Buchanan Mine #1 — Accidents

Total: 688 accidents | Fatalities: 8

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/16/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 240d lost EE was carrying conduit and slipped on loose gravel, causing him to fall and injure his right leg.
07/14/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Injured employee stepped in hole near upsweep of fan.
07/10/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None While making the required checks on the safety catches of the Page Service Elevator, one of the spare counterweights stored at the coal seam level was accidently knocked into the sump of the shaft str...
06/25/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee was walking on 10 Rt. section at #16 crosscut between #4 & #3 entry, slipped and fell. He tried to catch himself from the fall and injured his right knee. A MRI was performed and it was deter...
06/13/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unplanned roof fall occurred on grassey creek mains approx.75ft inby survey station.#22166 in the #3 entry between crosscuts #133 and #134. The fall measured approx. 20ft wide x 50ft long x 12ft high....
06/13/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a knife to cut a slot in the plastic 5 gal bucket. The knife cut thru the bucket and into his off-gloved left hand, resulting in 5 sutures between the forefinger and thumb.
06/13/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on 3 east mains section in the #4 entry, brk. 127 at S.S. #25282. The fall measured approx. 20ft wide by 20ft long by 10ft high. No one was injured and no equipmen...
05/23/2008 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 276d lost EE was setting shield #79 on the o-Panel longwall and his right foot was caught underneath the pontoon and relay bar of the shield which initally resulted in fractures of the foot and ankle then late...
05/22/2008 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None While performing a preshift examination of the recently constructed seals on 3 right off 3 east mains, the examiner discovered a thermal event within the #6 seals. Upon close examination of the seal,...
05/16/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was hammering a pin back in on a mucker cat chain and a piece of metal chipped off and punctured the EE on the chin. Doctor surgically removed the metal on July 15, 2008 resulting in a recordable...
05/13/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was in the process of recovering track rails on 10 right section and apparently lost his balance while positioning the rail with a slate bar. The slate bar struck the employee on his right temple...
05/11/2008 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured EE was positioned in the jackline of O panel longwall near jacks 4-5 oberserving the shear cutting out at the head,when hydraulic hose fitting apparently broke,the hydraulic hose struck th...
03/25/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was hanging pipe in the shaft and when he went to cut the plastic cap off of the pipe his knife slipped and cut his left thumb requiring four stitches.
03/24/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee was struck by a section tailpiece on 3/24/08 which caused a contusion on the right knee. The employee started missing work due to the injury on 07/01/08.
03/17/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Walking around derrick truck, ankle twisted on rocks at V39 station.
03/14/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE was struck by a small rock, which fell while he was installing a split set bolt, causing a laceration to his forehead which required two stitches.
03/03/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Set jack down on foot while unbooming pole.
02/18/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 1 East Mains in the #2 entry adjacent to SS# 278. The fall measured 25'L x 25""W x 10' high. There were no injuries, no equipment was caught and ventilation...
02/14/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 4 North Mains #3 entry at crosscut #96 at SS #18557. The fall measured 25'L x 25'W x 10'H. No one was injured, ventilation was not impaired and no equipment...
02/06/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The escape hoist at vent shaft #6 was found inoperable due to a damaged hub which connects the speed reducer to the hoist drum. This escape hoist does not serve the working sections or the longwall. T...
02/04/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall measuring approx 40' long X 19' wide X 7' high was discovered in the #7 entry of 3 East Mains approx 55' inby survey station 20813. The fall was discovered after mine reopening, which had...
01/31/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered during mine rescue explorations (exploration due to the incident which had the mine idle for several months). The fall was located on Grassy Creek mains at cr...
01/31/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered during mine rescue explorations on 1/31/08 on the Grassy Mains Bleeder entries at Brk #80, #6 entry-SS #14655. The fall was in an intersection and measured 30'L X 30'W X 9'H...
01/31/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered during mine rescue explorations (exploration due to the incident which had the mine idle for several months). The fall was located on Grassy Creek Mains at cr...
01/30/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered during Mine Ruscue exploration (exploration due to incident at the mine which had it idled for several months). The fall was located on the 3 East Mains Section in the inter...
01/30/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered during mine rescue exploration on 1/30/08 on the 12 RT. section. The fall measured approx 50'L X 20'W X 9'H in the intersection of #2 entry at SS# 25192. The fall caught app...
12/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was handling panning, when he struck his right wrist on an adjacent piece of panning, causing a laceration that required two stitches.
11/06/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist went into overspeed conditions due to software fault. MSHA notified via Immediately Reportable Hot Line.
10/09/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was welding on soldier piling wall & a rock fell from behind wall & struck right side of head. EE was wearing hard hat but cracked on impact. Fellow EE took wounded EE to ER where he received sever...
09/01/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 43d restricted While mucking, employee was holding the hose when a rock fell and hit his left wrist, causing a puncture/laceration.
08/21/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A hoist malfunction occurred which allowed the empty muck bucket to fall to the bottom of the shaft.
07/09/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Two seismic events occurred in previously mined areas of the active Longwall District which created pressure waves that disrupted ventilation. The event is still under investigation by the mine and ag...
06/20/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted While preparing to lower the curb ring, they were closing the work deck doors when a board became entangled in the door assembly causing an impact injury to right knee.
06/11/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost The injured was pulling rails on the 9 Right section. A section of rails had separated & a scoop was used to pull the separated rails back together. Once together, the scoop moved into the crosscut &...
06/09/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A methane ignition occured in the face of the #2 entry on the 0-Panel section (00-7 MMU), approx. 60 ft inby survey station #25117. The ignition occured while the continuous miner was cutting sandston...
05/21/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding and cutting metal and he got flash burn in both eyes.
05/12/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost On 9 Right Longwall Section, EE was helping to install a crusher guard, when the bottom of the guard came in contact with the crusher shaft & the come-along hook came loose from the guard. The guard f...
05/07/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 32d restricted Employee fell and hit his hand on the crane causing a laceration and fracture on the 3rd finger of the right hand.
05/02/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Helping another employee with a drill jumbo and drilling rib holes when a rock came off the rib and struck his hard hat pushing hat down on his head and neck causing a laceration on his forehead
04/28/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Uneven bottom
03/21/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The page portal service shaft elevator was taken out of service at 10:05 am on 3/21/07 in order to change the main hydraulic pump. The pump was changed and the elevator was put back in service after t...
03/15/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The page portal service shaft elevator went down at approx. 6:05 pm on 3/15/07 due to a blown 0-ring ont he brake release valve. There were no people ont he elevator at time of incident. The o-ring wa...
03/15/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on 4 north mains in #2 heading at brk. 89 to 91, inby spad #18288. This fall does not impeade ventilation, no injuries, and no equipment was involved. The fall was timbered...
03/03/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An untintntional roof fall was discvered at approx. 6:30 am at brk 67 on 4 north mains in #2 heading. There was no injuries, no equipment involved and ventilation was not impaired. This fall will not...
02/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 1d restricted Employee lifted a belly pan for a 630 mucker and he strained his lower abdomen which caused bleeding from his rectum.
02/08/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered on Grassy Creek Mains, # 7 entry Brk. 81 at S.S. # 14680. The fall measured approximately 20 ft wide X 64 ft long and 10 ft high. This fall will not be cleane...
01/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was helping load a section of impact bed on a flat car at 3 East # 3 belt head. One end of the impact bed was on the car and while loading the other end the employee's rt. index finger was ca...
01/18/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None An ignition occurred on the longwall face on the 8 right section at shield #85. The ignition occurred while an employee was cutting the face chain in the panline. The longwall was in the process of mo...
01/09/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 25d restricted Employee was working on workdeck, when a full muck bucket was raised to the workdeck level. Employee was to remove a peice of drill steel, but left the drill steel in the muck bucket, muck bucket was...
12/26/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 89d restricted Emplyee started drlling rib holes and outburst occurred.