Cumberland Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,517 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/02/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost The employee and a coworker were hanging the miner cable. The employee stepped back to get more leverage and stepped in a hole & twisted left knee. The employee continued to work 6/15/2016 when empl...
04/23/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #9 Portal elevator went down at 2:15 PM and was back in service at 3:00 PM. Two counter weight wheels and a governor switch were changed. This incident was reported to the MSHA hotline at 2:45 p...
04/21/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 110d lost The employee was carrying a 5/8 inch breasting cable by the eye when employee felt pain in left groin area. The employee was taken off work on 5/5/2016 when diagnosed with a hernia.
04/21/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost Walking through a muddy area and rolled right ankle. Broken right ankle.
04/20/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee was lifting Drisco pipe off car and onto rollers when felt pain in groin. Employee continued to work till 8/09/2016 when employee went off work for hernia surgery.
04/18/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost The Employee was lifting a rock dust bag when EE felt pain in EE's right arm. EE suffered a right bicep and pectoral muscle tear.
04/12/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was closing a side pan on a D10 Dozer and it slid out of the hinge causing the employee to slip and fall off the Dozer. This was originally a record only accident but the employee is now...
04/05/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was removing the miner cable from a hanger when the hanger swung over and chipped one of their teeth. This was originally a report only accident. The employee has since been treated by...
04/04/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Chipping rust with air chipper, rust/dust entered eye
03/31/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee retired on 01/04/2016. On 3/31/2016 the retiree filed an occupational lung disease claim. This is being reported as an occupational illness.
03/25/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was walking out of Prep Plant and stepped in a drainage ditch and sprained EE's right ankle.
03/24/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #6 Portal elevator broke down for 60 minutes with no personnel on it. It was repaired by clearing a door latch fault. It was put back in service at 5:50 pm.
03/24/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 59d lost Employee complained that right arm was swelling at end of shift. Went to ER and it was determined that EE was suffering from deep venous thromboembolism in the right clavicle area. This is a conditi...
03/13/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was hosing off the catwalk on RC-1 belt when EE stepped on a piece of coal and strained EE's left knee. EE was given an injection in EE's left knee on 3/23/2016. The employee continues to w...
03/11/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost While pushing roof bolt into hole the roof bolt stopped abruptly and the employee felt pain in abdomen. The employee was diagnosed with a hernia and worked till 5/13/2016 when employee went off for s...
02/24/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 144d lost The employee was hanging the feeder cable when EE felt a pop in EE's shoulder. The employee continued to work till 04/08/2016 when EE went off for shoulder surgery.
02/18/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost Employee was going thru a mandoor and felt a pop in EE's right knee.
02/16/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting the feeder cable when EE strained EE's left forearm. The employee has continued to work but is receiving physical therapy for EE's injury. This is being reported as a Medical Tr...
01/23/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost The employee was shoveling snow when EE felt a pop in EE's back. EE continued to work till 2/15/2016 when EE went off work for a herniated disk in EE's lower back.
01/17/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 30d restricted Trimming belt fingers, knife slipped and cut left thumb through glove
01/14/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Burning with torch. Torch came into contact with right hand.
01/13/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost The injured was walking across mine parking lot and slipped on a patch of ice causing a sprain right knee. The injured's first missed day of work was 1/15/2016
01/09/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 222d lost The employee was struck in the right cheek with a metal wedge from a wedge socket that was being used to pull belt onto belt structure. The wedge socket connection failed causing the wedge to fly thr...
01/08/2016 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The #6 Portal elevator went down at 4:55 pm for CSR2 fault. There was a man trapped on the elevator. Schindler Elevator was called and came out and repaired the elevator. The elevator was running ag...
01/04/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 114d lost The employee was walking across the track when EE tripped over the rail. The employee fell and caught self with EE's right arm and felt pain in EE's right shoulder. The employee received an injection...
12/31/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 59d lost Employee was walking on slope belt and felt pain in his right knee. The employee went off work on 2/8/2016 and had surgery on 2/17/16. An MRI revealed several degenerative conditions including degene...
12/02/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost The employee reported feeling pain in his left knee. The employee was given an MRI which revealed a torn meniscus and multiple degenerative conditions due to repeated trauma over many years of workin...
11/25/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was trying to disconnect ropes on a barge when they felt pain in the right shoulder. The employee continued to work until 3/3/2016 when they went off work to have surgery.
11/24/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 151d lost At Surface mine. Installing 10oz.felt and 40 mill plastic felt for impoundment. He was pulling plastic down the slope and at the bottom of the slope he went down. Stepped on uneven ground which made h...
11/23/2015 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 240d lost The employee was doing his normal job and was feeling pain in his right shoulder. He was examined and given an MRI which revealed a rotator cuff tear due to multiple degenerative conditions in his sh...
11/20/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Caught his left ring finger between the centralizer and the drill steel while bolting. Diagnosed with laceration and a simple fracture to the tip of his left ring finger. Received 4 sutures.
11/20/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee was rock dusting when the rock dust hose came apart at a joint and struck EE in the face and blew rock dust in eyes. The employee was diagnosed with concussion symptoms on 11/25/2015 and tak...
11/17/2015 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost A piece of rib (12""-6""-4"") fell out and bounced off the ventilation tube and the continuous miner and then struck the injured in his left knee. The injured was bolting on a full face miner. The i...
11/06/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS TWISTING A 4' PIECE OF GLUE TO MAKE A 2' PIECE. AS HE CUT THROUGH GLUE, KNIFE SLIPPED, CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LT THUMB. EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO WHS-GREENE, WHERE HE RECIEVED 5 SUTURES TO CLO...
10/25/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost EE WAS IN A MANTRIP GOING TO HIS FIREBOSS RUN WHEN MANTRIP JUMPED RAIL AND RAN INTO THE RIB AREA. IN INCIDENT, EE RECIEVED A CRACKED RT RIB AND A BROKEN TOE. EE CONTINUED TO WORK THE REST OF HIS SHIFT...
10/21/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator at the #9 Portal had a malfunction due to slack in the Governor Rope. There was no one on the elevator at the time of the incident. Outside electrician was called and the elevator was up...
10/15/2015 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 123d lost EE was pulling the supply cart off the elevator on the surface and felt a pop in his right shoulder. EE continued to work until 3/22/2016 when he went off for surgery. This is being reported as an O...
10/13/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 246d lost EE WAS DRAGGING ROLLER ALONG BELT AND FELT A PAIN IN LT SHOULDER. ORIGINALY REPORTED AS A REPORT ONLY INCIDENT, EE LATER ASKED FOR A DR VISIT. IT WAS FOUND THAT EE HAS A LABRUM TEAR, BONE SPURS AND FL...
10/08/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was loading bolts onto the Miner. When EE moved to pick up more bolts, he struck the channel on top of the scoop, causing a laceration on EE's RT arm. This laceration needed 3 sutures to close. In...
09/25/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost EE was Rib Bolting. Steel was stuck and then broke, coming back and hitting EE on the head in the LT Temple area. EE was transported, via ambulance, to WHS-Greene. He received 6 sutures and a CT scan....
09/23/2015 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None While elevator at #6 Portal was being inspected, The car stopped. Mine electrician ee was on elevator at the time of stoppage. Cause of stoppage was during inspection mode, elevator rubbed up against...
09/22/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost EE was lifting a CM cable to hang and felt a pop in his RT shoulder. Initally EE did not feel any pain. After sleeping, when the EE awoke, EE could not move shoulder. EE was removed from work and at t...
09/22/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was switching the 10-ton motor. When doing this, it seemed that the motor picked switch road and Point Rail picked Frog and went off track. In this, EE strained neck. EE will receive Physical Thera...
09/20/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator at #6 Portal malfunctioned at 12:40 AM. Electrician was called as well as Schindler Elevator Service. It was a car over traveled fault. Elevator was up and running at 3:20 AM. No one was on e...
09/16/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 123d lost Dragging a rockdust hoseout thru a xc, employee stepped in a hole hidden by rockdust and twisted his right knee. THe employee continued to work till 01/13/2016 when he had surgery for a meniscus tear...
09/01/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator at CU #9 Portal went down at 12:55am. Schindler was called and onsite at 2:43am. The elevator was fixed and operational at 4:00am. The was no one on or trapped on elevator at time of inci...
08/30/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS DOING A BELT MOVE. AS HE GATHERED UP TOOLS AND CLEANING UP AREA, EE SLIPPED BUT DID NOT FALL. EE TOLD CO-WORKER HE COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP OR WALK DUE TO TWISTING HIS BACK. EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSP...
08/19/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator at Cumberland #9 Portal went down at 8:00 AM due to broken guide rollers. There was no one on or trapped in the elevator at the time of the outage. The elevator was down for 2 hrs 10 mins...
08/13/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While loading channel on miner, EE was sliding channel forward. The edge of the channel caught and cut through glove. EE received 4 sutures in RT Thumb. This is being reported as a Medical Treatment (...
08/01/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost EE was in #9 shop getting out of 5 ton when Rt leg got caught while getting out. EE tired to catch himself with Lt foot and heard a pop in Lt ankle. EE Transported to Whs-Greene where he was found to...