Maysville Mine — Accidents

Total: 152 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/17/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Door switch failed causing elevator to malfunction.
07/01/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Breaker tripped causing loss of power to the elevator.
06/06/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The governor cable was causing the safety switch to trip on the top of the car causing the elevator to malfunction. Tightened the spring on the car and has taken care of the problem.
06/04/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 16d restricted While in a kneeling position the employee stood up after resetting a breaker and felt a pain in his right knee. Right knee strain.
06/03/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None On 6/3/2008, the entire plant and mine lost electrical power from the supplier. The power outage caused loss of power to the vertical hoist at the mine, however the back diesel power kicked on immedia...
05/30/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator control cable was cut while repairs to the compensating chains were performed.
03/31/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Safety door switch malfunction caused interruption to elevator service for more than 30 minutes. Repairs made to switch to return elevator to service.
02/12/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None On 2/12/2008, the entire plant and mine lost electrical power from the supplier. The power outage caused loss of power to the vertical hoist at the mine, however the back diesel power kicked on immedi...
01/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While returning to pick up truck to retrieve lunch box the employee slipped on snow and ice on the Hoist House parking lot. Employee was preparing to take a Getman underground via the slope. 2-3 stitc...
08/11/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Safety switch malfunction caused interruption to elevator service for more than 30 minutes. Tension on switch spring was adjusted to eliminate problem.
05/02/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 27d lost, 44d restricted Employee was performing maintenance on feeders. While walking down the catwalk the mechanic walking in the back noticed the mechanic in front started slumping over, dropped to his knees, and fell (and...
03/11/2006 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using grinder to prepare feeder pan for welding repairs when the grinder kicked out striking employee on right leg.
11/21/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None SCR of main drive motor is bad. Replacing SCR & starter on motor. Parts on site. Approx time of return to service 11/28/2005. Firing pulse generators bad & need to be rebuilt. Man hoist & emergency ho...
08/16/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None High speed bearing went out on elevator drive. Will be out of service for 2 days until repairs are made. Man hoist as well as emergency hoist will be manned and ready 24 hours a day until elevator is...
04/29/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Elevator will be down for scheduled maintenance on 5/1/2005 through 5/5/2005. Rails which the elevator car travels will be replaced. Man hoist as well as the emergency hoist will be manned and ready 2...
03/05/2005 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Due to a fault in the surge suppresor on a incoming 4160 volt line, the power to the mine elevator was interrupted at 7:20 p.m. Saturday evening (3/5/2005). Repairs were made and power restored at 9:1...
12/23/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking, went to grab handrail, missed handrail due to bi-focal glasses and fell into handrail cutting lip and chipping tooth.
12/01/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted 2 EEs were in shop loading a brake drum for 631D Cat tractor onto wheel hub located on a pallet. Two boards were being used to slide drum over hub when one board slipped and brake drum landed on EE's...
10/07/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was using a utility knife to cut a piece of conveyor belting to be used as an airwall when the knife slipped cutting his right lower leg.
07/12/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 26d restricted Whille pulling on a torque wrench tightening bolts on a crusher employee felt pain in right shoulder.
03/22/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing roof bolt in back located R/N 4 North panel. While attempting to install bolt in drill hole, the bolt got in a bind due to improper machine positioning and slipped out of spinn...
03/12/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was tilting Getman basket to attach a spool of cable to mounting brackets. Latching bar was in upright position and when he tilted basket the bar went past center of gravity and bar fell stik...
03/01/2004 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None ELECTRIC POWER KICKED OFF DUE TO INSULATOR BLOWING IN THE MAIN SUBSTATION YARD APPROXIMATELY 11:20 AM. ALL MINE PERSONNEL MET AT THE FRESH AIR BASE. POWER WAS RESTORED APPROXIMATELY 5:15 PM. N O INCID...
01/21/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE WAS DISMOUNTING A PERSONELL CARRIER UNDERGROUND, WHILE STEPPING OFF USING 3 POINT CONTACT, SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE. NO LOOSE ROCK WAS FOUND IN AREA OF INCIDENT.
09/23/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 193d lost EE WAS OPERATING VARIOUS HEAVY EQUIPMENT ALL DAYDRIVING THE MACHINERY TO THE WASH BAY. EE WAS IN GOOD SPIRITS AT THE END OF SHIFT & DID NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT ANY PAIN OR DISCOMFORT. ON 9/23/03 APPROX 8PM...
10/25/2002 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None SAFTEY SWITCH ON DOOR JAMMED CAUSING ELEVATOR TO MALFUNCTION.
08/04/2002 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None HAD TO REPLACE GOVENOR CABLE ON ELEVATOR. ELEVATOR COULD RUN MANUALLY IF NEEDED.
06/29/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost EE WAS CLEARING OFF AN OVERLOADED BELT AND WHILEEXITING ROCK BOX STOOD UP FROM SQUATTING FELT PAIN IN LEFT KNEE. POSSIBLE TORN CARTILAGE.
11/17/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost STRUCK BY A FALLING ROCK. A ROCK FELL ON EE'S HEAD OFF OF THE FACE.
10/09/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None USING SCREW DRIVER AND TOOL SLIPPED AND HIT HAND AGAINST CHAIN. REQUIRED 2 STITCHES.
09/28/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None CUT/PUNCTURE/SCRA EE WAS GETTING OUT OF 11022 SCALER AND HE WAS HOLDING HIS HAND UP TO THE WINDOW TO KEEP THE DOOR FROM SLAMMING AND HE GOT A PIECE OF GLASS IN HIS HAND.
09/16/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted STRAIN OR INJURY BY PUMP STARTED TO SHIFT FROM FLOOR JACK AND EMPLOYEE CAUGHT TO KEEP FROM FALLING. LONGER THAN 40 HOUR RESTRICTION-LOST TIME.
09/11/2001 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None REPLACING GOVENOR CABLE. TWO ESCAPEWAYS WERE STILL MAINTAINED.
09/02/2001 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost STRAIN OR INJURY BY NOT WATCHING FOOTING.
08/08/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 104d lost EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
07/12/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost STRAIN OR INJURY OTHER WAS BRINING THE HIGHSCALER BASKET TO THE GROUND TO TALK TO EE AND THE DOWN LEVER STUCK CAUSING THE BASKET TO HIT THE GROUND JARRING EE.
07/04/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted CAUGHT IN, UNDER SCALING ROCK, AND THE ROCK FELL DOWN PINCHING HIS HAND AGAINST THE BASKET.
05/21/2001 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None TURNED POWER OFF 1:00 PM TO REPLACE INSULATOR ON INCOMING LINE. POWER RESTORED 3:30 PM. MAINTAINED 2 ESCAPEWAYS OUT OF MINE.
05/13/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 22d restricted EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER TIED A ROPE AROUND THE TIP OF THE TIRE ON 36026 FORKLIFT AND SECURED THE MAST ON 36025. AS CO-WORKER WAS PULLING THE TIRE BACK, THE ROPE BROKE AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE L EFT SIDE...
03/24/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 42d lost, 17d restricted STRAIN OR INJURY BY. EE DROVE THROUGH #43 BETWEEN J-NORTH AND K-NORTH AND THE FLOOR WAS LOWER ON ONE SIDE THAN THE OTHER AND THE TRUCK JARRED EE WHEN THE TRUCK DROPPED OFF OF THE 1-FOOT LEDGE CAUSING...
03/12/2001 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None ELECTRIC WENT OFF AT MAIN SUBSTATION CAUSING ELEVATOR NOT TO WORK. TWO ESCAPEWAYS WERE STILL MAINTAINED.
12/19/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None AN SCR WHICH AIDS IN CONTROLLING THE SHAFT HOIST WENT OUT AT 7:15 PM. THE HOIST WAS BACK IN SERVICE AT 10:45 PM (SAME DATE). TWO OTHER MEANS OF ESCAPE WERE STILL AVAILABLE.
10/31/2000 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A NON-INJURY, SELF PROPELLED MOBILE EQUIPMENT FIRE CAT 631D TRUCK OCCURRED UNDERGROUND AT THE A-NORTH CRUSHER ON 10-31-00. THE FIRE LASTED APPROX. 3 1/2 HRS AND WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE MINE RE SCUE TE...
10/12/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted EE STATED HE WAS TIEING THE BENCH IN AND HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT. HE STATES THAT THERE WS NOT ONE SPECIFIC ACT THAT CAUSED IT TO HURT. THIS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTABLE DUE TO THE FACT EE RECEIVED RESTRIC...
10/04/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A CONTROL BOARD WHICH AIDS INOPERATING THE SHAFTHOIST WENT OUT AT 5:30AM THE SHAFT HOIST WAS B3ACK IN SERVICE AT 8AM 2 OTHER MEANS OF ESCAPE WERE STILL AVAILABLE
08/12/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None A CONTROL CABLE FOR THE BOTTOM DOOR SWITCHES ANDOVERTRAVEL SWITCHES HAD A CUT IN THE CABLE. THE SHAFT HOIST WENT DOWN AT 7:30 AM AND WAS BACK INSERVICE AT 8:15 AM AFTER REPAIRS WERE MADE. TWO OTHER ME...
07/26/2000 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost 6EE WAS WALKING DOWN ROADWAY AND SLIPPED ON HYDRALIC FLUID CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE. FIRST DAY LOST IS 8-2-00.
05/23/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 30d restricted SUBJECT WAS WALKING TO AN ELEVATOR CARRING A TOOL BOX. WHILE WALKING THROUGH A NARROW WALKWAYHE TURNED SIDEWAYS AND FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.
05/12/2000 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost EE WAS PULLING ON A HOIST CHAIN AND FELT A PULLING IN HIS CHEST ON THE FIRST INCIDENT AND THE SECOND INCIDENT HE WAS PULLING ON A LUG WRENCH AND FELT THE SAME SENSATION. AF6TER THE SECOND INCI DENT HE...
02/20/2000 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None AT 11 AM THE TRAILING CABLE THAT SUPLLIES POWER TO THE SHAFT HOIST DEVELOPED MOISTURE IN THE CABLE CAUSING THE HOIST TO BE TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE. TWO OTHER MEANS OF ESCAPE WERE STILL AVAILABLE. THE SHA...