Mine No 24 — Accidents

Total: 31 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/31/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE, evening shift scoop operator, received contusion and laceration of right hand when a rock fell from the roof and struck EE.
02/28/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None FALL OCCURRED IN A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION WITH LOW COVER FORTY FEET FROM ACTIVE SECTION. THIS AREA IS NOT AN ESCAPE WING. ROCK IS 100' X 20' X 6-8' THICK. THIS AREA HAS BEEN BREAKERED OFF
01/26/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occurred in No. 4 entry 150 ft. inby spad No. 1511, 400ft. from active face. The roof fall is 60 ft. long, 20 ft. wide and 6 to 8 ft. thick. All entries are breakered off. The roof is lam...
01/17/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The roof fall occured in No. 2 entry of South Mains near spad No. 87, 1900 feet from active face. This area was developed in March 2001. The fall measures 50 feet long by 20 feet wide and 6 foot thi...
12/22/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occur in crosscut between No. 3 and No. 4 entries near spad No. 1802. The rock is 35' long, 20' wide and 6' to 8' thick. The area is near the outcrop with low cover, water is present in ro...
10/15/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occured in a 3-way intersection 3000 feet from active face near spad 1033 in return air course. The rock was 40 feet long by 20 feet wide and 5 feet thick. The air course will be rerouted.
09/28/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occured on working section 001, Entry No. 4 near spad 1677. The area is near outcrop, low cover, some water present in roof strata and some cracks present. Miner was turning a right hand...
04/19/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall 20 feet wide, 40 feet long, 6 feet thick occured in No. 1 Entry, left off South Mains at Spad No. 1370, 1200 feet outby active working section.
01/19/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None THE ROOF FALL MEASURED 20' X 55' X 8' AND WAS IN A 4 WAY INTERSECTION WITH WATER SEEPAGE THROUGH A SHALE IMMEDIATE ROOF. THE AREA HAD BEEN BOLTED WITH 48"" LONG 5/8"" DIA. FULLY GROUTED BOLTS W/ 8"" X...
10/14/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 12d lost, 20d restricted EE, THIRD SHIFT GENERAL LABORER, WAS IN PROCESS OF MOVING THE SECTION CONVEYOR BELT TRAINING ROLLER, LOCATED NEAR THE TAIL PIECE, WHEN HE INJURED HIS LOW BACK.
09/16/2003 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted THE DAY SHIFT ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS DRILLING A TEST HOLE IN THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN NO. 6 & NO. 7 ENTRIES NEAR SPAD # 1105 WHEN DRILL STEEL STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB.
09/12/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None THE ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN A FOUR WAY INTERSECTION. FALL IS 40'LONG X 20'WIDE X 6'THICK. FALL IS IN NO.2 ENTRY, 220'INBY SPAD NO.1042 ON #1 LEFT OFF SOUTH MAINS.
08/27/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost EMPLOYEE, A THIRD SHIFT GENERAL LABORER, WAS PULLING MINER CABLE AND LOST HIS FOOTING THEN FELL ON HIS LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER.
08/08/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 30d lost, 14d restricted EE WAS USING A SLATE BAR TO PULL DOWN A PIECE OF OVERHANGING ROCK WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA.
07/15/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None THE FALL MEASURING 20' BY 30' BY 6-7' AND WAS IN 4 WAY INTERSECTION WITH WATER SEEPING THROUGH A SHALE IMMEDIATE ROOF. THE AREA WAS BOLTED WITH 48"" LONG ROOF BOLTS WITH 8"" BY 8"" BY 1"" HOLE PLATES....
07/03/2003 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE FILED FOR OCCUP. PNEUM ON 7/3/03. ALLEGED. REC'D NOTICE ON 7-18-03.
06/09/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 170d restricted THE DAY SHIFT SCOOP OPERATOR APPARENTLY INJURED HIS BACK WHILE MOVING FEEDER CABLE.
04/04/2003 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE FILED FOR OCCUP. PNEUMOCONIOSIS. RECEIVED NOTICE: 5-2-03. CLAIM#: 2003045776-OP. ALLEGED
04/03/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EVENING SHIFT CONTINUOUS MINER OPERATOR WAS DRAGGING MINER CABLE WITH LONG-AIRDOX THREE WHEELER WHEN PULL ROPE SLIPPED OFF PULL HOOK AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
03/08/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost EE WAS HAULING COAL IN 10 S/C JOY SHUTTLE CAR WHEN HE APPARENTLY HIT POTHOLE IN MINE FLOOR AND INJURED HIS LOW BACK.
01/24/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted EE REPORTED (JAN. 29, 2002) THAT WHILE HAULING COAL ON THUR., JAN. 24, HE HIT A BUMP OR RAN OVER A ROCK IN HAUL ROAD AND INJURED HIS LOW BACK.
11/08/2001 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EVENING SHIFT MINER OPERATOR WAS ASSISTING MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL IN INSTALLING A CONNECTING LINKIN CONVEYOR CHAIN. AS HE STRUCK THE LINK WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF HI S HEAD.
10/24/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EVENING SHIFT ROOF BOLTER OPERATOR WAS DRILLING ROOF IN NO 1 ROOM NEAR SPAD NO. 483 WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD.
08/08/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None THIS ROOF FALL WAS FOUND ON 8-8-01, AND IS 100' LONG X 20' WIDE X 6' HIGH. THE FALL OCCURRED IN ABANDONED AREA OFF THE MINE IN NOL. 4,5,6 ENTRIES NEAD SPAD NO 281. THE ARFEA WAS DEVELOPED ON 7 -17 AND...
06/27/2001 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted ROOF BOLTER CREW WERE DRILLING IN BREAK BETWEEN NO. 4 AND NO. 5 ENTRIES (BETWEEN SPAD NO. 5 260 AND 263) WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK STRUCK INJURED ON THE HEAD AND DROVE HIM TO THE GROUND.
06/20/2001 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 71d restricted SECTION FOREMAN WAS ASSISTING CO-WORKER IN VENTILATING SECTION WHEN A PIECE OF WORK FELL FROM THE MINE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON HEAD AND KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND.
06/19/2001 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE FILED FOR OCCUP PNEUM ON 6-19-01.
06/19/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost THIRD SHIFT ELECTRICIAN WAS CUTTING AND WELDING MINER BIT ON CONTINUOUS MINER WHEN HOT SLAG WENT INTO HIS BOOT AND BURNED HIS LEFT LEG AND FOOT.
05/22/2001 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HEARING LOSS AS A RESULT OF WORKING IN UNDERGROUND COAL MINE.
03/19/2001 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE FILED FOR OCCUP. PNEUM. ON 3-19-01. REC. NOTICE 4-11-01. 3RD FILING. ALLEGED. CLAIM #2001043159.
02/21/2001 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None ON 2/21/01 EE STARTED MISSING WORK & INDICATED TO MINE SUPERINTENDENT HE WOULD BE RETIREING DUE TO OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS