Century Mine — Accidents

Total: 719 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/09/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 212d lost Employee was walking down the longwall face. Slipped on a relay bar.
07/13/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 231d lost Roof bolter was reaching across machine to untie wire that was holding roof bolts together when a piece of roof coal fell striking his arm. Cause of this injury was safety awareness. Compliance with r...
06/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 268d lost Employee claimed to have hurt his back while lifting a 5x7 timber to build a 9-point crib. Cause of this injury was unsafe lifting habits. Compliance with rules/regs was not a factor, protective equip...
05/17/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost Employee was attempting to get the second drill steel extension into the drill chuck. The drill steel kicked back as he was raising the drill head and hit his wrist. Cause of this injury was safety aw...
05/15/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Riding a mantrip into the mine the mantrip jumped track. He hit his shoulder against the inside compartment of the manbus injuring himself. Cause of this injury was manbus striking rib and coming to a...
05/15/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling back on a utility knife cutting belt, the blade broke and the blade sliced the palm of his left hand. Cause of this injury was unsafe act. Compliance with rules was a factor, pro...
04/24/2006 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee and other co-workers were transporting wood cribs to belt. He got his finger between a stationary crib and a moving crib that was being transported on a grocery dolly. Cause of this injury wa...
04/17/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was attempting to get a broken bit shank out of a bit lug on a miner. He was using a bolt and a hammer, he hit his finger. The cause of this injury was safety awareness. Compliance with regs...
03/02/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Alledged incident was to have occurred while this employee was using a plasma cutter. He first though he got flash burned but later a piece of metal was found in his eye and removed. Cause of this i...
02/19/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was walking to the elevator and he claims to have twisted his ankle. Cause of this injury was safety awareness. Compliance with rules/regs was not a factor, miner proficiency a factor, protec...
02/17/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Emploee was smashing a rock and a piece of the rock flew apart and struck him in the mouth. Cause of this injury was attitude and safety awareness. Compliance with rules/regs was not a factor, protect...
02/16/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 46d lost, 10d restricted Employee was riding out of the mine on a mantrip and a small piece of rock fell from the top striking his fingers. Cause of this injury was not having a top over the seating compartments. Compliance...
02/01/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a universal impact wobble socket. The socket came apart and the key way struck his hand resulting in a laceration. Cause of this injury was safety awareness. Compliance with rules...
01/27/2006 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was using a torch to cut off a bit lug on a stamler feeder. The oxygen hose blew apart and caught his shirt on fire. He was burnt on his side of his chest. Cause of this injury was safety a...
01/27/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost Employee stumbled while walking down the face and struck his right lower leg against a relay bar. Cause of this injury was safety awareness. Compliance with rules/regs was not a factor, miner proficie...
01/18/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee dropped a bottom roller on his leg when he lost grip of it. Cause of this injury was safety awareness. Compliance with rules/regs was not a factor, protective equip. was not a factor, miner p...
01/16/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Co-worker hit the victim's finger with a jack bar where they were trying to get pieces of wood from between transfer rail and main rail at a track switch. Cause of this injury communication. Complianc...
12/07/2005 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking outby to the power center when the trailing cable of a shuttle car going inby tensioned when a trailing cable loop came off the reel and got logged on the chain sprocket. The cabl...
11/28/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Alledged incident was to have occurred while this employee was turning the cowl on the shearer. He claims a piece of rock came down and hit on top of the shield bouncing it. Cause of this injury was...
11/20/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injury occurred while this employee was swinging the bolter head in to drill the inside bolt hole. He slipped on a piece of rock and landed on another hurting his ribs. Cause of this injury was safe...
11/17/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 6d restricted Alleged incident was to have occurred while this employee was taking down mon-a-rail along headgate. He claims to have twisted his thumb. Cause of this injury was safety awareness and having enough he...
11/17/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted Supervisor was pounding out a bit insert on a miner head and a piece of metal flew off and impeded into his leg. Cause of this injury was safety awareness. Compliance with rules/regs was not a factor...
10/31/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found in the return aircourse of South Mains ""B"". Fall is approx. 40' long by 18' wide and 8' high. Area was bolted with 8' Install III bolts and resin with bacon straps and wire scr...
10/30/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Alledged incident was to occur while this employee was walking along a parked scoop. He tripped and fell against the bucket causing an contusion to his ribcage. Cause of this injury was safety awaren...
10/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Employee was struck by a cable rope while pulling tension on the cable. They were pulling panline chain off the face onto a chain car. Cause of this incident was not moving away from the cable prior t...
10/11/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost Alleged incident was to have occurred while this employee was installing a bolt into the roof. He was bending it straight when he claims his shoulder started to hurt. Cause of this injury was safety a...
10/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Alleged incident was to have occurred while this employee was bending wire mesh roof screen to throw away. He claims his back went out while doing this job. Cause of this injury was proper lifting tec...
10/02/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Alleged incident was to have occurred while this supervisor was walking along the belt. He claims a piece of stone or coal hit him on the back of the head. Cause of this injury is safety awareness. C...
09/29/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee caught his finger while putting a top stand in place on a belt move. Cause of this injury was safety awareness. Compliance with rules/regs was not a factor, protective equipment not a factor,...
09/13/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing a bottom roller behind the take-up unit at a belt drive. He went to move the come-a-longs and he lost his grip, the come-a-long fell striking his hand. Cause of this injury was p...
08/31/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost THEY WERE DISCONNECTING 6"" WATER PUMP HOSE - THE WATER WAS NOT PUMPING; WATER GOT HOT. WHEN THEY DISCONNECTED THE DISCHARGE HOSE AT THE BOTTOM END, 20 FT. FROM THE PUMP, WATER CAME OUT AND BURNED EE...
08/28/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was throwing cement block through a hole in an existing wall to build another wall on the other side. Cause of this injury was not making the hole big enough and safety awareness. Compliance...
08/27/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Roof bolter operator was looking up where he was drilling a hole in the roof and something flew from the bit and roof and went behind his safety glasses. Cause of this injury was habits. Compliance wi...
08/20/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Supervisor was cleaning out a belt bearing housing with a screwdriver and he lacerated his little finger. Cause of this injury was not wearing gloves. Rules were a factor, protective clothing was a f...
08/20/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Alledged incident was to have occurred while this employee picked up a loop of a miner cable to move out of the way, he claims to have hurt his back. Cause of this injury was improper lifting. Compli...
08/11/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator quit working due to going up into the overtravel stops. The PLC would not allow the elevator to back out of this top stop. It was found that dirt got in a contactor. The elevator was done...
08/02/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Employee was standing on an overcast ramp and when he turned to get out of the way of another co-worker he stepped through the opening in the plank. Cause of this injury was safety awareness. Complian...
07/26/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was carrying a crib block along the belt and he knocked his hardhat off and raised up sticking the top of his head into wire mesh roof screen. Cause of this injury was safety awarness. Compli...
07/24/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was attempting to get a bent bolt out of the roof and he accidently hit the rotation when he slipped on a rock. Cause of this injury was safety awareness. Compliance with rules/regs was not a...
07/23/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 174d lost Supervisor was walking down the slope for examination and stepped on the track rail losing his balance twisting his knee and ankle. Cause of this injury was awarness. Compliance with rules/regs was no...
07/19/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost Supervisor was hosing the panline area to look for missing pins when a piece of rock fell between the shields (178 to 179) striking him. Cause of this injury was awareness of top conditions. Complianc...
07/12/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 108d lost, 68d restricted Alledged incident was to have occurred while this employee was bending a roof bolt and felt pain in his right arm. Cause of this injury was overexertion. Compliance with rules/regs not a factor, prote...
07/11/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Alledged incident was to have occurred while this employee was getting his tool bag and he felt something pull in his left elbow. Cause of this injury was overexertion. Compliance with rules/regs no...
06/27/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 187d lost Alledged incident was to have occurred while this employee was rockdusting the belt. He said he tripped on the steps of an overcast. Cause of this injury was safety awareness. Compliance not a issue,...
06/10/2005 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Alleged incident was to have occurred while this employee was stepping down and stepped on a piece of coal on the walkway twisting her ankle. Cause is awarness. Compliance with rules/regs was not a fa...
06/08/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Mechanic was pulling on a hydraulic hose. The connector caught as he yanked on the hose. It came free coming back and smacking him in his mouth breaking his tooth. Cause of this injury was awareness a...
05/28/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 110d lost Alledged incident while this employee was hanging miner cable. Cause of this injury was overexertion and improper lifting in addition to not getting adequate help. Compliance with rules/regs was not a...
05/04/2005 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee grounded wrench on the battery frame while installing the postive lead to a 125-volt battery without gloves on. Cause of this injury was safety awareness and not wearing gloves. Compliance w...
05/03/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL HAS OCCURRED AT THE #43 Xcut ON THE SOUTH MAINS ""A"" BELTLINE. FALL IS APPROX. 25 FT L X 48 FT W BY 8 FT H. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 8 FT INSTALL II BOLTS & RESIN W/METAL STRAPS & WIRE SCRE...
03/31/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pounding on a crib block with a hammer and he hit his finger. Cause of this injury was safety awareness. Compliance with rules/regs not a factor, miner concentration a factor, mining equi...