MC#1 Mine — Accidents

Total: 558 accidents | Fatalities: 5

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/23/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting a drag on a shuttle car, when he lifted one end and another employee lifted the other end, the drag smashed the end of his middle finger on his left hand. He was taken to the hosp...
01/16/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at this operation at x-cut 54 in the number 2 entry of the tailgate unit 002 in the intersection.
01/05/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing equipment doors on the belt line when a concrete block fell above him and struck him on the left forearm causing a laceration, he was taken to the hospital and received 8 stitc...
01/03/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at x-cut 93 between 1 and 2 entry of the Tailgate Unit 002. It is not blocking the escape way or the ventilation off the unit.
12/02/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 143d lost Employee was hanging T-channel on the rib and he felt something pop in his left shoulder. He thought he would be Ok, but he continued to work since then, he went to the specialist and he recommended h...
11/04/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting ribs in x-cut 118 on the Tailgate Unit when a piece of metal sheared off and lodged in the corner of his left eye. He went to the eye doctor and had the small piece removed and re...
11/01/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost Employee was stacking crib ties and had his right pinky finger between two timbers when it got smashed.
10/24/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred at 7:05 A.M. on the Head gate Unit 001. In the number 3 entry in the intersection at x-cut number 144. The roof fall was 19 foot wide by 19 foot long, about 10 foot high.
09/27/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost Employee was installing water line on belt structure when a pressurized hose struck his legs. Employee suffered bruises and swelling to his legs resulting in lost work days.
09/23/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee bent over to pick something up of the side of the roadway when a sharp small rock fell and hit his right hand, it cut his right ring finger. He was transported to the hospital and received st...
09/16/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was raising the bolt into the hole with his hands and the steel plate rubbed against his right forearm, cutting his arm, he was taken to the hospital and received 6 stitches to his right fore...
08/19/2011 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 97d restricted Employee was working in the Headgate Unit 001, he was installing a 12 foot cable bolt and the cable bolt bent he hit the rotation lever, the plate spun striking the employee on the left wrist. He was...
08/08/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hanging roof bolter cable across the entry of #2 entry of the Tailgate Unit at x-cut #90, a piece of rock fell from the screen wire and struck him on the back of the neck at the hair line...
08/06/2011 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was working setting up welder & wasp stung him on left upper eye lid.
08/04/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall happened at 9:15 PM in the Main North #1 entry at x-cut 12. The fall is in the return entry and there is another entry to travel and the fall does not impede passage or impair ventilation.
08/02/2011 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Emergency Hoist was stuck in the shaft.
07/19/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At 1700 hours on 07/19/2011 a roof fall occurred at x-cut #106 of the Headgate Unit in #3 entry in the intersection. MMU-001 Unit. The fall is about 18 foot by 18 and 10 foot high in the intersection.
06/27/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall at x-cut 87 in #3 Entry of the Tailgate Unit. Above the anchorage. The fall was at the face. 002 Unit.
06/21/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing Q-decking on the steel square sets on the Tailgate unit and came in contact with a burr on the edge of one of the steel sets, causing a laceration on the back of his right wris...
06/16/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost Employee was walking between the rib and the single boom. The rib rolled out on the corner striking employee into the platform of the single boom. Hitting the platform cut his right shoulder and a roc...
06/14/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall on the Tailgate Unit at x-cut 87 on MMU-O02 in number 2 entry at the face area.
05/23/2011 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was troubleshooting a power problem on Cm-03 continuous miner on the Tailgate Unit. He contacted a live 110 volt power lead and the frame with his right hand. The accident happened at 4:30 AM...
05/23/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was working on the refuse stacker and was using a cheater pipe on a bar, when the pipe slipped and he lost his balance and was struck on his left cheek area and left jaw. He received 3 stitch...
05/19/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pushing up a roofbolt when wrench bent breaking the bolt, the plate flew back striking the employee above the right eye, causing a laceration that needed 3 stitches. Employee was wearing...
05/16/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall in number 2 entry (belt line) at intersection of x-cut number 61 of the Headgate Unit. The fall is 12 foot by 15 foot and fell out 8 foot high.
04/30/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on a belt and power move and he got his earring caught on the fence guarding and ripped the earring out of the top of his left ear.
03/31/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The roof along the face at the tailgate end of the longwall fell into the pan. The tailgate is blocked.
03/30/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost Employee was working on the beltline in the tailgate section of M-Class mine when he was attempting to ascend belt structure. Employee suffered a dislocation of his left knee.
03/19/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stacking concrete blocks for a stopping, one of the concrete blocks fell off and smashed his left thumb. He went to the hospital and received 11 stitches, and returned to work.
03/16/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unloading bolts from roof bolting machine and came in contact with the metal band that wraps the bundle of bolts, cutting his right forearm.
02/28/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting up angle brackets on the tailgate using the single boom roof bolting machine. When putting the bolt into the hole a piece of rock slid out and hit the employee over the left eye....
02/17/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was taking the cap off the left torque shaft of the continuous mining machine and when the cap came off, hot oil squirted out on both of his wrists areas.
02/09/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at the mine on 02/09/2011 at approximately 10:00 AM on the Headgate Unit. Intersection of the number 2 entry at crosscut 64.
11/15/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The mining machine was loading material into the shuttle car and a piece of rock slid across the load and was headed towards the employee in the cab of the shuttle car, he saw it coming and held his h...
11/02/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting at the face, putting up the center bolts, when the operator on the other boom lowered his boom, the wrench fell and struck the employee over his right eye, cutting his head above...
10/07/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting plastic off packed items, cut his left hand above the thumb. He went to hospital and received 9 stitches.
09/25/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was tightening a bolt with a wrench, the wrench slipped off the bolt, causing the employee to punch the metal beam next to the bolt with his right fist, breaking a bone in his right hand.
06/23/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was building an overcast and while lifting the piece of tin, he cut his right forearm. He was treated at the mine site and taken to the hospital and received 13 stitches. He returned to work,...
05/21/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was stepping off of a ladder and twisted his ankle.
05/05/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 210d lost Employee stepped off back of bolter.
04/11/2010 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal Employee was struck when a stair stringer, secure in 4 locations, inadvertently released, striking employee in the chest area, thereby forcing him into a Genie manlift located approximately 8-10 feet...
04/10/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost EE was plastering around a door and when he stacked another block on top of the door, the blockbond splattered up under his safety glasses and got under his safety glasses and into his left eye.
03/18/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 323d lost Employee indicates that she was jostled while driving articulating truck causing injury to her neck and back. We were made aware of her injury when we received a fax from her attorney on 4/13/10. Sh...
02/01/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was making up Q-decking and handing it up to men working. A piece slipped and cut his right thumb.
01/29/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost EE was climbing on a scoop when it unexpectedly started moving. His leg/foot was caught in a chain that pulled it under the fender and wheel of the scoop.
01/28/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost On Jan. 28th,2010 at 1:45 a.m. EE got his right foot under the cat track of the beam setter as it was tramming forward. He was transported to the hospital for examination and x-rayed, nothing was brok...
11/30/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost EE got concrete inside his work boot - He continued to work and the concrete made a chemical burn on his left foot and ankle.
11/17/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Employee was setting steel beams and another employee lifted up and employee got his thumb caught in between beam and tube.
10/12/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Supervisor and laborer were unloading T-way roof beams off of a scoop. While pushing beams off scoop, the laborer got his middle finger and ring finger of his right hand caught in between the beam and...
09/23/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON FATALITY Fatal A piece of grating had been moved to insert a piece of pipe. Employee stepped in hole in grating and fell 38' down the shaft. Injury was fatal.