Harmony Mine — Accidents

Total: 64 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/27/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost EE WAS WALKING BESIDE THE SCOOP. HE STEPPED ON A LARGE PIECE OF COAL, FELL BACKWARDS, AND TRIED TO BRAKE HIS FALL BY REACHING FOR THE SCOOP. IN DOING SO, HE PULLED HIS LEFT PECTORAL MUSCLE.
10/08/2002 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None RECEIVED NOTIFICATION THIS DATE FROM MSHA THAT THE BELOW LISTED EE IS CONSIDERED A PART 90 MINER DUE TO A DIAGNOSIS OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
09/27/2002 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 154d lost EMPLOYEE IS EXPERIENCING LOWER BACK PAIN, BUT HE HAS NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT WHICH CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. HE HAS HAD BACK PROBLEMS IN THE PAST.
07/01/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 112d lost EE WAS TRAMMING THE MINER FROM ENTRY #2 TO ENTRY#3 IN THE EAST SECTION. HE WAS VISUALLY CHECKINGTHE CLEARANCE AT THE BACK LEFT OF THE MINER WHILE TRAMMING & DID NOT NOTICE THE NARROW AREA BETW EEN THE...
03/18/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING HIS SHUTTLE CAR TOWARD THECONT MINER. THE CAR CAME VERY CLOSE TO THE RIB AND THE EMPLOYEE REACHED OUT OF THE CAR AND INJURED TWO OF HIS FINGERS.
03/07/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE PAINTING STEEL ACCESS DOORS (16' X 4""-DOUBLE DOORS), THE LATCH OF END SHIFTING THE WEIGHT, PUSHING THE EE AGAINST THE RIB. THE DOORS RESTED AGAINST HIS RIGHT THIGH CAUSING DEEP CONTUSION S.
10/29/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None THE ROOF FELL 50' IN BY SPAD 573 TO SPAD 594. THE FALL WAS APPROX 130' LONG 12' WIDE AND 7' HIGH IN #3 ENTRY OF THE WEST MAINS INTAKE. IT WAS EXAMINED ON 10-25-01 AND FOUND SAFE ON 10-29-01. DANGERED...
10/10/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN A LADDER, WHICH WAS BY #1 OUTSIDE BELT. WHEN HIS FOOT TOUCHED THE GROUND, HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.
04/05/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE WAS HELPING REPAIR THE CONT. MINER. A COWORKER STRUCK THE FOOT SHAFT OF THE MINER WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER AND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF THE FOOT SHAFT & STRUCK HIMON THE LEFT CALF.
03/21/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost EE WAS OPERATING SCOOP. THE SCOOP BUCKET BRUSHED THE RIB AND A PIECE FELL OFF STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK & SIDE.
10/04/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost EE WAS LIFTING JACK HAMMER TO MOVE & STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
08/28/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost EE WAS LIFTING A POST INTO THE SCOOP BUCKET AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
06/02/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost EE SLIPPED AND BUMPED HIS RIGHT ARM AGAINST MINER.
03/27/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING TH EMINER CABLE WITH HIS BACK TOWARD THE SHUTTLE CAR. THE SHUTTLE CAR WAS PULLING AWAY FROM THE MINER ON A SLIGHT PITCHED ENTRY, THE LOADING END OF THE SHUTTLE CAR SLID T O THE SI...