Black Stallion UG Mine — Accidents

Total: 386 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/14/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted The employee while installing a fly board bent the drill steel and was struck in the heel of the left hand.
02/12/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Upon an investigation supplies was being loaded by a John Deere fork lift to be taken underground by the employee. The employee dismounted the diesel underground supply vehicle and stepped directly in...
02/12/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted The employee caught his left middle finger between the 16"" x 6"" inch bearing plate and the mine roof when installing the first outside bolt in the third row in the face of # 3.
02/08/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The employee was assisting the electrician in making a s/c cable splice. He was using a utility knife to remove the outer insulation from a phase when he cut the top of his left index finger that requ...
02/07/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was tramming a scoop by the 301 charger station when the scoop canopy caught the sensor cable pulling it down and into the fire suppression canister, and the cable activated the dry CO2 e...
02/06/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee was installing roof bolts in association with supplemental support, metal strap, when one of the roof bolts he was installing fell down striking his upper lip resulting in a cut requiring...
02/05/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost The employee stated he was walking down the #6 entry off the #4 section to check a dewatering pump and stumbled/tripped on loose coal and twisted his right ankle.
01/31/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost The employee, Roof Bolt Machine Operator, was installing an outside bolt in the roof bolt pattern when loose rib material fell and struck him on the inside bend of his right arm.
01/14/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Had a roof fall 30 ft. long x 19' to 20' wide x 5' to 6' high 50 ft outby spad #382. This fall is timbered and dangered off. We are not going to clean this fall up at this time. This fall is on the in...
01/08/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Information received January 24, 2008 that the employee saw a Doctor on January 22, 2008 and is to be off unitl January 29, 2008. The employee has stated he was using a rachet to loosen a bolt on a co...
01/08/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 373d lost #5 Section #2 Heading. Upon investigation employee was dating up in #2 Heading when scoop driver came through the curtain and misjudged his turn into left break, catching employee with battery end of...
01/05/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None #2 section intake, break 17, across from spad 3161 #7 entry. Person who found fall called another person and told him he found a roof fall. The size of the fall was approx 30' long X 25' wide X 5' hig...
12/31/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost #8 entry, employee was putting rub rail back on mining machine. He asked for help time to get in place. He lifted rub rail himself. Rub rail slid off slate bar and hit right foot causing possible brui...
12/27/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was drilling outside hole in 4 left break, some draw rock had already fallen. When he started drilling the hole, the drill steel broke loose a 6"" X 10"" X 2"" rock that fell, striking Ee on the le...
12/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost #7 entry, 2 crosscuts outby face #3182, employee said he was hanging cable & waterline. Put cable & waterline on shoulder and raised up to hang them. Employee said he felt lower back pull. Said he dro...
12/17/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost Putting up outside bolt, rib rolled off striking left leg and twisting knee.
12/03/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 107d lost Spad 1029, at the feeder carrying guard for feeder, tripped on waterline. Fell on right knee, hurt lower back.
11/30/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost 2nd North trail, firebossing, walking around and turned right ankle on rock.
11/30/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Right break #7 entry, 2 lines outby face. Bolting ribs in belt channel, after putting bolt in rib, he went to lower boom, hose busted, spraying him in face and eyes.
11/10/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 145d lost #3 section #2 entry spad # 1505. Employee was loading roof bolt supplies out of scoop on roof bolter. He reached to get a bundle of plates. He twisted his back.
11/08/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost #5 Entry, #3 Section. Bolting a rib and the rib rolled out on left foot.
10/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost #1 belt head, picking up Mega block he set it on top of the stack. The stack was 5' high. He started having pain and having a headache. The pain was in his neck.
10/11/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost 5 section #1 entry. Bolting top; cap coal 1 1/2 x 3' long fell striking employee on head and right elbow and forearm.
10/03/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Making splice on s/c cable, when holding cable and cutting down on the cable knife slipped resulting in cut to right leg.
10/02/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Right return (004) section, outby spad 1157. Fall was approximately 3' to 4' thick, 40' to 50' long and 18' to 20' wide. The fall was timbered off and dangered off. The fall will not be cleaned up.
09/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost #2 section, pulling on feeder cable, employee was dragging feeder cable and he twisted his back. He felt something pull in his back.
09/13/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Bolting intersection in #3 heading spad #1305. Employee was installing a combination bolt with his right hand on the pot and the corner rolled off on him.
09/12/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost #3 entry, 6 breaks outby face. EE was getting out of forklift, when his foot slipped. He fell back and hit his head on a rock on the ground. His foot was hung on break tender.
09/11/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall at Spad 921, neutral entry outby section #3 about 21 breaks outby face in #2 entry. Roof fall fell across break about 115 ft from edge #3 intersection to break between #1 & 2 entrys. Fall wa...
09/07/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Belt Entry outby tail. Employee was capping up belt. When changing duck bill, slipped off belt & hit him in the leg.
09/07/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Spad #6594, moving rock to hang cable, rock broke and a small piece went into left eye.
08/27/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost Break 54 outby 1 section; employee was getting out of man trip, raised up and hit his head on the top jamming his neck.
08/24/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE was walking up belt entry, rock fell and hit left shoulder.
08/24/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE stated: My partner was trimming straw for water line while supporting straw with channel locks. Knife slipped off straw and sliced into top left middle knuckle.
08/22/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee stated that a draw rock fell on joystick (lever) of bolter which is where his right hand was - smashing his right hand onto joystick.
07/31/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None 300' from active face. Access was already timbered and dangered off before fall occurred. Size-25' X 5' thick. It is located one break infy survey station 1039 in the intersection.
07/23/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None About 30 Bk, rock fell from top and struck employee on head and right forearm.
07/23/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None #2 section, #5 entry, spad no. 973, 700 feet from active face. Action taken: breaker access off, past recovery plan, clean up fall 40 ft length, 20 to 25 ft width, 6 ft height. The fall fell to the ri...
07/23/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Putting rib bolts 8 x R 2nd row 1st cut 18"" x 18"" x 6"" thick coal hit the back of neck.
07/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Picking up cm cable, he hurt his back.
07/17/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Stepping over ""I"" beam on belt, twisted his back.
07/16/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was tramming his shuttle car and went through a break hitting a parked scoop. He injured is left knee on the deck of the shuttle car. First Aid administered.
07/11/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The fall occured in #2 Section, West Mains, #7 entry, outby 461 Distance from active face 2500 ft. The fall did not cause any injuries. No equipment was involved in the fall. The size of the fall leng...
07/10/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None East Mains, #2 Entry, Spad #330. Distance from octive face 2000 feet. The fall did not cause any injuries. No equipment was involved in the fall. The fall was 40 ft in length and 18 ft wide. The heigh...
06/16/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Bolting top in #3 section, spad #970, he was starting the steel when a rock fell and struck him on the left hand.
06/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost #3 Section, Spad 924 Hanging miner cable. Other ee and ee was hanging miner cable. He started complaining of pai in his back.
06/12/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None 1st break outby Face #4 #2 Section He was waiting for scoop to clean up rock. EE was standing beside of roof bolting machine when the rib rolled off. Hurting lower right leg.
06/12/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None #4 Face, #2 Section bolting top. Setting bolt in row. Rock broke and hit canopy striking ee on left shoulder.
06/11/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE was putting hangers: up 3'x16""x3"". A piece of rock fell between the bolts and struck him in the head.
06/11/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 168d lost Drilling rib for a rib bolt. Rib rolled out knocking him down. Rock approx. 1'x10' long.