Gateway Mine — Accidents

Total: 322 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/10/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 65d lost Employee is a Supervisor who had years of repeated overhead curtain hanging & sight markings. On 11/10/08 he felt pain in his left shoulder. He was diagnosed with a lateral impingement and moderate AC...
10/22/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck on top of his left hand by a rock that was approximately 0-1/2 inches thick by 6 inches by 6 inches. He received a laceration to the top of his left index finger and his middle fin...
10/15/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had just finished installing a roof bolt and walked back to the control levers to drop the canopy, when a rock fell out between roof bolts and struck him on top of his left wrist, causing an...
09/29/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the Main South Belt Entry at the 122+15 foot mark. The fall occurred due to the fact that the roof strata broke just above the anchor point. The fall area was or...
09/29/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee stepped on a piece of coal on the mine floor. He twisted his left knee causing a strain. He continued to work the rest of his shift and sought medical attention the next day. He has been diag...
09/22/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall found by mine repairman at 7:30 PM. Fall is on Unit 2, Entry 7 at +1820. The fall is 18 ft. wide, 4-6 ft. high, 50 ft. long. Area was supported with 5 ft. conventional bolts, and 6 ft. doubl...
08/09/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE & 2 others were taking down Continuous Miner cable from cable hooks. EE's rt glove caught on the latch of a cable hook. As the miner cable fell it pushed the latch of the cable hook into his rt han...
06/27/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Injured employee was standing on the back of a golf cart flagging some bad top conditions and fell off the cart to the mine floor. He received a fracture to his right wrist.
06/22/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was assisting in the installation of a new foot shaft on a CM.He was using a pry bar to hold the shaft in place while another EE was triyng to drive the shaft in using a hammer.A piece of metal bro...
06/13/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck in the left eye by a piece of metal either from a brass hammer or from a roof bolt plate. He was wearing safety glasses but the metal entered in behind his glasses. He continued to...
05/27/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost EE was in the process of repairing or replacing a grease hose to a pillow block bearing. The bearing was on a hold down roller on the overland ""C"" belt. The belt was running at the time. His left ha...
04/08/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The Main East primary escapeway in Entry 2 between 7 and 8 crosscut was blocked due to roof slough age. Material fell out around roof bolts pulling the plates and heads off of the roof bolts. The affe...
03/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading a roof bolter on Unit 1. He was reaching over onto a scoop bucket to pick up a bundle of roof bolts when his left forearm came in contact with a metal band used to hold the bundle...
03/28/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was roof bolting on unit 1. As he was drilling a hole a fitting broke off a trunion jack and sprayed out oil. As he tried to get out of the way he stumbled and struck his mouth on the drill p...
03/19/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall outby on Unit 1 in Entry 7 between 5070 south and 5135 south. The fall was found by a mine examiner making his weekly inspection. The fall is approximately 25ft long, 18ft....
03/16/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in Unit 1 Entry 6 at +6045. The area was supported with 5ft. conventional bolts. The fall is 18ft. wide, 30ft. long, and 5-6ft. high. The fall will not be cleaned u...
03/05/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was roof bolting in Unit 2 on the right side in Rm 2. A rock fell out between the rib pin and center pin and struck him on the right side of his head and right shoulder. He received an abrasi...
02/04/2008 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 of the mine.
01/10/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the Main South at Entry #4 at +2625 south. The area was supported with 4' conventional bolts. The fall area is approximately 21'W x 20""L x 4'- 5' H. The strata...
11/02/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional fall occurred in face area of #2 working section MMU-003. Fall occurred due to fact that rock broke above anchor point. A cont. mining machine & load end of ram car were covered up. No b...
10/17/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 127d lost EE was helping move continuous miner cable over to rib. He & another employee were lifting the cable to their mid sections & walking with it to rib. There was a small wind row of coal on mine floor &...
09/07/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the shaft bottom area between the cage area and the man way. The roof strata broke at and above the anchor point.
09/04/2007 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 18d lost EE felt pain in lower back while underground. Had no mechanism of injury for back pain. Under chiropractor care for 15 yrs., went in for MRI 9/19/07. Results of MRI 10/3/07 clearly shows degenerative...
08/03/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee had surgery to his right shoulder on August 3, 2007. Surgery revealed repetitive and degenerative joint disease. Attached is a full post surgery report from his surgeon.
07/30/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost EE was operating a continuous miner on Unit #1. He was loading coal on the right side of the unit. He was standing directly under a roof bolt, when a rock fell out between roof bolts and struck him on...
07/16/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost EE was moving a roof bolter using the boom controls. A large rock fell out between roof bolts and struck him on top of the head, between his shoulders and down his right leg. The rock pinned him to th...
06/28/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was walking beside a sitting still ram car on a 6"" high ""wind row"" caused by the ram cars traveling in soft bottoms, when his right foot slipped off of the side of the ""wind row"" twistin...
06/18/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Employee was bolting a straight in entry #1 44 + 20 in Unit #1. He was installing the middle bolt when a rock fell out and struck him on the back of the neck and between the shoulders. The rock was 3...
06/18/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An uninentional roof fall occurred in the main North seal area parallel entry to #3 main no. seal. The fall was noticed in adjacent entry by mine examiner. Area will be propped off & exam of all adjoi...
05/24/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occured in the #8 return entry outby unit 2. The fall occured do to the strata breaking at and below the anchor point. The area will be propped off. An inspection of all adj...
04/21/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was assisting another ee in loading a disconnect box from the Unit 2 bench into the bed of a diesel powered duv. They were skiding the disconnect box from the bench into the bed of a diesel powered...
03/22/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on Unit 1 MMU (001) working section in the last open crosscut between #3 and #4 entries at the +1885 foot mark. The fall occurred due to the failure at just above t...
12/06/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occured in the #2 entry of the Main South Entries at the +2730 foot mark. The fall occured due to the fact that the roof strata broke just above the anchor point. The fall m...
12/01/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost EE was operating a continuous miner when a piece of roof rock fell out between the rib and rib bolts. The rock was approx. 7'L,2'W, 0-5"" thick. The rock struck the back of his head and upper back. It...
11/30/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was roof bolting on Unit #1. He was tightening up a roof bolt when he realized he forgot to put a steel plate under the wooden roof block. The wood roof block split when he applies torque pressure....
11/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking off the material hitch from the getman tractor. The pins were pulled the hitch slipped and pinched his right index finger between the hitch and the frame of the getman tractor. He...
10/13/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Hoist for the Man/Material Shaft for the Gateway Mine was inoperable for 45 minutes due to a mechanical failure involving the braking system. Repairs were made and the Hoist became operational.
09/21/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had just finished helping unload belt structure. He was struck on the head by a rock that knocked his hard hat off. Before he could put his hat back on, a rock approximately 12 inches x 16 in...
09/11/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was roofbolting in Unit #2 in Entry #2. He walked to the back of the roofbolter to make up a roofbolt when a rock fell out between the rib pin and the center pin. The rock was approx. 2'x2'x2...
08/25/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted Employee was descending the ladder on the 966 end loader. When his left leg hit the ground, he turned his body to the left & his left knee popped. He had both hands on the hand rails and one foot on t...
08/03/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occured along the Main South Belt. The fall occurred due to the fact that the roof strata broke at and below the anchor point. The fall will be cleaned up and area support...
07/10/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was roofbolting, drilling a hole, when a rock fell from the roof and struck the canopy, struck him on the top of his head and right forearm. He received sutures to close the laceration.
07/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 66d restricted Employee was unloading 4"" water pipe out of supply shed with another employee. The other employee had lifted one end of the pipe while he reached down to pick up the pipe with his right hand. As he d...
04/26/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Hoist for the Man/Material Shaft for the Gateway Mine was unable to be operated due to a mechanical condition. The employees were called out of the mine and the mine idled until repairs were compl...
03/30/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was using a utility knife to cut off a piece of electrical tape from its roll. As the knife cut through the tape it slipped and stuck him on top of the upper right leg. 4 staples were installe...
03/28/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Hoist for the Man/Material Shaft for the Gateway Mine was unable to be operated due to a mechanical condition. The employees were called out of the mine and the mine idled until repairs were compl...
02/14/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None THE HOIST FOR THE MAN MATERIAL SHAFT FOR THE GATEWAY MINE WAS UNABLE TO BE OPERATED DUE TO A MECHANICAL CONDITION. THE MAN MATERIAL SHAFT IS THE PRIMARY ESCAPEWAY FOR THE GATEWAY MINE.THE EE'S WERE CA...
01/13/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost EE was loading overcast rails onto mine track, rail slipped, caught finger causing a fracture to left little finger.
01/06/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE UNIT 3 WORKING SECTION IN THE NO.3 ENTRY AT THE +9620 FOOT MARK. THE FALL OCCURRED BECAUSE THE ROCK BROKE AT & ABOVE THE ANCHOR POINT. THE AREA HAD BEEN SUPP...
12/14/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the main east travelway adjacent to mine shaft bottom. The area was originally mined in 1977. Fall occurred due to a hidden slip just below the anchor point. The...