Leer South Mine — Accidents

Total: 586 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/29/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost While removing a belt roller the employee felt a burning sensation in abdomen. EE continued to work this day and finished the shift. On 4-30-2020 the EE was diagnosed with an umbilical hernia at hospi...
03/17/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While changing out a bottom conveyor roller the chain hoist used to lift the belt failed allowing the belt to drop. EE was struck by the belt causing them to fall against the belt take-up frame result...
11/18/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted While positioned at the drilling station of the roof bolter, the employee was going to walk toward the back of the machine. As EE placed hand on the bolter tray to assist with stepping up into the bol...
11/18/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 168d lost The employee was walking outby from the face area toward EE's toolbox. As EE was walking EE's right foot slipped on loose material allowing EE's right leg to extend outward. The employee complained wi...
10/05/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While roof bolting in high top, EE was lowering the drill head to reposition the drill steel. The bit on the drill steel became caught on the roof mesh causing the drill steel to pull out of the drill...
09/17/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred at this operation on 9/17/2019. The fall did damage a set of scoop batteries but there were no injuries. The West Mains section is being pulled back and will be reset a...
09/05/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall happened on the West Mains Section in Entry #3 inby Spad #M952 that measured 20 ft. L X 18 ft. W X 10 ft. H. No Ventilation or Equipment was damaged by the roof fall.
09/04/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 113d lost While carrying CO cable during a section move, the EE tripped and tried to catch self with EE's right arm. The EE finished EE's shift. EE was taken to Hospital on 9/5/19 where EE was examined and rele...
08/12/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While assisting another employee with trying to repair the CM top side scrubber cover. Cover fell, pinching the left ring finger. EE was taken to hospital at Philippi, WV where they were examined. X-r...
07/18/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost While unhooking the cable pull rope from the continuous miner pan, the employee's left forearm became pinched between the cutter head stop and the side of the pan. The employee was transported to a ho...
07/04/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost While assisting roof bolters with rib bolting, the EE stepped off the front end of a walk through bolter rolling left ankle. EE was taken to a hospital where EE was examined & released to full duty. D...
05/20/2019 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee struck EE's head against the mine roof. Contact with the roof caused EE's hard hat to come off which allowed EE's head to contact the roof. The EE was transported to hospital where EE was...
04/24/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While roof bolting a piece of rock fell from the roof striking the employee on the left forearm. The employee was transported to hospital Philippi, WV where employee was examined and treated for a la...
02/27/2019 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The guide wheel on the elevator had broken off. No one was on the elevator at the time of the incident. The guide wheel was replaced and the elevator was back in service at 6:45pm.
02/22/2019 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS ACCIDENT ONLY None Section of forms that was bolted with 3/4 in. bolts broke which allowed form to break open releasing concrete onto the work deck causing damage to work deck
02/19/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee was performing maintenance on a continuous miner. Turned and stepped toward the welding insert and tripped over the miner cable. Employee stumbled forward, shifting weight onto the left leg....
02/14/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using a cutting torch to cut a bent flight out of a shuttle car chain, a piece of hot slag or hot spark got into the employee's left ear. The employee continued to work until 6/26/19 at which ti...
02/13/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 88d lost Employee was assisting two other miners hanging the continuous miner cable and waterline. Employee lifted arm up to put a rope hanger around the cable and stated that ee felt something pop in arm.
12/13/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was pulling a motor from Air compressor using a Come-a-long. When ee felt a sting between shoulder blades. Employee continued working until 2/19/19.
11/26/2018 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE was repositioning drill station of the twin head roof bolter. EE swung the drill station ee had gloved right hand resting on the hand hold on the underside of the operators canopy. Canopy came in...
11/26/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 15d restricted EE was helping 2 other employees pull the slack out of the Amsteel rope they were placing around a sheave wheel in order to pull a conveyor belt back together when EE experienced pain in EE's lower ba...
11/21/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured along with another were in the process of changing a tire on a 6 person diesel personnel carrier. They were in the process of loosening the lug nuts on the wheel when the 4 way lug wrench...
11/10/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost The injured was working assisting others in removing a belt take up system. EE bent over to move a section of the tum table and felt a burning in the abdomen. EE was seen by a physician on 11/16/18 an...
10/30/2018 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE was in the process of installing belt hangers using the roof bolting machine and 5 foot long roof bolts to secure the belt hangers to the roof when the 4th finger on ee right hand was caught betwee...
10/15/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 157d lost EE was operating a radio remote controlled continuous miner when EE was struck on the top of the head by a piece of roof rock measuring approximately 65 inches long by 21 inches wide by 1 inch thick....
10/15/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 190d lost, 92d restricted EE was walking backward dragging the continuous miner cable and water line when ee tripped over a loop of the slack and fell onto back. Resulted in a contusion to ee right tricep and lower back and ee...
10/14/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered by a Mine Examiner on the Lyons Mains Section. The roof fall was in the #6 Entry between spad #s L416 and L462 and measured 82 ft. L x 18' W x 12 ft. H. No pe...
10/06/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 179d lost EE was opening a large (3 ft by 6 ft) mandoor that was part of an airlock. Unknown to ee the door in this airlock was not fully closed and when ee opened the door ee was going to pass through ee felt...
09/20/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 558d lost Employee was helping hang CM cable. Felt sharp pain in the right shoulder, left arm and neck. Employee continued working until 2/18/2019.
09/12/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted The injured was using a set of 3/4 ton chain tuggets to secure a load on EE's supply trailer when the pin holding the hook in the chain failed allowing the device to strike EE on the left knee resulti...
08/28/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted EE was walking towards the continuous miner and was carrying a bucket of miner bits and when EE stepped onto the miners trailing cable and water line, EE felt pain in the right heel.
08/15/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE was walking in the walkway of the walk-through roof bolter when they tripped on a raised portion of one of the floor plates and struck their left knee on the blower motor.
07/30/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 68d restricted The injured was struck on the head and shoulders by a piece of roof rock that fell out between roof bolts. The rock measured 4ft. 9 inches long, by 2 feet wide and was up to 8 inches thick.
07/11/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 18d restricted The injured was assisting another mechanic install an air to air cooler on a diesel tractor. As they were lowering the cooler into place manually. Employee felt a sharp pain in the right knee. Employe...
06/30/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using a hand held grinder to remove a weld from a piece of metal the grinder disc caught and the grinder bounced back allowing the rotating disc to strike the injured on the chin resulting in a...
06/18/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the #2 section outby. There were no injuries or equipment damaged, and no escapeways blocked.
05/23/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 39d restricted The injured was using a slate bar to pry down loose roof rock when the 4th finger of right hand was pinched between the bar and the ATRS raise arm of the roof bolter resulting in approximately 3/8"" o...
05/07/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on the 4 RE Panel in the no. 4 entry at Spad K409. The fall measured approximately 18 feet wide by 18 feet long by 10 feet high.
04/15/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred on the #4R pillar section. There were no injuries or equipment damage due to the fall and no escapeways were blocked. The section will be pulled back 9 blks where minin...
02/28/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping another mechanic set a shuttle car fender back in place, when employee caught left ring finger under the fender causing a laceration that required 7 sutures to close the wound.
02/23/2018 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The Rope Ripper Tripped on the Mine Elevator causing elevator to stop operating. There was an employee on the elevator at the time of the occurrence. Employee was stuck on elevator from 8:47 p.m. to 9...
02/20/2018 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None The mine experienced a possible face ignition on the 2 Left Section MMU 002. The ignition occurred at the face of the #6 entry approximately 103 feet inby spad number K143.
02/06/2018 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL FATALITY Fatal The victim was servicing/working on the C/M around the scrubber motor area when a piece of the coal rib measuring approx. 3'L x 2'H x 15""T rolled out crushing the victim against the machine.
12/01/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered during the weekly airway exam. In haste to report the fall, the MSHA hotline was notified prior to the investigation. Upon investigation, it was determined th...
11/27/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE was working with 2 other employees hanging the continuous miner cable when one of the two struck the EE with hand in the groin.
11/10/2017 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was setting at rest in a covered minetrip when another employee reacted to a loud noise and swung and struck EE in the mouth with the hand held radio they had in their hand, resulting in 2 broken t...
09/06/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted EE was using an 8 lbs. sledge hammer to break up a rock that was on top of the continuous miner, when they lost grip of the hammer as they were swinging it, resulting in pain to the right hand as they...
09/04/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None During the 8 hour exam an unintentional roof fall was discovered on the No. 2 section in the number 6 entry just inby spad J111. The fall measured 18 feet wide by 10 feet high by 66 feet long.
07/10/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted The injured was in the process of closing a set of equipment air lock doors when EE was struck by the door.
06/22/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred while retreat mining was in progress on the # 3 left section in the # 4 entry at the # 32 block.