Federal No 2 — Accidents

Total: 846 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/27/2020 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal While spotting the trailer, the victim stepped in front of the wheel of the trailer. The driver started to pull forward, catching the victim under the wheel, running over victim up to about the chest...
11/03/2017 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee claims to have strained left shoulder while pulling rock dust hose through a mandoor. EE completed shift and asked to complete an incident report as a precaution. Employee called off work o...
10/24/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee claims to have strained employee's lower back while shoveling spillage on the first floor of the prep plant. Employee continued to work and then called off on 11/06/2017 citing the earlier ""...
10/24/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee claims to have strained right hand while shoveling on the 1 East Belt. EE continued to work regular shifts. On 10/30/17, ee requested supervisor to document the incident of 10/24/17 as hand...
10/18/2017 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee claims that back spasms started when employee bent down to pick up a roof bolter cable plug. Employee was transported to a local hospital, examined, and released. Has not returned to work si...
10/16/2017 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee bumped EE's back on some belt structure.
10/12/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was riding out of the mine on a section portal bus. As the bus traveled through a switch, the bus was jarred from side to side. The jarring motion allegedly caused a sprain/strain to the em...
10/11/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was stacking cement blocks on a pallet when ee felt back give out and ee dropped a block on upper left thigh. Employee was transported to a local hospital where all tests were negative and e...
09/28/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was along the track when a bus inby ee was entering a spur. The bus snagged the lifeline, stretching it tight, and breaking it. The lifeline snapped back toward employee and a directional c...
09/25/2017 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was attempting to lower shield # 118. The shield failed to function from adjacent controls. Employee used the in-shield control to lower the shield. When EE did this, the shield unexpected...
09/13/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee used their foot to attempt to throw a switch. They slipped and fell backward onto their SCSR unit. This caused pain to their lower back. Transported to local hospital. Negative x-rays, etc....
08/26/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee states that employee felt a ""pain"" in employee's right arm while carrying cement blocks to build a stopping (wall). Employee completed employee's shift, but then called off on employee's n...
08/08/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unplanned roof fall on the 12 Right Longwall tailgate. Top ""potted"" around roof bolts at the tail of the longwall face. Set additional roof props, tightened existing cribs and continue to mine thr...
08/03/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost While spotting belt rollers on the 13 Right beltline, employee bent down to pick up a top roller. EE felt a ""pop"" in the right knee and fell to the ground. EE was unable to put any weight on the l...
08/02/2017 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost Employee was pulling a supply trip around the loop. The trolley pole came off the wire in a low spot. As the employee reached for the pole, apparently touched the metal portion of the harp & receive...
07/31/2017 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Injured employee was removing a vent tube on the 13 Right section when a piece of rib rolled off and struck employee's lower left leg and foot resulting in a bruise.
07/30/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered around 6:50 AM on the mainline track haulage near the ""A"" Shaft Bottom area. The fall was approximately 16' wide by 30 - 40' long by 7' high.
07/26/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost Employee was installing a post when they felt a pain in the elbow. Finished the shift and visited the doctor the next day. Worked restricted duty until 08-23-2017 when they called in saying the docto...
07/24/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unplanned roof fall in the #2 heading at #9 block on the 12 Right Longwall section. Approximately 16' wide x 16' long x unknown height. Also projected into crosscut 2-1 for a short distance. No inj...
07/09/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unplanned roof fall on Empty Track near rotary dump. Approximate dimensions are 16'wide x 7' high x 30' long. No injuries. Fall was discovered during a pre-shift examination.
07/02/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During daily inspection, a malfunction was discovered in the North Elevator. Originally thought to be an electric motor failure. The actual failure was in an electrical relay. The elevator was up a...
06/14/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Damage to skip shaft hoist equipment. Broken latch and bent guide rail. Expected to be down 4-8 hours.
06/13/2017 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost Employee was using portable drill to drill holes in the mine roof to install trolley wire hangers. The drill dropped suddenly, striking the employee's right elbow. They finished the shift and filled...
05/19/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost Employee was assisting the loading of a belt tub onto a well bottom car. The tub needed re-positioned. Employee motioned the scoop operator to ""slew"" the tub over. The operator shoved the tub. E...
05/18/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was unloading a tub of assorted belt structure. As ee reached for a piece of structure, a belt rail slipped down from the stack and pinched the tip of right index finger.
05/16/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost As the employee stepped down from employee's bull dozer, employee felt a sharp pain in employee's right knee. Employee had difficulty straightening the knee. Employee completed employee's shift but...
05/16/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was assigned to work near the head gate of the 12 Right longwall. The employee was recovering a joint of rock dust hose by cutting it off with a razor knife. The employee was holding the...
05/15/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 124d lost While walking by a portal bus, the employee caught the safety hook of the bus with EE's left foot. EE fell and twisted EE's ankle. EE finished the shift and went to EE's doctor later in the day due...
04/17/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On 4-15-17 the longwall headgate became impassable due the top setting down on the longwall stageloader. By 4-17-17 the wall had ""pushed"" enough of the material away to expose the strata that showe...
04/11/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost As the employee attempted to pull a piece of trolley wire from under a track rail, EE felt a pain in back and hands. Employee finished shift and reported the incident as EE exited the mine site. EE...
04/07/2017 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling holes for bolt insertion and the drill kicked striking EE in chin.
03/23/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost The employee was installing track rail on the 13 Right section. As employee pried a rail into place with a slate bar, they felt a sharp pain in the lower back. Employee completed the shift but called...
03/22/2017 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While roofbolting with a single head bolter a return hydraulic hose failed and sprayed hydraulic oil into the employee's left eye. Employee was transported to a local hospital where the eye was clean...
03/13/2017 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee was examining the North Mains left return as part of a weekly exam. Employee jammed their head on a cable roof bolt near 150 block. Employee completed the shift and continued working regula...
02/21/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee stepped into a hole in the mine floor and twisted ankle. Employee finished shift but reported off under doctor's care on next scheduled shift.
02/14/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 193d lost Employee struck their head against a roof bolt while dragging cribs into old works. Incident caused tingling sensation in employee's neck. Employee was transported to a local hospital, treated, and re...
11/11/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted While placing a crib block under a section of panline, the employee caught EE's middle finger of EE's left hand between the crib and the section of pan. Employee completed EE's shift. EE went to th...
11/10/2016 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While watching a fellow employee troubleshoot a scoop electrical problem, an arc flash occurred. This caused a flash burn to the employee's eyes. Employee was brought outside and transported to the...
11/10/2016 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee was working on a battery scoop. EE disconnected one lead of the dual lead batteries. As ee disassembled the battery plug, ee apparently made contact with both leads. This caused an arc flash...
11/10/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee was assisting on the longwall move. Employee attempted to lift a 4"" I beam. EE felt a ""pop"" in left groin. Employee finished shift and worked the next day. EE felt increasing soreness i...
11/09/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 21d lost, 1d restricted Employee was observing motormen attempting to put a derailed car back on track with inflatable lift bags. While inflating the bags, the middle bag in a stack of 3, flew out and struck the employee....
10/23/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At 10:30 pm on October 23rd, a roof fall occurred at the 1 North sump. The fall measured 60 feet long, entry width wide, and 8 to 10 feet high. The fall did not impede travel of miners or disrupt vent...
10/20/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost Employee was pumping ""glue"" into the mine roof near the 11 Rt longwall face in the belt entry. As EE pumped the glue into the roof, a slab of rock/headcoal about 3'x4'x1' thick fell out between exi...
10/18/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was walking along the longwall stageloader when they stepped on a hydraulic hose valve. Their foot apparently activated the valve & the loose end of the hose abruptly snapped back & struck th...
10/04/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee was installing supplemental roof bolts with a hand held roof drill. The drill steel caught, causing the drill to twist in grip. The twisting action caused a strain/sprain injury to right ha...
09/21/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee was cutting a cable bolt out over the longwall headgate to gain clearance for the stageloader to advance. When EE completed cutting the bolt off, a rock about 18"" x 18"" x 3-4"" thick dropp...
09/20/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was adjusting a sensor on the belt. EE was sitting on the bottom rail of the belt guard. The rail broke causing EE to fall backwards. EE put left hand out to catch self resulting in an inj...
08/26/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 201d lost Employee stated that while walking along the longwall face, employee tripped on a relay bar. Employee attempted to break fall by reaching with right arm. Impact caused a strain to shoulder.
08/25/2016 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee stated that they bumped their head on a low shield as they walked along the longwall face. Employee stated that their neck was sore.
08/17/2016 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 176d lost Note: Employee reported this incident on 8/17/16 but did not start missing work until 8/27/16. Employee stated that they bumped their head on a longwall shield while walking along the face.