Excel #5 — Accidents

Total: 122 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/01/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost Employee had arrived at the bolter. EE set a bucket of bits on the bolter and felt a pain in the shoulder. EE was removed from work pending a MRI.
08/25/2023 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost Rib roll on foot
08/23/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Did not look at roof or pull loose roof
08/22/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was installing a bolt. The bolt was bent to get it in the hole. EE started to straighten the bolt to put it in the pot. EE felt a pop in EE's elbow. This resulted in a strain to EE's elbow.
08/21/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Contract employee had installed first bolt. EE was swinging in to put the inside bolt up. As EE was swinging the boom, a piece of rock hit the canopy, slid off and struck EE's foot. This resulted in...
08/18/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 86d lost Employee was picking up a 4 wheeler motor off of ride. EE picked it up and fell backwards to the ground holding stomach saying EE felt something tear in stomach. EE ended up having a hernia in stoma...
08/15/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee had inserted glue into a hole that EE had drilled to install a bolt. While holding the glue in place, EE reached down with EE's other hand to grab the bolt. EE's arm caught the corner of th...
08/12/2023 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Contract employee was in the bolter training program under the supervision of a foreman. When the employee was trying to put the put the bolt in the pot, EE hit the up pressure instead of the down. T...
08/09/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Employee was loading the bolter. Employee was throwing bundles of plates across the bolter. They started to throw a bundles of plates and hit the head of a bolt with the top of their hand causing a fr...
08/01/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost Employee was bending a bolt over the tire of a bolter. The bolt rolled over causing EE to lose EE's balance. EE fell to the ground causing a sprain to EE's right thumb.
07/17/2023 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 139d lost Employee was picking up trash and when employee went to get back in the scoop a piece of rib rolled off and struck employee's arm around the elbow. X-rays was negative. Employee was taken off work p...
07/11/2023 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had just installed the first row of bolts in a head hole and was drilling the test hole. A piece of draw rock fell and struck the back of left arm causing a laceration that required stitches...
07/10/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 139d lost Employee was going to the feeder to dump a load of coal. EE ran over a rock in the belt entry causing EE to bounce and jar their back.
06/22/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was cleaning off the garbage off of the rear of the roof bolter. A piece of rock fell from the mine roof and contacted their middle finger on the left hand. This resulted in a fracture to the...
06/21/2023 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Employee had just arrived to the section. EE was passing a shuttle car that was parked. EE hit their head on a anchor bolt hanging down. EE continued to the bolter and begin bolting. EE began to feel...
06/17/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking out by the section and a piece of draw rock fell hitting employee in the head which required staples.
05/02/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was helping lift a spool of leaky feeder cable onto a 4 wheeler and felt a pain in their back.
04/24/2023 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 138d lost Employee was on knees shoveling belt when a piece of rock rolled off the rib (13""X13""X3"") and struck employee on the top of shoulder.
04/15/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using an empty oil can with the top cut out to put oil in equipment. EE put hand in the opening to adjust the hose. When EE pulled hand out, EE's finger caught the lid on the oil can ca...
03/15/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting up EE's first bolt in a place. A piece of rock fell between ATRS and the rib hitting EE in the head causing a laceration. this required 5 staples.
02/20/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was riding in the back of a man trip, hit a bump in the travel way causing EE to hit EE's head on the mine roof, which caused EE's hard hat to be pushed down against EE's nose. This resulted...
01/28/2023 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hitting 2 hammers together to remove a stuck bit on a miner. A piece of the hammer chipped and embedded itself into the employee's wrist. The piece of metal was not removed until 2/24/202...
01/20/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted Employee had the top lid raised on the pinner working on the suction. They needed to get under the other lid. Another employee moved the second lid the first lid fell and smashed a thumb causing a fra...
01/14/2023 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was riding in the back of the mantrip on the way out of the mines. There was a low spot just in by 5C head. EE's cap light caught a plate that was against the mine roof causing EE's head to...
12/06/2022 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on a brattice. A piece of the rib fell off causing a laceration on EE's finger that required 2 stitches.
12/05/2022 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading dust into the rock duster with the forklift. The bag dust was over the pod. The forks slipped and hit employee in the side causing a cracked rib. This is a contracted employee.
12/03/2022 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hanging the miner cable so the scoop could go under it. the scoop tire caught the side of EE's foot causing a slight fracture.
09/27/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping install structure. EE's finger got pinched between 2 pieces of rail causing a laceration and fracture.
09/14/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was in the process of installing a roof bolt on a corner. EE could not get the bolt started in the hole because of gob. The bolt was positioned on the right side of EE's body. EE switched sides and...
09/05/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non injury roof fall was found during the preshift just inby the #1 head drive.
08/11/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was carrying a box of glue beside the scoop. EE lost balance and fell hitting head on the scoop bucket causing a laceration above eye which required stitches.
08/10/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Employee was in the process of installing a curtain board. Employee was between the canopy and board standing up. When they turned around their knee hit the joystick which caused the arm of the bolte...
07/26/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee was unloading supplies from a flat car with a scoop. They had the bucket bowed on the flat car with the front tires off the ground. The bucket slid off the car which caused the scoop to hit t...
07/12/2022 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was hanging a pump cable. There was a bare spot in the cable which caused employee to receive a slight shock. Employee lost footing and fell. Employee tried to catch self with hand, hurting...
06/04/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non injury roof fall occurred in the #7 entry in the intake out by the #5 section.
06/03/2022 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost Employee had got out of the deck of the bolter, walked around the off side, grabbed a crosser to cross the miner cable. After the employee took the crosser to the miner operator to put on the cable. E...
05/17/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was bolting on an overcast. EE had put a bolt in the hole. When EE straightened the bolt to put it in the pot, EE felt a pop in their shoulder. EE returned to work the next shift and then b...
04/13/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting and a rock fell from the top, down the pin steel, and hit employee on the wrist causing injury.
04/07/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of setting a tailpiece. The chain slipped causing the tailpiece to set down on a crib causing the crib to roll over. The crib landed on the employee's foot causing a frac...
03/14/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was in the process of installing EE's inside bolt. A piece of rock flew from the opposite side drill boom and hit employee on the left check causing a fracture.
03/09/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was on knees cleaning out the dust box. A piece of rock fell and struck EE on both shoulders and back.
03/08/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 124d lost Employee had went around the block to let the other supply tractor pass. As EE tried to pull out into the roadway, the tractor high centered on some gob which raised the rear wheels off the ground. EE...
03/07/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Employee was helping hang miner cable to back the miner around into 6L to begin cutting 6R. Employee felt a pain in lower back.
02/19/2022 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking to the scoop. Employee slipped in some mud. When they raised up, they hit their head on a piece of waterline causing a laceration just above right eye, in which required 2 stitche...
02/18/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Employee was using a sledge hammer to drive a head jack pin back in on the miner that had worked out. As employee was striking the pin, a piece of metal broke from the edge of the pin, flew under emp...
01/25/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was pulling rocks off the miner. EE was pulling a small rock for the scrubber inlet. When it slid off the miner it cut the tip of EE's finger. EE did not miss the first day of work until 2...
01/24/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 86d lost Employee was cleaning out the pre-dump on the bolter. While employee had hand in the pre-dump employee's partner closed it causing a laceration on employee's thumb.
01/10/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was turning 4R. EE had loaded approx. 5' out of the cut. EE walked up and placed their hand on the miner to look at the cut. A piece of rock fell from between the bolts and smashed EE's lef...
12/16/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost Employee had turned out of belt entry into 5 left. Employee said a piece of rock hit canopy, fell off and hit shoulder and neck while employee was tramming the shuttle car.
12/04/2021 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee walked through a fly pad and came in contact with a roof bolt plate, which caused a scratch on the eye. Employee worked 3rd shift and EE's time started on 12/03/2021 at 10:30 pm.