Clark No 1 Mine — Accidents

Total: 65 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/09/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on MMU-001 located at spad 408 in the number 2 entry 2 feet above the anchorage point.
09/27/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting belt to be used as guard for feeder batwing. He was cutting belt when his knife slipped and cut his hand. Employee had gloves on but was cut between thumb and index finger. He was...
08/26/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was throwing cribs to stack, and mashed his finger between blocks.
08/10/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating the Fair Child 35-AC Scoop on the haul road near the #2 belt drive. When a tire ran over a bridge board, the block flipped up, hitting his left hand and smashing his pinkie fing...
07/05/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above anchorage occurred on the main haul road between break number 2 and break number 3 on number 2 belt. The fall occurred at survey station number 2932 in the number 3 entry. Be advised...
04/19/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was attempting to drag a piece of shuttle car cable across the section tailpiece when his foot slipped on loose material causing him to strike his left upper thigh against the belt structure....
02/05/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was assisting in hanging an air pump from a roof bolt when the pump slipped. A sharp burr on the cut off handle cut his left hand. He went to the doctor and received five stitches.
01/23/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 362d lost Injured pulled the diesel mantrip underground to park in the first crosscut inby the drift. As he attempted to back into the crosscut, he shifted from forward to reverse but missed reverse putting th...
01/19/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Injured was bolting the mine roof when his drill steel became fouled in the roof. As he was attempting to remove the steel, a piece of roof (3' X 2') fell striking his head and shoulder. He finished...
01/17/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 12d restricted The employee was operating a diesel powered, rubber tired, man trip on an incline underground . He was negotiating a turn which required him to back up and go forward in order to make the turn & then...
12/10/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was utilizing a utility knife to trim a piece of belt when his hand inadvertently slipped and cut his left hand. The laceration was 2.5 inches long and better than 1/4 inch deep. He recei...
10/14/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred above the anchorage zone in the left mine return 8 breaks underground from the fan duct work .
10/08/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting the roof in the face of the #2 entry. As he was pulling the drill steel from the drilled hole a small piece of roof rock struck him. This caused a laceration to his forearm....
09/13/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using a cutting torch to repair the section feeder upon completion he inadvertently put his right hand down on a piece of hot metal burning the palm of his hand.
08/06/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While bolting a piece of rock fell cutting his left thumb
07/03/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While bolting a rock fell and hit boom and broke and a piece hit employees forearm cutting it.
06/21/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing the last roof bolt in the last row a piece of roof rock was dislodged that struck the employee on the head, neck and left shoulder. The resulting impact caused an incision behind the...
06/20/2014 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee stated he had passed out along the #1 belt conveyor. There were no witnesses. He was transported to the hospital and released with negative findings. The company treated this as an illness si...
06/19/2014 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While riding on a diesel powered man trip enroute to the active mining section the conveyance ran over a ledge in the roadway thus causing the employee hand which his face was resting on to strike his...
06/16/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Reaching above head using a come-a-long and pulled a muscle in his back.
06/05/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost The injured employee was riding in a diesel man trip conveyance traveling to section when the man trip slid off of a bridge causing the vehicle to rise up abruptly fall back striking the mine floor. T...
04/12/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered during the on-shift examination by the section foreman . The fall was above anchorage and did not impeded ventilation. The location of the fall was at survey spad number 660...
04/07/2014 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None This report is being filed as part of a msha citation that is currently being contested. So I have to file this report so msha will not shut my coal mine down . There was an weather anonomaly that dep...
03/26/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was installing a rub rail back on the continuous miner when he inadvertently smashed his right thumb resulting in a fracture to the thumb tip.
03/20/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost The employees was walking the belt entry into the mine at 17 break on the number 4 conveyor belt when he slipped and fell to the mine floor striking his knee and right shoulder.
02/14/2014 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 44d restricted The roof bolter operator was drilling a hole when his forearm was struck with a wrench. The resulting impact caused a simple fracture of his left forearm.
02/11/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was loading bolts on the Fletcher RR II bolter when he bent over to pick up two 48 inch roof bolts and suffered a muscle strain to his lower back.
10/04/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 183d lost A rubber tired personnel carrier rolled out of the adjoining break through and struck the employee's left leg between the scoop door and the frame of the machine resulting in a fracture above and belo...
09/23/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Walking down the haul road and fell and bruised eye. Employee stated he had an episode due to his medication.
09/05/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost While operating the Fletcher Roof Ranger II roof bolter a piece of rock fell and struck the employee's right hand fracturing his metacarpal bone. Employee was swinging the drill pot in when a rock str...
08/24/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted A Section Supervisor hanging up sight rods for center lines and a piece of draw rock fell from between the bolts and struck the individual in the back. He was diagnosed with severe degenerative spine...
08/07/2013 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost The employee was trouble shooting the battery bell from the scoop jumper cables while they were energized resulting in an arc flash that resulted in a second degree burn on the employee's left hand.
08/05/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Carrying crib block and felt pain in his lower back.
07/18/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling the roof and a piece of rock fell and hit the canopy and broke into two pieces. On very sharp edged piece struck the employee on the right side of his right foot. The employee wa...
07/08/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was installing roof bolts in the number 9 entry face with a Fletcher Roof bolter when a piece of roof rock fell and struck his upper arm causing a laceration. He waived the ambulance care...
07/02/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was using a utility knife to cut a cleaning rag to size when he was hit by a piece of roof. This either startled the employee or struck his arm resulting in him cutting his left forearm....
04/15/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 3d restricted While waiting on the continuous miner to pass through a cross-cut, a piece of draw rock fell from the roof, striking the employee on the chest, hand, upper leg, ankle, and foot.After Sending EE to ort...
03/25/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting H-beam for tail piece, raised up to adjust oxygen and caught ear on belt structure
10/10/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 12d restricted Changing a motor on a scoop - it dislodged and fell on employee's hand, pinning it to the ground, smashing left ring finger.
10/01/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost He was roof bolting in #2 Left and a rock fell from the roof, striking him in the head
08/27/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 3d restricted Heel of left boot was cut off by employee while carrying 2"" air pump. He slipped on grounding mat at DC power center - mat was damp and slippery. He twisted his left knee and was slightly swollen.
08/16/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Driving down roadway #3 entry & hit bump in road driving his head into canopy. Employee said he was ok and did not need accident report. 9/10/12 employee reported to Mine Superintendent with a neck br...
07/31/2012 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None Mine site received approx 6"" of rain in less than 3hr period. Mine lost power twice allowing surface sump to be overrun with rain water. Rain water then ran into the main return, interrupting mine ve...
05/18/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Stress from displacement from 22' fault, not enough cribbing in the intersection. Lost 3 joins of 4"" water line.
05/04/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 12d restricted Unloading cribs - pulling crib off top of stack, it slipped out of hand, he tried to catch it and crib smashed right thumb.
02/29/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Tramming the Fairchild scoop outside, as scoop passed 6 break, the pump motor kicked off and scoop shut off. Injured tried to stop scoop from rolling backward by using foot brake and then panic bar, b...
02/22/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Putting tools up in box when lid fell shut smashing his right hand.
02/15/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 6d restricted Rock fell, glanced off hard hat, struck employee on back near shoulder
01/04/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 2d restricted Operating S&S scoop. Tramming into cross vent, as he trammed forward, the scoop slid onto rib, pinching his skin on left shoulder. Avulsion of skin on shoulder approx. 5"" x 5"".
12/26/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Stresses related to two separate faults along with unconsolidated slickenside shale roof