Mine No. 1 — Accidents

Total: 15 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/04/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 13d restricted The EE was installing roof bolts when a piece of draw rock fell from the mine roof & struck him on the left foot.
05/25/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A possible frictional methane ignition occurred while the face of the #3 entry (approx 54' inby survey station # 1152) was being mined on the MMU 001-0. The continuous mining machine operator reported...
04/24/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None The face of the No.1 entry (inby survey station No. 1129 was being mined on the mmu 001-0. When the cutter bits struck the sandstone mine floor a possible methane ignition occurred. The continuous min...
04/03/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Coal was being mined in the face of the no. 3 entry (about 70' inby survey station no. 1090)on the mmu-001-0. When the cutter bits of the continous mining machine struck the sand stone mine roof. the...
02/21/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 28d restricted The employee was positioned on his knee while installing roof bolts. After installing the roof bolts, he turned around to stand up and felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
02/12/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 37d restricted The injured was operating a battery powered scoop. Prior to starting down an incline he checked his foot brake and it was functioning properly. However, as the scoop started down the incline the brake...
10/21/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A fall was discovered in the No.1 Return Entry of West Mains at Survey Station 224. The fall measured approximately 20' long x 20' wide x 10' high and had been supported with 5' fully grouted resin ro...
08/28/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured in the #5 entry of west mains at survey station #703. The fall was 1 break outby the section power center and measured approx 20' long x 20' wide x 6' high. There were no injuries...
07/15/2006 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Coal was being mined int he face of the north entry 80' inby survey staiton 638 on the 2 left off north mains section. When the cutter bits of the continuous mining machine struck sanstop the machine...
06/22/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Injured was supplying roof bolts for the roof bolting machine. He was carrying roof bolts from the scoop bucket to the roof bolting machine. When he felt a sudden pain in his back.
05/16/2006 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A possible friction methane ignition occurred on the 1-left off North Mains (MMU 002-0) section. The second cut was being mined out of the 5-right face. The continuous mining machine operator had load...
05/10/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost The injured was loading belt structure. Two pieces of structure were entangled and when he tried to pull them apart, he strained his lower back.
05/05/2006 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A possible methane ignition occurred on the 1-left off North Mains (mmu 002-0) section. The second cut inby the last open crosscut, no. 6 heading was being mined. After a shuttle car, the mining machi...
05/01/2006 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A possible methane ignition occurred on the 1-left off North Mains section (mmu 002-0). The second cut inby the last open crosscut (No.6 heading) was being mined. The miner operator was cutting down o...
04/05/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE and another person were loading water line. the other person dropped his end of water line causing the water line to bounce and strike the injured in the face. This resulted in broken teeth.