Cumberland Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,517 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/05/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost Having advanced a slider tube with co-worker, he was struck on the right foot by a piece of rock measuring 2 ft X 3 ft X 6 in thick. This resulted in fracture of three areas of his right metatarsal on...
02/24/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 49d lost, 24d restricted EE complained of pain to his left knee. The results of th eMRI indicated he has a Bakers Cyst and degenative signal of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus. He has been scheduled for surguery. Th...
02/10/2010 OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 3d lost HE was dragging suction and discharge lines through water in gob bleeder entry. He developed a skin condition some time later. On 3/25/10 he was taken off work by a physician who contributed the condi...
02/06/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #6 portal elevator was inoperable due to a power interruption brought on by a seasonal snow storm. It remained that way until the current from a back-up generator was supplied.
02/05/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 9d lost, 15d restricted Employee began losing time for a condition resulting from changes in the AC joint of his left shoulder. He was experiencing pain in this upper extremity and sought medical attention. When an MRI was d...
02/04/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Twisted ankle on stairs in hoist house.
02/02/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a slate bar to install rail in tie. The bar slipped and he was struck on the chin. The resulting laceration took five sutures to close. NO WORK WAS MISSED FROM THIS MEDICAL TREATMEN...
02/02/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 173d lost Employee was dragging screen to be installed as supplemental roof support and stepped on a rock, twisting his right ankle. He sprained it.
02/02/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Employee was carrying two slate bars and he was stepping up on a flat car. As he stepped up he felt pain in his right knee.
01/08/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None While doing a weekly test on the escape capsule at #8 shaft and clearing the toe board & grading the limit switch failed. The capsule then damaged the halo and over traveled switches. This capsule is...
12/22/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While working as roof bolter helper the injured was kneeling on the mine floor looking up at the roof when a small piece of rock fell and struck the injured in the forehead. The laceration required fo...
12/15/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was drilling a roof bolt, the roof was bad. While he was looking up, his right hand was resting on a guard over the pressure gauge. As he dropped the drill head with his left hand, the top of the j...
12/13/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated he saw a piece of metal hanging from the end of a separator. He was removing the material and when he grabbed the metal piece and pulled on it he received a laceration on his left smal...
12/11/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost He was lifting a flyte while standing inside a feeder, feet slipped and he fell over the side of the feeder, landing on his back. This employee continued to work normal duties until 5/10/10, at which...
12/10/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 92d lost, 45d restricted Employee was diagnosed with tendinopathy and some bursitis of the right upper extremity after complaining of his right arm going numb. The diagnosis was attributed to chronic overuse. He is a faceman...
12/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Injured was picking up a bundle of PoGo sticks. Approx 50 to 60 lbs. Ruptured lower stomach
11/15/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While carrying a four inch pipe with a co-worker, victim tripped and the pipe slipped from his grasp. The pipe struck him on the right ear and lacerated it. He also received scratches on the right sid...
11/13/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator serving #6 portal was inoperable due to the doors being off track from 2:35 p.m. until 3:05 p.m.
11/10/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator serving #6 portal was inoperable due to the doors being off track from 3:10 p.m. until 3:37 p.m.
10/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 161d lost Injured was taken off work when it was found he had a rotator cuff tear. This condition is from trauma while performing the duties of a coal miner. Surgery is required to correct it.
10/15/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Injured was taken off work when it was found he had a hernia. This condition is from trauma while performing the duties of a coal miner. Surgery is required to correct it.
10/14/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employe was hoisting grating and while moving it over handrail his left thumb became caught between the grating and the handrail. His left thumb was fractured. No work was missed.
10/13/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was conducting a repair to a vulcanized splice. EE was repairing the skive on the spice by using a low speed polishing sander. As the other EE held back the skive the EE started the buffing process...
10/13/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was loading channel onto CM, he lost his grip and the channel kicked up on one end. He was struck on the chin and the resulting laceration required six sutures. No time was missed from work.
10/13/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured stepped into a diesel jeep and tripped. As he fell he jammed his right small finger against a metal cover and fractured it. No time missed from work.
10/12/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 183d lost Employee complained of right knee pain. After medical evaluation was done it was found he had a strain due to repeated trauma attributed to his activities as a coal miner. The MRI showed effusion to h...
10/07/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost As he walked around some material citim stepped inot a hole in the grating that workmen were replacing. He fell and struck his chest area as left knee.
09/26/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Riding as a passenger in a diesel jeep. The throttle stuck and he struck his lower back and right hip on tool box as he tried to get down in the passenger compartment.
09/17/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The door switch for the #6 portal elevator malfunctioned and the elevator would not descend properly. The switch was repaired.
09/11/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was reaching for a roof bolt wrench and struck his right elbow on a cotter pin on the drill steel guide. The laceration required five sutures. No time was lost.
09/11/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 200d lost Employee began losing time from work for a rotator cuff condition that required surgery on 9/11/09. The condition was noted as resulting from repetitive motion with his right shoulder.
09/02/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The slope car that services #1 incline track slope was inoperable due to malfunction of the feedback from the resolver. The car was down approx. 7:30 p.m. 09/02/2009 until approx. 3:00p.m. 09/03/2009.
08/23/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 216d lost While shoveling the slope belt the injured pushed his shovel into a pile of coal. The shovel struck a large piece of coal causing the shovel to stop suddenly and the injured felt pain in his right sho...
08/11/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost The injured was removing loose rock and coal from roof screen with a slate bar. A piece of rock that he dislodged struck him on the left little finger. The injured suffered a fracture to the left litt...
08/10/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 123d lost The injured was scaling down loose ribs from behind the ventilation tubes, when a piece of rib struck him in the legs. The injured suffered a right knee sprain and a left ankle sprain.
08/09/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 118d lost, 87d restricted The injured was lowering a roof jack when a piece of slate fell and struck him in the right upper arm. The injured contined to work, but he was experiencing weakness and pain in his right arm. A secon...
08/06/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using an axe to level concrete block while building a stopping and struck left ring finger with the axe fracturing it. Employee did not miss any work due to the injury.
08/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working with co-worker, putting SCSR container on top of a motor canopy and the container slipped out of their hands catching his left middle finger between the box and the canopy. The finger was frac...
08/03/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 183d lost Injured was getting out of a scoop operator's compartment when he slipped. He fell against the scoop and the door closed on his left wrist fracturing it.
07/31/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The hoist car servicing the #1 track slope was taken out of service from 4:50 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. when it was discovered the roll back was not working.
07/28/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered by a mine examiner making a weekly examination. The roof fall was approximately 8' high x 16' wide x 50' long and occured at the 106 crosscut in the #1 entry...
07/27/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 196d lost The injured tripped over the anchor chains for the belt tailpiece and fell against a belt stand and injured his right shoulder. The injured continued to work till 8/6/09 when he went to the doctor and...
07/23/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was placing a bench hammer in a shaft bucket and smashed finger. Laceration required stitches.
07/18/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was using a utility knife to strip wire and the knife slipped. He lacerated his right thumb. The laceration required four sutures to close.
07/01/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 139d lost, 107d restricted Injured was operating a 5 ton motor. He states he was jostled in the motor and his foot slipped off the toe board in the operator's compartment and struck a rock. He sustained a fracture to his left a...
07/01/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Injured and co-worker were unloading 8 inch aluminum pipe from a scoop. As the co-worker picked an end of the pipe up injured's left middle finger was caught between the pipe and scoop smashing the fi...
06/27/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 252d lost Employee began missing work due to a work related illness to his right shoulder. Degenerative changes were noted in the acromioclavicular joint of his right shoulder in the impression noted after an M...
06/26/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 34d lost, 33d restricted Employee began missing time for a work related condition when surgery was required to his right knee. MRI findings showed damage due to changes from trauma. He has been employed for over 31 years as a...
06/23/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 236d lost Injured began losing time when he was diagnosed with a torn left rotator cuff tear and surgery was necessary to repair it. He is an underground mechanic and the repetitive motion necessary to perform...
06/14/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 203d lost, 54d restricted Walking on toes of longwall face shields when foot slipped and fell between toes and relay bar. He suffered a fractured fibula.