Big Mountain No 16 — Accidents

Total: 340 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/04/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional Roof Fall found in air course during weekly exam. 18' wide x 25' long x 4 1/2' to 5' thick.
01/22/2010 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Diagnosis of Pneumoconiosis. Received 01/22/2010.
01/09/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee stated that on 01-09-10 he lifted a crib block on to his shoulder and turned and stepped off a ledge in the mine floor near the section feeder and twisted his knee and causing him to fall. E...
01/07/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 50d lost Diagnosis - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
11/06/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 166d lost Employee was performing the duties of a continuous miner helper, when a piece of rock fell from the mine roof and struck him on the top of his right foot, resulting in a laceration.
09/28/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 136d lost Employee had checked the pressure on the mobile roof support and was walking back out of the place when a rib fell and struck him and knocked him to the mine floor.
09/25/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was getting out of the scoop and slipped and fell striking his right elbow against the frame of the scoop deck.
09/14/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost Employee stated that he and another employee were pulling on the continuous miner water line when he slipped and fell striking his back on a crib block. EE continued to work and started to miss work...
08/28/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 213d lost Employee was standing by No. 4 belt at belt switch and was turning the belt off to spot the belt, when a rib rolled and struck him on his right shoulder.
08/27/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 214d lost Employee was standing on a wooden block examining an MRS when he slipped and fell to the mine floor injuring his left shoulder.
08/27/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee stated he bent over and picked up a 7"" x 7"" x 12' timber and felt pain in his right shoulder and chest.
08/25/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost EE was lifting a coalhauler battery lid in order to place it on another battery, when he felt pain in his abdomen. NOTE: EE did not miss work as a result of this incident until 09-29-2009.
08/13/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A rock fell from the mine roof approx 35' inby survey station No 13356 as the 6-left crosscut was being mined on the 020-0 MMU, East section. The rock measured approx 4'6"" to 5' high x 15'6"" long x...
08/13/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was found at approximately 7:25 p.m. in H-Return aircourse, No. 2 entry from Crosscut 29 (Spad 112540) to Crosscut 30 (Spad 11254). The fall was approximately 20' wide x 10...
08/07/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Employee was tramming the roof bolting machine. When the machine went through the check curtains, the drill steel got caught on the curtain, causing the drill steel to strike the employee on his left...
08/05/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was operating roof bolter machine. He went to place the roof bolt wrench in the drill pot, the drill steel fell from the mine roof and pinched his left index finger between the drill steel an...
06/30/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional roof fall: d-intake, No 8 entry, intersection at No. 15, crosscut, 80 ft inby survey station No. 10013. The fall measured approx. 20ft long, 20 ft wide and 6 ft thick. Five foot fully gr...
06/16/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional roof fall: No 1 Belt Entry, Intersection, Crosscut No. 11. The fall measured approx 20' long, 20' wide and 4' thick. Four foot conventional roof bolts were in use as primary roof support...
06/10/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost EE was replacing a hydraulic hose to the conveyor chain motor on the feeder breaker. EE was standing on a 6"" crib block to reach the hose fitting that was 6' above the mine floor and approx 20"" from...
06/06/2009 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE was diagnosed with arthritis and degenerative changes in his left kee after he experienced pain, redness and swelling two days after working on his knees changing a drive shaft in a shuttle car.
05/18/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee stated that he went to C-Belt Hole to get a solid steel bar to hang 1000 ft. of conveyor belt. While lifting the bar he felt pain in his lower back.
05/04/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional roof fall: d-return, No. 1 entry, crosscut no. 32, survey station no. 10183. The fall measured approx. 40 ft long , 20 ft wide and 5 ft thick. Five foot 3/4"" ida. fully grouted resin ro...
04/24/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Occupational illness: Employee stated he was removing a front drive shaft fron the 851 diesel mantrip when he struck his left elbow in the drag link. on 4-30-2009, Employee was diagnosed with bursitis...
03/21/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None East section, No. 5 Entry (roadway) 80 ft. inby survey station 12968. The fall measured approx. 80ft long x 20ft wide x 5 ft high. Five ft 3/4"" dia. Fully grouted resin roof bolts were in use as prim...
02/19/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost The employee stated he was standing at the inby corner of break 6 to 7, 100' inby spad 12591. The continuous miner was finishing a lift and the employee was getting ready to operate the MRS. He stated...
02/13/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost The EE stated he was walking outby in the No. 7 entry and as he came through the back-up curtains, he slipped on a ledge in the bottom and fell to the mine floor.
01/26/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the retreat mining South Section. The fall was approx. 20ft wide x 14ft long x 9ft high. The fall was the result of a slip formation in the mine roof that occurr...
01/23/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee stated that he had lifted a piece of rock off the line curtain when another rock fell from the mine roof striking him on the top of his right foot.
01/22/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 92d lost Employee stated that he was walking and throwing miner cable out of the roadway when he stepped onto the ledge of a hole in the mine floor causing him to hyperextend his right knee.
01/21/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost The employee stated he was walking outby the No. 5 entry and as he passed a scoop that was parked in the entry his foot slipped in a hole in the mine floor that was covered in mud and water causing hi...
12/14/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall (highwall failure) occurred at the mine fan portal area. The fall was found at approx 9:18 PM and it was determined that ventilation was impaired at approx 10:35 PM.
11/18/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Carpal tunnel syndrome.
11/17/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost The employee stated that he had walked over between the roof bolting machine and the mine rib and was bending over to pick up the line curtain to hand it to the other roof bolter operator, when a piec...
11/15/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost The empoyee stated he was assisting in the hanging of back-up fly curtains and was standing against the mine rib when a scoop ran over a lump of coal causing a piece of coal to shoot out from under th...
10/21/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost The employee was moving No. 4 MRS after mining the second lift from the bottom end of the pillar block. He was standing at the crosscut to the right of the intersection when a piece of rock fell from...
10/17/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 175d lost The employee was helping make a belt splice at #1 belt drive between the take-up and drive. He & other ee were hammering in splice nails. During the swing the hammer caught an over hanging metal fire...
09/30/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in No.4 entry, 100 ft inby spad 12371, H3 belt, approximately 20 ft wide x 45 ft long x 5 1/2' to 7 ft thick. Roof support in the area is 5 foot fully grouted roof...
09/09/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee stated that he walked over to talk to the CM helper and was reaching down to move the CM water line out of the roadway when he was struck in the back by a rib roll from the barrier block behi...
08/11/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was found in the No 2 Entry, at Crosscut No 5. The fall is approx 18' long X 17' wide X 4' thick. Area is supported with 4' conventional roof bolts. The fall was found at ap...
07/22/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee stated that he was standing on a rock nailing the line curtain to the rib in preparation to scoop and rockdust the place, when he slipped off the rock and fell striking his right knee on the...
07/17/2008 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
06/28/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing 6 ft torque tension roof bolts when the roof bolt wrench became misaligned causing it to come out of the roof bolting machine drill pot and strike his in the hard hat & forehead resu...
06/18/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost EE was trying to loosen a 6inch pipe nipple from a 90 degree elbow with a 42inch pipe wrench, when the wrench slipped it caused EE to fall and twist his right ankle.
06/15/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall, approximately 20' wide x 30' long x 7' high, was found at approx. 1:20 pm on an idle shift 6-15-08 in No. 5 entry at crosscut 12. The roof was supported with 6' point ancho...
06/12/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall, approx 20' wide x 20' long x 5' thick, was found at approx 7:40am on 6/12/08 in No. 1 Belt Entry at crosscut No. 9. The fall was a continuation of an old fall in this area....
04/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost EE was reaching to get a roof bolt out of the tray of the roof bolting machine, when the bolt became stuck on other bolts. EE pulled on the bolt to free it and felt a pain in his right shoulder.
04/19/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost EE stated he was walking to mantrip, when he stepped on a piece of coal, causing him to twist his right knee and fall to bottom/mine floor. EE started missing work as a result of this incident on 9/25...
03/10/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentiona roof fall: an unintentional roof fall was found at approx. 7:55 am on 3-10-08 in the No. 1 Return, No. 2 entry, Crosscut No. 12, approx. 80 ft. outby spad No. 49. The fall is approx. 4 1/...
02/29/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Employee stated that he was hanging backup fly pads in No.7 entry while standing on the last rung to the top of a four foot step ladder when his foot slipped causing him to fall to the mine floor, inj...
01/22/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occured on the East Pillar Section, (MMU 020) in the No. 6 entry, approximately 50' inby Survey Station 11685. The fall extended from the first lift in the left hand block o...