Harris No 1 — Accidents

Total: 447 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/08/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost The employee stated that he was using a jack and bar to move a frame work when the bar slipped and caused him to fall to the mine floor and injure his right shoulder.
09/03/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 25d restricted The employee stated he was walking along belt line and slipped and fell. His left leg twisted under his body.
08/26/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 210d lost The employee stated he was working on a Mac 8 and felt a pain in his back. He has been diagnosed with degenerative disc disease. He did not miss work until 8-28-08. His back has been bothering him for...
08/18/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 154d lost The employee stated he was operating the roof bolt machine and was putting up a bolt for a kettle bottom when the rib rolled and struck him on the left leg. The rib was approximately 2' x 2' x 6' high...
08/12/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee stated he was taking slack out of the tram chain on no.1 mine jeep. He had a lady slipper and was going to knock out a link in the chain when he hit his thumb causing a laceration.
08/02/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on the 22 Right abandoned section that had fallen across the breaker timbers for the pillar line. The fall was approx 50' long X 5' high X 20' wide. The fall will be breaker...
07/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 236d lost The employee stated he was pulling on the battery plug to change out batteries when he felt a pain in his right shoulder.
07/19/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 176d lost The employee stated he was dragging a piece of belt to get it out of the walkway and felt a pain in the back.
07/17/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 33d lost, 1d restricted The employee stated she was walking the belt line when she crossed under the water line and struck her head against the line.
07/16/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee has been diagnolsed with occupational hearing loss.
06/04/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost The employee stated he had helped move the MRS's into the cross cut and hung the cables and was watching the continuous miner cable when the rib rolled off and struck his left leg and ankle.
06/03/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost The employee stated he was taking the side board covers off the longwall when he dropped the cover on the tip of his finger.
05/25/2008 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee stated he was standing at BEP 67 making notations when a fiber crete block fell from the roof and struck his middle finger.
05/05/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost The employee stated he was pulling a pump cable through a cross cut and slipped and fell and landed on his left hand.
05/02/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee has been diagnosed with hearing loss.
04/24/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost The employee stated he was walking beside the track when he was struck by a mantrip. The force knocked him to the mine floor and he sustained a fracture to his right leg.
04/23/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost The employee stated he was walking along the head motor when he stepped in a hole and twisted his right ankle.
04/22/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost The employee stated he was pulling on miner cable and his left knee went out on him. He has arthritis of the knee.
04/10/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost EE stated he was running #5 Coal Hauler to feeder with a load of coal, when he made his turn to the feeder and changed direction to get on the feeder. The center section of the coal hauler broke apart...
03/14/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost The EE stated he was hanging 2"" water line and stepped on a rock and turned or twisted his left ankle. He had injured his right leg a week ealier by pulling himself off a ladder and favoring his righ...
03/10/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The EE has been diagnosed with hearing loss
02/27/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The EE stated he was walking up the old track entry, when he stepped on the track rail and turned his ankle.
01/31/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 356d lost The employee stated he was going to pick up the continuous miner cable and felt a pain in his back. The employee has been going to the doctor for his back for five consecutive months. He was complaini...
01/08/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost The employee stated he was loading belt on two jack cars and he was pulling on the belt on the cars as they were pulling the car. He felt a pain in his lower back and leg.
12/21/2007 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Occupational pneumoconiosis award.
12/20/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The employee stated he was installing a cable bolt at break five when he started to push the bolt into the hole the plate caught on a track tie and caused him to feel pain in his shoulder. The employe...
12/19/2007 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None An employee presented his medical examination as evidence of Pneumoconiosis and requested to become a part 90 miner.
12/04/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee has been diagnosed with hearing loss.
10/31/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee stated he was drilling a 12' hole for cable bolts to be installed as supplement support when a piece of steel stayed in the hole. He reached to grab the steel when it fell out of the hole...
10/22/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost The employee stated he was aligning endloader to pick up loose bolts out of a bolt box when the fork hung on the frame of the box and caused the box to bounce and it struck the employee on top of his...
10/19/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was reported that was an old fall. The investigation revealed this to be an old fall that had rode out the breaker timbers. The fall was located in the old belt entry adjacent to station 7...
10/18/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A tail blockage occurred on the longwall tail gate. The tail was not cutting out to effectively remove coal from the entrance of the tailjack into the entry.
10/17/2007 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee has been diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis.
10/15/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee has been diagnosed with hearing loss.
10/15/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee has been diagnosed with hearing loss.
10/08/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on the 23 Mains section inby station 7318 that was approximately 100' long x 18' wide x 6' high. The fall will not be cleaned up and will be breakered off.
10/01/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost The employee stated he was going down steps and slipped and fell causing pain in his left knee.
09/27/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 86d lost The employee stated that he was operating the scoop cleaning the roadways when the scoop hit a rib board and caused the board to strike his head.
09/19/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the longwall tailgate entry. The fall was approx. 30' kibg x 18' wide x 6' high. The longwall blockage plan was followed and the fall will be mine through.
09/12/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee has been diagnosed with hearing loss.
09/06/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None An event occurred on the longwall where the top rock fell out of the face and rib on the tail of the longwall to prevent passage of men safely off the tail. The tail blockage procedure was followed.
09/01/2007 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 46d lost The employee stated he was moving the continuous miner to help free up a roof bolt machine that was hung up when the miner itself got hung up. The employee & 3 other employees were putting blocking un...
08/28/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost The employee stated he was getting into the F350 pick up truck and bumped his head against the door frame and jammed his neck.
08/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost The employee stated he was helping unload 60 pound steel from the rail car to install on the section. He lost his grip on the rail tongs when the end of the rail was removed from the rail car and drop...
08/16/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost The employee stated he had tied a shieve around a rib bolt and used it to remove the belt drive. He went to unhook the shieve when a rib roll struck him on the right shoulder and right leg. The employ...
08/15/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was walking to turn the belt on when a bat flew at him and as he ducked to avoid the bat he contacted his head against the hoist car causing a laceration to his forehead.
08/14/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee has been diagnosed with occupational hearing loss.
08/13/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the 2 East 3 Right area between no. 3 and no. 4 entry 100' outby station 5295. The fall was not the above anchorage of the bolts but it was in the travelway used. The fa...
08/09/2007 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 210d lost Two employees stated he was throwing material across the trolley wire when his hand contacted the trolley and another employee used a wooden crib to push him away from the power. He sustained an injur...
08/04/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost The employee stated he stepped back to shut off the longwall face conveyor when he felt a pain in his back. The investigation is not complete due to incomplete medical information and not being able t...