LONGVIEW MINE — Accidents

Total: 94 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/13/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned fall of the mine roof above the anchorage horizon occurred outby the Headgate Section, #36 block in the #2 entry.
10/04/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Injured employee was walking down the #2 entry of the 1st Northeast Mains working section dropping bolter cable when they stepped on a rock and fell to the mine floor, fracturing their right wrist.
10/01/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Injured employee bent down to move the continuous miner cable and felt pain in lower back. The injured employee continued to work until 10/16/23 when the employee was taken off work by a physician.
09/20/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned fall of the mine roof above the anchorage horizon occurred at 13 block, track entry of the 1st Northeast Mains. The fall measured approximately 18' wide x 20' high.
08/30/2023 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Injured employee sustained a fracture to EE's lower leg when a piece of rock rolled out from low on the rib and struck EE as EE was positioning the continuous miner on the #1 Headgate section.
08/18/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was assisting a co-worker with positioning a steel plate on a supply car when the plate shifted and caught their right third finger resulting in a fracture and laceration. No time wa...
08/16/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was struck on the left hand by a piece of rock that fell from the mine roof resulting in a laceration requiring sutures to close. No time was missed as a result of this incident.
08/15/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost Injured employee was attempting to move a piece of roof screen when they stepped on a rock and felt pain in their right knee.
08/01/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall above the anchorage horizon of the roof supports occurred at 36 crosscut, #3 entry of the #1 Headgate Section.
06/19/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Injured employee slipped off the platform of a roof bolter and caught left hand between the ATRS jack and the frame of the ATRS resulting in a fracture to hand.
04/03/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Injured employee stated that while lifting crib blocks they felt a pain in groin area. Employee was diagnosed with a hernia.
03/22/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Injured employee sustained a laceration to forehead when the personnel carrier on which the employee was a passenger overturned. The injury required sutures to close.
03/22/2023 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost Injured employee sustained bruises to chest/abdominal area when the personnel carrier on which the employee was a passenger overturned.
03/22/2023 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal A miner sustained fatal injuries when the personnel carrier on which the miner was a passenger overturned. Another miner riding on the personnel carrier accidentally actuated the emergency stop causi...
03/21/2023 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 318d lost Injured employee was walking along the right side of a scoop on the #1 Headgate section in the #3 entry when a section of rib slid down and rolled onto the employee's right foot resulting in a fractur...
03/06/2023 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Injured employee was operating the company #1035 scoop on the #1 Headgate section removing trash from the section. While unloading the trash from the scoop employee felt pain in left knee and was una...
02/28/2023 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Injured employee stated that while walking off the bottom area into the mine they slipped off a section of track rail and felt pain in their right calf.
02/20/2023 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall above the anchorage horizon occurred on the 1st Northeast Mains section in the #6 entry at 22 crosscut.
01/05/2023 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was constructing the footing of a stopping at 19 block on the #1 Tailgate section when the employee was contacted by a shuttle car resulting in a bruise to hip. Employee started physi...
12/20/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a piece of all thread rod with a chop saw, when a piece of debris hit employee's cheek and went under the safety glasses, into left eye.
11/08/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall above the anchorage zone occurred in the #3 entry, 12 block of the Northeast Mains section.
10/27/2022 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was walking just inby the section power center in #3 entry of 8 block when the employee stepped on a rock and twisted right ankle. No work was missed as a result of the incident, howe...
10/26/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Connecting steel brace to column at Head House #3. EE signaled crane operator to 'cable up', brace came up, slammed against the brace clip and pinched the palm-thumb of left hand. Lacerated the derma,...
10/15/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Ironworker connecting Bridge Steel on prep. plant thickener: Spudded a hole, while holding the spud wrench, bridge shifted and spud wrench came back and jammed a finger against the steel.
07/25/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 134d lost Setting steel Hood/Cover over the chute on the Head House Frame.
07/22/2022 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 69d lost Injured employee was attempting to adjust roof mesh when IE mistakenly hit the drill rotation catching left hand on the drill steel and roof mesh.
06/09/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stated that while unloading a steel beam off a diesel forklift EE caught left ring finger between the beam and the forks resulting in a laceration requiring sutures to close. Protective glov...
06/02/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Injured employee twisted left knee while attempting to hang a ventilation tube in the face of the #2 entry of #1 Mains. Employee continued to work until 9/20/22 when employee was taken off work by a...
05/17/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 113d restricted Moving a full sheet of grating across the top of steel to set in place using a separate lanyard when grating fell into an opening. EE hooked the grating and wrapped the lanyard around EE's arm. It fel...
04/23/2022 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted I.E. was driving a concrete mixer truck to deliver a load of batched concrete to support tube #2. As the driver was making a sharp right turn EE stated that EE felt the truck start tipping to the driv...
03/19/2022 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Crossing from ground to concrete pad, injured did not get their entire foot on the pad (only the front part of the foot) and fell off the pad into a small open ditch, breaking both bones in the lower...
03/02/2022 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The headache ball on the crane caught on steel structure with tension. Upon the ball dislodging, an attached angle brace ""bounced"" and struck the ironworker in the mouth/chin area.
09/13/2021 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stung in throat/neck area by a bee. EE is allergic to bee stings and was taken to Broaddus ER by co-worker. NOTE: EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASED TO COME BACK TO WORK (FULL RELEASE) ON 09/15/2021...
08/02/2021 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stung by bee and they had reaction to sting.
06/30/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While employee was pushing on concrete form to get in position, EE's hand slipped off and got caught between form and bolt smashing finger.
03/01/2021 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 172d lost During concrete invert pour, the concrete car was being pulled to surface, the screed cable supposedly got on the concrete car, which pulled the screed up hill, causing screed to come into contact wit...
12/08/2020 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of drilling hole for roof support. EE had laid EE's roof bolt against drill mast and realized the drill bit was stuck in hole, EE went to retrieve bill using drill steel an...
11/21/2020 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 25d restricted Employee just installed glue and roof bolt into hole and was helping operator put bolt into drill pot, the operator started to push bolt up into hole unaware that other employee had hand on drill pot,...
09/14/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred approximate 15' wide by 20' long and 5-6' in height, Just before raise drill pilot hole punched through, water migrated through rock strata and settle in swag of roof, and started...
06/04/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of changing steel for jack Leg Drill, when a piece of rock broke loose in front of support jacks and fell from top striking employee in left arm, causing laceration
04/27/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 74d lost, 36d restricted Employees were removing damaged fan line. During the process of hooking up rigging, an employee hooked rigging on loose tail end of cable. Once the cable took weight of the rigging, it pulled the assu...
02/18/2020 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of bolting up wire mesh in the slope, when a piece of rock fell out and hit canopy causing rock to bounce off and hit bolter operator in back of head, causing laceration to...
12/18/2019 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee reached up to spin 630 mucker to align to fit through work deck. They placed a hand on top of workdeck post, when the crosshead set down on the work deck smashed the finger.
12/13/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was reaching to unchain shaft jumbo drill steel, when EE unchained the steels, EE's foot slipped off edge of Jumbo and fell to the GRD and landed on EE's hands. A drill steel also fell and hi...