Harrison County Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,079 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/10/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Injured employee was assisting in guiding 2 forklift operators that were unloading a longwall shield off a carrier. After the load was secure, the employee started to back pedal away from the 2 forkli...
07/08/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured EE was installing the pin in a relay bar on the 1-W Longwall set-up face. As EE was aligning the pin for insertion the relay bar unexpectedly shifted upward pinching EE's right hand between th...
07/02/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Injured employee was hooking a longwall shield to a Petitto Mule to be pulled off the 6E recovery face. EE placed left hand on top of the Mule arm and instructed the Mule operator to lift the arm up....
06/27/2019 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received notification on 6/27/19 that this retired employee has been awarded 9.9% for PPD from noise induced hearing loss. The employee was enrolled in a Hearing Conservation Program and was properly...
05/29/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE driving a 7 person diesel vehicle on the 6 North Track. Communicating with another operator of a 4 person diesel vehicle outby to drive toward each other to talk. EE parked vehicle at 45 blk to all...
05/29/2019 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received notification on 5/29/19 that this retired employee has been awarded 12.28% for PPD from noise induced hearing loss. Date of last exposure was 6-30-18. The employee was enrolled in a Hearing C...
05/22/2019 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee became trapped on Camp Run Elevator when a rope gripper fault occurred. Maintenance was contacted to reset the fault. No injury to any employee & no damage was found to the elevator. Elevator...
05/21/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Injured employee was installing roof bolts from the left side of the continuous miner while mining in the #4 entry of the 1W CM section. Mining through a clay vein. A rock fell while installing a bolt...
05/14/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Injured employee (EE) was checking the oil level in the longwall shearer ranging arm. EE's right boot was in the face conveyor chain and as EE turned to exit the work area, the boot got caught in the...
05/09/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Injured employee was operating the longwall shearer, headgate side drum mining towards the headgate. EE looked away from the shearer for a brief second & piece of coal/rock assumingly came off the dru...
05/02/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 23d lost Injured employee was entering the Prep. Plant Control Room. Opened door to room & stuck EE's right hand back to catch the door as it was closing behind EE. EE inadvertently stuck EE's right little fin...
04/24/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 145d lost EE was assisting with splicing belt at the 7 North Belt Drive. EE was using a pair of pliers to pull on the belt. As they were pulling, the pliers slipped from the belt and they lost balance and fell...
04/24/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was cutting a small zip tie from a heat detection wire over a set of batteries that were being sealed. When the knife cut through the zip tie, the EE failed to control the knife and i...
04/23/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was attempting to assist in loading a chain box on a car, when the load suddenly shifted, resulting in the box pinching EE's right foot between the box and the car. EE was wearing proper PPE, has e...
04/12/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 229d lost EE was the roof bolter on the left side of the CM on the 1-W Section, operating in the #2 entry, 100 blk. EE just completed EE's test bolt/test hole procedures. EE turned and started walking outby to...
04/03/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The injured employee was helping lift a longwall shearer ranging arm pin when ee felt a sharp pain in back. Has pain and stiffness in neck and back. Injured employee did not violate any rules or regul...
03/26/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Injured ee was standing on the 1W Section belt tailpiece anchor supervising the alignment of a shuttle car into position with the tailpiece. EE lost balance & slipped off the support causing right ank...
03/07/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 526d lost The EE was lifting a tool bag off a shelf in the elevator. As EE lifted the bag it dropped pulling EE's right arm down, causing pain. The accident was caused by the EE failing to maintain control of t...
03/07/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing roof bolts at the face when a piece of rock was dislodged and fell striking EE on the head causing a laceration above the left eye. EE received 3 stitches. The piece of rock was appr...
03/05/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 535d lost Employee improperly attached the secondary line of fall protection to an unapproved anchor point. Employee slipped while moving ee's primary line to allow ee access to ee's work area, and the improper...
02/28/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Injured employee was lifting a roll of ""lay-flat"" hose when EE felt pain in EE's lower back. EE reached out, over-extending self and didn't use proper lifting technique. No rules or regulations were...
02/06/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE was standing beside a single head roof bolting machine when 2 small rocks ""popped"" out from the mine roof and fell. 1st rock knocked off the EE's hard hat and the 2nd rock struck the EE on the he...
02/06/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost Alleged injury occurred when the EE's knee failed when EE slipped travelling across the 1st floor of the Prep Plant. The EE feels root cause of injury is a result of an injury prior to work and EE's p...
02/02/2019 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost EE was walking through a belt trench/construction area and stepped on a small rock causing them to stumble. Trying to regain balance, they stepped on a belt roller that was placed in the area for inst...
01/28/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 477d lost EE was walking down the #3 entry carrying 2, 27"" pumpable can crib bags. As EE was walking, they stepped on a loose piece of coal/rock and rolled their left ankle, causing them to twist & fall to the...
01/16/2019 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost EE was hanging monorail between the longwall stageloader & ribline, just outby the longwall face. A piece of the rib suddenly popped loose above a rib bolt and fell, hitting EE on the back of left leg...
01/15/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE was riding in the passenger seat of a pick-up truck traveling up the 400 hill. The truck bounced on a rough area of the road causing EE's head to jerk back, causing pain in neck. The EE was not per...
01/10/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost Employee was stepping off bed of a truck and twisted EE's left knee.
12/27/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee was installing bolts on the 4-E longwall recovery face. As EE was tightening a bolt using a breast drill, the machine jerked unexpectedly pulling on EE's left arm. Had pain and soreness in EE...
12/19/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost After pivoting the employee misunderstood footing and stepped off of the crane. Upon stepping off of the crane the employee fell 80"" landing on left side resulting in a fractured hip socket and minor...
12/10/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Injured employee was helping lift joints of 6"" pipe (waterline) when they felt pain and tightness in their back. They twisted as they were lifting the waterline up onto a high area on the 4-E longwal...
12/04/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was loading belt roller cradles onto a mantrip for transport. As EE was loading a cradle EE inadvertently smashed EE's fingers between the cradle and one EE had previously loaded. Emp...
11/28/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost The injured employee exited the operator's compartment of a diesel locomotive and stepped onto a board lying on the mine floor, twisting EE's left knee. The employee was not paying attention to where...
11/16/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 520d lost The injured employee approached a roof bolting machine in operation on the 4-E Longwall section. As EE approached the machine, the machine operator on the opposite side was lowered the machine stab ja...
11/12/2018 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Injured employee was cleaning on the 5th floor of the Preparation Plant. EE started pushing a cart loaded with pieces of metal when EE felt a ""pop"" in the left side of the abdomen. EE was diagnosed...
10/31/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee got motor at 1 West Track 76 block and was walking along the track not paying attention to the pavement and twisted EE's ankle.
10/12/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a hand held grinder to cut a piece of water pipe. The grinder kicked back and the employees hand struck against a sharp piece of metal cutting their hand. Employee received 6 suture...
10/11/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was scooping 1 Left entry in 5-E, the future 5-E longwall face. When employee exited scoop, felt pain in lower back. Employee has history of back problems.
10/02/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 113d lost While walking on the 4 East longwall face the injured employee tripped over a relay bar and fell, striking hip on a shield during descent, resulting in a muscle strain in the left hip.
10/01/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost While changing a roller in the 6 North #1 belt take up, the injured employee felt pain in their right shoulder when they picked the roller up over their head. Diagnosed with a strain to the soft tissu...
09/24/2018 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 92d lost Injured employee was checking the charge level on scoop batteries. As EE was checking the batteries, the rib rolled out behind EE striking EE in the back and shoving EE into the scoop body and down to...
09/20/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At approx. 12:40 pm a roof fall was discovered in the 6 North Left Return at 256 1/2 blk. The fall is approx. 12 ft. wide x 75 ft. long x 8 ft. high. There were no injuries, impaired ventilation or da...
09/02/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None At approx. 8:33 am, received notification that the 7 North Hoist was not cycling properly and was being removed from service. Schindler Elevator Service was called to troubleshoot/repair the hoist. A...
08/29/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost Injured employee was roof bolting on the 1W Tailgate Section. As ee was installing an 8 foot roof bolt, using left hand to push the bolt up into the bolt hole ee felt pain in left shoulder. EE continu...
08/23/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Approx. 12:40 pm on 8-23-18 the Mine Foreman discovered a prior roof fall at 258 1/2 block in the 6 North Left Return had continued to deteriorate. The fall is now approx. 16 ft.W x 20-25 ft. L & 12-1...
08/06/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost Injured employee was lifting the continuous miner trailing cable and felt pain in right shoulder. The employee did not violate any rules or regulations and has training and experience in the job task...
07/19/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was installing roof bolts at the roof bolter station on the left side of the continuous miner. As EE finished installation of a roof channel, a rock fell between the channel straps striking t...
07/17/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 204d lost The employee was loading straps from a supply car onto a scoop, when EE heard a pop and felt pain in the left shoulder. The employee was wearing all the appropriate PPE and was following all laws and...
07/16/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in an outby area at 28 blk. intersection of the #7 entry in the 6 North Return. The roof fall was estimated at 16 ft. wide & 20 ft. long. The roof is approx. 9 ft. above the...
07/13/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost The employee was fire bossing from tail to head, ee passed the shearer as they started mining. The employee stepped on the toe of 120 shield, when the shield inby ee pulled in pinning ee between the...