Air Quality #1 Mine — Accidents

Total: 597 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/12/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A roof bolter operator was in the process of adding an extension to his drill steels to finish a drill hole for a bolt. During this process, the drill steels fell from the mine roof, striking the inj...
02/01/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A section foreman found a roof fall during an examination in the 4 Left, 5 West panel. The fall was located at crosscut 29 in entry #2. The fall was located 2 crosscuts away from the primary escapew...
01/28/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 70d lost This person normally roof bolts and on this date, he felt a burning sensation in his right elbow as he was installing a roof bolt. He was later diagnosed with tennis elbow which is a repetitive motio...
01/11/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our pre-shift examiner found a roof fall on the 5 West main entries. The fall was located at crosscut 38, between the travelway and belt line. The fall was about 4 feet high and 35 feet long. The f...
12/26/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None One of our exmainers found a roof fall in a worked out area on the 2 Left, 5 West worked out panel. The fall was located at crosscut 37 between entries 4 and 5. The fall was in an area adjacent to t...
12/03/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An examiner found a roof fall on the 2 right, 1 left, 4 West panel at crosscut 11 in entry #5. The fall was a continuation of a previous fall. The area had been timbered and cribbed and the intersec...
11/25/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our examiners found a roof fall during a pre-shift examination of a worked out area. The fall was located in the 2 right, 1 left, 4 West panel from entry 3 to 5 at crosscut 11. The fall was adjacent...
11/12/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our examiners found a roof fall in a worked out area during their weekly examination of the area. The fall was located in the 2 left, 3 left, 1 left, 4 main North panel in entry #1, crosscut 9. It w...
11/08/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our examiners found a roof fall on the old 4D panel during their weekly examination of a worked out area. The fall was located in entry #2 between crosscuts 12 and 14. The fall was located in the ex...
10/30/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our examiner and an MSHA inspector found a roof fall during a weekly examination of a worked out area. The fall was located in the 1 left, 1 right, 3 left, 4 West panel in entry #7, between crosscuts...
10/30/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee received a fracture to the fibula bone in his left leg when he was struck by a falling rock while standing near a roof bolter canopy. A rock fell from the brow of a freshly cut crosscut, gla...
10/30/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An examiner and an MSHA inspector found a roof fall during a weekly examination of a worked out area. The fall was located in the 1 left, 1 right, 3 left, 4 West panel in entry #2, between crosscuts 1...
10/30/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our examiners and an MSHA inspector found a roof fall during a weekly examination of a worked out area. The fall was located on the 3 left, 4 West panel in crosscut 91 between entry 3 and 4. The fal...
10/30/2007 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 a crosscut between entries 1 and 0. The fall was located adjacent to their r...
10/29/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our examiners found a roof fall in a worked out area of the 5 left, 1 left, 4 main North panel during their weekly examination. The fall was located at the examiners EP point for this area.
10/23/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our weekly examiners found a roof fall on the 5 West mains at crosscut 36 between entries 1 and 3. The fall was located in an entry adjacent to the examiners route of travel.
10/22/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our weekly examiners found a roof fall in a worked out area during their examination. The fall was located om the 3 Left, 1 Left 4 Main North panel. The fall was located in entry #9 at crosscut 31.
10/19/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Injured was driving a golf cart on #1 unit. He hit a rock in the roadway which caused the steering wheel to jerk and strain his arm. He continued to work until 1/16/2008 when he received an operatio...
10/19/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our weekly examiners found a roof fall in a worked out area during their travels. The fall was located on the 1 Right-5 Left, 2 Right , 1 Left/4 West panel. The fall was adjacent to the examiners ro...
10/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A roof bolter operator fractured a tooth while installing a 6 foot bolt. He was spinning the bolt to mix the glue, when a small rock flew off the bolt plate and struck him in the mouth, fracturing a...
10/15/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our weekly examiners found a roof fall on the 3 left, 1 left , 4 Main North panel. This is a worked out area for MMU-001 section. The fall was located in entry #2 between crosscuts 26 and 27.
10/12/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our surveyors found a roof fall while in the process of gathering details for the 4D panel. The roof fall was located in entry #3 between crosscuts 12 and 13. The cause of the fall was weak laminate...
10/05/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found by an examiner during his pre-shift examination of the #3 unit coal hauler stations. The fall was located on the 4 West at crosscut #145, between entries 1 and 2. The fall was...
09/24/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Hart Street elevator failed to operate properly. The elevator stopped approximately 50 feet from the shaft bottom. The elevator stopped and set the brakes when the governor rope sensor read an o...
09/20/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our weekly examiners found a roof fall in a worked out panel in the 1 left - 2right, 1 left, 4 West panel. The fall was located in the old belt entry between crosscut 25 and 26. The examiners notice...
09/20/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our weekly examiners found a roof fall in the 2 Right 1, Left, 4 West return at crosscut 36 in entry #3. The fall was located in the examiners normal route of travel.
09/19/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During an MSHA inspection of our emergency hoist, it was found that the hoist was not functioning properly. The hoist would not release the brake to lower the hoist into the intake shaft. The invest...
09/14/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An examiner found a roof fall adjacent to the travelway along the 5 West roadway at crosscut 33. The fall was located in the crosscut between the roadway and belt line.
09/14/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An examiner found a roof fall in the worked out panel of the 3 Left 4 West at crosscut 20 in entry #4. The fall was located in the old belt line of the worked out panel.
09/10/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A pre-shift examiner found a roof fall during his examination of the 5 West roadway. The fall was located at crosscut 27 between entry 5 and 6, about 12 feet from the edge of the road. The fall was...
09/06/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our weekly examiners found a roof fall in a worked out area of MMU-004. The fall is located in the 7 Left 2 Right - 1 Left / 4 West panel. The cause of the fall is weak laminated shale. The fall wa...
09/06/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE had started 4 hrs early on night shift. He was to do preshift examinations on roadways. He encountered a loose rib on 5W roadway intake side crosscut 43-44. While attempting to bar down loose coal...
09/05/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our weekly examiners found a roof fall in a worked out area during their examination. The fall is located in the 1 left 5 west worked out panel on MMU-002 between crosscuts 18 and 19 in entry #7. The...
09/05/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An examiner found a roof fall during his examinations of the belt system. The fall was located in the 3 West Mains between entries 4 & 5 at cross cut 23. The fall was located adjacent to the roadway...
08/28/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During an MSHA quarterly exam of the Hart St. elevator a malfunction occurred. They were in the process of testing the overspeed brakes, with the elevator traveling at full speed. When the brakes we...
08/27/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An examiner found a roof fall in the 3 left 4 West worked out panel while on his examination route. The fall was located at crosscut 40 in entry #4. The cause of the fall is weak laminated shale com...
08/24/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the Main South roadway between crosscuts 43 and 44. The cause of the fall was a deteriorating shale roof. The fall is being cleaned up and the area is being re-supported with...
08/20/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An examiner found a roof fall in the worked out area of the 3 Left 5 West panel at crosscut 28 in entry #5. The fall was located in the examiners route of travel. The area had been previouly cribbed...
08/18/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred inby the last open crosscut on MMU-002. The fall was located in #1 entry. The entry had been stopped and had not been mined in for two days. The entry had been stopped because...
08/13/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the Main South belt between crosscuts 54 and 55. The cause of the fall was a concealed slip. The area had orginally been bolted with 4 foot resin bolts from a previous owner....
08/02/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our weekly examiners found a roof fall during an examination of a worked out area. The fall was found in the 2 right, 1 left, 4 West-1 left panel in entry #3 between crosscuts 41 and 42. The fall wa...
08/02/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our weekly examiners found a roof fall in a worked out area on the 2 right, 1 left, 4 West, 3 right, 5 left panel in entry 6 at crosscut 17. The fall was located in their normal path of travel for the...
08/01/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our weekly examiners found a small fall in the 2 right, 3 left 5 West panel in entry 2 between crosscut 12 and 13. The fall was aprroximately 2 foot high and 13 feet long by about 4 feet in width....
08/01/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the Main South roadway between crosscuts 52-54 in entry #5. The fall blocked our supply road to the South Portal from which we bring the bulk or our heavy supplies into the mi...
07/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was lifting the tongue of the diesel pod duster to connect it to the Getman tractor when he felt a slip in his lower back. He felt pain and a burning sensation in his lower back that continue...
07/22/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On Sunday evening 7/22/07 a pre-shift examiner on #3 unit found a roof fall when he arrived on the section inby the dumping point. The fall was located in entry #5 between crosscuts 19 and 20 on the...
07/18/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our weekly examiners found a roof fall in the 3 Left 5 West panel in entry #7 at crosscut #39. This area is in a worked out area. It was located in a crosscut adjacent to the examiners' normal route...
07/13/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 3 left 4 West panel at crosscut #39. The cause of the fall was weak laminated shale. The area where the fall occurred had been previously cribbed and cross barred. The f...
07/05/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A foreman performing a pre-shift examination for the day shift on 7/5/07 found a roof fall as he was returning to the bottom from #2 section. The fall was located adjacent to the 5 West roadway betwe...
07/04/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Our weekly examiners found a roof fall on the 3 left, 5 West panel during their weekly examination of a worked out area. The fall was located in entry #7 between crosscuts 40 and 41. The fall was loca...