Marion County Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,320 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/16/2019 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The mine received Self Insured Employer Decision on 05/16/2019 from a medical report dated 05/01/2019 awarding the injured 3.12% for permanent impairment from noise induced hearing loss. The employee...
05/14/2019 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The mine received Self Insured Employer Decision on 05/14/2019 from a medical report dated 05/01/2019 awarding the injured 1.65% for permanent impairment from noise induced hear loss. The employee ret...
05/04/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee was roof bolting off of the continuous miner when material fell from the mine roof and stuck the employee on the right side of the head, neck and shoulder causing pain. The employee was...
05/02/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost The employee was lifting the elevator doors on the 6th floor of the preparation plant, when ee felt a pain in right shoulder. The employee is trained, did not violate any laws or company policies, and...
05/02/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost The employee was walking down 3 Belt and tripped. The employee struck right elbow on the mine floor injuring self. The employee was properly trained. The employee did not violate any laws or company p...
05/01/2019 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was bolting off the miner on the 7 East section in the #2 Entry, when the drill steel got stuck in the mine roof. The employee's steel became free, falling and striking them in the left i...
04/30/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The employee was operating a mantrip on the 9 South Haulage. When EE arrived at East Mains, material fell out of the mine roof and got in the employee's right eye. The employee went to seek medical at...
04/23/2019 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The mine received Self Insured Employer Decision on 04/23/2019, from a medical report dated 04/18/2019, awarding the injured a 1.1% permanent partial disability for noise induced hearing loss.
04/18/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost While the employee was walking the 1E Bleeder Run, the employee's left foot slipped out from underneath them. As the employee tried to catch themselves, they twisted their right knee. The employee did...
04/10/2019 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 1:30PM there was a controlled brush fire that spread beyond what was intended. A contractor was burning brush at the Impoundment. The wind picked up spreading the fire to nearby dry l...
04/06/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost The employee was dragging ventilation tubes towards the miner, when the tube caught on the tire of the FCT-(Flexible Conveyor train) jerking the employee backwards causing a strain to lower back. The...
04/06/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost The employee was roof bolting on the return side of the miner installing 8' bolts. As the employee was in the process of drilling a bolt hole, a Piece of head coal fell from the mine roof striking the...
04/02/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The employee was getting out of the motor EE was running on Sugar Run Bottom. The employee's foot got caught in the tool bag and EE fell out of the motor to the pavement striking left knee. The employ...
03/27/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee was working on 6 East L/W Section delugging track ties. The employee had the rail jacked up, and placed a header board sideways to try and support the rail. When the employee went to remo...
03/26/2019 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The mine received Self Insured Employer Decision on 3/26/19 from a medical report dated 1/29/19 awarding the injured a 20% permanent partial disability from occupational pneumoconiosis. This employee...
03/23/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 192d lost The Employee was re-railing cars in the Metz motor barn, repositioning the air bag under the car when EE felt a pop in the left shoulder. The employee did not violate any laws or company policies and...
03/22/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was working on 1WHG Section, helping to hang a tube in the #2 recovery chute. A piece of rock/coal fell out of the mine roof and struck the employee in the mouth. The employee received fo...
03/20/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost The employee was traveling on 9 South Mainline Haulage in #70 7man diesel mantrip. The mantrip struck a broken rail at 146block 9 south haulage, causing the employee to strike multiple parts of body a...
03/13/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 204d lost The employee was walking around 13 Tail when EE tripped over a crib block striking EE's knee on the concrete pad and catching self with EE's right hand. The employee did not violate any laws or compan...
03/12/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 251d lost The employee was on the 7 East Section, EE was hanging waterline and miner cable. When EE lifted the cable into the hanger EE felt a pop in EE's left shoulder. The employee did not violate any laws or...
03/06/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost The employee was rib bolting on the 7 East Miner. EE had put self in a bad location trying to get a strap across the miner. When the miner operator sumped the head in, the employee got EE's left leg p...
02/27/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 433d lost The employee was bolting on 6 East Belt line. Drilled a hole for a 16' cable bolt, after removing the steels noticed EE's left shoulder was sore. The employee did not violate any laws and was wearing...
02/16/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall was discovered in the #4 ML Belt outby 27 block. The fall was approximately 30' in length x 8-9' high for the width of the heading. No one was injured during the fall.
02/07/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost While the employee was walking near a stopping on the 6 East L/W Section, the employee slipped and fell on right side injuring back and ribs. The employee was trained, did not violate any company poli...
02/06/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost The employee was working on 7 East belt line during a belt move. When the employee went to lift up on the roller laying on the ground their back popped and felt sharp pain. The employee was trained, d...
01/29/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 133d lost The employee was on a step ladder plastering a stopping. The employee slipped off the ladder and landed on a block, injuring upper back, right shoulder, and neck area. The employee was trained in the...
01/26/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost The employee was riding in a mantrip along 9 South Haulage. The mantrip picked 16D switch, went into the spur and struck a parked ride before stopping. The employee was thrown back against the seat an...
01/21/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee was carrying one base lift jack on EE's shoulder to deliver it to the face of the longwall set up and tripped over a crib. The employee fell down and the jack landed on EE's right lower a...
01/18/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost The ee was operating a CAT 740B Articulating truck when the bottom center pin sheared off causing the cab of the truck to tilt forward jolting the operator. The ee stated ee had pain in lower back and...
01/16/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost The employee was re-railing a mantrip, while gathering cribs, the employee smashed left thumb between two cribs.
01/13/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost The EE was straightening up materials on a supply car that was parked in the Crash Pit. The employee went to step back and slipped, striking EE's right shin on the supply car. The employee had some sw...
01/11/2019 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost IE was attempting to pull off cart full of belt material off the elevator, cart got stuck on a lip and IE claims to have felt soreness in back. Cause of this incident was proper body mechanics and awa...
01/08/2019 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The mine received a Self Insured Employer Decision on 01/08/2019 from a medical report dated 01/04/2019 awarding the injured a 10% permanent partial disability for occupational pneumoconiosis. Employe...
01/08/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was cribbing toes of shields on the L/W face. As the employee was putting cribs under the toes they smashed their fingers between the toe of the shield and the crib. The employee received...
12/26/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Contract employee was exiting vehicle with mud on soles of boots when the contract employee slipped on the step, landing awkwardly on the ground, spraining ankle. Cause of this injury was employee awa...
12/14/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was walking by the supply cars in 7 East Section, when EE tripped fell and cut hand on a track tie laying up against the rib. The employee received five stitches.
12/06/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The employee was tramming a scoop in 7 East Section in the #2 heading. The employee was resting EE's hand partially outside of the operator's compartment and was tramming close to the rib on the opera...
12/06/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The employee was helping to build a stopping on the 7 East Section. The employee was trying to get a block that was stuck in the pavement and felt a pop in lower back.
12/05/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost The employee was walking down the steps at the Flo-Dryer, when at the last step before the second landing tripped strained leg and struck right thigh on the hand rail.
11/26/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was repairing a shuttle car cable. While cutting the old splice away cut EE's left index finger. The employee received 8 stitches.
11/22/2018 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None An employee was letting car warm-up after scheduled shift, when the car caught on fire and could not be put out by the employee. The local fire department was called to extinguish the fire.
11/19/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee stepped off motor at 1D Switch on 9 South Haulage, foot landed on a piece of coal and employee rolled left ankle.
11/17/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee was carrying supplies on 6 east Section, when ee finished ee felt a pop in lower back / hip area.
11/16/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 100d lost The employee was bolting on the left side of the miner, the employee hit the wrong lever and the rib deflector door pinch their arm hyper-extending the elbow.
11/14/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee left the control room of the plant, while walking through the plant the employee stepped on a floor drain. The drain cover came off, employee's foot went in the drain. The employee twiste...
11/09/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee had completed shift and was walking to the mantrip. A scoop that was operating approximately 350 feet away struck the track causing the track to shift and a cross tie then struck the empl...
11/06/2018 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The mine received Self Insured Employer Decision on 11/6/18, from a medical report dated 10/15/18, awarding the injured .92% permanent partial disability from noise-induced hearing loss.
11/06/2018 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee walking down 10 belt, when EE struck EE's head against a roof bolt, causing EE to chip EE's front teeth.
11/02/2018 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A hot spot was found on the raw coal stock pile. There was no visible flame witnessed, and the hot spot area was rendered harmless.
10/22/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall was discovered on #3 belt line at 53 block. The fall was approximately 35' long and 9 1/2' high. There was no one injured in the fall.