Deep Mine #26 — Accidents

Total: 261 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/30/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was installing pogo sticks behind the line curtain when a piece of draw rock fell striking him on the base of the neck and shoulders.
03/08/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was checking the suction on the drill head. He placed his left hand on the drill head and the drill steel fell out of the hole striking him on his left hand.
02/18/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 31d lost Employee was lifting a piece of structure off of a structure car when he experienced pain on left side of his groin. Resulted in a hernia
01/28/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee driving a mantrip in the outby area of the mine. While traveling through a tight area a pogo stick that was on the back of the mantrip came in contact with a ventilation control, caused the...
01/03/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 247d lost Employee was assisting in moving Shuttle Car cable slack up during a power move when his right foot got entangled in the slack as it was being pulled causing him to be pulled down twisting his right k...
12/30/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stacking crib block, while tossing crib block off the pallet his right middle finger was caught between two (2) crib blocks causing a laceration across the end of his finger resulting in...
11/13/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was installing roof bolt when the bolt kicked out of drill chuck while rotating. As employee tried to push bolt back over the chuck, the bolt hit his right hand, resulting of bruising on the...
10/09/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was pushing drill steel into hole when the steel broke, striking his middle finger on the left hand, resulting in a fracture and cut to tip of his finger requiring five (5) stitches.
09/28/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee was starting to drill with steel in the mine roof when an undetectable piece of draw rock fell measuring 12X8 thick fell vertically with the end striking his right foot behind steel toe. The...
09/27/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was loading supplies on roof bolter, when he felt a pain above his navel area. Employee sought medical attention and was diagnosed with a hernia.
09/21/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking a rock off of the miner using slate bar, when the slate bar slipped and caught his right ring finger between rub rail and slate bar. (Resulting in simple fracture and requiring 7 s...
08/12/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 220d lost Employee was riding mantrip on the way to section when the mantrip hit a bump in the travelway. Employee felt pain in lower back.(Resulted in strained Lower Back)
07/17/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee was standing on drill platform when coal slid down the T-Bar hitting him on the Right leg. Employee continued to work until 12/08/2010.
06/15/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 261d lost Employee was tramming a shuttle car to load at the miner when he struck a rock in the haul road with the off side of his shuttle car which throwed him into the canopy and back into his seat c ausing p...
05/26/2010 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A possible methane ignition occurred on 002-#1 section in # 5 entry 60' inby SS# 15043 during the first left lift off of #4 pillar block. MSHA and DMME were notified 103j order was issued by phone and...
05/24/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A unintentional roof fall occurred at this location. Approx. 8000 ft off#1 Section, SS# 312, Left return. No ventilation was blocked, no escape way was blocked. Fall was approx. 20 wide 20 long and...
04/18/2010 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 45d lost, 48d restricted Employee was preparing to do maintenance on miner. While placing cribs under the miner cat the miner fell resulting in amputation of multiple fingers on right hand.
04/09/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking by the front of the drill parked between #5 and#6 when the rib fell off the corner in #5 dislodging a pogo stick which struck him in the mouth cracking his tooth.
04/08/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost While installing a 12' cable bolt the employee pinched his ring finger on his right hand causing a laceration to the palm side of his finger. He stated he was unaware of how or when, but later stated...
02/22/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was helping another employee hoist a pick breaker drive chain with a winch boom on a diesel man trip. The cable on the winch broke causing the drive chain to drop and strike injured e...
02/11/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional, non-injury roof fall was discovered on the North Mains section in the return. The fall measured 100' X 19' X from 10' to 12'. The fall will be cleaned up.
02/09/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting wire with bolt wrench when he struck left hand between thumb and fore finger.
01/25/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost While attempting to lift a safety jack off of a roof drill, employee felt a sharp pain in his back.
01/23/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee bent over to pick up a roof bolt to install when a piece of draw rock, measuring 4' X 19"" X 4.5"", fell from the top and struck him in the back.
01/12/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Employee was leveling the bottom to start the first row of block, when a piece of coal measuring 4' X 2' X 3"" struck him on the left forearm, causing a fracture.
11/06/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Employee drilled a hole for the roof bolt. When he picked up the roof bolt to be installed, he turned to put the bolt in the hole and felt a pain in his lower back.
10/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While helping slide the rub rail in place emloyee got his right middle finger caught between the rub rail and frame of the miner. This caused a fracture on the tip of his finger and also required sti...
10/15/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee experienced a ""pop"" in his right knee while helping to move crib block. Continued his regular job until surgery on 1/18/2010.
10/08/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall occurred outby the #4 section.
09/15/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Employee was climbing out of operator's compartment. He laid his hand on top of canopy, and his gloved hand was struck by a piece of rock.
09/02/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional non-injury roof fall was discovered on panel 6 E. Ventilation was not affected and the fall will not be cleaned up. The fall measured 180' X 18' X 12' up to 15'.
09/01/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was building brattice using block and as he was lifting a block, he felt pain in his left side.
08/07/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Employee was loading a piece of belt structure into a scoop, when the bucket was lowered on his right foot.
08/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that while attempting to plug a shuttle car cathead into receptacle, that it slipped, causing him to strike his right ring finger against the frame of the power center. He received a l...
07/31/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee stated that he finished cleaning the area and reached in scoop to get a bag of rock dust when a rock, measuring 12"" X 18"" X up to 2"", fell from top striking his left hand. He was initially...
07/31/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee stated that while he was lifting miner cable to hang he felt a pain in his groin area. He was released to regular duty but had surgery and began to lose time on 9-01-09.
07/07/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee was pushing cable up in the hole when he felt pain in his left shoulder. Continued to work regular job but had surgery on 01/07/2010.
07/07/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee stated that he was removing drill steel from a hole that had been drilled. A piece of finishing steel got stuck and he was trying to remove it, when it came loose and struck him in the mouth...
05/28/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pushing up the 2nd bolt, when a piece of rock 6"" x 4"" fell and struck him on the left arm, causing a laceration that required sutures.
03/30/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost While attempting to place a roof bolt in drill head, employee inadvertently lowered the drill head onto his left foot.
03/19/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 38d lost Notified by Worker's Comp Board that they have ruled that the employee has been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndome and is scheduled for surgery on 4/1/09.
03/02/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While setting a screw type jack, employee made a mis-hit with his hammer and hit his finger against the jack and the hammer. Resulted in a fracture on the tip of his finger on left hand, resulting in...
02/24/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping load reducer with a hoist when reducer fouled on rear of mantrip. When he tried to free the reducer, the hoisting strap slipped causing it to move suddenly and catch his right ri...
02/12/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While helping miner operator move miner cable, rib rolled off striking him on his right side.
12/09/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unit was on pillars, had a fall that caught 2 mobile roof support units.
11/12/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While retreat mining on 002 section, mining last left lift, the roof fell and trapped mobile roof support at approx. 1:45 a.m. The rock was removed by a scoop and the mobile roof support was moved fro...
10/13/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A piece of draw rock fell striking his hand while it was on top of the drill canopy casuing a cut requiring sutures.
09/26/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 190d lost While loading a trickle duster, employee bent over and picked up a bag of rock dust and felt pain in the right side of his lower back.
09/17/2008 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximatley 4:00 p.m. while mining the #6 entry a cavity in the coal seam was encountered that contained a pocket of methane gas. As the continuous miner was backing out of the face a glow was se...
09/15/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee sprained his right knee in the #4 heading while marking centers, when he stepped on a rock. He continued to work until the doctor took him off on 10/23/08 for arthroscopic knee surgery. He...