Black Stallion UG Mine — Accidents

Total: 386 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/11/2007 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Tramming, Roof bolter prom side controls, EE broke bands on bolts afterward trammed the bolter. The bolts slide off pinner striking his mouth.
06/11/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost 6 Right crosscut. Installing rib bolt. EE was installing rib bolt when the drill pot snagged his glove and pulled his hand in between the pot and mast.
06/05/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost He was running the miner. He was cleaning up last cut of day. When a piece of draw rock fall out between roof bolts. The rock hits him in the back of the head knocking his chin into his chest. He felt...
06/05/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall 2 unit section west mains. Left return #2 entry inby spad #324. Roof fall 8'H x 50'L x 19' W. Timbered & cribbed off access. Did not clean up. Had other access around fall. Foreman found fa...
06/04/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Making a belt splice the channel locks slipped striking his mouth. Chipped his tooth.
05/31/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Location #2 entry. Miner loading buggy, rib rolled off & hit top of left foot.
05/29/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Drilling hole to install bolt. Starting hole, when loose piece of rock fell & struck left hand causing swelling.
05/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 138d lost Carrying structure and fell. Two men were carrying structures and one tripped causing injured person to get all the weight.
05/14/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 186d lost Employee was rib bolting and put his hand on the bolt. When he was pushing the bolt in the wrench slipped off. The head of the bolt hit his right small finger.
05/09/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 192d lost Bolting top, employee was installing outside bolt when rib rolled off and struck his back.
04/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was walking up entry carrying 8 belt hangers when he jammed his head into the roof.
04/24/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was installing a rib bolt, when rib fell and struck employee on the left shoulder.
04/10/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee said he was moving away from intersection when top or roof bumped. Pulled muscle in right leg.
04/04/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was installing 1st bolt, when a piece of rib bumped out, pushing EE into side of roof bolter.
04/02/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was lifting a bag of Block Bond up to put it into mixer when his back started hurting.
03/31/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was operating roof bolter on #1 section, installing a 5' rib bolt with board when a piece of rib fell off hitting his head and left arm.
03/26/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was putting up rib bolt and the rib rolled off hitting left leg.
03/23/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was hanging curtain on #2 section when a piece of rock 2' wide, 4' long, 8"" in the middle to 1/2"" thick on all edges fell out striking employee.
03/19/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall on #3 section. Fall occured in #2 entry at spad #522 and extended through cross cuts over to # 5 entry at spad # 507 for a distance of 250 ft adn 15-18 feet thick
03/06/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee tripped over another EE's leg & fell, striking chair on his left side.
02/24/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was loading roof bolts he picked up a bundle of plates. He slipped and fell on plates cut right index finger.
02/23/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was putting a 5' resin bolt into rib when rib rolled out striking empoyee from behind in neck & shoulders.
02/20/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost A coal rib fell and struck Employee on the left side injuring him on the left side shoulder neck area. Resulted in stoving him up.(Bruising)
02/12/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost He said he was walking the belt line @ #1 belt & 1 break inby #A head. He said he was looking at the belt roller & allegedly stepped on an anchor pin & turned his foot. He left at end of shift & didn'...
02/12/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Holding ratchet with right hand, ratchet broke and cut right palm through glove. Right hand needed 4 stitches.
12/11/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost While bolting top a piece of rock fell on atrs then fell in on victim hitting him on the shoulder.
12/08/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost Victim was putting supplies on bolter when a piece of draw slate fell between the bolts. 2'x3'x3"" striking victim in the head and shoulder.
07/20/2006 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost According to employee, he struck his back on piece of metal
07/11/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE said he fell off, Another ee said he fell on him, but he did not see him fall.
12/29/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost employee was scaling top when rock came loose and hit employee from behind landing on right pelvic area.
12/19/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was walking in slope area and a rock fell and hit employee on right side of head and right shoulder.
10/19/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After scaling and installing roof jacks, injured employee began drilling the roof to install rock bolts. This activity caused a rock to fall striking the injured employee on the hardhat and right thu...
08/08/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing split-set rock bolts and switching drill steel to the jackleg drill, a small rock of unknown weight fell, striking EE on the ring finger of his left hand. This action caused a lacera...
08/01/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 189d lost EE CLIMBED UPON TRUCK TO FIX THE HOOD. HOOD CAME OPEN, HITTING EE IN THE FOREHEAD & KNOCKING HIM OFF TRUCK TO THE GROUND (BRUISED KIDNEY & INJURED BACK). EE STATED HE WAS GOING HOME TO REST, BUT NEVE...
07/20/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured worker's co-worker let loose of the chain & it wrapped around the drill pipe. The injured worker was not expecting this action & was standing closer to the drill pipe than authorized. The inju...
07/06/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 83d restricted Employee stated that he twisted his right knee and hit his back on a rock when he fell walking away from a jackleg. He stated that he tripped on a rock and fell. No one witnessed the alleged injury a...