CARDINAL — Accidents

Total: 1,010 accidents | Fatalities: 5

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/05/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee was dragging wire mesh to #2 entry, when foot hung on miner cable causing employee to fall on the ground, over extending left knee. Employee started missing work on 08/24/17.
06/02/2017 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 64d lost Employee moved from the #11 coal seam to the #9 coal seam. EE had to kneel due to the lower conditions, EE's right knee began to hurt after moving to the #9 coal seam. After a company investigation &...
04/03/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling a hole for a roof bolt. when a small rock a came off the steel and hit the pot of the bolter bouncing off and struck employee in the left ear. That resulted in a laceration that...
03/23/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping pour concrete, employee got concrete down the top of their boots resulting in concrete burns on the top of both calves.
03/01/2017 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee and coworker were working on the continuous miner, when a section of the rib rolled off and struck the employee in the back right side of head causing a laceration, that required stitches.
03/01/2017 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee and coworker were working on the continuous miner, when a section of the coal rib rolled off striking employee in left cheek and shoulder. The laceration on the cheek required stitches.
02/21/2017 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was cutting down gob with the miner in #9 entry, when something came off the head striking EE in the right jaw, this caused a laceration that required 7 stitches.
02/13/2017 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost Employee was pinning in the 2L entry, when the coal rib rolled off hitting employee in the right shoulder & back area.
02/03/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was a unplanned roof fall on 12-54C Belt, at spade 54+00.
01/31/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was an unplanned roof on the 7-54 belt at spade 20+20.
01/19/2017 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding a piece of wire mesh that was being installed unto the coal rib. A small rock came out of the coal rib striking the employee in the upper lip; this caused a laceration that requir...
12/17/2016 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee walked into the corner of the wire mesh that was hanging down,the wire mesh was not damaged. The employee cut right ear, the cut required stitches.
12/15/2016 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee turned around and hit employee's head on a pin board in a low spot on the mine roof jamming employee's neck. The employee started physical therapy on 10/9/2017.
11/28/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was an unplanned roof fall in the #11 3rd Main East at Cross-Cut 25, Entry #9.
11/21/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting in a miner conveyor chain. The employee was driving a chain link together with a hammer when a small piece of the link came off and cut the employees upper lip. The laceration re...
11/17/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost Employee was walking through a wing curtain with a bucket of miner bits and stepped in a hole in the mine floor causing employee to fall on left arm & shoulder. The employee started missing work on No...
11/11/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking off a j-bolt on belt framing, the employee hit the j-bolt with a hammer and dust came off and got in EE's right eye. The employee was wearing safety glasses.
09/29/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was and unplained roof fall on the 1-54 supply Road x-33.
08/27/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unhooking a chain that connected a diesel scoop to a roof bolter that was hung up. The diesel scoop rolled back while employee was unhooking chain, the chain tightened and cut employee's...
08/13/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was an unplanned roof fall on the 1-54 Supply Road at x-30 to x-31, spad number 21+60 to 22+40.
08/04/2016 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost Employee was pinning in #1 entry, the canopy of the bolter hit the rib. After placing the first pin EE was drilling EE's second hole and the drill steel stopped up, the EE went to the middle of the bo...
07/22/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was a unplanned roof fall at the top of 14 seam slope, #4 entry.
07/19/2016 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had a roof bolt leaned against the tray of the roof bolter, a piece of top coal fell, the employee tried to move and cut right hip on the roof bolt that was leaned against the tray. The lacer...
06/17/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was moving water line off of the belt line and tripped on a rock and fell. Employee started missing work on 6/19/2017
05/26/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a two piece drill steel from the mine roof, when the top drill steel fell out of the mine roof striking employees left middle finger against the chuck of the roof bolter. The lef...
05/16/2016 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee walked into a ventilation tubing cutting nose. The laceration required 2 stitches.
05/06/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was getting out of a shuttle car when foot slip causing EE to fall against the coal rib cutting left hand. The cut required stitches.
05/06/2016 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hauling T3 channel with the lo-trac, the T3 channel hit the metal doors, then the T3 channel spun around hitting the operator in the right ear. This caused a laceration that required stit...
04/12/2016 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee was moving the roof bolter out of #10 right going to the coal face, and while tramming the roof bolter from the deck. The employee was holding the roof bolter cable to keep it from going unde...
03/08/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was hooking a chain up to wire mesh and stepped back tripping over a piece of wire mesh. The employee started missing work on 3/15/16
02/15/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was an unplanned roof fall in the 1-54 West Seal #4 seals.
12/28/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding a hammer on the bottom side of a belt splice trying to crimp a splice pin in while another employee was hitting the top side of the belt splice with a hammer, the hammer slide off...
12/10/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Employee was walking over the miner cable and tripped falling into the coal rib hitting left shoulder and arm. After investigations of all avenues it was determined that injury was not preexisting.
10/15/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee was bolting a channel to the mine roof, he had the nut on one end and when putting the other nut on, the channel slipped off the pin & he caught the channel with his arm extended out strainin...
09/24/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling a hole for a roof bolt when an unknown object struck employee in the nose causing a laceration that required stitches.
09/21/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was aligning belt near a jack pipe, when employee missed the belt framing with ax causing him to smash his right thumb between ax and the jack pipe. The employee's smashed thumb required stit...
09/08/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was a unplanned roof fall in the 4th North Main at spad #27+20 in #2 entry.
09/07/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was a unplanned roof fall in the 4th North Main at spad #28+80 between #1 and #2 entry.
09/01/2015 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost Employee was taking the fill hose off the pod duster. The hose had pressure on it, the hose came loose and cut employee's left arm. The cut required stitches.
08/24/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was throwing the miner cable up next to the coal rib and felt pain in lower back. The employee started missing work on 8/26/15.
08/20/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trimming a old taped splice on a shuttle car calbe when his knife sliped and cut his left first finger. The cut required 5 stitchs.
07/22/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was a unplanned roof fall in the #3-5th North Panel, in #9 entry spad # 6+30.
07/16/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was driving down 12-54C road when a rock fell out of the mine roof striking him on the head, neck, & legs. The employee x-rays & cat scan where negative for any fractures.
07/08/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a high voltage cable hanger with a belt knife, when the cable fell it knocked the belt knife out of the employee's hand and cut his forearm. The cut required 2 stitches.
06/20/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was unplained roof fall in the 4th North Main just outby 1-54 tail piece in the sump.
05/13/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee was installing a roof bolt when a rock fell out between pins, hitting his canopy sliding off striking employee's left foot.
05/09/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee was driving a 2-man diesel ride down 13-54 road when he hit a hole in the road and lost control of the ride, he came off the ride and hit the mine roof. The employee had laceration on his hea...
05/01/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping pull on belt with a diesel scoop when the belt lapper came off and struck employee in the lower left leg. The employee found out on 5/13/15 that the leg had a small fracture.
04/22/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a 2nd pinner steel, and while holding the steel in his right hand he moved the boom and it pinched his palm between the pinner steels cutting his hand. The cut required stitche...
04/06/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had just drilled a hole for a roof bolt when he was lowering the boom; he hit a loose steel in tray. The steel swung around and struck employee on the nose, cutting him and the cut required t...