Mine #15 — Accidents

Total: 130 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE was pulling on the continuous miner cable to get it out of the haul road of the #4 entry on the 003-0 mmu and felt a sharp pain in his back.
02/02/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE was walking in the #3 entry of the 003 mmu and struck his head on a cable bolt that had been installed in the mine roof, requiring stitches.
12/06/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted EE was operating a roof bolter. He was drilling a hole in the mine roof and had his left hand on the drill pot. A piece of draw rock fell, stiking the left hand, and breaking the middle finger.
12/06/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost EE was shoveling ribs in the #6 track entry 11 breaks outby #3 belt drive and a brow fell and struck him on the right side, injuring his right arm and head. Brow was approximately 3' long, 2' wide, an...
11/24/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL WAS LOCATED BY MINE FOREMAN ON 11/24/07. HE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED THE OUTSIDE PERSONNEL WHO NOTIFIED MSHA. THE FALL OCCURRED THREE BREAKS INBY SURVEY STATION # 1273 IN THE #8 ENTRY. THE FAL...
10/13/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE WAS HELPING MAKE A BELT MOVE. HE WAS CARRYING A STRUCTURE RAIL AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON A HAMMER THAT HE WAS CARRING ON HIS SIDE, INJURING HIS HIP.
09/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 8d restricted EE WAS UNLOADING TIMBERS AND DROPPED A TIMBER WHICH LANDED ON TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND WHICH HE HAD LYING ON A SCOOP BUCKET.
08/28/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 196d lost EE is saying a piece of rock fell on his left shoulder while he was plastering a stopping. Didn't report to foreman. Didn't fill out accident report. Took 8 hours before he went to hospital - not even...
07/16/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost EE was helping haul supplies to the # 1 section. As the track motor rounded a curve on a steep grade, the motor man couldn't hold the motor back and it slid down the grade and struck another motor tha...
07/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost EE was helping hang the continuous miner cable across the #3 entry on the 001-0 mmu. When he lifted on the cable, he felt a sharp pain in his back and groin area.
07/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost EE was aligning belt structure on the 3A conveyor belt aproximately 18 feet inby survey station # 368. EE stated that as he attempted to move the structure, a timber that was set next to him, fell ov...
06/27/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost EE was walking in the #4 entry of the 001-0 mmu when he slipped and fell, resulting in pain in his back.
06/22/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURED IN AN INTERSECTION OF THE #7 ENTRY 4 BREAKS INBY SURVEY STATION # 1215. THE FALL WAS IN THE SECOND TO LAST OPEN LINE OF CROSSCUTS ON THE 004-0 MMU. THE FALL MEASURED APPROXIMATELY...
04/09/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost EE was walking in the #6 entry of the 004-0 mmu and struck his head on a cable bolt, that was installed in the mine roof, causing injury to his neck.
03/07/2007 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE was shoveling #3 belt on the off side of belt when rib rolled off and hit him in the back.
02/01/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 18d restricted Employee was operating a roof bolter in the #3 left break on the 001-0/002-0 mmu. He was putting the drill steel in the drill pot on the Fletcher roof bolter when his left glove got caught between the...
01/18/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost EE was installing the second bolt in the bolting sequence when a piece of draw rock fell from between the rib and the first bolt, striking him on the lower back and the legs.
01/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was changing a belt roller on the #2 belt and got his right index finger caught between the top roller structure and belt rail structure, causing a laceration that required suctures.
10/10/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was setting a 7"", 8x8 timber on the beltline. As he was standing the timber up, he lost control of it; timber fell, mashing his left hand between the timber and the belt structure.
10/10/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Busting block hurt left shoulder. Busting block with hammer.
09/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Employee was picking up a slate bar that had a burr (small sliver of metal) on it, resulting in laceration & burr being embedded in left thumb.
09/26/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 105d restricted Employee was loading an 8x8 timber into the dipper of a scoop. Another employee was pushing on the timber and EE had his left hand on the end of the timber, resulting in his hand being mashed between...
09/20/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Setting on tool box rock fell out between bolts and hit him in back between shoulder baldes.
09/14/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 155d lost Rock fell off miner boom and landed on employee's foot.
08/11/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Loading tanks on flat car, dropped tank on right hand, mashed middle finger.
04/26/2006 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost EE was energizing the continuous miner breaker at the section power center in the #6 entry of the 001-0/002-0 MMU. When the miner breaker was energized, the cathead blew up, causing flash burns to his...
04/18/2006 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The No. 1 Slope hoist wire had incurred damage from the inside as determined by a nondestructive test, resulting in the hoist being down for more that 30 minutes while the rope was being replaced. MSH...
04/10/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE was walking in the #6 entry of the 001-0/002-0 MMU outby the section power center and stepped in a hole and twisted his left knee. EE continued to work at his regular duties until 5/2/06 when MD pl...
03/18/2005 HOISTING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 61d restricted After dinner, injured employee was riding the #1 sinking bucket back to the shaft bottom to begin mucking. Sinking bucket #2 was on the shaft bottom and not completely clear. The #1 bucket brushed a...
01/24/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Injured employee was removing spilled material from the shaft doors when the sinking bucket was lowered striking him in the lower right leg.