Enlow Fork Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,235 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/02/2018 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost After helping to secure a ventilation tube to the mine roof in the G1 Headgate section ee turned to walk away and twisted left knee. Resulted in a strained left knee.
03/29/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was descending an overcast ramp when ee slipped and fell to the ground injuring right leg. EE was diagnosed with a fractured tibia in right leg.
03/26/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injured employee was observing another employee repair an impellor on a Sunflo pump with a chisel when a small piece of metal struck IE on the left cheek. The small piece of metal was removed by a phy...
03/25/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was hosing shield toes on the F-28 Longwall section during an idle shift when EE got debris in EE's right eye. EE was diagnosed with a corneal abrasion of the right eye and began missing work...
03/22/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Injured was driving a mantrip inby on the E-track when a derailment occurred causing the injured to strike EE's left side and face against the frame of the mantrip resulting to chipping of the 8th and...
03/22/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was building a crib. Employee caught their finger between two crib blocks causing injury to the finger.
03/02/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Employee was cleaning off the top of a shield with a slate bar in the F-27 Longwall section. While prying down on the slate bar EE caught EE's left hand/fingers between the slate bar and the handrail....
03/01/2018 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 15d restricted Employee was working in the 2 East Mains Section. The fire suppression on a scoop outby in the section inadvertently actuated releasing Foray ABC Multi-Purpose Dry Chemical that is used in the system....
02/27/2018 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An accident occurred in the E-30 Continuous Miner section. While the crew was mining in the #3 entry with #26 Joy ED CM they encountered a clay vein that liberated methane that was ignited by an undet...
02/22/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 155d lost Employee was using a hand grinder to remove a separator roller in a conveyor belt take-up. During the process EE struck self with the grinder that was equipped with a 4 ?"" cut off wheel on the top of...
02/19/2018 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 213d lost Employee was in the panline on the F-27 Longwall face hooking the panline up to shield when a rock slid out of the face striking employee on the left lower leg causing right lower leg to strike the ei...
02/15/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was center bolting in the F-29 section. While removing drill steels from the roof ee pinched left 5th (pinky) finger between the connection point of the bottom two steels causing a laceration...
02/13/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the E-29 longwall section in 1-2 cross cut at 18 wall. The fall was approximately 20' high x 16' wide x 36' long. The immediate roof consisted of laminated shale...
02/05/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 217d lost Stepped on a rock and twisted ankle resulting in a sprained ankle.
02/03/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the E-29 Longwall section in the #2 track entry at 19 wall intersection. The fall measured approximately 20' high x 16' wide x 16' wide. The immediate roof consi...
02/02/2018 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 259d lost Injured employee was standing at the headgate of the F-27 Longwall section when the decking at the HG #5 special pan caught the toes of their left foot between the decking and the mine floor causing a...
02/02/2018 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.
01/30/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The hoist drum hydraulic hose that controls the brake pressure developed a leak which caused the hoist to be inoperable for over 30 minutes. The hose was changed and the hoist returned to normal opera...
01/16/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee was standing on the step on the side of the CM tightening a chain on a vent tube. Employee's right hand was positioned at the base of the rib drill and right elbow contacted the 'feed' lever...
01/16/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 173d lost IE was working on construction of a vertical shaft. IE was in the process of flipping a bucket bail, on the muck bucket, to the open position and was struck in the foot by the bucket bail. Proper proc...
01/16/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A weld broke on the bottom secondary door switch bracket which interfered with the normal operation of the elevator for more than 30 minutes.
01/14/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost A miner was walking in the parking lot when EE was bumped by the right front side of a pickup truck traveling at a low rate of speed causing EE to fall and strike the back of head. EE was taken by amb...
01/13/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 191d lost Employee was installing a backboard on the end of a rail car when ee slipped on a track tie injuring left knee. EE was later diagnosed with a partial tear of ACL/MCL in left knee.
01/11/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost Employee reached over their head to turn a 6"" waterline shutoff valve and felt pain in the lower right abdomen. Was diagnosed with a hernia.
01/08/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Due to the cold weather, the pump at the bottom of the Sparta shaft failed and water accumulated in the sump of the shaft causing the buffer switch to freeze.
01/08/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The door sensor strips malfunctioned causing a delay in the availability of the Pleasant Grove Elevator for more than 30 minutes. The malfunctioning door sensor strips were removed and replaced with n...
01/03/2018 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None An alleged face ignition was reported on the F28 TG section while mining in the #2 entry. An investigation revealed that small areas of pyrite were found in the rib and face areas. During mining thes...
01/02/2018 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None The E30 development section experienced a face ignition while mining in the #2 track entry. During the investigation MSHA cited two worn bits on the left side of the continuous miner head on the drum...
12/28/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Pleasant Grove Elevator was down due to a faulty door switch.
12/26/2017 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was traveling inby on the E-track when the mantrip EE was operating derailed causing EE to strike EE's left rib area in operator's compartment of the mantrip. Was diagnosed with a non-displac...
12/17/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a joint of dust line when the blade broke and caused a laceration to hand.
12/15/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 195d lost Employee was pulling coupler cut-off on the general mine car when the cable broke, causing employee to lose balance and fall injuring right shoulder.
12/11/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost Employee was installing a sandwich plate on the E29 longwall face at #96 shield when EE experienced pain in right shoulder that resulted in a torn Labrum in right shoulder.
11/28/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 294d lost Employee was getting out of shuttle car when they hyperextended the left knee. Employee started missing work 12/12/2017.
11/21/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Pleasant Grove Elevator was down due to a faulty door switch.
11/20/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator doors would not operate. During investigation found that the elevator went into over travel.
11/16/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost Two employees were carrying a rack wheel onto the face of the E-29 LW section when the rack wheel moved causing the weight of the wheel to shift towards the injured employee which in turn caused the I...
11/16/2017 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Injured employee was helping to load an Irwin Diesel Locomotive wheel onto a dolly when ee caught left ring finger between the wheel and the edge of the dolly. The injury caused a fracture to the tip...
11/15/2017 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The operator was notified on 11/15/2017 that the employee was awarded compensation for Noise Induced Hearing Loss.
11/08/2017 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Two persons were entrapped on the Sparta elevator when while riding in the elevator it stopped approximately 42' from the top landing due to the bottom hallway door latch being out of adjustment. The...
11/08/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Sparta elevator was down approximately 42' from the top landing due to the bottom hallway door latch being out of adjustment.
11/07/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on the F-27 Longwall face when a rock fell from between the shields and grazed the left side of face causing a laceration to left cheek that required 5 sutures to repair.
11/02/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Oak Springs hoist was taken out of service due to damage to the hoist rope.
10/28/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 166d lost The employee was throwing a track switch on Pleasant Grove bottom when EE felt pain in right shoulder. EE was later diagnosed with a partial tear of the right rotator cuff and began missing work on 10...
10/16/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 416d lost Employee was pushing open the k doors on PG Bottom, when employee felt a pain in employee's right ankle. Diagnosed with a ruptured Achilles tendon.
10/11/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Sparta Elevator was down due to the bolts breaking on door latch.
10/11/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 277d lost Employee was walking in F28 HG where employee was working on a pump. As employee was walking, employee's left foot slipped down and felt pain in left hip. Lost Time on 10/16/17.
10/03/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 27d restricted Employee was loading water line into scoop and caught employee's pinky finger caught between pipe and scoop bucket causing injury to finger
10/01/2017 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 133d lost On 12/30/15 the employee was lifting an I-beam injuring their back and began missing work on 1/11/2016 which was reported on a 7000-1. On 10/1/2017 the employee was in the locker room getting ready fo...
09/29/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in E29 LW Section in the 2-1 crosscut at 17 wall. The fall measured approx. 10-12ft high by 50ft long by 16ft wide. There was no injuries as a result of this incid...