Gateway Eagle Mine — Accidents

Total: 143 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/24/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee stated EE was lifting a belt scraper when EE felt pain in EE's lower back and both legs resulting in sprain / strain injury and lost work days.
02/09/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was lifting timbers out of the bucket of scoop when they felt a pain in the lower back resulting in a sprain/strain injury and restricted work days.
02/07/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee slipped and fell into a pile of small sharp rocks resulting in a laceration the required 4 sutures.
01/29/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 206d lost Employee stated EE was shoveling material onto the belt when EE felt a pop in the right shoulder. Employee sought medical attention on 1-30-2018 and was placed off work.
12/21/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost Employee was pushing open the air lock door when the employee heard something in shoulder pop resulting in sprain/strain injury and lost work days.
12/01/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost Employee was lifting a tool box off of a charging cable when ee felt a sharp pain in lower back resulting in a sprain/strain injury and lost work days.
11/29/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was moving continuous miner trailing cable out of the roadway when ee felt pain in lower back resulting in a sprain/strain injury and lost work days.
11/17/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 41d lost, 16d restricted Employee was climbing the bank under the stairs to retrieve something that ee dropped thru the stairs. Employee stated they fell and stubbed the left shoulder resulting in a strain/sprain and lost wor...
11/17/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was found laying on the ground in front of the feeder by another employee. Employee stated employee had fallen and twisted employee's back. Incident resulted in a sprain/strain and lost work...
11/17/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was helping load an injured employee into ambulance when they felt pain in their back resulting in a sprain/strain injury and lost work days.
11/03/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee stated that the man-trip hit a hole and jarred their back. Pain started going down the right leg immediately. This resulted in sprain/strain and lost work days.
11/02/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee stated employee picked up a flyboard and employee turned and felt a sharp pain on the right side and middle of employee's back, which resulted in a sprain/strain injury and restricted workday...
10/24/2017 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee stated was exiting a man-trip when ee stood up and felt a sharp pain in lower back and groin. *On 11/3/17 the incident became reportable when Rockwell Mining, LLC received information confirm...
10/10/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 189d lost Employee stated that as ee was getting out of a shuttle car ee foot slipped and twisted left knee. *On 11/8/2017 the incident became reportable when Rockwell Mining, LLC received information confirmin...
08/25/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated employee was removing the bottom spray block guard on a continuous miner when the guard fell against employee's right ring finger smashing it against the continuous miner resulting in...
07/21/2017 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis.
06/13/2017 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal On 6/13/2017 a continuous miner operator was moving the continuous miner out of the #3 entry on the #1 Section. As EE backed the miner out of the entry EE was caught between the head of the continuous...
06/02/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee stated was loading timbers into bucket of scoop and felt pain in lower back. This resulted in a sprain and lost work days.
05/25/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using spray paint to paint a center line in the #3 entry on the #1 section. As they painted the center line the air movement in the entry caused paint particles to blow into their eyes. E...
05/19/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee stated ee was operating a shuttle car in the #8 entry and the shuttle car got close to the line curtain. In order to prevent tearing the curtain down the employee jerked leg over to hit the b...
05/18/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 234d lost Employee was operating a shuttle car on the #2 section when the car bottomed out and became hung in the intersection. When the shuttle car was freed from the hole in the mine bottom, the employee was...
05/12/2017 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee stated ee was operating the diesel scoop when the machine overheated. EE heard a leaking noise from the rear of the scoop, and as ee walked toward the rear of the scoop to see where the noise...
05/01/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee stated was crossing the #2 belt and when stepping down on the other side of the belt felt pain in left foot/ankle. The employee continued to work until 5/9/17, when employee was diagnosed wit...
04/24/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 268d lost Employee stated was working on the Co. No. 262 CM and while lifting the rub rail back into place to reinstall the rub rail felt pain in right shoulder. This resulted in a strain and lost work days.
04/12/2017 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 49d lost On 4/12/2017 Employee diagnosed with an occupational illness (carpel tunnel) started missing work due to surgery.
04/11/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee stated EE was operating the shuttle car on the #1 Section when the shuttle car went over an irregularity in the roadway, jarring EE. This resulted in a back strain and lost work days.
04/10/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee stated EE was operating the shuttle car on the #1 Section when the shuttle car went over an irregularity in the roadway, jarring EE. This resulted in a neck strain and restricted work days.
03/29/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee stated employee was riding the #865 mantrip to the section with the rest of the crew when the mantrip hit a hole in the roadway jarring employee's back. This resulted in a strain and lost wor...
03/15/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 582d lost Employee stated EE was supplying the right side of the #451 Roof bolter when EE injured lower back. Employee stated EE was handed a handful of pie pans as EE turned and twisted and felt a sharp pain i...
03/09/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee stated ee was riding in the passenger side of a 14 man diesel mantrip. The mantrip was backing into a break to turn around when the right back corner caught the rib jarring the employee and s...
02/27/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee stated employee was riding in the back of a diesel mantrip when the mantrip hit an irregularity in the mine road causing employee to strain back. The result of the strain was lost work days.
01/24/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Employee stated they were helping pour oil into the continuous miner. They were pouring a 5 gallon can of oil into another 5 gallon oil can when they felt pain in their back. This resulted in a strain...
12/06/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee stated EE was bent over the bucket of the scoop measuring timbers to be cut for the pillar line when a piece of draw rock fell from the top and struck EE on the right shoulder. The rock measu...
11/29/2016 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 66d lost Employee stated EE was installing roof bolts on the No. 2 Section in the No. 5 Entry. EE drilled the hole, inserted the glue and was placing the bolt head into the wrench. EE's left hand was pinched b...
10/31/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Retreat mining on the #1 Section in the #1 Entry. Lifts 1 and 2 had been mined and while in the process of moving to the 3rd lift, a roof fall occurred. The fall blocked the #1 MRS.
10/24/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee stated EE was lifting the continuous miner power cable above head to hang it against the mine roof when EE felt a sharp pain in the abdomen. This resulted in a hernia. The employee began miss...
10/15/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee stated was operating a scoop along the #2 Roadway and hit a hole, jarring employee inside the operators compartment. This resulted in a back strain and lost work days.
10/11/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Retreat mining on the #1 Section. The CM broke down in the #2 Entry for approx. 2.5 Hrs. The pillar line began to work. Once the CM was repaired, the #2 jack was moved up approximately 5' and reset. A...
08/22/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated they were using a come-a-long. The come-a-long was hooked to a roof plate when it fell striking employee on left hand. Employee received medical attention and had to relieve pressure u...
06/20/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee stated was loading supplies onto the roof bolt machine. As EE was walking back to the scoop to get more supplies, EE slipped on uneven bottom and fell on right knee. This resulted in a strain...
06/16/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost Employee was walking across the section when stepped on a rock and fell, landing on left knee and left thigh. The incident was deemed to be reportable on 9/19/2016, due to diagnosis of a contusion and...
05/09/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 170d lost Employee stated ee was operating the shuttle car on the No. 2 Section. EE states ee hit a hole in the roadway, which caused ee to bounce in the operators compartment. This resulted in a strain and los...
04/05/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost Employee stated employee was cleaning out the bucket of the maintenance scoop. A conveyor motor was in the bucket and needed to be removed. The employee pulled on the motor to slide it out of the buck...
03/18/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee stated that employee was loading a drill mast into the back of a diesel mantrip when employee felt pain in lower back. Employee leaned the drill mast against the ride and lifted the other end...
03/15/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated employee was assisting in hanging the roof bolt machine cable. Employee lifted the cable up, and as employee brought employee's hand back, employee's left thumb came in contact with a...
03/12/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 271d lost Employee stated employee was walking to the #1 Starter Box to put the breaker in. As employee was walking, employee slipped on muddy, wet, uneven bottom, causing employee to twist employee's right kne...
03/10/2016 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee stated they were working on a SC on the #1 Section when they saw a piece of draw rock fall from the top. They state they moved to get out of the way of the falling rock when they struck their...
03/07/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 35d restricted Employee stated employee was shoveling along the #2 belt line, and when employee pushed the shovel into the material, employee felt pain in employee's right shoulder. This resulted in a shoulder strai...
03/04/2016 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost Employee stated was walking past the feeder in a bent over position. As EE went by the corner of the block, struck head against a rock brow. This resulted in a neck strain and lost work days. The empl...
10/20/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee stated that he was operating the shuttle car in the area of SS3: 2362, there was a hole in the road that caused the shuttle car to suddenly bottom out. This jarring motion caused the employe...