Federal No 2 — Accidents

Total: 846 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/26/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Injured employee was rock dusting on the 1 North belt at 32 block. While dusting he was walking backwards when he tripped and fell over the rock dust hose behind him and fell to the mine floor. Whil...
07/24/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was operating a scoop hauling bridge material from the track to the belt entry when he caught his left middle finger between the door frame and the pin in the door causing a bruise.
07/23/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee stated he was hand carrying bolts from #2 entry at 33 block. He had tried to step over the bologna skin and tripped and fell to the ground. When he fell, he stated that the bolts came down on...
07/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost Employee stated ""while bending over to pick up a wreck chain my right leg twisted and now I feel like I might have pulled a muscle."" The pain started in knee area and back of right leg above knee.
07/19/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Injured employee was outside of the prep plant when he was struck by a handrail that fell from the 4th floor of the plant resulting in a fractured humerous to his right arm.
07/19/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost Exited a man trip, was walking along rib. There was hardware and bolts on ground. Stepped on a piece of coal or rock and twisted knee.
07/15/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was reported to MSHA on 07/15/2013. The incident occurred at 27 block, crosscut 2-1 of the 7 Right section, outby the tail piece. The affected area measured 20' long and approximately 4-...
07/14/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Employee was carrying a crib at his waist. His foot got stuck in a mud hole and when trying to pull it out, he twisted his lower back causing soreness in his lower back.
07/08/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was assisting fellow employees in attempting to remove a 34"" x 36"" stainless steel plate from the preparation plant thickener when he sustained a laceration to his right index finge...
07/08/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee rolled foot and felt pain in calf muscle of left leg while walking.
07/06/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee sustained a laceration to his left arm just above the elbow while using a razor knife in an attempt to cut a rope in the mine shop. The laceration required eight sutures to close. T...
07/05/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Injured employee was using an air powered hand drill to install 12' cable bolts in the crosscut #1-2 at 11 block of the 7 Right section. While drilling the roof bolt hole a jack being used to support...
07/03/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was operating #67 bus. The control switch was going in and out. The tram power would not stay on. Employees were pulling the pole off the wire to slow the vehicle down. This was done many tim...
06/27/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EE was standing on face side of LW belt at -1 block directing his EEs while pulling end of belt they'd just installed a splice on. They'd attached a side grip on face side & pulling w/DC winch. EE kne...
06/27/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Injured employee was using an axe to cut nylon bands on a bundle of cribs on the 17 Left Longwall when he struck himself on the left shin causing a fracture. Employee finished the shift and began mis...
06/26/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Injured employee was attempting to pull a rib strap out that was hanging loose with a pull rope when he felt pain in his left shoulder.
06/23/2013 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 112d lost Employee was sitting in the section dinner hole when he was exposed to noise as a result of a fellow employee placing the heating element of a double back lunch into a pop bottle causing the bottle to...
06/21/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned fall of the mine roof occurred on the 7 Right section of 1 North Mains at 5 block, crosscut 1-2. The fall measured approximately 50' in length by 16' wide and was in excess of 6' in heig...
06/20/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was awarded an occupational illness claim of hearing loss. Employee missed no scheduled work as a result of this claim.
06/18/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost Injured employee was roof bolting on the left side of the continuous miner on the 1 North Mains section. He states he was struck by the ATRS pad causing him to be knocked into the machine resulting i...
06/16/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was awarded a claim of an occupational illness of hearing loss. Employee missed no scheduled days as a result of the incident.
06/14/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost Injured employee stated that while walking up the steps using a water hose to wash down portions of the rotary dump at the 6th floor he felt pain in his right knee. The injured employee finished the...
06/14/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 258d lost Injured employee was crossing the 1 South #2 belt at 104 block using the provided crossover when he slipped off the ladder and struck his left shoulder on the mine rib resulting in a bruise.
06/14/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall of the mine roof occurred on the 7 Right section of 1 North Mains at 1 block, crosscut 1-2. The fall measured approximately 50' in length by 16' in width and was in excess of 6...
06/10/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 250d lost Injured employee was pulling roof bolter cable around the block when he ran out of excess slack, as the cable pulled tight it forced the injured employee to the ground resulting in him striking his ri...
06/07/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was awarded a claim for an occupational illness of hearing loss. Employee missed no time as a result of this incident.
06/05/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Injured employee was stepping through a mandoor at 10 Left when he twisted his left ankle causing a sprain.
06/02/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Injured employee was walking from the scoop charger to the power center on 7 Right when he stepped on a nail that punctured his boot and right foot. Employee finished the shift and took one floating v...
05/30/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was awarded an occupational illness claim of hearing loss. Employee missed no time as a result of the claim.
05/17/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 143d lost Injured employee stated that while using a pick to break up compacted rock dust at 27 spur of the East Mains haulage she felt a pain in her left shoulder.
05/17/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Injured employee was attempting to turn the trolley pole on #47 jeep while in 87 spur of the 1 South Mains haulage. He was using a handle off a top belt roller. The roller handle was placed through th...
05/16/2013 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Injured employee was roof bolting on the left side of the continuous miner on 7 right when a hydraulic hose blew apart and struck his left forearm causing a bruise.
05/13/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 301d lost Employee stated that while walking along a ledge on the rib his right foot slipped off ledge hitting his right shoulder on the rib and twisting his right knee while trying to catch his balance.
05/06/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Injured employee stated that he was handling the #138 continuous miner cable when he felt pain in his elbow.
05/05/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was lifting miner cable above his head to hang cable in hanger.
05/02/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 291d lost EE stated that as he was dragging a tube from the fan to the miner and in the process he strained his right knee. He stated that he felt a pinching sensation in his knee. Employee finished shift. It h...
05/02/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Bolter opr & co-worker were installing 6' bolts. Top was uneven w/sandstone. The oprs reduced spacing of straps from 2' to 20"". They were scaling loose rock & material prior to bolting. Rocks & sands...
05/01/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured ee was roof bolting on 1 No mains installing 6' roof bolts. After installing the bolt, he lowered his drill head & the wrench caught on the bolt head. While reaching to grab the wrench it fell...
04/29/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Injured employee stated that while attempting to rotate the tail side shearer drum to change bits he felt pain in his back.
04/26/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee stated he was cleaning up on patio there was a timber jack standing up against the building he went to move one jack and tripped falling on the storage box twisting lower left back.
04/25/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost Injured employee stated that while pulling cable off the reel of a roof bolter he felt pain in his right shoulder.
04/22/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost While lifting a bundle of bolts to load on top of a miner and felt a pop in his right shoulder.
04/19/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee hosing off top of a shield with water hose when the pressure pump kicked on the sudden increase of pressure knocked him back into the shield landing on his back.
04/16/2013 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee stated that while installing a bolt on the left side of the continuous miner a piece of coal fell off the rib and struck his left arm and right knee. The rib protector for the miner was in pl...
04/14/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While attempting to align two bolts on a floor stand used for installing belt structure the injured had his finger partially inserted to the hole. The structure slipped off a crib block that was being...
04/11/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee stated that while carrying tubes to the miner on 7 right he crossed the coal pile with the first tube and was dragging the second tube over the pile when he felt a pop in the middle of his lo...
04/08/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee stated that while walking down the 7 right belt entry his left foot caught on a turn buckle anchoring the base for the drive to the mine floor causing him to trip and fall striking his right...
04/04/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee stated that he was carrying a track bonder while walking with a co-worker when he felt pain in his lower back.
04/02/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee stated a piece of head coal fell and struck his head and neck while he was bolting on 1 North Mains. The coal measured 18"" long x 4"" thick x 5"" wide.
04/02/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Injured employee stated that while lifting a concrete block overhead to place in the upper row of a stopping he felt a sharp pain in the right portion of his lower abdomen.