Harrison County Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,079 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/08/2014 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None While mining towards the headgate near shield 171, the shearer cut into the pyretic mine top which resulted in an alleged ignition. The mine was cited for not following the mine's ventilation plan wh...
09/02/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The mine received notification of a Noise-Induced Hearing loss claim for the employee. The cause of the occupational illness was due to the employee's failure to take adequate precautions to protect...
08/20/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost The employee stated that as he was picking up a PMCR - shield control unit, he felt a pain in his lower right side abdomen as he twisted with the box. The employee is suspected of suffering a hernia....
08/17/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Pulling out the shaft on the spider wheel. Shaft let lose resulting in shaft swing and pinching employee between out rigger on crane and shaft.
08/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost The employee claims that as he was lifting and twisting cement block over chest high, he felt a pain in his middle - lower back. The accident did not involve any aspect of compliance with rules, regu...
08/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost While handling materials, the employee indicated that he felt a sharp pain in his scrotum. This accident was not reported by the employee until 08/19/2014. This accident did not involve any aspect o...
08/04/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While assisting with a belt move, the employee claims to have tripped and fell. In falling, he struck his knee on the edge of a cement block. The injury did not involve any aspect of compliance with...
07/29/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing a crib block on top of a can support, the crib rolled and struck the employee's left hand catching the left index finger between the crib block and the metal frame of the scoop. The...
07/23/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost While hanging messenger wire for the high voltage cable, the employee claims that later near the end of his shift, he felt a pain in the left side of his neck. The employee missed 3 days, worked the n...
07/15/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 11d restricted While walking across the coal pile, the employee twisted his right ankle. This incident did not involve any aspect of compliance with rules or regulations nor did it involve any mine equipment. The...
07/11/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost A roll of conveyor belt accidentally became dislodged and rolled against the back of the employee's left foot resulting in multiple fractures of the foot. This incident did not involve any mining equ...
07/02/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Medical evidence received on March 3, 2015 indicate that this retired former employee had received an award for Occupational Pneumoconiosis. His last day of exposure was 07/02/2014. This incident wa...
07/01/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 149d lost While walking the employee stated that his foot got stuck in the mud. As he pulled his foot out, he twisted his left knee and felt a popping sensation and a sharp pain. The accident did not involve...
06/25/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost While operating a shuttle car the operator struck the rib which resulted in the operator striking his head against the shuttle car canopy. The employee thought that he was suffering from an off site i...
06/18/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost While passing trough an airlock, the employee claims to have twisted his left knee. This incident occurred due to the lack of concentration on what the employee was doing. The incident did not involve...
05/22/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost While replacing a roller along 3 West belt, the employee stated that he felt a pain in his left shoulder. This event became reportable when the employee began missing work on 6/17/2014. This incident...
05/15/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost While passing thru a mandoor, the employee tripped and fell. The employee did not pay attention to the material lying on the mine floor. He could have pick up the material and avoided this incident....
05/02/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The mine's safety department was notified on May 2, 2014 that this retired person has been granted an Occupational Pneumoconiosis Award. This illness did not involve any aspect of compliance with rule...
04/10/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Notification was received on July 9, 2014 that this employee had been diagnosed with hearing loss. This accident may have involved the failure of the employee to comply with stated company rules and...
03/26/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost The employee picked up a 5-gal pail of deicer and felt a pain in his right shoulder. The Doctors report indicates that he may have aggravated a prior injury which occurred in 2012. The employee has no...
03/19/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The ee claims that as he was lifting a vent tube over the exhaust tube behind the section fan, he felt a pain in his back. The ee received an injection for pain. He did not miss any work. The incid...
03/14/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost While operating a locomotive, the ee struck his head against a section of hung cable resulting in a strain - sprain of the neck. The event became reportable when the ee began missing work on 3-17,201...
01/31/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost While operating a scoop tractor, the employee went to exit the operator's compartment. While exiting, the employee's left hand slipped off the door framework. He felt a ""popping"" sensation in his l...
01/22/2014 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The person responsible for the daily inspection of the elevator got stuck on the elevator near the bottom. Schindler Elevator Service was called to evaluate and correct the issue. Ice build up on a...
01/08/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 81d lost The employee stated that while dragging a ventilation tube, she twisted her wrist which resulted in pain. The employee's attitude and lack of concentration to the task contributed to this accident. *...
01/07/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost The employee stated that while lifting and carrying bags of gunite, he felt pain in his left hip. The employee was diagnosed on 1-13-2014 with a hernia and began missing work. The employee's overexe...
01/04/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was preparing to refill a bulk rock duster tank in the head gate area of the 21A longwall when he turned his face and struck his chin against the handle for the lid. He sustained a lacer...
12/30/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The employee stated that as he was getting off a man jeep, he stepped down and twisted his right ankle. He sustained a right ankle sprain.
12/20/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The mine's Safety Department was notified on 8-7-2014 that this miner had been diagnosed with a noise induced hearing loss.
12/17/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The ee stated that he was installing a piece of bottom belt structure on a c. m. unit belt move, he struck his sleeved forearm on a bottom roller bracket resulting in a laceration. The laceration was...
11/13/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost As the employee was exiting a pickup truck, he slipped on the ice and fell resulting in a sprained right ankle and a contusion to his right knee and back.
11/05/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost While bolting off the miner, the employee was struck by a section of roof rock or head coal in the head, left shoulder and back resulting in a contusion. The event became reportable when the employee...
10/30/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost While changing a cutter motor on a longwall shearer, the employee's right knee was caught between the old motor lying on the toes of a shield and the new motor; when the tuggets suddenly shifted allow...
10/29/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost While laying out lay flat rock dust hose, the employee felt pain in his right elbow and arm. This incident became reportable on 10-31-2013 when the employee began missing work.
10/11/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost The employee was assisting in the bolting operation in the belt entry when the operator running the bolter set the stab jack down on the injured employee's right foot resulting in a fracture.
09/30/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Notification was received on December 2, 2013 that this retired miner had received a permanent partial disability for noise induced hearing loss. This employee retired on 04/01/2013. The date of fili...
09/12/2013 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While filling a set of rock dust pods, the employee mistakenly unhooked a pressurized line. The pressurized line struck him in his chest and right arm, resulting in a laceration of the right arm, requ...
08/28/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost While straightening out a section of roof mesh, the employee's right foot slipped off a step on the left side of the miner bolter resulting in a laceration of the scalp requiring 14 staples.
07/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 236d lost While throwing a set of tuggets up into the bed of a truck, the employee stated that he felt pain in his left shoulder. The incident became reportable when the employee was scheduled for surgery and...
06/22/2013 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The portal passenger elevator went down at approximately 8:16 AM. Schindler Elevator Service was called to evaluate the occurrence and correct the problem. The elevator was returned to service at ap...
06/21/2013 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None While mining towards the headgate near #68 shield, the shearer came over a roll in the pavement; This caused the head drum to cut into the pyritic mine top which resulted in an alledged ignition.
06/19/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 198d lost The employee stated that while lifting the edge of a wooden pallet he stumbled backwards. In an effort to keep from falling, he reached out with his right arm to grab hold of the rib screen. He then f...
06/14/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 256d lost While walking through a belt drive construction area, the employee stumbled and fell, twisting his left knee. The incident became reportable when the employee under went surgical repair of the knee o...
04/16/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost While reviewing the work site for his crew, the supervisor came upon a rib roll. As he examined the work area, he stepped down on a loose piece of material; it gave way causing the supervisor to lose...
04/03/2013 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Two employees were trapped on the portal elevator from approximately 11:10 AM until approximately 3:50 PM. The cause of the incident was found to be a bad brake coil.
03/29/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost While assisting another employee in moving a ventilation slider tube, the other employee dropped their end of the tube. The injured employee complained of a pain in his low back. This event became re...
03/06/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost The employee stated that he was walking down the steps located on the right side of the belt overcast when he rolled his left ankle resulting in a fracture.
01/24/2013 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Three employees got trapped on the elevator at 11:05 AM. Schindler Elevator Service was called to evaluate and correct the issue. The employees were freed at approximately 12:15 PM. The elevator wa...
01/04/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 230d lost The employee got his right foot caught between the relay bar and the pontoon of a longwall shield as it was advancing.
12/20/2012 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The mine's Safety Department became aware of this occupational illness on 12/26/2012, when documentation was received concerning the employee being awarded a noise induced hearing loss of 0.74%.