Mine No 2 — Accidents

Total: 286 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/31/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall measuring 70' L x 20' W x 8' H fell on break 35 of 5 belt track entry. The area had been dangered off, cribbed and will not be cleaned up.
04/13/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The weekly examiner was conducting his examination & came across a roof fall located on the 6th Left Panel in the #3 entry at the AB Seals inby old F Head in the return area. It fell from the intersec...
03/17/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall measuring approximately 15'L x 12' W x 4' H fell at the bottom of the slope.
03/05/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall measuring approx. 20'Wx50'Lx10'H fell at 10:53 am inby spad number 34187. Both state and federal agencies were notified.
10/10/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 134d lost Employee was helping load up some cable into a scoop bucket when he turned his body causing a sharp pain his right knee. He continued to work until 10/22/08.
09/26/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall approximately 30' wide x 35' long x 7' high fell around 2:30am at the #8 intersection in the 003 section return airway. This fall will be dangered off and will not be cleaned up.
09/24/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall approximately 30' W x 30' L x 6' H fell around 9:00 am at number 6 intersection on our number 003 section.
08/28/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall of approx 30'L X 20'W X 5.5'H was discovered at 8:30am by the Mine examiner. The falls location was 3 breaks from the bottom of the slope in the return.
08/22/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee was in the process of hanging miner cable when his feet got tangled up in the cable causing him to fall to the mine floor. When he fell, he tried to catch himself. This resulted in a bruised...
08/18/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost EE was recovering pinner cable from under some debris. After recovering the pinner cable, he stood up and felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
07/11/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on the main track to 003-0 section. The estimated dimensions were 6' x 20' x 30'. No injuries were reported as a result of the roof fall. This fall is in the process of being clea...
05/07/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While operating a shuttle car behind the continuous miner, a small object ejected from the scrubber, striking injured employee in the right eye.
05/01/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured EE was drilling a hole for a roofbolt, when a piece of draw rock fell, striking his right hand and fractured his ring finger.
04/11/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was using a utility knife to cut the straps on a large bag of rock dust. While in the process of cutting the strap, the knife struck injured employee's right forearm, resulting in lac...
04/08/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was assisting another employee who was using a pole axe to cut a belt pin when a piece of metal struck injured employee's left eye. Injured employee was seen by the ER physician and t...
04/08/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was operating Johnson ride when the front tire struck a piece of Omega block on the mine floor. This caused the steering wheel to turn suddenly and the steering knob hit his right han...
04/07/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While in the process of doing a preshift exam, a roof fall was discovered in number 3 entry. The estimated dimensions were 6' x 20' x 30'. No injuries were reported as a result of the roof fall.
03/26/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee had been using a grinder to down size a pin for a shuttle car. He removed his safety glasses and was in the process of wiping his face when a small piece of metal got into his right e...
03/08/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured ee was in the process of putting fish plates on two joints of track rail. When another ee moved the rail that was been installed causing the rail to turn over resulting in a fracture to injure...
03/01/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 152d lost Injured EE was operating a battery powered 6 ton man trip that was approaching 5A track switch, when a second battery powered 6 ton man trip struck the operator compartment of the injured EE's man tri...
12/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Injured employee was in the process of placing his body inside the battery powered scoop compartment. He placed his hands on top of the scoop canopy and was pulling his body inside the scoop deck when...
11/20/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Injured EE was positioned next to a fellow EE that was using a sledge hammer to strike a feeder flight link. A piece of metal came off the sledge hammer striking the injured employee in the left thumb...
11/15/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee and a fellow employee were engaged in horse play. As a result of horse play, injured employee received a laceration to his right forearm requiring several sutures to close. Horse play...
11/12/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Injury ee was walking around the front of the section feeder when he stepped on some loose coal causing him to loose his balance and fall on his right foot, he was seen by his family dr and removed fr...
11/03/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Injured EE was in the process of getting ready to install permanent roof supports in #6 heading. While in the process of placing the plate over the resin rod and tossing them toward the front of the r...
10/13/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Changed starter on the emergency hoist motor.
10/11/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 154d lost Injured employee was positioned at the end of the line curtain in no. 3 heading when he stepped into the path of a shuttle car that was in the process of backing up, pinning him between rib and shuttl...
10/06/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured EE was operating a battery power scoop that was pushing on the high line sled assisting another battery power scoop that was pulling the section power center to maneuver a turn, when the injur...
09/25/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was removing drill steel from the drilled hole, when a small piece of draw rock struck him on his cheek, resulting in a laceration that required 4 sutures to close.
09/19/2007 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Injured employee was standing next to the section power center. Injured employee stated that he stepped forward with his right foot placing his weight on his left foot when he heard something pop in h...
09/18/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was using a utility knife, cutting a plastic bucket, when the knife that he was using struck his left hand resulting in a laceration that required 6 sutures to close.
08/16/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 69d lost EE noticed pain in his wrist while installing permanent roof supports. He was seen in a local ER and later by a family physican. He received a full release to RTW. His pain continued, so he sought the...
08/10/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered by a mine examiner. The fall was located at the number four seal of the L2 of the set seals. The fall measured approx 40"" thick X 20' wide and 10' long. No injuries wer rep...
07/07/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost While cleaning a break, employee injured his neck & shoulder when the front tire of scoop he was operating ran over a steel jack.
06/04/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on a brattice. He had removed some blocks in the middle of the brattice to install a man door. As he was picking up the blocks that he had removed he placed his left hand on the b...
05/15/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was injured when a battery powered scoop came into contact with his foot. EE later complained of lower back pain & and independent medical exam was requested. On 7/17/07 a medical dr., stated...
03/28/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost Employee stated after hanging continuous miner cable to the mine roof he went back to operating a joy shuttle car when he started experiecing lower back pain. He was seen at a local area emergency roo...
02/21/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was reaching to remove a feeder flight that was lying between a portapower and slope belt brake. Another employee released the pressure on the portapower causing the feeder flight to...
02/16/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was positioned on the right side of the roof bolting machine when the operator moved the machine backwards, injured employee did not reposition himself, resulting in the right front t...
01/17/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were lowering a belt stand on 5b belt head. One employee was adjusting the chain that holds the belt stand when the pry bar being used to raise the stand slipped resulting in a laceratio...
12/27/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing material off a idle conveyor belt when he suddenly tripped causing him to fall resulting in a hairline fracture of the left wrist.
12/10/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was struck by a piece of draw rock on the left side of his face next to his cheek, resulting in a laceration that required 12 sutures to close.
12/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two EE's had lifted a drill pot and rotation motor together, as they were placing it inside the slope car, one of the EE's finger was mashed between the slope car and drill pot, resulting in a lacerat...
12/02/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in #4 entry outby spad 31283. The estimated size of the roof fall measured 4 1/2' to 5' high, 18' wide, and 20' long. No injuries were reported as a result of this roof fall...
11/18/2006 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost After moving the explosive magazine out of an intersection, EE was resting on his knees, when another EE got behind him putting his arms around injured EE in a ""Bear Hug"" postion. As EE struggled to...
10/20/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was adjusting the rocker assembly on the ATRS, when a piece of draw rock fell, striking him on the head, hand and ankle. The draw rock measured 44"" long X 42"" wide X 4.5"" thick. EE was transport...
10/03/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a 10 ton lifting jack to raise a lowboy. He had pushed down on the jack bar to make the jack latch, when the lifting jack slipped a tooth and the jack bar came back up and struck him on t...
09/23/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at break 6 on B belt line. The estimated size of the roof fall measured 7 ft high and 18 ft width and 50 ft long.
09/11/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a knife to cut a nylon rope hanger down that was holding a roof bolter cable. He placed his right hand on the cable as he cut the rope hanger. The cable jerked causing his left hand...
08/15/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at break 37 on I track entry inby spad 5111, the estimated size of the roof fall is 5 ft high, 19 ft width, 50 ft long. No injuries were reported as a result of this roof fa...