Air Quality #1 Mine — Accidents

Total: 597 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/07/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 33d lost EE reported soreness in both wrists on 1/7/2010, was seen by a physician on 3/5/2010. Has exhausted non evasive treatment. Carpal tunnel surgery to repair required on 7/22/2010, this will be the first...
12/15/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During an inspection of the Hart Street emergency hoist, it was determined that the hoist would not swing away from the shaft after making a trip in and out of the shaft. The investigation revealed a...
11/30/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost A roof bolter operator fractured a metacarpal bone in his right hand when he was struck by a drill steel while trying to align the steel in his drill chuck. He pushed on the steel with his boom and w...
11/30/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our examiners found a roof fall in the 5 Main North worked out area in entry number 3 just inby the intersection of crosscut 41 and it extended thru the intersection of crosscut 42. The fall was appr...
11/30/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A roof bolter operator received a laceration to the tip of the little finger on his left hand when his hand was struck by a falling rock while he was in the process of drilling a hole for a bolt on a...
11/17/2009 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 10d lost The injured, was cleaning belt structure on the 1 ""A"" belt at crosscut #1. He was using his gloved hands wiping dust off when his glove got caught between the troughing roller and belt. The inciden...
11/03/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered on 11/3/2009 by mine examiners conducting their weekly exam of an abandoned area of the mine. The fall was located in XC #5, between entries 4 and 5 of the 1...
10/29/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The mine encountered an unintentional roof fall on 10/29/2009 at 8:15 PM on the 2M.E. Travelroad between XC#2 and #3, the area was developed on 12/28/07 and bolted with 6' resin bolts. The fall measu...
10/21/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our examiners found a roof fall during a weekly examination of a worked out area. The fall was located in the 1R/4L/ 4 Main North panel in entry #4 crosscut 5-6. The fall was approximately 50 feet l...
10/12/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At around 1:30 am the Hart street elevator failed to operate. The cause of the malfunction was determined to by a governor trip, which locked the brakes on the elevator. The governor was re-set and...
10/08/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None This incident was a result of a storm that knocked power at the Hart Street portal. After power was restored the elevator would not operate. It required re-setting safety switches to resume operatio...
10/01/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Hart street elevator was going out on nuisance trips on overspeed. The investigation revealed that there was some mud build up on sheave wheels which increased the sheave wheel size enough to cre...
09/30/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None During an MSHA investigation of a squeeze area located at the junction of the 1L/2ME submain and 1R/1L/2ME panel, a roof fall was found in entry #10 at crosscut 7. The fall was the result of the sque...
08/31/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was unattaching a belt scraper on the 2 Main East, while using a chain hoist to lift the scraper it popped loose pinching his right hand between the scraper and the top roller causing an a...
08/10/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our examiners found a roof fall during their weekly examination of a worked out area located in the 1 Left, 1 Right, 3 Left, 4 Main North panel. The fall was located adjacent to their route of travel...
07/30/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 3:20 pm some people got on the Hart street elevator at the bottom of the shaft. They attempted to come up the shaft to the surface but the elevator would not move. The doors could a...
07/28/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The injured was cutting a gear case off of a continuous miner, he was laying under the head of the miner when a piece of hot slag fell into his left ear. The injured sought medical treatment and retu...
07/28/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 221d lost The injured employee, a section manager on MMU 001 was rolling up curtain in entry #1 when a piece of roof rock measuring 52"" X 36"" X 1 to 3"" thick fell from the roof striking him on his hard hat a...
07/24/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Our hoist used to hoist a mantrip car at the Wheatland portal experienced a blown hydraulic hose while hoisting the mantrip car out of the mine. The brakes automatically set on the hoist and the hois...
07/14/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost The injured was a utility man on a continuous miner section, he started complaining of back and leg pain 7/14/2009. He sought medical treatment and continued to work until 8/13/2009 when he was diagn...
06/23/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During an MSHA inspection of the elevator at the Hart street portal, it was determined that accumulations of material on the elevator governor rope was preventing the brakes on the governor rope from...
06/22/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost The injured twisted his right knee after stepping on a piece of roof rock on 6/22/09, he has continued to work. An MRI conducted on 8/20/09 shows the lateral meniscus ""degenerated severely"", and th...
06/17/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost The injured was roof bolting in Unit #5 in the 20+04 XC between Ent. 5 and 6. He was swinging his boom to install the right rib pin and caught his right foot with the drill pot, rolling it. The inju...
06/15/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found by our examiners on the 3 West C roadway at crosscut 136. The fall was located in the intersection and blocked travel thru the area. The fall will not be cleaned up and the roa...
06/15/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost EE was working on a coal hauler charger at the unit 5 coal hauler stations. EE had gone to the power center and was returning to the charger, he stepped in a rut and twisted his right knee. He cont...
05/16/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None The injured was traveling in the 4WA belt entry when he stepped off the concrete pad for the drive he stepped on some uneven ground causing him to twist his right knee. An MRI revealed a torn meniscu...
05/14/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 4:25 am the Hart street elevator failed to operate. The investigation revealed that a limit switch located in the head house had water in it, which caused it to fail. The source of...
05/14/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The mine encountered an unintentional roof fall on 1 WA, XC #29, between entries #4 and 5. The fall measured 20'L X 18'W X 4' thick. The area was developed 3/1997, supported with 4' glue bolts with...
05/08/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was in the process of installing a roof bolt in the mine roof. He pushed the bolt into the roof as far as the drill boom would push it. He placed his extension wrench in the pot and was...
05/08/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found by examiners along the 3 West roadway at crosscut 36. The fall was located at the edge of the roadway between the belt and the roadway. The fall is between entries 4 aned 5.
04/27/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our examiners found a roof fall during their weekly examinaton of the 3 Left 4 Main North (5A) panel. The fall was located at crosscut 16 between entries 2 and 1. The fall was approximately 50' long,...
04/13/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A belt person found a roof fall located on the 3 West A travelway at crosscut #9 in entry #7. The fall was approximately 30' long, 20' wide and approximately 8' high. The fall was a continuation of...
04/03/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The cage doors on the Hart street elevator were damaged. The door cable broke and the door brackets got bent in the process. The elevator was removed from service while the door brackets were repai...
03/17/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was in the process of installing tie wire on roof bolts for a power move. While installing a piece of tie wire a piece of rock fell from the mine roof and struck him in the upper lip. Th...
03/14/2009 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was walking down #3 entry on #1 unit when he struck his arm against a damaged roof bolt protruding from the mine roof. The injury required five sutures to repair.
03/03/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost The injured was in the process of installing an 8' bolt in an intersection. As he was drilling his hole, a wing curtain got caught on the drill steel and caught his left arm, jerking it toward the st...
01/10/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Injured was removing packing from a conveyor motor lead with a pry-bar and struck his hand with a small sledge hammer in the process. His hand swelled and he continued to work. He sought medical att...
01/10/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An examiner found a roof fall in the 4 Main North intake in entry #7 between crosscuts 166 and 167. The fall was located in the entry adjacent to the primary escapeway. The fall was not located in a...
12/09/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our examiners found a roof fall during their weekly examination of the 4 West return air courses. The fall was located in #2 entry and extended into the crosscut toward #3 entry at crosscut 116. The...
12/04/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At around 4:55 pm the Hart street elevator failed to operate properly. The elevator failed to go up and down in the shaft. The investgation revealed that the brake coil failed and had to be replaced...
12/03/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None One of our examiners found a roof fall during his weekly examination of the 2 Main North seals. The fall was located at crosscut 12 of the 2MN from entry #1 to half way between entry #2. The fall ha...
12/01/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 5d restricted The injured had finished installing his two roof bolts and was watching his buddy install his bolts. A rock fell from in front of the bolter ATRS flipped back and struck him on the left calf muscle...
11/25/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None One of our examiners found a roof fall during the weekly examination of the 4 Main North return. The fall was located in entry #3 between crosscuts 9 and 10. The fall was located in the entry that t...
11/19/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our examiners found a roof fall in the 4 West return during their weekly examination of the area. The fall was located in a crossut between entries 2 and 3 at crosscut 79. The fall was adjacent to t...
11/17/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our examiners found a roof fall during their weekly examination of the 3L4MN (5A)return. The fall was located at crosscut 46 between entries 2 and 1. The fall was located adjacent to the examiners r...
11/13/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At around 10 :55 am the Hart street elevator failed to operate properly. The elevator cage brake dogs locked and would not release properly. This event occurred during an MSHA quarterly inspection o...
10/30/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 6d lost The injured a section foreman was in the process of placing his gloves on the roof bolter when a piece of rock fell from the mine roof and struck him on his left hand. The incident fracured his left...
10/24/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our examiners found a roof fall during their weekly examination of the 5 West worked out area. The fall was located adjacent to the examiners route of travel. The fall was located at crosscut 61 bet...
10/22/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our examiners found a roof fall during their weekly examination of the 4 Main North returns between crosscuts 148 and 149 in entry #3. The fall was located in their normal route of travel.
10/20/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our examiners found a roof fall in the 4 Main North returns at crosscut 181 to 182 in entry #7. The fall was located adjacent to the examiners' route of travel.