Deer Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 252 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/27/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee was repairing the mesh handler on a roof bolter when the handler shifted and caught his hand and wrist between the handler and hoses on the bolter. Employee continued to work until January 19...
07/18/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 27d lost, 5d restricted On 7-18-11 employee was stepping down off a gob pile and the material shifted causing him to twist his right knee. He continued to work but his knee never healed. On 1-30-12 he had to have surgery to...
06/23/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that on 6-23-11 he had struck the back of a mason hammer with a claw hammer and received a laceration to his thumb. In November, several months later he started to have problems with h...
04/09/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a belt roller frame when his left thumb got caught between the roller frame and a belt rail. This caused a laceration which required stitches.
04/04/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost On 4-4-2011 employee was walking in the mine and slipped and strained his knee. He was seen by a Dr. and released for work. His knee continued to bother him. He was seen by a Dr. again and it was dete...
04/04/2011 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 126d lost, 15d restricted Employee was attempting to move a section of miner cable, as he reached down to lift the cable the cable was pulled by a piece of mobile equipment. This caused the cable to flip up and strike employee...
03/04/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Employee initially injured his back 9-18-08; he continued to work, still having back problems. On 3-4-11 he was working on an overcast and aggravated his back. He continued to work until 4-7-11; he t...
01/11/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was replacing a cover on a miner and as he attempted to put the cover back in place he caught his finger between the edge of the cover and the frame of the miner causing a laceration and a fr...
01/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost Employee is a pumper and was loading a five hp pump in the back of a truck. He felt a strain in his right shoulder and bicep. He continued to work but his shoulder and bicep still bothered him. He...
01/04/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Continuous miner operator was struck on the chin by a piece of coal causing a laceration that required stitches. The stitches made this a reportable accident.
11/09/2010 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 29d restricted EE was working on a truck that wouldn't start; he reached in to rotate the crank shaft by pulling on the fan belt when another employee activated the start switch. His fingers were caught between the...
09/02/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee is a bathhouse attendant and was repairing a wash down hose by putting on a screw clamp. He was holding the hose and clamp with left hand and tightening the screw with his right hand. The s...
08/11/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A supervisor found a roof fall in the # 6 intake entry of the Mill Fork Mains. This entry is not a normally traveled entry. The roof fall was approximately 20 feet wide, 60 feet long, and 5 foot in...
07/19/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was swinging an axe to knock a hole in a stopping. As the axe went past his belt his hand hit a razor knife attached to his belt which had the blade out. This caused a laceration to his han...
07/14/2010 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Hanging a roof bolter cable when a rib fell and struck him on the left foot causing a laceration requiring stitches and dislocation of two toes on the left foot.
07/06/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost On 7-6-2010 ee was recovering a water pump using a cart. The cart started to tip over and as he attempted to stop it from falling over he strained his right shoulder. EE continued to work. On 1-14-201...
06/07/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on the longwall face as a longwall helper. A piece of coal came from the longwall face and struck him on the face, causing a laceration that required stitches, making this accide...
04/14/2010 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee went to kneel on a platform. As he raised his left knee it hit the platform. He kept having problems and reported the accident to management on 4-22-2010. He was taken to a medical facilit...
01/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted Employee was in the process of disconnecting a clevis from the end of the boom of a mule and a material trailer when his hand got caught between the boom of the mule and the trailer causing a lacerati...
01/25/2010 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 73d lost, 3d restricted The employee was using a hand drill to make a hole in a section of plastic pipe. While holding the drill, the drill bit stuck and jerked his arm and shoulder. Employee continued to work until June 2...
12/31/2009 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Miner was walking along the longwall face when he slipped and his foot went between the relay bar and toe of the shield and was pinched. This involved fractures of the toes on his left foot a nd also...
12/21/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The Employee was in the process of removing belt structure when a top belt roller slide along a belt rail and pinched his finger between the roller frame and the belt rail causing a fracture and a lac...
12/08/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 93d lost Employee was using a porta power jack to straighten out a section of bent metal when the jack became dislodged and struck him in the face causing a laceration and fractures to his face.
12/05/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to remove a damaged wheel bearing with a hammer and a chisel when a piece of metal from the bearing race chipped off and struck him in the face and become imbedded in his left...
12/03/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 43d lost, 14d restricted Employee was walking along a belt when a piece of coal bounced off the belt and landed on top of his left foot causing a fracture to his foot.
11/02/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 168d lost Employee strained his shoulder lifting a DA ram up on a clevis rail on the longwall face. He continued to work performing his regular duties but his shoulder never healed. On 2-24-10 the employee had...
08/24/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was riding in a vehicle when it hit a rib. This caused him to be thrown against the cab of the vehicle causing a laceration on his head which required stitches.
07/29/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a rock prop support. As he stood up the support it started to fall and he tried to catch it. His finger was pinched between the support and another support that was set. Thi...
07/13/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee was replacing a damaged track on a ASV loader. As he was attempting to pry the track into place with a bar, the bar slipped and caused the employee to strain his abdomen which herniated.
06/18/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was in the process of washing out the scrubber duct on a miner and had lifted up a metal cover to spray inside of the scrubber duct. As he started to wash out the scrubber the cover fell land...
05/25/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 86d lost Injury was operating a shuttle car and drove off a lip in a crosscut and hit his head into the cab injuring his neck. He continued to work until March 1st 2010, at which time he was taken off work pen...
05/16/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Examiner found a roof fall on the 3rd North belt just outby x-cut 93 at approx. 1:30 pm. Operator did not feel this roof fall was at or above the anchorage zone but was reporatable for impeding trave...
04/14/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of cutting a section of discharge line with a saw when his finger slipped off the finger guard and got pinched between the saw housing and the blade retaining bracket causi...
03/16/2009 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None While brushing the top with the continous miner head an ignition of coal dust occurred. This was of short duration of 2-3 seconds. No individuals were injured or no equipment damaged. Section was i...
02/26/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 125d lost, 23d restricted On 2-26-09 EE was struck by a piece of coal which may have aggravated a previous neck surgery. EE went off work 7-13-09 for surgery. After a review of all of the doctors reports it has been determine...
01/08/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working with another employee installing a belt take-up. The second employee was setting a wedge in place using a hammer and as he swung the hammer to strike the wedge, he missed the wedge and...
12/09/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None A bounce occurred adjacent to the stageloader caused rib material to fall which knocked out rib support. The rib support and loose rib material fell into the walkway and stageloader stopping productio...
10/31/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lowering a section of 4/0 cable from the mine roof when the cable slipped from his hand. The insulating hook used to support the cable caught on his glove then caught his hand causing a l...
09/24/2008 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None On 9-24-2008 a dust ignition occurred in the 5th L miner section. MSHA was immediately notified and an investigation conducted. It was found that the water sprays had been plugged on several water s...
08/26/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was adjusting a belt head roller when a bolt securing a mounting plate broke and struck him in the mouth causing a laceration requiring stitches.
08/11/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 47d lost A diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome was made that may have resulted from work activities. The date noted above is the first day from work because of the surgery. The difference from the date of the...
07/25/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a piece of rubber to make a seal when the knife he was using slipped and the the back of his left middle finger causing a laceration which required stitches.
07/11/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 24d lost A diagnosis of carpel tunnel syndrome was made that may have resulted from work activities. The date noted above is the first day from work because of the surgery. The difference from the date of the...
06/23/2008 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was reviewing the screen display of a SCC read out when a cutter shaft for a crusher motor fell off the head gate drive motor and smashed his finger causing a laceration to the little finger...
05/02/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to loosen a bolt with a ratchet when the socket slipped off and struck the employee in the chin knocking a tooth out.
03/04/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost EE, a longwall propman attempted to lower a shield on the longwall face. A valve soleniod malfunctioned, which caused the pull ram to activate prematurely, tightening up a chain which broke and a link...
03/03/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Miner was using a chuck wrench to knock a hole in a stopping. As he swung the wrench, it hit a cable and deflected the wrench and it hit his hand, causing a fracture to08 his finger.
02/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Employee is maintenance trainee and was watching mechanic repairing a piece of equipment. He placed his hand on tire of the vehicle and hit hand was caught between the tire and frame of vehicle.
02/05/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found in the return entry off of Mill Fork Access section at crosscut 69. This roof fall was above the anchorage zone but was not in the weekly examiner route of travel but did block...
01/14/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost Employee slipped while tightening a bolt with a ratchet and strained his shoulder. This employee worked for several weeks then went off work and had surgery. Date noted above was first report of injur...