Cumberland Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,517 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/22/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a roof bolt off the miner side bolter when the collar of the bolt caught on the roof strap causing the bolt to bend and smash the employee's right ring finger against the bolte...
01/22/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pushing 2"" plastic pipe thru a stopping when the pipe sprung back and struck the employee in the lip causing a laceration that required sutures.
01/17/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was handling a distribution box cable when it slipped out of EE's hand and hit EE's shoulder causing EE to strain back. The employee continues to work but has started Physical Therapy on 2/1...
01/07/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stepping down from a barge to another and felt a pop in left knee. Employee continues to work but has started Physical Therapy on 01/28/2019.
01/07/2019 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was walking over an overcast when EE struck a belt clip with EE's hard hat causing EE to jam EE's neck. The employee continues to work but has started Physical Therapy on 01/21/2019.
01/06/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE caught EE's hand between a chain and discharge head when pressure was applied.
12/22/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a tube when a piece of fiberglass punctured employee's hand through glove. Employee received two sutures.
12/19/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost EE was hanging miner cable with other employees when the cable was dropped and the injured held on and strained EE's left elbow.
12/10/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 186d lost Employee was scaling down a piece of rib when a piece of roof fell out behind ee and struck ee in the head and shoulder knocking ee to the ground. The employee suffered a concussion.
11/25/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE ran SC on the afternoon shift and called the next day that EE was having back pain. EE was examined and sent for an MRI. The MRI showed a herniation of the same disc EE hurt on 8/01/2016. EE was...
11/09/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred in #4 entry of Cumberland West at 30 xc. The fall encompassed the whole intersection and was above the anchorage point of the roof bolts. All approaches to the fall w...
11/08/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred in 4 North entry of the 70 HG section. The fall was 27' long and 12' wide and above the anchorage point of the roof bolts. The upper strata above the anchorage point...
11/07/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee was on knees on top of an overcast, shoveling spilled coal onto the conveyor belt when they felt pain in the lower left abdomen. The employee continued to work until 11/27/2018 when they wen...
11/06/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee and a buddy had a 4' x 5' door propped open in order to get a 3"" air pump into the return. When they finished the employee was trying to close the high pressure door when it slammed on the...
11/02/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee was attempting to move a vent tube along side the fullface miner when the loading machine hit the tube and pinched the employees right index finger between the tube and the rib protector caus...
10/17/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 103d lost Employee was retrieving a piece of belt structure when ee stepped on a belt bed rail and twisted right knee.
10/17/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occured at 22.5 crosscut of the North Mains Belt line. The fall measured 27' long, 16' wide, and 7' above the mine roof. No one was injured.
10/13/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost EE was walking from the mantrip to the face at the longwall when ee stepped on some loose material in the walkway and twisted right knee.
10/09/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 226d lost EE was hanging a fan cable and said that they felt pain in their right shoulder. An x-ray showed a large amount of calcification indicating degenerative conditions in right shoulder. This is being r...
10/09/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was bolting with another EE using a single boom bolter. While re positioning the bolter for the next bolt the operator dropped the ATRS and it hit a drill steel which the helper was holding a...
10/06/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 111d restricted Employee was carrying a D ring chain down the longwall face when a hook from the chain caught on a shield hose causing employee to strain shoulder and lower back. The employee continued to work till 0...
10/03/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost The employee was handling shield to shield hoses on the Longwall tear down face and felt pain in lower back. Employee worked till 10/09/2018 when employee was taken off work.
10/01/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred in the 11 Mains North section. The fall was in the #4 entry between 13xc and 14xc. The fall was approximately 25 foot long from the middle of the entry to the left ri...
09/29/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 109d lost Employee was part of a crew advancing the belt in the 6 Mains West section. Employee was re-hooking a wire rope to a scoop to pull the belt onto the structure when the wire rope inadvertently tighten...
09/25/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 256d lost EE was operating a 20 ton motor as a trail motor when two empty supply cars went off track in front of EE. EE could not get stopped and hurt left shoulder when the motor struck the empty supply cars....
09/21/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on a scoop while ee was pulling self up ee pinched left ring finger between the frame and a cover causing a fracture of left ring finger.
09/08/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 254d lost While stepping over a track switch the employee twisted EE's right ankle and foot.
09/07/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was releasing a boat winch on the LW face during the screening process when the handle struck in the right wrist.
09/07/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost Employee was lifting a track stop block and felt pain in EE's left groin area. Employee went off work at that time for heart surgery. EE was released by EE's cardiologist on 2/07/2019 and is now bei...
09/06/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hanging screen on a shield when a piece of slate fell from the roof and struck EE in the right wrist causing a laceration that required 4 sutures.
08/27/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee was walking along stage loader when ee stepped in a hole and twisted right knee. The employee continued to work until 9/24/2018 when ee was taken off work.
08/27/2018 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was examining an air course when they struck their head on a roof strap and lost consciousness and suffered a concussion.
08/22/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee was adjusting the seat in shuttle car when ee felt pain in lower back.
08/16/2018 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost Employee was standing in the middle of an intersection when a piece of rib rolled out and struck them in the left leg causing a sprain of the knee.
08/13/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Employee was operating a scoop when employee hit a rut in roadway which caused employee to jam neck into the canopy. Employee continues to work but is receiving chiropractic care for a cervical strai...
08/02/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was re-railing the LW shearer along the track haulage when a crib being used as blocking material spit from the weight and shot out and struck the employee in the hard hat driving it down on...
08/01/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was rib bolting off the continuous miner when a piece of slate fell and struck the employee in the head and shoulder causing employee's hard hat to cut forehead. The laceration required two...
07/27/2018 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The #9 portal suffered a power outage at 3:20 pm causing the elevator to go down with five employees on it. The power was restored and the elevator was running at 3:50 pm. The five trapped employees...
07/25/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred in the 11 Mains North section between 9 xc and 10 xc in the #5 entry. The fall was 12' wide, 30' long, and 6' to 8' high. The fall was due to a slicken side fault that...
07/23/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was going thru a mandoor from belt entry to track entry when EE slipped and cut left upper arm on the door hinge causing a laceration that required five sutures.
07/18/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost Picked up a junk box and carried to rig floor which resulted in a back injury.
07/09/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 133d lost Employee was getting out of a shuttle car when EE stepped in a rut and felt a pop in EE's right knee.
06/28/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Employee was walking and stepped in a rut that was full of rock dust and sprained EE's left Achilles tendon. Employee continued to work till July 10, 2018 when EE was taken off work.
06/26/2018 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 251d lost Employee was drilling in bottom of #11 shaft when a rock dislodged from the rib, striking EE on the head, rendering EE briefly unconscious and causing a concussion and abrasions to the back of the hea...
06/25/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was near the waste pile. The operator of the grapple did not see the employee when they placed a tree on the pile. The tree rolled off the pile, striking the employee in the shoulder.
06/19/2018 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was hosing out a feeder when the material broke loose and pushed the employee into a steel beam.
06/13/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking along track entry when ee stepped in a hole twisting left lower back and causing pain down left leg
06/13/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was carrying a crib block when EE tripped and fell striking EE's left knee.
06/12/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost Employee was operating a shuttle car when ee hit a hole in roadway causing ee to jar back.
06/08/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost As the CM trammed forward the slider tube fell and pinned employee against the CM. As the employee tried to lift the slider tube off of self, EE felt a pop in left groin. The Employee suffered a her...