS USING ROCK BAR TO REMOVE FROZEN BOTTOM ROLLER LEANING AGAINST BOTTOM ROLLER STRUCTURE. STATES HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LEFT RIB AREA. SOUGHT TREATMENT ON 10/26/05.
09/21/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE WALKING IN FACE OF #5 ENTRY. WEST MAINS WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET MUDDY SIDE OF PITCH AND FELL ON SELF RESCUER.
09/06/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost While riding out of mine from daylite shift mantrix was backing up when operator foot slipped off brake. Mantrip struck rib. Two days later employee said he felt dizzy wen to doctor. He stated he had...
08/30/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost While moving a length of miner cable, employee felt sprain to left shoulder.
08/19/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost While operating roof bolter employee dropped drill boom on right knee causing large bruise with contusion.
08/10/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost WHILE REACHING BEHIND ROOF BOLTING MACHINE TO MOVE TRAILING CABLE. HIS LEFT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN BOLTING MACHINE AND RIB. HE RECIEVED INJURY REQUIRING 4 STITCHES
06/27/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost While carrying can of hydraulic oil handle on can broke throwing employee of balance, causing him to injure back.
02/14/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 61d lost When using hand tools employee experiences pain in right wrist and fingers. Diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome.