Marion County Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,320 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/10/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was beside of mine checking a pin in the pod jack and a rock fell from the brow and struck right arm. No problems with training, PPE, mining machinery, or compliance issues.
10/07/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The mine received self-insured employee decision on 11/24/14, from a medical report conducted 10/7/14 awarding the employee a 15% permanent practical disability for occupational pneumoconiosis. Employ...
09/23/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The mine received Self-Insured Employer Decision, dated 09/23/2014, awarding the injured employee a 10.45% permanent impairment resulting from noise-induced hearing loss. Employee retired on 1-14-2013...
09/23/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occurred at 26 block Main West from track to belt that rode over into the belt line. Approximate size, discovered during recovery efforts, was 120' long, 16' wide and 30' high. No problems w...
09/23/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The mine received self-insured employer decision on 11/24/14 from a medical report dated 9/23/14, awarding the employee a 15% permanent partial disability for occupational pneumoconiosis. Employee ret...
09/21/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 137d lost In 23D, cutting the turn for #1 at 60 block, the injured was bolting off the right side of the miner when a 4'x4' rock fell from the top and struck his right humorous resulting in a compound fracture....
09/19/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 219d lost Mining 2-1 at 60 block in 23D the miner operator was preparing to make another sump when a rock (1 1/2' square and 5"" thick, approx. 50 pounds) fell from the top (about 3 straps from face) and struck...
09/17/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 191d lost Driving 37 jeep out of the 60# at Sugar Run, being followed by 61 Jeep. 37 jeep stopped and 61 jeep slid into 37, knocking the injured off his seat and striking his right shoulder on the handle of the...
09/12/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The mine received Self-Insured Employer Decision on 10/03/2014, from a medical report conducted 09/12/2014, awarding the injured employee a 6.85% permanent impairment resulting from noise-induced hear...
09/11/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The mine received Self-Insured Employer Decision, dated 09/11/2014, awarding the injured employee a 0.18% permanent impairment resulting from noise-induced hearing loss. Employee retired on 07/30/2012...
09/11/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The mine received Self-Insured Employer Decision, dated 09/11/2014, awarding the injured employee a 2.25% permanent impairment resulting from noise-induced hearing loss. Employee retired on 8/24/2012.
09/11/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The mine received Self-Insured Employer Decision, dated 9/11/14, awarding the injured employee a 19.8% permanent impairment resulting from noise-induced hearing loss. Employee retired on 11/08/2011.
09/11/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The mine received Self-Insured Employer Decision, dated 09/11/2014, awarding the injured employee a 4.58% permanent impairment resulting from noise-induced hearing loss. Employee retired on 1/10/2014.
09/04/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using cross over at 3D transfer over 11 belt when the bottom 3 steps gave way and he fell to mine floor. Weakened steps were hidden by deep rock dust. Contusions to neck, shoulder and back. Referred t...
09/03/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Replacing leg check block on 150 shield (22D longwall). While installing the bottom bolts, the block slid off the upper mounting bolts and pinched his left small finger. Received avulsion near the pro...
08/26/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was picking up a 5 gallon can of hydraulic oil by the outby airlock doors of 22D (longwall) and felt pain in his lumbar area. No problems with training, PPE, mining methods, machinery or comp...
08/25/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost While leveling new track installation in 23D the employee carried a 5' crib, while setting it down it slipped and struck him just above the left knee resulting in a contusion and swelling. No problems...
08/21/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost While dismounting a diesel motor near the end of track in 23D the injured's metatarsal bones in his right foot felt like they shifted. Employee heard pop and felt pain. No problems with mining methods...
08/20/2014 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Riding in passenger compartment of D42, switching out on backside of East Mains switch when D42 slid into parked mantrip. Injured struck head on safety hand hold resulting in a possible lower cervical...
08/18/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Walking down the 23D belt line to install 2"" waterline and walked through a damp area (waterline was previously flushed out) and stepped on a piece of coal. Employee felt like knee twisted, continued...
08/05/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Hand dusting on 3 conveyor belt line between 1 and 3 block. Employees right hand hit the belt structure causing a laceration.
08/01/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee picked up bed rail to put on car and felt shoulder pop.
07/30/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost At the end of afternoon shift, the injured was showering in the women's bathhouse at Sugar Run. She was barefoot and fell out of the shower, twisting left ankle, striking right knee on floor and hitti...
07/25/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost In 23D at 39 block 2 to 1 (track chute) the employee was on the right side of the Joy 14ED25 miner installing the last strap in the entry (after holing). After finishing the drill hole, he lowered the...
07/23/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Injured was walking down the belt side of the track entry in 22D, moving the jumper cables outby. He stepped on a piece of coal and twisted his knee while falling down. Diagnosed with a sprain of his...
07/22/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Injured was climbing down off of 22D middrive when he lost his footing and his left leg went under the wing on the middrive, twisting his left knee. There was no problem with mining methods, machinery...
07/15/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Injured was carrying rock dust in 23D in crosscut 2-1 at 36.5 block, when a piece of head coal (4' long, 3' wide, 1"" to 8"" thick) fell and struck the employee knocking him to the ground. Miner susta...
07/05/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injured had tested a mine rescue apparatus (Draeger BG4) and placed it back in its container. When he picked up the container to place the unit back in storage he felt a sharp pain in his lower back....
06/26/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was carrying a jack around the side of a 636 scoop and stepped on a hose and rolled his left foot, feeling something pull in the underside of his arch. Diagnosed with a sprained left foot. No...
06/17/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost After torching holes for guard rail in 20 block spur (23D), injured stood up and started to walk away, stepping on a piece of lump coal and rolling his right ankle. Finished shift, diagnosed with ankl...
06/15/2014 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Around 6:30 pm a fire was discovered at the St. Leo substation that supplies power to St. Leo fan. It is believed an insulator was penetrated, or failed, causing a short circuit and throwing transform...
06/13/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Diagnosed with 0.55% hearing impairment diagnosed on 6/13/14, mine received Self Insured Employer Decision on 7/8/2014. Miner retired on 8/31/2011
06/13/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Diagnosed with 0.73% hearing impairment diagnosed on 6/13/14, mine received Self-Insured Employer Decision on 7/8/2014. Miner retired on 8/1/2013.
06/13/2014 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None 8.8% hearing loss diagnosed on June 13, 2014. Mine received Self-Insured Employer Decision on 7/8/2014. Miner retired on 7/1/2012, with his last day worked on 10/25/2011.
06/12/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Injured was building a crib on top of an overcast at 34 block 1 North. When he went to pick a crib block off the ground to install it another crib block was thrown up on top of the overcast pinching h...
06/04/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 13d lost, 1d restricted Escorting CSA contractors at Sugar Run, picked up a bag of sand by the bridge switch near Sugar Bottom and felt pain in her lower back, radiating down legs. Started missing 6/6/14 after diagnosis of s...
05/27/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 48d lost, 4d restricted Laying rail in 23D, moving the rail with a slate bar 18"" butting it up to the installed rail to install a fishplate and felt a pain in the lower stomach/groin area. Diagnosed with hernia on 6/2/14. N...
05/19/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None The mine received self-insured employer decision, dated 3/3/15 awarding a 15% permanent partial disability due to occupational pneumoconiosis
05/15/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Hanging high line in 23D during a power move, taking twist out of cable which jerked shoulder when it straightened. Felt pop in shoulder, missed no time until 5/18/14 injured back at home, 6/2/14 went...
05/13/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Scooping haul road in front of feeder in 23D, with 620-2001 scoop, to level roadway. Injured was positioned behind feeder wing directing scoop onto feeder. The edge of the scoop bucket hit the feeder...
05/06/2014 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None At 19D 1A-1 4 block charging area two employees went to put a 650 scoop battery on charge. Mistakenly hooked up a 636 ""Y"" jumper to the 650 batteries, shorting the batteries. Sparking and a small fl...
05/04/2014 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None One miner was entrapped on the Sugar Run elevator, one quarter way up from the bottom, from 12:35 pm to 2:19 pm. A door switch had an electrical fault causing the brakes to lock because the electrical...
04/21/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost IE was descending from steel set by stepping on the v deck siding and sprained left ankle
04/11/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Hanging miner cable and water line, with assistance, in 22D from 1 Right to 2 Right. Left thumb was twisted and bent backwards as employee was raising cable to place in cable hanger. Cable was approxi...
04/03/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While unloading wooden track ties (for 85 lb rails) from a flat car and stacking them along the rib, the employee felt discomfort in his lower back. No problems with mining machinery, PPE, training, o...
03/31/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 413d lost, 4d restricted While cleaning area in 21D transfer the employee attempted to move a roller on the ground and felt a pain in her shoulder. She dropped to one knee, her hard hat fell off and her head may have struck a...
03/26/2014 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost While passing through a mandoor behind a battery charging station at 330 block 9 South the employee bumped his hard hat on the door frame. Experienced pain in upper back. No problems with training, PP...
03/25/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 115d lost Walking around 9 belt take up carrying a bracket and a switch. When he stepped down onto an area that was recently dug out to the concrete pad he experienced pain in his lower back. Diagnosed with pos...
03/17/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Walking down the Sugar Run Slope to clean some spillage and slipped, catching himself with his right hand and twisting his right knee. Employee began missing work on 3/19/14, diagnosed with a sprain....
03/17/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Walking tight side of 14 belt at 238 block to change a roller and slipped and fell twisting his left knee. Continued to work for 2 hours, was later diagnosed with a left knee sprain. No issues with co...