Henderson County Mine — Accidents

Total: 790 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/26/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE reported: Riding on a golf cart entering the coal mine, as he was traveling thru an area where the roof is high a small piece of draw rock fell striking the frame of the cart, flipping over and con...
08/24/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall, Main North at Spad #56+64 between #8 and #9 Entries. Approx. 70' long, 18' wide and 8' high.
08/20/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 163d lost EE reported after removing nylon straps form low boy, walked over to slope shaft wall and hung on storage rail, turned to walk away, foot become entangled and fell on left elbow.
08/19/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost EE reported that he and co-workers were working pulling a conveyor motor off a CM when a piece of draw rock fell from between roof supports striking the top of his mine cap.Contacted mine after the en...
08/18/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost EE reported after dropping the bolter cable to tape spices, he was attempting to rehang the cable. When lifting the cable up to rehang over the cable hangers experienced pain to his shoulder. The foll...
08/09/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 9d lost Employee Reported: He and 3 co-workers were assembling steel arches. When placing the arch across a conveyor belt, the victim's right middle finger was caught between the arch and the steel belt frame...
08/03/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost EE reported, at start of shift helping coworker remove supply trailer from lowboy. When walking along the mine bottom area stumbled over a piece of rock lying on the mine floor, twisted his left ankle
08/01/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Reported: Operating roof bolter in face. A piece of draw rock fell to the mine floor. The rock flipped over striking his left calf muscle resulting in a deep contusion to is calf muscle.
07/30/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found 6 sub panel north. The fall took out a return brattice in a panel adjacent to one their in now. The fall is app 175 ft lontg 8 ft high 19.5 ft wide at spad #10+96 on old #3 unit....
07/23/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost EE was walking along the #4 unit FCT low framing when he stepped on a piece of slick draw slate. He slipped and twisted his left knee. He continued working, notified the mine on 1/5 he would see his d...
07/21/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost EE reported: Walking from return air entry back to the face area, after stepping thru a pull curtain, a small piece of draw rock fell striking the top of his head and sliding down his upper back. Comp...
07/21/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE reported: FCT belt had stopped, he was kneeling along side the machine's computer screen attempting to determine the mechanical problem. A piece of draw rock (14"" x 19"" x 2""-3"" thick) fell from...
06/23/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee reported: Operating roof bolter in face area. After pressurizing drill steel against mine roof, when he engaged the drill head rotation a small sliver of draw page thin 1"" x 1"" flew from th...
06/12/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the supply road of the 1st main west a xc17 the ventilation was affected. New stoppings were built and ventilation was re-estability. The fall was 30' long x 8' high x 20' wide...
06/11/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Reported: As he was attempting to install a nail in the mine roof using a hiiti gun, the roof popped, he jumped sideways resulting in pain to his left ankle.
05/30/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee reported: Standing alongside the roof bolter machine as the operator was positioning The ATRS against the mine roof. A piece of draw rock fell striking the top of his head and sliding down hi...
05/26/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee reported: Walking along mine entry, dragging piece of ventilation curtain. As he was traveling thru a muddy area, slipped on wet mine floor twisting his left ankle. Reported event at end of s...
05/26/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the neutral entry of the main north. No injures or disruptions to ventilation. The fall was approx. 40' long by 8' high by 18' wide. The fall was discovered approx. 2:32 a.m. F...
05/18/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee reported: Backing continuous miner from cut. To keep the machine cable pulled away from the tram pads, he was using his right foot to guide the cable along the mine ribline. As the machine wa...
05/12/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the belt entry of the 5th Panel North. The fall covered the 2A belt tail piece. No injuries or disruptions to ventilation. The fall was approx. 50' long by 6' high by 19.5' wid...
05/11/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was assisting installation of top rollers on new belt structure. While positioning roller, men on the other side of the belt pulled on the structure causing the top roller to drop into position. Th...
05/05/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EE stated that he stepped on the edge of a hole in the mine floor (approx 12"" diam. by 3"" to 4"" deep) while walking through a curtain. This caused his right ankle to twist outward, resulting in a s...
04/30/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof Fall, Abandoned 7th Sub Panel North (OID #3) off the 2nd Main west entries. This is a continuation of a previous roof fall. Approx. 20' long x 6 1/2' high and 18' wide.
04/24/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost EE was leaning onto parked scoop, when his left hand was struck by a piece of roof rock. Highland reserves all rights to contest the allegations surrounding the events giving rise to this report and...
04/22/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee reported he tripped over miner cable, somewhat stumbled and caught himself on ground. Investigation revealed that due to pre-existing medical conditions (4 maintenance prescriptions) he has p...
04/09/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee reported. Making repairs to a belt tail peice frame. Using a come a long lifting a impact roller to placed in th ethroat of the tailpiece. the roller became stuck. He was pushing on the rolle...
04/02/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall, Abandoned 7th sub panel north (old #3) off the 2nd main west entries. Approx 25' long 18' wide & 8' high.
04/02/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall abandedred 7th sub, panel north (old #3) off the 2nd main west entries, Approx 18' long 8' high and 20' wide.
03/23/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE reported: When he started to bend over to pick up a roof bolt supply, he experienced severe pain to his low back. There was no event that caused this pain. He was bending at the hips when he experi...
03/20/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 7th sub-panel north XC-24 off of the 8th panel north (spad # 8 + 80) old blet entry in worked out panel approx 8' high X 21' wide X 30' long. There were no injuries, witnes...
03/18/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Reported: Operating a golf cart along the mine travelway entry when a small piece of draw measuring 3"" X 3"" fell striking his chin resulting in a 1/2"" laceration. He received medical treatment at...
03/11/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee reported: Attempting to service a belt drive, as he stepped up onto an I-beam that the drive base was set on, he experienced pain to the back of his right knee. He reported the event to his s...
02/27/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Spad 10 + 96 Fall extends from 3L (approx 15 ft) over to the edge of# 4R. The fall crush out the brattice between 3 and 4. On the 7 subpanel north off 9th panel north. Approx 90 ft long, 19 ft wide &...
02/24/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost EE was lowering a ram car battery lid in order to use it. He lifted the lid with his left hand & used his right hand to push the prop bar down. His left hand slipped on the lid & the lid lowered onto...
02/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost When attempting to hand a continuous miner cable, experienced pain to his right knee. He alleges he stepped in a hole when hanging the cable. Continues to experience pain and swelling to the knee. Had...
02/18/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Brake car jumped off track while lowering FCT underground. Down from 1:02 pm to 3:52 pm.
02/16/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee reported: He and a co-worker were attempting to install a piece of 1/4"" metal 5' x 2' in a chute located at the surface crusher area. When attempting to make the final 5' of movement, he exp...
02/13/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee reported: Operating continuous miner in face area, feet became entangled in the machine's cable. He stumbled and fell across a pile of slack resulting in a twist to right knee. Worked the ent...
02/11/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A wind storm occurred in the area and electrical power to the mine, including the main hoist, was lost at 12:50 PM and remained off for several hours. Therefore, the main hoist was inoperable for more...
02/11/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None An electrical problem occurred on the emergency hoist causing it to be out of service at 1:30 PM continuing for more than 30 minutes.
02/01/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost Employee reported: When walking across section, stumbled and fell onto his left shoulder. Pain and discomfort continued, 6 weeks after event received medical treatment. In late June, MRI was taken, de...
01/30/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost EE reported: Operating roof bolter in face area. When attempting to position the head of the roof bolt into the rotation chuck of the drill head, spun the bolt. Unknowingly the bolt had a small bend,...
01/21/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE reported: He and a coworker were bolting the face on #1 unit. The length of bolt being used was 8' long. Each bolt had to be bent prior to inserting into the mine roof. As he was attempting to bend...
01/12/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist went down at 845 pm due to batteries flat. MSHA was called at 852 pm and hoist batteries were changed and hoist back in operation at 925 pm.
01/06/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Hoist car jumped off track at track switch on surface. The hoist went off the track at 12:56 am and was back on track at 1:52 am MSHA was notified at 1:11 am.
01/03/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost Employee reported: Prior to the start of his shift, walking in the bathouse and his knee began to hurt. Pain continued, reported the pain to his supervisor at the end of his shift the following mornin...
01/02/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee reported. Attempting to remove scrubber motor cover of cont. miner. His socket wrench slipped. This allowed his left elbow to strike the frame of the miner resulting in a contusion. Started m...
12/13/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The miner is not sure this is reportable. The hoist car was inoperable due to the batteries being discharge for the brakes on the hoist car. This problem was discovered at approx 10:05 pm. The hoist w...
11/20/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost While roof bolting, he was attaching a lower drill steel to the upper drill steel. The hole was misaligned and he had placed the lower steel in the drill chuck. He then used manual force and got the s...
11/20/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost He was installing a side rail for conveyor belt structure. The rail would not engage in the cradle on the stand due to misalignment. The side rail would not quite reach far enough into the stand's cra...