D-10 Dorchester — Accidents

Total: 125 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/17/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost MMU001 No. 3 entry SS#3845. Employee had drill steel leaning against tray while installing a belt hanger, when he lowered the drill head the drill steel fell between the drill head and bottom causing...
10/12/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost mmu 001 2 cross cuts inby SS #3843 IN No. 1 entry. Employee was pushing a roof bolt up into hole manually straining neck/shoulder/back.
10/12/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MMU 001 Directly outby section power center. Employee was hanging curtain behind power center, dust fell off curtain onto his face.
10/08/2012 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trying to clean off the top of a belt sequence sensor while the belt was in operation. The top roller caught his finger and pulled the tip of his finger between the sensor and the top ro...
09/24/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The outby scoop operator was loading trash into the scoop bucket. When the employee went to load an empty pallet into the bucket the pallet mashed his left ring finger between the scoop bucket and the...
09/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 201d lost The employee was pulling miner cable when he felt a strain in his right shoulder.
07/09/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost After employee drilled a hole for the roof bolt he was installing the glue in the hole when a piece of draw rock 18""x12""x3"" dislodged from the roof striking employee on right shoulder, scraping rig...
03/13/2012 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP diagnosis on 4/30/2014. Employee was termed on 3/13/2012 and is no longer with the company. Accident date of 3/13/2012 is to accommodate online reporting per MSHA (Denver) instructions.
01/11/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 367d lost Employee set t-bar against top. Piece of sandstone drawrock fell from top striking canopy and boom. Rock broke into four pieces. A piece approx. two ft. long by two ft. wide by one and a half ft. thic...
10/03/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was trying to get a bolt started in the drilled hole. The bolt was not bent enough to enter the hole and the employee tried forcing the bolt with his hands when he felt something pull in his...
09/02/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On the 2nd day of September, a roof fall occurred outby the sections at S.S. 1851. Separations in the mine roof strata due to layers of lamination is the leading factor to this recent roof fall. The f...
08/22/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost On the 002 section, in the No.3 entry, EE was finishing loading his shuttle car. Once loaded, EE stuck his legs out of the car to turn around when a rock dislodged between two bolts from the mine roof...
08/05/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee was hauling supplies. Piece of draw rock fell from top, striking employee on back of neck and shoulder. Rock measured 36"" long, 6"" to 12"" wide and 1"" to 4"" in thickness. Employee complai...
07/30/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was watching cable while being pulled. Rope hanger ( a small nylon rope with aluminum hooks on each end ) broke. Hanger came loose on one end and struck employee in mouth. Employee suffered l...
05/25/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occurred in the number 4 entry, while pillaring the left block on the 002-0 MMU. The fall was approx 22' high at its highest point & 60' long & 20' wide. Two mobile roof supports were caught...
05/14/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The EE and 4 other EE's were positioning a piece of metal to be welded onto the conveyor belt tailpiece dump box. The metal slipped and caught the EE's finger between the metal and the tail piece fram...
02/28/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall meas. approx. 18' wide X 15' long X 6' high was discovered in the #4 intake entry of the west mains area between survey station # 110 and 118. The intake was routed around the fall. The fa...
02/17/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was stepping up on the center of the roof bolter and slipped backwards. He stated he fell backwards into a portion of the T-bar and when he caught himself he felt something pop in his back.
01/17/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was operating Lo Trac and said he twisted around to look under forks and felt a sharp pain in the middle of his back. He returned to work the next day but started missing work on February 1.
12/21/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The individual was roof bolting and misplaced a 5' piece of drill steel. The drill steel lodged in a fan bracket and when the individual swung the drill head out the drill steel flew up and struck the...
12/20/2010 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 4d restricted During roof bolting operations, the individual states he had his hand on canopy handle and when he swung the drill head out, the canopy came in contact with the roof mashing his left ring and pinky fi...
12/02/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost EE stepped off roof bolter into a water hole where there was an area of uneven bottom, twisting his left ankle and knee.
08/16/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Individual was assisting in moving miner cable from outby rib to inby rib. He said when he pushed on the cable he felt something pulling in his back.
08/02/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As the employee was operating a roof bolter, a piece of draw rock fell from the roof striking the individual on his right forearm causing a laceration. The individual went to the ER and the laceration...
07/24/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found on 7/24/10 at approx 3:00 pm in the #6 intake entry approx 100' outby SS 2197. This was a continuation of a previous roof fall. The fall did not cause any injuries & did not affe...
06/29/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost The EE was walking through the cross cut between the No. 1 and No. 2 entries on the MMU 002-0. He stepped in a hole and sprained his left ankle.
06/15/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in a return entry of 2 left off B west. Fall was between survey stations #2723 and 2730. The fall was approx. 20' X 30' X 6' in height and will not be cleaned up. There were...
06/01/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Individual was loading belt structure in the scoop bucket when he felt something pull in his back. He went to the ER the next day. The individual is a contract employee with Bates Contracting
05/04/2010 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None On 5-4-10, a letter was received from MSHA notifying Dochester Enterprises Inc that indicated the individual had been diagnosed with pneumconiosis(black lung).
01/19/2010 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 149d lost A rib rolled out onto the lower legs of the individual causing a fracture of the left ankle.
01/27/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the No 2 entry of 1 right off No 2 north at survey station No 1847. The fall measured approximately 40 feet wide (intersection involved) x 50 feet long x 6 feet high. The...
11/18/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 100d lost The injured was using a bar to clean loose coal away from the surface belt drive. The bar was caught in the roller and pinned his hand against the lower belt. This resulted in abrasions and laceration...
11/13/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 6d lost, 91d restricted EE was assisting in the removal of the canopy from a shuttle car, when the bolt was removed from the canopy leg, the canopy fell catching the tip of his left index finger against the frame of the mach...
09/16/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall has occured on the 001-0 active pillar section while mining in the No 3 left panel off the No. 1 North. The roof fall occured after mining was finished catching the No 1 MRS. Th...
08/27/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall has occurred in the No. 4 Entry of 1 right off of 1 north at spad No. 2197 and measures approximately 20 ft wide x 60 ft long x 10-12 ft high and involved an intersection. There were no in...
04/15/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 79d lost, 34d restricted The injured was installing the last row of roof bolts in place when a piece of coal fell from the rib and struck his right knee.
03/12/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted The EE was servicing the roof bolting machine. He was positioned on the left side of the machine, when a piece of coal rolled from the rib and struck him on his lower back. This resulted in a bruise t...
03/07/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 39d restricted The EE was driving a rubber tired personnel carrier, when he ran over an object in the roadway. This caused the steering wheel to spin fast. The steering wheel caught his left hand, resulting in a fra...
02/19/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 21d restricted The employee was hanging the power cable and water line for the continuous mining machine and strained his back.
12/26/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 54d restricted The employee was positioned behind the continuous mineing machine, which he was operating by remote controls, when the coal rib rolled and a piece struck his left foot.
12/05/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 23d restricted The individual was walking down the mine entry when he stepped on a piece of loose coal and twisted his left knee.
11/13/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 18d restricted The injured was drilling a roof bolt hole when the drill steel bowed out and struck his left hand. This resulted in a fracture to his hand.
11/12/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 31d restricted The individual was walking down the mine entry when he tripped on a rock which caused him to fall. He struck his left knee on the mine floor.
09/22/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Pillars were being mined on the b-left off 2 left off no. 1 north panel. a lift was being mined from the outby end of the block from the 3 right crosscut (1 break inby survey station 184) when a rock...
09/04/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was drilling a rope bolt hole when a small piece of draw rock fell and struck him on his right arm. This reaulted in a laceration which required sutures.
08/08/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 142d lost, 6d restricted The miner was pushing a roof bolt up into the roof bolt hole when he strained his lower back. The miner did not start missing work until 8-14-07.
07/25/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted The employee was loading supplies onto the roof bolting machine when he stepped on an object and twisted his right foot.
07/20/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall has occurred in no. 3 entry of no. 2 left off no. 1 north section. The fall is located 1 break inby spad 1801 and measures approximately 22' wide, 25' long & 8' - 10' high and involved an...
07/01/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall has occurred in No. 7 Entry of No. 2 Left off No. 1 north section. The fall is located 1 break inby spad No. 1737 and measures 20' wide, 20' long, 6-8 ft high and involved an intersection....
06/29/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall has occurred in No. 4 entry of No. 2 left off No. 1 North Section. The fall is located 1 break inby spad no. 1721 belt entry, and measures approximately 22' wide x 22' long x 6-8 ft high a...