Century Mine — Accidents

Total: 719 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/28/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lowering jack, in the process of re-railing a mantrip. Employee failed to keep firm grip on jack bar as instructed. Resulting in jack bar coming out of jack striking employee behind right...
01/09/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee was getting out of a scoop on south A track. The employee slipped and fell catching himself with his left hand resulting in a fractured wrist. The cause of the accident was the employee's lac...
01/05/2015 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee was lifting feeder cable to be hung after feeder was advanced in preparation for a belt move. Cause of accident was a small cut in cable and employee had damp gloves on. PPE may have been a f...
12/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee bent over to lift a battery cell and strained his back. Cause of injury improper lifting and not getting help. PPE was not a factor, mining equipment/systems was not a factor, compliance rule...
12/10/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was helping load supplies stepped off of supply car on uneven bottom and sprained his right ankle. PPE was not a factor, mining equipment was not a factor, mining systems was not a factor, co...
12/06/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost The injured employee stated he was unloading roof bolts from a car when he slipped and fell off the car catching himself with his right arm causing pain to his right shoulder area.
11/23/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to retract a tape measure when it slipped resulting in his finger being lacerated. Cause of the incident was the employee not paying attention. PPE was a factor, compliance rul...
11/17/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a dust hose with a utility knife the knife slipped lacerating his thumb.Result of accident was employees lack of awarness. PPE was not a factor,mining systems was not a factor,com...
11/07/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost While putting scoop on charge employee came into contact with a belt cross over in an adjacent xcut.The cross over came into contact with the seat bending it forward, cause of injury was employees lac...
10/14/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting the face of #2 entry in 5 west development section when a piece of roof coal fell from the immediate mine roof striking him in the right ear. PPE was not a factor, Mining systems...
10/11/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Miner operator was pinned between standoff cable handler of a continuous miner and coal rib in #1 entry of 5 west development section. Cause of incident was miner operator not paying attention. PPE wa...
10/08/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing bolter wrench from drill chuck when a piece of rock fell from the immediate mine roof striking his hand. PPE was not a factor, Mining systems was not a factor, Compliance rules/r...
09/25/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was knelt down on mine floor placing spindle in belt splice when he lacerated his finger on a broken utility knife blade lying on mine floor. PPE was not a factor, mining systems was not a fa...
09/22/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was standing in the middle of the offside of roof bolter, during bolter reposition his foot was struck by the front tire. PPE was not a factor, mining equipment was not a factor, mining syste...
09/05/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to reinstall an isolation block to the shield when it slipped from his hands striking him along the left side of his head. PPE was not a factor, mining equipment was not a fact...
08/07/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting rubber on bottom of airlock doors with a utility knife when the blade broke causing him to slip resulting in a laceration to the finger. PPE was not a factor, compliance rules/reg...
08/02/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting belt structure stands when a piece of metal got into his eye. Employee did not seek medical attention until 8/04/2014 where he then received eye drops. PPE was not a factor, minin...
07/28/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a metal band from a lift of bacon straps, when the strap was cut it sprung back lacerating the employee's right forearm. PPE was not a factor, compliance rules/regs was not a fac...
07/23/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was kneeling on the pontoon of shield looking for bolts, heard warning for pan line push went to move foot slipped and was pinched. PPE was not a factor, Mining system s was not followed, complianc...
05/20/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was searching for leaking hose on roof bolter during idle maintenance shift, while separating hoses he mistakenly grabbed the defective hose. PPE was not a factor, mining equipment was not a...
05/19/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 137d lost Employee was walking thru x-cut when he tripped and fell landing on his left side, accident occurred on 5/19/14 but didn't become a RLTA till 5/24/14. PPE was not a factor, mining equipment was not a...
05/16/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost Employee was bolting in the face of 1 left, while installing inside bolt of first row the immediate mine roof fell with debris coming back toward the operator striking employee in the left lower leg....
04/08/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was observing others remove slack from belt take up when belt clamp came loose striking employee in the right side of the head. PPE was not a factor/ mining equipment was not a factor/ mining...
04/07/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 142d lost Employee was making a mechanical splice on belt, while swinging a 3lb hammer to drive required rivets he strain/sprained his shoulder. PPE was not a factor/ mining equipment was not a factor/ mining s...
03/23/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing belt structure when he felt a strain in his shoulder, employee was released to full duty w/o restrictions but will receive physical therapy. PPE was not a factor/mining equipment...
03/21/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 467d lost Employee was removing clip ties from track rail, while removing last clip tie track rail came together catching his left lower leg between the rail. PPE was not a factor/mining equipment was not a fac...
03/09/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was re-railing a track mounted supply car when a piece of wood became dislodged striking the employee in the safety glasses resulting in a small laceration above the right eye and abrasion on...
02/20/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee was loading a KPL motor when the D ring broke and struck the employee in the upper right thigh. PPE was not a factor, mining equipment was not a factor, mining systems was not a factor, compl...
02/08/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost Employee was running stage loader cable out of a wooden skid, the skid broke free striking the employee in the left knee. PPE was not a factor, mining equipment was not a factor, mining systems was no...
02/07/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was watching cm operator cut down stone during stone work when a piece of small metal came off the cutter head striking employee in the right cheek. PPE was not a factor, mining equipment/min...
01/26/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a knife to make a S/C splice, knife slipped cutting his left thumb.PPE was not a factor, mining equipment/mining systems was not a factor, compliance rules/regs was not a factor, mi...
01/26/2014 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire was discovered at the hourly bath-house trailers, smoke was seen coming out of the roof vents by a worker. Fire was investigated and found in the ceiling area, fire dept. was called and fire wa...
01/18/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was removing a broken cutter shaft from the shearer; snap ring was removed causing hot oil to come into contact with the employees left cheek, hands, wrist and lower arms causing burns. PPE m...
01/15/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a come along to remove a piece of chain, come along was attached to screen, screen broke pinching his finger. PPE was not a factor/mining equipment/mining systems was not a factor,...
01/10/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost Employee standing near #4 shield when a rock laying on the mine floor pinched his foot between the rock and the panline. Cause of the injury was the rock being near the movenment of the shield. PPE wa...
01/04/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Employee was using crib vertically to raise shield tip off of duckbill scoop when his left thumb was pinched. PPE was not a factor/mining equipment was not a factor/mining systems may have been a fact...
12/28/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was standing next to panline with his hand resting on top of the spill board. The shearer went by & his hand was pinched between the bretby & the metal spill board.Cause of this injury was employee...
12/11/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred at 79+25 in 4 west section in #2 entry inby the tail. The fall measured approx 32' in length, 16' wide and 15' in height. Area was bolted with install III resin assisted bolts, CC...
12/10/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall had occurred at 58 1/4 xc in 3 west in #4 entry. The fall measured approx. 10' in length, 17' wide and 5' to 6' in height. Area was bolted with 8' install III resin assisted bolts with scr...
12/09/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Walking down overcast ramp and rolled ankle. PPE was not a factor,compliance rules/regs was not a factor,miner proficiency was a factor.
11/23/2013 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal A fatal accident occurred on the longwall face around #144 shield. A ladder line hose got pinched under the toe of the #144 shield. EE did not see hose under shield and initiated the electronic push o...
11/17/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was bolting x-cut 0x1, rock fell striking employee in the head, examination could have been the cause. PPE was not a factor, compliance rules/regs was not a factor, mining equipment/systems wa...
11/09/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injured was cutting a bad section of rockdust hose out with a razor knife, the blade broke. This cause the knife to slip off the hose cutting left wrist. Cause not using the right tool for the job. PP...
11/08/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 159d lost Miner operator was pinned between standoff cable handler of a continuous miner and coal rib in #6 Entry of Productivity Mains. Cause miner operator not paying attention. PPE was not a factor, complian...
11/06/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost Injured was moving a golf cart by parked supply cars. The supply cars were moved before he was in the clear. There was block on a supply car that caught the seat on the golf cart pushing him forward w...
10/15/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Injured moved ram jack off of shearer went to pick it up, to get the ram out of the walk way. He went to place it on top of shield toe he smashed his middle finger between ram and double eye when he w...
10/09/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 171d lost Injured was helping a co-worker move a 4"" twenty foot piece of pipe and when his co-worker pushed on the pipe to walk, injured felt a popped in his left shoulder and pain. PPE was not a factor, minin...
10/08/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Injured was standing on the pontoon toes of long wall shield, pan was pushing his foot slipped off and got caught between relay bar and pontoon shields. PPE was not a factor, mining equipment/system w...
10/08/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall had occurred on our #2 Main Belt at 8+83. The fall was 26 feet long, 17 feet wide and fell above the roof horizon of feet. Area was roof bolted with two piece roof bolts, headers and pie p...
10/05/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost Injured was cleaning build up on belt structure with a wedge cap. The wedge got caught on top roller pulling right arm in between top roller and belt before he could pull belt pull cord to stop the be...