Cumberland Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,517 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/21/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Employee was assisting the roof bolter alongside the CM when a piece of rock fell from between the roof straps and striking the employee in the right side of EE's head and right shoulder.
08/12/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was pulling in shield so EE could set bits on the shearer. There was a used ram jack on 7 shield as EE pulled in 8 shield EE caught the jack and it pushed the employee up against the panline...
07/15/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #6 Portal elevator went down at 9:15 am with a malfunctioning Slow Down Switch. The switch was adjusted to the proper position and checked by Schindler Elevator and put back in service 10:10 AM.
07/02/2020 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost Employee was bolting on the miner when a piece of rib fell and rolled on employee's left ankle causing a fracture of the left ankle.
06/30/2020 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee was carrying posts and stepped on some loose material when employee jammed right knee. The employee continued to work till 08/17/2020 when employee was taken off work to have surgery on knee...
06/24/2020 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tramming a scoop when EE hit a rut causing EE to strike EE's head on the canopy. Employee strained EE's neck. The employee continues to work but has started Physical Therapy for EE's ne...
06/05/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Employee was advancing miner cable slack from 2 - 3 xc to #3 entry. EE hooked the cable to a shuttle car in #3 entry to pull the loop of slack thru three cable handlers around the corner. Employee put...
06/01/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking on slope when employee slipped on some spillage and fell and struck left knee on a concrete step. The employee continues to work but has started Physical Therapy on 10/6/2020. E...
06/01/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee bent over to pick up a hydraulic jack and started to feel pain in EE's lower back. Employee continues to work but has started Physical Therapy on 6/17/2020.
05/21/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was changing bits on the shearer when a piece of rock fell from the top and struck the employee in the right hand causing a laceration. The laceration reqired three sutures.
05/20/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The slope hoist went down at 10:00 am with a blown fuse. It was repaired and put back in service at 10:57 am.
05/19/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost Employee was carrying 8"" aluminum pipe on EE's shoulder when EE's left index finger became pinched between the pipe and a roof strap, Employee sustained a fracture and a laceration of EE's left inde...
05/17/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a bolt off a piece of belt structure on the slope belt. Employee was using a electric grinder. While cutting the bolt the grinder wheel broke apart and struck the employee in the...
05/15/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #6 elevator went down at 9:38 am with a slow down fault at the top and bottom. The Brody brake was repaired and the elevator was put back in service at 12:30 pm. During the downtime the alternat...
05/15/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking along the track in the 73 HG section when they tripped and fell. Employee struck nose on a rock when they hit the ground causing a laceration that required 6 sutures.
05/07/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling on belt when employee felt a strain in their back. Employee has continued to work but has now started to receive Physical Therapy for the back strain.
04/26/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Portal 6 elevator was taken out of service when the shaft bottom filled with water. The shaft bottom pump was repaired and the shaft was pumped out. The #6 elevator was put back in service at 1:50 p...
04/22/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was throwing the loader cable out of the tram road. when EE felt a pop in EE's left shoulder. the employee continues to work but has started Physical Therapy on 5/28/2020.
04/13/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A unplanned roof fall occurred in the intersection of #5 entry of Cumberland West at 70 xc. The fall was due to irregularities in the geological conditions in that area (sand channel intrusion and a...
04/11/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was standing on #5 shield as the shearer cut out on the longwall. A piece of slate came flying off the cutting drum and struck the employee in the left knee. Employee was taken off work on...
03/25/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the #2 entry at 30 1/2 xc of 72 HG section. The fall was 10.5 feet long and 8 feet wide. the fall was just above the anchorage point of the 6' bolts. No one was injured. Th...
03/22/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee was jacking up the track with a Simplex jack. A gear in the jack slipped causing the employee to strain upper right arm.
03/19/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 154d lost Employee was shoveling coal fines from the sump at CW#3 drive area when employee felt pain in right shoulder. The employee worked till 5/18/2020 when employee was taken off work to have shoulder sur...
03/18/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost The EE was walking down the entry and stepped in a hole and felt pain in lower back and down leg. EE continued to work till 1/21/2021 when pain got much worse and EE was taken off work.
03/14/2020 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None #6 Portal elevator went down with a stuck emergency brake with 4 employees on it at 11:15 PM. The emergency brake was repaired and the 4 employees got off the elevator at 11:45 PM.
03/14/2020 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None #9 Portal elevator went down at 7:05 pm with no one on it due to a gate failure and door switch fault. The elevator was repaired and put back in service at 11:07 pm.
03/13/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 138d lost The employee was stepping thru a man door when EE felt a pop in the left knee. Employee worked till 3/18/2020 when EE was taken off work.
03/13/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Employee was helping re position the fan when employee caught left index finger between the bell tube coming off of the fan and the first regular tube causing a laceration and fracture to left index f...
03/05/2020 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting on the left side of a full face miner. As employee reached for a bolt with left hand a piece of slate fell from the rib striking the employee in left hand causing a fracture. Th...
03/03/2020 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was crawling thru a low area making an examination on a bank of seals when EE bumped EE's right knee on a pumpable crib causing a contusion to EE's right knee. The employee was taken off wor...
02/24/2020 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee was installing a rib bolt off of the miner when a piece of slate fell from the rib and struck EE in the left thumb as EE was inserting a pusher steel in the rib bolt hole causing a laceration...
02/10/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was operating a fork scoop and unloading supplies. As employee drove the scoop down off the tail track employee jarred self and injured lower back.
01/20/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 266d lost Employee was coming down metal steps to the pulpit cell at the harbor and slipped on the frost covered metal step. EE caught self to prevent EE from falling and in the process strained EE's left shou...
01/18/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None employee was building a ramp to unload a feeder from a dolly. The employee was on EE's knees when EE twisted while trying to place up an 8' post and felt pain in EE's lower left back. The employee c...
01/15/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting off the miner. As employee bent down to put a bolt in the wrench some rock fell off the edge of the roof screen and struck employee in the right side of head, neck and shoulder....
01/15/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a wire tie off of a cable and EE cut EE's left hand and required two sutures.
01/13/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 191d lost Employee was dragging a tube when they tripped and caught themselves with right arm when they fell. The employee suffered a sprained right shoulder.
01/02/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 139d lost Employee was lowering a basket in the #9 Portal bath house and felt pain in right shoulder.
12/30/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 255d lost Employee was getting down off of the LW shearer when they slipped and fell striking left knee. The employee worked till 1/20/2020 when they were taken off work.
12/27/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 152d lost The employee was climbing up on the rear bumper of the miner to repair an oil leak and slipped off and struck EE's right knee on the bumper. The employee worked till 1/02/2020 when EE was taken off o...
12/27/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a rib bolt off the continuous miner as EE moved the wrench in to tighten the bolt EE smashed EE's right thumb between the wrench and the plywood rib plate causing a laceration...
12/20/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost Employee was hanging the miner cable when employee felt pain in left elbow. Employee continued working until 4/10/2020 when employee was taken off work for surgery on left elbow.
12/17/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 713d lost Employee was throwing a track switch and felt a sharp pain in the right shoulder. Employee continues to work but has started receiving physical therapy treatments on 1/21/2020.
12/13/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 104d lost Employee was helping hang a vent tube when a piece of rock fell out from between the roof screen and struck EE in the left wrist. The employee suffered a fractured wrist.
12/05/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 254d lost Employee was standing on coal pile behind miner hanging the laser when they tripped and fell. EE caught themselves with left arm causing pain in left shoulder. Employee worked till 12/10/2019 when the...
12/04/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Employee was operating a 20 ton motor when employee hit a kink in the rail causing employee to jam right side into the frame of the operator's cab. Employee suffered a fractured rib.
11/23/2019 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was rock dusting in a low area and jammed neck when they walked into a pipe that was hung from the roof. The employee continues to work but has started Physical Therapy on December 4, 2019.
11/16/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating the tail drum of the Longwall shearer when a piece of rock came off the drum and struck the injured in the right index finger causing a laceration that required five sutures.
11/14/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The #9 portal elevator went down at 10:35 pm because of a stuck slow down switch. The switch was repaired and the elevator put back into service at 12:48 am.
11/05/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting rock dust into the aux fan when EE bumped right knee. The employee continues to work but has started Physical Therapy on 11/25/2019.