Bowie No 2 Mine — Accidents

Total: 224 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/12/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 48d lost, 5d restricted On 3/21/12 the employee underwent surgery for a torn ACL that appears to have occurred on 1/12/12 when the employee stepped down off of an idle conveyor belt to the mine floor and twisted his knee
01/06/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 128d lost When the employee attempted to hang a ventilation tube the end of the #9 wire hanger flipped up under his safety glasses and scratched the left eye.
01/03/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to drill a roof bolt hole the employee reached up to re-align the roof mat with the drill hole. The mat moved and pinched the employee's finger between the roof mat and the roof mesh.
12/07/2011 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A small methane ignition occurred in the face of the #5 entry of the 2nd West Mains when a 5-foot mechanically anchored roof bolt was installed in rock at the top of the rib and methane in a roof crac...
11/12/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee attempted to remove a steel band from around a bundle of bolts. The end of the band flipped up and cut his arm.
10/31/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 164d lost On 11/17/11 the employee was placed on restricted duty as a result of a back strain suffered on 10/31/11 when the employee lifted a compressed gas cylinder off a truck and carried it to a disabled sco...
10/29/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None On 10/31/11 the employee reported a confirmed condition of carpal tunnel syndrome
10/18/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost The employee stood on the boom of a roof bolter to install a belt hanger. When the employee slipped and fell he reached out to catch himself and disabled the hydraulic lock out. He also activated the...
10/14/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to check the oil in an engine the employee did not secure the engine hood. The hood fell closed and struck the employee in the head. The employee struck his forehead on the machine fr...
10/10/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured person (driller) screwed in the pulling plug to add another piece of drill pipe while drilling. He did not notice that it had vibrated loose prior to picking the pipe up and it fell from...
10/06/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None When a Kennedy stopping panel was jacked against the roof a piece of roof rock broke loose and struck the employee on the shoulder
09/12/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 198d lost The employee attempted to help lift a belt line starter controller box.
09/11/2011 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE shot me with a homemade blow dart. It was made out of a 4 ft drill steel, ear plug & 9 wire 3-4 "". The dart penetrated approx 2"" into my left buttocks. The wire was greasy & dirty and left swelli...
05/03/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost The employee attempted to lift a roll of brattice out of a box and felt a muscle strain in his lower back.
04/23/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to pull a coupler off of a gearbox shaft the hydraulic puller coupler link broke. A piece of the link struck the employee.
04/01/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 34d lost, 6d restricted On 3/2/12 the employee underwent surgery to repair damage to the left shoulder that may have occurred on 4/1/11 when the employee attempted to hang a miner cable.
03/29/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was engaged in building a block stopping. He cut open the back side of his arm on a piece of steel rib mesh that been cut to allow the construction of the stopping.
03/12/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee attempted to insert a truss bolt into the bolthole. He bent the bolt and when he attempted to spin the bolt the end whipped into his face.
03/08/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the B-10 Tailgate section in the #2 entry at the outby edge of crosscut 18. The fall extended approx. 24-feet outby, 18-feet wide and 8-feet high. The fall occured in wet mudsto...
03/08/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 229d lost The employee was riding in a mantrip traveling into the mine. The mantrip hit a pothole in the road. The employee bumped his head on the roof of the trip. Upon investigation the incident appears to ha...
02/26/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost The employee was attempting to install a drive line in a Ramcar. In an attempt to align the u-joints the machine was moved. The movement of the driveline lacerated and fractured the employee's left ri...
11/01/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Audiogram testing and medical evualation of the employee indicates a reportable threshold in the employee's hearing without a medical cause.
08/04/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost As the employee was attempting to hang a ventilation tube, a slicken sided piece of roof rock 7-8-inches in diameter and 4-inches thick, fell and struck the employees hard hat. The hard hat cut the em...
07/23/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 235d lost On 9/3/10 the employee required knee surgery from an incident which occured on 7/23/10. The employee stated that he was carring two cans of oil and stepped on a piece of coal. the action twisted his k...
07/18/2010 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None A bounce type event occurred, which resulted in floor heave in areas outby and in idle areas of the 1st North Mains room section.
07/16/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee attempted to remove a roof bolter drill steel from a bolt hole by shaking and withdrawing it by hand. When the steel came loose, it pinched the left little finger against the drill head.
04/23/2010 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None On 4/23/10 at about 12:30 pm, a bump was experienced in the 1st North Mains at the junction to the 1st North Rooms. The event triggered minor floor heave, rib sluffage and ventilation structure damage...
04/17/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 302d lost EE and co-worker were violating company policy and partaking in horseplay during lunch. They were attempting to pour food condiments on each other, tripped and fell down together. Co-worker was on top...
04/15/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While walking from parking lot to bath house upon arriving to work individual stepped down off of a 16 inch concrete ledge into loose gravel, slipping and then falling twisting his left knee.
04/05/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 126d lost, 8d restricted On 5/19/10, the employee reported that he required shoulder surgery for the injury that occurred on 4/5/10. The employee stood on the 8-bay controller to unhang a hose from the roof. The employee fell...
03/20/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was attempting to install a belt top roller bracket onto the belt rail when the bracket slipped and pinched his finger
03/16/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None The employee attempted to catch a Duke that was falling over. The duke pinched his finger against the face conveyor pan.
02/12/2010 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None An event defined as a bounce occurred in the B-West Mains room area where floor coal in the bleeder entry around the second mining area heaved into the entry. Floor heave is estimated at 3 to 4-feet i...
02/06/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Two employees team lifted an 8-inch pipe valve to carry it. The injured employee stepped into a mine floor hole and sprained his heel ligaments.
01/04/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The employee attempted to remove a concrete stopping block from the roof by stepping up onto the rib mesh. When he hit the block a piece of rib fell behind the rib mesh and struck the emploee's finger...
12/17/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was using a cheater pipe on an Allen wrench. The pipe slipped off of the wrench and struck the employee in the mouth.
11/03/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall zero to 8-feet thick occurred on the off walkway side of the stageloader approx 30-feet in length. 8-foot resin roof bolts 1 to 2 in each row failed at the anchorage zone in #3 entry B-8 h...
08/26/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 214d lost On 9/15/09 the employee reported that he could no longer work on his ankle that he had twisted by stepping into a water hole on 8/26/09.
08/15/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Injured was shoveling a rib between a skidsteer and a 3 1/2 scoop. The skidsteer operator shut his machine off and as he was getting out, but before he could place a wheel chock, the skidsteer rolled...
08/12/2009 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None The injured person was helping to hang ventilation tubing. As he lifted the tube, his footing slipped and he tried to catch himself by reaching for the roof bolter canopy. The canopy was being lowered...
08/02/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost On 6/16/10, the employee underwent surgery on his left shoulder as a result of an injury on 8/2/09. On that date, the employee attemted to carry a jackleg down the longwall face and complained of pain...
07/08/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None In the act of setting a wood wedge to tram the feeder breaker the employee brushed his arm against a steel edge of the feeder.
06/27/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Location B9HG #3 Entry, 6XC. Personnel were shoveling ribs, a piece of rock (approx. 3x16x18"" in 3 pieces) came loose and fell from the roof and rib line. The rock struck the employee on the left foo...
06/07/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee fell from a ladder while avoiding a loose roof rock and struck his head on a pump.
06/06/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 7d restricted Driver was attempting to get back in his truck and stepped on guard rail on scales. His foot slipped off and he fell to the ground injuring ribs.
05/16/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Men were bolting this area 2nd East 1 Entry 1 to 5 XC. They noticed truss bolts taking unusual loads. At this time they removed equipment and men. After the need for longer cable bolts was determined...
04/12/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost On 4/29/09 the employee reported that a knee injury on 4/12/09 would require surgery to repair knee damage.
03/22/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 87d lost, 8d restricted On 5/17/09 the employee left work with back spasms and back pain that has been attributed to the injury of 3/22/09. The employee tripped on a wheel chock rope for the pickup truck as he walked away fr...
03/19/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The roof fall is in 1 entry of 2E about 36' inby XC3. This area was supported with 7' Install III bolts with timbers along each rib. The roof that fell is laminated volcanic sill rock. The fall is 25'...
03/12/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 332d lost The employee moved between the rib and the bucket of E-19 scoop when the operator moved the machine.