Buchanan Mine #1 — Accidents

Total: 688 accidents | Fatalities: 8

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/04/2006 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None 10-Right section #2 Heading at approximately 2:25 pm an ignition occurred in the face. No injuries, flames lasted about 5 minutes and 3 fire extinguishers were used to put out the flame. Line curtain...
11/21/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost The injured was a passenger in a manbus traveling on 3 East mains trackway toward 3 East #1 drive. The manbus collided with rock dust crew at Brk. 3 & 1/2. The concussion of the impact resulted in con...
11/21/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was operating manbus traveling on 3 East Mains trackway toward #1 Drive. Manbus colided with rock dust crew at break 3 1/2. Employee's hard hat struck sander support and drove his hard hat dow...
11/10/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee sprained Left ankle when getting off of forklift.
10/25/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 41d restricted Employee was climbing onto 966D Loader and strained left shoulder.
10/21/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The page service shaft elevator went down approx. 7 am due to a brake pump motor. The service elevator was down approx. one hour which included repairing & testing. There was nobody in the elevator at...
10/17/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost While installing roof bolts on 10 right development section, in the 3 rt crosscut, the employee was struck by a piece of rock measuring 50"" long x 32"" wide x 5"" thick ont he left foreman arm result...
10/16/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was blowng out drill hole and debris blew up into Employees face.
10/05/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was pulling up a two inch air hose, hose slipped out of employees hand and pulled employees left wrist into work deck rail. Employee strained wrist
10/03/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Elevator was being used to transport supplies out of the mine. It had 600 ft of conveyor belt secured on it along with the car secured on the elevator. Its believed that during travel of the eleva...
10/02/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee Stepped off forklift and twisted right ankle
09/27/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating roof bolter on the 10 Right Section in #2 left crosscut. Started to drill a hole when a piece of rock broke loose approximately 24 inches from the hole and struck him in the upp...
09/14/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 16d restricted while in the process of mucking, employee was attempting to hook up buckets. He slipped from the tracks of the mucker and twisted his left ankle.
09/07/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost Employee was operating shearer on 8 right Longwall when a piece of rock measuring 5 ft. x 2 ft. x 9 inches fell from the face into the face chain then thrown out into the walkway striking employee's r...
09/04/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating a roof bolter on 9 right section in #2 entry. While making up a roof bolter the employee reached to get roof bolt plate and his left forearm struck a stack of plates causing lac...
08/28/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered on 4 North mains, #3 entry brk. 84 at spad# 18128. The fall measured approx 20' wide x 20' long and 10' high. This fall will not be cleaned up. No one was inj...
08/27/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The timberland hoist (Minicage) at the production shaft hung in route to the bottom during a test run. One of the safety catches set which stopped the hoist in the shaft. The safety catch was repaired...
08/25/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The tailgate of the 8 Right Longwall became blocked due to rock falling out betweenthe crib line and the solid coal block. The location of the longwall face was apprx 7230'. Ventilation was not impair...
08/20/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on the 10 right development section, left roof bolter & as he was adjusting the T-bar extension on the ATRS, the extender became unbalanced & caught the tip of the employee's righ...
08/09/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered on 4 north mains, #5 entry brk. 38. Fall measured approx. 20 ft wide, 20 ft long, and 10 ft high. This fall will not be cleaned up. No equipment was involved....
08/04/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Employee was located 11 right development section working on 11A overcast and as he descended from the top of the overcast to the mine floor the employee fractured his left ankle.
07/28/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The tailgate of the 8 Right Longwall became blocked due to rock falling out between the crib line & the solid coal block. Location of longwall face was approx 8593 ft. Ventilation was not impaired & n...
07/21/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While dropping roof bolter cable on o-panela in #2 intersection. EE stated that he tripped and the rope hanger caught in right nostril resulting in 7 sutures.
06/30/2006 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was given a diagnosis of pneumoconiosis based upon readings of April 27, 2005 film from The Naional Institute of Occupational Safety & Health in Morgantown, WV. He is still employed with this...
06/28/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee struck co-worker's right hand with a sledge hammer while driving rebar stakes into the ground.
06/27/2006 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The mine experienced a power outage to the Contrary Elevator during which time 3 employees were on the elevator approximately 85 minutes. Power was restored and the employees were brought to the surfa...
06/26/2006 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was located underneath of 777D grinding a burr off of the left hand wheel hub. When he had finished the task, he was in the process of standing up when he struck his head on the left wheel...
06/25/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While trying to uncouple a manbus, the pic hammer slipped and struck the employee above the left eye resulting in 7 sutures. Employee worked his next regular shift on 6/26/06.
06/18/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost While lifting a piece of metal on 4 north track, employee felt pain in right shoulder. Employee worked 6/19/06 and 6/20/06. Started missing work on 6/22/06 due to torn rotator cuff.
05/04/2006 ELECTRICAL FATALITY Fatal The employee came into contact with a guy wire, which broke loose and came in contact with an energized condutor on the pole. There was no insulator or proper anchor on the guy wire, this caused the e...
04/10/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 296d lost Stacking frames and they came over on him and knocked him off the truck. (Broke both legs).
04/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 157d lost EE was shoveling behind line curtain on the 9 right section in # 4 entry and felt pain in lower back. EE finished working remainder of shift. EE started missing work on 4/14/2006.
02/27/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Contrary Service Cage was down for approximately 1 hour. There were 5 persons on the cage for 20 minutes. There was some dirt and grime build up on the rope at the jam conveyance switch. There wer...
02/18/2006 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A methane ignition occurred in face of #3 Right crosscut on 5 Right Section, 26' right handed of survey station #23740. Ignition occurred when sandstone roof fell in cut while continuous miner rippers...
02/01/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a loose roof bolt down from the top and when the bolt was cut into, it fell, striking employee above the left eye resulting in 13 sutures.
01/29/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost EE was connecting rock dust hose to Track Duster. While holding hose with left hand, EE struck coupling with an axe to latch coupling and struck left little finger with a glancing blow, resulting in 7...
01/19/2006 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was given a diagnosis of pneumoconiosis by dr. on 1/19/06 and the safety department was notified 2/8/06. He has not msised any work to date
01/06/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The emergency escape hoist at ventilation shaft #2 became inoperative due to an electrical problem with a programmable controller. The hoist was repaired and became operative at 8:30 AM on 1/7/06. Thi...
12/19/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost THE INJURED WAS A PASSENGER IN A COVERED MANBUS WHEN THE DRIVER OF THE MANBUS ATTEMPTED TO STOP & THE MANBUS SLID INTO A PARKED MANBUS, CAUSING EE TO INJURE HIS NECK. THIS EE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 12/...
11/30/2005 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A METHANE IGNITION OCCURRED IN THE PRODUCTION SHAFT DUE TO A SPARK OR SLAG FROM A CUTTING TORCH. THE WORK WITH THE CUTTING TORCH WAS ON THE UPPER DECK OF THE PROD SHAFT HEAD FRAME, APPROX 650' ABOVE W...
11/08/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered on 3 East Mains, #4 Entry, Brk. 12, 150 feet inby spad #18990. The fall measured approximately 20 ft. wide, 60 ft. long, and 6 ft. high. This fall will not be...
10/27/2005 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Ee was given a diagnosis of pneumoconiosis by dr. on 10/27/05 and the safety department was notified 11/7/05. He last day work was june, 2003. He retired on this date.
10/27/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional Roof Fall was discovered on 4 North Mains, #3 Entry Brk. 57. Fall measured approximately 20 ft. wide, 20 ft. long, and 6 ft. high. This fall will not be cleaned up. No equipment was i...
10/13/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 172d lost WHILE TRAVELING IN MANBUS AS A PASSENGER, THE OPERATOR SPPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE MANBUS SLID CAUSING THE MANBUS TO SLIDE INTO A PATRKED TRAM, RESULTING IN AN INJURY TO LOWER BACK.
09/24/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost PRODUCTION SHAFT MINE LEVEL, EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A GUIDE ROPE, AS THE ROPE WAS CUT IT BEGAN TO TWIST CAUSING LOOSE COAL TO FALL FROM ABOVE. THE EE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS FALLING AND JUMPED OUT OF THE...
09/20/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Hearing loss safety department recieved notice on 11-7-05.
09/16/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The auxiliary mini cage located at the production shaft was removed from service due to damage to the head frame structure, that resulted from a loaded skip going back down the shaft. There were no in...
09/16/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None As a skip was being brought to the surface to be dumped, the hoist experienced an underwind fault. At which time the brake system set as it should. The brake system was unable to hold the loaded skip,...
09/12/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Hearing loss.
09/09/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None THE TAILGATE OF THE 7 RIGHT LONGWALL SECTION BECAME BLOCKED DUE TO ROCK FALLING OUT BETWEEN THE CRIB LINE AND THE SOLID COAL BLOCK. LOCATION OF THE LONGWALL FACE WAS APPROX 9,815 FT. VENTILATION WAS N...