Big Mountain No 16 — Accidents

Total: 340 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/09/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 88d lost The employee stated he was pouring a five gallon power tran tractor hydraulic fluid in the tank when he lost his footing. The employee stated that he felt a sharp pain in his lower back as his foot sl...
12/29/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee stated he was inserting rib bolt in rib when top of rib (coal) fell striking him on left thumb against drill wrench. Employee was wearing his bolt gloves (metacarpal).
12/26/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost EE was posititioned outby the boom of the cont. miner, moving the cable. The cont. miner had completed the left side lift. A piece of rock 4' x 2' x 6"" fell out from between roof bolts. EE saw the ro...
12/11/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the East pillar section, in No. 1 entry, approx 30' inby survey station 11783. The fall extened from the second lift in the left hand barrier into the entry and...
12/06/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional Roof Fall - An unintentional roof fall was found in the 1-Northmains, No. 2 entry, No. 29 crosscut, 80 ft. outby survey station No. 228. This was a continuation of a fall that had been p...
11/07/2007 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The apparent failure of a tail roller bearing resulted in the misalignment of the No.6 belt conveyor and caused belt conveyor material to wrap around the shaft of the tail roller. This caused a belt f...
11/07/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee stated that while walking through No.4 crosscut left into No.3 entry, he stepped through the fly pads and stepped off a 16"" ledge, twisting his left knee. He stated that he looked up at the...
11/05/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated he was turning 2 xcut left. The top started to vibrate as the miner started to cut. A piece of rock fell out of the top, striking his hat and then struck his little finger on his left...
10/29/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost The miner operator backed the continuous miner out of the face of #5 entry and told injured EE to hook up his slack rope. When injured EE hooked up the rope, a coal rib fell, striking injured EE in th...
10/24/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional roof fall - East section - MMU 020-0 10 ft inby spad 11985 - No. 1 entry. Fall approximately 100' long, 18 - 20' wide & 7 ' high.
10/22/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trimming a piece of skirt rubber in the feeder breaker on the South section. After cutting the rubber he laid the utility knife to the side with the blade out and pointed up. As he was ge...
10/16/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Employee stated that he was just completing the first lift to the left in No. 5 entry, when the right rib and rock from the mine roof fell striking him on his right shoulder knocking him to the mine f...
10/04/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Occupational Hearing Loss
09/15/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 184d lost Making a belt move, pulling the conveyor belt through the tail piece, the clavis that attaches the wire rope to the belt puller became fouled up on the crossbrace of the v-scraper. He placed his foot...
08/30/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE help move continuous miner was backed down #4 entry to drop off some cable, & he was walking to #5 to help hang continuous miner cable when & slipped on uneven bottom in the mine floor & twisted hi...
07/24/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 18d restricted EE was hanging fly (back-up) pads in NO. 4 entry. He was driving a nail with his hammer; he felt pain in his right wrist. He did not hit his hand or wrist or strike it against anything but that it jus...
07/24/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost 2 EEs were assigned the task of hanging a solid curtain in the x-cut between No. 5 & 6 entries. EE was working off a 6 ft step ladder & was descending ladder when he slipped to the mine floor as he wa...
07/19/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 222d lost EE was trouble shooting a power problem on No.221 roof bolting machine. He was walking from No.1 entry to the tool car in No.5 entry, when he slipped on slick bottom in No.4 entry just inby the feeder...
07/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was operating the No. 187 continuous miner in the No. 9 entry and as the continuous miner was backing up, a loop of water line folded under the tail of the continuous miner. Employee stated t...
07/19/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in No. 3 belt entry at crosscut No. 50 at spad No. 466. The fall was approximately 6 ft. high x 20 ft. wide x 60 ft. long. This area was developed in 1991 and suppo...
07/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost EE stated he was dragging a section of line curtain when he felt a burning sensation in his left groin area. The incident investigation revealed that the line curtain was wet & muddy causing the curta...
07/12/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 9d restricted Employee was firebossing F-2 belt when he stepped on a rock in the walkway and twisted his right ankle causing him to fall to the mine floor. NOTE: EMPLOYEE DID NOT START MISSING WORK AS A RESULT OF T...
07/10/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE was installing a new terminal end on contactor battery cable lead on the maintenance mantrip using a knocker type crimping tool & chipping hammer. While striking the crimping tool, a piece of metal...
06/21/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing roof bolts, drill steel became lodged in the hole. EE was reaching for drill steel to pull out of hole, when the drill steel fell from hole and struck his left middle finger against...
05/09/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 56d lost Carpal tunnel Syndrome.
05/08/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee stated that he was pulling up a 16' metal roof strap, lengthwise, and he was trying to hold the strap with his right hand and trying to get the resin glue into the drill hole with his left ha...
04/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost The investigation indicated that the employee was pulling on the continuous miner cable when he felt pain and burning in his right side. The employee started missing work as a result of this injury on...
03/07/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional Roof Fall: Intake air course, 35' inby Whites Branch Main Fan. Approx 30' long X 20' wide X 15' high. 4540' to nearest section (north). Area of fall was developed in Sept 2000 and suppor...
02/27/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional roof fall 20 ft. long, 20 ft. wide, 5 ft. high in No. 3 Return, No. 1 Entry, Crosscut No. 49. This is a continuation of an old fall in adjacent entry.
02/19/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional roof fall of weak shale, 24ft long x 20ft wide x 4ft high. 1-North Mains, No. 4 Bell entry. No. 21 Crosscut.
02/14/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Untentional roof fall-120 ft inby spad #11235 No.5 entry 7 sourthwest mains.
01/31/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional roof fall. Approx 80'l x 20'w x 7-10'thick, 40' inby Spad #11,083 at No 6 entry, H intake, at 7 southwest.
01/18/2007 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Occupational pneumoconiosis - Date notified 01-19-2007.
11/08/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 109d lost Employee stated while walking up No.5 entry towards the face area, he stopped to get some spad nails off of #25 scoop to use to ventilate. After retrieving the nails, he preceeded to walk towards the...
10/30/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof material fell on No.4 MRS that was located on the East section in No.8 entry, No.50 & 51 pillar blocks. The roof material caused the MRS to become fouled for a short period of time.
10/21/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Mining in No.5 entry No.31 and No.32 pillar block, when slate rock fell on No.3 MRS jack.
10/04/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost The employee was standing on 213 coal hauler pulling on a piece of belt with a pair of channel locks. The channel locks slipped off the belt causing the employee to fall from the hauler and strike his...
10/03/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 168d lost The ee stated he was moving phone line up from a spool of wire. He was holding the spool of phone wire with his hands and while rolling the sire off the spool a sharp end of the wire cut his index fin...
09/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE stated that he was leaning over his tool box looking for a splice kit for the continuous miner. EE then proceeded to move a piece of metal out of the way, when he felt a burning sensation in his lo...
09/25/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost On the morning of 9/25/06 EE reported at the end of his shift that he was having pain in his lower back. When ask if he had done anything to hurt his back. He stated that he had not, that the problem...
09/18/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that while he was positioning a shield over the feeder breaker the shield slipped & caught his right hand between the shield and the frame.
08/15/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 99d lost The employee was in the process of cleaning up around a coal hauler that he was preparing to change a tire on when he tripped on half a crib block that was on the floor. He fell to the shop floor that...
07/31/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee stated that he bent over at No 2 MRS to pull the No 1 MRS cable out of the way, when ee suddenly pressurized the No 2 MRS against the mine roof causing a piece of rock measuring 43"" x 30"" x...
07/21/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee stated that he was helping set breaker timbers in no. 6 entry when he felt pain in his right side and back spasm in the lower back. Note: employee first started missing work as a result of th...
07/11/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee stated at 1:30am he was hanging MRS cable between No.2 & No.3 entry. While he was standing on a lump of coal to hang the cable, the lump of coal rolled out from under him causing him to fall....
07/03/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE stated he was helping a co-worker put a bearing on No.5 belt take-up carriage roller shaft. He was straddling belt roller & holding the bearing as the co-worker was knocking bearing onto roller sha...
06/27/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Received Meical Information on 8-3-06
06/20/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost Employee stated while traveling on No.4 roadway, at crosscut 12, the No.20 mantrip canopy struck a roof bolt plate causing the mantrip to come to a sudden stop causing him to hit the left side of his...
06/08/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee stated that he & 6 co-workers were loading 48"" conveyor belt into a coal hauler on the supply yard. The diesel mini-trac was pulling belt in the coal hauler from back, while 966 loader was h...
06/07/2006 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee states that while fire bossing on E-belt, he crossed under the belt to check the pressure pump. While doing so, he jammed his head into the four inch waterline when he raised up on the other...