Lively Grove Mine — Accidents

Total: 414 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/21/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the Main North intake entry number 3 at S.S.70+73(90 x cut). This area is in the mine examiners weekly route. The fall was 20 wide x 40 feet long x 10 feet high.
04/07/2021 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 99d lost Employee experiences pain in both hands and elbows while performing EE's daily job tasks. This was reported on 04/07/2021, employee continued to work until 05/14/2021 when EE was taken out for surger...
04/03/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 150d lost Employee was performing maintenance duties. While EE was getting down off of a roof bolter, EE fell and injured EE's left shoulder. This occurred on 04/03/2021. Due to medical opinion EE was removed f...
03/20/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost Employee was performing maintenance duties. EE was moving a wheel hub and felt a pop in EE's groin area on 03/20/2021. Due to medical opinion EE was removed from work on 04/02/2021.
03/17/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Employee was doing service work on a piece of equipment, while walking around the machine EE tripped and fell injuring EE's right shoulder. Employee continued to work until 05/14/2021 when EE was tak...
02/11/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None In the process of pulling a rock off of the Continuous Miner a piece of the rock came off and contacted the employee; The result of this was a laceration over the left eye requiring stitches.
01/20/2021 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Employee was beating out a plugged drill steel and accidently hit EE's left index finger.
01/12/2021 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 55d lost The employee felt numbness while working in employee's hands. The alleged carpal tunnel syndrome injury occurred 01/12/2021. The employee went out for surgery on 03/19/2021.
12/10/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee was doing gunite work on the East Chevron doors, EE was climbing up a ladder pulling the hose with them. EE's head contacted the mine roof jamming head and neck. This incident was reported on...
11/10/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost This employee was at the Main East belt drive area when their hand came in contact with the bottom belt, which resulted in their arm contacting the angle iron support bracket for the return idler pull...
09/24/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 158d lost Employee was carrying a bag of rock dust and had a slip/trip/fall event. In the process of falling employee damaged right shoulder.
09/22/2020 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 56d lost The employee felt numbness while working with their hands. The alleged carpal tunnel syndrome injury occurred on 09/22/2020. The employee went out for surgery on 10/16/2020.
09/03/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While putting bolts in a top roller. The bracket came down when they pulled it into them fracturing the left index finger and smashing the right thumb.
08/20/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 205d lost Employee was walking examiner route and slipped and fell and in the process of falling dislocated right shoulder.
08/19/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the Main North Return S-S 137 + 83 Entry 3 at crosscut 172. The fall measured 7'high x 13' wide about 10' long.
08/12/2020 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 140d lost The employee felt numbness while working with hands. The alleged carpal tunnel syndrome injury occurred 08/12/2020. The employee went out for surgery on 09/09/2020.
07/28/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the second north off the second main east at S.S. 7+20. Between entry 9 and entry 10. The fall was 60 feet long x 18 feet wide x 8 feet high.
07/15/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 2d restricted Employee had a slip trip fall while carrying a metal belt center core. In this process they smashed and cut a finger causing sutures.
07/10/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While taking down a kennedy metal stopping it slipped and cut EE's finger.
06/25/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 232d lost While the employee was putting up a roof bolt EE felt a pop in the shoulder. This occurred on 6/25/2020. The employee continued to work until 10/8/2020 the date of EE's surgery; due to medical opinion...
06/24/2020 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 83d lost Employee has numbness and pain in hands and elbows while performing daily task as a continuous miner operator. This was first reported on 06/24/2020, employee continued to work until 07/14/2021 when...
06/12/2020 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 96d lost The employee felt numbness while working with hands. The alleged carpal tunnel syndrome injury occurred 06/12/2020. The employee went out for surgery on 09/14/2020.
04/29/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost The employee was lifting a top belt roller and felt pain in their abdomen (Hernia) was diagnosed by medical doctor.
03/31/2020 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 8d lost The employee was lifting a high voltage plug and cable when they felt pain in the left shoulder. The employee continued to work until 04/03/2020 when they were removed from work due to medical opinion...
03/14/2020 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost EE was hit by a ram car while loading coal(3/14/2020). This originally was a first aid and released to work. Now due to medical opinion EE has been taken off of work for surgery on (9/28/2020).
03/09/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost The employee was building a block stopping and while lifting a 6 inch concrete block the employee felt pain in their lower back.
03/03/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 106d lost The employee was lifting material off a personnel carrier and felt pain in their left knee.
02/19/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee received a laceration while repairing a damaged miner cable.
02/07/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee had their arms resting on the roof bolter when some roof material came down and struck the employee in the forearm.
01/28/2020 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost The employee was walking across the mine faces when they encountered a slight incline and slipped a twisted an ankle causing a fracture.
01/27/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost The employee was running the continuous miner when the employee was struck by mine roof material.
01/22/2020 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost The employee was bending down to clean their roof bolter dust box when they felt pain in their left knee. The employee's knee cap became displaced when they bent down.
01/09/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost The employee was pulling on a miner cable pull strap and pulled a muscle in their back.
01/04/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost The employee was throwing over some miner cable when they felt pain in their left shoulder.
12/18/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was hitting EE's roof bolt drill steels with a wrench when the wrench bounced off the drill steels hitting the employee in the mouth chipping a tooth.
12/17/2019 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 52d lost Employee experiences pain in EE's elbows while performing EE's job as a roof bolter. This was first reported on 12/17/2019 employee continued to work until 04/06/2022 when EE was taken off work for m...
12/16/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was knocking a hole into a stopping for a belt regular when the employee hit their finger causing EE to receive sutures.
12/06/2019 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost During the coarse of the day the employee started feeling pain in their right knee. At one point felt a pop in their right knee. The employee continued to work until 01/15/2020 when EE was taken off w...
12/06/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost The employee was traveling back into the section with their ram car when they hit a pot hole and hit their head on the canopy of the ram car.
12/02/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost The employee was carrying roof bolts from the back of the roof bolter to the front of the roof bolter. The employee tripped and fell to the mine floor, fracturing their right thumb.
11/25/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the 2nd north off the 2nd main east in entry 12 x-cut left at SS 39+60. The fall measured 25' feet long x 19' feet wide x 6.5' to 7' high.
10/30/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost The employee was hooking up a rope to a piece of rock to pull it off the miner at that time the employee got their finger caught between the rope and the ram car clevis.
10/02/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost The employee caught their hand on a moving roof bolter drill steel. The employee continued to work, but was taken out of work on 01/09/2020 due to medical advice and further treatment.
09/25/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost The employee ran over two roof bolter material pods that were sticking out in their haulage road. The employee hit their head on the ram car canopy.
09/19/2019 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The employee was shoveling on a coal pile at a surface belt with some other employee on a very hot day. The employee was talking to another employee and passed out. With the employee passing out Part...
08/26/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost The employee slipped and twisted and felt pain in their knee as EE was pulling on the roof bolter cable. The employee continued to work until 11/20/19 when EE went out for surgery.
08/17/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While changing the battery on their ram car the employee dropped the battery lid on their finger.
08/09/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was putting a cardboard box on a shelf in the surface warehouse when a piece of the open end of the box struck the employee in the eye. The eye was scratched and prescription medication w...
07/24/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the main west intake in entry #7 at SS 4+80. The fall measured 18' long x 19'wide x 6' high.
07/23/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was traveling on the mine travel road when a piece of roof material fell and hit the employee in the head. The employee was believed to be knocked unconscious. With the employee unconscio...