Leer South Mine — Accidents

Total: 586 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/29/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered. Length 90'; width 20'; height 12' Roof suppport: 5' and 6' resin bolts with some 10 foot cable bolts Note: This abandonded section is to be rehabilitated fo...
07/29/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered at C-main, entry 6, sta 10461. Length 80', width 20', height 8'. Roof support 5' resin. This abandoned section is to be rehabilitated for production. 8 falls...
07/29/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered. Length 100', width 20', height 10', roof support 5' resin. This abandoned section is to be rehabilitated for production. 8 falls were discovered on 7-29-05,...
07/29/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered on C-mains section, sta # 10416, #5 entry length 40', width 20', height 6'. Roof support 5' resin. This abandoned section is to be rehabilitated for productio...
07/16/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An untentional roof fall occured on 6 #1 belt. The fall is in #5 and x-cut 4-5. Area was supported by 5' resin and truss bolts. Height -9'; Width - 18'; Length - 55'. Fall was timbered and dangered...
06/30/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered on the B-2 East section belt. It occurred in a 4-way intersection with 60 degree crosscuts. The roof conditions were good in the area prior to the fall. Roo...
06/08/2005 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injured was installing ""Keeper"" pins in the conveyor chain of CM using two hammers (striking them hammer to hammer) to bend the pin. A chip of metal flew from the masonry hammer striking and embedd...
06/02/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Two mantrips left the B-Mains section about 30seconds apart. The outby mantrip made an unplanned and uncommunicated stop after it went around a turn and through a switch and struck from behind by the...
06/02/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 264d lost Two mantrips left the B-Mains section about 30seconds apart. The outby mantrip made an unplanned and uncommunicated stop after it went around a turn and through a switch and struck from behind by the...
05/27/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Injured was shoveling on the belts and began experiencing severe lower back pain
05/22/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost Injured was standing on the belt rail of the lowlow when he lost his footing and fell, striking his shoulder on the low low rail. The injury was not reportable until he had surgery on the shoulder on...
05/12/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was assisting in unrolling 2"" plastic pipe for installation. The end of the pipe had been secured to the mine roof by tying it secure. The pipe came loose and struck the injured in mouth ca...
05/01/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall has occured on the B2 East section, MMU 017-0 at Sta. 8+41. The area was supported with 5' resin bolts through out and 10' cable bolts in the intersection. H- 10' W- 20' L...
04/28/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The weekly examiner discovered an unitentional roof fall in the #1 entry of C-Mains panel. The measurements are: H-6' W-24' L-18' Area was supported by 5' resin Area has been dangered off
04/22/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Injured was carrying a belt return roller when he stepped on a loose rock causing him to slip, twisting his back
04/22/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Injured was struck on left foot by falling roof rock when he swung the head in to install the inside bolt on pattern.
04/14/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 2d lost Injured was lifting on a roof bolter pump motor to turn it around in the scoop bucket when he felt a ""pop"" in his left abdomen area.
04/05/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Injured was struck by falling rock from between the bolts. Bolt spacing was with requirements of plan
03/24/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost Injured was moving CM cable out of roadway when he twisted his knee
03/21/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injured was straightening a roof bolt while installing it in the drill hole when he straiined his back
03/17/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON B-SOUTH MAINS IN CROSSCUT 4-5 AT STA. 13278. PRIMARY ROOF SUPPORT - 5' RESIN. HEIGHT-6'. WIDTH-18'. LENGTH-25'. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT WAS ADDED IN ADJOINING ENTRIES...
03/15/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None (2ND OF 2 ROOF FALLS DISCOVERED ON 3/15/05.) An unintentional roof fall has occurred on B-Mains East in the #2 entry at station 13196. Height - 5', Width - 16',Length - 20'. Roof Support in area -...
03/15/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None (1ST OF 2 ROOF FALLS DISCOVERED ON 3/15/05.) An unintentional roof fall has occured on the old West Mains belt entry in the intersection at station #12968. Height - 6', Width - 20', Length - 18'....
03/01/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was struck by a rock which fell out around the drill steel. The rock, which had the steel through it, spun down the steel, broke in half causing a piece of the rock measuring 8"" by 8"" by 3"...
02/22/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Injured had just finished assisting in the hanging of the cm and roof bolter cables when he began to experience pain in lower back and right leg.
02/21/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at the south mains spur in a x cut developed 3/31/99, height-7' with-17'-length-25'-bolts 5' resin.
02/21/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occured. The area has clay a venvin it and same unconsolidated roof material. bolts installed were 5' resin 1 10' cable bolts height 7' width 18' length 25'.
01/16/2005 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Injured was rolling a rock out of the roadway when it slipped from his hands and fell back onto his leg
01/15/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Injured was moving cables and curtain out of the travel path of the mobile bridge carrier when he stumbled over some rocks lying along the rib which had just been removed from the top of the continuou...
01/03/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injured had positioned bolter boom to drill and had raised up the canopy to access the crill controls when thin head coal(1"") and some roof rock fell on the operator. The rock was 12"" by 12"" by 2""...
12/29/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Individual was preparing a rusty metal surface for welding by using a chipping hammer when rust flew into his eye
12/29/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Individual was on knees installing slides in the continuous haulage rapid haul (lowlow) when he twisted his body in an awkard position straining his back
12/21/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was pulling a pin from the B-Mains East belt during a belt move when a rock measuring approx 3' to 0"" in width and 5' in length by 2"" thick fell. It knocked him to the side and a smaller ro...
12/07/2004 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None As the dayshift crew were beginning to descend down the shaft, an electrical contactor malfunctioned causing the elevator to stop one foot below the top landing platform. After being stuck for 36 min...
11/29/2004 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Individual had knelt down to work on a pump power plug at the 6#1 belt load center. As he twisted his body to stand up, he felt pain in his lower back and was unable to straighten up. He walked a sho...
11/20/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Injured had scaled roof down and installed first row. They moved bolter to install the 2nd row of bolts. As he positioned his body to insert the resin and bolt, he placed his rt. hand on the bolter b...
11/02/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A loose rock had set down on the roof bolter canopy. As the injured lowered the canopy to swing the boom of the bolter he had placed his hand on the head of the boom, the rock feel off the canopy str...
11/02/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Injured was dismounting a rail mantrip when he felt his knee fail. There were no tripping hazards or loose material involved in the incident, only body motion and possibly poor body positioning.
11/01/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost Injured strained muscles in back while pushing bolt up through resin into bolt hole
10/28/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Injured was installing a 5' resin grouted rod in the mine roof. As he pushed it up with the bolter head it bent very quickly causing it to be fouled in the bolter head and the bolt hole. He attempte...
10/19/2004 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 143d lost Injured was struck on leg by rock measuring 30"" wide x 48"" long x 2"" thick while operating the roof bolter
10/11/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occured on the West Mains track entry on the left side of the entry. The area is supported by 5' fully grouted resin bolts. Height - 4' Width - 8' Length - 50' The area may...
10/08/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost Injured was trouble shooting a cm with a field rep. As they were reattaching the rubrail on the side of the cm, using a slate bar for leverage, he felt pain in his lower back and hip.
09/18/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was assisting in installing a new splice on conhveyor belt when he reach in to move the multi-driver over in the driver blocks. As he grabbed the driver to move it, he was struck on the hand...
09/16/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintenetional roof fall occurred on the 6#1 belt. The mine roof was busted up from earlier cutters(4 yrs ago) and cribs were set in the intersection. The roof ""potted out"" over the belt and on...
09/14/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was discovered in the intake along the 6#1 track. It measures 7' high, 20' wide, 22' long. The area was supported by 6' torque/tension bolts. The area appears to have fai...
08/11/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Injured was lifting on the end of a 21SC floating axle to reposition it on a supply car.
08/10/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The injured was removing a small axle and gear case from an underground three wheeler with the assistance of an overhead crane. He had the gear case wired in a position in an attempt to prevent it fr...
07/30/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was crossing a belt tail piece while the belt was shut down when he slipped on the metal structure and fell landing on his posterior. The distance of the fall was approx. 18 inches.
07/28/2004 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured had placed a crib under the deck of #1 21SC and in the bucket of the scoop in order to lift the SC to replace the wheel unit. The injured had positioned himself to the side of the scoop bucke...