Aracoma Alma Mine #1 — Accidents

Total: 334 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/15/2021 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Employee was setting the miner up for the first cut of the day. EE scaled a loose rib with the head of the miner. After scaling the rib the employee panned the gob up with miner and set the miner up f...
01/07/2021 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The Company was notified on 01/07/2021 that this employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis on 07/30/2020.
12/17/2020 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The Company was notified on 12/17/2020 that this former employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis on 11/4/2019.
12/17/2020 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The Company was notified on 12/17/2020 that this employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis 10/28/2020
10/07/2020 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Company was notified on 10/7/2020 that former employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis on 6/30/2020 by B reader. EE's last exposure to dust was on 4/27/2020 according to the medical documentation I...
07/20/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the number 2 track entry on the number 3 belt at break number 8 at survey station #256. The fall was approximately 20 feet wide, 55 feet long and 6 feet high. No equipment was...
07/10/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred one crosscut inby survey station 220 in the #3 entry on the #2 conveyor belt. The fall was approximately 60 feet long, 22 feet wide and up to 4 feet high. No injury occurred.
05/15/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was re-positioning self inside the deck of the roof bolter at which time the roof bolter teetered from running over a rock, striking EE's right middle and index fingers between the deck canop...
04/28/2020 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None We were notified on 4-28-2020 that employee had been diagnosed with pneumoconiosis on 4/22/19 by a B Reader on 4-1-2019.
03/28/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was holding the handle of a hammer that was used to brace the conveyor chain that was being put together, another employee was knocking the strap on when a piece of metal came of the strap penetrat...
03/27/2020 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Company was notified on 3-27-20 that employee was diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis
11/16/2019 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was riding the outby end of the #9 mantrip when the operator failed to stop at the airlock doors at the 5 head and caught employee's foot against the grating on the mantrip and the door causi...
09/17/2019 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost Employee was hanging curtain in the face when EE seen the rib begin to move, EE instinctively put EE's hand up to keep it from hitting EE. The rib bent EE's wrist back resulting in a fracture that req...
08/08/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was setting a timber when a small thin piece of rock measuring 4"" x 3"" fell hitting EE on the right cheek causing a cut resulting in 5 stitches.
06/26/2019 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None This office was notified on 06/26/2019 that this individual was diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis on 03/28/2019.
06/21/2019 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None This office was notified on 06/21/2019 that employee was diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis on 05/12/2019
05/08/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost The employee and several others were recovering high voltage cable from the 1st left panel freeze fork when EE's foot was caught under the high line sled as it was being pulled by a scoop.
04/30/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 126d lost Removing a cam roller from 72"" structure turned body to lay roller on ground, right knee hurt. Testing shows osteoarthritic changes, medial joint narrowing. EE was taken to ER on 4/30/19 released bac...
04/13/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was spraying an intake stopping with a TC Spray machine when the machine got stopped up with debris. When the debris broke free the wand swung around spraying the TC Spray sealant under the EE's gl...
04/03/2019 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None This office was notified on 04/03/2019 that EE was diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis on 12/06/2018.
01/28/2019 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None On 01/28/2019 this mine was notified that this employee was diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
12/26/2018 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was checking splices on the overland belt, when EE lost EE's footing and got EE's undershirt sleeve caught on a piece of tin that covers the belt line. While EE's sleeve was caught by this tin EE j...
08/15/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE squatted down to look for an oil leak on the shuttle car, when a piece of draw rock fell striking EE on the hard hat and shoulder. This caused EE to cut EE's forehead. Required seven sutures.
07/19/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 91d lost Loading track, member was helping load track rail onto a Fairchild 35C scoop. Load slid hitting employee in the right knee.
07/05/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tearing down a wall with a sledge hammer and hit hand causing an injury.
05/23/2018 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tramming a supply motor around a curve, the motor derailed causing EE to bump chin on the dashboard of the motor. EE returned to work next scheduled shift and worked until pre-scheduled v...
04/26/2018 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Claim filed for pneumoconiosis on 9/18/2017. X-ray read 04/04/2018. We received notification on 04/26/2018.
04/17/2018 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None This office was notified that EE was diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis on 4/17/18. EE is currently employed at this mine.
01/02/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was installing the last inside bolt in 5-right, when the canopy of the roofbolter came down striking in the head.
09/28/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 261d lost Employee was in the process of removing a cover panel from the continuous miner and employee's right, ring finger got caught between the handle and the panel itself, mashing finger.
09/12/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was throwing a slate bar onto the continuous miner and a bur on the bar caught employee's hand causing a laceration to employee's index and middle fingers that required sutures to close.
07/25/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost Employee was attempting to put the forks back on a Caterpillar 930H loader that had fallen off while picking up 6' belt structure. While trying to slide the bottom of the fork into place the top came...
06/16/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 259d lost Rock had fallen from the working face into the conveyor of the continuous miner and was then loaded into the shuttle car. The rock then fell off the shuttle car, striking the employee's left leg, caus...
05/16/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall, approximately 30' long and 20' wide occurred in the #7 entry at survey spad #11536.
03/14/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cleaning on a CM conveyor motor, a piece of draw rock approximately 3"" in size fell hitting employee on the wrist resulting in a laceration requiring 6 sutures.
01/27/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were laying track rail, one on each side. When one employee flipped a track rail over onto a track rail that was connected to the track tie the injured employee was in the process of lu...
01/04/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a rock from the continuous mining machine being operated when a finger became caught between the continuous miner and the rock resulting in a laceration requiring 6 stitches.
10/24/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred outby the 001 MMU in the #3 entry in-between spad #'s 18483 and 18428. The fall measured 50' in length, 18-20' wide and approximately 6' in height. There were no in...
09/29/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 21d lost Employee has been off work since 08/17/2015 for a work related incident. On 09/29/2016 this mine was notified that employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
09/20/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unplanned roof fall occurred at cross cut #21 on 10 Belt in the primary escape way in the old #6 entry.
08/19/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing a center roller on a top structure when the slate bar slipped mashing finger between the bar and the belt structure causing a laceration and broke finger tip.
05/16/2016 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 2d lost On 5/16/2016 at approximately 7:00 p.m. EE straightened up after being bent over. EE felt a burning pain in the right side of lower back. EE didn't know what happened it just started hurting when EE s...
04/19/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee retired from work on 05/01/2009. On 04/19/2016 this mine was notified that this employee has been diagnosed with an occupational illness of pneumoconiosis
04/15/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As EE was putting some hyd. hoses into a scoop bucket a couple of 9' timbers that were lying in the bucket became dislodged and fell onto EE's right hand. X-rays at the ER were negative for a fracture...
12/11/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee has filed for occupational pneumoconiosis, we were notified on 12-11-15 but he still is currently employed with this mine and continues to work
12/02/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee filed for Occupational Pneumoconiosis we received this notification on 12-02-15 his last date of work was 10-17-15 due to a reduction of workforce
10/01/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a lifting jack to re-rail a flatcar that had derailed, the jack slipped hitting the ring finger on his right hand resulting in 4 stitches.
09/24/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Occupational Pneumoconiosis
09/16/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None on 09-15-15 this mine was notified that this employee was diagnosed with Occupational pneumoconiosis
08/18/2015 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was attempting to pull cable off the roofbolter that was fouled up; when he touched the cable and the frame of the roofbolter he recieved an electrical shock to his upper body. He was taken t...