Freelandville Underground — Accidents

Total: 68 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/18/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Roof bolting, loose rock fell out and came down striking his right pinky finger requiring four stitches.
01/31/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Hammering bit into bit lug, piece of metal broke off, striking him in the upper lip, piece of metal lodged in lip. Resulting in 5 stitches in upper lip.
04/04/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Taking trailer tongue out of bed of trailer, smashed pinky between tongue and rib, breaking left pinky and having two stitches.
02/16/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There has been an unintentional roof fall in the #2 entry, in the Main West Return, @xc-26. Approximately 25' long, 17' wide, 3' high.
08/31/2010 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal At approx 5:20 pm a 40 ton articulating truck was traveling along a haulage road impacting a 63"" high berm. The truck traveled across the berm and fell 72 feet to the mine floor below. The victim was...
08/23/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Walking outby between rib and line curtain, draw rock fell, striking left cheek bone (stitches required).
06/26/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Pulling up slack to hang miner cable, when foot slipped and pulled something in left calf.
05/26/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 84d lost, 85d restricted Traveling inby on 3rd NW Travelway @ xc-12 driver's foot became wedged between gas and brake pedal, pinching employee's left ankle between mantrip and rib.
02/08/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Examining Section, stepped into a hole and twisted left knee.
01/26/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A unintentional roof fall has occured @ xc-28 on 2mw between travelway and return. Length 20', width 17', Height 4'.
12/04/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall has occurred between xc 6 and xc 7 of the main west beltline. The fall is approxiamately 18 ft wide, 25 ft long, 6ft in height.
09/24/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pulling drill steel from the top and smashed his right thumb between the drill steel and his extension steel.
08/18/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall has occurred at xc 11 entry 1 of the main north west return. The fall is approxiamately 25 ft long, 18 ft wide, 5 ft height.
06/18/2009 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None Lost power and fan @ 7:35 a.m. due to heavy thunderstorms . All employees were out of the mine @ the time of the inundation. Reported @8:53 a.m. K-order was issued.
05/14/2009 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None Lost power @ 3:18 a.m. and fan. All employees were evacuated out of mine. Ventilation was restored @ 4:00 a.m. Employees did not go back in the mine due to rising water in the pit. At 5:08 a.m. the wa...
05/01/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional Roof Fall in MW primary xc- 40 between #6 and #7 entry.
04/06/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall has occurred at xc 7 entry 7 of the 2 west panel intake. The fall is approximately 19 feet wide, 20 feet long, and 8 feet high.
03/26/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cribs were being built, victim was struck by a hammer on his right ring finger, resulting in the tip of his finger being broken.
01/29/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None small rock fell and struck lower back
12/29/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall has occurred at XC 13 of the Main West Return. The fall was discovered during the weekly examination of the return. The fall is approximately 20 feet in length and 19.5 fee...
06/07/2008 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None At 11:55pm the mine lost power and had we received over 2 1/2 inches of rain in about 30 min. The diesel pump was pumping, but could not keep up, at around 12:58am water started running into the retu...
05/20/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall has occurred between the #3 & #2 entries at 27+60 on the 2 mw in the return. The fall was discovered on the weekly exam. The fall was approximately 20' long and 7.5' high an...
01/24/2008 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None A cleaning person was performing his duties at the mine office when a guard from the detective service drove past and saw him caughing & turning blue. Guard stated he came in mine office & victim sat...
08/16/2007 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None At 2:25 pm Severe thunderstorms passed thru dumping heavy amounts of rain. At approximately 2:35 pm the Mine manager was notified of rising water in the sumps and the section was notified to deenergiz...
07/24/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injured was riding on a mantrip going out of the mine; mantrip pulled out of travel way into crosscut to get out of oncoming traffic's way. When pulling out of crosscut injured's foot became wedged b...
06/12/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall has occurred in the #2 entry of the 2nd Main West Return at 81 XC (48+60) in the intersection. The fall was discovered during an E01 inspection with an MSHA inspector. The f...
06/06/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost Bolting vc2 at 3+00 in 1st west panet, installing 2 bolts on corner of xc. When finished, started backing up, offside operator was loading supplies, when right foot got caught under tire. Inj was tran...
05/31/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall has occurred in the #10 Entry of the Main South @ 19+20 - 20+40. This is an extension of a previous fall which has made it a reportable roof fall. The fall was approx. 120'...
05/08/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 1st West Rooms off of the 1st Main South at 3+60 of the #5 room, connecting with 4+20 at #5 room extending through #11 room. The fall was approx 360' long, 1...
05/08/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 1st west rooms off of 1st main south in the #1,2,3,4 rooms at 1+80 & connecting at the #4 rooms with 2 + 40 running in 2+40 in the #4 & #5 rooms. The fall ex...
03/07/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at 7+20 2nd set of rooms off of main south intake at evaluation point B. The fall was approximately 180' long x 17.5' wide and 8' high. This area had been timbered...
12/08/2006 FIRE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost A mechanic lit diesel fuel in 5 gallon bucket to thaw air tanks on truck. EE was trying to stay warm by the fire and his clothes caught fire. He had on clothes from previous day that had diesel fuel o...
10/24/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 1st south main xc 34 - xc 37 (20 + 40 - 21 + 60) in the #4 entry. The fall was approximately 130' long, 15' wide and 9' high. This area of the mine had been...
09/26/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the #2 entry of the 2MW (61+20) at 102 xc of the return. The fall was approximately 40' long x 16'10"" wide & 5 1/2' high.
09/08/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 1st Main South at the 15 xc (9+00) in the #7 Entry. The fall was approximately 40' long x 18' wide x 5' high. The fall was found during the weekly examinatio...
08/15/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was working on a coal hauler. Piece of metal struck victim in left shoulder causing a laceration about an inch and a half long. Injured received 4 stitches in left shoulder.
08/13/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall has occurred on the 1st Main South in the #9 entry 18+00-17+40. The fall was approx. 80' long, 15.5' wide and 12' high. This fall occurred on an idle shift and was discovere...
08/13/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 1st Main South at the 31 XC (18+60) in the #8 entry. The fall was approximately 40' long, 17' wide & approx 8' high. The fall was found on an idle shift, dur...
08/07/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 1st South Main, 25th XC (15+00-15+60) in the #8 Entry. The fall was approximately 16 1/2 feet wide, 8 1/2 feet High and 45 feet long. This area had been dang...
07/21/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 2nd main west at the 41xc, #3, 2 entries (24+60), the fall was approx. 135'long x 16.10'wide x 10'high. This area was laminated shell & was cribbed in the ap...
07/21/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 2nd Main West at the 43xc #3 entry (25+80). The fall was approximately 37' long, 16.9' wide and 10' high. This area had been cribbed in spots & narrowed down...
07/18/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 2nd main west at the 67 xc (40 + 20) in the #7 entry, the fall was approx. 60' long x 17' wide and approx 10' high. Cribs had been built in the approaches to...
06/30/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 2nd main west at the 13XC (7+80) in the #7 entry. The fall was approx. 30'long x 18'wide x 12'high. The fall was primarily in the intersection on the entry w...
06/26/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injured was bolting in the #7 entry of the face when a piece of rock fell out of the top striking his knee. Victim tried working next day; leg swelled up. Doctor ordered him to stay off it for a few d...
05/26/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 2nd Main West at 56x6, in the #3 entry. The fall was part of a crosscut and an intersection. The fall was approximately 30' long, 18' wide and approx. 5' hig...
05/09/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Day shift crew was traveling to the unit, at XC 115 MNW, a piece of draw rock fell approximately 2' x 1' x 3/4"" fell from roof striking the injured at the head cutting his left ear. This required 8 s...
03/31/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING GUARDS FOR NEW DRIVE AREA. HE WAS CUTTING METAL USING CHOP SAW. PIECE OF METAL CAME UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES - FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIP...
02/13/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost INJURED WAS WATCHING AS MINER CABLE WAS BEING PULLED UP, SLACK GOT TIGHT AND INJURED FEET WAS PULLED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS BACK. EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL ON 2/13/06. DR. SAID W...
02/11/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Injured was supervising a concrete pour at a location underground. As he was walking, stepped in hole injuring his knee.
02/06/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 1st South Panel between xc 14 and xc 17 in the #5 entry (8 + 55 - 10 + 20). The roof fall was approximately 220' long, 17' wide and approximately 8 1/2 thick...