Harrison County Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,079 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/18/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Medical evidence was received on 2-18-2011 that this employee had received an award of 4 % for permanent impairment, resulting from noise-induced hearing loss.
01/28/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Medical evidence was received on 3-8-2011 indicating that the employee had received a disability claim of 9.25% permanent partial disability resulting from noise induced hearing loss.
01/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 368d lost The employee stated that while hanging miner cable with 7 other employees, he injured his left shoulder. The incident became reportable on 3-5-2011 when the employee began missing work.
12/18/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None This incident became reportable when medical evidence was received on December 28, 2010. The employee had received a self inflicted laceration from a razor knife to the left hand while splicing a belt...
12/15/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost EE was lifting eye of choker onto crane and felt pain in his right shoulder.
12/14/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury accident, the unintentional stopping of the Camp Run Portal elevator. The source of the malfunction was found to be with the top door hatch switch. The elevator was returned to service...
12/08/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were changing screens on the lower deck of the coarse refuge shaker at the Prep Plant. While one employee was finishing tightening a hold down wedge, his hammer slipped from his hand st...
10/12/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury accident, the unintentional stopping of the Camp Run Portal elevator with 2 employees on board for 20 minutes. The employees were removed at 7:20 AM. The source of the malfunction was fo...
09/29/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The mine received notification on 9-29-2010 that the employee was granted a hearing loss award.
07/29/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost The employee stated that as he was dragging a ventilation tube, he stepped in a rut made by a shuttle car tire and twisted his left knee. The incident became reportable when the employee was given t...
07/23/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost The employee stated that as he was crossing the handrail of the face conveyor his foot slipped causing his right knee to twist. He felt pain in his right knee.
07/16/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was removing a K-wall panel when he struck his right knee against a sharp edge of the K-wall panel resulting in a laceration requiring 5 sutures.
06/25/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee was pulling blast hose up onto the scaffolding to blast the bent leg.
06/24/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost While loading a bag of rockdust, the employee felt pain in his back. He worked the next day and began a 2 week vacation period on 6-26. He missed work on 7-12 & 7-13, but did not indicate to manageme...
06/20/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 257d lost The employee stated that while replacing a scrapper blade, he felt pain in his right shoulder. This incident became reportable when the Safety Department received medical evidence on 12-21-2010 that t...
05/27/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None This submittal is to abated citation 8031308. While unloading supplies an employee lost his balance and fell against a stack of roof straps. He was transported to a hospital and given pain medicati...
05/20/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost The employee stated that as he was crossing the extendable tubing (baloney skin) attached to the back of the auxillary ventilation fan, he lost his balance and fell backwards onto the baloney skin. T...
05/10/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The report is being submitted to abate citation 8031318. The employee stepped backwards, tripped and later complained of low back pain. The employee doctor's slips for 5-12, 5-19, 5-26 & 6-18, did n...
04/29/2010 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The employee stated that as he was walking around the section parts cart, he struck his left knee against a protruding piece of pipe that had been welded to the side of the cart.
04/23/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost This is being submitted to abate citation # 8026865 - during a part 50 audit. The employee stated that his left foot slipped from the foot hold on the rib protector. He felt a popping sensation in h...
04/21/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was performing as a rig worker lifting bales of hay. Injury was for a lower back sprain/strain. EE was injured on 4/21/10. Injury reportedly did not occur o DD Company property. EE was off for 29 d...
04/19/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Picking up a piece of plastic pipe. Strain of lowere back area.
04/13/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost While hanging the miner cable in a cable hanger, the employee was struck on the head, neck and shoulders by a section of head coal which came from between the roof straps.
04/08/2010 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury alledged face ignition occurred on the 16A longwall near the #133 shield while mining towards the headgate.
03/25/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While replacing an ATRS jack, the employee stated that when the jack was freed-up, it rotated forward and the employee's right forearm was caught between the frame and the jack.
02/05/2010 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury event occurred to Camp Run Portal elevator due to the severe weather occurring at the time, 8 miners became trapped on the elevator when power was lost. Back-up electrical power was set,...
01/25/2010 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury alledged face ignition occurred on the 16A longwall near the #75 shield while mining towards the headgate.
01/23/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost The employee stated that while climbing onto the dozer, his foot slipped and he fell, striking his back against the dozer. The incident did not become reportable until 01/29/2010 when the employee be...
01/18/2010 MACHINERY ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury alledged face ignition occurred on the 16A longwall near the # 181 shield while mining towards the tailgate.
01/18/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost This is being submitted to abate citation # 8026861 - during a part 50 audit. The employee stated that while walking from the face work area towards the section power center, he slipped and fell. He...
01/14/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost While walking the employee came in contact with a partially exposed rib bolt, causing him to fall against a nearby mantrip. The incident became reportable when the employee began missing work on 1/18...
01/14/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost The employee stated that while walking from the miner, he was struck in the backside by the loader cable when it unexpectantly pulled loose from a cable hanger by an exiting shuttle car. The incident...
12/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None This is being submitted to abate citation # 8048325 - during a part 50 audit. The employee suspects that while hanging mine cables, he may have over extended himself. He indicated that he felt pain...
11/16/2009 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The mine received notification on 11-16-2009 that the employee had been granted an award for Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
10/23/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost The employee's left foot was caught by the left side digging arm of the loader as he started to cross the coal pile.
10/15/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was struck by a drill steel, which was flipped up out of the storage tray, while he was positioning the drill head.
10/01/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Notification was received on 10/7/2009 that the employee had been granted an award for noise-induced hearing loss.
09/24/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While assisting the air drillers, the employee was struck in the right thumb when the drill steel fell from the drill hole resulting in a fracture to the right thumb.
09/16/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost While crossing a locked out belt the employee stated that he over-extended and twisted his left knee.
08/26/2009 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None An alleged dust ignition occurred on the 16A Voest Alpine miner while mining coal in the face of #2 entry. No injuries to personnel nor damage to equipment occurred.
08/23/2009 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None An alleged dust ignition occurred on the 16A Voest Alpine continuous miner while mining coal in the face of #1 entry. No injuries to personnel nor damage to equipment occurred.
07/11/2009 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A piece of 3 in. by 12 ft. high voltage conduit was propped up in corner, next to door, with nothing securing this piece from falling.
06/25/2009 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 218d lost Employee was walking by a ballast car when he caught his right jacket sleeve on the door release wheel, pulling his right arm backward. The event became reportable when he began missing work on 7-27-2...
05/29/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost While positioning a section of roof screen above the miner, the employee stated that the vent tube was dislodged, which fell striking the employee on the top of the hard hat. The employee suffered a n...
05/18/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Management elected to temporarily discontinue the normal use of the Camp Run elevator to investigate a fault condition with the elevator. Schindler repair service was called to investigate. The faul...
05/11/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee states that while walking along the track, he rolled his left ankle when he stepped on the edge of a track tie.
05/07/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Diagnosed with 5.68% noise-induced hearing loss.
05/01/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The employee states that while reaching to hang the miner cable overhead, he felt pain in the left side of his neck. The accident became reportable when the employee began missing work on 5-6-2009.
04/18/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost The employee stated that he was placing blocking material under the tip of a shield loaded on a shield carrier, the tip of the shield suddenly and unexpectantly came down on top of his right gloved ha...
04/18/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost While reviewing the blocking process of a de-railed shield carrier, the employee was struck in the right elbow by what is believed to have been a dislodged block of wood. The resultant injury was a c...