Mine #1 — Accidents

Total: 288 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/25/2004 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE RT. FOOT WITH A HYD. HOSE THAT HAS APPROX. 320 PSI ON IT. THE FITTING FAILED THAT CAUSED THE HYD. HOSE TO STRIKE HIM IN THE RT.FOOT.
05/25/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HOSE THAT IS USED TO LET SHIELDS DOWN WITH CAME UP AND HIT EE UNDER CHIN CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION TO CHIN.
05/25/2004 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MEMBER STEPPED ON A NAIL THAT HAD BEEN IN A PALLET. WENT TO HOSPITAL AFTER WORK AND RECEIVED A TETNUS SHOT.
05/20/2004 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted EE WAS HELPING INSTALL ROOF BOLTS ACROSS LONGWALL FACE WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL, HITTING HIM IN HIS LEFT FOOT. HE RECEIVED TWO TARSAL BONE FRACTURES AND A LACERATION TO HIS FOOT.
05/15/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL IN NO. 9 ENTRY ON THE 008-009 SECTION. FALLIS 4' TO 5' THICK, 60' IN LENGTH. MINING IN THIS AREA HAS STOPPED. FALL IS DANGERED OFF AND WILL NOT BE CLEANED UP.
04/29/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None DROPPED A 8"" X 8"" TIMBER ON TIP OF MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND. RECEIVED STITCHES TO TIP OF FINGER. EE WAS SCHEDULED OFF FOR 3 DAYS FOLLOWING THIS. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON 5/3/04, THE LONGWALL CREW WO...
04/05/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS HOLDING STRUTS TO BE WELDED WHEN HE RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO HIS EYES.
03/19/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a railroad jack & a jack bar to help put a flat car back on the track that had been wrecked. When he went to release the jack the bar slipped out of his hand & hit him over the left...
03/17/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was building a brattice, he was removing a block off of a pallet when another block fell over striking him on his right thumb, resulting in a fractured thumb.
03/02/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MEMBER WAS RAISING A LID ON THE SHEAR TO CHECK THE TRANSHAFT WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE LID CUTTING IT ON A CARTER KEE THAT WAS HOLDING A PIN. MEMBER REQUIRED STITCHES IN RIGHT HAND.
03/02/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL WAS FOUND BY MINE INSPECTOR WHILE TRAVELING THE INTAKE AIRCOURSE. IT IS IN BREAK 56 IN NO. 5 ENTRY AND BREAK 55 IN NO. 4 ENTRY. FALL IS APPROXIMATELY 4' THICK AND 40' LONG. THE FALL WILL BE...
02/26/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL ON NO.5 BELT BK-31. APPROX.SIZE OF ROOF FALL 4'THICK X 35'LONG. EE WAS CHECKING NO.5 BELT & FOUND THE ROOF FALL. AREA WILL BE DANGERED OFF.
02/11/2004 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost PULLING BELT WITH CHANNEL LOCKS WHEN THEY SLIPPED OFF BELT CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL AGAINST TAILPIECE HURTING HIS BACK.
01/27/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL ON NO 5 TRUCK UP. OVERLAY AND UNDERLAY MAPS SHOW AREAS HAVE BEEN MINED ABOVE AND BELOW THE CEDAR GROVE SEAM. AREA HAD BEEN INVESTIGATED BY STATES AND FEDERAL AGENCIES FALL WAS FOUND BY EE ON...
01/15/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 356d lost A rock flew from the rotating shearer drum onto the panline, then glancing off panline onto his legs knocking him down and landing on his hand.
01/15/2004 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EE was setting shield on longwall face when his foot became lodged between relay bar & pontoon. He twisted his knee.
11/20/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CHANGING INSERTS ON THE RCM WHEN A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO INDEX FINGER RT HAND. HAD TO BE REMOVED & STITCHES PUT IN.
11/14/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EE WAS WALKING AROUND ROOF BOLTER WHEN HE TRIPPED & FELL LANDING ON HIS BACK CAUSING A SPRAIN TO BACK. EE WAS NOT ALLOWED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY BECAUSE OF FALSIFICATION OF RECORDS. I AM ONLY FILIN...
11/04/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost EE WAS USING A RAILROAD JACK TO RAISE THE OUTBY END OF TAILPIECE TO RESET A CRIB BLOCK UNDER THE LEG WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED OUT CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON RT HAND & ARM. EE HAS CONTINUED TO WORK U NTIL 12/...
10/15/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROCK FALL BK 32 ON NO.5 BELT AREA HAS BEEN MINED UNDER & OVER TOP ACCORDING TO OVERLAY MAP'S & UNDERLAY MAPS. EXTRA SUPPORT HAS BEEN ADDED. THE FALL WAS APP 4' THICK & 120' IN LENGTH. INVESTIG ATED BY...
09/17/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE HAD A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHESAT HOSPITAL. EE WAS USING A CHISEL AND 4 LB HAMMER WHEN THE CHISEL OR A PIECE OF THE HAMMER SPLINTERED OFF AND WENT INTO LEFT LEG.
08/25/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE NECK CAUSING A LACERATION.
08/22/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN DRILL STEEL BECAME STUCK AND TRIED TO FREE IT, HE HIT HIMSELF IN HEAD, CAUSING LACERATIONS.
08/18/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None AREA HAS BEEN MINED OUT UNDER & OVER TOP OF US. FALL IS ON THE NO. 4 TRACK BETWEEN OVERCAST & 5 HEAD. ROCK FALL IS APPROX 4' IN HEIGHT X 30' LONG X 20' WIDE. HAS BEEN CHECKED BY FEDERAL INSPEC TORS.
08/12/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None OVERLAY AND UNDERLAY MAPS SHOW THAT THIS AREA AT BK 3 ON LF4 BELT HAS BEEN MINED OUT OVER & UNDER THUS CAUSING PRESSURE ON THE MINE ROOF. THE FALL IS ON THE TRACK ENTRY AND IS APPROX 6'IN HEIG HT X 70...
07/18/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost MEMBER WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO GET ROCK OFF TOPTHE NO.2 CM MACHINE. WHEN THE SLATE BAR SLIPPED HE WAS THROWN ONTO THE PIECE OF DRAWROCK. HE HAS CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 9/24/03 WHEN THE DOCTOR HE WAS...
07/14/2003 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES NO VALUE FOUND None ON JULY 14, 2003, DUE TO AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS, AS SUBSTANTIATED BY MEDICAL RECORDS & REPORTS, EE BECAME UNABLE TO WORK BECAUSE OF AILMENTS DESCRIBED IN THE MEDICAL REPORTS. THIS WAS NOT DUE TO ONE...
06/11/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None INSTALLING PIGTAILS EE REACHED FOR A STICK OF GLUE AND ACCIDENTLY TURNED UP PRESSURE SWITCH ON CAUSING DRILL TO RAISE PINCHING EE'S HAND BETWEENMONO-RAIL. HAD 4 STITCHES TO 1 FINGER ON LEFT HA ND.
05/11/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None THEY WERE LINEAR LINES IN THIS AREA. FALL WAS 180' LONG RANGING FROM 5' TO 8' IN HEIGHT. EXTRA SUPPORT WILL BE ADDED TO THESE AREAS ON NEXT HEADGATE III PANEL. IT WAS IN THE NO. 3 ENTRY AT BK 108 TO 1...
04/29/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None FALL IS AT BK 42 ON NO 6 BELT BETWEEN THE NO 4R ENTRY NO 5 ENTRY IS APPLIED IN LENGTH & 4 1/2 TO 5"" IN HEIGHT. AREA WILL BE CLEANED UP & REBOLTED. FALL HAS BEEN CHECKED BY FEDERAL INS & STATE INS.
04/23/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 83d lost EE WAS ASSISTING THE SECTION FOREMAN MEASURE UP A HEADING WHEN STUMBLED ON A RIB THAT HAD FALLEN OFF CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL WHERE X-RAYS SHOW A BROKEN R T ANKLE...
04/21/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None FALL IS IN THE NEW LONGWALL TAILGATE ENTRY AT CHECK SPAD NO. 52 + 15. GOES TO 53 + 50. IS APPR. 6' TO 8' IN HEIGHT. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME OF WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO WITH ROCK FALL.
04/17/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS MOVING ROOF BOLTS ON TOP OF THE ROOF BOLTER. AS HE WAS HE STUCK A METAL BAND IN HIS WRIST CUTTING IT. HE WENT TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECEIVED STITCHES TO HIS LEFT WRIST.
04/09/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None EE A FEDERAL MINE INSPECTOR FOUND THE ROCK FALL IN THE NO. 1 ENTRY ON THE LONGWALL SET-UP FALL IS APPR 6' TO 8' IN HEIGHT AND APPR 300' IN LENGTH. FALL STARTED AT BK S8-GOING TO BK 61. WE HAVE NO PLAN...
03/29/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 317d lost EE WAS BUILDING A CRIB WHERE THEY WERE PULLING SHIELDS ON THE TAILGATE PULL OUT AREA. HE WAS FINISHING THE CRIB WHEN HE HEARD A NOISE, HE TURNED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AN OBJECT STRUCK HIM IN T HE BACK...
03/27/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None EE STATED HE WAS INJURED AT QUACKER COAL IN THE PAST. HIS BACK HAS CONT'D TO HURT SINCE. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 3/27/03 SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR HIS BACK. HE TOLD 3 SUPERVISORS THAT HI S BACK...
03/23/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS OPERATING A CAT BOLTER BOLTING THE LONGWALL FACE WHEN A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL CAUSING A LACERATION TO RT WRIST. EE FINISHED HIS SHIFT & THEN WENT TO HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECEIVED STITCHE S.
03/19/2003 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted EE WAS WALKING UNDER A 4"" WATERLINE AT THE MULE TRAIN ON THE LONGWALL WHEN HE RAISED UP HIS HEADIT STRUCK A BELT HANGER, CRACKING HIS HARD HAT & CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HIS HEAD.
02/13/2003 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS GOING TO LF #2 SWITCH ON THE TRACK OPERATING A MANTRIP WHEN SUPPLY MOTOR CAME INTO THE # 2 SWITCH THEY HIT FLATCAR HIT MANTRIP CAUSING EELT. WRIST TO BE THROWN ONTO THE SIDE OF MANTRIP.
01/17/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost EE WAS MOVING HIS SHUTTLE CAR ANCHOR & REHANGING IT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
01/09/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 29d restricted EE WAS RUNNING PHONE LINE UP TO THE SLOPE BELT ON THE ROCKHOUSE SLOPE, HE WAS TYING THE PHONE LINE TO THE 2"" AQUA MINE WATER-LINE. HE WAS CUTTING THE PLASTIC TIE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN THE 2"" WAT...
01/07/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CRAWLING AROUND SHIELD 100 TO PREPARE HIMSELF TO MOVE ANOTHER SHIELD WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL BETWEEN THE SHIELDS STRIKING HIM ON LT HAND. MIDDLE FINGER. REQUIRING 5 STITCHES. EE WAS O N HIS S...
01/01/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS STRIKING CHAIN GUIDE IN THE PAN LINE WITHA 10LB SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF THE CHAIN GUIDE BROKE OFF GOING INTO HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WASTAKEN TO HOSPITAL WHERE THE METAL HAD TO SURGICA LLY REMO...
12/20/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost ROCK MEASURING 11"" WIDE X 13"" LONG X 3"" THICK FELL FROM BETWEEN THE SHIELDS AND STRUCK THE PANLINE GLANCING OFF THE PANLINE AND STRUCK EE ON THE RIGHT LOWER LEG.
12/13/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None BREAKING BAND FROM APLLET OF CRIB BLOCKS. THE METAL BAND BROKE SLICING THRU HIS GLOVE AND CUTTING FINGER ACROSS KNUCKLE REQUIRING 4 STITICHES. MEMBER DID NOT NOT TEASE WORK.
12/09/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None EMPLOYEE FOUND FALL IN NO. 4 AND NO. 5 ENTRY. FALL IS APPROX 4 FT HIGH. FALL IS AT BK 34 ON NO. 5 BELT IN THE MAIN INTAKE. AREA WILL BE CLEANED UP AND BOLTED. AIR IS STILL PASSING THROUGH AND OVER ROO...
12/04/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 146d lost WORKING BELTLINE, MUD BUILT UP ON GUARDS. THEY WENT UP TO CLEAN MUD OFF GUARDS, LOWERED GUARD USED HOE, MADICK, SHOVEL, AND HAMMER TO BREAK THE FROZEN MUD FROM GUARD. WHEN EE REACHED IN WITH THE HAMME...
10/31/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROCK FALL AT THE HEADGATE 001 SECTION AT BK. 68. FALL IS IN THE TRACK & BELT ENTRY. IS ABOUT 6' HIGH & 20' TO 25' IN LENGHT. FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP. EXTRA SUPPORT WILL BE ADDED IN AREA.
10/29/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL AT BK. 15 ON THE NO. 5 BELT IN THE NO. 4 ENTRY ON THE INTAKE. FALL IS 3' TO 4' THICK, 15' TO 20' LONG. NOT HINDERING ESCAPEWAY OR VENTILATION. WE HAVE THE NO. 5 ENTRY THAT CAN BE TRA VELED....
10/01/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None SECTION FOREMAN FOUND THE ROCKFALL ON THE 005MMU SECTION AS HE WAS PRESHIFTING IT FELL ON THE STAGE LOADER. ROOF FALL WILL BE CLEANED UP. AREA IS BEING GLUED & CRIBBED & TIMBERED +BEAMS ARE BEING INST...