MARSHALL COUNTY MINE — Accidents

Total: 2,257 accidents | Fatalities: 9

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/15/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has been granted a 10% Occupational Pneumoconiosis partial disability.
02/12/2016 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The Blake's Ridge elevator stopped with employees on the elevator at 8:09 pm and were freed at 9:05pm.
02/04/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost While traveling on #505 Motor on the mainline haulage of 16 track, the motor picked the switch at 16-27 track spur. The motor derailed and struck the inby rib injuring the individuals left wrist. NO...
02/02/2016 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Employee was installing air and discharge line. Discharge line was completed. The compressed air line had been shut off and bled 2-3 hours before removing the air line end. While removing the end it b...
01/31/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a cutting torch when a small piece of slag landed in ear canal causing a small burn, slag was removed by a physician at a local clinic.
01/23/2016 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None The Cameron elevator door switch became frozen and stopped elevator. Cleaned door switch.
01/21/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost When loading a beam onto a supply car, employee heard a ""pop"" in employee's right shoulder. Employee did not begin missing work until 03/08/2016 for the injury.
01/11/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 228d lost Employee slipped on ice at the top of the slope while holding handrails. Felt pop in shoulder.
01/07/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 135d lost Employee was unloading bags of cement from a flat car, turned and allegedly twisted employee's right knee, resulting in a knee strain.
01/06/2016 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was walking from the fan to the face and hit right knee on a vent tube. Began losing time on 1/25/2016.
01/04/2016 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None An employee became entrapped in the Fish Creek elevator from 11:22 pm to 12:30 am on 1-5-16. The elevator limit switch was changed.
12/29/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Hearing loss award made.
12/28/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost A trained longwall shearer operator was removing stone off the shearer and stone rolled onto his ring finger. 5 stitches
12/16/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee stopped to pick up a roll of air line. As he bent over he felt something in his back.
12/10/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Retired employee was awarded a 11% award for hearing loss.
12/10/2015 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee is receiving a 10% award for Occupational Pneumocooniousis.
12/04/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was hanging canvas on the rib when he felt a pop in his back.
12/03/2015 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None One employee became entrapped on the Fish Creek elevator for 40 minutes. A faulty door switch was the root cause.
11/20/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof Fall at 13-06 on the belt. 85 feet long by 20 feet high and 15 feet wide. No one injured.
11/20/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Employee was removing an Omega block stopping with a sledge hammer and felt a tear in his right bicep. This reported accident is under investigation but is being reported to comply with the reporting...
11/18/2015 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost The employee with 5 years experience was turning a track switch by the handle when the switch throw stopped suddenly. He sprained his wrist.
11/18/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee knelt to cut a rubber flap on a mantrip to attach a safety chain. He was using both hands when the knife slipped cutting his finger.
11/07/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost A roof was installing a 6' roof bolt on a full face miner. He was torqueing the bolt when a 2' wrench broke and hit him above the eye.
11/05/2015 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee was stepping off the longwall parts car and stepped a hose - Twisting his left ankle.
11/01/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Tailgate of the longwall at 54+80 (#1 entry of 12 East) at roof fall was discovered at 2:10 pm. The fall was 40 feet long by 15 feet wide and 12 feet high. The section operated under the approved tail...
10/31/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 126d lost A fully trained maintenance helper had turned a shield off. He was standing on the shield that he believed had fully functioned. He started the shield and it lowered on him. Another employee raised th...
10/30/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing beside a roll of inch and a quarter plastic slick line while it was being unrolled. The employee attempted to put marking tape on the end of the roll when it finished unrolling...
10/30/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was backing out of the loader compartment when a piece of stone from in between roof straps struck him on the back.
10/27/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 228d lost A fully trained loader operator bent over to pick up the loader cable and felt a pop in his back.
10/21/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted IE was installing a piece of 12 gauge ""V"" deck panel in the steel sets that had been previously installed. A piece of rock came dislodged and was laying on the ""V"" deck panel pinching IE's right...
10/16/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While attempting to abate a citation for mandoor distances at 10-17 between belt and old loaded track a roof fall was discovered between square sets and the stopping the fall was determined to be abov...
10/15/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Cameron elevator was taken out of service for a damaged sheave wheel There was no one entrapped we took it out of service and due to item 11 of immediate reportable events the elevator was reporte...
10/15/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost A fully trained miner was unloading an air drill used for bolting with the help from bolt partner upon lifting the drill he felt pain in his right shoulder and back he needed to have better body posit...
10/13/2015 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None On 10/13/15 3 employees were stuck on the elevator at the Grapevine portal from 5:50 to 6:23 pm for a total of 33 minutes due to the door switch, the switch was repaired.
10/12/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 194d lost A fully trained miner was checking the suction on the bolter while the drill steel was in place the steel broke and struck him in the mouth the miner had on all required PPE but should not have had st...
10/09/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost A fully trained miner was walking to the mantrip stepped in a hole at switch throw for a spur and tripped twisting his ankle. The area was well lit dry and level The miner needed to pay better attenti...
10/09/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost A fully trained miner was mudding a wall in 15 west the b-bond dripped inside of his gloves and irritated his right arm to his wrist the miner was not wearing the proper gloves for this job and was no...
10/08/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost A fully trained miner was adding oil to the miner when a rock fell from between the straps striking him in the neck shoulder and arm The area was properly bolted and he was wearing required PPE but he...
10/02/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost A fully trained miner was changing a broken piece of monorail in the belt line in 13 east while removing the come-along a piece of rock fell from between the straps striking his R. wrist. He was weari...
09/30/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at 6:10 on mainline 3 belt between X-cuts 3-01 and 3-02. The roof fall was above anchorage and was due to humidity and weathering of top. The fall measured 10' x 8'x 16'. Th...
09/29/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A fully trained electrician was cutting tape off of a splice in a pager cable the knife slipped and cut his left ring and small finger resulting in 8 sutures. He was not wearing his gloves
09/28/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost A fully trained miner was wearing his metatarsal gloves and was loading 4"" waterline onto a supply car. While loading the waterline his right ring finger got caught between the waterline and bulkhead...
09/21/2015 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost A trained loader operator was pulling miner cable slack in the #2 in 15 east he pulled miner cable stopped to move loader cable out of the way he grabbed it he felt a shock Area was dry his gloves wer...
09/11/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost A fully trained miner was moving up the snub for the shuttle car, the employee bent over to pick up the buggy cable and twisted his lower back. The area was dry and level all PPE was not a factor.
09/10/2015 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 128d lost a fully trained miner was putting fire suppression pipe together at the take up . The employee was bent over facing the rib and a piece of stone 6""x2""x1"" fell from the rib striking him in the neck...
09/10/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost A fully trained miner was repairing a omega block wall while putting a 2""x12"" block on top of the wall fibers from the block fell in behind his safety glasses and getting into his left eye.
09/08/2015 NONPOWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost A fully trained was loading a automatic greaser into a wheel barrow the rear of the wheel barrow tilted back and sat down on top of the employees right foot. Employee was wearing leather metatarsal bo...
09/02/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None on 9/2 a unplanned roof fall was discovered at 74 xc 8 to 9 entry at 9:10 am fell above anchorage due horizontal stress and humidity measuring 20'x15' and 10 feet high.
09/01/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None a roof fall was discovered at 14-19 in the 2 to 3 crosscut belt to track entry measuring 20x16 and 10 feet high
09/01/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost A full trained miner had replace the switch at 10 drive and was picking up old piece of 15'-20' rail to load on car set one end of rail on the car with help and the rail bounced off the car landing on...