CARDINAL — Accidents

Total: 1,010 accidents | Fatalities: 5

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/11/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Tripped by car cable and landed on bucket of miner bits.
09/21/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was fall at this location 3rd Main East-x-cut #5-#4 entry 10,800ft outby
09/08/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was reaching for a steel in roof. Rock fell striking his lip.
09/01/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Took hyd hose loose and hose struck him in the front tooth.
08/30/2011 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was driving 2 man ride and foreign object got into his left eye.
08/19/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on vac. breaker and stumbled and fell into door. Door closed and cut right thumb
08/17/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pinning dust got into right eye. Employee was wearing safety glass.
07/29/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Finger was caught between canopy jack and boom of pinner
07/21/2011 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None At the Z Seal location, methane gas was detected in an amount above 2 percent. The area behind the seal was experiencing an apparent squeeze that was forcing methane gas to escape around the roof and...
07/15/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was a roof fall on the 4th North Main, 1-54 Belt, crosscut 37. The fall is approximately 15 feet wide, 30 long and unknown height. The fall is between the belt line and the return stopping.
07/12/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Changing tail bulb, tail light bulb busted and cut thumb.
06/16/2011 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing under miner cable and water hose. The hose and cable came down striking him in the head.
06/11/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While putting pins in #8 entry, materials fell striking the left arm, laceration and sutures to the arm
05/26/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While the employee was drilling, a piece of rock slid down the auger. The rock hit the pot and a fragment hit the employee on the left cheek causing a laceration.
05/05/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost As employee waited for Roofbolter to advance, a rock fell bouncing off the canopy and striking him on the shoulder, upper back and head.
05/02/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pinning the employee caught his finger between a pinner steel and the pot of the pinner.
04/15/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The hoist was rendered inoperative due to an electrical ground in the control circuit.
03/21/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost While roof bolting, a pin steel came out of the chuck striking the employee in the left side jaw causing a laceration and fractures.
03/08/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured miner mashed his finger when a crib block was dropped on it.
03/04/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working on a continuous miner, a rock fell from the roof striking the injured miner on head, shoulder and arm.
01/25/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cleaning off the top of the canopy, a rock fell hitting the employee on the right index finger. The finger was fractured.
01/13/2011 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost While drilling on the surface, in a field off mine property, a gas natural gas pocket was ignited causing first degree burns to the employee's face.
01/13/2011 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None While drilling in a field, off mine property, a pocket of natural gas was encounterd and ignited. The fire burned for 30 hours. This 7000-1 is being submitted in protest of citation 8503166 and MSHA's...
01/10/2011 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While moving supplies on #4 unit, the hauler the employee was running hit a coal rib causing coal to hit the employee on the head, back and right arm.
01/03/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost The employee was cutting a header hole when a piece of a miner bit struck him above the right eye and embedded under the skin.
12/17/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on #3 unit, spad 8+25. The fall is approximately 19 feet wide, 12 feet high and 76 feet long.
12/10/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pinning the employee was struck on the bridge of the nose that caused a cut requiring stitches.
12/08/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured on the 2nd West Main, spad 0+80 in the supply road. The fall is 20'x20' height unknown.
11/12/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a leaf spring from a mantrip. After removing a bolt the spring dropped onto the employee's right pinky finger causing a laceration.
11/03/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the #4, 2nd East Panel. The fall is 180 feet long, 20 feet wide and 10-15 feet high.
11/03/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pinning, a rock cut the employee's left arm.
10/26/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding a piece of curtain for another employee to cut. The blade came through the curtian cutting the injured employee's finger.
10/18/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the 2nd West Main, #4 entry between spad 4+00 and 3+20. The fall is approximately 25 feet long, 19 feet wide and 7 feet high.
08/25/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A rock fall occured at #5 2nd East, crosscut between 2 and 3 entries, spad 13+22. The fall is approximatley 30' long, 20' wide and 7' high.
08/23/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured at #11 1st West main, crosscut between #6 and #7 entries, spad 33+60. The fall is approximatley 100' long, 20' wide and 7' high.
08/09/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pinning in #4 right a piece of coal struck the employee in the left rib and back area.
08/05/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was getting roof bolts off the pinner when the operator moved the pinner forward striking the injured employee's foot.
07/30/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a door when the frame hit his third digit on his left hand.
07/25/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A rock fall occured at crosscut 6 on the 4-54 supply road. The fall is 20 feet wide, 30 feet long and 8 feet high.
07/23/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost While examining the maintenance shop for day shift, ee stepped off a bank which caused his knee to twist. A MRI was performed and found he has a torn meniscus.
07/09/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the 1ST East Parallel, #7 entry, at spad 21+95. The fall is 20 feet wide, 20 feet long and 8 to 10 feet high.
07/06/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was a roof fall in the #11 Main North, #13 entry, from spad 17+80 to 18+60. The fall is 20 feet wide, 80 feet long and unknown height.
06/24/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While driving in an insert on the continous miner, the employee hit his left index finger with the hammer he was using causing a fracture.
06/24/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While roof bolting a rock fell from the roof striking the employee on the calf causing a laceration.
06/22/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While bolting the roof, a rock fell striking the employee on the arm causing a laceration.
06/11/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost While shoveling a belt line, the employee felt a pain in his lower left abdomen.
06/03/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost While building a brattice a shuttle car turned into the area where the brattice was being built striking the employee's legs.
05/17/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost While pulling on belt, the employee felt pain in his back
04/24/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was breaking a water cuppling loose on a 6 inch water line when his hammer slipped striking him in the lower lip.
04/21/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While starting his pin steel in # 10 entry, a rock fell out, cutting him above the knuckle on his right thumb.