MC#1 Mine — Accidents

Total: 558 accidents | Fatalities: 5

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/26/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was assisting in installation of B side course refuse screen discharge chute. Employee was sitting on a pipe working when a come along under the leg broke causing employee to lose balance and...
12/22/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 36d lost EE reported having pain in right elbow that has been increasing & EE believed it was from the repetitive motion of shoveling, EE did not miss any work. At a later date of 5/25/17 EE took off work for...
12/16/2016 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee went to Dr. on 12/16/2016 & later had carpal tunnel surgery. Employee did not miss any work.
12/11/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Contractor stepped down from one flap to the second flap and was inspecting their work, when contractor turned around slipped due to a thin sheet of ice on the flap. Contractor then fell about 2ft and...
12/10/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was carrying cribs and slipped on a wet 2""X12"" board. Employee twisted EE's knee & fell. Employee has missed no work but had to have a procedure done to cut a foreign object out of EE's kne...
12/05/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Contractor was trying to get a 4ft mandoor out of the back of a 6 man MV. The door was stuck so ee stood on the bumper for better leverage. EE jerked up on the door to free it up, when it did ee felt...
12/01/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was shoveling at the tailpiece by the bore hole. Another employee was spraying the bore hole and unclogged rocks that were stuck. This caused water, sand, and mud to fall from the bore hole t...
11/22/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in HG3 the active tailgate of the longwall at xc 37 between 2 and 3 entries. This fall does not impede travel or ventilation and will not be cleaned up.
11/03/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was setting up a pump and cleaning debris away from the pump. Shortly after getting out of the water EE noticed legs felt like they were burning. This resulted in employee receiving 2nd degre...
11/03/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was setting up a pump and cleaning debris away from the pump. Shortly after getting out of the water EE noticed legs felt like they were burning. This resulted in employee receiving 2nd degre...
10/21/2016 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I.E. was taking material to roof bolter in #1 entry. EE parked & shut the scoop EE was operating off. EE got out of the scoop & walked between the scoop & the rib & that is where a piece of hog panel...
10/17/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE had hung a come-a-long from a shield to lift a relay bar. When EE started taking slack out of the chain, EE looked up & the come-a-long fell & hit EE in the mouth causing a chipped tooth. EE did no...
10/06/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Contractor was shoveling in the slope, lost footing and fell on right side that resulted in a bruised lung. This incident is questionable and still under investigation.
10/04/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None We had a roof fall on the active section of HG#5 at xc71 in the intersection of #2 entry. A cleanup plan was submitted to and approved by MSHA to clean up this area.
09/26/2016 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 32d lost Employee turned in letter stating that ee had been diagnosed with silicosis.
09/23/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had just finished setting a diesel pump at pond 2. Employee went to chalk the tires on the trailer with a crib block when employee smashed the left index finger between the crib and trailer f...
09/21/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Employee had bent over to re-hook up a chain from a structure trailer to a bobcat. When EE went to stand back upright EE felt something pull in EE's lower back.
09/12/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None We had a roof fall on the active section of TG#2 at xc120 in the intersection of #2 entry. A cleanup plan was submitted to and approved by MSHA to clean up this area.
09/09/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was in the process of installing a bearing on a new water wipe for the Longwall Head. Another employee was prying up on one side of the shaft with a pry bar so they could install a bearing. T...
09/02/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking to the head of the longwall from the tail. EE put hand on the head drive. When the head drive pushed it caught a finger in between the flex plate. Employee missed no work from thi...
08/23/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving a pin out of the supply trailer with a hammer. A small piece of the hammer head chipped off & hit EE in right forearm. Employee did not miss any work due to this injury.
08/12/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was opening a lid on a scoop battery to inspect. While opening the lid EE slid right hand down the edge underneath coming in contact with a sharp bur on the lid with right ring finger. This c...
07/01/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 2d lost, 35d restricted Traveling in man trip, chain hoist fell out of moving man trip, attempted to catch hoist when finger became caught between & severed end of right middle finger. Cause of injury hoist not secured. Inci...
06/23/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Employee was trying to pin relay bar to shield. To help align the holes for the pin EE used another pin to let the relay bar roll along & push it over. When EE pushed the ram out, the pin popped out s...
06/15/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None We had a minor roof fall in TG2 at xc 78 (approximately 30 xcuts outby the section) between 3-4 entries that was above the anchorage point but did not impede travel or ventilation.
05/27/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking back to tool boxes in the travelroad after being at the face. A piece of shale fell through the mesh measuring 3""X3""X1"" thick hit EE above the right eyebrow causing a 1"" cut t...
05/23/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a 42"" bottom roller out of its bracket while the belt was locked out. EE was on knees beside the belt with right hand on the floor. When the roller came out of the bracket it st...
05/17/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost I.E. was loading a water booster pump into an empty sled after a 3rd shift power move. As EE was assisting getting it in the sled, right forearm was caught between a rail of the pump & the sled. EE mi...
04/27/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was standing behind the operator while operator was setting the ATRS. The ATRS was almost to the top when a rock fell out hitting the ATRS and sliding down towards the canopy. The rock struck the c...
04/20/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting rubber skirting with razor knife: laceration to right index and middle finger requiring 7 sutures.
04/18/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was inserting a tow bar into the socket on the shearer to remove a DA Ram that had been replaced. While trying to attach the DA Ram to the tow bar the employee pinched left hand, below the th...
04/06/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 112d lost Employee was holding rib mesh up with a 6' rod to keep self away from rib while mesh was bolted. EE went to step away and EE's foot was under a loose rock causing EE to fall.
03/22/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost The injured employee went to talk to the scoop operator and put left hand on the side of the scoop bucket. EE didn't realize the scoop was running & the operator was pulling the ram back. It caught EE...
03/09/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost Employee was hauling a load of trash out with a tractor. Employee hit a bump causing their head to strike the canopy of the tractor. This accident happened on 3/9/16. Employee just missed their first...
02/23/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee was pulling a piece of 8"" plastic pipe in the mine. The rigging loosened up that secured the pipe to the mantrip and the pipe slid forward when the operator slowed and struck EE in the right...
02/17/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was disconnecting shuttle car cat heads for the power move. They started to pull the middle car cable up and didn't realize it was still connected to the distribution box. When the cable got...
02/08/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was building cribs on the longwall recovery face. EE set a crib block on finger smashing it between two crib blocks. Crib blocks being used are 6""x6""x30"" with an estimated average weight o...
02/02/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pulling on 60"" belt with 5/8 steel braided cable and shive wheels. While they were pulling, a double molly became lodged. They then let the pressure off from the scoop side to unlodge th...
01/25/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Magnetic switch went out on the material hoist. The switch was replaced and the hoist was back in operation by 8:00pm. All appropriate steps were taken during this time.
01/25/2016 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Control wires pulled loose from the aux hoist at Viking portal.
01/08/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Outby roof fall located in Tailgate 2 cross cut 39 between 2-3 entries. The size is about 60 feet long and about 12-14 feet tall. We have no plans of cleaning it up, and it has been dangered off on al...
12/08/2015 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal Employee was transporting material down slope A. Slope A belt shut off on a fault. Upon investigation of cause of fault, employee was discovered at the bottom of slope A.
10/26/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Setting timbers. Went to guide a timber someone was placing and finger got caught between the two timbers and smashed.
10/12/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee was hanging a block curtain by the feeder on the 3rd step of a 6 foot ladder. A service truck was backing up towards the feeder to drop off a spool of co cable and backed into the ladder knoc...
09/19/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I.E. was washing at A tail. I.E. stated he just shut the water off to add another joint of fire hose. When I.E. turned the water back on he lost control of it and dropped it. This resulted in the fire...
09/17/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost I.E. was in the process of installing a roof bolt, he was holding the bolt with his left hand while raising the pot with his right hand. While stretching to place the bolt head inside the wrench he sl...
08/16/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Taking shield to shield hoses off of shields & was cutting plastic covering off of hoses to take them apart. The knife slipped & stuck him in the left forearm.
08/13/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None I.E. was changing a bottom roller on the clean coal load out belt. While I.E. was changing the roller he felt a piece of dirt fall in his right eye. I.E. was wearing safety glasses. The roller was abo...
08/12/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee was in the roof bolting process and had drilled his hole and was bringing his drill steels downward out of the hole with the steels rotating. he reached up and put his hand around the steel t...
07/27/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee was getting out of the mantrip when he got tripped up trying to get out and he fell on a 6"" waterline that was on the ground causing him to hurt his ribs.