Deep Mine #26 — Accidents

Total: 261 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/18/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 155d lost EE was pulling miner cable out of the roadway when he felt pain in his lower back.
04/17/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A ROOF DRILL. AS HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE STARTER STEEL, A PIECE OF ROCK DROPPED OFF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS NOSE, CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES...
03/08/2006 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING SCOOP WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A CABLE BOLT, CAUSING PAIN IN HIS NECK.
01/31/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred measuring 0-6' high x 20' wide x 30' long beginning in the #7 heading lick fork #3 mains, break 35, right return, 90' outby spad 1948, 4,900' outby face. No equipment was involved...
01/20/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost EE suffered a hernia that required surgery as he was lifting belt structure.
10/25/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 100' LONG X 20' WIDE X 0-10' HIGH AT SS # 1651, 4000 FEET OUTBY THE WORKING SECTION. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLED, NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE F...
09/08/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 70L X 18'W X 6' HIGH BETWEEN 3 & 4 HEADING CROSSCUT 90' INBY SPAD 465 INTAKE. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, VENTILATION WAS NOT DISTURBED NO INJURY OCCURRED & THE FALL WILL...
08/23/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting top off of box and knife slipped, cutting his hand.
07/23/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered measuring 25'wide x 70'long x 0-14'high in the #3 entry, 2 crosscuts outby spad #586 on Lick Fork Mains section, approx. 7,500' off the working section. No equip. was involv...
06/14/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 167d lost EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HANGING A MRS REMOTE BOX WHEN AN UNDETECTED ROCK BROW FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK & SHOULDERS, RESULTING IN FRACTURES.
06/13/2005 POWERED HAULAGE ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR WHEN THE OFFSIDE WHEEL STRUCK CORNER OF COAL RIB, CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CANOPY OF THE CAR, JAMMING HIS NECK.
05/12/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee lifted miner cable waist high when he experienced pain in his right groin area. He was later diagnosed with a hernia. He continued to work until 5-25-05.
02/21/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 260d lost A device that was being used to clean the waterline was shot from the line striking ee on the left leg, resulting in ligament damage.
02/17/2005 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost As ee was in the process of setting mrs the rib rolled striking his right foot and ankle, causing a bruise.
02/16/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred measuring 90' long x 20' wide x 8'-10' high beginning 90' outby ss#4489, number 6 entry. No equipment was involved, no ventilation was involved, no ventilation was disturbed, no i...
01/29/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of joining two pieces of steel together, when left hand got caught between the two pieces of steel, causing a laceration between his index finger & thumb.
11/29/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred measuring 17'x 17'x 5' beginning at #4 panel off #2 entry at spad #3407. No equipment was involved, no ventilation was disturbed & no injuries, the fall will not be cleaned up.
11/29/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 15'X 15'X 5' BEGINNING AT #4 PANEL OFF #2 NORTHEAST MAINS, #3 ENTRY APPROX. 80'INBY SPAD 3410. A CONTINUOUS MINER, JOY 14/15 WAS INVOLVED. NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED,...
09/17/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred measuring 70' long x 20' wide x 10' high beginning at intersection of Spad 2369. No equipment was involved, no ventilation was disturbed, no injury occurred and the fall will not...
09/10/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was pulling rock with a slate bar, while doing so he stumbled over a miner cable causing him to fall. As he fell the slate bar struck his left hand causing a laceration that required stitches.
09/08/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost AS EE BENT TO PICK UP ROOF BOLTS HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE CON'T TO WORK WITH REGULAR DUTIES UNTIL 3/16/05 AT WHICH TIME HE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK.
07/05/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 18' WIDE X 60' LONG X 9' HIGH BEGINNING IN THE #1 SECTION 002 MMU, #1 ENTRY 30' INBY SS# 3163. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED...
06/30/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 20' WIDE X 30' LONG X 7-1/2' HIGH BEGINNING IN #4 ENTRY ON 4LT PANEL OFF LICK FORK #3 MINE. THE FALL HIT THE BELT LINE. NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED; NO INJURY OCCURRED;...
06/02/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 259d lost EE WAS CLEANING DECK OF SCOOP WHEN SCOOP MOVED SLIGHTLY FORWARD CAUSING EE TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY
05/13/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 35'LONG X 20'WIDE X 6-8'HIGH BEGINNING IN THE INTERSECTION OF #7 HEADING 100'INBY S.S.2967. NO EQUIPMENT WAS INVOLVED, NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED &...
05/03/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted EE WAS PULLING DRAW ROCK WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OUT STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEAD, FACE AND NECK CAUSING A LACERATION.
04/22/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 260d lost EE WAS SETTING UP TO BEGIN BOLTING WHEN A ROCK 80"" WIDE, X 152"" LONG X 0-6"" THICK FELL, STRIKING EE. EE HAS A BROKEN PELVIS & BROKEN RIGHT LEG.
03/25/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN A PIECE OF FALLING ROCK DEFLECTED FROM THE DRILL HEAD, STRIKING HIM ON THE JAW. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL ER WHERE HE RECEIVED 6 STITCHES.
03/18/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS BUILDING BRATTICE. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT SOLID BLOCK WHILE IN A STOOPING POSITION WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL MARCH 23RD, AT WHICH TIME HE WENT TO THE...
03/06/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A PILLAR FALL OCCURRED MEASURING 3'TO 8' THICK ON #1 SECTION LAST L-CUT IN #4 BLOCK CATCHING THE COTINUOUS MINER. NO VENTILATION WAS DISTURBED, NO INJURY OCCURRED AND THE FALL WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
02/28/2004 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None A PILLAR FALL OCCURRED DURING SECOND MINING, EXTENDING OUTBY THE MRS UNITS AT S.S. #2471. AREA WAS TIMBERED AND CRIBBED, AND THE MRS UNITS WERE RETRIEVED. NO DAMAGE TO THE EQUIPMENT, NO VENTILATION WA...
02/26/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted EE WAS PICKING UP ROOF BOLTS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND DOWN HIS LEFT LEG. HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT AND CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL APRIL 15 WHEN HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND WAS PUT ON RESTR...
02/24/2004 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A METHANE IGNITION APPARENTLY OCCURRED ON #3 SECTION 001 MINER AT 10:15 AM WHILE CUTTING IN SANDSTONE ROLL IN #6 ENTRY. NO FIRE WAS DETECTED. NO INJURIES OCCURRED AND NO EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED.
01/12/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 260d lost EE WAS LOADING A PILLAR CUT WHEN AN UNDETECTED PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF. THE ROCK LANDED ON BOTH OF HIS LEGS CAUSING A FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT FEMUR AS WELL AS HIS LEFT TIBIA & FOOT.
09/17/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None AS EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS A ROCK MEASURING 30"" LONG X 12"" WIDE X 0-5"" THICK BROKE FROM THE BROW FIRST STRIKING THE CANOPY OF THE BOLTER & THEN EMPLOYEE'S ARM CAUSING A LACERATION.
09/17/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 9-17-03 AT 10:00 AM BY THE FIREBOSS. THE ROOF FALL MEASURED 70' LONG BY 7' HIGH BY 18' WIDE IN THE #8 HEADING OF THE FORKMAINS SECTION, 4000 FT OUT BY THE SECTION AT SS #...
09/05/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AS THE CONTINUOUS MINER WAS LOADING THE END CUT OF THE PILLER BLOCK A PILLAR FALL OCCURRED CATCHING THE MINER DURING RETREAT MINING. LOCATION WAS AT SS#1322 #6 HEADING OF THE #1 PANEL OFF THE #2 NE MA...
08/29/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED BY TIM VICARS ON 8-29-03 AT 10:30 AM IN THE 003 & 004 BLEEDER ENTRY. VENTILATION WAS NOT INTERRUPTED, NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED, AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. FALL MEAS URED 17...
08/28/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE ALLEGED INJURY WAS TO HAVE OCCURRED WHILE THE EE WAS DRILL A HOLE FOR A ROOF BOLT. HE HAD DRILLED HIS STARTER STEEL 2ND CAHNGED TO HIS FINISHER 2ND PUSHER STEEL TOGETHER. HE STARTED DRILL AGAIN WH...
07/09/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None ALLEGED INJURY WAS TO HAVE OCCURRED WHEN THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING THE DRILL STEEL OUT OF THE DRILL HOLE HE HAD JUST COMPLETED WHEN 2 SMALL PIECE OF DRAW SLATE FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT...
05/22/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None FALL OF ROOF WAS DISCOVERED ON 5-22-03 AT 14:OO HRS BY (MINE FOREMAN) IN THE SOUTH WEST MAIN BLEEDER PANEL AT SS#452. THE FALL MEASURED 150' LONG BY 20 WIDE WAS BOLTED WITH 5 FT. TENSIONED ROOF BOLTS....
05/11/2003 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost THE EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING TIMBERS OFF OF THE RIB WHEN THE RIB ROLLED OFF STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT ANKLE. THE EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 05/12/03.
05/05/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE ALLEGED INJURY WAS TO HAVE OCCURRED WHEN THEEE HAD JUST FREED UP THE EMERGENCY STOP SWITCH ON THE OFF SIDE OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HE TURNED TO WALK AWAY HE CONTACTED A ROOF CAP WITH HIS LEFT...
03/25/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 320d lost EE WAS BUILDING A BRATTICE AND BENT OVER AND PICKED UP A BLOCK TO STACK ON THE BRATTICE. HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE AREA WHERE HE WAS WORKING WAS 56"" HIGH AND THE BLOCK WAS SO...
03/17/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost THE ROOF DRILL CREW WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING THE MACHINE FROM #3 ENTRY TO #1 ENTRY. THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AS HE STARTED AROUND THE BACK OF THE ROOF DRILL, THE OPERATOR STARTED TRAMMING THE DRIL...
03/10/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None THE ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT 11:10 ON 3-10-03 BY THE FIRE BOSS OF THE MINES. FALL OCCURRED 180 FT OUTBY SS #506 & EXTENDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 150'. FALL MEASURED 150' LONG, 19' WIDE AND 0-7 1/2' HIG...
03/10/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 188d lost THE EE STATED THAT AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING THE SCOOP HE TURNED AND PLACED HIS LEFT HAND OUT OF THESCOOP ONTO THE BOTTOM TO HELP HIM CRAWL OUT OF THE DECK HE STATED HE EXPERIENCED A ""POPPING"" IN HIS LE...
01/28/2003 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None AN APPARENT METHANE IGNITION APPARENTLY OCCURREDAT THIS MINE ON THE 002-0 MMU IN THE 1ST CUT OUT OF THE NO.7 RIGHT CROSSCUT. THE MINE FLOOR & MINE ROOF CONTAINS SANDY SHALE ROOF & EVIDENCE REVEALED TH...
11/25/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None THE EE WAS ASSISTING IN INSTALLING A CONTROL TRANSFORMER IN THE ROOF DRILL CONTROL PANEL LOCATEDIN THE OPERATOR'S DECK. TRANSFORMER WAS IN POSITION WHEN THE EE WAS REPOSITIONING HIS BODY TO BO LT THE...
05/20/2002 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS USING A BATTERY POWERED SAW TO CUT PIPE- CUT END OF LEFT RING FINGER.