Cumberland Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,517 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/19/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator in # 6 airshaft was inoperable due to a malfunction in the TAC pickup circuit. The elevator remained inoperable until 12:45 am
10/05/2011 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After locking and tagging out the #4 screw bowl he removed the inspection cover and found it full of coal fines. To remove fines, he punched them with his right fist. The blades were still rotating an...
10/04/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 185d lost Lifting the front end of a wheelbarrow containing concrete and felt a pain in his right side, groin. He was taken off work for a hernia.
10/04/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 182d lost Lifting the foot of a jack walker from jeep and felt pain in right wrist. Employee continuted to work normal duties until 12/29/11. He received medical attentiona and a cast was put on his wrist to ca...
09/26/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 82d restricted Injured was helping another EE pull a wood pallet out from under a large bag of rock and felt a pain in Rt. shoulder. He continued to work until 12/20/2011.
09/13/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Handing concrete block to co-workers and caught right small finger between two blocks. The injury required removal of his finger nail and 11 sutures. NO TIME WAS MISSED FROM WORK.
09/10/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 199d lost Getting off Volvo #1 A40 and as he climbed down the steps he slipped off and struck the side of the vehicle causing contusions to his left shoulder, right leg, and head.
09/09/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 196d lost Traveling through an access hole cut in a back-up check and foot caught on canvas. He fell and fractured his left fibula.
09/09/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT None Walking and stepped in a hole that had a wedge in it, tripped and fractured 5th metatarsal on his right foot.
09/07/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator was shut down during a routine inspection by mine electrician due to the pit at the bottom of the elevator shaft filling with water. The reason for the bottom of shaft filling with water was...
09/01/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was repairing ""dog bone"" on the face side of the pan line when multiple rocks fell between the shields striking the EE in the right leg. The EE received 6 sutures in the right leg. On 9/19/11 inj...
08/30/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator maintenance contractor was working on the buffers for their normal inspection on #6 elevator. Buffers would not collapse property. Dirt around the seals of the buffers needed to be cleane...
08/30/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was roof bolting on the left side of the continuous miner. A co-worker cut the wire on a bundle of roof bolt plates that was on the miner. This caused one of the plates to slide from the bund...
08/24/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator in #6 could not be operated due to the improper resetting of the over speed governor. A new pin was placed in the over speed governor. The elevator was back in service at 5:15pm 8/24/11
08/19/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of changing bits on a continuous miner. While striking one of the bits with a hammer a piece of the hammer flew out, striking the employee on the bridge of the nose and on...
08/19/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Changing bits on CM, was struck on the bridge of the nose by flying metal either from a bit or a hammer that was being used to dislodge the bits. The laceration required five sutures to close. NO TIME...
08/15/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was standing on a ladder and retrieving a cinder block from another employee. As he was lifting the block he twisted towards the wall to set the block in place. Strained abdomen in process.
08/14/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 63d lost, 161d restricted Working normal duties as a general laborer and felt pain in left knee. His knee began to swell and he sought medical assistance and an MRI was performed revealing a cyst posterior to the PCL, likely a...
08/12/2011 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 219d lost A contractor was making modifications to the exhaust ventilation pipe on the 59-3 GOB ventilation borehole with the 9 stage methane exhauster pump operating. The modifications caused methane to be pas...
07/22/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #6 portal elevator was taken out of service when, during a routine inspections, the vendor found the safety latch for the governor inoperable. The elevator was back in service at 1:15pm
07/17/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of local roof material (not above the bolt anchorage point) was discovered at 41xc in #4 entry of North Mains Belt. Report is being submitted subsequent to citation #7022223 citing operator fai...
07/13/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Drilling hole for center roof bolt and was struck by a 24 inch round X 5 inch thick rock that fell from between roof straps bruising his back resulting in an abrasion. He began missing work his next s...
07/07/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 235d lost, 15d restricted Wrapping ventilation tubing and turned to get sidecuts when he was struck by a piece of rib approximately 26 feet long x 6 feet high and up to 1 foot thick. He received a fractured left femur.
06/30/2011 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Start of shift, after flushing hole, water line from FMC Pump to drill ruptured. Injured workers right eye (scratched cornea). Transported to Southwest Regional Medical Center via Ambulance per Cumb...
06/18/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Changing bottom roller at tipper drive and while lifting on end of the roller he caught his left middle finger between the roller and the structure fracturing it. No time was lost from work. This is m...
06/18/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 57d lost, 158d restricted Lifting miner cable and water hose out of cable handler and there was no slack. He strained his left elbow. Employee continued to work until August 3, when he was seen by a panel physician and given r...
06/17/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Operating double boom roof bolter and a piece of rock 6"" x 8"" x 2"" fell and struck his right foot causing a severe contusion.
06/09/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator in the #6 vertical shaft was inoperable due to failure of a solid state relay in the control circuitry. The elevator was inoperable from 5:20pm until 7:00pm
06/06/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The emergency escape capsule at the #9 intake shaft was inoperable due to malfunction with the electric brake. The capsule was dropped down approximately 300 feet when the electric brake locked up and...
06/03/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost While hosing down top of stageloader with back to rib he was struck by a rib that fell. A piece of rock approximately 10 feet long X 6 feet high X 2 feet thick pushed him against the stageloader gear...
05/30/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator in the #6 shaft was inoperable due to a control fuse that failed. The elevator became inoperable at 8:15 p.m. on 5/30/2011.
05/27/2011 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On Fri 5/27/11 an EE rec'd an electrical shock. He was seen at hospital, held for observation, & released. He was seen by a panel physician as soon as possible-weekend & holiday made that day 5/31/11....
05/01/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Loading eight foot cable bolts on to the continuous miner and stepped in a hole spraining left ankle.
04/30/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee was getting out of motor operator's compartment and when he put his foot on the ground he turned and twisted his left knee. He continued to work until 5/16/11. He was taken off work for a pos...
04/27/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A car of material was being hoisted up the track slope when the material fell off and de-railed the inby car. The slope was unusable until 4:30 p.m.
04/26/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Clearing brush for borehole site and cut left knee with chainsaw.
04/14/2011 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 66d lost, 26d restricted Injured was transported to the E.R. at the hospital complaining of lower back pain. An MRI was done the following day. The results showed degenerative disc disease and stenosis. This is being reported...
04/07/2011 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 79d lost, 19d restricted EE began losing time from work 4/7/11 due to a condition diag. with an MRI. On 3/29/11 he had an MRI done that diag. impingement to the supraspinatus tendon of his left shoulder. He was taken off work...
03/22/2011 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 102d lost Employee complained of pain in his right shoulder while performing normal duties as a utility worker on a continuous miner section. After seeing a physician he was given an MRI which disclosed mild de...
03/19/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Pulling a 150 foot long 1-1/2 inch water hose into a crosscut and felt pain in his lower back.
03/11/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The Longwall 58 experienced heavy roof conditions in the headgate between 11 and 12 crosscut. MSHA told the operator this incident should have been immediately reported to the MSHA hotline. This repor...
03/08/2011 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 332d lost After working as a center bolter ee complained of pain in his right shoulder. He was seen by a panel physician who sent him for an MRI. The MRI diagnosis included degenerative changes in the superior...
03/01/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 334d lost Caught reinforcement while drilling causing EE's wrist to twist.
02/27/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 335d lost Walking down track slope ramp on wooden decking and slipped fracturing his left ankle.
02/23/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator in #6 could not be operated due to a fuse blown in the substation during an electrical storm and a hydraulic hose failed on the back-up generator. The fuse was changed and the hydraulic hose...
02/17/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 63d lost, 61d restricted Employee began missing time on 2/18/2011 for pain in his left knee. After reviewing the MRI report it was decided this was due to a degenerative condition to the ACL. It is now being reported as an oc...
02/09/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 33d lost, 11d restricted EE was getting out of a front end loader when he lost his footing and fell to the ground striking his left side on the hard ground. He sustained 2 fractured ribs and contusions to his left shoulder an...
02/08/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Removing old chuck from bolter head. EE was holding chuck with channelocks as co-worker struck them with a small sledge. A piece of metal few off & struck EE on left side of face on the cheek. He cont...
02/08/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 101d lost, 28d restricted EE was picking up a small de-watering pump and felt pain in his right shoulder.
02/04/2011 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 132d lost EE complained of back pain while at work. After being seen in the ER & reviewing the x-ray of his thoracolumbar spine it was determined he suffered from mile anterior osterophytes that were causing un...