Grassy Creek No 1 — Accidents

Total: 153 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/15/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Member was prying up on a shuttle car tire using a slate bar. The slate bar slipped and the shuttle car tire fell on members left leg. Note: EE worked until 5/22/09 and completed his shift.
04/28/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unplanned roof fall in the neutral entry. Length-88', width-17', height-6'. Bolted with 4' fully grouted resin bolts. The fall was on old #12 belt inby spad #8237, 7000' from active face.
04/27/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost EE stated that he had climbed onto the miner to hang a reflector, as he was getting off the miner, he felt pain in his lower back. Note: EE stated that the pain started when he went from a standing po...
04/24/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EE stated that he was loading a roll of cable in a mantrip to take underground and mashed his little finger between a roll of cable that was in the mantrip.
04/03/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee was hanging a chain hoist to hold the belt head roller and stepped off of an 8"" H-beam and twisted his right ankle.
04/01/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional roof fall. Fall was 50' long, 18' wide and 6' high. Type of support: 4' resins bolts. # 2 entry (Neutral Ent) 1 Bk outby Spad # 10644.
01/07/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on #9 belt #2 Ent (Neutral) inby spad # 10235. Support being used was 4' resin bolt. Approx length 20', width 20' and height 5 1/2' No injuries occurred.
01/07/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 1/7/09 EE was in the process of making a belt splice and while using a knife to cut the corner off the belt, EE cut his little finger on his right hand. first aid was done and EE went for medical t...
11/20/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was operating the continuous miner cutting coal, when a piece of one of the miner bits broke off and came back and struck EE in the left side of his face. First aid was administered and EE was tran...
09/22/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost On 9/22/08, EE was tightening the wheel bolts on a shuttle car. While tightening one of the bolts, the socket slipped off, casing EE to lose his balance and fall on and twist his right ankle and foot....
09/03/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on #13 belt BK3, near spad #9883. The fall was above anchorage n the neutral entry. Support being used was 4' resin bolt. The area had cribs set prior to the fall,...
08/07/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on #10 belt, bk 7, neutral entry, spad #7406. Approx length 20 ft, width 20 ft, thickness 4 ft. Support being used 4 ft resin bolt. No injuries occurred.
08/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost On 8/6/08 EE was adjusting brakes and checking fluid levels on a mantrip at the surface motor barn. Upon completion of the checks, he lost grip on the access panel while lowering it into the closed po...
07/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading belt structure on scoop. When he set the piece of structure down on his right index finger, it was mashed between two pieces of structure.
07/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost On 7/15/08 EE along with other EE's were in the process of folsing belt for a belt move when the roof bolt eye broke causing the sheave wheel to swing down and hit EE in the right arm. Sheave wheel wa...
06/26/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on 2 Unit #8 Entry Spad no. outby 1 break 10095. Length approx. 40', width 20', height 4' - 6'. Support being used 4' resin grouted bolt. No injuries occurred.
06/14/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost EE stated he was in the process of unloading belt structure out of the scoop bucket, he entered the scoop bucket after scoop had been stopped and shut off to get a piece of structure and stepped back...
02/08/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occured on BK 20 #2 panel 1 unit. spad #8058 BK20 #ent, lenght 25', width 20', Height 61/2'. Fall occured 78001 from the face. no injuries occured.
01/14/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on No. 7 belt no. 6 entry, break 15 on spad #7065. This was an old fall reported before. Fall measured 10' long, 18' wide, 3' thick. No injuries occurred. Fall occu...
01/04/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on No. 10 belt, No. 1 entry, spad No. 8955. The fall measured 40' length, 20' width, and 5' in height. No injuries, no passenge of men were affected.
01/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost EE was removing the bolter cuthead. After removing the cuthead, ee was trying to untangle the cable and tripped over gob. He caught himself with his left arm straining his shoulder. EE continued to ha...
12/17/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was operating a s/c 10. He pulled behind the miner and the boom of the miner was not elevated high enough. The shuttle car hit the boom of the miner causing employee to strike his mouth into the ca...
12/13/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE stated that he was helping unload tools at the no.5 belt head when water was turned on at valve where it hooks to main waterline. When line was pressured the nozzle hit him causing a laceration to...
12/06/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hanging up fly pads. He went to hit a nail with his pick hammer. The pick hammer was turned backwards and it punctured his left hand.
11/19/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional roof fall occurred at Grassy Creek No 1. The fall occurred on No 7 belt, in No 7 entry, break No 9, spad No 7003. The fall measured approx 20' long x 20' wide x 6' high. No injuries occu...
11/12/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at Grassy Creek No. 1. The fall happened on No. 7 belt, No. 8 entry, 1 break outby spad no. 7041. The fall measured 20' long, 20' wide & 4' high. The fall does not...
10/31/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE was operating a scoop, traveled 10 breaks outby the section to gather supplies. The road conditions were very steep, muddy and slippery. While traveling down the hill, his scoop slid into the rib,...
10/31/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE had finished drilling a test hole. As he was bringing steel out of the hole, the middle extension bounced off the drill head upward, striking EE under the chin and resulted in a 1"" abrasion.
10/08/2007 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None EE was running the No. 1 Shuttle Car. After getting loaded, he was traveling back to the feeder. While making the last turn to the feeder, he had hold of the handrail with his left hand. The c anopy s...
08/21/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cleaning out under a bottom roller with a slate bar. The slate bar was grabbed by the belt smashing his ring finger.
08/08/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above the anchorage zone occurred in the return inby spad 8891, break #16 on 10 belt. The fall was discovered miner at 12:35pm on August 8, 2007. The area will be timbered off. It does not...
05/02/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occured on the #8 entry on #16 break on 11 belt 60'outby 8029 spad. There were no injuries or equip damage due to fall. Fall measured approx 15'l x 12'w x 0-6' hi. Area was...
04/18/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unplanned roof fall occurred on Break #6 on #10 belt 2 bks inby spad #7379. No injuries or equipment damage due to roof fall. Roof fall measured approximately 25 ft long, 20 ft wide, varied in height...
04/12/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 118d lost EE was running shuttle car, ran shuttle car into rib, jarring neck into canopy.
03/20/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred on the #7 belt at #9 entry and spad no. 7264 outby one break. The length of fall 60', width 18', height 4.5' - 5.5'.
03/07/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered in #2 section, #6 entry, inby spad #8572. Length 42', width 18', height 5'. Supports being used 4' fully grouted bolts.
01/22/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall #6 entry #7 belt. Bolt type 4' resin. Spad # 7026 20' inby. 18' long, 18' wide and 5' high.
12/20/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost Mantrip moving from parking area to staging area caught charging cable and tripped employee backwards, twisting his ankle and landed all his weight down on his foot.
12/04/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost On 12/4/06, EE was operating the shuttle car, tramming from #5 entry to #5 left. EE turned the corner into #5 left and the shuttle car slid into the rib because of the grade of the bottom. The canopy...
11/29/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred on the #2 entry on #10 belt and spad #7911. The length of fall was 45', width 18', height 4.5'.
11/14/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost Employee put the #2 section forklift on charge at the end of his shift and was walking to the man-trip to ride outside when he slipped and fell. He stated that the bottom was uneven and he stepped in...
11/04/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting down miner cable, cutting rope hangers with utility knife when the cable jerked causing him to cut his left arm with utilty knife.
11/02/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall on #1 unit, left return air course near spad #8152. Fall measured 25' long X 19' wide X 5' high. 4' resin bolts were in use in this area. Fall is dangered off on all sides so no person can...
10/31/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall near spad 8154 measuring 25' long x 18' wide x 54"" high. The fall occurred on the #1 Unit 002 Section. 4' resin bolts and 6' torque tension bolts are being used in this area. Fall was clean...
10/25/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE was looking at the reel on a shuttle car, when the lid fell down, causing him to strike his head on the shuttle car
08/21/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On August 21,2006, an unplanned roof fall occured ont he #1 section. #8 entry and 4,650' outby section. The length of fall was 50' width 18' height 4 1/2'. Will move return to other entry.
06/21/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On June 21,2006 an unplanned roof fall occured on the #7 belt. The fall is approximately 4-6' thick measuring approx. 25' long and 25' wide. The area will be cleaned up and bolted.
05/03/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On May 3, 2006, EE and #1 unit crew were on their way outside. When they got down on #6 belt, the belt 1 fire boss was wrecked and had them blocked. EE was helping put mantrip back on track. EE was be...
05/01/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost While running shuttle car through water hole, mud splashed up underneath employee's safety glasses into his right eye.
04/05/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 300d lost On 4-5-06 employee was tramming the bolt machine from the #4 entry to the #5 entry. He backed the bolter out of #4 and was turning toward #5. While pivoting the machine with the inch controls, a fly b...