Deer Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 252 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/17/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost On 3/17/15 employee was operating a Wagner scoop. While driving the scoop he ran over some debris which caused him to strike his head against the cab of the machine injuring his neck. Employee was see...
02/18/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a stationary grinder to smooth off a piece of metal that had been cut. The piece of metal kicked and the employee's right thumb contacted the moving grinding wheel causing a lacerat...
02/03/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 2-3-15 employee was descending a ladder when he inadvertently missed the last rung. As he stepped past the last rung and made contact with the ground he twisted his left knee. Employee continued to...
12/17/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost On 2/26/15 employee reported an injury to his neck that he claims happened on 12/17/14, when he struck a door frame with his head. He has missed several days between the reporting date & the alleged a...
12/11/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost EE injured his back on 12-11-14 as he was loading a ? chain onto a piece of underground diesel equipment. He had been scheduled to be seen by a physician on 12-17-14 for a separate non-related inciden...
08/21/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 22d lost, 34d restricted EE was pulling rock props down the longwall face and lifting them over the cable trays into the panline. As he was placing the rock props in the panline he felt pain in his lower back. EE continued to...
08/21/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of re-setting a small set of ventilation doors on the Mill Fork compressor station. As he let go of the inby door, it shut on his left index finger causing a laceration and...
08/18/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 111d lost, 28d restricted On 8-18-14 employee and a co-worker was lifting a portable pump onto a flat-bed truck. As they were lifting employee felt a pain in his right shoulder. Employee was seen by a physician and was schedul...
05/19/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee was watching the V-Belts in operation on a motor that operates the shaker for the Main West bin. After de-energizing the power he felt the V-Belts to determine their tension. Immediately afte...
04/14/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was walking to the tailgate to reset a faulted shield during the mining process. When he reached 125 shield a bounce occurred. The bounce threw material toward the shield employee was standin...
03/26/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to cut some holes in a plastic barrel using a reciprocating saw. As he was cutting one of the holes the saw kicked back. The kick back of the saw resulted in his pointer finger...
03/17/2014 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 4d lost EE was at his desk in his office and started to feel ill. As the signs and symptoms progressed and with his knowledge of medicine as a certified Paramedic he felt that he was experiencing a possible h...
02/26/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost On 2/26/14, employee filled out an incident report for straining his right shoulder. He continued to work until 7/30/14 at which time he had surgery to correct his shoulder problem, after receiving co...
02/26/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee injured his shoulder on 2/26/14. While operating a piece of equipment he ran over a cement spill that had dried. This caused him to strike the cab injuring his shoulder. Employee continued to...
12/02/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 88d lost EE was in the process of tightening a take-up on the surface sampler belt using a wrench. As he was pulling on the wrench he felt pain in his left shoulder. EE continued to work up until 6-17-2014 whe...
11/08/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None We received notification at the mine on April 3, 2014 that employee had exercised his Part 90 Miner Rights, from the miner. This was diagnosed in November of 2013 which is the date noted above for ill...
09/17/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost On 9-17-13 employee was attempting to lift a belt roller to release a chain and felt a pain in his right groin area. On 10-3 he was sent by his doctor and diagnosed with a hernia that would require su...
08/21/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost On 8-21-13 employee struck a piece of coal causing the steering wheel to spin straining his shoulder. On 8-26 he was seen by a Dr and released for work. On 9-4 he was taken off work pending an MRI. E...
08/09/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a bolt from a filter housing using an 18 inch extension on a breaker-bar. As torque was applied to the breaker-bar the extension broke lacerating his palm against the broken exte...
08/02/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost The employee was in the process of opening a mandoor and as he was pulling the door open he strained his lower back.
06/18/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost On 6-18-13 EE claimed he slipped on loose coal straining his knee. He's been off work pending a medical evaluation. There was no witness to incident. There were implications this may not have been wor...
06/03/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 66d lost On 6-3-13 employee filed a claim of repetitive fatigue to his right hand from using a dust hose attached to a bulk dusting system while dusting belts. Employee continued to work with this condition. O...
06/01/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 35d lost On 6-1-13 employee filed a claim of repetitive trauma to both hands and wrists from years of repetitive use. Employee continued to work with this condition while seeking a medical opinion about the sy...
05/10/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of replacing a top belt roller. As the roller was being slide into place it came in contact with a metal shim that flipped up and pinched his left little finger between the...
04/08/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost On 4/8/13 ee fell straining his shoulder, he continued to work until 5-9-13 at which time he was seen by a Dr. and taken off work. It was undetermined at this time if his condition was work related, o...
01/03/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost On 1-3-13 employee was closing a metal door on a feeder chute at the mines tipple. While closing the door he strained his abdomen. On 1-18-13 he was seen by a Dr. and was diagnosed with a hernia that...
01/02/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 213d lost, 9d restricted On 1-2-13 EE filed a claim of accumulative trauma from operating a jack hammer; he stated there was no specific event only that his elbows hurt. 2-4-13 he went to Dr. and was diagnosed with tendonitis...
12/10/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 136d lost Employee was placing a section of wire mesh on the atrs of a roof bolter and as he went to step onto the driller's platform, he missed the platform and his leg dropped approx. 2 feet below the platfor...
12/05/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred just off the tailgate of the 25th West longwall face. The fall was approx. 2.5 feet thick, from 5 feet to 20 feet wide for a distance of approx. 60 feet. The fall blocked access o...
10/01/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE, a section mechanic was making a splice on a miner cable and as he went to lower the cable his left hand came in contact with a razor knife which caused a laceration that required stitches.
09/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 174d lost On 9-21-2012 EE was installing cable truss bolts and as he went to install the cable in the truss harness he overextended his arm straining his shoulder. EE continued to work with this condition; on 4...
09/20/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of installing a bolt in the mine floor to secure a belt drive. As he was rotating the bolt, his left index finger got pinched between an air hose and the frame of the drill...
08/23/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost Employee was in the process of rock dusting a belt line. The duster stop for a minute so he sat on a water line that was held up by chains attached to a rib bolt plate. The plate that the water line w...
08/13/2012 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 49d lost, 12d restricted Employee was removing coal from the cable trough on the longwall face when a piece of rock fell off the tip of a shield and struck the back of his right hand causing a fracture.
08/06/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 84d lost, 18d restricted On 8-6-12 EE was moving a stopper and felt a pain in his knee. He continued to work; on 9/10/12 he was seen by a doctor and was taken off work pending a MRI. On 9-17 he had a MRI. On 11/15/12 he had s...
08/03/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 161d lost On 8-3-12 employee was opening a material door and suffered a torn Achilles tendon. After a medical exam it was determined that sometime prior to opening the door he had injured his tendon, this inju...
07/26/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was recovering a screw that had fallen to the bottom of an electrical cabinet. The cabinet was top heavy while on his hands and knees attempting to get upright the cabinet was falling forw...
07/20/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost On 7/20/2012 employee was in the process of cutting down some old mesh. While cutting down the mesh he was struck in the head with a loose piece of top. He was seen by a Dr. on 7/27/2012 and was relea...
06/11/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was repairing a mod valve on a duster when the valve twisted and fell smashing his right middle finger between the valve and the duster frame causing a laceration which required stitches.
05/31/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found off the tailgate entry of the (22nd West) of the 23rd West longwall. The roof fall was approximately 16 feet from the tailgate and was approximately thirty feet in length, twent...
05/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted EE was in the process of lowering a metal cover on a miner and as he dropped it into place a cover fell smashing his left hand between the miner frame and the cover causing a laceration and a fracture...
05/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was setting a rock prop. The slammer used to set the locking wedge in the rock prop fell from the prop and struck the employee in the arm causing a laceration.
04/23/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost On 4-23-2012 employee was traveling down the longwall face when he tripped and fell injuring his shoulder. He continued to work until March 28th 2013 at which time he had surgery to repair his shoulde...
03/29/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost IEE and three other employees were in the process of lifting a metal side board into place on a feeder breaker. As one of the employees' s started to lift the side board it slipped and fell striking E...
03/19/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost EE was working at the mines tipple and as he was walking to a parked truck, he slipped and as he fell he landed on his left elbow which caused a separation of his left shoulder.
02/24/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE was helping replace a section of ventilation tubing. As he was holding up the tube another miner was attempting to attach the tube hanger to the mines roof mesh using a bar. The bar slipped off the...
01/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost Employee is a roof bolter, on 1-16-12 he was positioning a section of wire mesh when the mesh got hung up and he strained his shoulder. He continued to work but his shoulder never healed. Employee was...
01/12/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 229d lost On January 12, 2012 EE was walking and his feet got tangled up in a plastic band which caused him to fall. As he went to catch himself he injured his left shoulder. EE continued to work. On February 3...
10/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost On 10-10-2011 employee moved a shuttle car anchor. Later during the shift he started to have pain in his left shoulder. He had previous problems with his shoulder. On January 5, 2012 he had surgery on...
09/26/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Working on a belt drive installation. He was welding on a belt drive installation guarding when a piece of rock struck him on the right hand causing a fracture of the little finger.