Bridge Fork Surface Mine No 1 — Accidents

Total: 18 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/01/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The Company was notified that EE qualified for an occupational pneumoconiosis claim.
06/18/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 72d lost, 22d restricted EE steam cleaned equip. until 3:30 pm fueled equip. and was returning to maint. area, EE stated he started down grade when truck jumped out of gear he applied brakes no brakes. The truck continued dow...
03/16/2009 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Stockpile of coal located in maintenance yard for a long period of time eventually became hot on the southeast side of the pile. The area, although small in comparison to the over all size of the pile...
02/02/2009 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None EE was driving up to mine site doing pre-shift, when fire occurred under frame. Truck was engulfed and a total loss. Unit just recently had had major maintenance. Truck had 190,000 miles on it.
01/23/2009 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None PW-15, a point augered several years ago developed a fire in the #2 gas seam. This fire from time to time becomes noticable with smoke etc. Due to the need to travel by truck close to the seam it is i...
03/21/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was replacing a leaf spring on a school bus. While positioning the spring on the front axle, the spring slipped off the axle and caught his finger betwen the spring and a crib block lacerating...
09/19/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None A hearing test conducted on 9/19/06 indicated a standard threshold shift occurred in the employee's right ear.
02/04/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 10d restricted SPRAINED BACK WHILE USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE PIN IN A ROLLER FRAME. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT UNTIL 02/09/05.
12/30/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost DRIVING AN EMPTY FUEL TRUCK, TRUCK POWERED OUT ON HILL. HE TRIED TO RESTART THE TRUCK AND IT STARTED GOING BACKWARDS DOWN HILL. TRUCK HIT BANK AND ROLLED OVER. CUT FOREHEAD AND FRACTURED SHOULDER BLAD...
02/22/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE INSTALLING ENGINE IN A D8R. THE THREADS PULLED OFF A BOLT ON A LIFTING EYE CAUSING CHAIN TO STRIKE EE ON THE TOP OF THE HEAD.
08/01/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED AND COWORKER WERE CHANGING A LATCH ARM ON A SUPERIOR HIGHWALL MINER BEAM, INJURED WAS HOLDING NEW LATCH IN PLACE WHILE COWORKER ATTEMPTED TO INSERT THE HOLDING PIN. THE PIN WAS NOT PROPERLY AL...
05/28/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost INJURED WAS USING 6 POUND HAMMER TO POUND A DRIVE SHAFT INTO POSITION ON A MACK WATERTRUCK. THE END OF THE DRIVE SHAFT DROPPED AND WHEN INJURED SWUNG HE CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE END OF THE DRIVE S...
04/16/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS HOLDING A TORQUE MULTIPLIER UNDER A DOZER BLADE ON A NUT, WHILE THE MECHANIC APPLIED THE RATCHET ON THE INPUT SIDE. THE HANDLE OF THE MULTIPLIER WAS BRACED AGAINST A STEEL RIB UNDE R THE B...
03/18/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE WAS DRIVING A CATERPILLAR 777 ROCK TRUCK & SHE CLAIMS SHE WAS BEING JOLTED WHEN THE EXCAVATOR WAS LOADING HER. SHE STARTED TO GET PAIN IN HER LOWER BACK & DID NOT FINISH THE SHIFT.
03/09/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OUT OF 988G LOADER WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO SOME UNEVEN GROUND & HIS LEFT KNEE TURNED OUT. HE FELT PAIN IN LT KNEE. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT & WORKED THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. WENT TO...
02/26/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EXCAVATOR WAS LOADING A LARGE ROCK INTO INJURED'S TRUCK, FROM THE SIDE. SINCE EXCAVATOR WAS LOADING FROM THE SIDE, HE COULD NOT PLACE THE ROCK INTO THE BED, HE HAD TO DROP IT. THE WEIGHT OF TH E ROCK...
02/23/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost INJURED AND CO WORKER WERE WELDING TWO 30' JOINTS OF 6"" STEEL PIPE TOGETHER. AFTER WELDING TOP SIDE OF PIPE, BOTH MEN USED SLATE BARS TO ROLL PIPE OVER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE SLATE BAR, INJURE...
01/24/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted INJURED AND 3 OTHERS WERE LOADING BAGS OF ANFO EXPLOSIVE. EACH MAN CARRIED TWO 25LB. BAGS FROM INSIDE OF BOX TRAILER AND DROPPED INTO BED OF A P.U. TRUCK. INJURED THE STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE BUMPER OF T...