Dugout — Accidents

Total: 114 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/12/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Assisting an employee load a timber onto a timber trailer, when he caught his finger between the timber and an upright pipe on the trailer.
02/23/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 113d lost Changing the left front tire on a shuttle car. As they were prying the tire off it came loose and fell on his right leg.
02/04/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost He was using a rock drill to bolt down the 7th East head roller steel. He had his left hand on top of the steel and the drill fell over and hit him on the left finger.
12/12/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cleaning cap rock off the taildrive, when a small piece of rock fell between the shields and landed on his finger.
11/10/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost EE was building a new dumpster in the shop. While turning the dumpster over something popped in the bend of his elbow. During a follow-up examination on 11/16/07 it was determined that a tendon was...
09/20/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A frictional methane ignition occurred on the Gil-6 longwall panel around shield No. 136.
09/20/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A frictional methane ignition occurred on the Gil-6 longwall at shield No. 138
09/16/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost He was tramming the Shearer to the tailgate when a bump occurred. A chunk of coal struck the left side of his Airstream helmet face shield, striking his cheek. He did not go to the doctor and contin...
08/31/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A frictional methane ignition occurred on the Gil-6 longwall panel. The ignition occurred at shield No. 19. The flame lasted approximately one minute.
08/23/2007 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None Following a cave in the gob behind the longwall face elevated levels of CO were detected at the tailgate end of the longwall face. The Mine Evacuation Plan was implemented, all underground personnel...
08/23/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A frictional methane ignition occurred on the longwall face, shield No. 32. The flame was extinguished within a minute.
07/30/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A frictional methane ignition occured on the longwall face, shield No. 130. The flame was extinguished in 3-5 seconds.
04/21/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost He was walking on a belt on the ground that was covered in coal dust & slipped twisting his right knee.
03/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Assisting with the removal of cap rock from the top of the continuous miner. As they lifted a slab of rock it slid pinching the tip of his finger.
03/18/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was in the process of installing a belt hanger with a Fletcher Roof Bolter. He was guiding the bolt wrench onto the head of the roof bolt when his hand slid and his little finger was pinched betwe...
02/17/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A shuttle car operator was spelling the regular bolter operator through lunch. He tightened a conventional pin (in the rib), and noticed that the friction created by the wrench/bolt head ignited meth...
02/15/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the bleeder entry behind the longwall face. The roof fall was not above the anchorage zone on the installed roof bolts, however ventilation controls were damaged, disrupting v...
12/30/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted While backing the miner out of the face, cap rock fell in. The cap rock broke off at the last row of roof bolts landing on the miner. A portion of the slab measuring 3' x 4' x 6' broke off when it str...
12/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a Kennedy stopping. He was installing the clips on a rail when the panel slipped off a 4"" lip. The edge of the panel cut through his gloves lacerating his finder.
11/30/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost Employee was operating the Shearer on the longwall face when he heard someone calling on the face phone. He bent down to answer the face phone (with his back to the face). A slab of coal fell from t...
11/29/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None A bounce occurred around the longwall headgate area of the Gil-5 panel. The bounce separated top coal from the roof rock, measuring approximately 20' x 40' x 24-30"" thick. Production was interupped...
11/28/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was stepping out of mantrip and twisted his knee. Damage is strain / sprain to the left knee.
11/16/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was chaining down motor on winch truck when chain binder rolled and smashed his left ring finger
10/19/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was in the process of retrieving a small tool box from the inside of his big tool box. He lifted the lid on the large box with his right hand, as he lifted the smaller box with his left hand he le...
09/13/2006 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A frictional methane ignition occurred at shield No. 37 in the Gil-5 longwall panel. The crew was cutting from the headgate to the tailgate at the time of the ignition. The Headgate shearer operator...
09/06/2006 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A frictional methane ignition occurred on the Gil-5 longwall face. The crew was in the process of cutting toward the headgate when the tailgate shearer operator noticed a small orange glow at the bot...
09/03/2006 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 8:50 AM a frictional methane ignition occurred on the Gil-5 Longwall, at shield No. 15. The flame was described as a small orange glow at the bottom of the cutter drum. The flame la...
08/29/2006 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None The shearer was operating at number 38 shield, cutting toward the tailgate. The headgate shearer operator was washing the toes of the shields when he reported seeing a small orangle glow. He immedia...
08/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Inj EE and another employee were in the process of anchoring a set of stairs to an overcast. Inj EE was standing to the low side of the stairs. As he reached for bolts and nuts the stairs slid down...
07/23/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing belt structure. He tripped and fell backwards, as he fell he landed on his hand resulting in a fractured finger.
06/22/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Hitching a material trailer to mine LHD, raised trailer and blocked trailer to within 1 inch of height needed then tryed to hand lift with right hand. Trailer fell pinching right middle finger (tip...
06/08/2006 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A frictional methane ignition occurred in the No. 1 entry of the 2nd East section. The miner operator was trimming the bottom on the right side of the entry when he contacted the rock mine floor with...
05/26/2006 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was standing at the feeder breaker talking to the shuttle car operator. He placed his right hand on the deck of the feeder while the car was unloading. A chunk of coal fell on his right hand from...
01/25/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 222d lost Tripped and fell landing on his back on a chunk of coal. Several months later he sought medical treatment and was diagnosed with a pre-existing degenerative back disease. He was placed on a therapy...
06/10/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Removing loose coal from the Bretby tray when a chuck of coal fell from the lump breaker and landed on the tip of his thumb resulting in a laceration.
04/29/2005 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Roof Bolter Operator was installing a rib pin. With the wrench in the chuck, he reached out to put the head of the bolt in the wrench as he was activating the feed lever. He pinched his finger betwe...
12/29/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Two employees were in the process of changing out a two-stage hydraulic pump on a Fletcher Roof Bolter. The injured employee was working on the old pump in the rear walkway of the bolter. The other...
12/15/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Swinging a sledgehammer and he pulled a muscle in his back
11/23/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 139d lost Roof bolter operators were positioning a 4 1/2' roll of welded wire mesh screen in preparation for the bolting cycle. The mesh was positioned parallel to and under the last row of permanent roof supp...
11/22/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was in the process of connecting two high voltage cable couplers together, using a spanner wrench. He was pullling the wrench towards him when the wrench slipped off and struck him on the mouth.
10/31/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Shuttle car operator was operating the shuttle car when his right rear tire dropped into a hole. He struck his head on the cab of the shuttle car straining his neck. He returned to work for one week...
10/26/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee stepped through a set of double doors and slipped and fell, spraining his ankle
07/29/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After performing trouble shooting and repair work the injured ee was helping reinstall the top drive train covers on #12 u.v. while standing on top of the machine the ee took a step backwards and lost...
04/26/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating the shearer on the longwall face. His eyes became irritated due to dust/hydrogen sulfide generated during the cutting cycle. He finished his shift and sought medical attention...
12/01/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 41d restricted THE MINER OPERATOR BACKED THE CONTINUOUS MINER OUT OF THE FACE IN PREPARATION TO ROCK DUST THE FACE WITH A BANTAM (MACHINE MOUNTED) ROCK DUSTER. THE VICTIM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DUMPING A BAG OF ROCK...
11/06/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 18d lost, 45d restricted WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DROP A CONVEYOR BELT BOTTOM ROLLER HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LEFT BICEP. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 12/25/03, AT WHICH TIME HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. HE WAS DIAGNOSE D WITH...
11/04/2003 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None AN IGNITION OCCURRED IN THE NO. 4 FACE OF THE NORTH MAINS SECTION. THE CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING HIS SECOND CAR OF COAL WHEN THE IGNITION OCCURRED.
09/27/2003 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None A BOUNCE OR OUTBURST OCCURRED ON THE FOURTH WEST LONGWALL FACE WHICH DAMAGED THE SHEARER.
09/23/2003 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None A BOUNCE OR OUTBURST OCCURRED ON THE FOURTH WEST LONGWALL FACE WHICH DAMAGED THE SHEARER RANGING ARM.
05/24/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BROKEN PIN WITH THE AID OF A PORTA POWER. HE PLACED A 1/2 "" ALLEN WRENCH INSIDE HINGE AND PUSHED AGAINST THE HEAD OF THE WRENCH TO FORCE BROKEN PIN OUT OF THE HINGE...