Federal No 2 — Accidents

Total: 846 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/05/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 317d lost Employee was attempting to remove a piece of belting from underneath a belt tail roller with a set of come-a-longs. As EE tightened the come-a-long, the belt dog slipped. The sudden release of tensi...
04/25/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Employee was operating a portable winch to repair 1 East Belt. As employee tensioned the belt, one end of the winch raised up. When employee released the tension, the winch set down on employee's fo...
04/17/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 111d lost Employee was attempting to get a portable generator from a storage area. As employee pulled the generator around a corner toward the entrance, employee heard and felt a ""pop"" in employee's knee. E...
04/02/2016 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 3d restricted While center bolting, roof bolt bent just above drill head striking employee in the left wrist.
03/31/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee felt pain in employee's back while hanging high line.
03/29/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 234d lost When surprised by a sudden shift in the belt structure, employee stated that employee dove into a crosscut in fear of being struck injuring employee's rt shoulder.
03/25/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost While moving a box of drinking water from a skid to a supply car, employee stated that employee twisted and felt pain in employee's lower back.
03/24/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 411d lost Employee was walking to the headgate along the longwall face when employee stepped in a crack in the mine floor twisting employee's rt. knee.
03/18/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 28d lost, 29d restricted Employee was working on 12 Right belt. EE was waiting beside the belt for the belt to be shut off and tagged out. When the belt was stopped, a connector broke on the belt rail and allow the rail to...
03/14/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The hoisting facility at A shaft was inoperable, due to an electrical problem. There were no miners on the cage while it was down.
03/12/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 72d lost While attempting to remove dollies from mono-rail, employee's left thumb was pinched by wheel of dolly resulting in loss of tip of thumb.
03/11/2016 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Dozer operator was shoving coal into a reclaim feeder. Employee's dozer slid into a cavity. The dozer slid toward the feeder with the blade up. The operator notified the plant operator. A dozer an...
03/08/2016 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was attempting to change a fitting on a ram jack on a shield and when the staple was pulled, the hose blew out striking employee in the face.
03/01/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 8d restricted Employee stated that while working around transfer area, fell striking right knee on 6 inch pipe.
02/08/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A local truck driver was delivering a box of parts to the mine site. As the employee was lifting the box onto the shelf, employee felt a pain in employee's left elbow. The employee sought treatment...
02/03/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee was walking along the east haulage near bottom area stepped on uneven bottom and fell to the ground landing on right knee.
02/02/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was struck by a rock on the right hand that came off the tail drum of the shearer. This caused a fracture to a finger and the wound required sutures to be closed.
02/01/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hanging an eight inch vent tube to ventilate a place when the tube dropped and struck employee's mouth resulting in a chipped tooth that required a medical repair.
01/27/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost While splicing the 11 right belt, a self tightening dog was used to pull slack out of the take up. After the splice was completed the take up was tightened before the dog was removed causing the dog t...
01/27/2016 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost While bolting on the Sandvik miner on the 1 left section, an offset in the rib rolled out, pushing employee down and employee caught self with employee's right arm, causing pain in employee's right sh...
01/12/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 126d lost Employee was standing in front of a shield facing the L/W face when the shield behind employee advanced. Both feet were pinned between the relay bar and each toe of the shield. Employee suffered two b...
01/05/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was removing barrel and parts from #2 raw coal pump when employee struck employee's head against a discharge pipe causing pain in employee's neck. Employee finished the shift.
01/04/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee took gloves off momentarily to get a rag out of employee's pocket, placed right hand on the miner when a piece of rock fell striking employee's right hand resulting in a laceration. The wound...
12/30/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The dumping mechanism on the skip was damaged when the linkage used to dump the skip failed causing further damage, this resulted in the hoist being inoperable for more than 30 minutes.
12/21/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None As B shaft skip hoist was leaving the pocket, damage occurred resulting in the hoist being inoperable for more than 30 minutes.
12/13/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was walking and stepped over an edge of a flat bill scoop bucket and rolled ankle as he stepped to the mine floor. Received a sprain to the right ankle.
12/08/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Injured employee was attempting to install a new gear box on a scoop on the 11 Right section. While using a chain hoist to lift the new gear box in place the hook came loose and struck the employee a...
11/19/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Injured employee stated that while carrying a screen panel down a set of stairs on the third floor of the preparation plant he twisted his left knee.
11/18/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee stated that while moving the rail bender while installing track at #27 spur on the 11 Right section he felt pain in his lower back.
11/18/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost While attempting to unclog the suction on a single head roof bolter on 1 Left, injured employee caught his left middle finger in the dust box door resulting in an avulsion to the tip of his finger.
11/08/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee stated that while reaching to pick up a bundle of plates off of a pallet in the supply yard he felt sharp pain in his right arm.(Bicep)
11/07/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall has occurred on the 1 left section off the 1 North mains, in the #1 entry in the intersection outby the face. The roof fell approximately 7 feet high, the fall was approximately the width...
10/24/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While hanging vent. tubes, employee tripped on a rock injuring his right ankle.
10/15/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was sitting in passenger compartment of CO #51 mantrip which was located at the mouth of the hole waiting for clearance. While the mantrip was sitting still, it was struck from behind by CO #...
10/13/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee stated that while shoveling on the East #1 tail he twisted his body and felt pain in his lower back.
10/05/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee stated that while loosening bolts on spiral pump motor he felt pain in his left shoulder. Employee finished the shift and did not notify his supervisor until two days later.
09/29/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Employee sustained a laceration to his left index finger while attempting to couple two locomotives.
09/17/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee stated that while hanging roof bolter cable on 1 North Mains he felt pain in his right shoulder.
09/17/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that while walking through a check curtain he caught his foot on a hole in the curtain causing him to fall. While falling he extended his arms to brace his fall, this resulted in a fr...
09/09/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee stated that while removing a top roller and structure from the longwall belt he felt pain in his left elbow. Employee continued to work and did not begin to miss work until 9/18/2015 when he...
09/05/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Williamstown contractor stated that while assisting other miners in placing a locomotive back on the track rails he sprained his left knee while using a lifting jack.
08/28/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost While attempting to install a roof bolt in the face of the #3 entry at 135 block on the 1 North Mains Section, a piece of rock fell from the top striking the employee's right arm resulting in a fractu...
08/13/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 115d lost Employee stated that while attempting to uncouple mine supply cars on the mine bottom he felt a pain in his left knee. Employee was diagnosed with a sprain/strain type injury.
08/07/2015 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A transformer caught fire on a bank of transformers along the mine access road just prior to the 6 Left Shaft hallow at the surface area of the Federal No. 2 Mine. The transformer fed power to a sedi...
08/05/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injured employee stated that he felt pain in his left shoulder while hanging continuous miner cable and waterline on the 1 North Mains section.
08/04/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost Employee stated that while moving a bag of rock dust from a stack of bags to an air duster he felt pain in his groin area.
08/04/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 172d lost Employee stated that he slipped while attempting to level the monorail along the 10 Right belt striking the belt structure resulting in a bruised right knee.
07/15/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Injured employee stated that while removing and carrying a belt stand along the 10 Left conveyor belt he slipped in wet rock dust causing him to stumble. He did not fall but this action caused him to...
07/08/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee stated that while carrying a bottom belt roller on his right shoulder he felt pain in his right shoulder and neck when his foot slipped in some mud.
06/30/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was struck in the mouth by a socket from an air impact gun resulting in a laceration to his upper lip and damage to his teeth.