Bailey Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,512 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/04/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Dry Ridge Elevator was out of service for an extended period of time. This was due to a bad analog input card. There was no injury as a result of this incident.
05/27/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A piece of rock fell from the roof, between 2 longwall shields and struck the employee on the left arm causing a laceration that needed 6 sutures to close. No lost time as a result of this incident.
05/16/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Dry Ridge elevator stopped in the shaft with 2 employees aboard. No injury's as a result of this event
05/09/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred in the 1L mining section at 42 wall. The fall measured approx. 45ft long by 16ft high by 16ft wide. The fall occurred in the belt line, #1 Entry. There were no injur...
05/02/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost A Bailey Prep Plant employee was examining a screen in plant 2 on the third floor. As he was stepping off of the toeboard edge of the screen he twisted his left ankle.
04/30/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While unloading a metal cabinet out of a drop-deck jeep employee caught his right thumb between the cabinet and the jeep bumper resulting in a fracture. Employee did not miss any time as a result of...
04/26/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During a scheduled inspection, a kink in the slope hoist rope was discovered. The hoist was taken out of service and the rope was re-terminated. No injuries as a result of this event
04/24/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 158d lost Cable was too short for the task, powerclimber rode off cable, basket fell. Laceration on face, head trauma.
04/21/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Dry Ridge Elevator was not operational for an extended period of time. There was a fault on the car govenor slack rope. No one was injured as a result of this event.
04/20/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Crabapple slope hoist was not operational for an extended period of time. This event was scheduled to replace the existing slope cable with a new slope cable. This slope hoist is not used as any...
04/13/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 17H section at 1.5xcut between #1 and #2 entries. The roof fall was approx 60' long, 12' high, and 16' wide. There was no equipment damaged or injury as a...
04/08/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was struck in the nose by a bolt wrench while installing a bolt off of the miner.
04/04/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee slipped while walking which caused a fracture to his fibula.
04/02/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck in the hand by a rock while operating a backhoe.
04/02/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 372d lost Employee was changing a bolter tire with a 3/4 ratchet. When the lug nut suddenly loosened he felt a pain in his left shoulder. He continued to work all scheduled shifts until he was taken off work...
04/02/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Pulled something in upper arm while moving suction hose for a pump
03/24/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The crabapple elevator was not operational for an extended period of time. As the elevator approached the top landing, vibration was detected. It was investigated and found that the Main elevator dr...
03/21/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred in the 1L mining section at 38 X-cut. The fall measured approx. 32 ft long by 10ft high by 26ft wide. The fall occurred in the return intersection. There were no inj...
03/19/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The crabapple elevator was not operational for an extended period of time. The door latch motor malfunctioned which faulted the elevator, taking it out of service. No injury as a result.
03/14/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 51d lost Employee was diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Subsequently taken off of work for surgical repair. This incident was due to repetitive movement.
03/14/2014 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A non -injury accident involving an alleged ignition has occurred in the 1L advancing miner section.
03/09/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Dry Ridge Elevator was not operational for an extended period of time. The Hydraulic unit that holds the rope gripper in the unlocked position was bleeding off. No one was injured as a result of...
03/07/2014 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The control screen at the top of Dry ridge elevator malfunctioned which caused the brakes to set. There were 13 employees on the elevator at this time. There was no one injured as a result of this i...
03/06/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Crabapple elevator was in-operational for a period of time due to a broken door switch on the elevator door.
03/06/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was spinning the longwall Shearer Drum to change bits, his hand got caught between a shearer bit and the shield. This cause a laceration that took 8 stitches to close. The laceration was be...
02/23/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 339d lost Employee was installing 12"" PVC drain pipe on top of coal silo. As he was raising the pipe with a chain hoist, the pipe slipped and struck him on the back on the neck/shoulder area. Note that emplo...
02/20/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost While employee was checking his bolter head for suction, his middle finger on his right hand became injured when it contacted the broken chuck.
02/13/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Crabapple Elevator was not operational for an extended period of time. The frequency drive was found to be at fault and was replaced.
01/24/2014 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None AT APPROXIMATELY 10:45 AM AN EMPLOYEE BECAME ILL AND COLLAPSED WHILE ASCENDING A SCAFFOLDING AT THE BAILEY PREPARATION PLANT AREA. HE WAS ATTENDED TO BY PERSONNEL ON THE SCENE AND TRANSFERRED TO AN AM...
01/22/2014 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The crabapple elevator stopped part of the way down in the shaft with employee on Board. EE was on the elevator for 55 min. He was not injured as a result of this incident.
01/20/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Crabapple slope hoist was not operational for an extended period of time. Electrical issues in the power feed lines caused the interruption. No injuries as a result of this incident. This slope...
01/08/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 370d lost Employee slipped/tripped on stairs while exiting office trailer.
12/26/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee was walking when employee tripped over a piece of clay causing him to fall and strike his left arm and shoulder against the rib. Resulted in a dislocated shoulder.
12/23/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 271d lost Employee was walking on top of a tram road rut when the rut gave out causing the employee to roll his right ankle. Employee began missing work on December 26, 2013.
12/23/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Using rock bar to move forms, bar slipped causing EE to fall on truck bed, twisting left shoulder.
12/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee attempted to remove rail pulling ""Finger"" from two overlapped rails. top rail slid off bottom rail and pinched left middle finger between the rails causing a laceration. required 10 stitche...
12/08/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost Walking on metal stairs on top of silo. Slipped on an icy spot and sprained ankle.
12/03/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost While working in the BMX 3 East mains section, an employee was spraying water on a rock pile to minimize dust when a piece of rock came off of the miner head and struck him on the right cheek causing...
11/21/2013 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 31d lost, 46d restricted Crew was pulling long wall shields, employee was connecting boom of mule to long wall shield when his left hand was caught in a pinch point between the boom and the bottom of the shield.
11/14/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee pinched finger when adjusting a cable roller.
11/12/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost While walking, employee slipped in a tire rut and twisted his right knee. Continued to work all scheduled shifts until being taken off of work 2/25/2014
10/31/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 135d lost While sheaving a ram jack onto the Longwall drive motor, the jack got caught on a post. Employee approached the area and the jack kicked sideways and struck his right leg.
10/30/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Hoist Car at Crabapple slope was inoperable for a period of time. It was determined that the speed sensor was defective. The speed sensor was replaced.
10/29/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost While walking in the BMX 1A Tailgate section, employee stepped into a haul road rut and twisted his left ankle.
10/28/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 67d restricted Employee was prying a plate from the cable trough on the longwall face conveyor, as he was prying the plate with a slate bar, the plate suddenly sprung free and the bar hit the employee on the side of...
10/24/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost Injured employee was hooking a tow strap to the Miner Cable to pull slack with the Ram Car when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back and groin area. The employee was handling a cable. The employee b...
10/21/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in 4 West Mains area at 24 wall between #1-2 x-cut and in the #1 entry. The fall measured approx. 8ft high by 16ft wide by 60 ft long. There was no injuries or equi...
10/17/2013 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was working at new office/bath house for new #7 north portal. Employee cut his left index finger with 4.5"" angle grinder while cutting a 4"" vertical PVC pipe below grade. Finger was cut whe...
10/13/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee was lowering a shaft down into a cell and when the slack of the chain came out of the strap his right thumb got caught in the slack of the chain.
10/11/2013 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost A piece of rock fell from where the rib meets the roof and struck the employee on the head and neck.