Air Quality #1 Mine — Accidents

Total: 597 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/28/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 163d lost EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING A FULL 55 GALLON WASTE OIL DRUM ONTO A SUPPLY TRAILER AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. WHEN HE LIFTED ONE END OF THE BARREL TO SET IT UPRIGHT IS WHEN HE STRAINED HIS SHOU...
06/25/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS LIFTING A BOTTOM ROLLER AND HANGER BRACKET UP TO THE RAIL STRUCTURE AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STRUCTURE AND ROLLER PINCHING HIS FINGER AND CAUSING A LACERA...
06/25/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost EE WAS REMOVING THE BOLTS FROM THE MAIN PANEL ON#18 COAL HAULER AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. A ROCK MEASURING APPROX. 3'X 18'X 4' FELL FROM THEROOF STRIKING EE ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD AND THEN MIDDLE...
06/10/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS BOLTING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BOLTER. HE HAD JUST STARTED TO DRILL WHEN A ROCK 12""X 12""X 1"" FELL OUT OF THE ROOF AND THE SHARP EDGE STRUCK HIS PALM CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION.
06/08/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost TWO EMPLOYEES WERE ASSAYING ENTRY #2 TO DECIDE WHETHER TO CUT THE #2 FACE OR THE X-CUT 2-3. THEY WERE GETTING READY TO WALK BACK TO THE MINER. AT THIS TIME A CONCEALED FOSSILIZED ROCK (12'LONG X 5'WID...
05/22/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS LOADING SUPPLIES FOR THE INTAKE ROOF BOLTER.T HERE WAS ABOUT 30 FOUR FOOT ROOF BOLTS LEFT ONT HE BOLTER ALONG WITH THE BUNDLE STRAPS OR BANDS THAT HELD THE BOLTS. EE WAS REMOVING THESE BOLTS SO...
05/15/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE IR32-IL PANEL AT X-CUT 13 ENTRY #3, LOCATED IN AN INTERSECTION. THE FALL WAS 20' LONG, 20' WIDE, 7' HIGH. CAUSE WAS UNDETECTED WEAK ROOF STRUCTURE.
04/30/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost EE WAS REPLACING A DEMISTER SCREEN ON A CONTINUOUS MINER AT THE TIME. HE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT HE HAD STRAINED HIS STOMACH MUSCLES. WHEN HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 5/6/02 IT WAS DETERMINED HE HAD A H...
04/26/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. HE STATED THAT HE PRIED DOWN A ROCK WITH A PRYBAR AND THAT ANOTHER ROCK FELL AND STRUCK THE PRY BAR FLIPPING IT UP STRIKING HIM IN THE CHIN AN D LACER...
04/24/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE WAS WALKING AROUND A DIESEL SCOOP WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK & TWISTED HIS KNEE. HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK UNTIL 4-30-02.
04/11/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 158d lost EE HAD JUST FINISHED BOLTING THE RIGHT SLAB IN #5 ENTRY AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. THEY HAD BACKED THE BOLTER UP TO THE MOUTH OF THE X-CUT. HE STATED THAT HE WAS AT THE BACK OF THE BOLTER RE-ARRANG...
03/28/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE MAIN SOUTH XCUT 27, ENTRY #3. THE FALL WAS LOCATED IN AN INTERSECTION. THE FALL WAS 60' LONG, 18-27' WIDE 10-12' HIGH. THE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS AN AREA OF WEAK ROO F STRUC...
03/18/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost EE WENT OUT TO THE BATTERY CHARGER STATION FOR UNIT #4. SHE WAS CHANGING BATTERIES AT THE GREEN COLOR CODED CHARGE. SHE WAS NOT OPERATING HER NORMAL HAULER. BUT BECAUSE HER HAULER WAS BROKE DO WN SHE...
03/14/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost EE WAS WALKING TOWARD THE SECTION TAILPIECE AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. HE STATED THAT THE MINE FLOOR WAS WET. HE WAS WALKING AROUND THE WATER PUMP WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS KNEE AND HE FELL TO THE...
03/02/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS SPLICING A CABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. HE WAS USING A HAMMER TYPE CRIMPER AND WHEN HE SWUNG A 3 LB. HAMMER AT THE CRIMPER HE MISSED AND STRUCK HIS THUMB INSTEAD. THIS ACTION SPLIT HIS T...
02/13/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost EE WAS OPERATING A MINER AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. HE STATED THAT A ROCK FELL OUT OF THE ROOF FROM BETWEEN TWO ROOF STRAPS LOCATED NEXT TO THE RIGHT RIB AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LOWER RIGHT L EG JUST...
02/10/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE #4 UNIT DIESEL MAINT. RIDE AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. HE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE MOVING FAN BLADE, INJURING THE RING FINGER AND LITTLE FINGE R ON HIS RT...
02/05/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING CHAIN HANGERS IN THE BELTLINE OF UNIT #4. HE WAS STANDING NEXT TO THE BOLTER PUSHING THE ATRS AGAINST THE MINE ROOF WITHTHE CONTROLS. A ROCK FELL OUT OF THE ROOF STRIKI NG HIS...
01/17/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 103d lost EE WAS OPERATING THE MINER AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. HE HAD LOADED A CAR & THE CAR HAD LEFTHE THOUGHT, HE TURNED AROUND TO LOOK AT THE CUT.UNKNOWN TO EE THE CAR HAD GOTTEN HIS DRAG HUNG ON A BIG R...
12/30/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WALKING INTO THE MINE BESIDE THE SLOPE BELT AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL LACERATING HIS KNEE ON THE SLOPEBELT STRUCTURE.
12/03/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING A CROSSCUT BETWEEN 3-2AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. A LARGE ROCK HAD FALLEN IN FRONT OF THE ATRS. HE WAS USING A PRY BAR, STANDING UNDER SUPPORTED TOP, TO PRY DOWN A LOOSE RO...
12/02/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost THE DATE USED FOR THIS ACCIDENT MAY NOT BE CORRECT SINCE THE BEST EE COULD REMEMBER IS THE FIRSTOF DECEMBER 2001 AND SOMETIME IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS, HE WAS PULLING ON A WASH DOWN HOSE ON THE SECO...
12/02/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 1R1W-3L, X-CUT 11 ENTRY #5. THE FALL WAS LOCATED IN AN INTERSECTION.THE FALL WAS 25' LONG, 20' WIDE, 6' HIGH. CAUSEDBY WEAK LAMINATED SANDY SHALE ASSOCIATED W/SLIP.
11/28/2001 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS HOOKING A CHAIN FROM THE SAMPLE BIN TO THE UNILOADER TO DUMP THE SAMPLE BIN WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. A 988 END LOADER BACKED INTO THE UNILOADER CAUSING THE SAMPLE BOX TO FLIP UP AND STRIKE...
11/15/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost EE WAS ROOF BOLTING AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT, HE HAD PULLED THE BOLTER INTO #3 ENTRY TO BOLTA RIGHT SLAB. HE HAD SHUT THE BOLTER OFF AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHECKING HIS GLUE AND STEELS IN HIS B...
11/01/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 164d lost EE WAS CARRYING TIMBERS THROUGH X-CUTS OVER GOB & DOWN THE BELTLINE. WHEN SHE STEPPED UP OVER SOME GOB SHE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HER HIP SHOOTINGDOWN HER RIGHT LEG. SHE WAS TREATED FOR THIS CON DITION...
10/22/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS STANDING BESIDE THE BELT DRIVE TAKE-UP ATTHE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. HE HAD JUST HELPED PULL THE TAKE-UP ROLLER BACK WITH A COME-ALONG. THECHAIN ON THE COME-ALONG BROKE STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOREARM...
10/12/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost EE WAS ROOF BOLTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MACHINE. THEY HAD JUST PUT THE STRAP INTO IT'S HOLDER & WERE PREPARING TO TRAM FORWARD TO THE NEXT ROW. EE WAS STANDING ABOUT MIDWAY ON THE BOLTER WHEN A R...
10/02/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS REPLAICNG A SOFENOID ONT HE RETURN MINER ON #1 UNIT AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. HE HAD AN ACCESS DOOR FELL SHUT ON HIS HAND FRACTURING A BONE IN HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
09/25/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 3R2N-3L X-CUT 2, ENTRY #6. FALL LOCATED IN AN INTERSECTION. FALL WAS30' LONG, 18' WIDE, 4' HIGH. CAUSE WAS WEAK LAMINATED SANDY SHALE AND WATER.
09/24/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 32 X-CUT 9, ENTRY #4LOCATED IN AN INTERSECTION IN THE BELT ENTRY. FALL WAS 30' LONG, 22' WIDE, 4' HIGH. CAUSE WAS WEAK LAMINATED SANDSTONE ASSOCIATED WITH WATER.
09/14/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 1W AT X-CUT S1 ENTRY#2 IN AN INTERSECTION IN A RETURN AIR COURSE. THE FALL WAS 30' LONG, 18' WIDE & 6' TO 6 1/2' THICK. CAUSE WAS WEAK LAMINATED SANDY SHALE.
09/12/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ROCK DUST INTO A ROCK DUSTER HOPPER AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. HE STATED THAT HE STEPPED FORWARD ONTO A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE AND THAT IT BUCKLED. HE BECAME A LTA ON 11-8...
09/04/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost THE THREE MEN WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING A WORN PIPE IN THE PREP PLANT AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT HAD REMOVED A 27"" X 33"" PIECE OF METAL GRATING FROM THE FLOOR. CO-WORKER WAS CUTTING T HE BO...
08/13/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost EE WAS SHOVELING ALONG BELTLINE AND FELT PAIN FROM TAILBONE TO HIS LEFT KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH SOME DISCOMFORT THROUGH THE MONTH OF AUGUST AND THE FIRST PART OF SEPTEMBER. AFTER SEVER AL VISI...
08/08/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost EE WAS CUTTING #1 ENTRY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. HE HAD CUT HIS FIRST CUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE & WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING OVER TO MAKE HISSECOND CUT. A ROCK MEASURING 58"" X 24"" X 7""TO 0"" THI...
08/07/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE IRIW-2L AT X-CUT 19 ENTRY #5. THIS FALL WAS LOCATED IN AN INTERSECTION ON THE TRAVELWAY. THE FALL WAS 18' LONG, 30' WIDE AND 6"" TO 6' THICK. THE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS WEAR...
07/31/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE IRIW-2L, AT X CUT 15, ENTRY 5, THIS FALL WAS LOCATED IN AN INTERSECTION ON THE TRAVELWAY. THE FALL WAS 24' LONG 30' WIDE AND 8' HIGH. THE CAUSE OF THE FALL WAS WEAK LAMINAT...
07/06/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE IRIW-2L AT X-CUT 18,ENTRY 7-8. THE FALL WAS 35-40' LONG, 17' WIDE, 4FOOT HIGH. THE CAUSE WAS WEAK LAMINATED SHALE INA SLIP AREA.
06/27/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS SWINGING A PICK TO BREAK UP SOME ROCK. AS HE WAS SWINGING THE PICK HE FELT HIS FINGER POP. HE DISLOCATED HIS RING FINGER ONHIS LEFT HAND. HE DID NOT HIT IT AGAINST ANYTHING.
06/24/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 207d lost EE WAS PATCHING A HOLE IN CLEAN COAL SIEVE. WHEN HE SLIPPED, HITTING HIS BACK ELBOWS AND BACK OF HIS LEGS AND KNEE ONT HE SIDE AND BOTTOM OF THE HOPPER. AFTER THIS INCIDENT HIS BACK STARTED HU RTING E...
06/23/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 156d lost EE WAS PRYING ON MINER #4 SHEAR JACK. HIS PRY BAR SLIPPED & JERKED HIS SHOULDER, STRAINING IT. THIS IS A RE-OCCURRING INJURY. HE CONTINUED TO WORK WHILE HE WAS BEING TREATED FOR SHOULDER PAIN. ON 9-5-...
06/05/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TRIMMING RUBBER IN THE HEAVY MEDIA VESSELRINSE SCREEN AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT, HE STATED THAT HE WAS WORKING IN CRAMPED QUARTERS HIS UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE TRIMMING THE RUB BER AND HE...
05/25/2001 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE WAS GIVEN A BLACK LUNG XRAY IN JAN. OF 2001 WHEN HE WAS HIRED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HADA SUFFICIENT DEGREE OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS. HE SAID HE WORKED 19 YEARS IN VIRGINIA AND A FEW IN SOUTH ERN ILLI...
04/19/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS BOLTING ON THE TRUSS BOLTER TO CATCH UP ON THE BOLTING. HE HAD DRILLED THE HOLE IN THE ROOF & TRAMMED UP TO PLACE HIS HAND ON TOP OF THE WRENCH & THE BOTTOM OF THE DRILL STEEL. HE WAS LOWERING...
02/22/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost EE HAD JUST GOTTEN OUT OF THE CAB OF THE ROOF BOLTER AND WAS GETTING READY TO HAND HIS CABLE AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT. HE STATED THAT THE TOP WAS AROUND 8' HIGH OR HIGHER AND THAT HE WAS G OING TO...
02/01/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost EE WAS ROOF BOLTING: DRILLING A HOLE FOR A BOLT THAT HAD BEEN CUT OUT. HE THEN PUT A WRENCH ON THE DRILL STEEL TO ALIGN IT WITH DRILL POT. HE BUMPED THE ROTATION TO GET THE WRENCH INTO THE DRI LL POT...
01/25/2001 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A CHUNK OF WOOD 8""X 6""X 3"" WAS IN A SLOPE DRAIN.THE ASCENDING SLOPE CAR RAN OVER THE WOOD & DERAILED. THE HOIST CONTINUED TO PULL CARS UP THE SLOPE DAMAGING A BOLT ON THE MAGNETIC BRAKE SYSTEM
01/14/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost EE WAS DRIVING THE VOLVO REFUSE TRK AT TIME OF INCIDENT. HE WAS TRAVELING ON THE IMPOUNDMEMNT ROADWAY & THE GROUND WAS STARTING TO THAW OUT. THE ROAD HAD A WASH BOARD OF BUMPS BECAUSE OF EQU UIPMENT T...
01/09/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE WAS SPREADING GRAVEL AT THE APPROACHES OF THE SCALES. HE HAD DUMPED THE GRAVEL WITH THE END-LOADER. HE STATED THAT THE END-LOADER BUCKET WAS TO WIDE TO REACH INBETWEEN THE GUARD RAILS AND D RAG ALL...