Gateway Mine — Accidents

Total: 322 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/30/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on Unit #1 in Entry 5 @ 37+30. The fall occurred due to the strata broke in the center of the intersection above the anchor point. Several roof bolts were left hang...
07/29/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on Unit #1 in Entry 8 @ 38+50.The fall was found by a mine examiner. The fall occurred due to roof slips coming together in the intersection. The fall is approximat...
06/18/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of putting a cover on the side of a Continuous Miner. The cover slipped and caught his right thumb between the cover and a pry bar. He received a laceration to his right t...
05/29/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was struck by a roof bolter cable that knocked him into a coal rib. He received abrasions to his left shoulder and a laceration to the left side of his face. He received 5 sutures to close th...
05/16/2012 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee medical examination indicates a sufficient degree of pneumoconiosis. He has exercised his option to work in a low-dust area of the mine.
05/14/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was on top of a de-energized continuous miner. He stepped up on a flare board on the miner tail and slipped off striking his left leg on the top of the flare board. He received a laceration t...
05/06/2012 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 80d lost Employee was struck on the right arm & shoulder by a piece of roof rock on May 6, 2012. The attached reports describe that event did not involve his neck or have an impact on his illness. Employee wor...
05/04/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 31d lost Employee was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome in her right hand and had surgery on 5/18/12.
04/26/2012 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 107d lost Employee felt pain in his lower back with no specific incident. He worked until June 22, 2012 when he was taken off work by a doctor. The mine has been waiting on a doctors report which revealed right...
04/04/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 12d lost Employee alleged Carpal Tunnel syndrome due to working in the coal mine on 4/4/2012. He had Carpal Tunnel surgery on his left hand on 4/15/2013.
03/16/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on Unit 3 in Entry #4 at 66+00. The fall is approximately 8-9 ft. high, 17-18 ft. wide, 50 ft. long. The fall will not be cleaned up. The fall area has a slick side...
03/12/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 24d lost Employee was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome in both hands and had first surgery on 11/2/2012.
02/21/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was roof bolting on Unit #3 when a rock fell out and stuck him on the front of his hard hat knocking his hat to the mine floor. As he bent down to retrieve his hard hat a rock 1ft. x 1ft. x 1...
02/06/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on Unit #3 in Entry #3 at the 59+40 survey station. The fall occurred due to the strata broke at and above the anchor point. There were two slips on each side of th...
01/12/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost Employee was beginning to start roof bolting. He had inserted a drill steel into the drill pot. He was holding the steel with his right hand when he thought he reached for the lever to raise the pot....
01/10/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 138d lost Employee was in the process of jacking up a belt tail using a track jack. He felt pain in his right shoulder. He continued to work until 01/20/2012 when he was seen by a physician. An MRI revealed a t...
12/02/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The emergency escape hoist became inoperable during an inspection. The PLC program malfunctioned and the hoist would not operate. The PLC was reprogrammed and the hoist returned to operation at 5:15 P...
11/22/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee was struck on the upper right arm, right leg, and right foot and ankle by a rock that fell out between roof bolts. The rock measured 80in. x 42in. x 0-10in. He received fractures to h is uppe...
11/03/2011 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was operating a battery ram car. He stated at the end of his shift that he bumped his head on the canopy. He continued to work until 1/16/12 when he went in for surgery to repair L5 b ulged d...
10/26/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a utility razor knife to cut off the edge of a conveyor belt. The knife slipped and he struck himself of top of the right leg with the blade of the knife. He received a laceration a...
10/05/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 112d lost Employee was walking underground. As he walked up to a ventilation curtain to remove it he felt pain in his right ankle & stumbled & fell to the mine floor. He ruptured his right Achilles tendon. He i...
09/30/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on Unit #2 in Entry #5 at the 4+20 survey station. The fall occurred due to the strata broke at and above the anchor point. The area had been supported with 4 ft. c...
06/06/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The emergency hoist became inoperable during an inspection by MSHA. The braking system would not release. A minor adjustment was made to the brake system and the hoist returned to normal operation at...
05/31/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost Employee was walking between a coal rib and his battery ram car. He slipped on a wind row of loose fire clay and twisted his left knee and ankle. He fell to the floor and rolled his left ankle resulti...
05/24/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was walking next to the Unit #3 travel road. A rock fell out between roof bolts and struck him on the back of his lower right leg. The rock was approximately 24in. x 24in. x 3in.
02/16/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The emergency escape hoist became inoperable during an inspection by MSHA. The braking system on the hoist became engaged during normal operations. The lilly overspeed was adjusted and the hoist retur...
12/30/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost Employee was operating a Continuous Miner in Unit #3. He was turning a xcut to the left standing directly under a roof bolt. A rock approximately 2ft. x 4ft. x 1in. to 1ft. fell and struck him on the...
11/18/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occured in the intake entry outby the #3 working section. The fall occured due to the fact that the roof strata broke at and above the anchor point, exposing a slip in the...
10/29/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost EE was walking underground when he felt a pop in the back of his left foot. There was no trauma or event that caused this to occur. He had been experiencing additional foot problems and was being trea...
10/06/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred due to the strata broke at and above the anchor point. The fall occurred at Unit #1 alternate escapeway travelway in entry #4 @ survey station 3+75 and 4+40. Dimens...
09/17/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Injured employee was helping hang roof bolter cable using tie wire. The bolter trammed foward and the cable became tight and pulled loose from the tie wire. The cable struck the employee in the back o...
09/08/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The man/material hoist became inoperable due to a malfunction with the counter weight. A guide had worn out on the counter weight and the counterweight came out of the rails that contain it in place....
08/05/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred due to the strata broke at and above the anchor point. A smooth slip ran through the entry. The fall occurred in a neutral entry off Unit 2 travelway @ entry 3-4 @...
07/27/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Injured employee was pulling on a hydraulic hose that went thru the frame of a continuous miner. As he was pulling on the hose his feet slipped out from under him and he felt a burning sensation in hi...
07/26/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was using a screwdriver to break the metal bands on a new roll of conveyor belt. When he broke the last band the metal band struck him on the right forearm. He received a laceration t...
07/07/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 59d lost Injured employee was in the process of removing the bottom section tub from a belt drive gear. The tub fell and pinched off the end of his left thumb. He had surgery to repair his thumb.
06/11/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The man/material hoist became inoperable due to a malfunction in the braking system. A rod that applies tension to the brake itself broke. Repairs were made and the hoist was returned to normal operat...
06/10/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck by a piece of roof slate on the right forearm while roofbolting. The piece of slate roof was approximately 3' x 2' x 1"". He received 10 sutures to close the laceration.
03/04/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping hang miner cable on a rib. A piece of roof rock approximately 1/4in. - 3 in. x 9in. - 12in. x 30in. fell from the roof and struck her above her right eye. She received 7 sutures.
01/06/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 107d lost Employee stepped on a piece of coal lying on the mine floor and twisted his right ankle. He continued to work until the ankle began to swell and was transported out of the mine to a medical facility....
11/03/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Man material hoist located in the primary escapeway was inoperable in excess of thirty minutes. MSHA was notified at 7:45 PM and the repairs were completed and the hoist returned to full operation at...
10/03/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred due to the roof strata broke at and above the anchor point. Once the fall occurred it exposed a slip running parallel with the entry. All approaches will be reinf...
09/03/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on Unit 2 at Entry #7 at 1+80. The fall occurred due to roof failure there was a slip running diagonally through the intersection. The fall was originally supported...
08/23/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on Unit #2 at Entry #4 at 46+50. The fall occurred due to roof failure, cracks in the immediate strata. The fall was originally supported with 4 ft. conventional ro...
06/04/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was putting up mining sights in Unit 1 at entry 8 @184+35. A piece of roof rock fell out between roof bolts and struck him on the left forearm and above his left wrist. He received a...
05/21/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on Unit #3 at Entry #7 at 18+60. The fall occurred due to a slip running through the intersection. The fall was originally supported with 5 and 6 ft. conventional...
05/06/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was assisting (2) other ram car operators move miner cable and water hose over to the rib line. As he threw the cable over to the rib he felt a sharp pain to the upper mid part of his back. H...
03/27/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost Injured employee set a roofbolter drill boom pot down on top of his left foot. He received a fracture to the little toe on his left foot and soft tissue damage to the top of his left foot.
01/15/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Man material hoist located in the primary escapeway was inoperable in excess of thirty minutes. MSHA notified at 7:30 PM. Trailing cable was damaged and repairs made to return hoist to operating condi...
01/13/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on Unit #2 at Entry #7 at 55+90. the fall occurred due to a slip running through the intersection. The fall area was originally supported with 5 foot conventional r...