Gibson Mine — Accidents

Total: 782 accidents | Fatalities: 6

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/18/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had cut a hole in top of a Hyd. oil can so he could pour additional oil in the can as it fills machines without stopping. The can started to fall over, he tried to catch the can and cut his i...
07/17/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On 7/17/2010 an unplanned roof fall occurred on MMU 002 in #6 entry, cross cut #4 in the 1B Submain off the 4th S.E. Sub-Main. The fall was approximately 25' long X 17' wide X 8' thick. It was a non i...
06/29/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to remove a bearing race with a hammer and pry bar, EE hit the bar with a hammer, causing a piece of the bar to brake off and strike him in the left forearm. The metal had to be remov...
06/28/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a slinger type rock duster to dust the section. A paint can became stuck in the auger. As ee was trying to remove the can, a piece of metal became inbedded in his left index finger. It ha...
06/27/2010 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 85d lost, 17d restricted Employee was removing a drive shaft from the rotary breaker. As he cut the last bolt holding the shaft, the shaft shifted and mashed his left hand causing crushing injuries and fractures to his left h...
06/14/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had completed drilling an 8' hole, and had made up a roof bolt. When feeding drill boom, it came in contact with the bolt causing the bolt to travel in the operators direction, striking him o...
05/28/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a utility knife to cut a piece of conveyor belt when the knife slipped and cut his right leg. The laceration required sutures to close.
04/20/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE laid his right arm on the discharge boom on the continuous miner, as he did so his right forearm was cut by a steel burr on the machine. The laceration had to be closed with sutures.
03/08/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall has occured from cross cut #26 to #27 in the # 7 entry, in the 3rd Southeast Submain off the 1st Southwest Submain. The area was fractured stack rock, bolted with 8' & 10' point...
03/05/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On 3/5/2010, an unplanned roof fall occured at cross cut #24 in #5 entry of the 3rd S.E. Sub Main, off the 1st S.W. Sub main. The fall measured 17'Wide X 18' Long, X 11' high. The area was bolted with...
02/02/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was reaching for a pinner drill steel, and cut his left forearm on a monster roof plate. The laceration was closed with sutures.
01/18/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE was roof bolting in #8 entry, when a rock fell from the roof, striking the canopy. It slide off the canopy, striking him on the left leg, straining his left knee.
01/16/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing a bolt and nut from an overcast with a socket and ratchet. The ratchet came off the nut, causing the ratchet to hit EE on the nose and right cheek. After further investigation, it was...
01/14/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost EE was drilling a hole for a roof bolt when the suction on the bolter became restricted. He put his hand over the drill pot to check suction. As he did this, the drill steel still in the roof fell and...
12/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was helping build an overcast at cross cut #99 on the 3rd North. As he was filling in between the rails with rock dust, the rail spread, causing him to fall through the overcast. Several concrete b...
11/28/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was helping move equipment doors when another EE dropped a solid concrete block. The block fell on EE's right hand causing a laceration which had to be closed with sutures.
11/27/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on #2 Unit (entry #7) cross cut #22, in the 2nd S.E. Panel. The fall was approximately 90' long x 18' wide x 15' thick. The area was bolted with 8', 10', and 15' roof bolts....
11/23/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was walking a conveyor belt checking the remote line. As he was walking, he stepped on a piece of rock and lost his balance and fell onto his left hand, causing a fracture to his little finger.
11/10/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 113d lost EE was flagging off a damaged roof bolt West of a block curtain on the blind side of an oncoming shuttle car that was traveling to #8 entry. The car driver rang his bell before traveling through the c...
11/07/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occured on the 1st Southwest sub main off the 2nd Southeast sub main in entry #6 at cross cut #8. The fall was on the supply road and will not be cleaned up. The area was roof b...
10/27/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was clearing loose coal off the rabbit box (gob switch) at the 2B header. A piece of rock 6"" x1' x 2""-3"" fell from the roof, hitting his right middle finger, causing a laceration and fracture.
10/16/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Employee was standing at the side control station of the #6009 Roof Bolter when he was struck on the top of the head by a piece of falling roof rock. The rock knocked him to the ground and part of it...
10/15/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing an 8 foot roof bolt. As he went to bump his chuck to get the bolt into the chuck, it slipped out causing the monster roof plate to slide down the bolt. The monster plate hit his left...
10/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injury was attaching a hitch to a getman tractor for a rock duster. He was holding the hitch up while putting the pin in the hole. He dropped the pin in and let go of the coupling mashing his finger u...
09/18/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a pry bar to unhook a rock duster from a Getman tractor. The pry bar slipped and the pointed end of the bar struck and cut his right hand. The laceration had to be closed with sutures.
09/14/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On 09/14/2009 an unplanned roof fall occurred at cross cut # 23, in #4 entry on the 3rd S. W. Panel off the 1st N. W. Submain. The area was roof bolted with 6' and 10' point anchor roof bolts. The fal...
08/17/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost EE was drilling a roof bolt hole. As he was putting the two drill steels together, his right hand got caught in between the two drill steels, causing a fracture to his right hand.
08/10/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was building a roof support crib. As he was putting up the last crib block, he dropped the crib block onto his left hand. This caused a laceration that had to be closed with sutures.
07/27/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was cleaning off his shuttle car when a piece of rock fell from between roof bolts and struck him on his left hand causing a contusion.
07/08/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost EE was looking for bad belt splices with the belt on slow inspection mode. A loose strip of belt caught the glove on his left hand and pulled his hand and arm between the bottom belt and roller. This...
06/15/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was building a solid concrete block brattice when he mashed his left thumb between two concrete blocks causing lacerations that had to be closed with sutures.
06/08/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injury had bent a roof bolt to install the bolt, as he tried to straighten the bolt the roof plate spun around stricking him in the right forearm causing a laceration that had to be closed with suture...
06/08/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening a roof bolt with a wrench, the wrench stuck to the bolt. As he lowered the boom, the wrench came loose. The wrench hit the drill pot and bounced up striking him in the lip caus...
05/18/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in an area that had been cribbed and dangered off in #7 entry, cross cut #25 on #2 unit (MMU 006-0). The area was roof bolted with 6' and 10' bolts. The fall appeared to be fractu...
04/08/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost Injury was hanging a miner trailing cable. As he was doing this, the miner pulled the cable tight, pulling the cable down striking him on the neck and back driving him to the ground.
04/08/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost Injury was placing resin in a hole drilled for a roof bolt when a rock fell from the roof. This caused a fracture to his right arm. The rock slide down toward the operator. Our assumption is the rock...
02/09/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was performing maintenance on a doubleboom Fletcher roof bolter, when he leaned against a monster roof plate causing a laceraton which had to be closed with sutures.
02/06/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost The miner was turning up #6 entry, he smashed a ladder, he stopped, moved the miner off the ladder, hit the e-stop on the machine. He traveled between the tail of the miner and the rib when the machin...
02/02/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE had loaded some monster roof plates on the deck of a Mini-Trac to transport them to a roof bolter. As he was traveling down an incline, the monster plates slid into the deck, causing injury to his...
01/30/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost EE stated that he stepped in a rut and twisted his right knee. EE did not report this accident to his Foreman or anyone else on this Friday. On Monday he called in and said he had car trouble, then la...
01/22/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 104d lost EE was trying to pull down a piece of ventilation curtain. When he jumped up in a pull down motion. When he landed on his feet, his left ankle twisted and popped. He was transported to the hospital wh...
01/07/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred on 1st South East submain at cross cut # 31 in # 4 entry. The area was roof bolted with 6' and 10' bolts. The fall appeared to be fractured stack rock. The fall will no...
12/10/2008 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted As employee was installing a roof bolt the plate spun around. He tried to straighten the pin plate and pinned his right index finger between the mine roof and the pin plate, causing a crushing injury.
12/05/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was stripping insulation off the conveyor belt remote line, when his hand slipped and cut his left thumb, which required sutures to close.
12/04/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was standing on a 4' step ladder while plastering a brattice. As he was doing so, he slipped and fell off the ladder, striking his head on the brattice, causing a laceration that had to be closed w...
11/25/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred on the 4th Main West Mains at cross cut 221 in #6 entry. The area was bolted with 6' and 10' point anchor roof bolts. The fall is in old works and will not be cleaned u...
11/10/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted EE was pulling a drill steel out of the roof when a piece of rock fell striking his right hand, causing his hand to hit the drill pot. This caused a fracture to his right hand.
10/22/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injury was standing in #3 entry waiting for a scoop to remove some rock from behind the roof bolter. As He was watching the scoop a small piece of rock came from the direction of the scoop striking hi...
10/18/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was starting to drill a hole for a roof bolt in #7 right entry on Unit #2, when a small piece of rock fell from the roof striking him on his upper lip. The rock caused a laceration which had...
10/03/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 184d restricted Employee was roof bolting in the face of #7 entry on #2 Unit. He went to the back of the roof bolter to get supplies. As he got to the back of the machine, a piece of roof rock fell from between roof...