Black Oak Mine — Accidents

Total: 198 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/26/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee states that while riding outside on the #4 mantrip that the mantrip spread the track at bk7 on 9c. When the mantrip did this, the employee stated that EE's back hit the metal seat causing pa...
10/20/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee stated that they went outside to get a case of drinking water to put in the meeting room. They lifted the case of water to set it on the table when they herd and felt a popping in the right s...
09/25/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost Witness stated that they, and injured employee, were in the process of leveling the belt structure on the 3A belt when a piece of rock dislodged from the roof striking injured employee on top of the h...
05/20/2020 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost Employee stated that EE was walking beside the 222 cm when EE saw a piece of the rib falling. EE stated that EE tried to get out of the way but could not and the rib fell striking EE on the left leg a...
04/24/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee stated that EE was attempting to get a can of hydraulic oil from the oil sled. The cans were stacked 3 high, when EE pulled the top can off a second can fell from the 2nd row landing on the s...
10/23/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred above the anchorage point of permanent roof support in the active workings of the # 1 Section, at the intersection of the #2 entry. (Survey Station 6847)
09/13/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 234d lost Employee stated employee was traveling the in #6 entry just outby the section power center. Employee stated employee walked over a small ledge in the mine floor, and hyperextended right leg, causing...
08/27/2019 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was installing a fly board in the #3 Entry on 1 section. Employee stated they twisted their body away from the machine, and when they took a step, they felt pain in the left calf.
08/25/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional fall of the mine roof was found at 223 BRK (survey station: 5326) on 08-25-2019 at 08:35 PM. A pre-shift examiner traveling the #4 (track) entry when EE found the fall. The exact ti...
08/09/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee stated EE was pulling C/M cable in the #7 entry when EE felt a sharp burning pain in EE's lower back. Employee continued to work the remainder of the shift. On EE's way outside, the employee...
07/30/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall was discovered by EE on the evening shift on 07/30/2019. The fall was located at brk 28 #6 entry 100' inby spad 1231 on Beltway mains. The fall was cribbed and dangered off called into the hot...
07/23/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 170d lost Footing got stuck in mud carrying a drill reamer. Fell due to feet stuck in mud and injured lower back.
06/18/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 282d lost Employee stated was tramming a bolter when the right rear tire slipped off the track causing the operator to be thrown up into the operator's deck canopy injuring neck and back. This section is curren...
05/25/2019 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 246d lost Employee stated they were operating the #507 outby scoop while cleaning the belt line, EE hit the rib with the operators' deck and the rib broke free and rolled onto them, striking them in the back of...
05/09/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee stated ee was traveling across the section when ee stepped on a slick spot where the shuttle cars were traveling, causing ee to slip and twist left knee. Employee sought medical treatment and...
04/18/2019 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee stated ee was observing the miner cut when a rib rolled out and struck the back of left leg, causing ee to turn and twist quickly to get away. In the process of avoiding the rib ee twisted ri...
04/08/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 335d lost Employee was dismounting a bolter when their feet became tangled and fell to the mine floor, injuring their back and right shoulder. Employee sought medical treatment on 4/10/2019 and was taken off wo...
03/30/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On the evening shift of 3/30/2019 a roof fall was discovered in the #1 and #2 entries. The #2 entries serves as the return travel entry. Area was breakered off and made safe. The stopping line was set...
03/19/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 114d lost Employee stated EE was crawling on top belt running a shiv rope when the belt slid down between rollers causing EE to fall to the mine floor. Employee sought medical treatment and was diagnosed with a...
03/14/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at 220 crosscut in the #1 entry 1 crosscut inby spad 5281. This was a continuation of a previous fall.
01/21/2019 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 333d lost Employee stated EE was getting ready to lift a piece of sheet metal when the end of an Aqua water line busted and the water struck EE causing EE to fall backwards landing on a I Beam. Employee injured...
01/18/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall was discovered on the day shift of January 18th, 2019. The fall area was located at left return, #2 entry, 254cc to #255cc. The fall was cribbed and dangered off.
01/16/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 136d lost Employee stated EE was in the process of inserting a stick of glue when a rock 3'L x 2'W x 2"" thick fell out from between bolts behind EE and struck EE's right shoulder and middle back. Employee soug...
12/14/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 169d lost Employee stated was riding in a mantrip when the mantrip hit a kink in the rail then wrecked causing the injured employee to hit head on the seat. Employee complained of head and neck pain. Employee w...
12/08/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading a hydraulic cylinder into a service scoop bucket and felt a sharp pain in the RT Shoulder. The employee finished the shift but the pain worsened through the night and EE drove sel...
12/04/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated while walking escapeway drill employee twisted ankle stepping on a rock. Employee sought medical treatment and was diagnosed with a fractured foot. Employee was not placed off work or...
11/13/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated was hanging curtain when EE slipped and fell into the rib cutting hand on a pie pan. Employee received stitches.
11/08/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None In reference to citation 9161924. A roof fall was first discovered 11/8/2018, the fall area was on the 2 Left off 3 north panel. The fall occurred 16 brk between 5 1/2 and 7 1/2 entries. The fall is a...
11/02/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated was using a sledge hammer to knock a final drive out of 406 roof bolter. Upon striking the sprocket a sliver of metal broke off and embedded in the employee's left thigh. Employee soug...
10/23/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 109d lost Employee stated was dismounting a school bus used to transport miners when the employee slipped and fell going down the steps. In the process of the fall employee hyper extended knee. Employee was tak...
10/06/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee stated EE tripped on a wash down hose and stepped on a cable causing EE to twist the right ankle. Employee sought medical attention and was diagnosed with a sprain ankle. Employee was taken o...
10/03/2018 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Employee stated they got off the bolter to attach curtain together where it overlapped, when a rib roll 35""L X 20""W X 13"" thick rolled out and struck employee's right ankle. This caused the employe...
09/17/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Employee stated EE abruptly exited a scoop deck and bumped left side against the scoop deck frame and injured left side rib cage. Employee sought medical treatment after shift and was diagnosed with a...
08/21/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated they were jacking up rail when the jack kicked forward and the bar struck them over the right eyebrow resulting in 3 stitches.
08/13/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at break 11 between the #4 and #5 entries leading into the #5 heading of the #1 section.
06/25/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 135d lost Employee stated ee was helping hang miner cable when ee felt a sharp pain in right shoulder. Employee sought medical treatment and was taken off work under doctors orders.
06/08/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Employee stated was bolting in the #2 entry when a piece of rock fell and struck left forearm. The piece of rock fell from the side of a strapped kettle bottom. Employee sought medical treatment and w...
05/17/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost Employee stated was stepping into a motor with the right foot in the deck of the motor and the left in mud. As EE stepped up, EE twisted left knee. EE continued to work until 6/28/2018 when EE was pla...
04/14/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling a test hole with stack steel, when removed the bottom piece of steel the top piece fell out of hole striking ee left ring finger resulting in a laceration that required 10 suture...
03/05/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost Employee stated EE was shoveling at a belt head when EE felt a pain in EE's lower back resulting in a sprain/strain injury and lost work days.
02/16/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was walking on section when ee slipped and felt a sharp pain in left knee. Employee sought medical treatment and was given a full release. On 5/2/2018 Employee began missing work due to knee...
02/07/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee stated EE was putting a 40lb bag of rock dust into a pull behind duster when EE felt a strain in EE's lower back. Employee sought medical attention on 2/12/2018 and was diagnosed with a strai...
01/01/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was found on 1/1/2018 at approximately 12:40am. The fall was in the # 2 entry inby spad #1473 and outby spad #1463. The approximate dimensions of the fall are 20' in length...
09/16/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was on a man trip and stepped off the ride and tripped over a bag of rock dust bruising left ribs.
09/16/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee stated stepped off the back of the roof bolt machine and twisted right ankle. This resulted in a sprain and lost work days.
09/09/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost Employee stated bent over to move the continuous miner cable when felt pain in lower back. This resulted in a strain and lost work days.
09/08/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 12d restricted Employee stated EE was operating a shuttle car on the #2 section when EE hit an irregularity in the mine bottom, which caused EE to be jarred in the operators compartment. This resulted in back/neck s...
08/26/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was found on 8/26/2017 at approximately 04:15pm. The fall was in the #3 entry at spad #5327. The approximate dimensions of the fall are 18' in width x 30' in length x 7.5' i...
08/22/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 188d lost Employee stated that EE was stepping out of a shuttle car when EE slipped on the ground hyper-extending right leg resulting in a sprain/strain and lost work days.
08/18/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to turn bottom PLM plug on power center with a wrench when the wrench slipped causing employee's had to smash against the top plug resulting in a laceration that required sutures.