Laurel Mountain — Accidents

Total: 171 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/08/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP diagnosis for employee. EE last worked on 6/11/11 and was termed on 1/3/13.
10/30/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP diagnosis for employee. He last worked on 12/13/2013. No % disability at this time.
09/24/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP diagnosis for employee. He was termed on 7/1/2011. No % disability at this time.
05/01/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP diagnosis for EE. He was termed on 8/31/13.
05/01/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a hearing loss diagnosis for employee. He was termed on 8/31/13.
04/30/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a hearing loss diagnosis for EE. He last worked and quit to retire on 8/20/2013.
11/03/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP diagnosis for employee. He last worked on 12/13/13.
10/22/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP diagnosis for employee on 10/22/2014. He last worked on 12/13/2013.
09/04/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP diagnosis for employee. He last worked on 12/13/13.
08/08/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP diagnosis on 8/8/2014 for Employee last worked on 8/30/2013.
12/13/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP diagnosis on 12/27/13. Employee was terminated on 12/13/13 and is no longer employed with the company. Accident date of 12/13/13 is to accommodate online reporting per MSHA (Denver) ins...
11/01/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP claim for EE on 11/1/13.
09/17/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee and 3 others were loading 4"" plastic water line on flat car. Water line was raised over the standards on the flat car and slipped out of the hands of one of the other men. When the end of th...
09/09/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a hearing loss claim on 9/9/2013 for EE.
07/11/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred 2 breaks out by spad #4059. EE discovered the fall at 2:00am in the primary escape way. The fall measured 25' x 25' x 12' to 15' thick.
06/28/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP claim for employee on 6/28/2013.
06/18/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was knocking a broke bit out of ripper head when he struck his thumb with a sledge hammer. The hammer slipped out of his hand causing it to strike his thumb resulting in 5 stitches
05/09/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a hearing loss claim for employee on 5/9/2013.
04/29/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP claim for employee on 4/29/13.
04/24/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 145d lost, 9d restricted Employee was in the process of loading rock dust into trinkle duster. He cut one of the bags open to dump into the duster. When he started to lift the bag to dump it, he felt a sharp pain in his lower...
04/12/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP claim on 4/12/13 for employee.
01/01/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee had his weight on his left knee. When he went to stand up his knee locked in place. He continued to work up until he was taken off work on 3/26/13.
10/03/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee stepped off shuttle car landing on miner cable and twisted his right ankle.
08/02/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was stepping down from center of drill to drill station and stepped on a rock and twisted his right knee. He continued to work up until 9/5/12.
07/03/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting top. He drilled through draw rock causing it to break into two sections. It fell and struck him on the left hand cutting his index finger resulting in stitches.
06/08/2012 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had changed out a monitor package on the South section power center and was checking the breaker to see if it would set up. When he put the breaker in, it blew up causing burns to his right h...
04/13/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting cover back over hydraulic hoses underneath the bat wing of the miner. The bat wing was being supported by a slate bar which was held by another employee. The bar slipped causing t...
02/10/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the intersection in the #2 heading out-by spad 5149. The fall measured approx. 30' long, 20' wide and 5 to 5.5' high.
02/02/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was injured when a rock dislodged from the mine roof striking him and knocking him to the ground. When employee fell he reached out his arms trying to catch himself. When he hit the ground hi...
02/01/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was beginning to start the hole for inside bolt on next to last row when an undetected piece of draw rock fell striking the end of his right little finger causing a fracture and laceration re...
01/18/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of picking up a shovel that had fallen off of the side of the miner, when a rock dislodged from the mine roof 24"" x 14"" x 6"" striking him on the back of his right hand....
01/06/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee pulled rib and it landed on his right foot.
12/09/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling hole for bolt when rock turned loose and struck his right arm resulting in 5 stitches.
11/23/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Employee was setting the bolter up for the first row in 7 Right. He was at the controls on the operator's side when the rib turned loose and the rock fell on its edge catching his right foot. The rock...
09/20/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee was bolting in the #2 heading when a draw rock fell. He was trying to move the rock himself and in doing so twisted his right knee.
08/05/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 224d lost Employee backed the miner out of place and bumped rib with the miner pushing corner of turning rock loose over top of the coal. The rock struck him on the right side resulting in a broken foot.
06/25/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee was performing maintenance on a Lo-Trac when he backed the back tires over an embankment causing the power trac to go over which resulted in the peddle catching employees ankle and foot resul...
03/12/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall on the 002 section # 3 heading while getting first lift of the pillar block. Roof fall came from the pillar line, directly behind catching the #1 MRS as it was set up for roof protection. Th...
03/01/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While sitting in the mantrip at air lock doors falling material struck employee on the lip resulting in a .5 inch laceration to the outer skin of the lip. Resulted in stitches seven (7).
12/20/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall occurred on the # 7 belt 1 break inby spad 7977 of the B Panel of 2 Southwest Mains that was 5' thick , 16' wide, and 55' long. Area was dangered off until an approved cleanup plan could be ac...
12/09/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Driver entered bed of truck with step ladder to prep. bed for hauling. While exiting bed slipped from ladder falling to ground approx. 4 feet.
12/09/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling hole on the third row of bolts when material fell that was 36"" Long by 11"" wide 1"" to 0"" thick hitting him on right forearm requiring stitches.
12/06/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof Fall occured at the airshaft mains area of the mine in the No. 5 intake entry at crosscut No. 9 spad No. 4167. The roof fall is approximately 12 ft in height, by 18 ft wide, by 22 ft in length is...
07/06/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 247d lost Investigation indicates employee was entering Roof Bolter tram deck when he inadvertently lowered canopy onto body, resulting in multiple fractures.
05/28/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Moving over to put up bolt and caught foot between two pieces of rock. Strain to knee.
03/04/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost A rock fell from around 6' and struck employee on left shoulder and hand causing a laceration on his hand requiring 3 stitches.
02/23/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 118d lost Employee was lifting thumper to place on the power center, when his foot slipped, causing him to twist his back.
02/20/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall occurred on the 002 MMU during pillar recovery covering the Joy continuous miner. The rock fell from the cut and did not pull permanent roof supports. The fall measured 20' X...
01/29/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall occurred during pillar recovery on the 002 section, #4 block, 70' inby S.S. 7697, entrapping the mining machine. The rock measured 15' W X 18' L X 4.5' thick and fell in the c...
10/26/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall occured during pillar recovery on the active 003MMU section, 5rt. pillar block, 100' inby S.S.# 7416, covering and entrapping the continuous mining machine. MSHA was notified a...