Mine #1 — Accidents

Total: 57 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/17/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall is located on the Portal Mains at the #21 crosscut in the #3 entry. The fall measured 20' by 20' and was 6' in thickness. The area was previously s...
08/27/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On this date, a roof fall was discovered on a weekly exam. The fall was located at crosscut 19 in #6 and #7 entries on the idle section. The fall measured 125' by 19' and was 6' in thickness. The f...
02/24/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall was located in the #3 entry at crosscut #9 of the mains. The fall measured 50' long by 19' wide and was 9' in thickness. The area was originally su...
10/03/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall was located on the main line at break #19 in the #3 entry. The fall measured 7' high by 19' wide and was 60' in length. The area was initially supp...
05/28/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on this date during a preshift exam. The fall measured 40'long, 6'-18' in width and was 3'-7' in thickness. The fall was located in the #3 entry in the Southwest Mains at...
09/24/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered on this date. The fall was located along the portal mains 1 crosscut inby spad # 2832 in the returns. The fall measured 18' wide by 50' long and was 8' in thickness. The f...
07/17/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 212d lost While hooking up a trailer to a lo-trac the employee asked the forks be raised. When the forks were raised, one fork came up quickly and came back down pinching the inside of the right leg between the...
06/16/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 182d lost While employee was backing up the continuous miner he stopped to hang a loop of cable on the boom. While doing so, the boom of the continuous miner caught the employee's left leg against the coal rib...
09/07/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost EE stepped in mud and went to pull his foot out of mud and twisted his left knee.
05/24/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was traveling with KY State Inspector along belt line and when picking up draw rock that had fallen from the roof, rock slipped out of his hand causing a small laceration to the tip of his ri...
05/04/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking a guard off of a take-up and while pushing up on the guard, it hit the roof dislodging a piece of draw rock (16"" x 16"" x 2"")that hit employee on the left leg and ankle.
11/17/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While attempting to install a roof bolt, a piece of draw rock, slick sided and sharp, fell striking employee on his left hand causing a laceration to the middle finger requiring stitches.
09/30/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was helping splice belt and while attempting to square the edge of the belt, knife slipped and cut right leg above knee (thigh).
08/25/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was hauling coal from the miner to the feeder when the shuttle car jarred employee. Employee finished shift and reported soreness in lower part of back.
06/28/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the intake during the weekly examine of the mine air comp by the examiner. The fall was approx. 13' wide, 15' long and 8-9 ft high. The fall was dinagered off and reporte...
05/21/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 103d lost EE was cleaning (shoveling) the #9 head drive. EE had a shovel full of gob and twisted to throw gob on the belt line when he felt pain in the lower part of his back.
03/31/2010 MACHINERY ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None He was walking by another employee who was cutting a piece of metal. A few small pieces of metal went into his eye.
03/23/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While retrieving High Line and other mining supplies in the Northwest Mains section of our mine that is in the process of being sealed, 6 falls and a large rib roll have been discovered. The falls did...
03/15/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None During a lease inspection a fall was discovered in a gob area located at spad 2097. The fall occurred in an intersection. The fall is approximately 5 feet high x 19 feet wide x 30 feet long. It was di...
02/19/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While traveling air course with KY inspector a roof fall was discovered at spad 2559. The fall is approximately 40' Long x 19' Wide x 6' High. Ventilation was not interupted. Fall was reported to MSHA...
02/19/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While traveling air course with KY inspector a roof fall was discovered at spad 2532. The fall is approxmately 30' x 19' x 6' high. Ventilation was not interupted. Fall was reported to MSHA field off...
02/19/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While traveling air course with KY inspector, a roof fall was discovered at 2520 spad. The fall is approximately 30' Long x 19' Wide x 6' High. Ventilation was not interupted. Fall was reported to MSH...
02/19/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While traveling air course with KY state inspector, a roof fall was discovered at spad 2382. The fall is approcimately 40' Long x 19' Wide x 6' High. Ventilation was not interputed. Fall was reported...
12/07/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE had finished bolting roof in the #3 heading. The Joy miner had a cutter motor bolt loose; the EE was helping the mechanic tighten the bolts using a ratchet multiplier. The multiplier slipped and th...
10/05/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was positioned on his knees while operating roof drill. He turned his body to the right and felt pain in his right knee. Employee finished his and worked his next shift before missing.
10/02/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was opening air lock doors when one of the doors closed and caught him between the doors and door frame. The door pinned his right ankle under the left door. Employee received laceration to r...
08/13/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered while traveling the intake. The fall occured at break 12 in the intake. The intake consist of 2 entries, the primary escape way was not affected. The fall measured approxima...
06/05/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None When traveling air course, a rock fall was discovered in the 1 Rt. Panel off of the 1 Left Submains Bleeder. The fall is approx 18' wide, 5' high and 30' long. The area has been cribbed and timbered o...
04/28/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found on the 003 Active section at our mine The fall is located in an intersection break outby spad 2475 in the #4 entry. The area fall is approx. 70' long 20' wide and 5 1/2"" high. T...
01/20/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At about 7:05 AM while making examinations, a fall was found in a bleeder system on Northwest Mains at Spad # 1333. The fall was approx 6 1/2' high X 18' wide X 20' long. Ventilation was ot inferupted...
03/03/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The fall was discovered at 11:20 am on 3/3/08. It measured 5' high x 20' long and 18' wide. It was timbered off. The fall did not interupt ventilation. It was called in to both Federal and State offic...
10/29/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost While servicing feeder (greasing), right knee popped and started swelling. He went to emergency room on 11/30/07 - first visit.
08/23/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Replacing cover on Joy miner. Ratchet slipped off of bolt being tightened and EE's elbow (left) hit the rub rail. Elbow struck rub rail located behind EE.
08/08/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost The employee finished his shift (owl) and was on the haul road going home. The coal trucks were on the same road going to the mines. The two vehicles collided and mine employee's car was hit on the dr...
06/20/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was moving miner cable out of roadway and stepped into a hole and felt pain in back and hip.
05/01/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 43d lost Employee was shoveling belt and bent over to pick up a rock and felt a pain in his abdomen area.
04/02/2007 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Occupational illness - Pneumoconiosis.
04/02/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 104d lost Employee was in scoop bucket getting ready to ride to face area. He had hand on top of ram scoop. Operator got in scoop and activated ram lever not knowing injured had hand in pinch point location.
02/23/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Tightening wheel on truck with lug wrench, strained abdominal muscle.
11/28/2006 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was helping change batteries on scoop. He reached around back of battery to release chain that holds the battery to the stand. His left shoulder hit left rib, causing coal and rock to roll fr...
11/18/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator was spot bolting roof bolts, installed bolt while waiting on other drill man. He reached to get an 8 oz of drinking water. Pulled his glove off to pull tab, small pieces rock fell, striking t...
10/26/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was installing roof bolts when roof fractured thin scale of draw rock causing to break free, hit employee's left hand and cutting left ring finger causing to have 2 stitches in finger.
09/13/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Was riding rail runner to section. Got cramp in leg. Raised up, too high. Hit mine roof. Knocked him back down in rail runner, he hit frame of rail runner with left hip.
07/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Employee had changed batteries and put old batteries on charger. While raising lid on battery, slipped from his hand and struck left hand between lid and frame.
04/24/2006 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Miner foreman crawled out into intersection to look, swag was in area, ram car came over swag. Foremen did not see car. The car artickiled down, bucket end hit foreman's right leg.
04/19/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 290d lost EE was on his knee's in front of scoop unloading mega block from scoop bucket. EE twisted around to pick up block from scoop bucket and felt some- thing pop his knee.
03/03/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Was loading supplies on drill or roof bolter. Small rock fell from mine roof approx 18"" - rock 6"" x 8"" x 1"" striking left hand on top. Simple fracture #3 finger bone on top hand.
03/02/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost While lifting rub rail to put back on Joy miner, he felt pain in left knee. First day out 3/7/06.
02/09/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was making splice miner cable that had shielding. Pulled on shielding to cut. Utility knife slipped. Cut left thumb and web of left hand.
11/14/2005 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was duck walking around the drill when his left shoulder hit a bent roof bolt plate cutting ee's back near shoulder