Cumberland Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,517 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/29/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Turning off two inch water line valve and felt pain in his left shoulder. He began losing time his next regularly scheduled shift.
08/29/2012 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None #9 elevator was inoperable due to the machine break fault, stranding two men on the elevator at 12:28 PM. The men were off the elevator cage at 1:40 PM.
08/24/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Injured was assisting co-worker on center bolting. Employee did not realize that the steel was still in the roof. After removing driver steel the finisher steel unlodged itself from the roof falling a...
08/15/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator stopped due to the door switches on the cage needing to be reset. Door switches were reset.
08/13/2012 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None C.M. cable was hung in cable hanger. Tension was on the cable hanger chain. Cable was being pulled causing the chain to bend resulting in the cable coming out of the hanger striking the EE on the left...
08/06/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Longwall headgate deemed impassable due to deteriorated roof conditions. A roof fall did not occur, but additional support was required for persons to pass through area safely.
08/03/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Kink was discovered in slope car hoisting cable. Hoist was no usable until 8/4/12 3:40am
07/30/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator in #6 shaft was inoperable due to a broken cable on the door. The elevator was out of service from 1:30 a.m. until 4:10 a.m.
07/27/2012 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Blocking jumbo track of panline being loaded on a flat truck with a Kalamar fork lift and it slipped off forks, fell and struck his left hand. His left index finger was fractured and lacerated. The la...
07/12/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Carrying a bag of rock dust and while walking in crosscut the chain of a cable handler broke and the cable came out striking him in the face causing 3/4 inch laceration to his upper right lip. This re...
07/09/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 41d lost, 152d restricted He was changing an axle on a 5 ton motor. As he rolled the axle in place he felt a pain in his groin area. He was diagnosed with a bi-lateral hernia and began missing work his next scheduled shift (7/...
07/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Placing cm timber jack on a scoop and the jack had grease on it which caused it to slip from his hands catching his left middle finger between the jack and the scoop. This required eight sutures to cl...
06/27/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The cable on the slope hoist was discovered to be unusable and the hoist was taken out of service until the cable was re-entered.
06/27/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Forkie handle (jack handle) hit him above L eye when changing bits. Jack handle may have broke.
06/24/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 66d lost, 123d restricted Getting off a 20 ton motor he stepped in a hole and twisted his right knee straining it. He began losing time his next regularly scheduled shift.
05/25/2012 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 172d restricted Placed right hand on mast as it was descending and smashed right middle finger lacerating it.
05/12/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 78d lost, 141d restricted Removing cable from barge timber head and caught right hand between cable and timber head when river current changed due to wind or high water. This resulted in crushing fractures to the third and fou...
05/11/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 52d lost, 38d restricted Injured complained of right shoulder pain and saw a physician on this date. X-rays were taken and he returned to work. He continued to work and subsequently felt pain in his shoulder. An MRI was done...
05/09/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Repairing a metal stopping between #1 and #2 entry at 36 xc on longwall 60 and the roof behind the longwall shields. This was the first fall of a new face and the gust of air created caused the metal...
04/29/2012 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The hoist car servicing the #1 track slope became inoperable due to a malfunction in the switches discovered during the 60 day test.
04/28/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 292d lost Riding in a 9 ton motor when a 20 ton motor struck the vehicle causing the injured to be thrown around in the passenger's compartment on the inby side straining his neck and back.
04/28/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 59d lost, 171d restricted Operating a 9 ton motor when a 20 ton motor struck the vehicle causing the injured to be thrown around in the operator's compartment and causing a laceration on the back of the head that required six...
04/17/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 302d lost Walking and stepped on loose coal straining right ankle.
03/30/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None While dragging a fire hose during a training exercise he stumbled in the gravel and fell fracturing his right ankle. Amendment: This incident happened off property at the MTTC training facility.
03/20/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost While traveling on 89 Main South, the motor was passing through 23 cross cut when the motor derailed. As a result of the derailment the employee was thrown into the side of drivers compartment.
03/20/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Supplying continuous miner with roof bolting material and wrist struck against edge of channel cutting it. He received eight sutures on his right wrist. NO TIME WAS MISSED.
03/12/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 328d lost Carrying miner bits and stepped in a shuttlecar tire rut straining right knee and ankle.
03/05/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 333d lost Carrying a box of water jugs, turned and began walking then tripped on a piece of coal or in a hole causing a severe sprain to his right ankle.
02/27/2012 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost There was a rib roll that knocked a rock dust hose loose and apart, the dust struck both his eyes. He received a corneal abrasion to his right eye and began losing time the next scheduled shift.
02/17/2012 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 52d lost, 229d restricted Holding pusher steel while operator lowered drill head with fast feed, right foot was caught between steel and drill head causing a severe contusion. He began losing time on 2/24/12.
02/07/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Tripping in pipe, pipe swung out and hit in left side knocking him down, hit head and right shoulder on deck/ground.
01/28/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Changing bits on the shearer and was struck on the left side of the neck by a flying piece of metal. the puncture wound took one suture to close. No time was missed from work.
01/28/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 61d lost, 253d restricted Walking and tripped on a piece of telephone wire buried in rock dust. Fell to the ground and strained left shoulder. Returned to work restricted work.
01/17/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Picked up elevators and bowl and felt pull in chest.
01/12/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 33d restricted Throwing loading machine cable bell to the rib and strained lower back.
01/11/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 69d lost, 235d restricted Hanging CM cable and strained neck and left shoulder.
01/10/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 344d lost After gauging three jumbo barges during weather conditions of 27 degrees F he was stepping from one barge to another and his foot slipped backward. He fell face down landing on his right shoulder as h...
12/22/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A hydraulic hose failed on the slope hoist car making the hoist car inoperable for more than 30 minutes. The hydraulic was replaced.
12/14/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 98d restricted Holding remote for shields while moving walking shield, rock fell pinning legs against a pallet of cribs EE continued to work. Leg was still sore MRI revealed small crack, his last day worked was 12/2...
12/10/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was using a wrench to tighten a belt block nut on a conveyor system. The wrench slipped as he was pulling it towards him causing him to fall to the ground. As he fell to the ground he lande...
12/06/2011 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 119d lost, 7d restricted Installing a rib bolt and bent down to pick up something, when he went to raise up he inadvertently grabbed the rotation lever and his glove caught on the auger steel causing a compound fracture of th...
12/03/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator at #6 portal was inoperable when a locking mechanism (bar) malfunctioned. The elevator was down from 2:35am until 9:35am.
12/02/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost Checking for oil leak on scoop and scoop drifted forward so that the tire came to rest on top of his left foot casing a severe contusion.
12/02/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Placing channels on cm and placed right middle finger in slot of channel smashing it on other channels already on cm. The laceration required four sutures to close. No work was missed.
11/18/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While scaling down loose ribs with a slate bar he was struck on the back of the neck by a piece of draw slate that fell from the roof. He received two lacerations and they required 10 sutures to close...
11/07/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Longwall panel 59 experienced adverse roof conditions at the headgate which impeded passage to the primary escapeway. The heavy roof set down on the headgate but there was no roof fall.
11/04/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was helping to reload a scoop battery on to the forks of a scoop when the crib used to prop the battery up rolled out and caught his left index and middle finger between the crib and the fork...
11/04/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Carrying a metal overcast panel with co-worker, when they set it down it struck his right thigh lacerating it. The cut took 10 sutures to close. No time from work missed.
10/21/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator in # 6 airshaft was inoperable. The emergency stop button needed to be replaced. The elevator remained inoperable until 11:20 p.m.
10/19/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator in # 6 airshaft was inoperable due to malfunction in the TAC pickup circuit. 15 people were trapped for approximately 20 minutes until the electrician responded. The elevator remained ino...