Deer Run Mine — Accidents

Total: 220 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/14/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost IE was carrying belt structure and got foot caught between rollers and fell spraining ankle.
03/13/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost IE was pulling on a winch rope when it broke loose and IE fell back into the ramp pan. IE received 8 sutures.
02/24/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee hit head in the cab of the dozer when the coal gave way by the feeder causing the dozer to go into the feeder. Employee received sutures.
02/17/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 310d lost IE tried lowering a shield that was metal bound with another shield. IE was standing on the feet of the shield and when the shield broke free it bounced and IE hit IE's head off the top of the shield...
02/17/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Climbing down from a D10 dozer and EE's foot slipped on the ice covered step. Both of EE's hands were on the hand rails and EE's shoulder popped from hanging on the hand rails when their foot slipped.
02/11/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None IE was using channel locks to hold a piece of channel for another miner who was using a welder. The channel fell and hit the IE right thumb, causing a fracture.
01/20/2022 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was assisting with the installation of a pulley on the surface refuse belt. The pulley became bound up and a telehandler was being used to maneuver the pulley as to align the bolt holes. The pulley...
01/19/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 335d lost Employee jumped off the pod duster and felt a pain in right hip/leg.
01/07/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost IE was putting miner parts on a pallet when IE felt something pop in lower abdomen. The IE had hernia surgery on 03/09/2022. The employee never missed a day of work from the accident to the surgery.
01/06/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost IE was drilling a hole, the starter steel got stuck in the top, and when they went to get another steel the starter steel fell from the top. The steel bounced off the drill pod and hit the IE on the...
12/13/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Carrying a 72 inch top roller, tripped on a concrete block, and the roller smashed IE's thumb against the belt structure trailer.
12/02/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None IE was restacking belt rails when one belt rail slid off the pile and cut the end of a finger off at the first joint. The hand was on another belt rail when it got hit by the other belt rail.
11/16/2021 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost IE was running the shear when the drum of the shear threw a rock and hit employee on the chin.
10/09/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Operating a scoop heading inby battery first hauling cribbing. Scraped rib hit a rib strap that came into operators cab. Hitting I.E. in the right foot.
10/06/2021 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost IE was crawling into the shield to set it when EE accidentally hit the pressure bleeding valve on the pressure whip line. The line shot back striking IE in the nose causing a fracture.
09/26/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking backwards from the forklift after putting a chain on the tugger and tripped over a crib tie. EE landed on the right hand/wrist and ended up with a fractured wrist.
09/14/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost changing bits on shear, rock fell smashing right pinky finger
09/04/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Pulling on a hose in the mud, slipped, and fell landing on shoulder.
08/27/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 138d lost Getting down from the back of the truck and EE's foot slipped off the back of the bumper causing EE to fall on their left shoulder.
08/22/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee got crib mix in boot and received burns on top of EE's foot.
08/05/2021 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 22d lost Employee went for carpal tunnel surgery on 04/06/2022
07/16/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee was walking back to the truck and tripped over EE's own feet. When EE was falling EE put out EE's hand to catch self and ended up breaking a bone in EE's hand.
07/12/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was putting up bacon straps when EE's steel plugged and when EE pulled the steel out the bacon strap feel and hit EE on the head.
07/07/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Employee was standing on the DMU jack plate and the FCT was moving when the guarding on the sprocket car went over employee's foot.
06/30/2021 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unhooking dust hose from the pod duster, EE did not realize that there was pressure still on the hose, and the end of the hose hit EE in the face.
06/08/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost Employee was pulling a hose on the pod duster and heard a pop in EE's shoulder.
06/03/2021 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee was drilling a hole and the steel was stuck in the top when EE realized had lost suction. EE put hand over the chuck to feel if had suction when the steel fell out of the hole had hit EE's...
04/07/2021 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 302d lost a repairman was greasing the hopper on the FCT next to the landing on the DMU. The miner was backing up and the tail of the miner hit the hopper causing the hopper to move and pinched the repairman fo...
03/16/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee was pulling belt structure when the belt rail fell and landed on EE's left foot right above the metatarsal causing a fracture.
03/03/2021 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pulling shields up when some dust fell from the top and got in EE's eye. EE was prescribed with eye drops.
02/10/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Was working on the belt line, a 2"" deluge line hit employee on the head on 2/10/2021. Was seen and released by a doctor on the same day. Had a follow up with family doctor on 2/15/2021 and was remove...
11/13/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost On 11/13/20 employee slipped on the stairs in the prep plant and went to catch self hurting shoulder. Employee never a missed a day of work until 7/8/2021 when employee had shoulder surgery.
10/29/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost On September 23 2020 employee hurt shoulder when taking out a water line from a tank on the water car and continued to work to October 28 2020. On October 29 2020 employee is having surgery done on th...
10/27/2020 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 93d lost Employee was changing bits when a piece of rock from the corner of the face hit employee's hand that was on the head of the shear.
10/26/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost A piece of shale and coal fell from the longwall face bounced off of the chain and hit employee on the left foot.
10/26/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting a pin on the anti topple jack and employee pushed the jack out to line up with the hole when it smashed employee's finger.
10/20/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Hose hit employee in the eye.
09/04/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Stacking crib butts above their head and some wood chips fell down behind glasses and got in left eye.
07/22/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using a utility knife to cut a plastic tie and the knife went through the tie and cut the employee on the left lower leg. EE received 5 stitches.
01/24/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was holding up connecting links so they didn't get fouled up and got the tip of EE's finger pinched.
08/13/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None During our weekly exam, the fire boss discovered a roof fall in the #1 Entry (Return), 4 Head gate, at XC 49.
02/15/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee, was splicing car cable, using employee's utility knife pulling it towards self instead away from self. Employee received three stitches as a result of this accident to index finger on left h...
08/11/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE was getting out of the Security vehicle and felt something give in EE's right hip area.
08/24/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Trying to pull a thread out of a nut and cut finger and received 10 sutures.
06/14/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The miner was lowering and moving a vertical Kennedy Stopping Panel when a small piece of top fell striking employee on the right side of employee's face (employee's cheek) beside of employee's nose.
03/26/2015 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None AMS operator saw on the monitor that CO levels were over the spontaneous combustion plan at the mine.
02/08/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the tailgate panel #4 travelway at 9:27pm. The fall was located at 61 crosscut intersection. The fall measured approx. 20 feet long and 10 feet in height. The fall had...
02/05/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Small piece of slate fell and cut employees' lip.
01/29/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee struck in face with tubing ring. Went to dr. 1/30/15.
12/10/2014 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 57d restricted While troubleshooting an oil leak on a can setter, employee moved a line and line exploded injecting oil into his index finer on right hand.