Leer South Mine — Accidents

Total: 586 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/31/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Individual was removing the miner cable from the road way. When he lifted the cable he felt a pain in his lower back. He was seen at the hospital and was assigned 10 days restricted duty.
12/27/2010 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator went down with two miners onboard. Ice accumulated on the bottom and would not allow elevator to operate. Personnel were trapped for 41 minutes.
12/21/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Individual was attempting to remove cribbing from under a trailer. He had jacked the trailer up high enough to remove the cribbing. When he reached in to remove the cribs, the jack slipped and two fin...
11/10/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Individual went through a man door and when he stood up he felt pain in his left shoulder he was placed on light duty for 5 days
11/03/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was cutting a rope using a utility knife. The knife slipped and he recieved a laceration to his left wrist requiring 8 sutures.
10/18/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Individual was standing on the bolt machine hanging line curtain. When he proceeded to get down, he slipped and fell. He landed on a piece of coal and injured his right ankle.
09/27/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 47d restricted Individual was walking the secondary escape Way as he was crossing a overcast the step broke and he fell.
09/27/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 107d restricted Individual was advancing a rock dust hose along the belt line when he stepped into a hole and cracked his left fibula
09/08/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost While hanging mine curtain felt pain in left knee. Not sure if he twisted it or not. He was seen at Brodaus Hospital, he was examined and an x-ray was taken. All pins were still in place and the ACL s...
08/31/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in a bent over position going through a man door, when she reached back to close the door she caught her left thumb between the door and the door frame causing a fracture to the 5th metac...
08/02/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Individual was getting out of a scoop. He fell and his foot was still in the scoop cab. He twisted his ankle in the process.
08/01/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Individual was pulling a line curtain down from the heading when he felt a pain in the left shoulder.
07/29/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Individual was using a come along to move a head drive. The anchor point let go and he was struck by the come along. He received 5 sutures to close the wound.
06/26/2010 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Two men became trapped on the elevator. The elevator was fixed and the men were off the elevator at 04:38 AM
06/10/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Individual stepped in a hole and twisted his knee. He continued to work his regular schedule and on 6-10-10 he had outpaient surgery and was placed on light duty
05/02/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 50d restricted Individual was walking backwards while rock dusting when he stepped in a hole twisting his hip. He continued to work untill seeing his doctor again. This was a minor incident untill the 2nd of May he...
04/29/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While setting down a K-Wall jack the miners right hand little finger was caught between the jack and the Jack handle. This caused a laceration requiring 8 sutures to close.
04/20/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While lowering the drill steel. The steel came out of the chuck and struck the individual on the end of the left thumb. The individual was seen at the hopital and diagnosed with a fracture to the left...
04/18/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Individual was rock dusting the #7 belt line. He stepped on a pipe and his foot slipped off.
03/16/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 55d restricted The employee was operating the continuous miner on the number 1 section in the number 8 heading. A rock fell striking the employee in the back. The employee was seen by a physician on 3-16-10 and was...
03/13/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing roof bolt when the roof plate spun lacerating his right thumb. Employee recieved 7 stitches
03/08/2010 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximatley 1:05pm a face ignition occurred in the face of the No. 8 entry on the No. 1 section approximately 250 ft inby spad 5570. While the continuous miner was operating in the face. No injur...
12/29/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found by the weekly examiner during his weekly exam on the 2F panel.
11/14/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was roof bolting when a piece of roof rock fell, striking him on the left hand, fracturing the 3rd metacarpil bone and lacerating the index finger.
11/02/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electicial malfunction on elevator.
10/12/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was opening a drill steel bit bucket with a utility knife, when the knife slipped, lacerating his left hand.
08/31/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On 8-31-09 the mine examiner found a roof fall in the return on the 2 B panel at 17 blk in the old belt heading.
08/10/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Indivual has been granted an award for permanent impairment resulting from noise induced hearing loss.
08/04/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 6:35 am on 8-4-09 the mine examiner found a roof fall on the # 2 section return J panel.
08/03/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On 8-3-09 the shift foreman discovered a roof fall on the old # 1 section. This section of the mine has been abandoned.
07/22/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On 7-22-09 at 8:35 pm a roof fall occured on the # 2 section in the # 7 entry.
07/16/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was moving a piece of line curtain away from the rib, when a small piece of roof rock that was laying on top of the curtain, fell lacerating him on the right hand. The wound took 7 suture...
07/08/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was roof bolting and while installing the bolt into the drill head he inadvertently hit the steel isolater lever squeezing his left hand resulting in 14 sutures.
06/27/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was operating a dual boom Fletcher roof bolter when a piece of roof rock fell, striking the drill pot causing it to fly up, striking the indivual in the mouth. The laceration required 6 s...
06/12/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electrical malfunction with elevator
06/12/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On 6-12-09 the mine examiner found a roof fall on the old #1 Section.
05/23/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was operating a fletcher roof bolter when he inadvertingly hit the steel isolator control closing it on his right hand causing a fracture.
04/29/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was operating a battery mantrip when he leaned up hitting his head on an overcast.
04/27/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electrical malfunction with elevator.
04/11/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator governor reset switch malfunctioned.
03/26/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximently 12:35 pm on 3-26-09 a roof fall occurred on the #1 working section in the last open crosscut.
03/25/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 249d restricted The employee was taking off a rope of miner cable, when he felt a pop in his shoulder.
03/22/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 5:30 am on March 22nd 2009 a roof fall occurred on the # 1 section in the # 9 entry in the last open crosscut.
02/20/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was cutting tape off a set of drill steels, when the utility knife slipped, striking him in the left hand requiring 3 sutures.
02/11/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost The employee was building a ventilation stopping when he bent down to pick up a block & he strained his back.
02/06/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted The employee was moving power, when he bent down to move the miner cable he experienced pain in lower back.
01/23/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was building a stopping when the block fell striking his left pinky finger requiring 12 sutures.
01/16/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost The injured was putting on his boot in the bathhouse when he felt pain in his right side. The cause was later determined to be genetic weak abdominal tissue which allowed this condition. This is being...
11/22/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Electrical switch on the elevator malfunctioned.
11/06/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While the employee was pulling up bolter slack, a piece of the rib fell out, striking him in the left arm that required 4 sutures.