Cumberland Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,517 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/18/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was cutting a piece of rock dust hose with a pocket knife. He was cutting with his right hand when the knife slipped off the hose and cut his left hand causing a laceration at the third kn...
08/12/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 220d lost The injured said he twisted his knee slightly while walking. He then twisted it again while stepping off an offset, causing him to fall backwards. Upon a doctor's exam it revealed degeneration of the...
08/08/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost The injured tripped while stepping over the belt tail piece and landed with his right foot partialy on a crib block causing him to twist his right knee. After an exam by a dr it was determined that th...
08/06/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 148d restricted He was carrying a compressed gas cylinder and caught his left foot on a rail, twisting left knee. Injured continued to work for 16 weeks. A physician diagnosed degeneration in his left knee. He began...
07/30/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pushing a roof bolt into a hole, a piece of slate (25"" x 27"" x 1.5"") fell from the roof and struck the bolter and broke up when it hit the bolter. A piece of the rock struck the injured just...
07/30/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Employee was walking and tripped over hole in mine. He slipped and sprained his knee.
07/28/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 231d restricted The injured was placing roof screen on continuous miner when the rib rolled on the left side of the continuous miner. The rib roll knocked him to his knees & he struck his left forehead on the miner o...
07/21/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was installing a 40 ft long - 6"" diameter alum. pipe across length of sump. He was raising one end of pipe to top of high wall in sump, while he was standing on loose rock that was wet. Hi...
07/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 114d lost, 1d restricted Injured was adjusting a bottom belt roller to align belt and struck his right index finger against a belt roller bracket fracturing it.
07/09/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #6 portal elevator became inoperable when the manual break caused a rise of temperature on the amperage on a motor. The elevator was returned to service after dirt in the manual break was cleaned.
06/20/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Victum was positioning the Alpine miner shovel extension jack on the CM and it slipped. EE received a laceration on the left ring finger that required 5 sutures to close.
06/20/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was coupling an in-line plug and while turning the plug his hand slipped and he cut hos right thumb on a stainless steel tag. The laceration required 6 sutrues to close. This is a medical treatment...
06/19/2008 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 258d lost The victim reported pain in his right knee after stepping over a belt tailpiece anchor chain. He continued to work until 7/29/08 when he was taken off of work after on MRI of the right knee reports de...
06/18/2008 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 62d lost, 97d restricted EE was in the process of placing miner cable and water hose on the Alpine miner head. The pump motor was running on the miner and he had the remote on his person. He was standing beside shovel and tra...
06/10/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using a chisel as a spacer in a chain breaker while re-assembling a continuous miner conveyor chain. He had his hand on top of the chisel to remove it and the chain jumped causing the end of the chise...
05/29/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 53d lost, 114d restricted He turned to take a step and start walking when his left knee buckled from under him. Injured continued to work until 6/20/08, when he was taken off work due to a strained left knee. This was original...
05/28/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using a battery powered reciprocating saw to cut electrial conduit and, while holding it with both hands, his left hand slipped and his left small finger became caught between the saw blade chuck and...
05/24/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 83d lost, 87d restricted Climbing a step ladder to install a pipe hanger and fell off the ladder landing on a concrete step below. He struck the right side of his head and received multiple contusions to his ribs, legs and ri...
05/20/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 39d lost, 203d restricted EE was stepping down from a graded ledge that was about two feet high and felt pain in his right knee.
05/19/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE was pumping mix in yellow bags from step ladder, when EE came off ladder, his left foot hit on uneven ground and caused left ankle to turn.
05/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 219d lost, 61d restricted The injured was building a stopping using concrete block. The injured lifted a block to the top row of the stopping and pushed it into place. As he was doing this he felt pain in his right shoulder. T...
03/31/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost EE was dragging 1 1/4"" black slick line, stepped i hole, felt burning in left knee.
03/28/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 316d lost Working as a roof bolter helper while bolting the longwall face with Tensar screen. The face rolled in and the victim fell into the face conveyor in a attempt to avoid the falling coal. His left leg w...
03/27/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting canvas with razor knife and lacerated back of left hand. Cut required six sutures. This is a medical treatment injury.
03/26/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 271d restricted Carrying trash and tripped on a floor mat. He fell out an open doorway and struck his right elbow on the ground causing a contusion and straining it.
03/17/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The hoist car servicing the #1 track slope was taken out of service when the overspeed (500 feet/minute) switch failed. The car was down from 7:16 pm on 3/17/2008 until 8:45 pm on 3/18/2008.
03/04/2008 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 334d lost After installing a roof bolt, victim was dropping the mast jack to remove the wrench. He had placed his left hand on the stabilizing cross member on the 2nd stage of the mast jack assembly. As the 3rd...
03/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost Walking from a pump station and slipped on a 3"" poly-line used for suction. He fell and struck his left rib and the lower part of his left leg. He continued to work until 3/4/08. After receiving medi...
03/01/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Victim was standing beside a continuous miner when a piece of slate 1"" thick by 18"" long fell from the roof and struck his left ring finger. The laceration required five sutures to close. No time fr...
02/06/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Allegheny Power substation power was interrupted and the slope hoist lost power from 3:36 pm until 4:15 pm. When utility power was restored, the slope hoist was put back into service.
02/05/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 107d restricted Walking from behind canvas and struck head on pipe that was hung on the other side about five feet off the bottom. He strained his neck.
01/30/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Installing a metal stopping and he extended a panel he lacerated his left middle finger on the edge of the panel. The cut required two sutures to close. He returned to work his next scheduled shift.
01/15/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Walking from mantrip to working place and stepped on uneven bottom, twisting right ankle. He worked his next scheduled shift, but began losing time on 1/18/08.
01/08/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Unloading pipe from back of truck, pipe came back and hit him, bending him backwards.
01/05/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 58d lost, 7d restricted Walking across track rail and tripped, twisting right knee and falling to the mine floor.
12/20/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Stood up bumping head on angle iron
12/17/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using a slate bar to pry a rock off the top of a continuous miner, the rock slid back and his left thumb caught between the rock and the bar. His thumb was fractured. Injured did not miss any work. Th...
12/16/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The slope car servicing the #1 track slope was inoperable from 12:32 p.m. until 1:28 p.m. due to a malfunction in the contactor.
12/13/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE and co-worker were rolling out three inch poly-line that had been coiled. As they reached the end of the roll, the line slipped out of the co-worker's hand and struck injured in the face. He sustai...
12/11/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was a torch to burn off a shaft and the shaft fell striking him on the left side of his head. This resulted in a contusion to the head and laceration of the left ear. The laceration required five s...
12/02/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost He was descending the ladder of a 180 front-end loader and after placing his left foot on the ground he was lowering his right foot to the ground. His left foot slipped on the muddy surface and he squ...
11/16/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 48d lost, 63d restricted She was getting off a jeep and tripped, falling to her knees. She strained her left knee.
11/13/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Victim was assisting workers who were re-railing an off the track 9 ton motor. He was placing wood blocking material under the locomotive when the jack that was set under it kicked out and the motor d...
10/31/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator serving the #6 portal was inoperable from 2:15 p.m. until 3:50 p.m. due to a malfunction with the Bode brake.
10/29/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 19d restricted He was stepping down from a ledge approximately two feet high when his right foot slipped on wet rock and caused him to do a split with his legs. He pulled his right hamstring.
10/28/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost He was using a sledge hammer to knock out the blocks that remained in a stopping after a scoop had been used to knock the stopping out when several blocks fell from the corner and struck him on the to...
10/24/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None While being pulled onto the ramp to drop into the mine the slope car de-railed and struck a metal pole. Some of the wood planks and metal grating on the ramp were looseded and had to be repaired to pr...
10/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 159d lost He was picking up a 42 degree Continental bottom idler to place it through a mandoor and felt a ""pop"" in his right shoulder. The injury was determined to be a torn rotator cuff of the right shoulder...
10/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 20d restricted He was sliding an eight inch PVC pipe through a door in a stopping and as he gave the pipe a pull, the pipe struck against another eight inch PVC pipe hanging in the entry. His right middle and right...
10/11/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 167d lost Using a rock dust hose to apply rock dust in a high roof area, the dust hose was being held overhead and there was a quick surge of dust in it. The hose recoiled and he strained his right shoulder.