Double Mountain Mine — Accidents

Total: 42 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/04/2017 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The employee was on the surface at the beginning of shift. The employee started to bend over to get into the battery scoop when the employee felt a pop or pull in lower back area.
10/25/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Non-injury roof fall was found in 5 left panel off 4-North Mains. The roof fall was found during a weekly examination. Roof fall begins in No. 5 entry of 5 left panel and extends inby to crosscut No....
08/22/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 148d lost Employee was raising the boom on the belt-head drive. EE was twisting screw jack on the belt drive when EE slipped and fell twisting EE's right knee. The accident occurred on 8/22/17. The EE returned...
02/27/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A Non-Injury Roof Fall occurred on 2/27/17. The roof fall is located in the No. 3 entry at x-cut No. 15 on the 2-Left Panel off the 4th North Mains. The approx size of the roof fall is 40' in length,...
01/23/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost The injured employee was riding the Mac 8 Mantrip to the end of the track. As the employee started to get off the Mantrip, employee pulled a muscle in the back of employee's left leg.
12/13/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The roof bolter operator was loading metal straps onto the roof bolting machine. As the employee was loading the metal straps their hand started to slip and the metal straps shifted or slid and the co...
11/15/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost The injured employee was on EE's knees hanging the roof bolter cable slack. After the cable was hung, the operator started to get onto the roof bolter. The operators hand slipped and EE pushed down on...
06/09/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured employee was attempting to remove a cord lash or nylon band from a bundle of roof bolts. The employee was using a utility or razor knife to cut the band on the bundle of bolts. As the empl...
10/06/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 94d restricted The injured employee and Co-worker was removing the slack from the conveyor chain of a continuous miner. The employee had removed links from the conveyor chain and was re-assembling the pins and keepe...
08/31/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost The employee was removing a roll of brattice cloth from the front of the section mantrip. As the employee picked up the roll of brattice cloth, he started to twist and felt a sharp pain in the lower p...
07/29/2015 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pre-shifting belts on 002 section panel belt on #3 entry break #2. While walking his left ear came in contact with a metal strap cutting his left ear, requiring stitches.
03/12/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost The injured employee and co-workers were removing wooden timbers from the bucket of a scoop. The employee was down on one knee pulling the wooden timber out of the bucket when he felt a sharp pain in...
03/08/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A no injury roof fall occurred at the no. 1 mine portal. The roof fall damaged the mine canopy at the entrance to the no. 1 entry. The roof fall was rock from the high wall and the edge of the mine r...
01/27/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was in the No.3 entry and started to pull an electrical cable away from the low belt structure when he felt a sharp pain in his right side near the groin area.
01/06/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost The employee was loading supplies onto a roof bolting machine. While lifting the box of resin glue he twisted and felt a sharp pain on the inside of his right leg and right side.
11/19/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost The employee was working on a belt head drive removing structure off the head drive when one of the rollers pinched the left index finger which resulted in a small laceration and a open fracture to th...
09/02/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A Roof Fall was found during a weekly examination. The Roof Fall is located on the 1 West Panel off the 1 South Mains. The roof fall is approximately 50' ft. long x 18.5' ft. wide x 6' ft. thick. The...
08/17/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost Employee was stepping out of the man basket to get extension cord twisting his knee. ""Left Knee
05/28/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was changing a torque shaft on the gathering head of the 14-15 miner. When he pulled the broke shaft out it had built up pressure and it sprayed hot oil out striking him on the neck and face.
05/09/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost Employee was shoveling loose coal and rock up, when he felt a sharp pain in his left knee and couldn't put weight on it.
06/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Employee was moving leaky feeder cable up. When he crossed a mobile bridge he said his knees buckled when he put them on the bottom. Also he said they had been hurting for a couple of weeks
05/29/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was moving belt structure and picked up a belt rail and twisted around to put it in a stand, pulling a muscle in his chest. He is not sure what he done.
05/14/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Victim was riding a mac-8 mantrip buggy. Buggy turned into a cross-cut at the track entry and a bundle of roof straps was laying on rib. Victims foot was caught and twisted it around hurting his right...
05/06/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Employee was helping hang a miner cable, and it fell and jerked his back. His doctor said it had slipped a disk.
05/02/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost While loading timbers in scoop bucket, one was standing up, and when the employee started to lay it down, it took him to his knees and hurting his back.
04/25/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was reaching for a roof bolt plate and his right arm hit a metal strap cutting his arm just below his elbow. After going to the doctor he received 5 stitches in his arm.
03/11/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost EE was pulling a timber out of scoop bucket when he pulled a muscle in his left arm around the elbow.
12/22/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Injured jumped down approximately 3' to ground twisting his right knee.
12/21/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Weathering due to freezing & thawing. Had to move life line over into #3 entry, while rock was cleaned up and top supported. After clean up life line was re-run back to #4 belt entry.
11/02/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None The employee was working on the miner, he was lifting a lid up and pulled a muscle in his lower back.
09/26/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK FATALITY Fatal Victim was inby last row of support when a rock fell on him causing death.
09/10/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was roof bolting while drilling a hole his wrench bent allowing the drill steel to come out and hit the EE on the right arm. Above the wrist causing a knot to come up on it.
09/05/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was stocking shelves in the warehouse and was lifting a box of parts when he felt a muscle pull in his stomach. Later in the shift a knot appeared on stomach.
07/23/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was helping co-worker load garbage in scoop bucket, while pulling on bent roof bolts one was hung and when it came loose struck him on the right side of the mouth chipping 2 teeth.
06/18/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Victim was walking to get on Damascus buggy to come outside, he pulled a muscle in his right hip.
04/21/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee was installing a roof bolt and bent it. While trying to straighten it, he hit the rotation lever and spun the bolt twisting left wrist.
03/05/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was walking around roof bolter when his arm touched the canopy of machine. A burr on the canopy cut his right arm.
10/07/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A piece of draw rock fell cutting his left arm, which required stitches.
10/06/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Tripped and fell into machine. A strap on the machine was hanging off the side, which cut his ear.
08/08/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 202d lost Victim was loading bolting supplies on roof-bolter he turned his body while holding 5 roof bolts and hurt his lower back.
05/24/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Victim was cleaning canopy off. He was cleaning loose debrie off. He reached down and lifted a piece of wire mesh to remove the dirt and pulled muscle in back.
03/17/2011 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 111d lost, 109d restricted Employee was installing roof bolts, he bent one and was trying to get it back out of the hole. He was using the head to pull it back out of the hole, he hit the wrong lever and spun the bolt, twisting...