Horse Creek Eagle — Accidents

Total: 199 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/02/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall has occurred on the Arabian Mains 1 break inby spad 3893. The fall was approximately 40ft x 19ft x 5ft. There were no injuries reported and no equipment involved.
10/22/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 166d lost As Employee was operating continuous miner a rock fell striking Employee on the neck causing pain in his lower back. Employee was treated at Raleigh General Hospital and was diagnosed with a compressi...
10/13/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost While Employee was picking up tools from changing inserts on the continuous miner he felt a sharp pain in his lower back and leg.
07/28/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was hit by a piece of draw rock on his back. Employee was treated at CAMC General Division
07/18/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While bolting top Employee placed steel against top when a kettle bottom fell striking Employees left shoulder and rolling down his arm mashing his left ring finger between the drill pot and kettle bo...
07/10/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis. Employee retired on 6-28-13.
05/22/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis. Employee is on disability effective 12-12-13 due to injury.
05/13/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Hearing Loss. Marfork Safety Department received the diagnosis on 6-3-14.
04/30/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pulling miner waterline through stopping, metal coupling came through the stopping, flipping over and striking Employee in the mouth, resulting in a chipped tooth.
04/29/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Hearing Loss. Employee retired on October 31, 2013.
02/17/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
02/08/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall has occurred on Horse Creek Mains #7 Entry Right Return 1 break inby spad 374. The fall was approximately 40ft x 18ft x 6ft to 8ft. No injuries were reported and no equipm...
02/06/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
01/24/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hanging reflectors when a piece of draw rock fell striking Employee on the head and back. Employee has not missed work but due to a knot on his back his doctor drained fluid out of it on...
01/13/2014 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 7d lost Employee was pulling cable off shuttle car when he felt a pain in his neck.
12/14/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 69d lost Employee placed his hand on rail for leverage to stand up when rail slid over and smashed his right pinky finger against another rail resulting in (distal) amputation by physician of right pinky finge...
11/15/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck in the head by a rock. Marfork Coal Company is filing this 7000-1 solely to abate Citation No. 9054035 and does not agree that a reportable accident occurred or that it violated Pa...
09/24/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
09/12/2013 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 206d lost As Employee prepared to operate locomotive he put his finger between frame of motor and shield. As he sat down he placed his bodyweight on shield smashing his right middle finger. The accident was not...
08/01/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
07/16/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall has occurred at the Old #1 Horse Creek Mains 154 spad in the #5 Entry. The roof fall was approximately 50ft x 20ft x 5ft. No injuries were reported and no equipment was in...
06/24/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting the belt for the angle of the vulcanizing splice. The knife slipped off the belt striking Employee on the left hand cutting through his gloves. Employee was treated at Raleigh Gen...
05/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 142d lost As Employee's were transporting conveyor pot to the continuous miner. The conveyor pot was chained to the forklift. The chain broke causing the conveyor pot to fall striking Employee on the right foo...
04/11/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 259d lost Employee was unloading belt structure from scoop. The top roller was stuck and as Employee pulled on roller he felt a pain in lower back left leg.
02/28/2013 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Employee was driving F350 company truck when the truck started to lose power and smoke coming from underneath front end of vehicle. Employee pulled vehicle over and saw flames and immediately started...
02/20/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
02/15/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Contractor was walking by the #3 Fairchild Scoop and lost his footing when he tripped and hit his chin on the canopy of the scoop. He was treated at Raleigh General Hospital where he received two (2)...
02/13/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling a test hole in #7 right when a piece of steel fell and struck Employee in the mouth causing a small laceration and chipped two teeth.
02/04/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall has occurred #2 Entry spad #3530. The roof fall was approximately 20' x 20' x 5'. No injuries were report and no equipment was involved.
02/04/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall has occurred at the #2 Entry spad 3556. The roof fall was approximately 60'x 20'x 5'. No injuries were report and no equipment was involved.
01/23/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting a blower motor off the ground to put in the parts building. As Employee lifted the motor, the motor shifted causing injury to right thumb. Employee was treated at MedExpress and w...
01/11/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While prying the cable out from around the cable reel on # 10 shuttle car sprocket the pry bar slipped and caused right pinky finger to have a laceration requiring 4 sutures on the tip of finger. the...
12/11/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost EE was hooking pull rope on top of miner around a rock to pull it off and was crossing the conveyer boom to get off miner when a rock measuring 40""x45""x4"" thick fell between the bolts strikin g EE...
11/06/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost As Employee was gathering block to build a stopping he got out of the scoop and a piece of rock measuring 27"" x 32"" x 1.5"" fell striking Employee on the back of the head. Employee was transported b...
10/25/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall at Arabian Mains at spad 4108 and 90feet outby spad 4094. Measuring 20 foot in length 20 feet wide and 6 foot high. 48 in glue was used in roof support. This area will need to be cleaned...
07/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was repairing mandoor in a stopping when a block fell striking Employee on the top of the left hand. Employee was treated at Med Express and xrays were negative.
06/01/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost Employee was filing dozer with fuel when he slipped and began to fall, grabbed handle and injured shoulder. Employee did not miss any work due to this injury but started physical therapy on 6-5-12. Du...
05/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding metal for front of rock box. One side was tac welded, weld broke loose causing metal to fall pinching Employees finger between side piece of rock box. Employee was treated at Ral...
05/13/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was carrying a can of oil when he felt a pain in his back. Employee was treated at CAMC General for treatment.
04/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As employee was changing batteries on the scoop the scoop lid closed smashing his index finger on left hand. Employee was treated at Beckley Appalachian Regional Hospital and was diagnosed with a fra...
03/06/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee looked at Arc from welder while holding a piece of metal to be welded. Resulting in flash burn of both eyes.
03/05/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was dropping miner cable in #2 entry. A rope hanger wrapped around his right hand between the employees ring and pinky finger. Employee's hand was cut between the fingers resulting in 19 sutu...
10/22/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As Employee was pulling rock off miner with a slate bar the slate bar became hung. The rock started to slide off the miner which caused the rock to roll in the opposite direction landing on the operat...
09/09/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall has occurred on #2 Section at crosscut #3 to #4 spad 5876. The roof fall was approximately 65' x 20' x 6'. No injuries were report and no equipment was involved. A revision t...
08/15/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall has occurred at the intake #6 entry at spad 262. The roof fall was approximately 60ft x 20ft x 6ft. No injuries were reported and no equipment was involved. Lifeline was rero...
08/11/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While Employee was raising the drill pod of the roof bolter, to push bolt up, a piece of draw rock fell striking employee on his hard hat. Employee was treated at Raleigh General Hospital and x-rays w...
08/02/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost As Employee was pulling curtain out of gob he stepped on a rock causing his right knee to twist. Employee went to his family care physician the following day 8-3-11 where xrays were ordered for 8-4-11...
07/29/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost While employee was picking up water line to put a fire valve in his back struck a pie pan which had been bent up causing him to fall. The Safety Department was not notified employee missed work or was...
07/21/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall has occurred on the #1 Section #6 entry 1 Belt at spad 242. The roof fall was approximately 30'x19'x5'. No injuries were reported or no equipment was involved.
06/27/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 142d lost Employee was cleaning 5 entry with a scoop. As he was cleaning the right rib piece of line curtain fell. He went to re-hang the line curtain a piece of rock fell out of the rib pinned right foot. The...