MARSHALL COUNTY MINE — Accidents

Total: 2,257 accidents | Fatalities: 9

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/22/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Assisting hooking cables to loader to back out, when twisted to get another cable and felt a pain in left knee.
08/19/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at 3:20 p.m. between crosscuts #30 and #31 of the 5 North Left Side Return. The fall is approximately 100'long, 10'high, and 14'wide. The area in posted of prohibiting tra...
08/19/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost While carrying dust from a supply car to the scoop, the individual stepped on loose debris and felt right knee give out.
08/16/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at 7-36 crosscut between the belt and the track. The fall is approximately 18'long, 20'high and 16'wide. No ventilation or travel way was affected. All accesses have been...
08/12/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in crosscut 13-33 1/2. The fall is approximately 12' long, 10' high and 14' wide. No ventilation or travel ways were affected. The area is approximately 5 miles from acti...
08/11/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cutting a slick line on the longwall tailgate, the bow saw slipped and cut the individuals right index finger. (Received 6 stitches)
08/04/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the 13-17 crosscut between the track and the belt. The fall is approximately 10' high, 15' long, and 16' wide. No ventilation or travel way was affected. Both sides ha...
07/28/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 109d lost When stepping off of a motor, the employee stepped on a rock and buckled knee.
07/24/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at crosscut 7-48 on the #7 Belt line. All areas have been dangered off.
07/19/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost While changing a top roller on the #17 belt after it was emptied, locked and tagged out, the come-a-long being used to raise the top belt slipped allowing the top belt to drop. The individual was bet...
07/16/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was awarded 10% partial disability for hearing loss.
07/16/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was awarded 15% Partial disability for Pneumoconiosis.
07/12/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the Conner's Run Return. The location is just outby the #1 Drive. The fall is approximately 16' wide 12' high and 40' long. No ventilation is affected however the trav...
07/11/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While inspecting the water sprays on the longwall shearer, a rock fell from between the shields pinching the individuals left hand between the shearer and the rock.
07/08/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at crosscut 15-10 between the track and belt. The fall measured approximately 16' wide and 50' long. No ventilation or travel was affected. All approaches have been poste...
07/05/2016 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The Cameron Portal elevator governor circuit tripped and 2 employees were stuck on the elevator for 32 minutes. The breaker was reset and the employees were brought to the surface.
07/01/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the #1 Entry at #48 crosscut of the 5 North #2 Belt area. No ventilation was affected. The fall measured approximately 20' high and 16' wide.
06/22/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was awarded 15% for Hearing Loss.
06/22/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was awarded 5% Partial Disability for Hearing Loss.
06/22/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was awarded 8.1% Partial Disability for Hearing Loss.
06/22/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was awarded 4.66% Partial Hearing Loss.
06/18/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost While walking through crosscut 209 the individual stepped on a roll of belt that had a nail sticking out. The nail punctured EE's right foot.
06/16/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was awarded 15% partial disability award for Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
06/16/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was awarded 10% partial disability for Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
06/16/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was awarded 15% partial disability for Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
06/09/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was awarded 15% partial disability for Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
06/07/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While examining the construction area at 13-12 beltline, a piece of rock fell from the roof striking the individual on the left small finger.
06/06/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on the #13 belt line at crosscut #12. No ventilation was affected. The fall was 16 feet wide 20 feet long and 10 feet high.
05/31/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost While uncoupling cars in 154 switch, the pull rope snapped causing the individual to fall into the coal rib jamming shoulder.
05/18/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost While lifting a base plate onto the longwall shearer, it slipped and struck left middle finger. *Employee did not start missing work until 5/30/2016.
05/10/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost While the individual was traveling as a Federal Inspector escort on the Mainline #7 Belt, EE stepped in a hole and twisted left knee. NOTE: Individual worked 5/11 through 5/13 after the incident. E...
05/04/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 104d lost While loading damaged doors from the 15-35 track spur, the individual caught finger between the door and the track car causing a laceration that required sutures.
05/03/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost While traveling to Blake's Ridge, the #1 Brookville motor went into the 15-35 switch. The motor hit the equipment doors causing the doors to fall on the individual creating discomfort in left shoulde...
04/30/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using a knife to cut neoprene, the individual's right hand slipped and caused the knife to cut left hand between the thumb and palm.
04/29/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While taking down de-energized high voltage cable, the individuals hand was caught between the cable and a roof strap causing a puncture/laceration of the right thumb. Sutures were received.
04/20/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While uncoupling hoses and using two hammers, a metal shard broke off and hit the individual in the neck.
04/19/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost While operating a 636 scoop and loading pan line, the piece of pan line on the scoop caught another piece of pan line. This caused the pan line on the scoop to bounce. The scoop car also bounced cau...
04/14/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 380d lost While using a jack to jack the track up, the bar slipped and rolled causing a strain to the individual's right shoulder.
04/11/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 156d lost While moving a ""Z"" Drill in the longwall panline, the individual slipped and fell hitting left shoulder and left elbow in the panline.
04/01/2016 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The Blake's Ridge elevator stopped with two employees on the elevator at 2:15 a.m. The employees were removed from the elevator at 3:10 a.m.
03/25/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost After loading a rail onto a rail car, the individual was attempting to move the rail to the center of the rail car. While doing so employee pinched employee's right middle finger between the rail and...
03/16/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Holding a hose while another individual was using a hammer to hit the coupler when a piece of metal sheared from the coupler and went into the injured person's left index finger.
03/15/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 77d lost, 30d restricted Employee was going through a mine stopping and with the ventilation velocity and pressure employee lost employee's balance, and as employee tried to catch self, employee fractured employee's left wris...
03/05/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost While uncoupling two man busses that were blocked against motion, the operator of the man bus activated the automatic uncoupler, pinching 4 fingers on the individuals right hand.
03/05/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 550d lost When stepping off of a diesel motor, individual felt a ""pop"" in employee's left knee.
02/24/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in an air course in the old 7 east area. No ventilation was affected. The fall was 20 feet by 20 feet by 10 feet high.
02/23/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was unloading roof support beams from a mine car with another employee. Employee felt a pain in employee's back.
02/16/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was awarded a 20% partial disability for Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
02/16/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was awarded a 10% partial disability for Occupational Pneumoconiosis.
02/15/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been granted a 10% Occupational Pneumoconiosis partial disability.