Kingston No 1 — Accidents
Total: 173 accidents | Fatalities: 1
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/30/2020 | OTHER | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 203d lost | Employee had exited the safety office, shut the door and stepped out onto dry level ground when EE's right ankle buckled resulting in a fracture. No event occurred to cause the injury. Classification... |
| 09/27/2019 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee stated that on 9/27/2019, while operating a grinder, a small sliver of metal struck EE's left eye. This incident wasn't reported until 10/07/2019. The employee received medical treatment for... |
| 09/05/2019 | DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee has been diagnosed with simple occupational pneumoconiosis |
| 07/17/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY | None | Employee stated that while lifting a toolbox off of the battery lid of a rubber tired ride on 07/17/2019, they strained abdominal region. The employee reported this incident on 07/18/2019. The employe... |
| 06/12/2019 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | An unplanned roof fall occurred in the left return. #1 entry at #1 break at the Town Creek portal. |
| 03/03/2019 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While changing out a belt stand, employee pinched right hand between belt rail and stand resulting in stitches. |
| 02/05/2019 | DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee has been diagnosed with workers pneumoconiosis. |
| 02/05/2019 | DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee has been diagnosed with simple workers pneumoconiosis |
| 01/24/2019 | DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pnemoconiosis. |
| 12/04/2018 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 30d lost | While attempting to pull a rib, a piece broke off, causing the slate bar to jerk which resulted in a strained left shoulder to the employee. The employee continued to perform EE's normal job duties un... |
| 10/10/2018 | MACHINERY | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee states that while operating the continuous mining machine, a piece of debris was blown into right eye by the machine's scrubber fan. Employee finished shift and went to ER for treatment. Empl... |
| 06/08/2018 | STRIKING OR BUMPING | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 253d lost | EE state that while fire bossing the #8 belt entry EE's head glanced off of the mine roof. EE notified the mine dispatcher approx. 10 minutes later. EE was met by EMT's at the #7 belt drive but refuse... |
| 04/25/2018 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 224d lost | Employee stated that EE strained EE's shoulder while using a slate bar to pull a coal rib. Employee continued to work until July 16, 2018 before going off work due to the injury. |
| 04/07/2018 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was using a sledgehammer to change out a planetary on a continuous miner. While striking the planetary, a sliver of metal struck the employee in the left thigh. The sliver embedded in EE's le... |
| 03/16/2018 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 20d lost | Employee was injured when the #4 belt conveyor EE was crossing started suddenly, which caused EE to fall resulting in a dislocation to the little finger on left hand. |
| 02/07/2018 | DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis |
| 01/24/2018 | DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis. |
| 12/07/2017 | DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis |
| 07/27/2017 | DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis |
| 05/15/2017 | DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis. |
| 12/01/2016 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | An unplanned roof fall has occurred from spad #47134 for two breaks in the eastern direction on Point Mains. This area is in the return air course and does not effect the ventilation to the working se... |
| 11/30/2016 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | An unplanned roof fall had occurred from spad #47168 for two cross cuts in the northern direction. This area is in the return aircourse and does not affect the ventilation to the working section. It a... |
| 11/15/2016 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | An unplanned roof fall had occurred from Spad# 47069, 47070, 47127, and 47144 (covering three cross cuts). Another unplanned roof fall had occurred from spad#47099 to 47100. These areas are in the neu... |
| 11/14/2016 | DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis. |
| 10/28/2016 | DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pnemoconiosis |
| 10/18/2016 | DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | EE has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis |
| 09/22/2016 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 33d lost | After helping move the continuous miner, the employee was walking back to their shuttle car when they stepped in a hole resulting in them twisting their knee. |
| 08/26/2016 | STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 4d lost | Went to install inside bolt and foot got stuck on a rock. Operator felt pain in top of right foot. |
| 08/16/2016 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was going to put oil in drill pump. EE was using a pick hammer to put hole in top of oil can when hammer struck left hand causing puncture. |
| 08/04/2016 | SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 267d lost | Employee was doing work at Kingston #1 mine in Mossy. EE was carrying a rail bender with another person when they came to a low spot. Employee turned head to the side and felt pain. EE dropped rail be... |
| 08/02/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was removing band from top rollers on a pallet. One top roller fell off and smashed left middle finger resulting in a laceration that required 5 sutures. |
| 06/06/2016 | DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis. The Safety Department was notified on 6/6/2016. |
| 04/27/2016 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | Employee was diagnosed with Occupational Hearing Loss. Employer was notified on 4/27/2016. Employee retired on 8/12/2015. |
| 02/28/2016 | STRIKING OR BUMPING | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | While traveling through the intake airlock doors, the employee struck EE's hardhat on a beam, the beam then hit EE's forehead which resulted in a laceration just above EE's right eyebrow. |
| 02/17/2016 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 253d lost | While driving the permissible four wheeler, the employee hit a hole in the mine floor that caused the ride to drop and bounce. When the employee impacted the seat with EE's body EE strained EE's lower... |
| 01/26/2016 | FALL OF ROOF OR BACK | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | An unplanned roof fall had occurred in the last open break crosscut between #2 and #2 punch-out entries (spad #s 46357 and 46358). The area is in the neutral airway and does not affect the ventilation... |
| 01/09/2016 | HANDLING OF MATERIALS | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 369d lost | While trying to push a track switch closed, the contractor's right thumb was caught between the pointer rail and the main line rail. |
| 12/17/2015 | DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | The operator was notified on 12/17/2015 that the employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis. |
| 12/02/2015 | DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | The operator was notified on 12/2/2015 that the employee has been diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis. |
| 10/20/2015 | POWERED HAULAGE | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 175d lost | Backing up permissible ride, spare tire dislodged some rocks. The employee rolled out of the permissible ride and sustained a strain to his back. |
| 09/09/2015 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was making splice and while using a hammer to remove spindle, a piece of the hammer chipped striking employee on the left arm causing laceration. (Cut was glued) |
| 09/08/2015 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 72d lost | On 9/21/15 management was made aware of the existence of a hernia. On 9/8/15 employee felt a pull/strain in his abdomen while holding up on a ratchet extension. |
| 08/31/2015 | ELECTRICAL | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 1d lost | Employee inhaled gases from an arc flash that occurred at the power center. |
| 08/31/2015 | ELECTRICAL | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 209d lost | Employee inhaled gases from an arc flash that occurred at the power center. |
| 08/28/2015 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was cutting a hole in a piece of belt with a hawkbill knife when knife slipped puncturing right thigh (received 5 stitches). |
| 08/25/2015 | DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | The operator has been notified that the employee has been diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis. |
| 08/25/2015 | DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | The operator has been notified that the employee has been diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis. |
| 08/20/2015 | DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | The operator has been notified that the employee has been diagnosed with an occupational hearing loss. |
| 08/18/2015 | DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS | OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 | None | The operator has been notified that the employee has been diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis. |
| 08/17/2015 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY | 219d lost | While trimming flappers on a belt splice, the employee was pulling hard to cut a piece of belt off when cut through and over extended his shoulder which caused something to pull in his shoulder. ( The... |