CARDINAL — Accidents

Total: 1,010 accidents | Fatalities: 5

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/28/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist Failure Blown fuse Hoist was down 3:30 pm-4Pm
08/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee had laid a timber aside, when it rolled off striking him on the leg and foot.
08/24/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The victim hit a hole in the road while driving his shuttle car. This caused him to jar and jam his neck. He went to the Chiropractor at a later date making this injury reportable.
08/18/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A pinner steel broke near the shank while beginning to drill a new hole for the next roof bolt. The steel kicked back and struck the victim on the right side of the face causing contusions and lacera...
08/09/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Fall at #38 #3 entry on 7-54"" return.
08/08/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While driving through the mine a piece of rock fell and struck victim on the face and neck. The victim went to the Chiropractor on 2/14/07 to have his neck adjusted.
08/07/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost The employee was dragging two timbers behind him with each hand using pull ropes. The right timber hung on the mine floor and caused him to fall. As he fell forward his right shoulder was strained by...
07/25/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered the mine foreman in a normally untraveled entry. The location was in the #11 1st West Main, #7 entry, crosscut No. 2. The fall was well outby any working sections and measu...
07/17/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 41d lost On July 17, 2006, the employee reported that due to extreme pain in left knee he was going to seek medical attention. He has been experiencing pain in his knees for several years due to the accumulati...
07/12/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was roof bolting when a drill steel broke in his r hand. It was later learned that this was a hairline fracture.
07/03/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered by the fireboss while making his weekly examination. It was located at the bottom of the #4 slope entry going from 14 seam to the 9 seam. It was in an intersection and meas...
06/26/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was sandblasting a loader and accidentally ran it across his leg. He had a minor burn.
06/15/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN HIS DRILL STEEL BENT. THE STEEL BENT AND SPRUNG BACK UNDER PRESSURE STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S HAND CAUSING A FRACTURE TO HIS KNUCKLE.
06/15/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL 0N 3B BELT. 3' HIGH X 50' LONG. X-CUT #9 INBY 3B HEADER.
05/26/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was jacking up a header. The jack fell and smashed his finger.
05/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Victim experienced back pain while hanging a miner cable on No. unit. He began missing work on 2/6/07. An investigation was conducted as to whether the reason for being off was related to this incid...
04/05/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING MINER CABLE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND. SUTURES REQUIRED.
03/23/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE ROOF BOLTING, A SMALL ROCK FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON HEAD (CHIROPRACTOR VISIT)
03/14/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost While roof bolting at the face on #4 unit, the roof bolter operator fell backwards over a rock and strained his left knee.
03/08/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER WHILE ROOF BOLTING.
03/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee complains of abdominal pain during work activity. He started missing 3/9/06. Hernia surgery is scheduled for next week.
02/18/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost The employee and others had been installing 6 inch steel waterline at belt drives to replace the existing 6 inch plastic line. After leaving work the employee stated his back was hurting and sought me...
02/09/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 28d restricted A foreman was tramming a Lo Trac diesel forklift through a curtain. The forks hung in the curtain and flipped over striking him on the right forearm. His arm was lying on the side of the operator's d...
01/20/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was welding and chipping slag with a hammer when a piece of slag went under safety glasses and struck eye (right).
01/12/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the #11 second west main in #5 entry at xc 54, spad 38+86. The fall originated in an intersection and measured approximately 20 x 30 x 7.
12/22/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the #6 entry at #13 crosscut in the 1st West Panel off the #11 North Main Panel. The fall originated in an intersection and fell in a North - South direction. The size of the...
12/22/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 91d lost The victim twisted his right knee while helping to load a section of high voltalge cable. He finished the shift but was unable to return on his next shift.
11/21/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Victim strained his groin as he was putting covers back on a Getman supply tractor. He started missing work on January 16, 2006 to have a hernia repair making this injury reportable.
11/01/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was driving haulage equipment when he hit a bump in the road. This caused him to bump his head against the canopy. His neck and shoulders were jolted. He was realeased by the phyisian but cou...
10/24/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None while pulling drill steel from roof, arm came down and struck steels laying in tray. 5 sutures required
10/20/2005 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost While preparing to install the rib pen of his fifth row of bolts a rock measuring 10 1/2' long 30""wide & 6"" thick fell along the rib line parallel to the entry striking him on the left ankle and low...
10/20/2005 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost The employee was struck by a rock measuring 10 1/2'long 30"" wide &6"" thick, from between the rib pen and rib. He recieved the blow to his left head and shoulder knocking him to the ground and causi...
10/19/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing roof bolts when a piece of rock fell and struck l. arm. Required four sutures.
10/11/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process off replacing a return belt roller. As he was trying to hang the roller on one end the other end slid down the framing. When he tried to regain control of the roller it ma...
10/04/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 112d lost Employee was shoveling coal mixed with rock onto the 1st 54 belt. As he tried to handle a piece of rock in his shovel that was too big he strained his shoulder. He went to a doctor but continued to...
09/27/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered by the examiner while making his weekly examination of the 1st West Panel return air course. The fall was located in the No. 3 entry and originated in an intersection 1 xc...
09/17/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While splicing cable, employee cut finger (five sutures).
09/08/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was adjusting ventilation control when he stepped backwards causing a twist in his right knee.
09/01/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking from the parking area to the office entrance. She stepped on the edge of the sidewalk which is approximately three inches higher than the pavement. Stepping on the uneven surface...
08/31/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling on a wire rope to align a piece of mine belt that was being sheaved onto a supply trailer. His glove hung on a burr in the rope causing his right little finger to be pulled into...
08/25/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was getting into the deck of a diesel scoop when he twisted his right knee. He did not miss any work until August 25, 2005 when began missing work to have surgery on his knee.
08/12/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 214d lost Employee bent over to set roof bolt in chuck, when a small rock fell and struck him behing the ear. He started missing 1-25-06 (due to weakness in arm) making this a lost time for August of 2005.
08/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While handling water line, the employee dropped it on another line and it bounced up and struck him on the chin required sutures.
08/01/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Victim strained his left shoulder pulling board off of tray to make up roof bolt while roof bolting at the face. He began missing work on September 20, 2005 making this injury reportable.
07/22/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE LOADING HIS ROOFBOLTER THE MINER SLIPPED ON LOOSE DEBRIS FALLING ONTO A METAL SHIPPING BAND CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT WRIST BETWEEN HIS GLOVE AND DEVLAR SLEEVE. HE RECEIVED 4 STAPLES FRO...
06/10/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None During drilling phase of roof bolt installation the employee slipped on wet slack causing him to inadvertently apply boom pressure which broke the drill steel at the base striking the thumb of his rig...
06/09/2005 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 11d lost, 112d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS PRIMING WITH A PAINT GUN, IT STARTED TO GET SLUGGISH SO HE WIPED HIS FINGER ACROSS THE TIP & IT BLEW PRIMER INTO HIS FINGER. HE IS STILL UNDER A DR.'S CARE & NOT ABLE TO WORK. THEY THOUGH...
05/10/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS SHOVELING COAL FROM UNDERNEATH BELT. WHEN COAL WAS THROWN ON BELT, SHOVEL STRUCK MOVING BELT AND THEN STRUCK EE ON LEFT EYEBROW. SUTURES REQUIRED.
04/27/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost WHILE WALKING BEHIND A BELT TAKEUP THE MINER STEPPED IN A HOLE AND STRAINED OR JAMMED HIS BACK.
04/21/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting insulation off cable when knife slipped and cut left forearm. required staples to close wound.