Cumberland Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,517 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/17/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On the belt drive cutting a bed rail and the rail broke off. He slipped off the drive and struck his face on the drive grid lacerating his chin. The cut required eleven sutures to close. He returned t...
06/17/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered by the pre-shift examiner in the number two entry at 16 crosscut on longwall 61. The fall included the entire intersection and fell above the anchorage point...
06/14/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted While removing belt structure from the longwall belt line he caught his right middle finger between two cradles lacerating and fracturing the tip of it. The cut required four sutures and the fracture...
06/09/2013 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 3d lost, 7d restricted He was sitting on a bench in the bath house at the end of his shift & collapsed. When transferred to the local emergency room he was diagnosed with syncope (fainting). He stated that he was working in...
06/09/2013 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Walking next to stageloader when loose coal and rock slid off the stageloader and struck him on the left hand lacerating it. The cut required four sutures to close. NO TIME WAS MISSED. THIS IS A MEDIC...
05/30/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 17d lost On May 30, 2013 employee complained of right knee pain. He treated with a physician and subsequently an MRI was performed. The MRI showed mild degeneration changes in the joint. On July 1 he began mis...
05/15/2013 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 141d lost EE stated that he had pain in his rt. shoulder that he experienced while doing work as a beltman. He was evaluated and RTW. Several weeks later he again complained and an MRI was performed. The result...
05/09/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 207d lost Lifting a rock to place on the slope belt and felt pain in left arm and shoulder. He continued to work after receiving first aid attention at the hospital. On June 6, 2013 he was seen by a physician a...
05/06/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #9 elevator malfunctioned when a connecting 5/8 inch connecting link failed. Nine people were on the elevator for approximately five minutes. The link was replaced and the elevator tested. The ele...
04/27/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Traveling through a high pressure airlock door and placed left shoulder and arm against door to push it open. He struck his left forearm against the ""L"" bracket on the door latch cutting it. The fiv...
04/25/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost While examining gob vent borehole 59-2 he was approaching the site and stepped over a three-eights inch cable to gain access and tripped on the cable. He fell and fractured his right wrist and receive...
04/23/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 33d restricted Loosening tube ropes from ventilation tubes and as he lifted a tube felt pain in right shoulder. He began losing time his next shift 4/24/13.
04/22/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Disconnected a small chain from three inch poly-line that had been drug by a scoop. When he loosened the chain form the coiled line it sprung up and struck him in the mouth resulting in a laceration t...
04/14/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee smashed finger between gopher drill and roof bolt.
04/06/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Lifting a bonder out of scoop bucket, stood bonder up and bonder turned. The wheel rolled out from under it and he was pulled into the scoop striking his right knee on the scoop bucket. He received a...
03/29/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Checking muck pump without relieving pressure and lid of tank blew off striking him in the chest and laceratiNG his left thumb. The cut took four sutures to close. He returned to work his next regula...
03/24/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Two roller were found to be bent and the elevator serving #9 Airshaft was taken out of service until 11:45 a.m.
03/06/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 5d restricted Operating a shuttle car in a known rough roadway and struck a hole. She bounced up and struck her head on the canopy causing strain to her neck.
03/04/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 25d lost EE began missing work for right CT release and left CT release diagnosed having resulted due to work duties. This is being reported and an occupational illness.
03/03/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 61d lost, 30d restricted Walking to the shearer and as the pan line was being pushed in he stepped on a rock and fell striking his right knee on the rock. This was diagnosed as a right knee strain.The EE is a weekend/holiday...
03/03/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost slipped off side of rig (snow was on footing) putting fuel in rig, was standing on belt guard, twisted back
03/02/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost He was getting out of scoop operator's compartment and slipped on a rock in a hole. He strained his left ankle. He was seen by a physician on 3/6/13 and taken off work. He is a weekend/holiday worker...
03/02/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Walking around concrete block on the bottom and twisted right ankle fracturing his tibia.
02/27/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 58d lost, 67d restricted Injured was standing along CM waiting to install a roof bolt when a rock fell between the draw slate and the coal seam measuring approximately 3 inch X 12 inches X18 inches. It struck him on the right...
02/09/2013 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 348d lost EE complained of right knee pain and was seen at the Southwest Regional Medical Center. He was several days later by a panel physician and later by a specialist. An MRI was done and the impression ind...
02/06/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None tailing out pipe, line jerked hand, Hook hit hand
01/21/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee were setting a conveyor belt tail piece. A hydraulic jack was being lowered and he placed his hand on it. His right hand was on the jack and his right thumb caught between two stages of the j...
12/29/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator in #9 could not be operated due to whisker switch problem. The elevator was back in service at 4:00pm 12/29/2012.
12/28/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 41d lost, 33d restricted As Alpine miner was cutting coal he was installing channel & after tightening bolt on channel a piece of rock apprx 20"" wide X 42"" long x 5""-10"" thick fell from roof & struck him on the back. He w...
12/23/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost Despite salt treatment, ground was icy. Slipped on ice with mutterhorn a tarcil boots on feet.
12/21/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost EE was in the process of turning on a can duster to dust the beltline. The EE filled the duster and placed the lid back on the duster. After turning the air on the duster lid blew off striking the EE...
12/12/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator serving the #9 portal was inoperable due to failure of the top door switch. The elevator was down until 6:10 am
12/09/2012 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 30d restricted A rock fell from the rib striking the employee in the shoulder.
12/08/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #9 elevator was down from 3:45 p.m. until 5:24 p.m. due to the bottom door latch lock failing.
12/04/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 67d restricted Removing a metal stopping panel from a previously constructed stopping and it had been foamed around. He kicked the panel and felt a pain in his left calf muscle.
12/03/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #9 elevator was down from 3:45 p.m. until 5:24 p.m. due to the hatch door lock failing.
11/26/2012 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 41d restricted Picking up concrete block after stopping was knocked out. Two or three blocks fell from above and struck employee on back while he was bent over. He sustained fractures to the transverse process at th...
11/11/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator servicing the #9 portal became inoperable due to a broken lock on the bottom door. The door lock was repaired and the elevator back in service by 1;30 p.m. on Sunday. 11/11/12.
11/08/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee was stepping out of job trailer and slipped on the stairs.
11/06/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator servicing the #9 portal was inoperable due to a faulty door switch. It was down form 8:30 pm until 11:30pm
10/15/2012 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 59d lost, 64d restricted Putting in an 8' cable bolt & while holding the glue with 1 hand & the bolt with the other the end of the bolt struck the timber jack lever. His left hand was caught between the roof channel & the roo...
10/09/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Changing hose on double boom bolter and, when hose broke free, injured struck left hand and machine frame. He cut his hand between the third and fourth fingers. The laceration required five sutures to...
10/06/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting damaged belt clips from belt and struck right thigh with the utility knife blade. The laceration needed three sutures to close. NO TIME WAS MISSED.
10/05/2012 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 99d restricted Hanging cm cable and water hose in a cable handler and a piece of rib fell striking him on the head, neck, and shoulders and knocked him to the mine floor. He began losing time his next scheduled shif...
10/04/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The door locks on the elevator malfunctioned
09/30/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Brake sensor reacting to soon Elevator stopped after going down approx. 6"". EE's aboard opened door and exited without incident.
09/18/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting tensar from around head of miner and the utility knife slipped striking his left wrist. The cut required two sutures to close. NO TIME WAS MISSED FROM WORK
09/13/2012 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 129d restricted Bleeding off pressure on high pressure hydraulic line to flip hoses around on longwall shields and inadvertently caught shirt sleeve on valve. He was struck by oil/water mix on the left arm that resul...
09/05/2012 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 17d lost, 137d restricted EE began losing time when he felt pain in his left knee. He saw a physician and an MRI was performed. The resulting MRI indicated degenerative conditions to his left knee.
08/30/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Drilling a 1/2"" hole into stainless steel and the drill bound up causing his right hand to strike the box resulting in a one inch cut on his right index finger that required one suture to close. No T...