Bailey Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,512 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/17/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was cutting the tabs on a bucket of rivets to get the lid open. EE was cutting the tabs left handed and was holding the bottom of the bucket with right hand. The bucket is plastic. So being i...
11/10/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee operating the outrigger on a leased truck and inadvertently had EE's r. hand in the hinged area of the outrigger when putting it up. Pinched EE's r. ring finger in the hinge of the outrigger.
11/01/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee was lying on the ground on the walk side of the belt changing bottom rollers on 6 South belt. An employee was placing a roller on the top of the top belt when the roller fell of the top belt...
10/29/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Crabapple Slope Hoist was taken out of service for an extended period of time due to deformation in the hoist rope. Possible cause for rope deformation - slack was put into the rope at the bottom...
10/18/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 60d restricted Employee working on impact channel. Channel rolled smashing employees left hand. Hairline fracture of wrist resulted.
10/17/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During an MSHA inspection of the 6 South #1 escape capsule, on the 3rd trip of the capsule, the capsule got caught up on the guide cables at the bottom on the south side of the shaft. One of the cable...
10/04/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred in the #1 entry of 6 South area. The fall occurred at 102 crosscut in a return entry. The fall was caused by adverse roof conditions that affected the anchoring zone o...
10/03/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling bits from shearer using a hammer and bit puller and accidentally was hit by a piece of metal in the arm causing injury.
09/23/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a pry bar to move a roller. The bar slipped out from under the roller causing EE's hand/finger to be caught between the bar and the belt structure causing injury.
09/22/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The crabapple hoist was out of service an extended period of time. It was found that 2 safety central relays needed changed to repair the hoist. A possible cause was a power outage.
09/21/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was an unplanned roof fall in 4 west outby area at 22 crosscut between 2 and 3 entry. The belt nor the track entry were affected. The fall is estimated to be 40' long 16' wide and an unknown hei...
09/16/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was an unplanned roof fall in 6 South section #8 entry 104 crosscut. Adverse geological conditions caused the roof to separate and break. It was measured 12' high x 60' long x 16' wide. ""The c...
09/11/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The crabapple elevator was taken out of service due to faults from the leveling arm system. The leveling arm had seized up and needed to be lubricated to return to normal operation. The elevator retur...
08/30/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 302d lost The mantrip that the employee was sitting in was struck by another mantrip. The injured employee braced themselves and felt a pain in right shoulder from the sudden movement. This employee worked al...
08/30/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost The mantrip that the employee was sitting in was struck by another mantrip traveling in the opposite direction. The injured employee braced themself and felt a pain in the right shoulder from the sud...
08/24/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was an unplanned roof fall at 4 West 20 crosscut #2 belt entry. Adverse geologically conditions caused the roof to separate and break. It measured 22' wide x 76' long x 16-18 ft. high.
08/21/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred in the 11L area at 8 crosscut #1-2. Adverse geological conditions caused the roof to separate and break. The roof fell at the crosscut connection of #1-2 crosscut and i...
08/18/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee received minor chemical burns on right calf/knee area. Employee worked unrestricted until 8/23/22, began missing time 8/24/22. This incident did not involve any aspect of compliance with rule...
08/13/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost While assisting a pan line bolter installing bolts, the injured employee's left pinky finger was caught in a pinch point when the bolter operator dropped the mast down. Injury was not the result of a...
08/12/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 195d lost Employee was walking out of the 12J section, left foot stepped in a shuttle car rut causing employee to slip and fall. Employee felt pain in left ankle. Employee was subsequently diagnosed with a fra...
08/10/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred in the 6 south area at 49 1/2 wall in #4 entry. Adverse geological conditions caused the roof to separate and break. The roof fell at the crosscut connection of #3-4 cr...
08/05/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Dry Ridge Elevator was taken out of service for an extended period of time to address equipment fault alarms. The Main Drive computer as well as all encoders were changed to correct the issue
08/02/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 99d lost While removing a rock from the handrail on the 9L longwall face. The rock shifted and EE's middle and ring finger were caught between the rock and the shield causing a laceration. EE was assessed at R...
07/19/2022 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost Employee stepped on the rail, EE's foot slipped, and EE felt a pain in EE's left foot. EE was examined at Wheeling Med Express and was diagnosed with a fractured 5th metatarsal.
07/12/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting on the miner and EE's left hand was caught between the ATRS jack and the frame of the machine. The ATRS pad slipped off a ledge when employee reached for a drill steel. Employee...
07/11/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a flapper on the belt and the knife accidentally slipped out of their hand and came in contact with their forearm causing injury.
07/06/2022 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee lacerated knee on a piece of steel while crawling across.
06/24/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing tangled up belt when the knife slipped causing a laceration to right leg. They received 2 stitches.
06/17/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was sitting on the cable trough waiting for tools to service the longwall shearer in 9L section. A small piece of rock fell from between the shields, bounced off of the head gate drum and st...
06/15/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Crabapple elevator was taken out of service for a period of time due to drum warmth. Industrial Elevator (repair contractor) found that the brake rods were not fully releasing. They adjusted the r...
06/11/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While lifting a belt to change a roller the connection point failed causing the belt to fall suddenly striking the employee. Employee received a cut to nose that required stitches to close. Employee...
06/11/2022 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost The employee was loading supplies when EE miss stepped on uneven road material. EE felt a pain in left ankle. On 6/12 EE went to Med Express to get it checked and was diagnosed with a fracture to the...
06/08/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was replacing a magnetic mount on a tracking pad to attach the pad to a tool box. The pad flipped expectantly and pinched employee's left thumb between the magnet and the tool box. Employee...
04/19/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Crabapple elevator was taken out of service for a extended period after it began to operate abnormally. The main drive computer was changed to correct the problem. There was no escapeways affect...
04/13/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to remove a crib from underneath a non-powered pneumatic conveyor. As they were adjusting the conveyor, employee's finger was accidentally got caught between the crib and conv...
04/09/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost Employee was assisting 3 other employees lifting a DB box to release it from the chains that it was hanging on. EE felt a pain in EE's left bicep. EE continued to work all scheduled shifts. The pain...
03/29/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to cut belt with knife and lost balance and inadvertently cut right thigh causing injury.
03/08/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 328d lost While shoveling loose coal in the prep plant, employee felt a pop and pain in left shoulder. As they fell down due to pain, left foot got caught and employee twisted the left knee as they fell down. I...
02/19/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 160d lost Employee was throwing the miner and loader cable and the water line out of the walkway in 11L and felt a pain in the left knee. Employee continued to work all required shifts until being taken off of...
02/10/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 345d lost Employee was involved in the removal of track rails on 11J longwall section. A cable was connected from a mantrip to the track rails with a clevis. While pulling the rails with the mantrip the clevis...
02/07/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Employee was side bolting in the 12J Section, as EE was retrieving 6 foot bolts from on top of the rear of the miner EE's right foot slipped off the step. EE's foot got caught in the miner cable and E...
01/13/2022 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning around the tail roller of an air conveyor and caused injury to hand.
12/23/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a razor knife to clean off the end of a slick line and the knife slipped causing injury to forearm.
12/04/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 211d lost Employee was lifting a box of splice kits to place them on top of the drive motor when employee felt a pain in left shoulder. Employee reported that the pain began to worsen the next few weeks. Emplo...
11/17/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost Employee was an the process of replacing the cover on the walk side rear jack of the cat mounted tailpiece, when the tool twisted in their right hand and they received a laceration.
11/16/2021 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 138d lost Employee was carrying a piece of roof mesh, as EE was walking EE stepped on a rock causing step to be unbalanced. EE felt a pain in right knee. EE continued to work normal job for all scheduled shif...
11/05/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Employee was recovering rail, while unbolting a set of fish plates, EE pinched left thumb between between two pieces of rail. EE was diagnosed with a fracture to the tip of the thumb.
11/04/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost While hosing in the raw coal transfer building, employee slipped on wet floor and struck leg against a kick plate, causing a laceration. Injury was not the result of a training or compliance issue.
11/02/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee injured a finger in a door mechanism while moving a steel mechanism from a box to the table to complete assembly. A door on the mechanism with pivot plates caught their gloved hand, pinching...
10/19/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck in the left ear while advancing trunk lines. Causing a laceration which resulted in 13 stitches. The employee returned to work next shift with no lost time.