MC#1 Mine — Accidents

Total: 558 accidents | Fatalities: 5

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/30/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was hammering in a bit lug on the shear when a piece of metal got into is little finger.
07/28/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of entering C.O. cable into a box. While he was cutting back the cable he slipped and cut his left thumb. He was using a utility knife.
07/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 115d lost EE was washing the shear off prior to servicing. the shear had more than normal amount of rock on it than normal so he hooked up a half inch hose to the emulsion and turned it on wide open. The hose...
07/22/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost EE was in the process of setting up a longwall tripper drive @ x-cut 94 in entry #1 on Headgate 3. EE was jacking up an I-Beam to position it when the beam turned over onto his right foot. It broke 2...
07/09/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was tightening a cable bolt with a truss gun, when the truss gun slipped off the bolt and pinned his hand between the gun and the roof bolter canopy.
07/03/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Man using razor knife to cut belt, slipped and cut forearm. Mine on vacation during injury. Injury just got reported from plant on 7/17/14 filed immediately
05/28/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON INJURIES INVOLVNG NONEMPLOYEES None Hilti salesman is not an employee at M-Class. While the salesman was leaving the prep plant and walking across the parking lot he fell. There was no seen tripping hazards. Possible broken ankle.
05/27/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None upon traveling with inspectors a fall was found in Main North entry number 1 between xc98 and xc99. approximate distance is 50 feet and height unknown. the fall was unintentional and there is no pla...
05/27/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Upon traveling with inspectors a fall was found in entry number 6 between xc101 and xc102 of the North Main headings. Approximate distance is 58 feet and height was approximately 3.5 feet. The fall w...
05/14/2014 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal The victim and another miner were tramming the roof bolter outby down the No.3 entry of tailgate No.1 when the accident occurred. The victim was injured when he was struck by the roof bolter as he pla...
05/14/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Changing rear end in scoop. Tripped over cribs and hoses on ground. Initially file only. Employee worked up until day of surgery on knee. He has missed no work.
05/05/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was carrying a piece of pipe and twisted his left knee.
04/15/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting belt to prepare for a belt splice and he ran the knife across his left hand by accident. He received stitches behind his left thumb on his left hand and returned to work.
04/11/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was helping build stopping when he went to put in last concrete block it fell out striking him in the face. Employee received stitches to his face.
04/07/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None HE WAS WALKING THROUGH A PARTIAL OPENING IN A HOLLOW STOPPING WHEN STRUCK ON THE RIGHT HAND BY A BLOCK THAT FELL FROM above. the block striking was estimated to fall from 12-24 inches. middle finger w...
03/21/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Shoveling along the slope belt when he allegedly lost his footing and fell to the mine floor
03/05/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 200d lost Employee working on a drill rig. Area was slightly muddy. Employee stated he was hit by something.
03/02/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None We had a tailgate blockage at the tail of the longwall section between x-cut #89 and #90 in number 3 entry of the Tailgate.
02/13/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The emergency hoist would not travel to the bottom of the shaft within the 30 minute time frame, due to ice on the rails in the shaft.
02/11/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall at x-cut 138, entry #1 of the Headgate #1 Unit.
02/06/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was shoveling in the Slope A and slipped and cut his right forearm. Underneath. He went to the clinic and received stitches in his right forearm.
01/27/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost EE was pulling on a 60 inch pipe wrench and strained groin area.
01/17/2014 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Employee was hanging wire mesh and when he pulled it forward on the ATRS he got his right foot caught in the ATRS catching his right foot.
01/04/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 303d lost Employee states he was carrying chicago air line and felt a pain in his right hip. He went off work on 01/05/2014 and is under a doctors care.
12/11/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking at the bottom of the shaft and slipped, as he slipped he grabbed the screen wire to catch his balance, he strained his left hand ring finger in the mesh, he strained his left ring...
11/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee stated he lifted drill feed jack, and he twisted his body and trunk and felt a tingling sensation in his back. He continued to work until 12/17/2013 when he started to miss work due to back i...
11/11/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None We had a roof fall at x-cut 101 in the belt entry #1. It was 27 feet long, and about 10 foot high. This is on the longwall unit, Headgate #2, 004 MMU.
11/04/2013 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL FATALITY Fatal Employee was shoveling coal into the Longwall pan line. A piece of coal fell from the face striking the employee. Employee was standing under shield #123 on the Longwall face at the time of the accide...
10/23/2013 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost Employee was traveling down the slope to his job site and a piece of tin shedding fell and hit him in the head.
10/14/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was checking his drill pod for the suction and the drill steel fell out of the roof onto his left pinky finger. He has a fracture of his left pinky finger. He was working on the Headgate #1 U...
10/11/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 45d restricted Employee was stepping out of the Bobcat and he thought he twisted his ankle, when checked at the hospital he had a broken left foot. He was located at x-cut 24 of the Headgate #3.
10/08/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting up the angle brackets with the single boom roof bolter he dropped the platform and a steel plate shot out and hit him in the left forearm, he went and received 6 stitches and retu...
09/26/2013 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 270d lost employee was installing the rib bolt and the rib rolled out, striking the employee on the left foot fracturing his left foot.
09/23/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost Employee was taking a boomer off the bantom duster out of the scoop bucket, when the boomer came loose it hit him in the back of the left knee, he thought he would be OK, the x-ray yesterday showed a...
09/17/2013 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost The employee was walking along the longwall face and the face of coal rolled out on the panline and struck his left foot, he was wearing rubber boots and coal punctured his boot. He went to the hospit...
09/13/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting accutrak in panline and his left forefinger got caught under the accutrak. Employee fractured his left forefinger.
09/10/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee from Foresight Supply was working in the warehouse area and he smashed his right ring finger between two pieces of metal, he went to the Benton hospital and received two stitches.
09/08/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None It was about 3:00 PM when we found a roof fall at x-cut 66 in the number 3 entry of the Headgate #3 unit.
09/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost The injured ee was kneeling down and placed his hand on a sheeting gurt so that he could peak over the edge to talk to an ee and when his body weight shifted on the sheeting gurt it sprung down and pi...
08/23/2013 ELECTRICAL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hanging the shuttle car cable for a shuttle car tie-off, when he bent the cable double the cable arced and flashed, the cable had a pin hole in it, the cable flash burned his left inside...
08/13/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The examiner found a roof fall at x-cut 93 in the main north in entry #7 while doing his weekly exam.
08/12/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was standing on the platform while the ATRS was lowered to put up the last row of bolts, when the ATRS lowered a rock fell ahead of the boom and knocked the operator off the platform. He fell...
08/03/2013 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking down the face of the longwall, he tripped and fell and his left hand hit the panline and a rock fell against the panline and hit his hand. He went to the hospital and received 6 s...
07/28/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred at 10:30 PM inby x-cut 21 in the Headgate #2 in the number 3 entry. It is 14 feet wide by 14 feet on the left side, it is about 9 feet high.
07/25/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was busting rock with a sledge hammer, and when he hit the rock a piece of the rock flew up and hit him under the lip. He received 2 stitches under his lip.
07/17/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Headgate number 1 unit, employee was installing a roof bolt and the steel plate slid down the bolt and cut employee on top of the right wrist. He went to the hospital and received 3 stitches and retur...
07/08/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall at x-cut 63 between entry number 2 and number 3 in the x-cut.
07/05/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall at x-cut 64 in number 1 entry towards entry number 2.
07/01/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall at x-cut 65 in the Headgate #3 unit between the number 2 entry and Number 3 entry in the crosscut.
06/06/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None cover on Tensioned box on Head #1 gear box got knocked down on employees hand as he was re-routing hoses. Hitting right hand.