Dugout — Accidents

Total: 114 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/23/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost An employee was installing a hose wrap on the hydraulic hoses up on the drill booms of a roof bolter. In the process employee's right pinky finger hyperextended and employee felt a pop. It was later d...
03/24/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was carrying pipe with another and the other employee dropped EE's end first causing pain in the injured employee's shoulder.
02/22/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost Employee was walking outby on the off side of the belt when they took a step with the right foot and the ankle twisted inward. The resulting injury was a fracture to both the metatarsal #4 and #5 bone...
01/18/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An employee was in the process of taking down a Kennedy stopping. During this process, they picked up a panel and began to collapse it. The top section of the panel slide down and pinched the individu...
12/06/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost After rock dusting activities, employee was placing the hose into the bucket of the scoop. At this point, the bucket was inadvertently lowered onto the injured's right foot. The injured was taken to...
04/25/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None GMS employee was retrieving a bag of rockdust near the rear of the bolting machine and the rear of the bolting machine was lowered causing injury to the employees foot.
12/07/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The roof bolter operator was removing his drill wrench from the chuck when he inadvertently got his hand too close to the auger clamp. As he pulled the lever it caught his right finger between the aug...
07/29/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Attempting to remove a new knife from plastic packaging material. He advised 4 employees sitting next to him to conduct an Observation on him, as he removed knife. He put on cut proof-gloves & cut pla...
07/14/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Making a mechanical belt splice. Victim was holding a belt splice tool and another employee was striking the tool with a hammer. Victim moved tool and his partner swung the hammer, striking victim on...
08/23/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a cardboard box with a knife when the knife slipped and cut his leg.
02/17/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost Carrying a crib block and slipped on ice and fell, the crib block landed on his hand.
01/15/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost He was walking on the surface, in the snow, when he slipped and fell. He fractured his right Fibula.
09/12/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the gob area behind the longwall face of Gil 4 MMU 010-0 disrupting ventilation. Ventilation devices in the South Mains and Giil 4B cross over were damaged.
10/27/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Pulling a 3/4"" hose through a man-door and pulled a muscle in his back.
05/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted Shoveling coal on to conveyor belt.
04/29/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Floor conditions were uneven in the area and the injured person stepped on a softball sized piece of coal and rolled his right ankle.
08/10/2010 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None A water discharge pipe broke in the Pace X-over main return aircourse, adjacent to a return entry sump. The broken line was not discovered for several hours, as such the water in the sump overflowed...
06/22/2010 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None Two longwall Coordinators were in the process of investigating elevated CO in the tailgate entry of the longwall. The CO occurred subsequent to a large cave in by the longwall shields near the tailga...
05/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of loading old belt rollers & structure in the bucket of his LHD. As he was topping off the load with a 54"" cluster, a belt roller rotated causing the cluster to twist, c...
04/29/2010 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None The AMS operator was alerted to 19 PPM at BEP #3 in the Gil-8 bleeder. Shift Coordinator was notified and investigated. The odor of burning coal was detected and the order was given to evacuate the...
03/30/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting coal on the longwall face when a small piece of rock flipped up and struck his lip.
02/12/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE & his partner were removing 2"" diameter pipe that was hung on the mine roof. He stepped onto the conveyor structure railing (bolting was removed) to remove pipe from its hangers. The structure tip...
10/03/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Two employees were using com-a-longs to drag a set of stairs across the top of an overcast, for installation. In the moving process the steps hung up on a lip. IE pushed on the tensioned chain with hi...
08/16/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A small roof fall occurred in the tailgate entry of the longwall. The roof fall was not above the anchorage zone of the bolts, however, it partially blocked travel out the alternate escapeway. The f...
08/15/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost The continuous miner operator was standing between the second and third to the last row of roof bolts in the No. 1 entry (Gil-10 Headgate), completing a cut, when a rib roll occurred. The rib struck...
08/06/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None The Gil-8 longwall section, MMU 010-0, experienced an outburst while in the process of mining the tailgate side of the face. Ventilation and travel on the face were unaffected, however, production wa...
08/02/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None The Gil-8 longwall section, MMU No. 010-0, experienced an outburst while in the process of mining the tailgate side of the face. Ventilation and travel on the face was not affected, however, producti...
07/28/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost Loading pipe on a pipe trailer, when he stepped on a small chunk of coal and rolled his ankle.
07/15/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above the anchorage zone occurred in the 7th East No. 1 tailgate entry to the Gil-8 Longwall Section. The fall included the tailgate of the longwall and approximately 14' outby. The fall...
07/01/2009 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 141d lost The miner operator was rockdusting the face with a machine mounted hydraulic Bantam duster. The dusted became plugged with damp rock dust, so the operator removed the guard to clear the plug with his...
06/24/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None The mine experienced a bounce/burst in the Gil 8 longwall section, MMU-010-0 at shield No. 12.
03/24/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Making a cable repair on No. 4 shuttle car. While trimming the insulation on one of the leads his razor knife slipped and struck his left hand, resulting in a small puncture wound.
03/15/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Installing a rib pin and was in the process of lowering his canopy and swinging his boom in. When the canopy lowered the collar of the canopy caught the wrench protruding from the tool tray. The wre...
02/05/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost The crew was in the process of packing old belt structure through a man-door. Employee and another employee were in the process of carrying a belt cluster when he tripped over a belt roller and fell....
01/15/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Three mechanics were in the process of repairing a broken cat tract on a continuous miner. The victim was holding a keeper pin with a pair of channel locks and another employee was striking the pin w...
12/11/2008 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A methane ignition occurred in the 8th East development section. The left side roof bolter operator drilled a hole to a depth of 17"" in the mine roof, when his drill steel plugged (wet drilling). H...
12/05/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was standing on shield No. 67, operating the side shield control lever when a rock, measuring 6""x8""x5"" fell between shields No. 67 & 78 striking him on the back of his right hand. The force of...
11/15/2008 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A frictional methane ignition occurred in the 8th East develpment section. The operator completed his final cut and was in the process of cleaning up when the miner bits contacted the mine floor, ign...
11/14/2008 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A frictional methane ignition occured in the 9th East CM section. Operator was turning a crosscut (15' depth) when the miner bits contacted fallen roof rock. The miner head was 1' above the floor wh...
10/28/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Attempted to move a shuttle car. He thought the door was latched tight and started to move forward. The door swung open and he reached out and caught the door. As he was shutting the door he simult...
10/15/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost He was using a com-a-long to pull a belt head roller and frame back into place, (that had broken free of its welds). A monkey face was then welded to an ""I"" beam to attach a com-a-long. As he was...
10/07/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Installing a master link on a shuttle car. He was pounding a strap on the link when a small sliver of metal dislodged, passed through his leather glove and embedded in the back of his hand.
09/24/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Prying on the bottom of a canopy cylinder on a Fletcher Roof Bolter when the bar slipped and struck his left hand.
09/15/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was in the process of installing an upper leg keeper pin on shield No. 141. As he was attempting to insert the pin the shield took weight and the pin blew out and struck two fingers on his left ha...
08/22/2008 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None The shearer cut into the tailgate entry of the longwall and the crew prepared to change direction, cutting back to the headgate. They were not cutting coal, but the drums were turning. At this time...
08/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost Six men were hanging a drive through door. Employee was on one corner and while lifting the door he felt a pop in his left arm.
06/28/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Installing a length of 2"" Drisco pipe. The pipe needed to be cut to proper length to fit. Using a utility knife he exerted pressure on the knife. The knife slipped and struck the palm of his left...
06/05/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE was tightening the top clusters during belt move. He was on the offwalk side and the rib blew out and in the process of getting out of the way he twisted his knee.
05/28/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Carrying a length of pipe, when he tripped and fell. His thumb was caught between the length of pipe and the floor when he landed.
05/21/2008 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received notification from Department of Labor that employee exercised his right under Title 30 Part 90.