MARSHALL COUNTY MINE — Accidents

Total: 2,257 accidents | Fatalities: 9

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was removing a damaged length of eight inch water pipe. He was wearing all of his personal protective equipment and he was performing the regular job classification of which his training is curren...
04/14/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of the roof above the anchorage was discovered in the crosscut between the Main East Track and the old Empty Track at 10-30 crosscut carrying approximately 5 feet into the Main East track entry...
04/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 115d lost IE was removing a rope that had been used to secure a rock prop to the belt structure. In process of removing the rope his right hand came in contact with a troughing idler causing a fracture to righ...
04/06/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost He was a passenger in a mantrip. He lost circulation in his legs due to lack of activity. When he exited the mantrip, he rolled his right ankle due to lack of muscle control. His metatarsal boots w...
04/05/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was rib bolting off of the continuous miner which is the normal job he is trained on. He had examined the top before the miner advanced forward. A piece of roof material fell from the top and stru...
04/05/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost He was installing roof support with a hand held air drill. He was wearing his protective equipment, and trained properly for the job. He examined the roof and confirmed it was sound. A piece of mat...
04/01/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 313d lost EE states he was turning a reducer and felt pain in his right shoulder. Medical treatment obtained on 4/2/14 and put on modified duty. The injury was reported late and there were no witnesses. The in...
03/28/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost EE alleges that while exiting the mine portal from the bath house facility he tripped over a carpet and fell. He sustained a broken bone in the right hand.
03/27/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He is an experienced electrician conducting an elevator inspection. He was wearing all of his protective equipment and his training was current. As he descended the ladder from the inspection platfo...
03/16/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost He was a passenger in an enclosed diesel mantrip. He was wearing all of his personal protective equipment. The mantrip operator intentionally drove into a track switch to enter the switch, the mantr...
02/27/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 172d lost He is a pipe man who was carrying a water pump through a crosscut toward the beltline. He was wearing all of his protective equipment and his boots were in good condition. He slipped and tried to ho...
02/20/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost He was filling in on section as a utility man. He was standing next to the continuous miner while the operator was cutting coal. A piece of material 4 feet long by 2 feet wide and 1 1/2 inches thick...
02/20/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost He is an inexperienced miner with 3 weeks experience. He was loading debris onto a mine flat car. A piece of old belt structure fell over and landed on top of his left hand fracturing his left ring...
02/12/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at the #7 wall intersection in the track entry of the old 6 East Longwall section. No injuries. The dimensions of the fall are 30 feet long X 15 feet wide X 8 feet high.
02/07/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He is a utility man who was performing work that he normally does not perform. He was attempting to hang trolley wire when he failed to recognize the stored energy in the coiled wire. As he tried to...
02/06/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost He is a newly trained miner roof bolter who was using an air drill in an outby location. He broke company policies by leaving suspended loads unprotected by removing the bottom drill steel and leavin...
01/30/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above the anchorage occurred on the mainline #14 Belt at 20 crosscut. The dimensions of the fall were 16 feet wide by 120 feet long by 15 feet high. No injuries or entrapments.
01/27/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost He is a miner with limited experience running a Joy 10SC32 Shuttle Car. He failed to recognize the hole in his tram road due to an inadequate examination during his pre-operational check. He dropped...
01/23/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 39d lost, 2d restricted He was using a stone bar to maneuver loose mine track rail on a supply car. While he was prying, he felt pain in his groin area. The cause of the injury was body positioning and overexertion due to...
01/19/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall above the anchorage was discovered on the mainline 13 belt at 37 crosscut. The dimensions were 20' long by 20' wide by 15' high. No injuries or entrapments. Ventilation not affected.
12/23/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was taking down miner cable out of the hooks. As he was taking the cable out of one hanger, the hanger behind him came apart and the miner cable fell out of the hooks. The cable knocked him down...
12/20/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with noise induced hearing loss (4.58%) *We dispute the allegations in citation #8055892 and submit this report solely to abate the citation.
12/18/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of the roof was discovered on the mainline #12 Belt at 22 crosscut. The dimensions of the fall were 50 feet long X 16 feet wide X 12 feet high. Travel was affected in the area.
12/16/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost He was walking from his car to the showerhouse prior to his shift starting. He slipped on some snow and landed on the ground striking his buttocks on the ground. On 12/26/13 medical information was...
12/14/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost He was carrying belt structure near the 5 North #4 Beltline. He slipped and struck his hand against a belt roller causing a laceration. The laceration became infected over time and required minor su...
12/11/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was supervising his crew while they were moving a sprocket across the longwall face. He picked up a hydraulic hose to get it out of the way, when he put his hand on the hose, the sprocket flopped...
12/03/2013 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost He was shoveling at the headgate drive area on the longwall face. He stood up and cut his right ear on a roof strap. The result was 7 sutures.
11/25/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost He was supervising the re-railing of an off-track dolly. The inby motor struck the inby dolly pushing the off track dolly over, striking his left foot causing a fracture.
11/21/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of the roof above the anchorage was discovered along the mainline track at 15-08. The fall was 92 feet long X 16 feet wide X 12 feet high. No injuries, travel was affected.
11/17/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was using a slate bar and pry bar to remove panline doors during longwall tear down. While holding the pry bar down, the bar slipped and hit him on the chin causing a laceration. It required 5 su...
11/12/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 158d lost Employee was bolting a track switch when hit by a mantrip. At #10 Belt Drive switch. Transferred to Hospital. Surgery to remove spleen, fractured pelvis no surgery. On ventilator 4 days, sent to Healt...
10/28/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While grinding a punch pin, the grinding wheel broke, a piece of the wheel struck and punctured his right upper thigh. He received three sutures to close the laceration.
10/21/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost He was placing a vertical pin on a longwall shield. He asked another employee to activate the relay bar to drop the pin into the hole. When the relay bar moved, it caught his left index finger betwe...
10/14/2013 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost He was walking down the track entry at 10-50 wall. He struck his hard hat on the mine roof causing him to fall backward onto the ground. He began missing work immediately due to his injury.
10/07/2013 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee had cement dust blow into eye.
10/04/2013 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal While in the process of pulling top chain onto the longwall conveyor panline, the chain became fouled. While examining the area, an apparent failure of the sheave anchor point may have occurred allow...
09/27/2013 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 524d lost He was bent over shoveling on the 7B Longwall Headgate area when a rock dislodged from the rib or roof and struck him in the back. He remained working without absence until medical evidence indicated...
09/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 126d lost He was working on the track on the 13A Miner Section. A rail rolled and struck him on the left ankle. He started missing work on 10-23-13 after x-rays showed evidence of a small fracture in his left...
09/21/2013 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 131d lost He was walking to the miner when a piece of material became dislodged from the rib and struck him in the right ring finger. The result was two fractures and a laceration requiring two sutures to the...
09/18/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While he was trying to put the draw bar of the track cleaner onto the pull motor, the draw bar kicked out and rolled his right ankle. *We dispute the allegations in citation #8055900 and submit this r...
09/17/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 13d restricted He was walking on the miner section when he stepped in a hole and felt pain in his back. *We dispute the allegations in citation #8055899 and submit this report solely to abate the citation.
09/16/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall was discovered in the tailgate entry of the 7B Longwall. The fall was at survey spad 16+10. The fall was above the anchorage and did affect ventilation.
09/15/2013 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost He was walking past his supply trip. He ducked down in a low spot and struck his head against a parked supply car resulting in a laceration which required 6 sutures. He began missing work immediatel...
09/11/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted He was pulling cable off the shuttle car when he lost his balance and fell backward over a ventilation tube. *We dispute the allegations set forth in citation #8055898 and submit this report solely to...
09/09/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None He was diagnosed with Noise Induced Hearing Loss; 13.28% permanent partial disability.
09/09/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None He was diagnosed with Occupational Pneumoconiosis with 10% pulmonary function impairment.
09/04/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 161d lost He was loading sand props into a sled. He was pulling on a sand prop to re-position it in the sled when he felt pain in his right elbow. An MRI revealed a tear in his right biceps muscle. He began...
09/03/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted He was pulling loader cable by hand and felt pain in his back. *We dispute the allegations in citation #8055897 and submit this report solely to abate the citation.
08/30/2013 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None This report is being submitted under protest to citation #8051834. On 8/30/13 an alleged entrapment occurred at the McElroy Prep Plant when an employee was in a chute with clean coal around the lower...
08/29/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall of the roof above the anchorage was discovered in crosscut 14-28 between the track and belt. The dimensions are 53' long X 16' wide X 12' high.