CARDINAL — Accidents

Total: 1,010 accidents | Fatalities: 5

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/20/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee was walking outby in #4 entry and stepped in a hole in the mine floor and twisted EE's left knee.
07/25/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hitting a bar with a sledge hammer trying to knock out a bushing, when they missed the bar and hit right index finger causing a laceration that required stitches.
07/23/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost Employee was pulling a metal band out from under timbers, when the band came loose it went under employee safety glass and struck employees right eye causing a laceration that took 12 stitches.
07/06/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was an unplanned roof fall at the 3rd West #1 entry spade# 2+80.
07/06/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee was standing on the slack pile of the scoop changer, when an employee pulled the cable tight causing EE to fall hitting EE's head and left shoulder. EE has a separation of AC joint and lacera...
06/01/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost Employee was cleaning the backside of 1C belt. EE's foot was caught between the pump line and the mine water line causing EE's knee to twist. Employee has a torn meniscus.
05/22/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 126d lost Employee was removing a broke pinner steel that was stuck in the pinner chuck. The employee had a punch wedged between the flinger plate and the canopy post jack and hit the rotation lever, the steel...
05/14/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was an unplanned roof fall at #4I Intake #7 Entry, Spade 15+10.
04/01/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was an unplanned roof fall at the #5 2nd North, #1 Entry Spade 14+40 - 15+50.
03/30/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was an unplanned roof fall at the #5 3rd North, #6 Entry, Spade 2+40.
03/27/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 64d lost, 49d restricted Employee stepped off a motor base at the 10-54 header and felt pain in back. Employee started missing work 5/18/20.
02/29/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was unplanned roof fall in the 5th South / Old 4J Road xc-3.
01/07/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee was carry two buckets of miner bits and twisted right knee. Employee's Doctor has EE off until EE has an MRI on the right knee.
01/03/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was laying on the top belt in throat of tailpiece trying to back up on the belt. EE felt pain on EE's ankle and jerked cutting self through EE's leather glove on left index finger below secon...
12/21/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During the examination of the Hanson hoist rope, there was damaged strains discovered that surpassed the allowable limit. The hoist was shut down and miners were withdrawn from the affected area. The...
12/07/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost Employee was hooking a steel rope up to pull belt off framing, when employee felt pain in lower right back. Employee started missing work on January 2, 2020.
11/30/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was an unplanned roof fall in the #4 - 5th North spad 1+00 to 2+35.
11/05/2019 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was capping off the side of a brattice, when piece of coal rib fell off and smashed EE's right thumb into the block. The abrasion took four sutures.
10/19/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost Employee was pinning in # 9 left entry. When top coal fell out between the coal rib and rib pin striking employee on the right leg twisting right knee. The twisting of the leg tore EE's ACL in EE's kn...
10/17/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was marking up #2 left entry, when wet coal fines that were stuck to the mine roof fell on EE's safety glasses & forehead. Employee took off the safety glasses to clean them, coal fines got i...
10/02/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pinning and a rock fell out and hit left hand and fractured the tip of middle finger.
09/24/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling up top steel, free hand was on the handle of the canopy, when a thin piece of rock came down the steel and slung off striking EE on the right arm above the elbow. The laceration...
09/23/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had plaster and dust on their hand, went to wipe sweat from their eye area, and got plaster in the eye. Employee got prescription eye drops.
09/13/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was kneeling down beside the miner operator, when a rock fell out between pins, hitting employee on the right knee, calf and ankle. Employee has compartment syndrome in calf.
09/09/2019 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee ran over loose rock with the stinger ride and the steering ball on the steering wheel hit employee on right little finger and torn ligaments. On 10/1/19 employee had surgery to put a pin in r...
09/05/2019 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal The victim was fatally injured when EE was struck by a battery powered scoop which had trammed through a translucent line curtain in the #3 Entry of the #6 Unit (MMU 005) just outby the working place...
08/29/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 118d lost Employee was rehanging miner cable and pushed cable up with left hand, tied it with right hand, felt a pop in left shoulder. On 9/16/19 MRI revealed a full thickness tear to the rotator cuff. Employee...
08/28/2019 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d lost Employee was pinning and got over heated, EE had muscle cramps and nausea.
08/12/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 99d lost Employee was taking bolts out of a cover, when the bolt came loose employee slipped and twisted falling backwards left foot did not move. Resulted in twisting the knee. MRI reveals Near complete to co...
08/12/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was an unplanned roof fall Old 5-54 Supply Roads x-46 spade 9+60.
08/01/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost Employee was walking and tripped over loose coal. EE's left leg gave way on the loose material, and employee fell. AN MRI was done and confirmed Left Quadriceps tendon rupture.
07/25/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking to side controls to drop the ATRS on the roof bolter, when a rock fell from between the outside pins striking and cutting EE's right arm. The laceration required stitches.
07/23/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was plastering the top of brattice, when a piece of plaster fell into employee right eye.
07/17/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was driving down 5B road when a rock fell out between pins striking employee in the head.
07/09/2019 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was helping on the roof bolter and got dehydrated.
07/09/2019 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 3d lost Employee was roof bolting and got dehydrated.
07/06/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was an unplanned roof fall in Panel District 2, 5th North #3 Entry spade 9+90.
06/28/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening straps on steel beams, and a piece of metal went between the safety glasses and got into EE's right eye.
06/20/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Employee had drilled the first steel into the mine roof, when the employee let the roof bolter boom down, the boom then came into contact with the second drill steel, which was located in the employee...
06/19/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pushing a rock off the continuous miner when the rock broke, causing the employee to fall unto the broken rock cutting EE's right forearm. The laceration required seven stitches.
06/12/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was unplanned roof fall at #4 2nd west #7 & 8 entries.
06/12/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator at the Nebo portal was inoperative due to it been twisted.
06/07/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a sun gear into the planetary axle on a continuous miner, when the employee's hand slipped off the sun gear it fell to the mine floor smashing EE's left middle finger. The fing...
05/30/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moving a rock away from the coal rib, when the employee started moving the rock the rock slid down the coal rib smashing right middle finger. The finger was cut and required 5 stitches.
05/28/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost Employee was pulling down a clear curtain and felt something pull in EE's left upper arm. Employee started missing work on 7/29/2019.
05/22/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was an unplanned roof fall at #3A Right Return Spad 3+90 #7 Entry.
03/22/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was reclaiming belt framing and placing it on trailer, when ee got left middle finger in between two piece of belt framing cutting finger. The laceration required stitches.
03/13/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee picked up the miner cable and was moving it into the face of #3 entry and twisted upper body and felt right knee in a strain.
03/06/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was an unplanned roof fall at the #4 1st south #7 Entry.
02/14/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was using a sledge hammer to hit a coupling on a water line to break it apart. Employee felt pain in right upper arm.