Marion County Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,320 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/17/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost ROCK DISLODGED FROM ROOF & STRUCK MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
09/16/2002 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None INNER DOOR FELL OFF OF TRACT. MEN OFF CAGE AT 1040 AM ELEVATOR DOOR REPAIRED AT 1115 AM.
07/24/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AN UNINTENTIONAL ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE TRACK HAULAGE APP 100 FT FROM SLOPE BOTTOM AT SUGAR RUN. THE FALL MEASURED 18' LONG X 22' WIDE. THE ROOF FELL APP 5 FT TO 5 1/2 FT ABOVE THE ROOF LIN E. (STA...
03/26/2002 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost WALKING STEPPED ON ROCK TURNED LEFT ANKLE.
03/12/2002 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None WHILE TRAVELING TO THE BOTTOM THE ELEVATOR HAD SOME VIBRATION AND SLOWED DOWN. BOTTOM ROLLER GUIDES WERE FOUND OUT OF LINE.
03/07/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost EE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE ON 3-11-02. EE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION.
02/21/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None UTILIZING A HAMMER & CHISEL--EE WAS REMOVING A TAIL SHAFT FROM CONTINUOUS MINER. SPLINTER OF STEEL WENT INTO LEFT FOREARM. HAD IT SURGICTLY REMOVED ON 3/5/02.
02/14/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED AT 25 BLOCK MAIN WEST HAULWAY. APPROX. 70' LONG, 18' WIDE & 6'-7' HIGH.
01/22/2002 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None ELEVATOR WOULD NOT RETURN TO SURFACE LANDING. SPRING ON DOOR SWITCH WAS WEAK. ELEVATOR RETURNED TO SERVICE AT 8:15 AM.
06/04/2001 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None ELEVATOR WAS JUST LEAVING TOP LANDING. INSIDE DOORS AJARRED AND ELEVATOR STOPPED. 15 PEOPLE WEREON THE ELEVATOR AND PRYED OPEN THE DOORS AND GOTOFF. ELEVATOR RETURNED TO SERVICE 5:10 AM.
04/23/2001 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None THE MIRACLE RUN PASSENGER ELEVATOR WAS DESCENDING THE SHAFT WHEN IT SUDDENLY STOPPED. ONE PASSENGER IN ELEVATOR OUT BY 11:10PM.
04/10/2001 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None ELEVATOR STOPPED SUDDENLY WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE SHAFT. NO ONE WAS IN THE ELEVATOR AT THIS TIME. THE ELEVATOR WAS PUT BACK IN SERVICE AT 5:45PM SAME DAY.
03/10/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost DESCENDING STEPS FROM 4 TH TO 3RD FLOOR IN PREP PLANT, SLIPPED, TRAIED TO CATCH HIMSELF & HYPERTXTENDED HIS RIGHT ELBOW. EE WORKED UNTIL HE HAD SURGERY ON HIS ELBOW ON 4-3-01.
02/16/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN APPPROACH TO HARVEY RUN FACE????
02/15/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AREA WHERE FALL OCCURED HAD BEEN UNDER WATER DUETO MINE CLOSED FOR 1 YEAR
01/11/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None STRUCK IN MOUTH BY END OF ROCK DUST HOSE.
12/26/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost EE DIAGNOSED SOME TIME BACK WITH DISC DISEASE & HAS SUFFERED BACK PAINS ON & OFF FOR SVERAL YEARS. EE WAS REMOVING A JERRY TOWN MOTOR & FELT PAIN
12/07/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None ELEVATOR WAS TRAVEL TOWARD BOTTOM, WENT INTO SLOW DOWN MODE AND THEN STOPPED. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES IT WAS FOULED AND THEN IT FELL APPROX 20'.
11/01/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE CHANGING THE SLOPE BELT TAIL ROLLER A STEEL BAR WAS BEING USED TO PULL THE SLACK OUT OF THE SLOPE BELT AND ALLOW EXTRA ROOM FOR CHANGING THE TAIL PULLEY. THE LIFTING EYE ATTACHED TO ONE END OF T...
08/19/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL OCCURED AT 8 NORTH #1 ENTRY 20 BLOCK #2&3 19-23 BLOCK #4 ENTRY THRU 23 BLOCK. #5 ENTRY 20 BLOCK THRU 221/2 BLOCK & #6 & #7 ENTRY AT 22 BLOCK INTERSECTION