MARSHALL COUNTY MINE — Accidents

Total: 2,257 accidents | Fatalities: 9

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/09/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost A fully trained miner was moving a Z-Drill in the 14 East section. While doing so ee twisted right knee. The injury was not a result of any compliance issues nor were any protective guards involved...
02/06/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 227d lost A fully trained miner was removing track ties from the 16 West track. While unclipping ties the miner felt pain in left arm. This was not a result of any compliance issues nor were any protective gu...
02/06/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee alleged employee bent over and was pulling a 1 inch hose out of a supply job trailer and received a strain in employee's lower back.
02/02/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 109d lost A fully trained miner was transporting belt rollers through a mandoor when the roller hit the door frame jamming miner's right wrist. The accident was not a result of any compliance issues nor were an...
02/02/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Individual was walking through water approx. 10"" deep and slipped and tripped on a submerged airline in the walkway. This causing the individual to fall, hurting lower back and right knee.
01/25/2017 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Contractor employee was cutting galvanized grating with a torch. Experienced difficult breathing on way home that day. Cause of this respiratory condition was from not wearing proper respirator protec...
01/23/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost A fully trained miner experienced skin irritation on right arm from what miner alleges was contact with B-Bond while sealing a stopping in the 5 North Mains. The accident was reported to have happened...
01/18/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall was discovered at 3-25 Mainline above the steel sets. The fall measured approximately 11' high, 16' wide and 15' long. One steel beam was affected. The beam was replaced. No...
01/18/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was coming down a set of steps and tripped over own feet. The employee received a stress fracture right foot.
01/12/2017 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 156d lost A fully trained miner was assisting move the fan from 3 to 2 entry when the bologna skin became caught on corner. As EE was freeing the caught piece, a rock fell from between the bolted rib straps an...
12/23/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost A fully trained miner was injured when loading supplies on a scoop. A roof bolt was under a skid of rock dust and when being winched onto scoop bucket the bolt sprung loose hitting the Rt. Knee. The...
12/23/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost A fully trained miner received Medical Treatment for an accident that resulted in stitches when miner was miner was using a hammer and chisel and a piece of metal was embedded in miners left cheek. T...
12/05/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost A fully trained miner was injured when loading rail onto a rail car. While repositioning a clevis, the rail rolled catching left middle finger between two rails. The injury was not a result of any c...
12/02/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at 7:08 pm at 59 wall in 2 South walkway. The fall is in an intersection and only affected half of the walkway. No ventilation was affected and the travelway has been resu...
11/30/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted A fully trained miner was injured when EE was removing belt structure from the 16 West belt. The injury was not a result of any compliance issues nor were any protective devices involved.
11/29/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost A fully trained miner was injured when using a splice knocker and a hammer, the individual missed the knocker and hit themselves in the left thumb with the hammer. The injury was not the result of an...
11/19/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost A fully trained miner was injured when the left heel was caught and pinched under a track rail. The injury was not the result of any compliance issues nor did it involve any protective devices.
11/17/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 153d lost Employee while putting cooking plate onto the belt, lost grip and the plate hit left knee. Cause of this injury was not paying attention to task at hand. Compliance with rules/regs, PPE, mining equip/...
11/17/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the 5 North #2 area between crosscuts 83 and 84 in the #6 Entry. The fall is approximately 80' long, 16' high and 16' wide. No ventilation or travelways were affected....
11/14/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost A fully trained miner was injured when ee was using foot to spread rock dust. The following day ee felt pain in left knee. The injury was not a result of any compliance issues nor did it involve any...
11/14/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost A fully trained miner was injured when loading beams onto a scoop car. While carrying the beam on EE's shoulder EE's hands went numb. The injury was not the result of any compliance issues nor did i...
11/11/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost A fully trained miner was injured while moving a Z-Drill. The individual was carrying the drill when ee slipped and fell causing the drill to hit self in the groin. The injury was not a result of an...
11/07/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was awarded 9.33% Partial Disability for hearing loss.
11/05/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost A fully trained miner was injured when the D565 mantrip derailed at 144 crosscut on #4 Track. The mantrip hit a piece of chain causing the derailment. The injury was not a result of any compliance i...
11/03/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 356d lost A fully trained miner was shoveling the walkway on 5 North #1 belt when EE felt a pain in left shoulder. The injury was not a result of any compliance issues nor did it involve any protective devices...
11/03/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employees were tossing and stacking 45 pound cement bags and the injured employee caught a bag with EE's right long finger in a position that caused a dislocation.
11/03/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost A fully trained miner was injured while moving track supplies on the #4 track. While moving the supplies miner felt a pain in rt. side abdomen. The injury was not a result of any compliance issues n...
10/28/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost A fully trained miner was tramming the roof bolter from 0 to 1 entry. The machine made contact with the rib line and a piece of metal on the canopy struck EE in the right ear causing a laceration. T...
10/26/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost A fully trained miner was pushing a winch when a piece of metal slid off the winch straining the employees lower back. The incident was not the result of any compliance issues nor were any protective...
10/26/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was awarded 1% partial disability for hearing loss.
10/21/2016 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost A fully trained miner injured left knee when walking in the track entry of the 15 East section. No mining equipment was involved. The injury was not a result of any compliance issues nor did it invo...
10/17/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An area in the 1 South Seal walkway was found to have a stone approximately 10'long, 4'wide and 4'thick. This was not above anchorage but the travelway was blocked temporarily.
10/17/2016 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None While working in 1 South to correct a stone that had fallen in the walkway, the barometric pressure dropped drastically. The stone in the walkway was decreasing the amount of ventilation. The mine w...
10/13/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost A fully trained miner injured lower back while carrying rollers from the belt line to the track. No mining equipment was involved. The injury was not a result of any compliance issues nor did it inv...
10/07/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost A fully trained miner was injured when moving 15' beams. While moving the beams the individual felt a pain in their upper back. No mining equipment was involved. The injury was not the result of an...
10/06/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost A fully trained miner was injured when carrying and unloading a high voltage cable. No mining equipment was involved, the individual felt pain in their back. The injury was not a result of any issue...
10/05/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at crosscut 9-20 on the mainline haulage. The fall is approximately 16' wide, 30' long and 10' high. Mainline haulage is blocked but ventilation is not affected. The area...
09/27/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at crosscut 16-21 from the track to neutral entry. The fall is approximately 16' wide, 10' high and 25' long. No haulage or ventilation was affected and all accesses have...
09/26/2016 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost A fully trained miner injured left knee when descending a belt crossover. The individual turned too soon and struck knee on the handrail. No mining equipment was involved. The injury was not a resu...
09/21/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost While using a come-a-long to remove a cable reel from a shuttle car, the come-a-long slipped from the roof strap and pinched small right finger between the come-a-long and the shuttle car.
09/21/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at 8:05 am at crosscut 13-16 from track to neutral. The fall is approximately 10' high, 16' wide and 30' long. No haulage or ventilation was affected and all accesses are...
09/14/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in crosscut 2-15 between the track and belt. The fall is approximately 10' high, 30' long and 14' wide. No ventilation or travel ways were affected. The area has been pos...
09/06/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee awarded 10% partial disability for Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
09/06/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost While using a box cutter to cut zip ties, individual cut rt. index finger.
09/06/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was awarded 10% partial disability for Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
09/06/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at crosscut 17-18 between the track entry and the neutral entry. The fall is approximately 12' high, 16' wide, 30' long. No haulage or ventilation is affected. All access...
09/02/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While moving stone to set up drill for bolting, left ring finger was pinched between two rocks.
08/30/2016 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Rib rolled out between two straps hitting the individual in the upper Rt. thigh.
08/29/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost Stepping down off of #3 Tail when stepped on a block and twisted rt. knee.
08/23/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at crosscut 17-13 between the track and the belt. The fall is approximately 10' high, 16' wide and 30' long. No haulage or ventilation was affected. All accesses have bee...