Bailey Mine — Accidents
Total: 1,512 accidents | Fatalities: 2
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/23/2018 | POWERED HAULAGE | DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT | 51d lost, 26d restricted | Employees was opening an airlock door so mantrips could pass through and got caught between the door and mantrip causing injury to their fingers and ribs. |
| 08/21/2018 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee hit finger while using a block hammer causing injury. |
| 08/07/2018 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | The crabapple hoist was taken out of service for an extended period of time. The hoist rope was found to be near the minimum tolerance and the decision was made to remove this area of the rope. |
| 08/06/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was cleaning under the section feeder, prepairing to move it inby when a finger became pinched between a piece of plate and a rock. Employee received 5 stitches and returned to work on the ne... |
| 08/01/2018 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 146d lost | While trying to recover the mule from the mud, employee was hit in the head by a hook that broke off the mast of the mule. |
| 08/01/2018 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | An unexpected roof fall occurred in the track entry in 6 South section at 59 X-cut. This incident was caused by adverse geological conditions in the form of a slip that was identified in this area af... |
| 07/26/2018 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 59d lost | While at the face a rock fell and hit EE's right leg. Original incident occurred 7/26/18 - first day missed 9/13/18. |
| 07/26/2018 | MACHINERY | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 146d lost | Employee was struck by an airbag while re-railing a derailed low-boy car. This incident caused a fracture to left leg. |
| 07/13/2018 | FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 29d lost | While walking on the Longwall setup face a roof bolt head popped off and struck employee on the right shoulder. Employee worked all scheduled shifts until being taken off of work on 7/19/18. |
| 07/01/2018 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was using knife to cut belt and the knife slipped causing injury to employee's leg |
| 06/30/2018 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Prepping for a vulcanize splice. EE was cutting off pieces of fingers or wedges of belt. EE put a new blade in EE's knife and was cutting the fingers and had EE's left arm close to where EE was cuttin... |
| 06/22/2018 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was retracting trailer jack when left thumb was pinched in the jack. |
| 06/19/2018 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | A unintentional roof fall occurred in the 6 South area of the mine at 5 x-cut, in the #7 entry. The fall was caused by adverse geological conditions in this area. The fall measured approx. 63 ft lon... |
| 06/15/2018 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Routine maintenance was done to the Dry ridge elevator. After the maintenance was complete the elevator would not operate normally for an extended period of time. It was found that a fuse was blown... |
| 06/05/2018 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was helping with a belt splice and cut hand causing injury |
| 05/23/2018 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee was diagnosed with and compensated for work related hearing loss. The employee did not suffer an incident or injury that caused the condition to immediately occur. This employee has not miss... |
| 05/10/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 43d lost | Employee was handling belt structure and felt pain in stomach area |
| 05/07/2018 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | An Employee was using a hammer to pound a pin while building the a longwall tail drive. The hammer slipped out of the users hand and glanced off of the pan line and struck another employee above the... |
| 04/30/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 133d lost | Employee reached for a drill steel while bolting off of the miner and felt a pain in shoulder. Employee continued to work all scheduled shifts until employee was taken off of work on 7/9/2018 to repa... |
| 04/16/2018 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | The Dry Ridge Elevator was inoperative for a time due to an electrical fault that was reset. |
| 04/02/2018 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | A kink was found in the Crabapple hoist rope during regular inspection. The Kink was found 16ft from the hoist car. The Hoist was taken out of service and reterminated. |
| 03/12/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 88d lost | While uncoupling a car on bottom, employee pinched finger on coupler causing injury. |
| 03/11/2018 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Dry Ridge elevator was not operational for an extended period of time. It was reported that a wire vibrated off of the outer door switch at the bottom of the elevator. |
| 03/09/2018 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | The breaks on the hoist car were found to be sticking during a regular inspection. The hoist was taken out of service to change the breaks. While dropping the car during the inspection drop a kink i... |
| 02/23/2018 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | The Chestnut Ridge Escape capsule was out of service for a extended period of time. The chain for the cable handler was found to be damaged. The cause of the damage is unknown. The damage was found... |
| 02/22/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was installing drive roller. It shifted and pinched right finger causing injury |
| 02/15/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was loading a belt scraper into a ride when the cradle slipped and injured employee's pinky finger. |
| 02/06/2018 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | 71d lost | While preforming normal duties as a longwall systems operator, Employee began to feel pain in wrists that continued to get worse. Employee was diagnosed with Carpal Tunnel syndrome and was taken off... |
| 02/04/2018 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | The crabapple portal elevator was not operational due to a faulty door limit switch. |
| 01/26/2018 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 404d lost | Report was, while retrieving a bolt from the miner, a piece of rock fell from the roof and struck ee on the head and back of the neck. Initial doctors slips and evaluation reports were not consistent... |
| 01/25/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 52d lost | Employee was raising a vent tube to secure it to the roof and felt a pain in EE's groin. EE worked all scheduled shifts until diagnosed with a hernia and began missing time for surgical repair on 2/1... |
| 01/23/2018 | FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 117d lost | A piece of rock fell from the rib and struck employees right leg. This caused a fracture to the right heel bone. |
| 01/10/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 41d lost | While lifting a bottom roller by its handle EE felt a pain in EE's left arm. Original incident 1/10/2018 - first day missed 2/14/18. |
| 01/09/2018 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Walking on snow covered roadway when slipped and fell to the ground. |
| 01/08/2018 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was cutting with a knife and injured employee's thigh. |
| 01/08/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 349d lost | Employee was holding a door back from slamming and rolled an ankle. EE continued to work and did not seek medical attention until 8/7/18. |
| 01/07/2018 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | The Crabapple elevator was not operational for an extended period of time. The inner door switch at the top of the elevator malfunctioned causing the elevator to not operate with automatic controls.... |
| 01/05/2018 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | The Dry Ridge elevator was not functional for a extended period of time. A screw that holds the main contactor into place had loosened and fell between the tips. This screw would not let the contact... |
| 01/05/2018 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | The Dry Ridge portal Elevator was not operational for an extended period of time. Investigation revealed a frozen magnetic switch on the elevator doors. The switch was changed to repair. |
| 01/03/2018 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 361d lost | Picked up a chain fall and felt pain in back. *EE continued to work as a belt man with no restrictions. EE had surgery on March 26, 2018. |
| 12/28/2017 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was installing a rear boom jack roller on the Continuous Miner. The roller came out of the guides and pinched employee's little finger on employee's left hand causing a laceration that was gi... |
| 12/23/2017 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was knocking down a block wall and hit finger with a hammer causing injury. |
| 12/19/2017 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While cutting a piece of conveyor belt, the knife slipped and cut the right thigh. 9 Stitches to close the laceration. No lost time as a result of the injury. |
| 12/16/2017 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | An Unintentional roof fall occurred in the 5L section. The fall occurred in the belt entry at 91+72 it extended to 91+50. The cause of the fall is unknown, there were adverse geological conditions i... |
| 12/16/2017 | ENTRAPMENT | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | Employee was on the Dry Ridge elevator conducting a regular inspection when the elevator stopped due to an over travel fault. The elevator was not operational until the fault was reset by outside empl... |
| 12/13/2017 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was setting prop and rock fell from top and hit employee on head causing injury. |
| 12/07/2017 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 52d lost | Employee opened silo door and felt pain in stomach. |
| 12/06/2017 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 68d lost | Employee was a passenger in a mantrip when it de-railed. Employee claims that EE struck head on the roof of the mantrip. The accident is currently under investigation. The employee was considered a... |
| 12/04/2017 | HOISTING | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | During regular inspection of the hoist rope, damage to this cable was detected and the decision was made to change the rope out. This made the Crabapple hoist out of service for an extended period of... |
| 12/02/2017 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employees was loading posts onto the forks of a scoop and smashed finger between two posts causing injury. |