Huff Creek Mine — Accidents

Total: 273 accidents | Fatalities: 5

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/08/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 5d restricted Employee was working with a crew construction seals underground. He dropped a concrete block and mashed his right thumb between two blocks. He required medical treatment and received stitches to clos...
04/19/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As the employee was removing the drill steel from a rib bolt hole, a piece of rib rock slid down the steel, striking his left hand. He suffered a fracture and laceration of his left index finger.
04/12/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None When the employee took a bolt out of the rear end of a scoop, the rear end dropped down and caught the employee's left hand between the impact wrench he was holding and the floor of the shop. The emp...
03/24/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 318d lost Employee had been having issues with his lower back which were not attributed to a particular work activity. Employee sought medical treatment and was diagnosed with degenerative disk desease in his...
01/24/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall was located in the 3-South return at crosscut #4 in the #1 entry. The fall measured 40' by 20' and was 6' in thickness. The area was originally supp...
12/01/2010 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee began having back pain on 12/01/2010. He sought medical treatment and on 1/13/2011 he was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease and was taken off work for further evaluation.
11/04/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While the employee was lining up drill steel to start a bolt hole, he moved the drill head and caught his left thumb between the steel and the ATRS rock deflector. He suffered a laceration on his lef...
08/10/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 4d restricted As the employee was tramming the scoop up the roadway, a piece of draw rock fell striking the scoop. When the employee stopped the scoop suddenly, he was thrown into the side of the operators deck st...
07/02/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost While the employee was repositioning a strap while roof bolting, he caught his wrist between the drill head and the rock deflector on the roof bolter. He suffered a contusion to the wrist which requi...
06/15/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the B-4 Returns at crosscut #8 in the #1 & #2 entries. The falls in each intersection measured 20' X 20' and was 5-7' in thickness. The area was previously supported wi...
03/19/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While drilling a hole to install a roof bolt, a small piece of drawrock fell and struck the operator on the upper lip causing a laceration requiring sutures.
03/08/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall was located on B-4 Mains in the #2 entry between break 4 and 5. The fall measured 18' by 20' and was 6' in thickness. The area was previously support...
03/03/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured on this date. The fall measured 18' by 25' and was 6' in thickness. The fall was located in the #1 entry of B-4 mains between breaks 4 and 5. Ventilation was not affected. The...
03/03/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall measured 19' by 40' and was 8' in thickness. The fall was located on the B-4 Mains on the #1 entry at break #6. The area was previously supported w...
02/04/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on this date. The fall was located on 002 section in the 7-Left Panel off C-Mains in the #1 entry at break #13. The fall measured 25' by 18' and was 8' in thickness. No miners...
09/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee struck a can of paint against a roof bolt plate. The paint can burst, causing the employee to suffer a laceration to his right middle finger, requiring sutures.
09/14/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was bolting a strap slid off the ATRS and stuck employee on the cheek causing a laceration requiring sutures.
08/19/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost While trying to move a piece of rock out of a travel way, the employee felt pain in his lower back. He began missing work on 8/20/2009.
08/05/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost The employee was assisting another miner to load utility doors onto a scoop when he said he felt a pop in his lower back. The area became increasingly painful over the next couple days and he sought m...
07/15/2009 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None After having incidents of back pain over several years, employee has had to cease working due to back pain. An MRI performed on 7/15/2009 shows degenerative disc disease at the L4-L5 and L5-S1 and to...
06/04/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered during an exam. The fall measured 20' by 20' and was 5-7 feet in thickness. The fall was located in the 1-Left bleeder entry off B-3 Mains, #4 crosscut, between the #2 and...
12/02/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall was located on C-Mains, Break #17 in the #5 entry. The fall measured 20' by 20' and was 8-9' in thickness. The area was previously supported with 5...
11/22/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered during a preshift exam. The fall was located inby the 2-Left-1 head drive which is located in the #13 x-cut. The fall consisted of laminated shale. The fall measured 20'...
11/06/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall measured 20' by 20' and was 5-6' in thickness. The fall was located on 2-North Mains at the #88 crosscut in the #3 entry. The fall did not affect v...
10/24/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the #1 entry of the 3-Left Panel off 2-Left #2. The fall measured 18 feet by 60 feet and was 6 feet in thickness. The area was previously supported with 5' Hy-Tech bolt...
09/09/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As the injured employee was walking down the # 2 entry in the 1-Left panel a piece of draw rock measuring 36"" by 20"" and 2 inches in thickness fell striking his right arm causing a laceration requir...
09/01/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall was located on 1-left 2 belt between the #60 and #61 breaks in the #3 entry. The fall measured 20' x 70' and was 8' in thickness. The area was previou...
01/28/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall is located on 6-north, break 4, between then #2 and #3 entries. The fall was approx. 15' long by 20' wide, and 5' in thickness. the area was previousl...
01/04/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered during an examination on this date. The fall was located at break #9 of 2-Left between the #2 and #3 entries. The fall measured 14' by 20' and was 8' in thickness. The ar...
12/15/2007 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 23d restricted As employee was installing a bolt into a hinge pin collar on the #3 MBM, he was told that the #1 & #2 MBM was going to be moved to pull back Lo-Lo belt. He replied that he would be out of the way and...
12/14/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall was located in the #3 entry, #4 crosscut of 6-North. The fall measured approximately 20' x 30' x 12' in thickness. The fall did not affect production...
09/03/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on this date and time. The fall was 40' in length, 20 feet in width and approx. 5-6 feet in thickness. The fall was located approx. 70"" inby the #22 crosscut in the #1 entr...
08/14/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost Employee was plastering a stopping when a piece of draw rock fell from between roof bolts, struck his back, went down his leg, and struck his right ankle. He suffered a fracture of the ankle.
07/14/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As employee was adding transmission fluid to a diesel mantrip, the hood on the mantrip fell striking the employee on the right thumb causing a laceration requiring sutures.
05/07/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall was located in the #1 entry at break #41 in the B-2 returns. The fall was approx 20'h x 30-35' l extending inby towards break #42. The area was origin...
02/24/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE has made a claim under our worker's comp alleging that he injured his back while lifting a 50 lb bag of block bond on 2/24/07. He had not made any mention of injury that day to his supervisor or to...
02/16/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the #2 entry of 6-East that measured 20' x 200' x 7' in thickness. The fall extended from break #6 to break #8. The area was originally supported with 5' High Tech bolts...
02/16/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at Break 70 on 3-North in the #9 entry. The fall was 20' x 60' x 5' in thickness. The fall extended through the break to the #8 entry. The area was originally supported with...
02/03/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 74d restricted Elder-Ridge Contracting Company (4 men) were changing bearings on a snub roller of the Huff Creek Mine slope belt located on the surface. The crane boom failed, causing boom to fall striking 3 contrac...
02/03/2007 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 26d lost, 46d restricted Elder-Ridge Contracting Company (4 men) were changing bearings on a snub roller of the Huff Creek Mine slope belt located on the surface. The crane boom failed, causing boom to fall striking 3 contrac...
02/03/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 340d lost Elder-Ridge Contracting Company (4 men) were changing bearings on a snub roller of the Huff Creek Mine slope belt located on the surface. The crane boom failed, causing boom to fall striking 3 contrac...
02/01/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on the B-Mains #2 Belt at the 39th break. The fall was located in the intersection and measured approx 20' X 20' X 10' in thickness. The area was originally supported with 5...
01/04/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered int he old belt entry (#3 entry) of the 5 west panel at break #4. The fall was approx. 20' x 20' x 8'. The area was originally supported by 5' hi-tech bolts and spotted with...
11/01/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was driving a 4-man ride along the roadway when a piece of draw rock of undetermined size fell & struck his upper lip & chin causing lacerations requiring sutures.
08/10/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the #5 entry of the 10 Right Panel; from the intersection of the #11 crosscut to outby corner of #12 crosscut. The fall was approximately 80' long, 20' wide and 8' thick....
07/30/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the A-mains section at #28 crosscut. The fall was approximately 20'x20'x8' thick. The area had been supported with 5' hight tech bolts. The fall was in the #4 entry.
07/25/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As employee was removing bolts from a head drive speed reducer, the ratchet he was using slipped causing him to strike his right elbow on the speed reducer. He continued to work and received medical t...
07/24/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted He was drilling a roof bolt hole when a rock approx 21"" X 22"" X 2"" thick fell and struck him on the arm, resulting in a laceration.
07/19/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found in the 5 west panel at crosscut #39 in the #3 entry outby #3 seal. The fall was approx. 8' high x 20' wide x 50' long. 5' high tech bolts supplemented with 8' super bolts and bee...
06/20/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He struck a sprocket on a bridge conveyor with a sledge hammer and a piece of the metal chipped off and struck his left hand. He continued to work and had the metal removed by out patient surgery on 6...