Gibson South — Accidents

Total: 257 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/31/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contractor was assisting with rotating a screenbowl when a piece of metal cut a hand causing a small laceration. (4) sutures were required to close the wound.
08/24/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As the employee was hanging a piece of curtain on unit #4, entry 9, xc 27-28, a small rock measuring approximately 4"" x 6"" x 1/8"" thick, fell from the mine roof in between a section of hog panel an...
07/31/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost While an employee was loading a shuttle car on #4 unit, entry 4L xc 19, a rock being loaded out of the tail of the miner onto the shuttle car slid out of the car and struck the employee in the back of...
07/28/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While closing the first door on the inby set of equipment doors located on the NE road xc 59, the second door began to close and caught the employee's left arm in between the two doors. This caused a...
07/25/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 115d lost As the employee was walking,tripped on some gob on the mine floor and twisted their ankle. This caused a tear in a ligament in the left ankle.
07/17/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee was installing permanent roof support when a piece of loose material fell from the mine roof striking the employee in the right ankle. This caused a hairline fracture to EE's ankle.
07/12/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost While the contractor was removing the steels from the mine roof, the bottom steel bowed and popped out of the chuck striking the contractor in the right hand causing a fracture. Contractor began missi...
07/09/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting a mechanic work on a shuttle car when the lid covering the panel began to fall. The employee attempted to catch the lid and had EE's finger caught under it causing a small lace...
07/06/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 3B7 panel at cross cut #12-13 in entry #6. The dimensions measured approximately 10' in height, 18' wide and 32' in length.
06/29/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 1E2 panel at cross cut 17 in entry #6. The dimensions measured approximately 10' in height, 18' wide and 40' in length.
06/25/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Contractor was drilling a hole to install a roof bolt when the steel popped and struck the contractor on the right hand. This caused an acute fracture in the 1st metacarpal of the right hand.
06/14/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Employee tripped over a secured I-beam, causing EE to lose balance and land on hip and strained lower back.
06/07/2018 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee raked left bicep against a roof bolt plate resting on a tray which caused a small laceration. (3) sutures were required to close the wound.
06/01/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost While employee was reclaiming curtain, a piece of draw rock fell from the mine roof measuring 1'x1'x1"". This caused a minor contusion to EE's left hand.
06/01/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A contractor was drilling a hole to install a roof bolt, EE dropped EE's starter steel which bounced off EE's drill pod and stuck the contractor in the mouth. (6) sutures were required to close the wo...
05/11/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost The employee was attempting to straighten roof bolt plate and pin board. While doing this the employee inadvertently contacted moved the joystick on the roof bolter, causing finger to get pinched betw...
04/30/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost While operating the roof bolter, the employees drill steel fell to the mine floor while the drill boom was being lowered. The drill steel got caught underneath the drill boom, pushing it into the empl...
04/26/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While roof bolting the employee dropped drill boom and a roof bolt plate got wedged between the side of the boom and the tray. The plate popped out and hit right hand causing a laceration. (5) sutures...
04/17/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A contract employee was roof bolting. While reaching for a roof bolt EE bumped left elbow, causing a laceration. Sutures were required to close the wound.
03/08/2018 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost The employee was unloading a belt trailer so maintenance could be performed on the trailer. While unloading the trailer the tongue slipped off the material used to block the tongue. This caused the fr...
02/14/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost The employee was preparing to roof bolt the crosscut of #5 entry when a rock fell from the unsupported roof on top of the canopy of the roof bolter. The rock broke and cantilevered off the canopy. It...
02/11/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 1D3 Panel at cross cut 23 in #5 entry. The dimensions of the fall measured approximately 18' wide, 40' in length, and 10' in height.
02/07/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost The employee drilled starter steel into the mine roof and dropped the boom. Employee's partner was trying to communicate with employee so employee covered the second drill steel in the chuck with hand...
02/07/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost A contract employee was roof bolting. EE bent drill steel, and while trying to correct the problem the drill steel hit EE's left hand. EE suffered a contusion.
02/05/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost The employee bent over to move the miner cable and strained left knee.
02/03/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employees drill steels cross threaded. While trying to correct the problem the drill steels popped and struck the employees left hand. This caused a laceration to the left thumb. (2) sutures were...
02/02/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost The employee was adjusting a bench and strained back.
01/17/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using a pry bar to scale down some loose draw rock a piece rolled back causing a laceration to employee's left thumb. (3) sutures were required to close the wound.
01/09/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was in the process of making a splice on a continuous miner trailing cable. While using a utility knife EE cut through the protective gloves causing a laceration to hand. (4) sutures were...
12/14/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost The contract employee was hanging miner cable during a power move and felt a pain in shoulder. EE was diagnosed with a strain and was not able to fulfill normal work activities.
12/07/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While trying to flop the gate for the slope belt from the reclaim belt to the ROM belt, the employee had the pipe wrench slip the employee was using and hit the employee in the mouth. (5) sutures were...
11/25/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred in a regularly traveled area above the anchorage zone in the 3B6 Panel at cross cut #12, entry #5.
11/22/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost The employee stepped off a supply trailer and strained hip.
11/18/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee bumped elbow on the head of a roof bolt while loading it in tray at drill station. (2) sutures were required to close the wound.
10/17/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While operating the continuous miner a piece of draw rock fell from the roof, measuring 6"" wide X 6"" long X 1/2 inch thick. It struck the employee on the back of the neck. 4 sutures were used to clo...
10/13/2017 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee hit a bump while operating a shuttle car and chipped employee's upper left lateral incisor.
10/13/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee had a pry bar slip while replacing a tram motor in a shuttle car, causing a laceration to left index finger. 2 sutures were required to close the wound.
09/20/2017 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost The employee got foot caught between the mine floor and the rear bumper of the truss bolter, causing a fracture to the 3rd metatarsal on right foot.
08/31/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee cut arm on a roof bolt plate. 1 suture was used to close the laceration.
08/18/2017 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost A contract employee was roof bolting. The bolter was moving when the employee thought the cable was going to get run over. They flagged and yelled at the operator to stop. When they bent over the oper...
08/17/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was sliding the forks over on the mini-trac and pinched finger, causing a non-displaced fracture of distal phalanx of the left index finger.
08/15/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost A contract employee was operating a mini-trac and a piece of loose material fell from the mine roof hitting the employee in the groin.
08/10/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost A contract employee was roof bolting, and while bending a roof bolt felt a pain in left elbow.
07/24/2017 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was walking under a piece of belt guarding and hit employee's right ear on the guarding, causing a laceration. 1 suture was required to close the wound.
07/18/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 145d lost Contractor was said to have been struck in the back by a rock of unknown dimensions while servicing a miner. EE began missing work the following shift.
07/10/2017 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost A contractor employee was loading the roof bolter and a piece of loose material fell from on ee right foot. EE was not given a full release due to fear of infection of a wound on right big toe.
07/07/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost While inspecting rollers in the impact bed under the slope belt, the employee got arm caught between rollers in the impact bed.
06/14/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While splice a cable the employee cut through protective gloves and caused a laceration to right thumb. 3 sutures were used to close the wound.
06/13/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost While operating the continuous miner, a loose rock fell from the roof and struck the employee.
05/03/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost The employee twisted left knee while walking to the roof bolter. Employee was given restrictions on 5/25/17 that do not allow employee to fulfill employee's normal work activity.