Allen Powellton Mine — Accidents

Total: 94 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/17/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost While bolting top the drill steel broke swinging back and striking Employee in the right hand thumb area. Employee did not seek medical attention until 6-19-14 and was diagnosed with a fracture.
06/07/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee was using come-a longs to pull a top rail when the chain slipped on come-a longs causing rail to fall on Employee's left knee. Employee was treated at Raleigh General Hospital.
12/06/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost While Employee lifted lid to the shuttle car cable reel the SC operator pulled forward causing the lid to fall smashing Employee's left ring finger. Employee was transported to Raleigh General x-rays...
11/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 254d lost Employee was bending over to attach fish plates to track rail when he experienced pain in right side of neck and shoulder. Employee was treated at Raleigh General Hospital. Employee continued workin...
10/18/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
08/25/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost As Employee walked past scoop batteries his shoulder hit the lid which was propped up. The lid fell striking Employee's right hand which caused a simple fracture to the 5th metacarpal bone.
08/08/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee picked up a 40lb bag of rock dust to put in duster. While picking up bag employee felt sharp pain in lower back. Employee did not seek medical treatment until August 12, 2013 where he has und...
08/05/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis. Marfork Safety Department was notified on September 18, 2013.
06/13/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost He was driving shuttle car from the continuous miner toward feeder, attempted to readjust himself and tires hit hole in roadway causing him to hit canopy with hardhat jamming his back. He continued wo...
03/11/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 259d lost Employee was loading 12ft timbers in scoop bucket when he turned and his right foot got caught between 2 timbers. Employee felt pop in right knee and almost fell straining lower back.
02/05/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading 60lb rail off of a forklift onto the rail carrier. Forklift would not raise high enough to clear the standards on rail carrier due to height. Employee was lifting one end of rail...
01/14/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Hearing Loss. The Safety Department was notified of his diagnosis on March 31, 2014.
07/17/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to pull protective rubber cover off of sharp edge of the cutting blade. Employee cut his right hand which required eleven (11) sutures in his right index finger. He was treated at...
03/06/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unplanned roof fall has occurred at Short stub mains #4 entry spad #3029. Roof fall was approximately 20'x 20'x 6'. No injuries were reported and no equipment was involved.
01/11/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 4d lost Employee attempted to hook chain on spreader bar. He grabbed the slack end of chain trying to pull chain to get fully hooked. He pulled chain and the chain slipped out of spreader and caught his left...
11/28/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall has occurred at Short Sub Mains #5 entry spad 3067. The roof fall was approximately 30' x 40' x 4'. No injuries or equipment involved.
07/20/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was pulling cable out of gob. As he bent over to pull cable again he felt his back pop and fell to the ground. He was transported to Raleigh General Hospital where he was diagnosed with muscl...
06/14/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred at survey spad 3106 #3 entry inby dumping point. The roof fall was approx. 40'x18'x7'. The initial 103(j) Order was modified to a 103(k) Order. Both Federal and State a...
06/08/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 216d lost Employee was building a stopping in #6R across from feeder. A piece of rock broke loose from the rib striking employee on the right shoulder and right hand. Employee was transported to Raleigh General...
05/16/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 10d restricted As employee was moving the rub rail on a 14CM15 Continuous Miner he felt a pulling sensation in the lower left abdominal area. Employee was diagnosed at Med Express with a hernia on 5-17-11. Employee...
04/11/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee and helper was removing a rock off of the roof bolter. As Employee pulled the rock it fell striking him on the right foot. Employee was transported to Raleigh General Hospital by Whitesville...
01/28/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Member walked up and asked the miner man how much more he lacked so he could come across and clean that side of the section and the cut where the miner was fell in on the miner and a piece of rock sli...
01/28/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Member was putting a pump on the 488 scoop. The relief valve was tied back and it came loose and smashed his finger between the pump and relief valve. Member immediately ceased work to go to Whitesvil...
01/18/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 110d lost An EE was running the scoop and scooped up the pressure pump in order to move it. The door on the scoop deck was not shut and injured EE went to shut the door. Other EE thought that IE had completely...
01/13/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Member was walking toward the belt line and tripped over a water line buried in mud and hit his tooth on a wing nut on top of structure and broke one of his front teeth.
01/11/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall at Spad # 522. No Injuries or equipment involved. Fall was 30' X18' X6'. Roof fall was 6000' from an active section.
11/02/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall 40'x18'x5.5'. Between #5 and #6 entries Spad #644. No injuries or equipment involved.
10/20/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Member was cutting a band on a pallet of block and slipped and his utility knife cut his left thumb requiring 8 stiches.
09/25/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While moving roof bolts off of bolter to supply his tray for the next cut. When he grabbed the roof bolt a sliver of metal when into his finger.
08/23/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working on #3 belt at #4 head, belt started up & EE was dragged under crossover by the belt near #4 head. #3 belt was not turned off at tailpiece or locked out. #4 head was locked out.
08/23/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost EE was performing belt scraper maintenance on #4 belt head while standing on #3 belt, #4 belt was locked and tagged out, #3 belt was not locked and tagged out. #3 belt started up.
08/12/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was taking outer jacket off right roof bolter to make a splice. Utility knfie slipped off jacket, cutting his thigh. Required 5 stitches to close the wound.
07/07/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to install a U joint in a shuttle car drive shaft. While using a large screw driver to pry it into the yolk he slipped causing his right hand to hit the frame resulting in a fr...
02/02/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall in #3 entry, one crosscut inby spad #995 on old 1st right panel. Fall was 2900' from the active section. No injuries or airways blocked. Fall was 80'x 18'x 4'.
12/29/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on 1st right panel #2 entry 900' outby the working section, spad #990 fall measured 100' long, 18' wide and 5' thick. No injuries or passage of men affected.
09/27/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 26d lost When attempting to raise the top cover of the belt tail piece, it slipped out of employee's hands causing it to fall on his left hand that resulted in an injury that required amputation of the distal...
09/12/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None 9 different falls occured between spad #919 to spad 990. Spads 829, 934, 958, 965, 983, 998, 936, 993 and spad 960. No injuried and exact time of falls unknown.
08/07/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Member was operating roof bolter and a piece of draw rock fell out of the top and hit him in the head, causing him to chip two of his teeth which will require dental work to fix.
08/05/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of the mine roof occurred in #5 entry @ spad #433 this entry was the primary escapeway, the escapeway will be rerouted around the fall. The fall measured approx. 30ftL x 18ftW x 54""T. There w...
06/03/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of the mine roof was discovered on 6/3/08 at approx 11:45 am. The size of the fall is 80 ft long x 19 ft wide x 10-15 ft high. There were no injuries and no airways blocked.
05/22/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Member was picking up trash after building stoppings. He put some of the plastic bands that hold cinder blocks together in a plaster bucket. One of the bands popped out of the bucket and went behind h...
02/08/2008 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Miner was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis and exercised his right to be moved to an atmosphere with not more than 1.0 concentration of dust.
02/05/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost EE was taking roof jacks to the section when one of them fell off the forks of the fork lift. When he bent over to pick it up he felt a blunt pain in his back. He continued working until 2/8/08.
01/08/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Fall in Room off of #1 Entry at spad #388. 20'W x 20'L x 15'H. No injuries, no airways blocked. Area was not on the active section area. Had been cribbed off prior to fall.