Carroll Hollow Mine — Accidents

Total: 23 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/22/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A piece of draw slate approx. 3"" thick approx. 6'x6' seperated from the roof while he was bolting the roof between the face,rib/ATRS knocking him down and pinning his head (only) to the floor within...
05/06/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall 3-left panel #2 entry intersection crosscut #5 outby 30',total length approx. 50', 5' in height, no equiptment involved, no one injured.
04/22/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall in 1-Left Submain Crosscut #1, #2 enrty intersection 20' wide, 40' long, 5' high from wall in 2-1 over to 2-3. just above roof bolts. No one injured,
03/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was throwing belt structure into a scoop bucket, when the bottom stand of the structure he threw bounced off the bucket of the scoop and hit him in the left eye, causing swelling around the eye...
08/26/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall Break 49 crosscut between #3 and #4 entries of the North Submain above normal roof bolt anchorage. Did not affect ventilation, no equipment involved, no one injured.
08/05/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall in #2 entry between Break #9 & #10, approx. 40' x 20' by 11' high. Does not affect ventilation, no one injured and no equipment involved. Found by employee during his preshift examination.
07/13/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 88d restricted Employee was helping do a belt move on section; when he reached to pick up a stand for low style belt structure, throwing it into place he felt a pain in his lower back. Injury to lower back.
06/18/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall above roof bolt anchorage, intersection of Crosscut 49, #4 entry, North Submain. Fall dimensions 20'LX 25'WX 5' H. No one injured, no equiptment involved
06/01/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall at B-54 North submain between crosscut 3-4 blocking the entry leading to 7-Rt submain. Fall approximately 15-18' wide 30' long 6-8' in height above 6' bolt anchorage at that location, fall d...
05/17/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof Fall North Sub-Main B-22 intersection of #4 entry, approximately 75' long,18-20 wide, 5-7' height, above anchorage. None injured, fell on waterline and mine power feeder line. Did not affect vent...
04/26/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof Fall very end of 10 Rt. submain at old face of #5 enrty @ B-27, inby return travelway. 20'X20' wide, approximately 4 feet high. Did not affect ventilation. No one injured and no equipment invo...
04/23/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Right side bolter operator was attempting set an extra bolt along the right rib and the bolter drillhead would not reach to that location, the left side bolter operator attempted to move the bolting...
04/17/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof Fall North Submain Break#40 #5 enrty diagonal across intersection approximately 4 feet high, (just above bolt anchorage), 10 feet wide and 25 feet long. Did not affect ventilation. No one injure...
03/29/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall above bolt anchorage, intersection of #4 entry B-53 North Submain. No persons involved. Area dangered off. Propsetter posts put in adjacent crosssuts and entryway to support brow area of fal...
01/15/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall above anchorage ,Main Belt Line Entry at intersection of #1 cross-cut, near portal entrance
10/30/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured at Break 45 of the North Submains, starting at the left hand rib line of the #3 enteryand proceeded through the crosscut to the #2 entry and throught the intersection of the #2 en...
08/25/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had just taken the scoop off of the underground scoop charger when a 2' x 2' x 4"" piece of draw rock dropped from inbetween the bolt pattern and caught him in the front left shoulder area an...
12/01/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost To bend back into place a damaged cover/guard on the section conveyor tail piece with a pry bar, the bar slipped causing him to fall backwards. Upon landing on his back, he landed on a pair of vise g...
10/30/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost THE CREW WAS CLEANING UP A ROOF FALL, A 4"" THICK SLAB OF ROCK 4' BY 3' SLID OFF OF THE ROOF FALL AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT LEG SEVERAL INCHES ABOVE HIS ANKLE. THE ROCK BROKE HIS ANKLE...
10/26/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None FACE FALL OF #5 ENTRY B-12, 3-RIGHT PANEL OFF OF 1-RIGHT SUBMAIN. DUE TO GEOLOGIC CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ABANDONED CHANNEL DEPOSIT ABOVE THE COAL, THE FALL FELL ON THE FRONT OF THE MINING MACHI...
06/19/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Upon doing pre-shift for Sunday midnight shift, foreman found a rooffall which partially covered the inby end of the roof bolting machine in by B-15 of #3 entry of the L left panel of the L-left subma...
12/06/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall in face and intersection of #3 entry, break 2, 3-2 xcut to the left, 1-left mains development. Intersection and faces were ok at pre-shift inspection. No one on section during shift due to w...
07/14/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost BOLTER OPERATOR PULLED INTO THE CUT, SET HIS TRS AND PREPARED TO DRILL HIS FIRST BOLT HOLE WHEN A PIECE OF ROOF ROCK ABOUT 100 LBS. FELL FROM THE ROOF, CATCHING HIM IN THE BACK OF THE NECK AND SLIDING...