JV 16 Mine — Accidents

Total: 37 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/13/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Working on #6 Scoop. Employee was pulling cable leads through rubber grommet with channel locks when they slipped loose and channel locks struck above right eye. Employee was taken to ER were EE recei...
11/01/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Installing belt clamps to make belt splice, hammering two wedges between clamp and belt. Top wedge broke causing hammer to deflect and struck injured in right cheek below corner of right eye approxima...
03/07/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 300d lost Employee was shoveling #2 drive, they lifted a shovel full & felt a sharp pain in lower back & left leg. They started missing work on 3/21/18 pending MRI.
04/13/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Changing wheel bearing on 3-wheel ride (working alone), 3-wheel was on jack stands, ee may have bumped vehicle causing it to tilt over & fall on legs. EE went to ER, no fractures or contusions, on cr...
03/21/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 262d lost EE was backing ride up & EE's hard hat struck a roof bolt. EE had neck pain immediately. EE continued to work 03/21/2017 thru 03/24/2017. On the 24th EE worked a half day, EE left early due to pain &...
02/28/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 279d lost Employee was pulling/hanging miner cable in low coal conditions on-section. EE strained back, ee received medical attention at local ER. EE was released and told to follow up with primary care physici...
09/28/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee positioned roof boting machine, set ATRS sounded top and began drilling to install a bolt. A piece of roof rock 5""x5""x2'7"" fell from roof, hit ATRS & struck ee on left side of head & neck.
07/21/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 3d restricted EE was traveling back outside from a remote area of the mine. In location inby Spad #1551 a roof rock 12x16x3 fell striking EE on left side of face & shoulder. Impact of rock caused a 1"" cut on side...
06/01/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working to get a piece of pinner steel out of hole. Pinner steel came loose fell out of hole, hit drill head and bounced back up and struck employee above right eye.
02/29/2016 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Shuttle car operator was holding cable out away from deck, foot got wrapped up in cable and broke foot.
12/17/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Threads in water manifold were worn and let PPE nipple come out of manifold and sprayed water in employee's eye and face. Employee seen doctor and was discharged. Said eye was irritated.
09/21/2015 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 4d lost Employee was complaining with chest pain.
03/19/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall - weak strata
12/02/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured ee was re-arranging miner cable on the mine floor when he fell backwards onto his back. The ee continued to work; a few minutes later he stated he felt back pain. He was treated on the sec...
03/17/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The Human Resources Department received notification on 3/17/14 that the ee has been diagnosed with CWP.
02/21/2014 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal Employee was tramming continuous miner from #4 heading toward #1 heading when he was caught between the conveyor boom and the rib. There were no eyewitnesses.
06/18/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost EE had finished installing roof bolts and was advancing the line curtain to provide ventilation to the face. He raised himself up off his knees and felt a tightness in his left knee. EE was administer...
04/25/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 70d restricted A utility man was injured when the rubber tired vehicle he was riding was struck by a second vehicle. The ee (passenger) was exiting the mine at the end of his shift when the second vehicle which had...
02/13/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 164d lost The ee was crossing the belt near #3 belt drive when he hurt his hand and arm. The ee received fractures to his left hand and left arm.
02/13/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 207d lost EE had finished a cut and was backing the miner out of the face. EE began to install curtain and was reaching to put up the curtain and he felt a ""pop"" in his right knee. He was transported to the...
06/26/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The ee was in the process of moving a trash dumpster using an endloader at the Slate Creek Portal. He had dismounted the loader and was walking across the level surface area when he tripped and fell r...
05/03/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The SC operator was making a right turn into the #3 heading when ee over steered SC & struck a row of timbers. The ee alleged that he moved over & raised up in his seat to avoid being hit by the timbe...
04/23/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost A shuttle car operator was installing a ventilation curtain in the #5 crosscut when her foot became stuck in the mud causing her to trip and twist her right knee. The ee reported the incident to her...
03/28/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted A scoop op.was traveling in the #3 entry. The life line for the secondary escape way was on the right side of the entry over the scoop op's compartment. The life line became hooked on the deck of the...
12/20/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost The 2nd shift production crew was exiting the mine on a Mac 8 rubber tired mantrip near break 18 when a slate bar that was located on the mantrip caught the mine floor resulting in the bar being impal...
09/12/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None (D-30A) A ROOF FALL was discovered in the #5 entry at survey station 63-68. The fall area was approximately 120' in length, entry wide and 7-8' in thickness. The area was bolted with 42"" conventio...
08/25/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 23d restricted The ee was injured when he tried to put the rub rail back on the miner. The ee stated that he felt his knee ""pop"".
05/26/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FAll was discovered in a remote drift opening in the #2 entry 20 feet outby survey station 671 approximately 25 feet from the surface. The roof fall measured 20 feet long X 18 feet wide.
05/24/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROCK FALL was discovered two breaks inby survey station #1770 in the #5 entry of the 13th development panel during the weekly exam of the outby area. The immediate mine roof at the fall location was...
03/16/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The employee was installing roof bolts in the #3 right crosscut (3rd bolt in the 3rd row) when a kettle bottom measuring 70"" X 57"" X 0 to 8.5"" fell & struck him on the left side & trapped his left...
01/28/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost The employee was riding the mantrip with the section crew at the end of his shift. As the mantrip traveled through a ventilation curtain, the miner trainee raised his left leg to hold up the curtain....
01/19/2011 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted Employee was tramming a single head roof bolter & was operating the tram levers with his right hand and his left hand was positioned inside an empty canopy post. An extra section of drill steel had be...
12/24/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost The security guard was performing a walk around patrol when a patch of snow covered ice collapsed under her foot. This created a hole 6 inches deep and 12 inches wide resulting in her falling and frac...
08/17/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was working as a belt drive person performing routine clean-up around the #6 drive area. The employee moved a metal plate (24"" X 36"") from the drive area and was in the process of posi...
02/10/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was pushing a roof bolt into the hole he had just drilled. The bolt bent, catching his finger between the roof bolt head and head of the bolter.
11/22/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost In process of removing 14-10 miner head from miner, employees were working on ripper chain to remove chain pins. They used a slate bar and come-alongs to loosen chain. After pins were pulled with slat...
06/01/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost PIECE OF ROCK FELL, STRIKING EE ON HEAD. ROCK WAS 6"" BY 1/4"". THE ROCK BUSTED UP IN PIECES. A PIECE STRUCK EE IN HIS EYE. EE HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON, BUT THEY WERE KNOCKED OFF.