Enlow Fork Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,235 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/18/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost IE attempted to throw bedrail thru door and smashed EE's finger between bedrail and door frame. Miner was fully trained, wearing EE's PPE and was in compliance with the law.
01/17/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost While side bolting off the non-tube side of miner. Employee was setting the roof strap when a rock approximately 5'x4'x3' fell from the roof hitting the employee in the back of right knee/calf, pinnin...
01/15/2020 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 178d lost Employee went to step up on bench at EE's locker in the Archer portal locker room. When EE stepped down EE's left foot landed on EE's supply bag which caused EE's foot to roll, triggering pain in EE's...
01/14/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee was working on the monorail system in the E31 Longwall. As they were hitting the stiff-arm pin for removal, the stiff-arm simultaneously dropped pinching the tip of the employee's left thumb....
12/20/2019 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee was side bolting along the continuous miner in the G2 Section #2 Entry, when a rock fell from the rib protector and struck employee in upper back/neck. Employee moved away from that area when...
12/19/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Elevator for the Sparta Portal was down due to the Carlock Door Switch was out of alignment.
12/17/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the G1 Headgate longwall section located at 33 wall in the number one entry. The fall measured approximately 6'high X 15'long X 8'width. This was due to a saggin...
12/17/2019 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None 4 persons were entrapped due to an electrical fault at Sparta Elevator, stopping unexpectedly 10' from the top landing. They were entrapped for approximately 30 minutes with no injuries. The Mechanics...
12/10/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 154d lost Employee was taking down a stopping and a rock fell out and hit EE on the hand causing injury.
12/09/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hosing along belt line and a rock came off the belt causing injury to EE's head.
11/21/2019 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 6:15 PM, E31 Longwall intersected an uncharted gas well at 39 shield at 104+25. *Accident Code for inundation was chosen because there is no option for uncharted gas well.
11/04/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 160d lost Employee was moving structure around the bucket of the scoop and got ha finger caught between the structure and the scoop bucket causing injury.
10/24/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The automatic door sensor for the Pleasant Grove Elevator was not working and needed replaced. No one was on elevator during time of repair.
10/12/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 3 North area #5 Entry 187 wall. The fall measured 16' Width X 24' Length X 13' High. There were no injuries as a result of this incident. Conditions contribu...
10/11/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 249d lost Employee was walking to move a vent tube along the continuous miner, when a rock measuring 6' in length, 3' wide, and 18"" in thickness fell from the mine roof. The rock struck EE on the back causing...
09/20/2019 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 265d lost Employee was bolting along the Continuous Miner located in the 2 South Left Mains #2 Entry, when they were walking over a pile of coal and felt a sudden pain in the left calf. Employee was diagnosed w...
09/20/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of putting up a tube, EE turned to grab a tube and when EE turned around EE's face struck the tube resulting in a laceration above EE's left eye. EE received four sutures.
09/17/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 193d lost While carrying a door frame, the frame dropped on IE's right foot, causing contusion.
09/17/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 3d restricted Workers hanging the feeder cable on the rib. The cable was muddy & the cable slipped out of a worker's hands & fell the length of the cable that was hung. Our employee was standing near the cable when...
09/14/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the Oak Springs bottom 1-2 entry at 119 wall. The fall measured approx. 65'X16'X16"". There was no injuries as a result of this accident. Conditions contributing...
09/12/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was carrying a top section roller from the ride to the beltline. The roller was swinging around and it pinched EE's thumb between the wing and the middle roller.
09/09/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting a re-railer, weight shifted, crushing tip of left thumb.
08/29/2019 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL FATALITY Fatal The employee was walking off the face at the G1HG longwall section. As employee passed the head gate drive, the previously bolted and meshed rib unexpectedly failed and the material struck employee re...
08/23/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was handling rail ties with a pry bar. The bar slipped and caught employee's finger between rail and bar causing injury.
08/07/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost Employee was in the bathhouse showering when they tripped on a non-slip mat causing right arm to bend back. Employee was diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff to the right shoulder and had surgery to rep...
08/06/2019 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None A inby corner rolled out and was reported in the exam books on the G1 longwall #13 crosscut on 8/6/2019. This did not impede passage or impair ventilation, therefore it is not reportable. This is bei...
07/21/2019 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None A inby corner rolled out and was reported in the exam books on the G1 longwall #10 crosscut on 7/21/2019. This did not impede passage or impair ventilation, therefore it is not reportable. This is be...
07/11/2019 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 62d lost Employee was obtaining a strap ready to be thrown across the miner. When employee lifted it up to pivot the strap the miner began to sump back catching employee's right index finger between the strap...
07/10/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 321d lost Employee was drilling for a 16' cable bolt, connecting a third steel in the roof when EE felt a sudden pop in the right shoulder. EE was diagnosed with a severe strain to the rotator cuff.
06/26/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 51d lost, 19d restricted Employee was walking through water dragging rock dust hose, slipped on a crib block and fell causing injury to right knee. Employee began losing time as of 8/3/19 due to injury & is scheduled for surg...
06/20/2019 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Sparta elevator was down with 12 men 6"" from bottom. It was diagnosed with a bad encoder switch. A new encoder switch was installed the elevator was back in service at 4:25 am.
06/18/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 44d restricted Employee was pulling on a slate bar and slipped causing injury to right arm.
06/11/2019 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee finished installing a roof bolt located in the 8 north section, when a rock fell from the rib, striking employee, causing employee to fall to the ground. Employee received six sutures in the...
06/11/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding ladder when EE was struck by an object from overhead
06/01/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 99d lost, 87d restricted While working inside of a chute, employee was lifting part of a belt scraper when they felt a pop/snap and pain in the right shoulder between the bicep and upper shoulder area
05/22/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 296d lost Employee was pinned by the boom of the Continuous Miner in the 2 south right section. Injuring employee's back and ribs.
05/22/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee was trying to get the winch rope out from behind the ram of the scoop. When the ram of scoop was pulled back, employee got fingers caught between the bucket and ram of scoop causing injury.
05/21/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Archer portal elevator was having issues with the programming of primary and secondary slow down sequence switch. The switch was replaced.
05/14/2019 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The Archer portal elevator was inadvertently put into inspection mode.
05/08/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost While working in the G1 #1 entry, employee was side bolting on tube side of miner, when a rock fell from top and struck employee on neck and back of head. Employee was diagnosed with a concussion.
05/07/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was throwing a crib through a man door and got a finger caught between the crib and the door causing injury.
05/03/2019 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was trying to unclog line and lost control of it when it was re-pressurized which blew shotcrete toward EE's face and into EE's left eye.
04/23/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None While performing the weekly drum break accumulator test on the oak springs hoist. It was determined that the accumulator failed the test due to low nitrogen pressure. Nitrogen was added to pass the te...
04/22/2019 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None The G1 Headgate section experienced a probable face ignition in the #3 entry survey station #13+32. During the investigation MSHA cited 4 sprays inoperative in the 8-spray block located top left side...
04/06/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost Employee was knocking out block and block fell hitting employee in hand causing injury.
03/31/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was handling a K panel when it slid causing injury to their finger.
03/25/2019 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None A fatality occurred due to natural causes, specifically a cardiac event, while employee was working at a surface transfer building. Confirmation of the cause of death was provided by the Washington C...
03/18/2019 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Employee was walking and stepped on a piece of coal injuring foot
03/11/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost Employee was lifting a relay bar, which was laying on the hand rails and toe of the shield, with a come-along. The relay bar slid off of the toe of the shield and rolled onto the employees right ankle...
03/04/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The bottom door latch switch froze and interfered with the use of the elevator for over 30 minutes. The switch was replaced allowing the elevator to resume normal operations.