Marion County Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,320 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/04/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted A scoop traveling inby in the 3 Left heading of 17D that went into a water hole and got tangled up in ropes and cables underneath the water. This caused the loader cable to be pulled tight and come of...
10/04/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 283d lost #2 Mother belt. Descending stairs and felt pain in left knee. Diagnosed with tear in ligament and meniscus on 10-11-11.
09/07/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Bolting off the right side of the miner in 19D when the bolt bent forcing his hand against the mast of the Joy miner bolting station. Received contusion to index and middle finger and fingers were spl...
09/04/2011 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Entrapment of 7 people on the Metz elevator due to power loss.
08/31/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 212d lost Employee was viewing the #5 locomotives wheel location when the motor unexpectedly dropped off the rail striking the employee's right leg, resulting in compound fractures.
08/27/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 208d lost Tripped and fell while walking along side a scoop landing against the rib on his left shoulder. Worked until 2/6/12 and had rotator cuff surgery.
08/18/2011 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Traveling 9 South Haulage from 11D to 12D, operating the tail motor of a rock dust motor crew, the injured employee struck her hard hat on a low hanging roof strap suffering a sprain/strain to her nec...
07/15/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 239d lost Strained left shoulder while using a pipe wrench to turn a bed rail. Worked until 4/19/12 had rotator cuff surgery.
06/24/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost While splicing a cable, EE received 6 staples above the left knee by a utility knife.
06/14/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost In the longwall of 16D, a duckbill scoop operator was backing up and turning. The injured was standing too close and the duckbill attachment caught his right foot between the duckbill and the floor ca...
05/17/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall in primary escape way, 18'l X 15'w X 12'h in the #1 heading of 16D at 34 Blk.
05/13/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Repositioning a roof strap on the plank jack and pinched his hand between the rib and strap. (6 sutures).
05/05/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 107d lost Felt neck pain while operating shuttle car. Did not hit head. Was ruled compensable and mine notified on 10/6/11.
04/12/2011 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost EE fractured right forearm when struck by a wheel unit of a cable dolley while raising the wheels for transport.
04/08/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 307d lost Prying rails with a bar off a flat car and felt pain in upper back.
03/28/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Was diagnosed with 1.4% noise induced hearing loss. EE was notified on April 25, 2011.
03/28/2011 ELECTRICAL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Injured was in Metz Motorbarn disconnecting the negative blue battery lead from E motor to replace the plug when the wrench he was using contacted the frame and shorted the battery out, resulting in 2...
03/21/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Injured miner was rockdusting at 55 block on 10 belt. Miner dropped rockdust hose on the floor and felt pain in his lower back while walking from the belt to the track. The miner was treated with phys...
03/19/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Laceration to the base of the right thumb while using a utility knife.
03/14/2011 NONPOWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cleaning Miracle Run bottom area with a wheelbarrow. Injured started to push the wheelbarrow across the track rails when the wheel got stuck and it started to dump. Injured tried to steady it and felt...
03/11/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost Miner was in the west end of the Miracle Run Motorbarn taking off a hydraulic motor for the fan on a 15 man diesel mantrip. He stepped up on a stool to reach the hydraulic motor and felt a pop in his...
03/07/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 210d lost Mantrip ran into a spur and struck a parked mantrip causing low back pain to passenger.
02/23/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Was diagnosed with 3.66% noise induced hearing loss. Loveridge was notified on 3/9/11.
02/20/2011 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was sitting in mantrip on way to Metz bottom. Driving down two track, Metz bottom, and ran into 5 spur striking another parked jeep. The switch was left thrown for the turn. Employee felt pain...
02/17/2011 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking thru a line curtain and lost his hard hat striking his head against a roof bolt plate requiring 7 sutures.
02/07/2011 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Was diagnosed with 10% Occupational Pneumoconiosis, Loveridge was notified on 2/15/11.
02/07/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee fell and landed on his left ribs against a small rock while positioning an exhaust fan bologna skin, resulting in a fracture of his 11th rib.
01/24/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was removing relay bar pins on the 15D longwall tear down using a hammer and felt pain in his right shoulder. Employee was diagnosed with a rotator cuff tear. No problems with mining methods,...
01/06/2011 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Was diagnosed with 10% occupational pneumoconiosis. Loveridge was notified on 2/4/11.
01/06/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Noised induced hearing loss of 3.85% permanent partial disability. Mine notified on 1-19-11
01/06/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Noise induced hearing loss of 1.83% permanent partial disability. Mine notified on 1/19/2011
01/06/2011 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Was diagnosed with 10% occupational pneumoconiosis. Loveridge was notified on 2/4/11.
12/20/2010 HOISTING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost EE injured back of left hand when it came in contact with the rollers while inspecting the Sugar Run Elevator.
12/07/2010 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was filling bull gears with gear oil and felt pain in his right shoulder. Employee was treated with physical therapy and missed no work. No problems with PPE, mining machines or methods, trai...
12/01/2010 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 89d lost, 10d restricted Drill steel caught the palm of his left hand forcing it against the drill mast while under lateral force. Diag. by a specialist on 12/9/10.
10/26/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE lost his balance while using a water hose and reached with his left hand for support, grabbing a belt roller smashing his left middle and index finger tips.
10/23/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 174d lost EE dropped a water hose to a concert floor of the bunker engaging the valve causing it to flip up and strike his left eye area.
10/22/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall discovered at 75 Brk #3 Intersection at St Zero return aircourse, blocking travel of weekly examiner.
10/18/2010 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE was diagnosed with 0.18% of noise induced hearing loss. Loverride was notified on 10/18/10.
10/06/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE started to pick up a torque arm and lost his balance falling and injuring his right ring finger.
10/04/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was installing a rib bolt and caught his right thumb between the plate and bolt head.
10/02/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 185d lost EE was de-lugging a track tie and missed causing his forward motion to overextend his swing causing low back pain.
09/22/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Was struck on the left forearm from a suspened drill steel.
09/21/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 4d restricted Roof rock fell while drilling and landed on EE's left foot.
09/19/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost EE was prying a track rail slipped and hit his right shoulder against the rib. EE had surgery on 12-2-10 and was determined as reportable by surgeons report dated 12/27/10.
08/12/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Pinched left little finger between a cradle roller and the belt while closing a water valve.
08/06/2010 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Roof strap fell from the plank jack on the miner and struck EE on his right elbow.
07/29/2010 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL FATALITY Fatal Fatal injury due to a rib roll while bolting a belt trench at 240 blk 4 to 7 in 9 south.
07/13/2010 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None Two miners were trapped for 1 hour and 20 minutes on the Miracle Run elevator due to a communication cable intangling with the slow down limit cam.
06/25/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall above the anchorage in #8 heading 173 BLK 3 way intersection of 9 south. 30'l x 20'w x 10' high area was bolted with 8' bolts.