Big Mountain No 16 — Accidents

Total: 340 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/05/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 257d lost EE stated that he broke loose the main 4"" water line at E2 head & removed on section. He stated that as he pulled the waterline out of the way, he felt a pop in his rt shoulder. He then helped remove...
05/16/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating the continuous miner in No. 3 entry mining the first lift left from the pillar when a pillar bump occurred, causing a rock brow measuring 19"" long x 8"" thick x 10"" high to fa...
05/12/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was in process of cleaning up shop work area, when he picked up a five gallon bucket of oil that was located beside the coal hauler. When carrying the bucket of oil out of the way, he tripped...
04/24/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee stated that he was installing the inside bolt in the 3rd row of bolts in 6 crosscut left. He had placed the drill steel in the drill pod & raised the drill steel to the mine roof & when the d...
04/15/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE BOLTING 3XL CROSSCUT, ON 4/15/06, A PIECE OF SLATE ROCK FELL STRIKING EE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER. EE WORKED ON 4/17/06, AND TURNED IN FLOATING VACATION DATYS FOR 4/18 & 4/19. BASED...
04/10/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS HELPING MOVE THE CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE OUT OF THE HAULWAY, WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A RIB ROLL & FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT LEG JUST BELOW THE KNEE ON A LUMP OF COAL ON THE MINE FLOOR....
03/28/2006 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Occupational illness: Chronic back pain. X-ray examination indicates degenerative changes. EE has previous and ongoing medical treatment for this condition.
03/03/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost EE STATED THAT HE HAD PARKED THE NO. 8 COAL HAULER THAT HE WAS OPERATING TO HELP A COWORKER CHANGE THE BATTERIES ON HIS COAL HAULER. WHILE WALKING BACK TO HIS COAL HAULER, EE STEPPED ON A FLY PAD THAT...
02/16/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Had belt jacked up. Come a long broke and belt came down on right foot.
01/19/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Employee stated that he was drilling the outside roof bolt hole in the No. 7 Room, when a piece of slate rock fell and struck the operator canopy and a piece measuring 2' x 2' x 1"" struck him on the...
12/19/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost EE stated he was helping set a breaker timber approx 10 1/2'L & 20"" dia. The timber had been cut to length & 2 co-workers lowered 1 end to the ground from the scoop & EE & another co-worker were hold...
12/16/2005 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 51d lost Occupational Illness - Degenerative disc disease. Employee stated that he was sitting on a bench in the change/lamp room prior to his shift and had removed his street shoes and was reaching for his w...
12/16/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 128d lost According to employee, he was pulling on Red Devils comealong, and had shortness of breath & back & neck hurt.
12/07/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Walking down no.5 entry toward mantrip, EE slipped and fell to the mine floor
11/04/2005 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 8d lost CHRONIC BACK PAIN, X-RAY EXAMINATION INDICATES SPURING OF THE SPINE. PREVIOUS & ONGOING MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR THIS CONDITION.
10/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 99d lost EE was attempting to install an oxygen tank guard tube measuring 11"" o d pipe w/1/2"" thick walls x 34"" long on the #5 mainten. truck. EE had it supported w/a 10"" long piece of 6"" channel, channe...
09/26/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING ACROSS THE BELT & THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED & STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG, BELOW THE KNEE.
09/08/2005 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost EE stated that he locked & tagged out the power to #94 Coal Hauler Charger & then replaced the receptacle on #3 Battery & receptacle on #94 Charger. He then connected jumper cable to battery & charger...
07/26/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 158d lost EE stated that he and other ee were loading 48"" belt conveyor structure (rollers) into the back of a mantrip. His left hand was caught between the belt conveyor structure and the canopy of the mantri...
07/19/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost Occupational illness: ignuinal hernia.
07/05/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL APPROXIMATELY 10' HIGH X 20' WIDE X 25-30' LONG AT NORTHWEST, #1 ENTRY, 70' INBY SPAD 9878
06/18/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE LAST ROW OF CROSSCUTS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL IN AN UNEVEN PLACE IN THE MINE FLOOR. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS WATER IN THE AREA WHERE HE FELL. HE STATED...
05/06/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost EE STATED THAT HE OBSERVED THAT THE CONTINUOUS MINER WATER LINE HAD BEEN WRAPPED AROUND A TIMBER AFTER THE MINER CABLE SLACK HAD BEEN MOVED TO A LOCATION CLOSER TO THE LOB. EE STATED THAT AS HE ATTEMP...
04/22/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee stated that he was installing a roof bolt in No.2 entry, when he bent the roof bolt he was attempting to install. EE was trying to retrieve the roof bolt back out of the hole by using his rot...
04/20/2005 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 157d lost EE WAS HELPING ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER AND AS HE ATTEMPTED TO HOOK THE CABLE ROPE ONTO THE CABLE POST/HOOK, HE PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE STOP BLOCK OF THE MINER HEAD AND THE PAN OF THE MINER....
03/24/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE STATED THAT HE WAS WALKING DOWN #6 ENTRY TO GET A PIECE OF LINE CURTAIN. HE SAID THAT HE STEPPED IN A HOLE IN THE MINE FLOOR AT THE INTERSECTION AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. EE STARTED MISSING W...
02/14/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Occupational illness - Alleged Bilateral Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
01/22/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee stated that he and another employee had made a belt conveyor splice in no. 4 belt and were using chisels and hammers to spread the belt clamp apart to release the tension from the belt convey...
01/08/2005 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 143d lost OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS: PERITENDINITIS AND TENDINOPATHY OF THE ROTATOR CUFF AND DEGENERATION ANTERIOR FIBROCARTILAGINOUS LABRUM AND CYSTIC CHANGE IN THE POSTERIOR HUMERAL HEAD. MRI RESULTS ATTACHED.
12/29/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Employee stated he was sliding a continuous miner cat idler out of the back of a supply truck onto the forkds of the warehouse forklift when the idler sled unexpectedly and pinched the index finger of...
12/07/2004 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 6d lost OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS. SCOLIOSIS AND DEGENERATIVE CHANGES AT C5-C6. EE FIRST MISSED WORK AS A RESULT OF THIS ILLNESS ON 12/13/2004.
12/03/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional Roof Fall approx. 18' wide x 35' long x 4"" thick ocured int he 1-north mains. No.7 entry, one crosscut outby spad no. 132.
11/30/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost FINAL PUSH OUT HAD JUST BEEN COMPLETED IN NO.3 ENTRY & THE CONTINUOUS MINER BACKED OUT OF THE PLACE. INJURED & HIS SUPERVISOR WERE STANDING IN THE INTERSECTION IN THE LAST OPEN BREAK IN NO.3 ENTRY PRE...
09/07/2004 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 31d lost DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE. X-RAY REPORT FINDINGS ARE; SPONDYITIS AT L2-3 AND L4 LEVELS, DISC SPACE HEIGHT LOSS AT L2-3 AND OSTEOPHYTOSIS AT L5-S1 LEVEL. NO FRACTURE OR MALALIGNMENT.
09/03/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Ee stated that he was operating No. 23 scoop with the float lever in the locked position. He stated that the float lever, which is spring loaded, popped out of the locked position catching the index,...
08/31/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional roof fall, 15' x 20' x 5'. 1-southwest mains, break 45, no. 7 entry. Inactive area of mine. In intake air course developed 05-31-93 and supported with 5' fully grouted resin roof bolts.
08/16/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL. LOCATION: 6 WEST SECTION NO.4 ENTRY/120'INBY SPAD 9438. SIZE: APPROX. 20' WIDE X 35'LONG X 15'HIGH. ROOF SUPPORTS USED IN AREA: 6-8' POINT ANCHOR TENSION REBAR BOLTS.
07/29/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS AT THE NO.1 BATTERY CHARGING STATION CHANGING THE BATTERY ON THE NO.1 COALHAULER. AS HE STEPPED OVER THE BATTERY LIFT ARM TO DISCONNECT THE JUMPER CABLE AND CONNECT THE COA...
07/19/2004 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS AWARD. (NOTIFICATION RECEIVED ON 8/5/04).
07/15/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Ee was in the process of installing roof bolts in face of #4 entry. Drill steel that he was using to drill roof bolt hole hung on top of drill pot as he was lowering the steel out of hole. He stated h...
06/25/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD TAKEN THE DRILL STEEL OUT OF THE DRILL POT & STOOD IT ON THE ROOF BOLTER PLATFORM. AFTER INSTALLING THE ROOF BOLT HE WAS REMOVING THE WRENCH AS HE WAS LOWERING THE DRILL PO...
06/10/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 147d lost EMPLOYEE STATED THAT A 10' TIMBER HAD FALLED OUT OF THE SCOOP BUCKET AND HE AND A CO-WORKER LIFTED THE TIMBER TO PUT IT BACK INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET AND AS HE LIFTED THE TIMBER HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER...
06/01/2004 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Occupational pneumoconiosis.
05/18/2004 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS
04/12/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE HAD USED A ROOF BOLT WRENCH TO FINISH PUSHING THE DRILL STEEL INTO THE HOLE AS HE WAS DRILLING A ROOF BOLT HOLE. WHEN HE COMPLETED DRILLING THE ROOF BOLT HOLE HE ATTEMPTED TO D...
04/03/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None OCCUPATIONAL HEARING LOSS
03/09/2004 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
03/05/2004 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 48d lost (DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE). EE STATED HE HAS CHRONIC BACK PAIN & MEDICAL INFO (X-RAY REPORT) INDICATES DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE SEEN EVIDENT BY ANTERIOR OSTEOPHYTES.
03/04/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee stated that he was hanging a fly pad using a four foot step ladder. He stated that when he stepped backwards off the ladder his right knee was hyperextended causing pain to his right knee are...
02/21/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost WHILE INSTALLING BELT HANGERS HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF THE ""T"" BAR ON THE ATRS SYSTEM AND THE TOP OF THE DRILL POT. HE WAS PUSHING A ROOF BOLT INTO A DRILLED HOLE USING A 12""...