Camp Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 490 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/25/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A rockfall occurred at break of the 6a belt areaq starting at the right xcut at spad #42712 in the #2 heading going over to the #3 heading & up to spad #42716. The fall was 8' thick, 19' wide, and 80'...
06/13/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Their was a roof fall at brk 13 of 9 f. belt at spad #41473 in #6 entry. Fall will be cleaned up. Fall was approx. 20'x20'x5' thick top was bolted with 5' torque tenion. bolts, excape way was not blo...
05/29/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall occurred on the 8E belt at xcut #8. 1 break inby spad #41027 in the #5 entry. The fall was bolted with 5' torque tension bolts, and spotted with 12'rope bolts. The fall measured 25'l x 18'w x 5...
05/29/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 260d lost Employee was helping on the section power move. He was standing on the outby right corner when the rib rolled off hitting him and drove him to the ground.
04/25/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 283d lost While riding mantrip out of slope, motor stalled, causing mantrip to roll out of control and hit the wall.
04/25/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 281d lost EE was riding outside on mantrip when brakes failed as he was toping out. Mantrip rolled back down slope, wrecking on bottom striking solid wall.
04/25/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None While riding mantrip out of slope, motor stalled causing mantrip to roll out of control hitting wall.
04/03/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost EE was checking back tire on scoop. Operator, never knew he was there. Scoop rolled back pinching back of rt foot. This EE started missing work 4/20/07.
03/27/2007 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None An employee at the mine elected to exercise his Part 90 option.
03/21/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was loading roof bolt plates on bolter; plates slipped and fell behind boom. Employee reached in to get plates; operator dropped boom mashing fingers on both hands.
02/07/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 126d lost Employee was bolting top. Rock fell in front of ATRS. EE started to run striking head on personal canopy. He worked up until 3/23/07 & then started missing work.
12/14/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The rock fall occurred in the #6 entry in the in the 5 North Belt in the #19 intersection. One entry to the right of spad #15747. The area was bolted with 5 foot resin bolts. The fall was 20 ft by 20...
10/25/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The rock fall occurred in the #12 entry in the 2 South track area 1 break out spad # 9191. The area was bolted with 4' fully grouted resin bolts. The fall was 20' long, 20' wide and 4' high. The fall...
10/24/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Piece of rock fell striking him on the left shoulder and upper left arm.
10/17/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The rock fell occurred int he #8 entry and right x cut in the 9a track area at spad #25627. The area was bolted with 6 foot torque teninson bolts and addition support 12 foot rope bolts and cribs. The...
09/26/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None This roof fall occured on #9 D belt in #8 entry 2 brks outby spad #37061 fall is approx. 4000 ft out of face. Bolted with 5 ft torque tension bolts and will not be cleaned up fall is approx. 60 ft x 2...
09/07/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The fall occurred last evening on unit 1 around 6:30 pm. Fall occurred in an intersection in #6 entry one break outby spad #39563. Area had been cribbed & rope bolted & was bolted with 5' torque tensi...
08/03/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall occurred on the 1 south track area two break inby spad #99 in between breaks 31 and 32. The fall was bolted with 4' fully grouted resin bolts and spot bolted with 5' fully grouted bolts. The fa...
07/31/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None We had a roof fall occurred in the #7 entry in the intersection one break inby spad #39118. The fall was 50' long, 30' wide and 9 to 10 foot high. The area was bolted with 5' torque tension bolts. The...
07/28/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 220d lost While employee was ventilating the 6 right break a piece of draw rock fell out of the top striking him on the right arm and cutting it in two places. The employee got 16 stitches in his right arm.
07/27/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Rib rolled out on track and man-bus hit rib roll. The rib wasn't all the way across the track, just a corner was on track. EE had his arm behind a co-worker holding onto canopy post, when bus hit; thi...
07/04/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof Fall 2 Brks inby Spad #38535 on #004 section. This fall was bolted with 5' torque tenion bolts, fall was approx 20' wide 70' long and 7' high fall will not be cleaned up. Fall was approx. 1500 f...
06/20/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE was washing a buggy and a rock fell out between roof bolts and hit him in the top of the head and foot.
06/14/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Rock fall on the 90 belt across from spad # 37017 in the #4 entry over to the #2 entry. The fall is about 150 foot long, 20' wide and 8 foot thick. The area was bolted with 5 foot torque tension bolts...
06/04/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Tramming bolter from front controls got caught between bolter and rib.
04/07/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 298d lost EE was bolting top. He had put up outside bolt and swung head in. Rock broke out between personal canopy and ATRS, EE started to run. Rock hit EE's right leg 6"" above his ankle, breaking his leg.
03/30/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the #5 entry on the 10 north belt 5 x cuts inby the head left of spad #36616. The fall measured 28'x20'x6.5'thick. Fall was bolted with 5' resin bolts. This area will be cleaned...
03/28/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee said a miner cable fell off the hook and he tried to catch it and it hyper-extended his right thumb.
03/27/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ONE END OF H BEAM. HIS FOOTING SLIPPED WHICH PULLED HIM TO THE GROUND. LOW BACK BEGAN TO HURT.
03/02/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost EE stated he strained his back while jacking a flat car that mines provide for transportation in coal mines back on track.
03/02/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Coming off section, rock hit top of head and shoulder, scratched his face, neck and back.
02/28/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Walking belt line, rock fell, hit him on shoulder & neck.
02/16/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 307d lost A rock fell from top and landed on employee's left shoulder.
02/14/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Rock fell from top hitting employee while he was walking the belts.
02/11/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was shoveling belt.
02/03/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 332d lost Employee was loading a drill feed jack on a pallet with a forklift. He go off forklift to shove jack off forks to a pallet and jack slid off forks striking employee on left leg and ankle. He also comp...
11/03/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 138d lost Employee was getting out of scoop when his light cord got caught on canopy post. The EE fell out of the scoop on his back. EE worked until 12/01/05, then started missing work.
10/06/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 175d lost While employee was walking from miner car to mine rock fell from top. striking in back of neck rock was 12""x1 1/2"" x 16"".
10/02/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP CANOPY AT A ROOF FALL; HE WAS PUSHING ON ARCHWAY TO STAND IN TRACK & ARCHWAY HIT TOP & JARRED PIECE OF SLATE LOOSE WHICH HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF HIS NECK.
08/31/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was walking up belt line packing a shovel and dinner bucket and was stepping across rib roll when he slipped and fell and hit wrist on slate rock.
08/24/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP AND A ROCK FELL AS HE WAS BOLTING AND HIT LEFT FOREARM
08/10/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 215d lost The employee was bolting in 6 left x-cut. He was putting up his inside bolt in the 3rd row when a roof rock broke loose in between canopy and T-bar. The rock broke when it hit the canopy and part of t...
08/07/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROCK FALL IN THE 3RD XCUT OUTBY SPAD #027 IN THE BELT ENTRY. THE FALL IS ABOUT 10' HIGH, 20' WIDE, AND 20' LONG. THE AREA WHERE THE FALL WAS IS BOLTED WITH 4 FOOT BOLTS. IT ALSO HAS STEEL SET AND CRI...
07/29/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING S/C CABLES AND PUT HIS FOOT ON IT TO CROSS. REEL TOOK UP THROWING HIM ON HIS LEFT HIP & BACK.
06/24/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted AFTER HE FINISHED SPRAYING THE STOPPING, EE LAID THE SPRAY GUN ON GROUND. THE PUMP PICKED UP WHAT SEALANT WAS LEFT IN HOPPER AND STARTED SPRAYING. THE HOSE STARTED FISHTAILING, SPRAYING SEALANT INTO...
05/28/2005 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING TOP & PIN STEEL HIT PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND.
05/17/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING STARTER STEEL IN TAP AND ROCK FELL FROM TOP HITTING HIM IN THE RIGHT NECK, SHOULDER, AND HAND
05/07/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None THE ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR SET ATRS. EMPLOYEE WALKED UP TO SWING BOOM OUT. ROCK FELL PAST LAST ROW OF BOLTS AND HIT CANOPY WHICH BROKE, CAUSING ROCK TO STRIKE EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK AND LEGS. (PERM. DI...
04/20/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 133d lost Employee was bolting top on corner turn break. Rock fell out of corner hitting canopy and then hitting his right foot.
04/16/2005 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE STEPPED INTO A WATER HOLE AND IN ORDER TO BALANCE HIS FOOTING, HE GRABBED A CABLE HUNG FROM THE TOP. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A DAMAGED PLACE IN THE CABLE AND BECAUSE IT HAD POWER ON IT, HE RECEIVED A...