MARSHALL COUNTY MINE — Accidents

Total: 2,257 accidents | Fatalities: 9

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/21/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was loading supplies from a scoop to full face miner and struck his elbow on the corner of a roof strap.
09/21/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was making a belt splice and struck his left middle finger with a hammer.
09/19/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Employee had removed a rib strap and piece of stone struck his wrist. Began missing time on 9/20/14.
09/17/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 195d lost A fully trained employee was removing a pump off a jeep, the pump was on the tool boxes and feel off the tool boxes landing on the employee left foot .Employee did not start losing any time until 4/7/...
09/16/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was walking to portal bus and stepped on a stone and rolled ankle. Began losing time on 9/22/14.
09/12/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at 15-06 in 2 to 3 crosscut. 16'wide x 15' long x 10' high. No injury. Ventilation not affected.
09/11/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 199d lost Employee was getting into a mantrip and slipped striking his knee
09/08/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost Shoveling material out of a pit to an overhead belt and felt pain groin.
09/05/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at 2:33 pm at 15-26 crosscut between 3 and 4 entry. The fall was 16 feet wide x 20 feet long x 10 feet high. The fall was dangered off and timber set. It will not be cleaned...
09/01/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Moving rock out of the middle of the entry by hand and it rolled back and struck his foot. Began losing time on 9/4/14.
08/27/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was discovered at 13-18 in the #5 entry. Intersection 20'x20'x10'high. Did not affect ventilation. No one hurt.
08/27/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was backing a miner out of the face. Went to pull rib door in and pulled the wrong lever. Caught right thumb between door and rib. 4 stitches
08/22/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in an outby area at 16-28 in a crosscut from 2 to 3 entry. 16'wide x 21'long x 10'high. No ventilation affected. No one hurt.
08/12/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was standing on a pile of rocks and foot slipped. Knee twisted and heard pop.
08/09/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Employee was dragging ventilation tubes which had mud in them and felt in abdomen.
08/08/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost Employee was lifting a piece of track rail from the mine floor to a mine car. Felt pain in shoulder.
08/07/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost Employee was taking sandprops through a mandoor. As he was taking the second prop through the door it became stuck and strained his shoulder. Began losing time on 8/20/14.
08/06/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at 66 wall in 12 East area on the track entry. The fall started in the crosscut and covered 1/2 of the intersection. 18 feet by 18 feet by 10 feet high. No one hurt or venti...
08/02/2014 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 31d lost, 11d restricted The employee was explaining work to other miners with his back towards the water line and miner cable. When the miner cable and water line dislodged from the hanger threw the employee into the ATRS j...
08/02/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was standing on the side of the headgate motor. When he stepped down to the mine floor, he stepped incorrectly.
07/31/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Crew was stacking an I beam on top of another beam when one end slid off and pinched the employees finger between the beams. (Laceration requiring stitches)
07/31/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall wall discovered in the #4 entry at #41 xcut in the 5 North submains. It is in the intersection and measures 16'x16'x 10' high. No ventilation was affected and no injuries.
07/29/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 56d lost Employee was moving several belt frames and felt pain in his groin.
07/04/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A continuation of a roof fall occurred at 14-21 area. The fall measured 80 feet long by 10 foot high and 16 foot wide. It was above the anchorage.
06/29/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He is a trained miner bolter who was wearing all of his personal protective equipment including metacarpal gloves in good condition. He was trying to move a piece of rock off the miner, the rock shif...
06/28/2014 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost He is a trained loader operator who was wearing all of his personal protective equipment including metacarpal gloves in good condition. He was hand-pulling miner cable slack. He grabbed a cable spli...
06/28/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost He is a trained rib bolter who was wearing all of his personal protective equipment. He was walking past a shuttle car that was turned off. The shuttle car operator energized the shuttle car and whe...
06/27/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost He is a trained motorman who was wearing all of his personal protective equipment including metatarsal boots of good condition. He was walking along the side of his motor to hook up supply cars. He...
06/23/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost He was a trained utility man who was scaling roof material by the miner on the 13 East Miner Section. He was wearing all of his personal protective equipment including his metacarpal gloves. As he w...
06/18/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost He was a trained mechanic who was splicing a cable on the 12 East Miner Section. He was wearing all of his personal protective equipment including boots of good condition. He slipped in the mud and...
06/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost While center bolting he was holding the bolt and reaching for a drill steel and felt a pop in right shoulder. On 7/1/14 his restrictions changed and we were not able to work with them.
06/13/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None employee was using a Jack-Hammer along the belt line to break up rock when he caught his left thumb between the belt structure and Jack Hammer causing a laceration. (required 6 stitches)
06/11/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall was discovered in the Main East Return @ 13-26 crosscut. Dimensions of the fall are 16 feet wide X 50 feet long X 12 feet high. No injuries or entrapments were caused by the f...
06/07/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost He was performing general labor, which he is trained in. He used proper lifting techniques. He was wearing all of his personal protective equipment. While carrying a jack he felt pain in his lower bac...
06/03/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost He was performing his regular job as a trained shuttle car operator. He was wearing all of his personal protective equipment. While operating the machine, he turned his head left and felt pain in his...
06/02/2014 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stuck pick hammer in a hole in the belt rail and the belt caught it and threw it out striking the employee in the chin. (7 stitches required)
05/30/2014 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire lasting approximately 15 minutes occurred on #3 Brookeville Battery/Trolley, 20 Ton Locomotive. After investigation, it was concluded that the probable cause was a worn cable jacket on a batte...
05/29/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was loading resin boxes onto a roof bolter and struck wrist on a canopy. Began losing time 8/11/14.
05/25/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He is an experienced underground coal miner. He is trained in the use of hand tools and was wearing his personal protective equipment. He was attempting to cut a piece of rock dust hose to get it ov...
05/20/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost He is an experienced employee with 4 years experience. He was wearing all of his personal protective equipment. He was attempting to re-insert a relay bar into the pan line. He hooked a come-along...
05/19/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost IE was in process of cleaning up a crosscut along the conveyor belt entry with another employee. Two were carrying a piece of 4"" beam approximately 12' long. When they were placing the beam along th...
05/18/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost She is a trained rib bolter with 5 years experience. She was wearing all of her personal protective equipment. As she was trying to install a bolt into the drilled rib, she pinched her right wrist b...
05/17/2014 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost He is a trained supervisor with 14 years experience in this role. He was operating a trolley/battery jeep which he is trained to do and has over 30 years experience in jeep operation. He was wearing...
05/10/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost He is a trained miner operator with 3 years experience. He was wearing all of his personal protective equipment. As he was moving the boom of the miner, a piece of roof material measuring 2 1/2 feet...
05/07/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was performing his regular job as a trained rib bolter, and was wearing all of his personal protective equipment. He had his left hand near the end of the rib bolting unit. The mining machine sta...
05/06/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above the anchorage was discovered on the 8 East longwall face near the #1 Shield Location. The fall measurements were 20' long X 16' wide X 12' high. Travel was affected through the are...
05/02/2014 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None He is a 60 year old coal miner who has worked underground for 21 years. 12 of those years were at this mine (46-01437). He has been diagnosed with pneumoconiosis at a 10% level. He is still working...
05/02/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was helping to fill the bulk dust tanks with the chute hose. He was wearing all of his protective equipment. After he dumped the last load of dust, he bled off the pressure and tried to remove th...
04/18/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was trying to remove a pin with a hammer on the longwall face. He is an experienced maintenance foreman who was wearing his metacarpal gloves. He has performed this job in the past and claimed tha...
04/17/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost picked rock up to put on belt, rock spun off and smashed thumb on belt rail.