Harvey Mine — Accidents

Total: 251 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/13/2015 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was rib bolting off of the continuous miner in the 7 North Mains Right Section. When preparing to start drilling a bolt hole a piece of rock fell from the rib striking the employee in the lef...
06/25/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Track mounted mantrip was traveling out of the mine to the portal when it was involved in a collision with a mantrip that was being switched out to give haulage clearance. Upon impact the IE was stru...
06/10/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was helping to remove L.W. high pressure hoses when he was struck in the left knee by a 3"" staple lock coupler.
06/07/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Employee was loading cable into the scoop bucket and got foot smashed by scoop bucket.
05/07/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was passing through door and tripped and fell. He tried to catch himself and hurt his hand.
04/29/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Had a power failure that caused the elevator processor to fail. The elevator cage was stuck at the surface landing and was inoperable until the processor was reprogrammed. There were no injuries or en...
04/23/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost Employee was unloading rock dust bags from the outby end of a shuttle car when a rock fell from between roof straps striking him on the back of the right shoulder. He fell to the mine floor awkwardly...
03/15/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received notification from MSHA on 03/15/2015 that miner (MIIN:M09850762)had exercised his rights as a Part 90 Miner under Title 30, Code of Federal Regulations due to medical examination indicating s...
03/15/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 40d lost, 33d restricted Employee was walking in the 7 North Mains Section around the feeder when he tripped on a 5 gallon can of hydraulic fluid causing him to fall and strike his left elbow on the mine floor. Resulted in a...
03/06/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Speed sensor wire for the slope car ""snagged"" on an unknown object causing it to sever.
03/05/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Control board for the automatic doors failed causing the doors to function improperly while on the landing at the surface. There were no persons injured or entrapped due to this occurrence.
02/02/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was walking in the hoist/yard area when he slipped on ice causing him to fall injuring his right shoulder.
01/19/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost Employee was center bolting, while walking by the bolter he stepped on the power cable straining his right ankle.
01/09/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was helping to carry a conveyor belt bed rail with another employee when he tripped and fell striking his left leg just below the knee on a metal rib strap that was on the mine floor. Caused...
01/05/2015 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None While mining in the #8 entry of the 7 North Right section an ignition occurred while sumping the continuous miner head just below the binder. Two bits were found damaged on the return side of the head...
12/09/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was struck just above the left eye by the end of a ventilation tube (slider) causing a laceration that required 11 sutures.
11/18/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Employee pinched the tip of his left ring finger between a conveyor belt bottom roller and frame of shuttle car. Resulted in a fracture to the finger.
11/06/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted IE was unloading rib bolts from a wheel barrow and putting through man door when he felt a pain in his back and was unable to bend over.
10/21/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee was installing a roof bolt when he pinched his right pinky between the shaft of the bolt and the bolter mast. Caused a laceration that required 8 sutures.
10/13/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Installing a 16' bolt with gopher drill, bolt was not going in hole straight and drill started to push away, employee tried to push drill back, driller let off pressure and bolt came down and struck t...
09/26/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost Employee was roof bolting on the continuous miner. While reaching out with his right arm to remove a drill steel from the bolter chuck a piece of rock fell from the mine roof striking him on the upper...
09/24/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 3 East left return in the #1 entry at the 11 wall intersection. The fall impeded travel in the entry. No persons were injured or equipment damaged as a result of the fall.
09/18/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 3 East Left Return at 3 wall in the 1-2 cross cut. There were no persons injured or equipment damaged as a result of the fall.
09/18/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 3 East Left Return in the #1 entry just outby 3 wall. The fall impeded travel in the entry. No persons were injured or equipment damaged as a result of the fall.
08/08/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The slope car was moved off of the track by a high lift. During transport some of the wiring was damaged causing the cars electrics to short circuit and damage the breaker for the car. The car was sit...
07/27/2014 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The Patterson Creek Portal Elevator was out of service due to a power outage that caused a fault in the system. Seven employees were entrapped due to this event and when the elevator began working all...
07/15/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A hydraulic hose fitting leaked causing the hoist to malfunction taking it out of service for more than 30 minutes. No persons were injured or entrapped due to this event.
07/10/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was helping install top rollers for a new belt installation. Another employee dropped a top roller striking the injured employee on the right ring finger. The incident caused a fracture and l...
07/10/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was helping to remove a belt clamp when he pinched his right pinky finger between the clamp and belt structure. The incident caused a laceration that required 5 sutures and surgery to repair.
06/27/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 187d lost A scoop struck the end of a track rail causing the rail to shift striking two employees on their legs below the knee. One of the employees was air lifted for medical treatment because of a 4"" lacerat...
06/27/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 317d lost A scoop struck the end of a track rail causing the rail to shift striking two employees on their legs below the knee. One of the employees was air lifted for medical treatment because of a 4"" lacerat...
06/26/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 47d lost, 2d restricted employee was carrying crib blocks along the track heading and tripped on a track tie. As he fell, one of the crib blocks caught his right middle finger against the top of the rail. (fracture and lacer...
06/19/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The BMX Portal Hoist/Cage was out of service due to lilly over travel fault that couldn't be reset within 30 minutes. There were no individuals injured or entrapped due to this occurrence.
06/18/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None In process of making weekly exam; Mine examiner discovered a roof fall at 5 wall of the number 1 entry of 3 east mains. The roof fall was a failure in the intersection and partial failure of 1 to 2 cr...
06/01/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hanging cable in a crosscut. Another group of employees were installing hose staples in the area. During staple installation a piece of metal fragmented and struck the employee on the lef...
05/29/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee was assisting to push a roll of belt off of the winder in the 1A storage unit when he felt pain in his left knee. He was later diagnosed with a torn meniscus that required surgery to repair o...
05/20/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During routine inspection it was found that the slope car brake was not working properly. After further investigation it was found that a ground wire was broken. The slope car was removed from service...
05/10/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Installed a lug on wall to pull top landing frame down with come-along. Lug turned on wall and hit injured employee's elbow.
05/03/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Employee was installing a roof strap when the strap fell off of the plank jack of the continuous miner striking his right hand. Caused a laceration to the tip of his right middle finger that required...
04/22/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee strained his right calf muscle while reaching to latch a cable hanger.
04/21/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was driving in a wedge for a roof support can when he felt pain in his right shoulder.
04/20/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None End of rock dust hose hit employee in back of head upon a clog being cleared from the line. (required 6 staples)
04/15/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost Employee was cleaning off the top of the LW shearer when a rock fell from the mine roof and struck him on the tip of his right index finger. Resulted in an open fracture and laceration that required s...
04/02/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The electrical switch that indicates the brake position was out of adjustment due to the mounting screws being loose.
03/29/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Water got into the slope car control box causing the PLC to fault. Fault in the PLC caused the brakes to lock up on the car while hoisting.
02/21/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Employee slipped on ice and injured neck.
02/10/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was thawing out a drill hammer and activated the hammer function on his hand.
01/30/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost Employee stepped on a rail tie and rolled his left ankle resulting in an avulsion fracture to his ankle.
01/27/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None employee was cutting life line to re-route to new location of refuge chamber, as he cut the line his knife slipped and he cut his right hand and right ring finger. (stitches)
01/17/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Employee was dismounting operator's compartment of locomotive, stepped on track rail and rolled his left ankle, resulting in a sprain. Employee began missing work on 1-21-14.