Mine 78 — Accidents

Total: 132 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/22/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost While belting up, EE pulled rail apart and smashed middle left finger between another rail resulting in fracture and stitches.
03/20/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost Employee was pulling straps off stack of straps, stack rolled and landed on right hand twisting fingers resulting in fracture of little finger and ring finger right hand.
03/04/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost While removing a rock from the coal chain on a bridge conveyor, the rock fell landing on their right foot causing them to fall and hit their right ear off the side of the bridge, resulting in bruised...
01/10/2019 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Miner was turning crosscut 3-4, stopped to remove a rock from tail of miner when a piece of coal/rock rolled out from rib between the posts striking right hand causing fracture. Rock size unknown.
12/06/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE was removing a rock lodged in the dolly, rock slipped smashing EE's left thumb, resulting in six stitches.
11/02/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost Drilling a hole for a rib bolt when glove on left hand caught the drill steel rotating the glove around the steel and lacerating employee's little finger. This resulted in sutures
09/11/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Was walking along low belt,stepped on a rock or on rail of low belt and twisted left leg resulting in fracture.
08/10/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cutting belt for chicken lip, utility knife slipped lacerating left forearm
07/16/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Ran over six inch cement block with scoop which created a bump and jarred employee's back
05/15/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost While breaking low structure apart ee pulled a rail off of a bottom stand and pinched finger between the rail and a bottom stand behind self.
05/14/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Pulling strap off top of bolter and strap cut thru glove into left thumb.
03/16/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While stacking cable with their back toward the rib line, rock material above the coal that was protected with posts fell out striking them in the right arm and right leg resulting in them getting 7 s...
02/21/2018 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 540d lost While cleaning the right side of a cut (taking the pie out of #1 ent.) the rib rolled out striking the operator in the back.
12/13/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was sliding a strap onto the bolter and the edge of the strap cut through their glove and cut their finger requiring them to get stiches
11/16/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None There was a clay vein observed in the intersection that is believed to have contributed to the fall in the affected area of B-Mains (5 Belt).
10/16/2017 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost EE was roof bolting when drill steel broke off in the roof. EE went to get the broken part out of the chuck when the other half fell out of the roof striking pinky finger.
08/17/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost While getting an oil can off of a 60V Johnson 2 man jeep, one of the cans fell striking the tram pedal, which was not panicked out, causing the jeep to move forward pushing the individual into the rib...
08/04/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 820d lost EE was getting out of the scoop and fell.
04/17/2017 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost The crew was belting up and EE was on the tight side of the belt when a piece of coal rolled onto EE's back.
12/15/2015 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While using a hand help grinder to prep a hitch pin for welding the cut-off wheel broke then caught causing the tool to kick suddenly striking the employee lacerating his forearm. Stiches were require...
10/01/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee Was beating on plugged drill steels and smashed his finger. Stitches were required
08/24/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall approx 60' inby survey station 501 on 5 Belt. The fall is approx 20' wide x 30' long 8'-10' high.
05/15/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As the employee was pulling on a new piece of conveyor belt that had just been threaded through a belt tail he lost his footing on the muddy bottom and as he slipped - strained his left knee. ***Emplo...
04/17/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Some rock had fallen on the top of the continuous mining machine while mining. After the miner was backed out of the cut the victim was pushing rock off the miner with his hand. As one of the piece ti...
12/22/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall approx 800' outby C21 Butt in belt entry 3# the fall was 60' long 18' wide 7' high
12/08/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While the victim was loading roof straps onto the roof bolter, the straps slid off the machine lacerating his right thigh.
08/21/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was cutting the metal banding off of a bundle of roof mats when one of the bands sprung back lacerating his right forearm. The wound required 7 stitches to close.
06/12/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Cable bolt steels became stuck in the chuck of the roof bolter. The employee wiggled the steels which were under tension in an attempt to loosen them. Finally the steels sprung free striking the victi...
05/22/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While jacking the belt together with a chain come along and belt grab, the come along let loose causing the handle to swing around striking the victim above the right eye. The brow area was lacerated...
09/18/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall approx 500' out by #3 belt drive in the #6 intake entry. Intersection 30'long, 20'wide, 6'-8'high.
03/11/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Fall was in the intersection of #0 Entry at Sta #4930 (100' inby). Area was bolted with 6' full grouted supertwist bolts 3/4"" and 12' cable bolts.
01/25/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The EE was removing a cement block from a wall to establish a vent to the return. The block above the one he had removed fell striking his left hand and lacerating his index finger.
11/05/2012 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 19d lost, 12d restricted While pushing a bolt up into the roof it began to bend over. The victim then attempted to drop the bolter head down. Instead of activating the down pressure he mistakenly hit the rotation causing the...
10/01/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While bending roof bolts off the bolter, the victim lost his grip on the bolt and it sprung back and cut his lower lip on the roof plate requiring five stitches.
08/29/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While pulling drill steels out of the roof after drilling a hole - one of the steels struck him below the right eye
06/11/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost The employee was exiting the operator's compartment of the scoop tractor
03/30/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred in the last open x-cut in #0 Entry in the G-Butt working section MMU 002-0. 6' fully grouted Super twists bolts were being used. 5 bolts out of two rows were pulled out of rock an...
03/01/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None After drilling a hole and as the drill steels were being drawn from the roof the steels stuck for a moment then releases unexpectedly striking the victim and lacerating his hand.
02/02/2012 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted System cables were being pulled around a corner as part of a section move. Two corner support timbers set earlier were dislodged and fell to the ground mixing with some low belt structure. The victim...
12/16/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 18d lost, 12d restricted While installing a roof bolt, a piece of rock fell striking his right hand and injuring his finger.
11/15/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The victim reported on 12-5-11 that he had been hospitalized for the treatment of an infection from 12-3-11 thru 12-4-11 (weekend). The infection was an apparent result of a self inflicted cut the emp...
10/18/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 39d lost, 7d restricted The victim operating the helper side on a twin boom bolter was drilling a hole for a corner bolt. When he reached for his drill steels a rock measuring 8"" x 1' x 2"" thick fell from the roof and stru...
09/14/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A bundle of roof bolt plates fell on the victim's left hand causing a deep laceration of the middle finger and its tendon.
09/13/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred during the midnight shift in the F-Butt Room set # 5 thru 10 in the #10 room 1 x-cut inby station #3714. The fall measured 4 1/2' high, 20' wide, 25' long and was support with 4'...
09/02/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 115d lost While backing up the haulage system the wash down hose on the MBC employee was operating fell off the machine and was ran over by the Cat causing the hose to rupture striking him in the face with wate...
07/29/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted The employee was installing the outside bolt when a piece of rock fell from between the atrs and the rib striking the employee on the rt. forearm resulting in a laceration. Several stitches.
07/29/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted The EE knelt on a roof plate that was on a roof bolt lying loose on the bottom. The sharp corner of the plate cut his knee,and requiring several stitches.
02/16/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost While drilling the roof, the victim had his hand on the drill steel to steady it. At some point his glove was caught in the rotation action pulling his hand in to the rotation, causing the tendon inju...
01/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 371d lost Employee was struck by falling machine cover.
01/02/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered during an idle shift along the D-Main Travel way 1xcut outby sta #2376. The fall measured approx. 8-10' high, 20' wide, 25' long. The area was bolted with 4' fully grouted r...