Buchanan Mine #1 — Accidents

Total: 688 accidents | Fatalities: 8

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/12/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 201d lost The injured was helping to move power on the LW and was waiting on Trams to pull up to the High Voltage car. As the trams approached, the injured stepped to the left and stepped in a groove/trench th...
10/04/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was bolting in the #1 entry on 1 South. They pulled up to start the third row of bolts in the cut. EE sounded the roof with EE's steel and placed the steel in the drill pot. A rock measuring...
10/03/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had just finished drilling the hole for the second bolt in the last row. While reaching to get the steel out of the hole, a piece of rock measuring 16 inches long, by 10 inches wide, by 1 qua...
10/03/2022 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None diagnosed with pneumoconiosis
09/19/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost The injured was installing the first bolt in the second row. As EE was putting the bolt in the hole and started to straighten it EE felt pain and burning in EE's right shoulder. The injured started m...
09/18/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was firebossing on 11 East and stopped at Brk 28 to swap out mantrips. While waiting they helped pick up pallets that were in the roadway and after stacking several pallets, a board broke...
09/10/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 34d restricted The injured was installing an articulation jack on the 1755 coal hauler on the 14 East section in the #2 heading and was using a pry bar to raise the jack up, the bar slipped causing the jack to slide...
09/09/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Injured was in the process of spotting a bolt in #4 Entry of 13 East, 5 rows outby the face. EE drilled a hole, let EE's head down and EE's steel was out of alignment. EE took EE's right hand and push...
09/02/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None As the examiner was doing the weekly Hoist check at the 11 Vent shaft hoist EE noticed damage to the hoist rope.
08/30/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was an unintentional roof fall in front of the #4 seal on 2 East. The fall was discover by the weekly examiner.
08/23/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was helping to change out the 11 East LW head Drive power unit and as EE checked to see if head motor and hub would clear the drive housing the winch rope moved suddenly, jarring EE's left...
08/19/2022 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 184d restricted The injured was bolting in #1 entry on 0 South Section. EE started to drill EE's first hole in the third row and pushed EE' steel against the roof and hit the rotation, a piece of rock measuring 21""...
08/17/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional roof fall at Brk #49 in the #2 entry of South Mains Section. Breaker support and danger signs were set at all approaches.
08/15/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost While riding as a passenger on Bus # 41 on the opposite end of travel and as the manbus approached the S-Curve Between 5 north and 1 west another bus entered the block and collided with the outgoing b...
08/15/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 37d lost, 5d restricted While riding as a passenger on Bus # 41 on the same end of travel and as the manbus approached the S-Curve Between 5 north and 1 west another bus entered the block and collided with the outgoing bus....
08/12/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 67d lost, 3d restricted The employee and supervisor were attempting to lift a bottom roller and place it on the track side belt rails on the 3 North belt at Crosscut #7.5. As they were lifting the roller the employee's righ...
08/02/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 57d lost, 48d restricted The employee injured left shoulder dragging slickline on 8/2. Continued to work unrestricted until 9/18. Began missing work 9/19. This incident did not involve any aspect of compliance with rules and...
06/27/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost Employee was riding on a mantrip going through a track switch and the mantrip jarred them causing injury to the tailbone area.
06/24/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was installing the last bolt in 2 Right Crosscut on 12 east section. While drilling they reached for a pusher steel and dropped it, as they reached down with left hand to pick it up. A pie...
05/10/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Temporary employee was pulling on a hydraulic line that was pinched between the crosshead and the bleeder. When the hose came loose the crosshead came to rest on the work deck catching employee's hand...
04/29/2022 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Pneumoconiosis
04/26/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The tips in the starter Interlock lost connection.
04/15/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was helping to repair a broken miner chain and while the employee was observing an employee trying to free the foot shaft from Gob, rock & a piece of broken miner flight. The jammed rock...
04/08/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 143d lost The injured and 8 others were handling (carrying, plugging up and hanging) 4/0 high voltage cable for the 11 East pusher drive power source. The injured stated that as EE was helping to carry plug an...
04/05/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 213d lost The injured was attempting to change a hose on shield #112. The injured started to exit shield #112 when the injured's foot slipped off the pontoon & fell between the pontoon and relay bar. As the li...
03/26/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured stated was on knees working on a clogged discharge line on a Puddle Sucker at Two North Tail. EE could not remove the stuck discharge line, so EE attempted to split it with a knife. EE lo...
03/17/2022 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee file a hearing Loss claim.
03/13/2022 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Power Lead blew of Transformer inside substation and had the Page Service Shaft Down. When the power was reenergized one of the PLC controller lost memory and had to be reprogrammed.
03/01/2022 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was traveling down 6 North Trackway on a tram. EE entered the area between Crosscuts 1 and 2 when EE saw the metal secondary lifeline tighten up and come towards EE. Before EE could react,...
12/30/2021 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost The Employee was setting shields at shield #47 and was attempting to pull in shield 48. Shield 48 did not function as the employee attempted. EE moved to shield #46 and when EE did it began to pull in...
11/10/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Employee was shoveling around a pumpable crib and it fell striking EE in the foot
10/25/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted As the employee was approaching a manbus that was parked on the 3 East Trackway directly across from 9 Vent Bottom the employee tripped and fell forward.
10/18/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 144d lost While waiting at the Mouth of 3 East for traffic to clear up, a tram crew loaded with supplies slid into the bus outby EE causing it to strike the bus EE was operating.
10/15/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost The employee was bolting on the South Mains section. EE was drilling a rib bolt in EE's 3rd row, when a piece of rock measuring 2' wide by 3' long by 6"" thick, fell from the entry appx 9 to 9.5 ft h...
10/03/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost The injured was attempting to uncouple a draw head between a tram & duster. Employee was lifting the draw head with a slate bar & while lifting the draw head latch with their other hand, they felt a p...
09/28/2021 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Fuse to the brake circuit blew on the Horn Mountain 9 vent Hoist (Siemag Friction Hoist)
09/11/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 159d lost, 7d restricted The injured was bolting on 11 East in the #4 Entry on the 3rd row, first bolt had connected the pusher to the finisher steel while holding the steel and raising drill pot, they felt a pop in left shou...
08/18/2021 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted The injured was drilling the roof when a piece of rock fell, striking canopy and broke, a piece of broken rock measuring 24 inches hit right index finger causing a laceration and fracture.
08/02/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted The injured was drilling the roof and was in the process of connecting the pusher steel when a piece of rock measuring 20"" X 20"" X 0""-1"" fell striking the employee on the left wrist causing a lace...
07/30/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was drilling the top when a piece of rock measuring 8"" x 6"" x 1"" and one 11""x 6""x1"" fell from the top. One rock knocked the injured's hat off, the other one hit the injured on top of...
07/14/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was in the process of removing a draw head coupling drop pin from a skid that was used to transport an auxiliary fan. As the tongue/draw bar was being removed it struck the crib block tha...
07/01/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured set the bolter up to spot a bolt, about 25 feet outby the working face. As EE started drilling, a piece of rock measuring 12"" x 5"" x 3/4"" thick, fell from the roof striking EE on the fa...
06/10/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted While bolting the #4 entry on South Mains Section, the employee was drilling the 2nd rib bolt and as EE was letting the drill pot down EE slipped and as EE tried to catch self, left hand came in conta...
06/08/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost The injured was bolting on 11 East #4 entry. EE was in the process of tightening (torqueing) a roof bolt when a McSweeney bolt wrench, that connects the drill head to the roof bolt, the wrench broke a...
06/06/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee stated that after employee got home after work and about 9:00 PM, employee was having trouble with eyes (possibly from cutting and welding bit lugs) and could not get comfortable or close...
05/19/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost The injured was helping remove a longwall jack clevis that was fouled between the face chain and the rock deflector when the clevis broke free striking the injured in the arm.
04/09/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 192d restricted The employee was walking thru the center of a walk thru bolter when a piece of rock measuring 65"" L X 24"" W x 1-10"" T fell approximately 12 inches between bolts striking the employee in the top mid...
03/16/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured had just finished bolting on the next to last row in 3L crosscut when they started up on the pinner to advance to the next row, a piece of rock measuring 20"" x 14"" x 4"" fell from the to...
03/01/2021 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Wire burned or broken off the #1 pump Contactor for the Horn Mountain Hoist braking system
02/04/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The Injured was using a 24 inch step ladder removing Monorail, lost balance causing a piece of monorail to fall and strike left hand on a brace on top of the stage loader, causing a laceration to the...