Castle Mine — Accidents

Total: 242 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/16/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 1ST LEFT SECTION IN HTE #3 TRACK ENTRY. 20' INBY SPAD NO. 347. APPROX 1300' FROM THE ACTIVE FACE. THE FALL MEASURED 70'L X 20' W X 4-6' H. THE FALL H AS BEEN...
09/11/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost EE AND A CO-WORKER WERE LOADING 10' BY 5"" BELT RAILS INTO A SCOOP BUCKET, EE HAD HIS HAND ON A BELT RAIL IN THE SCOOP BUCKET WHEN THE CO-WORKER TOSSED ANOTHER BELT RAIL INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET, HITTING...
09/09/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #236 IN THE #4 CONVEYOR 3,100' FROM THE ACTIVE FACE. FALL MEASURED 70'L X 20'W X 0-6'H. THIS AREA IS BEING REHABILITATED.
09/06/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE WAS USING A PAIR OF CHANNEL LOCKS TO FLIP A LOOP OF 48"" CONVEYOR BELT, WHILE STANDING INSIDE OF A BELT CAR, PULLING ON THE BELT, HIS CHANNEL LOCKS SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE MINE FL OOR AN...
09/04/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 ENTRY NEAR SPAD #415. FALL MEASURED 20 FT LONG BY 20 FT WIDE BY 0-6 FT HIGH AND FELL APPROX 6000 FT FROM THE ACTIVE FACE. VENT WAS NOT AFFECTED AND THE AR...
09/03/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 RETURN ENTRY ON THE 1ST LEFT SECTION, 1 BREAK OUT BY SPAD 385, AND WAS 700 FT FROM THE ACTIVE FACE. THE FALL MEASURED 35 FT L BY 20 FT W BY 4 1/2 FT. VENT...
08/29/2002 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None WORKING IN AND AROUND COAL MINES FOR 31 YEARS. EE HAD AN MRI WHICH INDICATED SIGNIFICANT CARTILAGE LOSS AND DEGENERATIVE OSTEO ARTHRITIS OF THERT. KNEE ANS A SMALL BAKERS CYST. THE EE CONTINU ED TO WO...
07/31/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #6 ENTRY 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #247 2,700 FT FROM THE ACTIVE FACE. THE FALL MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 20 FT L X 20 FT W X 0-5 FT H. ALL ENTRANCES HAVE BEEN BREAKERE...
07/15/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 239d lost EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BATTERY SCOOP AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING THE DUMP SIDE OF FEEDER IN THE 3 TO 2 CROSSCUT, WHEN A JOY 10SC SHUTTLE CAR RETURNED TO THE FEEDER WITH A LOAD, AND WH EN THE...
06/17/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #1 ENTRY APPROX. 300' OUTBY THE ACTIVE FACE NEAR SPAD #430. THE FALL MEASURED APPROX. 90' LONG X 20' WIDE X 0' - 10' HIGH. ALL ENTRANCES TO THE FALL HAVE BEE...
06/12/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT THE #26 BRK. #5 BELT ENTRY APPROX. 9,000' FROM THE ACTIVE FACE. THE FALL MEASURED 60'LONG, 4-19'WIDE AND42""IN HEIGHT. ALL ENTRANCES TO FALL HAVE BEEN BR EAKERED...
06/07/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 265d lost EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 3 WHEELER AND WAS TRAVELING. BELT LINES BETWEEN 54-1 BELT DRIVE AND THE 48"" BELT LINE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP AT 13 BREAK ON 48"" BELT LINE STRIKING HIM ON THE...
05/17/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE WAS OPERATING THE HELPER SIDE OF A FLETCHER RRII ROOF BOLTER IN THE #5 ENTRY 10 FT INBY LAST OPEN CROSSCUT. HE SWUNG THE DRILL BOOM OUT TO INSTALL THE RIB BOLT BUT SWUNG THE DRILL HEAD OUT TOO CLOS...
05/10/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A 3/4""AIR IMPACT WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS. THE SOCKET ON THE RATCHET WAS BEING HELD ON WITH A BENT NAIL. WHEN EE ACTIVATED THE RATCHET HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS ON THE SOCKET, THE NAIL R...
04/05/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost EE WAS DISMOUNTING AN ENDLOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE LADDER WRUNG CAUSING HIM TO FALL & STRIKE HIS KNEE ON THE LADDER.
04/01/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost EE WAS IN THE #1 ENTRY 75' INBY SPAD 374 HELPING THE SECTION ELECTRICIAN PULL IN A MINER CONVEYOR CHAIN. WHEN EE WALKED AROUND THE FRONT OF THE MINER TO FLAG THE ELECTRICIAN, EE SLIPPED AND FELL, TWIS...
03/25/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE WAS BACKING A CONTINUOUS MINER UP ACROSS AN INTERSECTION WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT BECAME ENTANGLED IN A LOOP OF MINER CABLE CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO MINE FLOOR, TWISTING HIS KNEE.
03/20/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost EE WAS LOADING HIGH VOLTAGE CABLE ON HIS WEDNESDAY SHIFT. HE DID NOT WORK THURSDAY, HE ALSO GAVE NO NOTICE OF INJURY TO HIS SUPERVISOR. THURSDAY HE REPORTED THAT HIS STOMACH WAS HURTING. EE HA S BEEN...
03/19/2002 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 321d lost EE WAS OPERATING A BROOKVILLE 12 TON LOCOMOTIVE WHEN THE BRAKES LOCKED UP GIVING HIM AN ABRUPT ""JERK"" TO THE BODY. EE EXPERIENCED PAIN TO THE LOWER ABDOMEN & GROIN. HIS FIRST DAY AWAY FROM WOR K WAS...
03/01/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE #4 BELT ENTRY NEAR SPAD 3207 APPROX 2200 FT FROM THE ACTIVE FACE. THE FALL MEASURED 70 FT BY 20 FT BY 6 FT HIGH. ALL ENTRANCES TO THE FALL HACE BEEN BREAKERE...
02/27/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 335d lost WORKING IN & AROUND COAL MINES FOR 31 YEARS EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN ACUTE STRAIN & MUSCLE SPASMS ON 5/24/01. EE WORKED UNTIL 2/27/02 WHICHWAS HIS FIRST DAY AWAY FROM WORK. HE IS CURRENTL Y OFF FOR TH...
02/20/2002 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS BACKING THE SCOOP DOWN THE #2 ENTRY TOWARD SECTION. HE BACKED INTO A CROSSCUT TO TURN AROUND AND STRUCK A SET OF SCOOP BATTERIES THAT WERE ON CHARGE. WHEN HE GOT OUT TO CHECK HE PLACED HIS HAND...
01/27/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WHILE SPLICING 60"" BELT, CUTTING EDGE OF BELT, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.
01/26/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost EE WAS ASSISTING A COWORKER MOVING OFFICE EQUIPMENT INTO A NEW BATHHOUSE. DURING THE MOVE HE EXPERIENCED DISCOMFORT IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. ON JAN. 31, 2002 HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TORN LIGAMENTS.
01/22/2002 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS WALKING BY THE SECTION POWER CENTER WHEN HE BECAME ENTANGLED IN CABLES CAUSING HIM TO TRIP & FALL.
12/19/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS LOADING BELT ON TO A FLAT CAR WHEN THE CLAMP THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE BELT BECAME LODGED AGAINST A SLATE BAR THAT WAS BEING USED TO GUIDE THE BELT WITH. AS HE TRIED TO DISLODGE THE CLAM P, THE...
12/15/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A LUMBAR STRAIN WHILE PUSHING A CONTROL PANEL BACK INTO A SHUTTLE CAR.
12/03/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost WHILE WALKING ON THE SECTION, EE HIT HIS HEAD ONTHE MINE ROOF AND FELL BACKWARDS, STRIKING HIS ELBOW AGAINST A SCOOPS BATTERIES.
12/03/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS LOADING 48"" BELT STRUCTURE WHEN ANOTHER PIECE OF STRUCTURE FELL SMASHING HIS MIDDLE LEFTFINGER RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.
12/02/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED APPROX. 150'FROM THE WORKING FACE. THE FALL MEASURED 30'L X 20'W X 0-5'H. ALL ENTRANCES TO FALL HAVE BEEN DANGERED OFF AND THIS AREA WILL BE REHABILITATED. FALL WAS...
11/09/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS SLIDING PIN INTO THE CONNECTING TONGUE OF THE MOTOR. THE PIN PLUNGED INTO THE HOLE AND SMASHED HIS PINKY BETWEEN THE HEAD OF THE PIN AND THE TONGUE, RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO T HE FING...
10/20/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON THE STRUCTURE.
10/16/2001 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost EMPLOYEE WAS BLOCKING THE SECTION FEEDER AT THE SAME TIME THE MAINTANENCE CHIEF WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING THE FEEDER PANEL. EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN WARNED TO STAY CLEAR. WHEN EMPLOYEE RAISED UP FROM THE FEEDER,...
09/09/2001 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AIRLOCK DOOR CAME UNHOOKED (OPEN POSITION) AND AIR FORCED IT CLOSED, STRIKING EMPLOYEE.
08/29/2001 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 24d lost EE WAS TREATED FOR A REOCURRING DISORDER TO HIS NECK CERVICAL SPINE AREA. THE DR RECORD INDICATE THIS IS A CUMMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS THE CO WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS CONDITIO N ON OC...
08/27/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost EE WAS SHOVELING BELT WHEN HE FELT A PAIN INHIS LOWER BACK.
07/16/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost THE INJURED WAS RETURNING TO THE FEEDER WITH A JOY SC 21 SHUTTLE CAR. HE WAS LOCATED IN THE #6 ENTRY APPROX 80' IN BY SPAD #54 WHEN THE TRAM PEDAL STUCK CAUSING THE SC TO STRIKE THE RIB. THIS RESULTED...
08/21/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED IN THE#3 ENTRY 10FT INBY SPAD #8373. IT MEASURED 100' IN LENGTH, 20' WIDE & 5' HIGH. THIS FALL IS IN THE RETURN AIRWAY.
05/02/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE CLIMBED UP THE LADDER ON A BELT-HEAD ROCK-BOX TO CHECK THE OPERATION OF THE HANGING GOB SWITCH. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB BACK DOWN AFTER CHECKING THE SWITCH HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP. HE CAUG...
04/24/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A ROOF JACK. HE FELT A POP IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND WENT TO THE DR ON THE 28TH. THE SR TOLD HIM HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO WORK FOR A FEW DAYS.
01/28/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS BENDING A 6 FT ROOF BOLT WHEN HIS WRIST TWISTED. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT WRIST. THIS IS A DEGREE 6 CLASS 09 ACCIDENT.
01/27/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN #6 ENTRY NEUTRAL AT SPAD 3282. THE FALL MEASURED 70'LX18'WX4'H. ALL ENTRANCES TO FAL LHAVE BEEN BREAKERED OFF. THIS MINE IS A BELT TRANSFER MINE.