Cumberland Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,517 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/04/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 32d lost, 22d restricted Injured began missing time when he was scheduled for surgery on 03/29/07. Surgery scheduled for 03/30/07. The diagnostic report from an MRI indicated ""degenerative"" conditions of the right knee and...
03/03/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Control fuses blew out during a power outage and no replacement fuses were in stock. The hoist car serving the track slope was unavailable from 1:58 p.m. on 3/3/07 until 4:30 p.m. on 3/4/07.
02/25/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator was down due to malfunctioning in the limit switch.
02/24/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator was out of service when the auxiliary contactor on the M.C. malfunctioned.
02/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost Pulling back drill collar to hook up on lay down line.
02/12/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Slipped on ice and fell, twisted ankle.
02/05/2007 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 47d lost, 158d restricted Victim was transported to the hospital after experiencing pain in his right knee. He began missing time his next regular shift. The diagnostic report from the mri of the lower extremity joint reports...
01/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 59d lost, 162d restricted Walking belt line checking rollers with a thermography camera, bent over to go under cables and as he straightened up he felt pain in his lower back. He sustained an acute mechanical ls strain with su...
01/08/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Friction caused an ignition on the face of longwall panel 52 as the head drum of the shearer struck a hard rock intrusion located between the main coal seam and the draw slate. The intrusion was betwe...
12/15/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered in the #1 entry of North Mains from 56 crosscut to 60 crosscut.
12/05/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Removing bits from shearer cutting drum and a piece of the bit tool removal tool broke off and struck him in the left cheek, becoming imbedded. The piece was removed and one suture was necessary to cl...
11/27/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 137d lost Turned and started to walk toward barge timberhead to lift breasting cable and slipped on coal fines lying on wet barge decking. She strained her right knee and right ankle. Injured began losing time...
11/15/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A hydraulic hose malfunctioned in the hoist house causing an oil leak. The hoist for the #1 slope was out of service from 14:20 until 15:10.
11/15/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A hydraulic hose malfunctioned in the hoist causing an oil leak. The hoist for the #1 slope was out of service from 2:20 pm until 3:10 pm.
11/03/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Pulling 10"" pipe, picking up elevators on side of rig, got his arm caught in elevator and it sucked his arm around the cat head.
10/20/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 162d lost Reported suffering a severely sore right lower leg muscle. There was no instantaneous single incident. This job requires him to walk & examine the mine workings for hazards & violations. When seen by...
10/09/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Victim tripped on switch throw and as he fell he struck a rib board with his face fracturing his nose. He returned his next scheduled shift.
09/05/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 193d lost Injured began missing work on 9/5/06 for (according to him) a condition that was the result of a 3/12/01 incident when he rec'd a lower back strain while uncoupling motors on a curve. He was taken off...
08/27/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None While in the supply yard the hoist car became inoperative due to the shorting of the control circuit when two wires in the breaker box loosened. The wiring was repaired and the car was put back in ser...
08/23/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured had just scaled loose head coal from the work area. A piece of head coal fell and struck the injured on the head knocking off his hard hat. When the injured looked up to see what happened...
08/16/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 207d lost The injured was carrying a step ladder as he got off the elevator in the prep. plant. The door did not fully open & the injured tripped over the door as he exited the elevator. He fell to the floor, t...
08/16/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 207d lost The injured tripped on the rough bottom in the #1 recovery entry of 23 Butt Longwall section. The injured struck his face and left knee on the bottom. He suffered an abrasion to his nose and a menisc...
07/28/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 220d lost The injured had hold of a bottom belt roller while changing it. The roller was stuck in a belt chain. A co-worker tried to strike the belt chain with a hammer to free the stuck roller and missed, stri...
07/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost The injured was carrying a concrete block, in a bent over position, in a low area and felt pain in his lower back.
07/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 223d lost The injured was lifting an oxygen cylinder and felt pain in his lower left back and hip.
07/14/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 230d lost The injured stepped in a hole as he was putting supply cars in a switch and he felt pain in his left knee. He finished his shift. When he returned for his next shift he tried to work but he felt pain...
07/05/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Installing 12 foot cable bolts in the tailgate set-up entry and the bolt bound up in roof screen. He was attempting to pull the bolt out when the bolt sprung back and struck him in the face and on the...
06/29/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 240d lost Injured was lifting a channel from out of the channel rack on top of the continuous miner when his left leg slipped on a piece of slate. He twisted his left ankle. This occurred in a work area where a...
06/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Injured and co-worker were picking up a centrifigal pump shaft in tight wroking space. He felt a pain in his groin, but continued to work. Injured worked until 7/7/06, when he began losing time for a...
06/23/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 244d lost Employee was walking to his vehicle in the parking area after his shift when he was struck by the rear passenger side of another employee's automobile as that EE was backing up, looking for a parking...
06/15/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The slope car was being used to transport a longwall load center underground. The heavy load center caused the slope car to derail. Air bags were used to re-rail the car and load was distributed diffe...
06/12/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Standing along side a continuous miner when he was struck on the upper lip by a small piece of soapstone that fell from roof. The laceration required two sutures to close. No time was lost from this i...
06/05/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee had poison ivy on both arms; when he had contact with cement he had a reaction that caused arm to blister and burn.
06/05/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost The shearer helper and shearer operator were changing bits on the shearer. A bit was lodged in the bit keeper and the operator was using an 8 lb hammer to hit the bit wrench with. As he struck the wre...
05/30/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost While throwing a track switch a gil tripped over the switch throw and strained his groin.
05/10/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 275d lost Bending a loose rib bolt that was sticking out in the tram road and was struck from behind by coal and slate that fell out in three pieces from a corner in an intersection. He was driven to the mine f...
04/28/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The slope car serving the #1 portal was taken out of service when the ethernet cable used to transmit communications malfunctioned. The car was unavailable for use for two hours, from 3:15am until 5:1...
04/21/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #6 Portal elevator stopped while traveling downward. It was about 3/4 of the way down the shaft with 9 EE's on board. The brake holding failure circuit became activated and after investigating the...
04/16/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Traveling through mandoor from the return to the intake and his leg became caught in the door knocking him off balance. He fell hyper-extending his right knee causing severe pain to radiate from his...
03/18/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After throwing a track switch, he began to operate a 5 ton mantrip, as he entered the crosscut, the mantrip struck the tongue of a low-boy dolly stored in the switch. He was propelled forward and stru...
02/22/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 330d lost Dragging belt and was struck on the head by a piece of rock that potted out. The rock measured approximately 11""square by 1""thick. He began losing time the next shift because of a lower back sprain.
02/17/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator serving the #6 portal was out of service from 5:48am until 6:20am due to a malfunction in the interlock for the inner door. Affected miners were directed to use another route of escape in...
02/17/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The track slope car was unavailable as a secondary escapeway from 9:05am until 2:25pm due to failure to the 4160 cable serving the hoist house. Allegheny Power had to respond to correct the problem an...
01/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None SLIDING A PIECE OF GRATING THAT HAD BEEN LEFT OUT BACK INTO PLACE AND CAUGHT LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF GRATING, LACERATING THE TIP OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. THE AVULSION REQUIRED 10 SUTU...
01/23/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Sliding 2'x3' piece of grading across another piece of grading to install in stacker. It was snug, he pulled on the grading he was moving and caught his left middle finger between the two pieces of g...
01/02/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Hanging canvas, injured was holding canvas up in the air as a co-worker was putting a spad into the roof. A piece of roof coal broke off in two pieces. The first piece knocked off hat and the second p...
12/06/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 135d lost Ee was pumping roof suppor bag. Last shift had spilled cement in walkway. He slipped on cement and fell. Injury left knee.
11/28/2005 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A friction caused methane ignition occurred at approx. 8:43 pm on the panel 51 MMU 011-0 longwall face. A Horizontal degas hole was encountered between 173 and 174 shield and it was not visible due to...
11/18/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Victim and co-worker were placing a mandoor in a stopping when his fingers were caught inbetween the door flange and the block. He received four sutures on his left ring finger and five sutures on his...
11/12/2005 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 158d lost Employee has had a history of right knee ailment since 08/24/1998. On 11/12/2005 He began losing time for pain in his right knee with no incident. After consultation with an orthopedic surgeon he was...