Flint Ridge Mine — Accidents

Total: 30 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/09/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A NON-INJURY UNPLANNED ROOF FALL OCCURRED OUTBY THE ACTIVE SECTION IN #8 ENTRY, RIGHT RETURN. THE FALL IS APPROXIMATELY, 50 FEET LONG, 20 FEET WIDE AND 4 TO 7 FEET THICK. FULLY GROUTED RESIN BOLTS HAD...
01/08/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee initially injured his right elbow while using a chain ratchet to splice a belt when he struck a mine water line. He worked until 01-13-09 with only soreness. At that time his arm set up infec...
12/18/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The above mentioned mine has experienced a non-injury, unintentional roof fall on the #5 conveyor belt at x-cut #10. The fall strata was shale, app. 30 feet in width, app. 23 feet in width and 4 feet...
12/18/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The above mentioned mine has experienced a non-injury, unintentional roof fall outby the active workings of the mine. The fall occurred in #5 entry off 1st right mains, old works. Fall was 30 feet lon...
12/05/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The above mine has experienced a non-injury, unintentional roof fall at cross-cut no. 36 thru a cross-cut between no. 3 and 4 entries along no. 3 belt mains. The fall was discovered at app. 4:30 am du...
11/03/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED 1 BREAK INBY SPAD #257 IN THE NUMBER 2 ENTRY ADJACENT TO THE NUMBER 2 BELT APPROXIMATELY 20' WIDE X 40' LONG X 10' HIGH
09/29/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None FALL OCCURRED 5 BREAKS INBY THE #2 HEAD DRIVE IN THE #6 & 7 ENTRIES IN THE INTAKE ENTRIES. THE FALL WAS 10' THICK, 80' LONG, AND 20' WIDE. THIS AREA HAD BEEN SUPPORTED WITH 4' FULLY GROUTED ROOF BOLTS...
09/03/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROCK FALL WAS DISCOVERED ON 9-03-08 ADJACENT TO THE #2 BELT AT THE 8TH XCUT BETWEEN THE NUMBER 2 AND 3 ENTRIES APPROXIMATELY 8' THICK 20' WIDE AND 60' LONG.
09/02/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CHANGING BITS IN THE HEAD OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER, WHEN HE STRUCK HIS THUMB ON HIS LEFT HAND WITH A HAMMER, RESULTING IN A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 3 SUTURES.
08/29/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURED AT THE 9TH XCUT ON THE #3 BELT IN THE NUMBER 5,6 AND 7 ENTRIES. THIS FALL OCCURRED SOME TIME ON THE 3RD SHIFT AFTER COAL PRODUCTION CEASED ON THE 2ND SHIFT. THE FALL MEASURED 20' L...
08/04/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A FALL WAS DISCOVERD ON 8-4-2008 IN THE #6 ENTRY ADJACENT TO THE #2 BELT AT THE #13 CROSS CUT, THE FALL WAS 20' WIDE 30' LONG APPROXIMAATELY 6' THICK.
06/16/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT RETURN (#8 ENTRY) AT 8:55 AM THIS WAS OFF THE THE #2 BELT. THE FALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET WIDE, 10 FEET LONG, AND 4 FEET THICK.
02/29/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost EE was in the process of hanging a block curtain across the belt out by the feeder when a belt splice caught the curtain and jerked him down resulting in a fracture to his left ankle.
11/15/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was cutting a piece of ventilation curtain with his knife and accidently cut his forefinger.
09/28/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost Employee was in the #4 entry helping the miner operator move the continuous miner when he stepped into a hole and turned his left ankle. This section had moved to a new mining area and was experiencin...
09/19/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A rock fall occurred in the number five (5) entry two (2) breaks outby the number one (1) tailpiece at 2:00 PM on 9-19-2007. The top in this area was shale and had been supported with four(4)foot grou...
09/12/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE was on the section mantrip in the #4 entry adjacent to the #3 belt traveling toward the section, when the rubber tire mantrip hit a hole and caused him to absorb the shock, resulting in an injury t...
04/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 1d restricted EE was in the process of hanging the continuous miner cable in the number five (5) entry when he felt pain in in his lower back. He has been having back problems prior to this incident.
03/27/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost The roof bolter operator was preparing to drill a hole to install a roof bolt. As he started to rotate his drill steel his glove got caught on the drill steel causing his left hand to be wrapped aroun...
03/14/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost The miner operator was cutting coal in the #5 entry and was getting ready to start his clean-up run when a piece of draw rock fell from between the roof bolts hitting him on the head and left shoulder...
02/26/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee (roof bolter operator) was preparing to drill a hole in the roof for a roof bolt when his foot slipped under the drill boom while he was lowering the boom, catching his foot. The area was dry...
10/23/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was removing the lid off of a shuttle car electrical panel and he dropped it on his foot.
08/28/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Ee stated that he was pulling jumper cables at the 5-A station for his ram car when he felt pain in his lower back. (This accident was not reported until 9/5/06).
06/21/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was repairing a hole in an overcast when a piece of metal fell and he tried to catch it and cut his middle finger on his right hand.
06/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Injured was struck on the head by an empty glue box when employee threw it across the roof bolt machine toward the scoop bucket. Injured complained of being dizzy and sick to his stomach.
06/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE was pulling jumper cables at the ram car charging station when he felt pain in his right arm, above the elbow.
05/30/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 261d lost EE was pulling jumper cables at the ram car charging station, when he felt pain in his lower back.
05/22/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 2d restricted EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO BUST A PIECE OF ROCK ON TOP OF THE CONTINUOUS MINER. A PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OFF STRIKING EE IN THE GROIN AREA.
03/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee stated that he bumped his left leg below the knee on 3/27/06 on a piece of belt structure and it made a blue place. He said that he did not think it was anything but it got worse over time. W...
12/12/2005 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost EE stated that he started to turn around, and he felt pain in his left knee. This ee stated that he has had cartilage removed from both knees when he was in grade school. He is schedule to have an mri...