Harmony Mine — Accidents

Total: 64 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/21/2013 FIRE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost He was using a cutting torch to cut scrap metal when oil ignited causing a flash fire.
10/10/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost EE was carrying 5 gallon cans of oil when he twisted his back.
09/25/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 190d lost Employee was pulling cable to move continuous miner, afterwords his wrists were experiencing pain. He went to doctor and has been treated by Integrated Medical Group, they determined he has carpal tun...
02/06/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was lifting block to build walls when he twisted his back.
12/12/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was lifting jackhammer out of a low spot to change leg when he slipped on a rock & injured back.
11/11/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 35d lost, 15d restricted Employee slipped in mud & twisted his right knee. He had pain in his knee but continued working. Doctor determined he needed surgery, had surgery on 3/21/12, he has been off of work since.
10/24/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Was walking belt line checking roller when he tripped over large flat rock laying behind the scraper board striking left hip
07/11/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was drilling a hole with jackleg drill when the steel became stuck. Employee pulled drill down, steel fell out of hole striking the back of his right hand.
06/30/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 168d lost EE was pulling miner cable when he felt a burning pain in his back. Had pain all weekend, sought medical attention on Monday 7/4/11.
06/29/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 249d lost EE operated shuttle car entire shift near the end of shift he was experiencing pain in neck and shoulder sought medical attention next day.
06/06/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 134d lost Employee was operating shuttle car when he hit a bump causing him to strike his head on shuttle car canopy.
06/02/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Foot was stuck in mud, attempted to pull foot out of mud when he pulled muscle in left leg. Kept working on it for 9 shifts. When he still had pain he sought medical attention.
03/14/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Employee was fixing back board at belt drive, when he slipped, striking his left side on corner of belt drive.
03/03/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was in an area where timber was being installed when the timber was struck with an axe it caused a piece of coal to lodge in EE's right eye.
02/15/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was drilling a hole in the bottom to pin down a bolt tail. He attempted to pull jackleg drill out of hole when he experienced pain in his lower left back.
01/21/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was helping carry a steel beam when he pulled his groin muscle.
11/11/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 91d lost Employee was helping to carry a 6"" steel airline on rough terrain, when he twisted his left knee.
10/07/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was in an area where a hammer was being used to hit a piece of steel. A sliver of steel flew off an imbedded itself in employee's right hand.
09/01/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee was hand loading timber from timber pile to scoop bucket. While loading the timber he experienced pain in his lower back.
02/05/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost Employee was operating continuous miner all day. Near the end of shift he experienced pain in shoulder, limited movement in shoulder.
01/11/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 84d lost, 17d restricted Employee was pulling cable at miner, when he twisted his right knee.
10/16/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 4d restricted Bolters were moving hoses and hose caught employee in left ear. Employee finished shift and continued working for several days. He experienced swelling and pain in left ear, went to doctor several tim...
09/28/2009 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 192d lost Employee experienced pain in left hip, thigh & knee area on 9/28/09. He sought treatment on 9/29/09. He worked with the pain until 10/6/09. He sought treatment at emergency room on 10/10/09 and has be...
08/25/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee was carrying 2 cans of hydraulic oil, when he felt a sharp pain in his groin area. The pan subsides but employee defected lump on groin the night of 9-14-09. He sought medical attention the n...
07/22/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was walking in entry when he slipped in low spot causing him to twist his back.
07/13/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was pulling cable when he slipped on wet coal causing him to fall down and strike left knee on bottom rock.
05/11/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 289d lost EE was pulling buggy cable away from feeder, when it threw him off balance and knocked him down. His left knee, right knee and lower back were injured.
01/13/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost EE was riding in travelway on mantrip when the spare tire, which was on top front of mantrip, rolled out and slid. This trapped EE's left foot between the tire and the roof.
12/08/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost Employee was standing on the back of a mantrip, closing the outside shop doors. He slipped and fell injuring his left knee.
07/21/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee left work at 7:00 am on 7/21/08 complaining of a sore back. On 8/8/08 employee claimed injury was caused by under inflated air cushion seat bottoming out when travelling over uneven terrain.
07/07/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee strained his lower back while changing a flat tire on his mantrip.
06/16/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK FATALITY Fatal Fatality due to roof fall at the face of a working section. **The fall pinned the victim between the roof fall and the coal rib. Retreat mining was taking place in the 003-0 section at the time. Fall...
05/08/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee was walking in a low area of the mine and hit his head against the roof.
04/17/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was on his knees near the feeder. As he stood, a piece of copper telephone wire which was hanging from a roof bolt plate, entered his left ear.
03/18/2008 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 95d lost EE was operating the continuous miner. As he was backing up, he noticed line brattice behind him. He reached through the opening of the canopy, directly behind the operators seat, to push the brattice...
03/12/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was operating a Joy 21 SC Shuttle Car behind a continuous miner. A lump of coal approx 2"" X 2"" X 2"" was thrown from the boom of the miner and struck him on the left eye.
02/11/2008 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost Employee was opening an air valve and the line blew apart. He fell back and landed on his left shoulder. Employee has been on light duty since 2/12/08. He is now not working.
09/13/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 5d restricted The roof bolters were installing bolts in a low area of the mining section. The EE was on his knees beginning to install a bolt, when the jack hammer and leg struck him on the left side of his forehea...
07/30/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was crossing over the section conveyor belt. He stepped off the belt and sprained his right ankle.
10/26/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 52d restricted Employee had his right hand grasping the top of the canopy of his shuttle car, while tramming toward the south miner his hand became squeezed between the canopy and the roof.
07/25/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was cutting stainless steel and incurred flash burn to eyes from errant plasma cutter arc.
05/04/2006 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 3d restricted EE was backing a lee norse 265 cont miner out of a cut the miner climbed onto a large stone. When the machine came off the stone, the operators compartment hit the bottom throwing his left shoulder ag...
05/10/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF FEED CONVEYOR, LANDED IN SILT, LOST BALANCE AND TWISTED HIS BACK
02/16/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 40d lost, 20d restricted Employee was tramming his shuttle car toward the continuous miner. The shuttle car slid against the coal rib, which caused the employee's left knee to strike the rib and rebound up into his chest.
01/27/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE WAS WALKING DOWN AN INCLINED ENTRY, SLIPPED AND SPRAINED LEFT FOOT.
01/11/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost EE SLIPPED AND FELL ON CONCRETE FLOOR OF COAL PREP PLANT DURING A SCUFFLE WITH EE SUPERVISOR
11/18/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 3d restricted EE WAS CHANGING BITS ON THE CONT MINER, SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE GATHERING PAN ON THE MINER.
06/14/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 251d lost EE WAS OPERATIING A SHUTTLE CAR AND HAD JUST RECEIVED A LOAD OF COAL FROM CONTINUOUS MINER. HE TRAMMED FROM FACE & MADE THE TURN TO GO WEST TO THE FEEDER. OPERATOR OF 2ND SHUTTLE CAR WAITED FOR EE TO...
04/12/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Employee had been standing on the #5 main belt tailpiece. when he stepped off, he slipped and fell injuring his left hip/thigh area.
11/12/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 159d restricted EE SLIPPED & FELL BACKWARD, FALLING ON HIS RIGHT LEG.