Bailey Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,512 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/15/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred in the 4 west area at 26 x-cut. Adverse geological conditions caused the roof to separate and break. The roof fell 10ft from the track entry (#3 entry) through the cr...
10/14/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Employee was changing out top cradle on main line belt and pinched finger between cradle and bedrail causing injury.
10/12/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 126d lost Employee was walking down the pan line in 8L Longwall Section, when EE slipped. EE felt a pain in EE's left shoulder when EE caught self. Employee reported that the pain has came back over the last co...
10/10/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Employee setting a beam under the roof mesh, employee pinched hand between rock and roof control supplies.
09/23/2021 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 40d lost Employee began to feel pain in both wrists while performing normal duties of an outside mechanic. Employee reported no specific incident. Diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome and was scheduled for su...
09/21/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost While cleaning in Silo #4, employee slipped in grease and felt pain in knee and back. Injury was not the result of a compliance or training issue.
09/12/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Employee was cutting a window opening in between the cables of a conveyor belt to put piano wire in to be able to strip the belt to do a vulcanize splice. While cutting the belt window opening employe...
09/11/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was installing a K-door frame. The extension collapsed when employee stood up and EE's finger was caught between the extension and mainframe. This resulted in a fracture to EE's left thum...
09/01/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 9L section. Adverse geological conditions in the form of layer shell rock separated causing this occurrence. The fall occurred at 12+00 on the future longwal...
08/18/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost WENT TO WALK ACROSS TRACK TO TIGHT SIDE, TRIPPED OVER RAIL, TWISTED LEFT KNEE.
08/14/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee lost balance after turning on a water line and struck back against a handrail causing a strain. Injury was not the result of a training or compliance issue. Employee did not start missing wor...
08/09/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost Employee was moving the miner cable and waterline out of the tram road when EE felt a sharp pain in EE's right arm. Was diagnosed with a Torn Bicep and was taken off work pending surgical repair.
08/05/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Dropping belt structure (bottom belt cradle) on the reclaim belt. Employee pinched left index finger between the cradle and the bedrail. Employee received stitches to close a laceration. Employee di...
07/28/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was struck by a 5'roll of the liner, as the liner unrolled itself down the slope. EE was struck by the liner to the right side of head and neck area. The employee was given first aid mea...
07/15/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping put together a belt take up unit in the 11L. As they were inserting a pin into an adjustment hole they inadvertently rested left ring finger into another adjustment hole. The str...
07/11/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in 9L section. The fall occurred at 17 wall crosscut, approx halfway into the crosscut between #1 & 2 entry through #2 & in the crosscut 2-3. The fall was approx 1...
07/04/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee pinched right pinky finger between hopper and handrail
06/28/2021 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee tripped while walking to the miner. EE grabbed the rib to catch balance and a rock fell striking EE's left thumb. This resulted in 6 stitches. No lost work days or restrictions from this inju...
06/27/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 246d lost Employee was standing on a bar grating platform to hose off floor steel when the grating gave way causing employee's right foot to fall through a hole in the platform.
06/21/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost Employee was walking to the mantrip when EE stepped into a hole and felt a pain in right ankle. Resulting in a sprained ankle and a small avulsion fracture.
06/19/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 144d lost While operating the Longwall shearer employee tripped and fell onto right arm. Employee returned to work next scheduled shift and worked all required shifts until being taken off for surgery to repai...
06/19/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee's right foot got caught on a piece of mesh causing EE to trip. Resulted in a fracture tibia / chip fracture on base of tibia.
06/19/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pushing a rubber guarding up on the miner when employee struck hand against a roof strap. Resulting in a laceration that required 9 sutures.
06/14/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee was lifting a ventilation tube and felt a pain in lower left abdomen. 6/14/21 Employee released return to work with no restrictions. 6/21/21 Employee was diagnosed with a hernia and taken...
06/03/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee pinched finger while helping change out a belt roller. Received 5 stitches, and x-rays revealed a small fracture.
06/03/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost Employee was bolting off the miner when a piece of rock fell striking left calf. Employee suffered a laceration and received stitches to repair.
05/04/2021 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None While performing routine maintenance checks on the 5 South #4 escape hoist, it was discovered that there was an electrical issue with the processor on the PLC. The escape hoist was taken out of serv...
04/23/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was cutting rib mesh. The knife slipped and caused a laceration on EE's left forearm. EE received 13 stitches.
04/20/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Employee was attempting to throw a rock on a belt when a splice caught EE's glove causing EE's thumb to be caught between the roller and the belt causing injury.
04/14/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding a 6 foot piece of 48 inch corrugated plastic pipe steady while another employee cut a 8 inch notch in the end with a chain saw. The saw kicked the bar out of the cut and the opera...
04/09/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost While bolting off of the miner, a rock fell from the top and struck a hydraulic hose while the employee was raising the head. The fitting on the end of the hose broke and the hose struck the employee...
03/28/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was carrying a bottom belt roller when EE dropped it down EE caught their fingers on the belt rail causing lacerations to EE's middle and ring fingers.
03/25/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was placing wooden blocks under a cranes outriggers before they were extended. When EE threw a block under the outrigger, EE misjudged the distance and smashed the left pinky finger of their...
02/22/2021 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During a normal examination of the Crabapple elevator, a damaged spot in the training cable was identified. The Elevator was taken out of service to repair this damaged area. The cause of the damage...
02/13/2021 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost While installing a cable bolt into a previously drilled hole it became stuck in the mesh. When EE adjusted the bolt to free it, their thumb became pinched between the bolt and the ATRS jack of the mi...
01/25/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 496d lost The employee had just arrived at the Dry Ridge portal and was walking from their vehicle to the bath house when they slipped on ice, falling and landing on left elbow. X-rays would later reveal a frac...
01/19/2021 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Dry Ridge elevator was taken out of service by mine management for and extended period of time, due to the elevators fault alarms showing the elevator was not operating normally. The rope Gripper...
01/07/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost Employee smashed finger between two blocks causing injury
11/10/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was walking to their car to retrieve an item - slipped on a rubber mat over a metal grating and fell to left knee. Small laceration and visible bruising to knee area
11/10/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the #2 Entry of the 6 South Mains at 58.5 wall. It measured 7' high and 35' long and 16' wide. The fall was caused by adverse geological conditions. The fall...
11/05/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee did not have a seat belt properly worn, causing them to strike their head off the front of the cab. The result was 9 stitches to the forehead.
11/04/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping set belt drive frame and got hit with a jack handle causing an injury about EE's eye.
11/01/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 108d restricted Employee was carrying a wing roller to change out. EE was carrying the roller up a set of steps and on the last step EE tripped and fell on the landing and the roller landed on EE's left thumb, result...
10/26/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While profiling belt structure employee was using roof bolt plate to maintain balance when employee's pinky slipped inside the hanger eye of the plate and caused a laceration.
10/21/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost While installing cover plate on tailgate drive employee's r thumb became pinched.
10/18/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The brakes on the hoist car were not releasing. The CR relay was replaced and the brakes were then functioning correctly
10/17/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None There was communication loss between the top and bottom of the slope. A Circuit board was replaced in the PLC for the fiberoptic communication.
10/11/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee was riding in a mantrip and they spurred up and the employee was getting out of the mantrip with right leg first and right foot slipped on the loose material and extended right knee. EE conti...
10/04/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Injured employee and a coworker were removing rollers and cradles from the belt. When pulling the cradle came loose striking injured employee on the right foot
10/01/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing approx. 6 feet away from crib pumping activities and was inadvertently sprayed in the face with crib concrete material.