Harris No 1 — Accidents

Total: 447 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/01/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The James Creek Emergency escape hoist for the primary escapeway of the Longwall section 060 and 2-East to James Creek did not function in automatic mode when inspected. All men were removed for the a...
07/24/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee stated he was cleaning up rock and coal at the 24 shield when a rock slipped off the pile and struck his right finger. The employee received five sutures.
07/20/2007 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee has been diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis.
07/16/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost The employee was operating a coal hauler when it hit a hole in the bottom causing him to strike his head against the canopy. Due to unavailability of the doctor and the mine being on miner's vacation,...
07/11/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on the 2 Right James Creek abandoned section. The fall was a continuation of the gob where the longwall had finished mining. The fall was approximately 100' long by 18' wide...
06/19/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 225d lost The EE stated he was cutting bit lugs off the shearer drum, preparing to replace four broken lugs. He was struck by a rib roll form the longwall face that was approx 6"" X 12"" X 2 1/2"". **This rep...
06/15/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost The employee stated he was asked to pick up some supplies on the Mac-8 mantrip. He was driving in front of the bathhouse when he tried to avoid the speed bump in the road and struck the guard rail. He...
05/28/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered by the examiner on the 3 Right 2 East area in the cross cut adjacent to station 5231 between no. 2 and no. 3 entries. The fall was approximately 6' high x 20' wide x undeter...
05/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost The EE stated he was helping 3 other EE's lift a belt impact slide on the belt rails approx 55"" high. He felt pain in his back.
05/08/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost The employee stated he was traveling in mantrip when the breake failed on the mantrip & the bus ran over the derail bug. He felt a pain in his back. The EE has been diagnosed with degenerative changes...
05/03/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 136d lost The EE stated he was removing a spindle from the belt when he lost his balance & fell. He as been diagnosed with severe bilateral degenerative arthritis of both knees. He did not go to dr until 5/6/07...
04/21/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the 3 Right section track and belt entry. The fall was approximately 30' long by 20' wide and 6' high. The fall will be cleaned up and will be resupported.
03/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost The employee stated he was moving a shuttle car to the outside and the shuttle car had knocked a couple of the header supports and had fallen down blocking the wheels. He moved one of the supports and...
03/20/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost The employee stated he was installing a bolt when a brow fell off therib and rolled and struck him on the left leg.
03/19/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost The EE stated he was bolting top in the belt entry belt channel. The roof was 9' 10"" high. He started to put glue in the hole and stepped on the drill pot, when he slipped and fell on his right side.
03/07/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None The employee stated he was setting timbers when he felt pain in his stomach. He did not report anything until 3/9/07. He was diagnosed with a hernia to his stomach on 3/21/07. He continues to work.
03/02/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 118d lost The employee was observing the slack being taken up on the bolt machine cable reel. He stated that a loop of cable was around a rib board pulling tight as he was stepping across the cable and it struc...
02/21/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at 9 left 2 east. The fall was approx 8'h x 20'w x undetermined length. The fall will not be cleaned up. It will be breakered off.
02/16/2007 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis.
02/12/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator at Cook's branch was having intermittent problems operating on norman mode. The repair was completed at approx. 4:30 p.m. that day.
02/07/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee stated he had scaled a rib down and while walking around the bolter he slipped and fell.
02/06/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost Employee stated he was riding in a mantrip and when the trip stopped he could not get out of the bus. He has been diagnosed with degenerative disc disease of the back at L4-L5 and L5-S1.
02/06/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered by the shift manager that was approximately 50' long by 18' wide by 4' thick. The fall will not be cleaned up and will be breakered off.
02/05/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered by the fire boss while making air ways. The fall was approximately 20' wide by 6' high by undetermined length. The fall will be breakered off and will not be cleaned up.
02/02/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost The employee stated he was getting a piece of wood out of the belt chute when he slipped and fell. He stradled the belt structure resulting in a bruise to his leg.
02/01/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee has been diagnosed with occupational hearing loss.
01/22/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered by the fire boss on 2 East. The fall was approx 60' long X 20' wide X 6' high. The fall will not be cleaned up. It will be timbered off.
12/18/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered by the fire boss at 4 Right 2 East at station 5228. The fall was approximately 6' high x 20' wide x 20' long. The fall will not be cleaned up. The fall will be breakered off...
12/17/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at approximately 2:10 pm by the fireboss. The fall was 19' wide by 12' thick by 30' long. The fall will be cribbed off. The fall was at station 6597 on 2 right section.
12/08/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 85d lost, 32d restricted The employee stated he was riding in an open mantrip to the section. A roof bolt had fallen out of the roof and the mantrip struck the bolt causing it to glance and strike the employee on the left sid...
12/01/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee has been diagnosed with hearing loss.
11/29/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 136d lost The employee stated he was at the longwall belt discharge when a piece of rock approx. 4"" X 8"" X 5"" came off the belt. The rock struck him on the hard hat and knocked him down.
11/28/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 55d lost, 14d restricted The employee stated he was pulling bottom roller from under the bottom belt. The chain slipped off causing him to trip over the train cable and fall backwards and hit his head on an old stand. The emp...
11/12/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee stated he was riding no. 33 man trip when the motor man on no. 14 locomotive bumped the back of the mantrip causing pain in his neck, head and shoulders. He has been diagnosed with degera...
11/10/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee stated he was changing and moving up the water line on the section when a fitting broke and allowed the water filter to strike him on the right hand resulting in three sutures.
11/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 149d lost The employee stated he was moving a 12"" length of mine track lying beside the track when one of the other ee dropped their end of the rail and caused the rail to drop from the other ee's hand and fal...
10/19/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost The employee stated he was on the longwall face traveling from the tail towards the head. The shearer was parked and they were running the face conveyor. He had stopped at the shearer tail drum to pus...
10/17/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the 2 east area of the mine on 4 right. The fall was approx. 40'long x 18' wide x 6' high. The fall will be breakered off and will not be cleaned up.
10/12/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 168d lost The employee stated he was walking and slipped and fell. He has prior injuries to his knee and has degenerative joint diease.
10/02/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 173d lost The EE stated he was helping move a 12' piece of 85 pound steel rail, when he felt pain in his lower back. The EE did not miss any work until 10/4/06. He has degenerative disc disease in the L5-S1 lev...
09/28/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on the 4 East area that was approximately 100' long by 18' wide by 8' high. The fall will not be cleaned up.
09/19/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in no. 4 entry of 3 Right off 2 East. The fall was approximately 200' long by 4' high by 18' wide. The fall will not be cleaned up.
09/13/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost The employee stated he was sitting in a mine jeep when a locomotive struck another vehicle which struck his in a chain reaction. The employee was diagnosed with degenerative changes to his left knee a...
09/06/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee stated he was cutting metal bands off the guards to be installed on a new belt storage unit when the band flipped up and struck his arm. He received five sutures to close the wound.
09/01/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost The employee stated he was pumping a shield against the roof on the longwall when a piece of rock fell from the top and struck him on the back of the leg. The employee went to the doctor and was misdi...
08/31/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The EE stated he was swinging a 8lb. sledge hammer to knock blocks out of a stopping when he missed the block and his right arm hit the sharp edge of the gunnite on the stopping. He received six sutu...
08/31/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at the portal of Cook's Branch. The fall was 6' high x 20' wide x 60' long. The fall will be cribbed off and will not be cleaned up.
08/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 198d lost The employee stated he was pulling pipe and felt a pain in his lower back and left rib. The employee continued to work until 8/29/06. He then went to the doctor and has been previously diagnosed with...
07/31/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost The EE stated he was letting the gate down on the gravel box, which was held shut by a chain on both sides through a hook. The EE had to remove a hook through the chain on both sides. When he released...
07/25/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost The employee stated he was lifting a clevis to level it with the push ram in order to install a relay pin when he felt a pain in his right shoulder. The employee continued to work until 1/11/07 when h...