Horse Creek Eagle — Accidents

Total: 199 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/13/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was dropping trailing cable slack from the mine roof from a roof bolter. While handling the cable the take up reel engaged and began taking up the cable slack. A cable rope hanger hook caught...
01/25/2019 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis.
01/16/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee was pulling curtain from underneath gob and felt a sharp pain in shoulder and forearm.
12/18/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was assisting the underground forklift operator with the placement of supplies. Machine ran over employees right foot causing bruising and soreness.
12/18/2018 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed pneumoconiosis.
12/17/2018 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee is diagnosed with pneumoconiosis.
12/16/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was beating two hammers together in an effort to remove a splice pin from a mechanical conveyor belt splice. A piece of metal chipped off one of the hammers striking employee in cheek below...
11/12/2018 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was changing tire on four wheeler when the jack suddenly fell over while under load smashing miner's hand between frame of machine and jack. Resulted in sutures.
11/06/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A mine examiner discovered a roof fall along the No. 6 Belt Conveyor at 15 Break between the No. 1 and No. 3 entries. The fall measured approximately 100 feet long x 20 feet wide x 7.5 feet high. Th...
10/13/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost While traveling in a rail mounted mantrip, miner injured back when the mantrip struck a broken rail causing the machine to come to a sudden stop.
10/13/2018 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While traveling in a rail mounted mantrip, miner injured head when the mantrip struck a broken rail causing the machine to come to a sudden stop. Injury was a laceration requiring 6 staples.
07/24/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost While loading bolt machine, miner turned to walk back to scoop and stepped in hole spraining ankle.
05/18/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Rock fell from between roof bolts striking miner on the back of head and right shoulder causing EE to fall against continuous mining machine striking face on the machine.
05/14/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost While operating scoop, a flyboard bolted to the mine roof, was caught by the scoop and pulled down and fell into the center section of the scoop. A hydraulic fitting was damaged and hydraulic fluid w...
05/02/2018 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Miner was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis.
04/19/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While bolting the intersection of #6 a rock fell out from between bolts striking miner on right side of neck and right foot.
12/04/2017 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis.
11/30/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to cut boot laces out of their work boots when they cut their hand. Resulted in stitches.
11/06/2017 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis.
10/23/2017 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal Investigation indicates that the employee was attempting to cross a moving belt or cross a belt that had just started, when employee was pulled down the belt line and later recovered at the raw coal s...
09/08/2017 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis.
09/01/2017 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Miner was washing continuous miner utilizing miner water line. While washing the pressure pump kicked on causing the miner to lose grip on the hose. While trying to regain grip, miner felt pain in e...
07/15/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a hawk bill knife in an effort to trim belt rubber when knife slipped resulting in a laceration to right arm. 3 sutures.
05/05/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee strained back while attempting to hang miner cable.
05/03/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was attempting to remove a pin from the shear jack of the continuous miner. Pin became lodged, employee attempted to use slate bar to pry the pin away from the frame when the bar slipped cau...
05/02/2017 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with reportable hearing loss in the left ear.
03/27/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was at the #7 Belt Head and was changing a fire suppression spray. While working, hard hat brushed the mine roof causing rock dust to fall down in behind safety glasses entering eye. Medica...
02/23/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost Injured was clearing a rock at the #4 Tailpiece and slipped on belt structure striking left shoulder.
10/22/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 226d lost Employee was changing a hose on the take-up power pack located at the #5 Belt Drive when the wrench EE was using slipped. Employee was supporting self with left arm. When the wrench slipped body mo...
10/21/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost While operating shuttle car, employee was bounced around in the operator's deck causing neck to pop. Employee experienced pain in lower back and left arm.
09/23/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has occupational hearing loss.
05/23/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been diagnosed with occupational Pneumoconiosis. Employee was terminated due to workforce reduction on March 24, 2016
04/27/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been diagnosed with occupational Pneumoconiosis.
04/04/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 101d lost The employee was in the process of removing a rock from ATRS on a Fletcher DDR roof bolting machine when EE felt a pain in stomach. EE was diagnosed with an abdominal hernia on 4-4-16 and began missin...
03/29/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 133d lost The employee was in the process of removing a rock from on top of the Joy continuous miner when a piece of rock measuring approximatley 4'L X 28"" X 1 to 2 inches thick fell from the mine roof strikin...
03/16/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Employee was installing track rails. The track rail was in a raised position and while fastening a track tie to the bottom of the rail, the chain supporting the rail broke causing the rail to to fall...
02/12/2016 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost Employee was tramming scoop in muddy conditions when scoop slid against rib, causing the rib to roll out onto the deck resulting in multiple injuries. (left wrist-fracture / 3 sutures to chin / 2 chip...
01/29/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis. The Safety Department was notified of the diagnosis on Jan 29, 2016.
01/18/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 111d lost Employee felt pain on lower back and in right leg while bent over to lift a pie pan. Employee was treated at Raleigh General Hospital.
11/18/2015 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was bolting in #7 entry about 3 rows inby corner. While he was swinging pod out to bolt the corner, rib rolled out striking employee's left ankle. (2 bones fractured) Rib was 78"" long x 39""...
11/11/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was using flexco hammer to put water line together. As he was hitting against plastic coupling, a piece of coupling broke off striking him in his safety glasses resulting in a scratch to his...
11/06/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 224d lost While Employee was setting timbers along the beltline a timber fell against Employee striking back of head and neck.
10/02/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was throwing 1A track switch when he slipped and fell against J-12 mantrip hitting his lower and middle back. Employee did not have loss days until he went to the doctor on 11/3/15.
09/22/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While Fire bossing #4 belt Employees ride became low on charge. While attempting to push the ride up a small incline his foot slipped causing him to twist his right ankle. Employee did not seek medica...
09/14/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Employee stepped into a hole and twisted his knee causing him to fall and striking his shoulder on a rock.
09/01/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis. The Safety Department received notification of his diagnosis on 11/11/2015.
06/18/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 256d lost While Employee was loading a shuttle car with the miner; a piece of rock fell out between a row of bolts striking Employee on the back of neck.
03/27/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis. Marfork Safety Department received notification of his diagnosis on March 27, 2015. Also Employee ceased work in April 2014.
01/03/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational pneumoconiosis.
12/09/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Hearing Loss. Employee ceased working on April 8, 2014.