MARSHALL COUNTY MINE — Accidents

Total: 2,257 accidents | Fatalities: 9

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/04/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL ABOVE ANCHORAGE @ 31 CROSSCUT OF THE 6B TAILGATE ENTRY. THE FALL IS IN THE CROSSCUT TO THE GOB. NO INJURIES; NOT AN ESCAPE WAY; TRAVEL & VENTILATION HAVE NOT BEEN EFFECTED. A BREAKER ROW O...
10/27/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 93d lost Unloading armor clad 85# ties, tie slipped & struck employee on top of right foot. Fracture was not found on initial exam. X-ray on 11/2/11 showed fracture.
10/26/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None 5.68% noise-induced hearing loss
10/22/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost MAIN EAST TAILGATE #2 ENTRY. THE MINER CONVEYOR CHAIN WAS LOCKED UP. A CHAIN WAS ATTACHED TO THE CONVEYOR CHAIN TO ASSIST PULLING THE CHAIN WHEN THE CHAIN BROKE AND A CHAIN FRAGMENT HIT THE EMPLOYEE I...
10/19/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost Employee was holding bracket to position belt winder shoe on belt winder. He pinched his left index finger between the winder bar shoe and housing. Resulted in fracture to left index finger.
10/14/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost He was rockdusting outby the 6B miner section. He threw a rockdust hose over his shoulder and felt pain in his right lower back. *The operator disputes the allegations set forth in Citation #8049152 a...
10/07/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the 7B off 5 north miner section. The fall was in the track entry in the four way intersection at 25 wall. The fall was 25 feet long by 16 feet wide by 13 feet high.
10/06/2011 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning from under belt, was crawling out from under belt when he was struck by a rock that had come off of the belt.
10/04/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was operating an air drill, the drill handle slipped out of his hands and struck him on the safety glassed. *The operator disputes the allegations set forth in Citation #8049153 and submits this re...
09/28/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on the 5 North #2 Main Belt. The fall was at the #41 crosscut parallel to the 5 North truck. The fall was approximately 80' in length, 16' in width, and 12' high.
09/26/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost He was working as a shearer operator, he stepped into the panline to remove wire from the tailgate drum and twisted his right knee. *We dispute the allegations in Citation #8052781 and submit this rep...
09/22/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was assisting in bolting on a fall at 17-12. The drill operator pushed the bolt up with the drill, the bolt bent and kicked the drill sideways pinching his finger between the bolt and volcano...
09/21/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on the Mainline Track parallel to 17 Belt at 12 crosscut. The dimensions of the fall were 25 feet long x 12 feet high x 16' wide.
09/17/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee was sweeping the walkway along main #7 belt at 45 crosscut. Tripped over spotted roller on the mine floor and rolled his right ankle. On 9-18-11 was diagnosed with a fracture of bone.
09/15/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While belting roof mesh to top a piece of stone fell out of the tip, slid down the mesh and struck employee on top of the hard hat. Resulted in 4 sutures on head.
09/09/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was using a slate bar to push a rock off of roof mesh. When the rock came loose, it pushed one end of the slate bar down and the other end up causing it to strike him under his chin. Resulted in la...
09/08/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was pulling cable slack from the center bolter when he felt pain in his right knee. *We dispute the allegations set forth in Citation #8049149 and submits this report solely to terminate the citati...
09/07/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the main east return at crosscut 12-28 in the #6 entry. The fall was in an intersection and above anchorage.
09/06/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 81d restricted He was walking towards the wash bay when he tripped on a hose, fell onto his right shoulder. *The operator disputes the allegations set forth in Citation #8049148 and submits this report solely to ter...
09/06/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee twisted right ankle when stepping out of Contractor Truck. Employee did not seek treatment for two days and was back to work within two (2) days at full duty. Injury was not reported as it wa...
09/02/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was hanging curtain on the 7B miner section. Some roof material came out of the top and got into his left eye. *We dispute the allegations set forth in Citation #8049147 and submits this report sol...
08/29/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the 5B L.W. head gate. The roof is heavy over the stage loader for a distance of 30'.
08/26/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on the inactive 8A section in the #2 entry at 3+40 in an intersection.
08/18/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee was jacking dollies back on track on the mainline track. Over a period of time throughout the shift he felt tightness in his back. He went to doctor and MRI appointments and began to miss wor...
08/18/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was walking to get onto a mantrip when he twisted his left ankle. *We dispute the allegations in Citation #8055885 and submit this report to abate the citation.
08/18/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 9d restricted Employee poked a hole in the waterline on the 10A Booster. The waterline busted and shoved the razor knife that he was holding in his left hand and shoved the blade into his right hand causing a lacer...
08/16/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None 10A Longwall at 150 shield; employee was operating the tail gate end of the shearer and cutting toward the head. His right hand was resting on the handrail when a rock came off the shearer drum and st...
08/12/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the old belt entry of the 7A section. The fall was 10'high x 20'wide x 20' long. This area was dangered off and posts were set along perimeter of fall.
08/12/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 16d restricted He was unloading post from a car when one rolled off and hit him in the left knee. *We dispute the allegations in Citation #8051193 and submit this report solely to terminate the citation.
08/09/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None During an electrical inspection the elevator was found to have a bent rod for the overspeed protection. The rod was repaired and put back into service at 5:10pm on 8/11/11.
08/02/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on the #3 main line belt at #28 cross cut, dimensions measured 65' in length and 10' high.
07/15/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 3d restricted EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING POST INTO RETURN @ S-20 cc WHEN HE WENT TO DROP THE POST ONTO THE GROUND & PINCHED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. *The operator disputes the allegations set forth in Citation #8051192 a...
07/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted He was unloading roadway material in 6B miner section and felt pain in his back. *The operator disputes the allegations set forth in Citation #8051191 and submits this report solely to terminate the c...
06/26/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the 6B off 5 North miner section. The fall was in a 3 way intersection at survey station #125 + 86 in the #2 entry. The fall was 16' high x 20' wide x 24' long.
06/25/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at crosscut 10-sc. Dimensions measure 10 feet high by 40 feet long and is rib to rib.
06/20/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 71d lost, 46d restricted He was unloading belt structure from a supply car when he felt pain in his left shoulder. *We dispute the allegations in Citation #8055887 and submit this report solely to terminate the citation.
06/14/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee's finger got caught between a longwall component and guard when installing guard. Resulted in laceration and 7 sutures.
06/13/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at 8A longwall in the #3 entry. The fall is above the anchorage and measures 21 ft. in length.
06/13/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in 58 longwall tail gate Entry from 29+85 to 30+01. Dimensions measured 25 feet long by 15.5 feet wide.
06/09/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a 2X4 board with a hacksaw. Employee right hand slipped and his right index finger was cut resulting in 5 sutures.
05/27/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was diagnosed with permanent noise induced hearing loss. The operator disputes the allegations set forth in Citation #8051133 and submits this report solely to terminate the citation
05/18/2011 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 7d restricted He was operating the shearer when a piece of rock came off the headgate drum and struck him on the right hand. *We dispute the allegations in Citation # 8049157 and submit this report solely to termin...
05/13/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee got out of shuttle car to pick up a bundle of volcanoes plates, when he slipped on sloughage causing him to fall forward. This resulted in him pinching his left thumb between the mine floor a...
05/13/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 16d lost, 18d restricted He was standing on the third rung of a ladder. He fell backwards and landed on his back causing pain. *We dispute the allegations set forth in Citation #8051189 and submits this report solely to termi...
05/09/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 13d restricted He was walking on the portal bottom when he felt pain is his left knee. The operator disputes the allegations set forth in Citation #8051190 and submits this report solely to terminate the citation.
05/04/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 42d restricted He was stepping off a supply car when he slipped and landed on his back. The operator disputes the allegations set forth in citation # 8051138 and submits this report solely to terminate the citation.
04/30/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost Employee stated that while dragging a tube (ventilation tube) on the 7B section he was struck in the back by previously hung tubes which fell as he crossed under them. *The operator disputes the alleg...
04/25/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Roof bolting off the miner. A piece of slate fell out of the top and struck him on the left forearm. This resulted in 6 sutures.
04/13/2011 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Diagnosed with occupational pneumoconiosis (10%) Company notified on 4/13/11
04/03/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 210d lost, 19d restricted He was carrying supplies and felt pain in his back. Did not slip or trip. *The operator disputes the allegations set forth in citation #8051136 and submits this report solely to terminate the citation...