Bailey Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,512 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/14/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Dry Ridge Elevator was not operational for an extended period of time. There were no injuries or entrapments during this evet
01/11/2012 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Working in the BMX Mains section, the foreman was walking around a parked ram car and inadvertently walked into a rib strap that was damaged and bent outwards striking him in the right temple area cau...
01/07/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Dry ridge Elevator was not operational for more than 30 min. The rope grabs on the top of the elevator shaft needed readjusted. Nothing on this elevator was damaged nor was there anyone trapped...
01/05/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Dry Ridge Elevator stopped in the shaft which entrapped one miner. There was no damage to the elevator. The elevator stopped due to the door switch on the bottom of the shaft vibrating open. Th...
12/27/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 126d lost Employee was carrying his personal tool box (2'x10""x10""), he reached out to set the toolbox down and felt a pain in his lower back.
12/01/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 24d restricted Cutting water hose with belt knife, slipped cutting thru gloves and cut base of left thumb.
11/22/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost While walking 14 I belt line, employee tripped and attempted to catch himself on a piece of belt structure and injured his little finger on his left hand. Employee began missing scheduled work days o...
11/17/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Bailey (BMX Portal) Elevator was out of service due to an over travel fault. No persons were injured due to this event.
11/08/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee was attempting to remove a shaft from the rack wheel on 14 I long wall shearer, He got the end of his ring finger and pinky finger smashed while using a slide hammer.
11/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Employee was attempting to shut a K-door in J- Bleeder section, when he was struck in the back of his left hand by the other door that closed inadvertantly. Employee was diagnosed with a fracture to a...
10/28/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Bailey (BMX Portal) Elevator was out of service due to an electrical problem involving a oil cooling fan. No person were injured due to this event. The elevator was fixed and back in service at...
10/25/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was carrying block to build a wall when he stepped on a rock and rolled his ankle
10/13/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While loading a piece of rib material into a scoop bucket, a rock fell from the roof and struck his left middle finger, received 21 sutures.
10/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost While moving miner cable employee felt a pain in groin area. Diagnosed with a Hernia on 10/24/2011.
10/05/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost While roof bolting off the left side of miner in BMX section, a piece of black rock from the top of rib struck the employee on left hand and forearm.
09/27/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was grinding when wheel caught Z girt and kicked back
09/23/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 14 I Tailgate entry between 18 x-cut and 19 x-cut. (Spad location 44+60) The fall measured approx 40ft long and 9 ft high by 16ft wide. No injury of equipmen...
09/20/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the #2 x-cut of the 14 I longwall section, the Spad location is 2+70. The Fall measured approx. 23ft wide by 20ft long by 8-10ft high. Not injury or equipment d...
09/16/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee first reported a groin strain 9/16/11 but did not need medical attention at that time and continued to work. EE developed a bump which was found to be a hernia and went off work April 9, 2012...
09/14/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Walking to the loader, he stepped on a rock and twisted his left knee. Original RPI on 9/14/2011. He became lost time on 10/14/2011.
09/05/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A piece of rock fell from between two roof straps and struck this employee on the back of the head, resulting in a laceration that took 6 staples to close. Employee did not miss any work due to the in...
08/18/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee finger caught in wench
08/04/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost Employee was struck on the left wrist by a piece of mine roof while bolting in 4 West section
07/31/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost While working as a rock duster at BMX, Employee was cutting off a hose coupler when the utility knife slipped off the coupler cutting his left leg.
07/27/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 40d lost, 9d restricted Employee was struck in face with shotcrete hose.
07/26/2011 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee was pulling a welder cart in the 2 east section and felt a pain in his groin. Diagnosed with a hernia on 7/28/2011, Employee has not missed any scheduled work days.
07/14/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The buckland emergency hoist was inoperable for an extended period of time. The drive card was replace. No injury.
07/01/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Crew was installing PVC conduit (6"") in an open trench. At the end of an existing pour there were rebars exposed with mushroom caps installed for protection. One cap was knocked off when an employe...
06/30/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred just outby 6 x-cut in 4 south mains. This fall occurred inby the 2 east section four way, in the old I track entry. The fall measured approx. 60 feet long by 16...
06/30/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the #3 entry of 5 H. This fall occurred at 6 x-cut. The fall measured approx. 18ft long by 16ft wide by 10 ft high. There were no injury or equipment damage d...
06/21/2011 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was in the process of identifying 20 amp 277 volt circuit to verify if it was energized and if so to de-energize lockout and tag the circuit. He grabbed the 12 gauge MD pig tail cable and other han...
06/21/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY None While walking to engage the mud pump, EE's foot became entangled in hydraulic lines causing him to nearly fall. His right knee struck a 4"" valve on the mud pump causing a soft tissue injury and an ab...
06/14/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost While bolting on the Right side of the miner in 4 West section, employee reached for an 8 foot cable bolt and felt a pain in right shoulder. **Lost Work Days began on July 18th 2011
06/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost Felt pain in right shoulder while lifting valve.
06/02/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Dry Ridge Elevator was unoperational. The elevator stopped in the shaft due to a govenor switch alarm. There were 3 employees on the elevator at the time it stopped. No injury's as a result of...
05/31/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was retrieving a tool from the section parts car and pinched his right ring finger between the tool and the parts car. Resulted in a fracture to the tip of his right ring finger and a lacera...
05/23/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted While changing a turnover roller the bearing housing turned, catching the right thumb between the housing and the housing base, crushing the tip of the thumb.
05/20/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE stepped in wet cement during a cementing operation at the site of a well plugging operation 5/20/11. A chemical burn developed over the weekend on his left foot. The EE sought medical attention on...
05/09/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While removing the valve back cover on the 4 south miner, the raised lid fell suddenly and struck his index finger on his left hand. Employee received 3 stitches the under side of his left index fing...
05/05/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 70d lost, 173d restricted Employee was walking on a plywood plank and it collapsed.
04/19/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 289d lost The injured employee was helping carry a belt roller through a walk through door, he tripped over the bottom of the door jam, which caused him to twist and he felt pain in his left hip. He continued...
04/18/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Injured Employee was carrying conduit and twisted his knee while walking. There were no obstructions. Wet and and sloping terrrain.
04/12/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 304d lost Employee was picking up conduit from a stack. Lifted four 3/4 inch pcs by one end and lifted up. He proceeded to walk into the pile in order to place conduit on his shoulder for transport. As he move...
04/11/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee wrapped arms around a 5 gallon bucket to carry it. When setting it down, a sharp edge lacerated his arm.
04/02/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost Employee tripped over a 1"" air hose and fell onto his left shoulder, causing a dislocation of left shoulder.
03/28/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost While working in the motor compartment of a rail mounted jeep, the compartment lid fell on his right hand causing a laceration.
03/23/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Employee was bolting on the right side of the miner in 5 South section. The bolter head plugged. As he was cleaning the bolter head, the drill steel that was in the roof fell and struck him on the r...
03/21/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was dragging a rock dust hose in the track entry of 2 east. He was walking backwards as he was pulling the hose. He tripped on a track tie and fell on to his M-20 Self rescuer causing a fra...
03/04/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost Employee slipped on a 16' cable bolt in the 16H section and felt pain in left knee. He continued to work all scheduled shifts until 4/1/2011.
03/03/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 333d lost EE was removing pipe when a valve came apart causing approx. 120 psi of water to hit him.