Campbells Creek No 10 Mine — Accidents

Total: 254 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/07/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On 12/7/2015 while performing examinations, the examiner discovered an unintentional roof fall near the intake seals. There were no injuries, or damage to equipment. The fall measured approximately 4'...
10/19/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee stated he bent over and moved the continuous miner cable slack out of the roadway, and when he stood up he felt pain in his back. Employee was diagnosed with a back strain and taken off work....
09/14/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome.
08/22/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 17d restricted Employee stated he was attempting to hang a shuttle car cable, when he felt pain in his back. This resulted in a back strain.
08/22/2015 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Employee stated he knelt down on both knees and felt pain in his left knee. This resulted in a knee strain.
08/21/2015 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee stated he was performing fire boss duties along the #1 belt line. As he attempted to cross under the belt line at break 10, he struck his head against the water line, resulting in a neck stra...
07/21/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee stated he was operating a two-person mantrip along the roadway at break 159 when the brakes failed and the mantrip went down the inclined roadway, striking into the back of another mantrip an...
06/25/2015 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Employee stated he was operating the roof bolt machine and as he placed the drill steel in the chuck his left hand was pinched between the steel and chuck, resulting in a laceration. Sutures were requ...
05/27/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On 5/27/2015 at approximately 7:12 a.m. an unintentional roof fall occurred in the intake (primary escapeway) at spad no.6. There were no injuries, or equipment involved.
05/16/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 99d lost EE was roof bolting when a piece of rock fell from the top, struck the RBM canopy, broke into pieces, then struck him on the face & right wrist. This resulted in a cheek laceration & a wrist contusion...
05/14/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On 5/14/2015 at approximately 4:55 p.m. an unintentional roof fall occurred in the intake (primary escapeway) at break 40. There were no injuries, or equipment involved.
04/10/2015 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee stated he parked and exited his shuttle car. As he walked between the shuttle car and the rib, the rib rolled/sloughed off and a small piece of coal/rock either struck the employee in the kne...
03/17/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted Employee stated he was attempting to move a rock by hand measuring approximately 24"" x 18"" x 5"" out of the roadway on the #1 Section when he felt pain in his lower back. On 3/20/2015 he was diagnos...
03/12/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Employee stated that he was replacing impact rollers on the tail of the stacker belt when the incident occurred. He was using a slate bar to pry the belt structure into place and the bar slipped, caus...
02/17/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee stated he was stepping through the rear door of the surface shop when his left foot slipped off the door jam, causing him to fall to the ground. This resulted in hip strain and restricted wor...
12/01/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 237d lost Employee stated that he bent over to move the roof bolt machine cable out of the roadway and felt a sharp pain in his lower back. The incident became reportable on 02/18/2015 when information was reci...
11/19/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee stated that he was pulling the rock duster behind the battery mantrip and as he turned out of the belt entry and onto the roadway the duster came unhooked. This caused the duster to separate...
11/11/2014 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost Employee stated that he was walking across the section and struck his head against the mine roof. This resulted in a neck strain. Incident was reported to Gateway Eagle Coal Co, LLC on 11/12/14, emplo...
11/06/2014 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 242d lost Employee stated that he was working around the #3 belt tail. He bent over to shovel around the belt and when he stood back up he struck his head against the water line. This resulted in a neck strain.
10/22/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee stated that he was in the process of assisting the RBM operator as the roof bolter was moved into another place. As he bent over to pick up the cable the reel was engaged, which caused the ca...
10/11/2014 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted Employee stated that he was shoveling belt along the #8A belt line. He bent down to get on his knees and felt pain in his left knee. This resulted in a strain and restricted work days.
10/07/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee stated that he was shoveling belt along the #5 belt line. As he lifted the shovel to empty gob onto the belt line, he felt pain in his left forearm. This resulted in a strain and restricted w...
09/26/2014 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that he was operating the scoop in the outby intake air course. The scoop road up onto a rock and slid to the side. This caused the employee to extend his hand to brace himself. The em...
09/09/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee stated that he was operating the scoop on the #2 Section. While assisting with the maintenance of the continuous miner, the scoop slid on a crib block, causing the employee to be bounced into...
09/02/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee stated that he was loading belt structure into the scoop bucket. He lifted a 48"" top structure and turned to place it into the bucket. As he stepped into the insert to place the structure, h...
08/11/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that he was bent over pulling on the continuous miner cable to remove a knot when he felt pain in his groin area. This incident became reportable when the employee began receiving phys...
08/05/2014 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Employee stated that he was in the process of installing roof bolts in the top after a belt channel had been cut. He was installing the second row of bolts when a rib/rock rolled out and struck him on...
07/30/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE stated he was prying on the take up dolly with a slate bar, when the bar slipped, his left thumb struck against the I-beam. Medical treatment when the thumb was set with a splint. X-ray reports rec...
07/27/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Employee stated that he was tramming the scoop outby on the #2 section roadway when he ran over a rock in the road. This caused him to bounce in the seat and land on his left hip, resulting in a strai...
07/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee stated that he was helping change the tire on the roof bolt machine. As the tire was removed, his left ring finger was caught between the rim of the tire and the hub of the roof bolt machine....
07/22/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost Employee stated upon arriving to work he exited the cab of his truck and slipped on a rock falling to the ground. As he fell he extended his left arm to catch himself. This resulted in a radial head...
07/20/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost On 8/21/2014 employee stated that on 7/20/2014 he was shoveling belt and felt pain in his back. The incident became reportable on 8/25/2014 when medical received confirmed the employee had sought medi...
06/13/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Information diagnosing the employee with occupational pneumoconiosis was received on 6/18/2014 by Gateway Eagle Coal Company, LLC.
06/06/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee stated that at the end of the shift he staged the shuttle car up at the feeder and dismounted to walk to the mantrip. As he bent forward to walk, he felt pain in his back. This resulted in sp...
05/30/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee previously worked for Gateway Eagle Coal Company, LLC and retired on 06/27/2013. On 05/30/2014 information was received diagnosing the employee with occupational pneumoconiosis.
05/26/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 385d lost Employee stated that he was attempting to reset a timber in the No. 2 entry when a piece of rib/rock dislodged from the mine roof/rib and started to fall. As he stepped away from the rib he fell backw...
02/20/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee stated that he was changing a bottom roller on the stacker belt and as he lifted up on the roller he felt pain in his right side. This resulted in a chest strain. Employee began missing work...
12/02/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee was operating the continuous miner and stated that he took the 1st cut on the curtain side and then backed the C.M. up to trim top. After repositioning the C.M. employee began trimming top an...
11/12/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee stated that he crossed the overland belt at the crossover and as he dismounted the last step his foot slipped and he felt something pull in the rear of his right ankle. This resulted in ruptu...
10/29/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Employee stated that he was removing the block from behind the tire on the rock-duster. As the block was removed the duster rolled back and caught his hand between the tire and the block. Employee sta...
09/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading roof bolt plates onto the roof bolt machine and as he handled the plates on of the sharp edges cut him on the left index finger. This resulted in a laceration that required suture...
09/06/2013 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost Employee was operating the shuttle car. As he exited the car to turn around and drive to the feeder, a piece of rock fell from the mine rib and struck him on the lower legs. This resulted in bruises a...
07/24/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee stated that he was riding in the back of the mantrip as it came outside. As the trip passed another trip that was coming inside, his left knee struck against the incoming trip. This resulted...
06/27/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost Employee stated that he was assisting with moving the CM cable out of the roadway. As he lifted the cable and twisted to throw it out of the way he felt pain in his right hip. Employee continued to wo...
05/13/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 185d lost Employee stated that he was helping drop the CM cable. As he pushed up on the cable to unhook it, he felt pain in his left arm and left shoulder. Medical received on 08/14/2013 diagnosed the employee...
12/12/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Employee stated that he was assisting in making a belt splice and the nail board started to slip. As he tried to push the board back up, the other employee struck his right ring finger with a sledge h...
10/02/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost Employee stated that as he shoveled gob onto the belt, he felt pain in his right shoulder. Incident became reportable on 11/16/12.
10/02/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 49d lost, 2d restricted Employee stated that as he dismounted the mantrip he twisted his left knee.
09/26/2012 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 15d lost Employee was diagnosed with degenerative back disease.
06/27/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 11 Left Panel, between the #3 and #4 entry, outby survey station 6350. The fall was approximately 80' long x 20' wide.