Air Quality #1 Mine — Accidents

Total: 597 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/15/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND ON THE 1L4W PANEL IN ENTRY #5 AT X-CUT 26-27. THE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS WEAK LAMINATED SHALE AND STACK ROCK. THE INCIDENT CAUSED THE PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY TO BE RE-ROUTED ARO UND THE...
07/15/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 1R3W PANEL IN ENTRY #4 AT X-CUT 37-38. THE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS WEAK LAMINATED SHALE. THIS FALL COVERED THE 2A BELT LINE. IMMEDIATE ACTION WAS UNDERTAKEN TO CLEAN UP THE F...
07/10/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 3W AT X CUT #46 IN ENTRY #5. THIS FALL WAS CAUSED BY WEAK LAMINATED SHALE AND STACK ROCK. THIS FALL WAS LOCATED ON THE 3W ROADWAY. THE ROADWAY WAS RE ROUTED AROUND FALL ARE...
07/09/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 1R3W, ENTRY #4, X-CUT 23-24 ALONG SIDE THE 2A BELT LINE. THE FALL MEASURED 15'LONG, 8'WIDE AND 2-4'HIGH. THE ROCKS BLOCKED THE TRAVELWAY ON THE RETURN SIDE OF THE BELT. THE...
07/02/2003 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None OUR ELEVATOR AT OUR HART ST. PORTAL BECAME INOPERATIVE AT AROUND 3 PM BECAUSE OF AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. A SET OF CONTACTS RELEASING THE BRAKING SYSTEM DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY CAUSING THE BRAKES T...
07/01/2003 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 34d lost EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. HE HAD INSTALLED HIS RIB PIN & WAS GETTING READY TO INSTALL CENTER PIN. HE GRABBED HIS STEEL OFF OF THE OPERATORS TRAY, FAST FED HIS DRILL POT DOWN &...
06/27/2003 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None OUR ELEVATOR AT OUR HART ST. PORTAL BECAME INOPERATIVE AT 12:00 P.M. BECAUSE OF AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. A COIL ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE BRAKES TO DRAG. THIS CAUSED A CONTROL...
06/25/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. HE HAD STARTED TO DRILL A HOLE WHEN HIS DRILL STEEL CLOGGED UP. HE HAD APPLIED TOO MUCH PRESSURE TO THE STEEL, AND IT BENT WHEN IT CLOGGED. HE WAS IN T...
06/19/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost WHILE PLASTERING A STOPPING, EE GOT PLASTER IN HIS EYE. EE RINSED HIS EYE OUT WITH WATER BUT IT WAS STILL BURNING.
06/04/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CAROLYN RECEIVED A LACERATION TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HER HEAD WHEN THE CHAIR SHE WAS SITTING IN FLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HER AND SHE HIT HER HEAD ON A DESK . SHE HAD BENT OVER TO TIE A SPECIAL MEDI CAL BOO...
06/04/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 1R3W PANEL AT X-CUT 29, ENTRY #5. THE FALL COVERED THE HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE, TELEPONE & AMR CABLES. THERE WAS NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS WEAK LAMIN ATED RO...
06/03/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost EE STATED THAT THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN HE WAS WALKING BACK TO HIS COAL HAULER AFTER WORKING ON THE FEEDER. HE WALKED OVER SOME RUTTED BOTTOMS AND SLIPPED AND SPRAINED ANKLE. HE STARTED OPE RATING...
05/06/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 1L4W PANEL AT X-CUT 5-6 IN ENTRY #6. THE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS WEAK LAMINATED SHALE. THIS WAS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UNDETECTED SLIP. WE ARE NOT SURE OF THE EXACT TIME OF THE F...
05/01/2003 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE WAS DRIVING A COAL HAULER AT THE TIME OF THE THIS INCIDENT. HE WAS TURNING THE CORNER TO PULL UP ON THE FEEDER. HE THINKS HIS TIRE ON THE TRAILER STRUCK THE CORNER OF THE RIB. WHEN THE TIRE HIT THE...
04/15/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CARRYING A ROOF STRAP WITH OTHER EE TO THE FRONT OF THE ROOF BOLTER FOR INSTALLATION. THE ROOF STRAP CAUGHT ON SOMETHING AND STOPPED HIS FORWARD PROGRESS. THE STRAP STRUCK HIM IN THE MO UTH CHI...
04/10/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS LOADING BOLTER AND WALKED INTO A STRAP HANGING DOWN FROM ROOF. HE HAD BEEN LOADING SUPPLIES ON THE ROOF BOLTER AND HAD DODGED THIS STRAP NUMEROUS TIMES. HE FORGOT IT WAS THERE AND WAL KED INTO...
04/09/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO VALUE FOUND None EE STEPPED OUT OF HIS HAULER WHILE CHANGING BATTERIES AND STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
04/01/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 1L4W RETURN AT X CUT 21 IN @2 ENTRY. THE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS WEAK LAMINATED SHALE ASSOCIATED WITH A SLIP.
03/05/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 3MN IN ENTRY #3 AT XCUT 10. THE ROOF FELL ON THE BELT IDLING 3 PRODUCTION UNITS. THE FALL WAS CAUSED BY WEAK LAMINATED SANDSTONE, A COAL RIDER AND WATER SEEPAGE.
03/01/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost TWO EMPLOYEES HAD JUST FINISHED BOLTING THE FACE OF #4 ENTRY. THEY BACKED THE BOLTER UP NEAR THE LAST OPEN CROSSCUT. ONE GOT OUT OF THE OPERATOR CAB AND WAS WALKING TOWARD THE FACE WHEN A ROCK 34"" LO...
02/14/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost EE WAS OPERATING A ROOF BOLTER AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. HE STATED THAT HE HAD SWUNG THE BOLTER BOOM OUT TO PUT UP THE RIB PIN AND AS HE POSITIONED HIMSELF TO INSTALL THE BOLT HE SLIPPED O N SOME...
02/13/2003 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO VALUE FOUND None TRIPPED ON ROCK WHILE GOING TO BELT LINE TO HELP MOVE BELT. A ROCK GAVE WAY AND TWISTED LEG, INJURJING LEFT KNEE.
02/01/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 2R3R2MN PANEL IN ENTRY #3 AT X-CUT 24. THE FALL WAS CAUSED BY LAMINATED SANDSTONE ASSOCIATED WITH A COAL RIDER.
01/29/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO VALUE FOUND None A LOAD OF ROOF STRAPS HAD BEEN LOWERED TO THE BOTTOM. THE HITCH HAD BEEN LEFT OUT OFF THE FRONT OF THE SUPPLY TRAILER. THE ROOF STRAPS WERE HANGING OVER THE FRONT OF THE TRAILER BLOCKING ACCES S TO TH...
01/28/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 3MN INTAKE AT THE #1 ENTRY X-CUT 16. THE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS WEAK LAMINATED SANDSTONE.
01/28/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 3W RETURN BETWEEN X-CUT 2S AND 2G IN #3 ENTRY. THE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS WEAK LAMINATED SHALE. THE AREA AND X-CUTS IN THIS AREA HAD BEEN CRIBBED DUE TO OTHER FALL I N THE A...
01/15/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CUTTING OPEN A GLUE BOX THAT HAD BEEN PLACED ON THE BOLTER TRAY. HE WAS USING AND CUTTING TOWARD HIMSELF WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS FOREARM. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION REQ UIRING...
12/13/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost EE WAS CHECKING THE CONDITION OF THE FACES ON #3UNIT AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. HE HAD JUST ARRIVED ON THE SECTION AND WAS PERFORMING HIS ON SHIFT EXAMINATION OF THE FACES. A ROCK MEASURING 8' BY 2...
12/06/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED CUTTING #7 ENTRY AND WAS TRAMMING THE MINER ACROSS THE LAST OPEN XCUT TO #4 ENTRY. HE WAS STANDING BEHIND THE BACK BUMPER OF THE MINER AS HE MOVED IT. AS HE STARTED TO MOVE...
11/27/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. A ROCK FELL & LANDED ON THE CANOPY OF THE BOLTER. AS EE STARTED TO RUN AWAY FROM THE BOLTER HEPLACED HIS HAND ON THE TRAY & A PIECE OF THE ROC K BROKE...
11/19/2002 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE AND OTHER WERE CHANGING THE FEMALE BATTERY PLUG RECEPTACLE ON A SET OF #18 COAL HAULER BATTERIES. HE HAD CONNECTED THE POSITIVE LEAD AND WAS CONNECTING THE NEGATIVE LEAD. HIS RATCHET AND EX TENSION...
11/18/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BACK TO THE MINER FROM THE SECTION TOOLBOX. AS HE WALKED BESIDE A COAL HAULER THAT WAS STOPPED IN THE ENTRY, TWO ROCKS FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF STRAPS. ONE ROCK KNOCKED HIS HARD HAT...
11/18/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 160d lost EE AND OTHER WERE MAKING A SPLICE IN THE 1W BELT. OTHER WAS HITTING THE PLUNGER ON THE SPLICE MACHINE WITH A 2 1/2 LB HAMMER. EE REACHED UP WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO CHANGE THE PLUNGER AS EE WAS O NT HE D...
11/18/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS STANDING BETWEEN 2 PALLETS OF ROCK DUST. WHEN ONE OF THE PALLETS WAS MOVED IT PUSHED A BOARD AGAINST HIS FOOT PINNING IT AGAINST THE OTHER PALLET.
11/14/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost EE WAS WALKING AND EXAMINING BELTS AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. HE STATED THAT HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE AND FELL AT X-CUT 13-14 ON THE 1W BELT LINE. IT ENDED UP THAT HE FRACTURED THE SMALL BONE IN HIS RT...
11/12/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE 1W RETURN AT XCUT 40 ENTRY #1./ THE FALL BLOCKED SAFE ACCESS TO #3 SEAL OF THE 1L1W SEALS. THE FALL WAS LOCATED IN A 4-WQY INTERSECTION. THE CAUSED OF THE FALL WAS WEAK LAM...
11/12/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS EAR WHILE CARRYING A TIMBER INTO THE 1W RETURN. HE WAS WATCHING HIS FEET AS HE STEPPED OVER WET SLICK ROCKS AND STRUCK HIS EAR ON A LOW HANGING ROOF STRAP.
11/12/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 3W MAINS AT X CUT 83, ENTRY #2. THE FALL WAS LOCATED IN AN INTERSECTION. THE FALL WAS 30' LONG, 40' WIDE, 6-7 HIGH. THE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS WEAK LAMINATED SANDSTO NE AND...
10/31/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CHANGING BATTERIES ON COAL HAULER, EE WAS MOVING A JUMPER CABLE AND DIDN'T OBSERVE THE CABLE HOOKED TO BATTERIES. HE GIVE THE CABLE A JERK AND THE CABLE DIDN'T GIVE, THIS CAUSED A PULL I N SHOUL...
10/08/2002 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE WAS GIVEN A CHEST X-RAY AS PART OF A PRE-EMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL. HE HAD ONLY 6 MONTHS OF MINING EXPERIENCE ON AN IDLE SET-UP CREW. PRIOR TO WORKING U/G, HE WORKED FOR 11 YEARS GRINDING HEADS.
09/26/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE WAS LOADING ROOF STRAPS ON A SCOOP AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. HE WAS PUTTING A CHAIN THROUGH A HOLE IN THE STRAPS WHEN THEY FELL OFF THE TRAILER, EE HAD A HOLD OF THE CHAIN & IT WAS CAU GHT IN T...
09/20/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PUTTING UP AN EXTRA BOLT WITH A BOARD ON IT BETWEEN STRAPS TO HOLD UP A LOOSE ROCK HE HAD SEEN. HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE BOARD AS HE WAS PUSHING UP THE BOLT, HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE BOARD TO GUIDE...
09/18/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS PULLING A MINER CABLE. HE STEPPED ON SOME UNEVEN GROUND & TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
09/17/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 162d lost EE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A MINER, AS PART OF THIS MOVE HE WAS HELPING TO HANG THE MINER CABLE. HE FELT SOME BACK PAIN AFTER THIS EVENT AND IT CONTINUED TO GET WORSE AS HE BOLTED THE REST OF THE DAY. HE...
09/14/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost EE WAS GETTING READY TO SERVICE A MINER WHEN HE TURNED AROUND AND WALKED INTO A LOW HANGING PIN BOARD JAMMING HIS NECK IN THE PROCESS. HE STATED AT A LATER DATE THAT THE USED HIS RIGHT ARM TO CATCH HI...
09/14/2002 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS RECOVERING BELT STRUCTURE FROM THE OLD WORKS ON #3 UNIT AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. A MANTRIP IN THIS AREA WAS STUCK IN MUD. THEY USED A SCOOP TO PULL THE MANTRIP OUT OF THE MUD. CO- WORKER W...
09/12/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost EE HAD JUST FINISHED LOADING BOLTER SUPPLIES ON THE BOLTER IMMEDIATELY PRECEEDING THIS INCIDENT.HE STATED THAT ABOUT A MINUTE AFTER WALKING AWAYFROM THE BOLTER HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN ON THE LEFT...
09/08/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS HELPING CARRY A TOP BELT ROLLER OUT OF THE TRAVELWAY, THE MINE ROOF WAS BOLTED WITH CRIBS SET. HIS HARD HAT BRUSHED THE ROOF CAUSING A ROCK WEIGHING ABOUT 40 LBS. TO FALL OUT, STRIKING HIM ON T...
07/13/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost EE WAS CUTTING CONVEYER FLIGHT OF #12 MINER JUST PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING OFF THE MINER TO GET A CABLE TO PULL A BROKEN PIECE OF CONVEYER CHAIN OUT OF THE MINE R. AS HE...
07/02/2002 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PUTTING A COAL HAULER BATTERY ON CHARGE AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. HE HAD UNPLUGGED THE HAULER FROM THE CHARGER. HE WAS INT HE PROCESS OF PLUGGING THE CHARGE CABLE INTO A BATTERY NEE DING CH...