Carlisle Mine — Accidents

Total: 305 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/02/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found in our M4 Main x-cut #66, entry #6, our primary escapeway. The roof fall is 20' wide, 17' long, and 7' high. the roof fall did not cause injury to miners, impede passage of miner...
08/02/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted The contractor employee stepped out of a battery scoop and twisted his knee.
07/23/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was bolting. A piece of shell dislodged from the mine roof, and struck the employee in the lip.
07/16/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unexpected roof fall occurred #3 entry, x-cut 73 in our M-4 Mains. The fall is adjacent to our established secondary escapeway. The fall did not cause personal injury, impede passage of miners or d...
06/30/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 13d restricted The employee was advancing a mobile refuge alternative. As he removed the last floor to roof support, a piece of mine roof dislodged from the top, striking his hand between the refuge and the rock.
06/22/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 40d restricted The employee was hauling coal with a battery operated coal hauler. As he was traveling down a haul road, he hit a hole in the mine floor causing him to strike the canopy of the hauler, straining his b...
06/10/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was changing a bit on a continuous miner. A piece of carbide broke off the bit hitting the employee in the arm
05/05/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 67d restricted The employee was setting rails in our M4 Main. As a rail was being placed, it pushed a rail jack over, striking the employee in the arm.
04/27/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 4d restricted The employee was using a Bit Puller to remove a bit from a continuous miner. As he struck the puller a piece of the hammer broke off imbedding in his hand.
04/13/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A weekly examiner found a roof fall durring his examination. The fall was found in our M4 Mains x-cut #27 in entry #1. It was 18' X 30' X 15' high. It had been supported with 6' fully grouted roof bol...
04/02/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An examiner found a roof fall in a worked out area of the mine. The fall was in an intersection in our M4-1st Left in entry #8, 2+00. The fall did not cause injury to miners, affect ventilation, and w...
03/30/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A weekly examiner found a roof fall in a worked out panel. The fall was found in our M4-1st Left D Panel in entry #1, X-cut #5. It did not affect ventilation, passage of miners and is not in or adjace...
03/26/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The employee was moving miner cable, as he bent over to pick it up, he twisted his back.
03/25/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The employee was moving a continuous miner cable as he stood back up a piece of roof screen that was hanging down from the mine roof cut his face.
03/23/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The employee was loading glue on his roof bolter and twisted his shoulder.
03/08/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 86d restricted The emplyee stepped up on a coal hauler battery, lost his footing and slipped off twisting his knee.
02/16/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None During a weekly examination of our D1 Zone, a worked out area, a roof fall was found in X-Cut #5 entry 00. The roof fall is approximately 15' high, 10' wide, and 10' long. The area was supported with...
01/26/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Found a roof fall at x-cut 25 in #8 entry on our M# zone. The roof fall was 20'L, 18' W and 10'H. No miners were hurt or trapped ventilation was not affected and it was not adjacent to an escape way....
01/16/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 27d restricted The employee was exiting a battery powered scoop. He slipped due to mud on his boots landing on his hand dislocating his thumb.
12/23/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was cleaning a dryer with a water hose. A piece of coal struck the employee in the eye leaving a small partical of coal embeded in his eye.
12/08/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An examiner found a roof fall at x-cut 11, entry number 1, M4 zone. The roof fall was 25' long, 20' wide and 10' high. No miners were hurt or trapped and ventilation was not affected. The area was sup...
12/01/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found in numbers 1 and 3 entries at cross cut 20 in our M4 zone. The falls were approx. 20' X 20' X 15' high. The falls did not affect ventilation, passage of miners or cause injury. T...
11/25/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None During an examination of the intake escape ways by a company and federal ee a roof fall was found, in the pillar line at x-cut 39-40 on the M3 zone. It was supported with 6' fully grouted roof bolts....
11/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The EE was installing a man door in a recently built brattice. The man door slipped and as the ee grabbed it a sharp edge cut his hand.
11/17/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found by the asst mine manager at 3:18am and reported to MSHA at 3:30am. Fall is located at X-cut 43, Entry #3 of the M-3 zone. It is 20' side, 25'long, and fell 12' high. The area was...
11/04/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The employee was spotting roof bolts in the haul road. While installing roof bolt in the mine roof he caught his hand between two wrenches causing a laceration.
10/26/2009 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted EE was entering a diesel scoop and bumped his knee on the cab.
09/08/2009 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 6d restricted The EE was helping the continuous miner operator pull up miner cable. The operator failed to stop when flagged and pulled the cable down striking the ee knocking him to the ground.
09/01/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was found while examining the return air course on MMU-001. The fall is located at X-cut 20 #3 entry of the M3 zone. The is 40' long 17' wide 7' in thickness. Area was supported with 6' full...
08/14/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The ee was pulling up miner water hose. A piece of mine roof dislodged from the mine roof and struck the ee on the foot.
07/27/2009 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 4d restricted The ee was supporting mine roof with a twin head bolter. He had his hand on the starter steel and used the hyd. to insert the pusher steel. The steel snapped back striking the employees hand.
07/25/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The employee was running a continuous miner. He had positioned himself between a battery coal hauler and the rib. The Hauler slid over and smashed his hand.
07/21/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The employee was installing roof bolts. A piece of mine roof dislodged from the roof and struck the employee
07/09/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The EE was helping the continuous miner operator set up for the next cut. A piece of rock dislodged from the mine roof, striking EE in the head.
07/07/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was installing floor to roof support. As he was securing a cap piece in the support his hammer slipped and hit his thumb.
07/02/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 12d restricted The employee was changing a hydraulic hose on a continuous miner. The head pin plate was in an upright position to allow access to the damaged hose. The head pin plate fell on the employee's hand.
06/03/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was cutting a piece of suction line. The knife slipped and he cut his arm.
05/30/2009 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 61d restricted The employee was installing roof support. He dropped the boom down on his knees.
05/20/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The employee was attempting to dislodge rock dust from a machine rock duster. During this procedure the employee slid his hand across a metal burr cutting his hand.
05/13/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 8d lost, 82d restricted The employee was assisting other miners who were advancing the section belt up during a non-producing shift. The miners were in the process of pulling a new piece of mining belt with a 3/8"" wire rope...
03/23/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost The employee was helping the miner move to the next cut and a rock fell from the mine roof striking the employee in the head. The piece of mine roof measured app. 4"" x 10"" x 12"".
03/19/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was attempting to make a splice on a continuous miner cable. The knife slipped cutting the employee in the leg.
03/06/2009 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost The employee was eating lunch at the section transformer. A miner cable fell from the top and struck the employee twisting his back. He worked for two weeks and went to the dr on 5/19/09.
02/28/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost On 2/28/09 the EE was getting off a mantrip and twisted his knee. It has since started causing him pain and had minor surgery on 5/14/09.
01/16/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The employee was changing a boom lift hose. A wrench slipped smashing the employee's finger.
12/11/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was roof bolting. A peace of the mine roof dislodged striking the employee.
12/10/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee was installing roof support. A piece of the mine roof dislodged striking the employee in the shoulder.
11/26/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found by an examiner in the P2-2 zone (a worked out panel) at x-cut 28 #1 entry to #3 entry. The fall did not affect ventilation and passage of miners. There were no injuries due to th...
11/23/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was cutting open a box. The box knife slipped cutting the employee's hand.
11/22/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An examiner found a continuation of an existing reported roof fall. The fall is located in the abandoned P2-2 panel. The fall is approx 15' high, 20' wide and 20' long. It was originally supported wit...