Bowie No 2 Mine — Accidents

Total: 224 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/07/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Loading 8"" x 10"" x 11"" H-beam onto a flat bed trailer with fork lift. The injured attached a chain to the beam to reposition it on the trailer. When the fork lift raised off the bed, the chain slip...
11/19/2015 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The employee was operating a D-10 bulldozer pushing coal on the D Bench coal stock pile west to east across feeder A. While pushing coal across the feeder the back end of the dozer fell approx. 8-feet...
10/22/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 101d lost, 18d restricted On 11/3/15 the mine operator was informed that the employee could no longer work at full duty due to a partial tear of the ACL in the left knee. On 10/22/15 the employee jumped from a ladder as the la...
08/13/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was helping to move the rack wheel cover from the cable trough to the shield toes when his finger was pinched between the cover and the leg check on the #11 shield.
05/15/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None During a weekly examination a roof fall between crosscut 48 and 49 of the #5 entry 2nd West Mains was discovered.
03/29/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was helping to move a piece of steel for a chute repair into position when his right middle finger was pinched between the new steel and the old piece.
11/05/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost The employee was operating the longwall shearer headgate drum by radio remote. The employee was located about five shields outby the drum when a piece of rock was thrown by the drum. The rock struck t...
09/24/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While the employee was holding a drill steel in the roof bolt hole the support mast for the panline roof bolter allowed the bolter to tip toward the longwall face. The steel pinched the employee's lef...
08/07/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None On 8/7/14 the mine operator was informed that the employee is a Part 90 miner.
07/27/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On 7/27/14 2-feet to 2.5 sagged onto the top of the longwall stage loader and prevented the loader from advancing normally. The area of sagging roof was approx. 4-feet wide by 70-feet long. The #3 en...
07/07/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost The employee was dropping ventilation from the roof for re-use. A piece of rib coal and roof rock fell behind the employee and knocked him down. The rib coal/roof rock was 2-foot thick 3-feet long and...
07/05/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost On July 15, 2014, the employee saw a Dr. and was not allowed to return to work due to an injury that occurred on July 5, 2014. On July 5, 2014 the employee was shoveling coal from a shuttle car with...
06/29/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 93d lost The employee was watering roadways. When she made a left turn from a crosscut to the entry the water car contacted the rib. The employee had her left foot outside of the cab line and her left ankle wa...
06/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost On 8/8/14 the employee was unable to return to work at full capacity due to an injury that occurred on 6/1/14. On 6/14/14 the employee attempted to insert a roof bolt into the drill hole and shove the...
05/31/2014 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None While installing roof bolts at the start of unsupported face friction from the roof bolter wrench and a steel roof mat ignited an accumulation of methane.
05/30/2014 MACHINERY ACCIDENT ONLY None While tramming a D-10R dozer onto the Wash plant feed coal stockpile the employee attempted to travel past a drawn down hole to the coal feeder. The side of the hole failed and the dozer slid into the...
05/21/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost The employee was carrying small parts and trash off of the longwall face in the headgate shields and tripped walking from #2 to #1 shield.
05/02/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost On 6/6/14 the employee could not return to work due to a right shoulder injury that occurred on 5/2/14. The employee stated that as he was attempting to hang a ventilation tube tee the loose coal that...
04/19/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 127d lost While attempting to set a timber the employee was holding the timber. When the cap piece was struck with an axe a piece of roof rock 10-inches X 10-inches X 3-inches fell and struck the employee on th...
02/05/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES 6d lost The injured employee is employed by Colorado Lime Company and was injured at Bowie Resources LLC, Bowie No. 2 Mine with MSHA ID 0504591. The injured employee slipped on an icy patch covered by snow an...
01/16/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost The employee was found laying on the mine floor and was unresponsive to crew members. No cause for the employee falling could be determined. The employee may have a medical. The employee appears to ha...
12/09/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee attempted to pick up a bundle of roof bolt plates that had been spilled to the ground. A bundle of plates on top of the pile moved and pinched the employees left index finger. The employe...
11/08/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was setting a concrete block under a battery charger frame. The tool box on the charger fell off which overbalanced the charger. The charger pinched the employee's hand between the frame...
09/25/2013 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted On 10/10/13 the employee was placed on restricted duty (no lifting over 30-lbs) pending further medical examination. The employee reported that on 9/25/13 he traveled through a man door and strained h...
07/27/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost On 8/1/13 the employee reported to the mine operator that while the employee was loading vent tube into a Ram car he felt a pain in his lower back. The extent of the injury is pending further investig...
07/08/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost While arriving for work the employee attempted to walk down the walkway from the parking lot to the bathhouse. Slick soled shoes caused the employee to slip and fall.
07/02/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 255d lost The employee stated that while packing a roll of curtain down the #4 lower b slope he slipped on the floor and fell. The employee stated that he suffers back disk degeneration.
06/18/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost While attempting to hang a length of water pipe from the mine roof the ladder used by the employee tipped over. The employee fell and landed on the ladder.
05/28/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 33d lost On 1/3/14 the employee elected to have his left little finger removed. The finger was injured on 5/28/13 when the employee removed the U-bolts from the axle of a welder trailer and his hand was pinche...
03/14/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 6d restricted On 9/16/13 the employee had surgery to reduce a hernia that may have been started on 3/14/13 when the employee was lifting bags of Tek-Seal onto the pump for mixing.
03/10/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 195d lost On 3/15/13 the employee failed to report to work as a result of injuries that may have occurred on 3/10/13. The employee claims to have suffered a lower back strain while packing a crib block to load...
01/21/2013 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 133d lost, 4d restricted While drilling a roof bolt hole the bolter operator bent the starter steel. When the steel was removed from the roof the bent steel rotated into the operator striking him in the neck.
01/14/2013 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The dozer operator on shift was pushing coal to a stockpile reclaim feeder when the dozer became stuck on the slope into the feeder. Poor coal pushing practices created the unstable slope.
01/12/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 4d restricted The employee was traveling outside in a mantrip. The mantrip traveled into a hole in the roadway. The employee was bounced off of the seat and onto his lunch bucket.
12/30/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost The employee attempted to start drilling a roof bolt hole and started rotation instead of thrust. The roof bolter wrench being used on the starter steel was bent which caused the wrench to whip into t...
09/18/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 193d lost While the employee was attempting to re-set a circuit breaker on a diesel skid steer a battery hauler struck the skid steer pinning the employee between the pieces of equipment
09/10/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 21d restricted Standing on large rock on side of road. Lost footing and fell to the ground, resulting in dislocated elbow.
08/16/2012 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 14d lost, 7d restricted Cutting metal and hot slag got into his pant leg and down into left shoe burning foot.
08/08/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was removing a dryer chute in the prep plant using an air arc and a pry bar. The pry bar got stuck, employee used a hammer to hit the bar. When the bar sprung loose it hit him above the left eye causi...
08/01/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 24d restricted Pulling bit up through rig table, bit caught edge of table, bounced back into the table wrench which then struck the employee holding wrench in the abdomen.
07/31/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 2d restricted Lifted an oxygen bottle to put on his shoulder when he felt a pop and pain to the back of his left shoulder. Employee missed his scheduled shift of 8/10/12 for shoulder pain.
07/27/2012 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 8d restricted The employee stated that he had moved over to the center of the entry behind the miner to check his sights. A rib roll occurred inby of the last row of bolts and a piece traveled outby and struck the...
07/05/2012 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 120d lost, 10d restricted The employee stepped out of the cab of a Wagner 20X shield hauler and then reached into the cab and operated the fork down function. The machine articulated with the employee in the hinge point.
06/06/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee chipped his front tooth while he raised the drill steel to his mouth and blew through to see if it was plugged or not. The steel came in contact with his front tooth and chipped it.
05/06/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost The employee was engaged in building a seal. In attempting to cut a hole in a Kennedy panel he struck his right thumb with a hammer.
05/05/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was loading roof mats onto the bucket of a diesel scoop. When he attempted to move the bundle of mats it slid and pinched his right little finger against the scoop bucket.
05/04/2012 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 30d restricted In attempting to remove a shield from the recovery face the shield was lowered to the transport position. When the shield was lowered the side seal broke loose and fell. The side seal struck the emplo...
03/23/2012 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost The employee was struck on the hard hat and shoulder by a piece of rib rock. After the end of the shift the employee suffered symptoms of a concussion.
02/08/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 16d restricted On 3/1/12 the employee underwent surgery to reduce a hernia that appears to have occurred on 2/8/12 when the employee attempted to lift an engine cover into place on a diesel scoop.
01/23/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While the employee was attempting to cut a piece of conveyor belt with a utility knife the knife slipped and cut the employees leg.