Mine No 3 — Accidents

Total: 442 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/19/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While in the process of removing two pieces of drill steel from mine roof, top section of steel became lodged and separated from bottom section of steel. Employee placed his left hand on bottom, top s...
03/23/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a utility knife to cut life line, knife struck employee's right leg above his knee, resulting in a laceration.
01/12/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered inby spad 23780 in the #4 entry a neutral, adjacent to 2A belt line, in the intersection. The roof fall measured approximately 19 feet wide, 20 feet long, and 10 feet high....
11/12/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While operating a 4 wheeler, the front tire struck a concrete block causing the steering knob to strike employee's right thumb, causing a fracture.
11/12/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While in the process of removing material from ejector blade, sharp edge of material caused a laceration to employee's right index finger.
11/11/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While in the process of installing permanent roof support, employee's right upper arm was struck by falling material, causing a laceration.
11/11/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While in the process of changing a scoop battery, injured employee drop the male plug end of the the cable on his thumb of his right hand causing a laceration.
10/15/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While in the process of tramming a roof bolter, employee struck the back of his neck on a roof bolt strap that had torn loose from mine's roof, resulting in a laceration.
10/11/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While traveling on a stinger personnel carrier, employee's hard hat struck a roof bolt, causing his hard hat to fall off and his head to hit the roof bolt plate, resulting in a laceration.
10/07/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the number 2 entry adjacent to spad 25065. Estimated size of roof fall is 10 foot high, 20 foot wide, and 20 foot long. This area was last mined in January 2009.
09/30/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was in the process of connecting two pieces of drill steel when he accidentally pushed the boom raise lever on a Fletcher roof bolter, resulting in a laceration between the second and...
09/27/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While in process of installing permanent roof support employee's right forearm was struck by falling material, resulting in a laceration that required nine sutures to close.
07/15/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were in the process of using a bow saw to cut timber, when the bow saw became fouled, injured employee removed his right hand from saw and the other employee pulled the saw, resulting in...
07/07/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall has occurred at the number 5 intersection LOCC, spad 28435 and extend over to the number 4 intersection on the 034-0/036-0 MMU. Fall occurred in cribbed and dangered off area. T...
05/27/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had cut the top of a metal hydraulic oil can, while in the process of moving the can the employee's left middle finger came in contact with a sharp edge, resulting in a laceration.
05/19/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the number 6 entry, of the 034/036-0 MMU last open crosscut. Estimated size of roof fall is 8 foot high, 16 foot wide, and 14 foot long. No injuries were reported as a re...
04/06/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the number 1 entry at survey station 27839, six crosscuts outby the faces of 034-0/036-0 MMU. Estimated size of roof fall is 8 foot high, 20 foot wide and 120 foot long....
03/18/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost While in the process of installing permanent roof support a 6x16 plate was not uniform with bolt pattern, employee placed his right hand on plate to straighten plate, his right index finger was caught...
03/17/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost While in the process of installing a 6 foot resin bolt, the 6x16 plate was not uniform with bolt pattern, employee placed right hand on plate to straighten plate, right index finger was caught between...
03/09/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the number 4 entry adjacent to 2C belt line at break 18 near spad 25493. Estimated size of the roof fall is 40 foot long x 18 foot wide and 7 to 8 foot high. This area wa...
03/02/2010 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was in the process of cleaning water sprays on a continuous miner that was positioned outby a check curtain in the number 4 entry. A battery power scoop started to travel through the...
02/20/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Injured employee was in the process of removing a bent drill steel that was stuck in drill pot, when he accidentally pushed the rotation lever. the drill steel struck the employee resulting in medical...
02/15/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While in process of installing permanent roof support, employee placed end of roof bolt into mine roof, while in the process of straightening bolt, employee's hand slipped, causing roof bolt plate to...
02/06/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost While in process of using a auger drill, employee was drilling a hole for anchor pins, drill got hung in hole, causing drill's handle to spin, striking employee's left wrist, resulting in a scaphoid f...
01/16/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING CONTINUOUS MINER CABLE FROM ROADWAY, EMPLOYEE STATED HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE WAS SEEN BY LOCAL ER, WAS REMOVED FROM WORK AT THIS TIME.
01/13/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the intersection of #6 entry adjacent to 2A beltline, inby spad 24269. Estimated size of roof fall is 12 foot high, 20 foot wide and 20 foot. No injuries were reported as...
12/29/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While in the process of installing permanent roof support, employee's left forearm was struck by falling material, resulting in a laceration.
12/20/2009 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None On 12/20/09 Excel Mine elevator was out of service due to a power surge from a snow storm causing electrical problems with the elevator.
12/17/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered by the mine examiner while traveling the return air course along 2C belt line. The location of the roof fall is adjacent to spad 25558. Estimated size of roof fall is 10' hi...
11/30/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was using a hammer to make a conveyor belt splice, when a foreign object struck knuckle on employee's right hand.
11/23/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was using a screwdriver to replace a suction hose on a Fletcher roof bolter. While in the process of applying pressure to screwdriver, a foreign object struck employee's right eye, re...
11/13/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While in the process of tossing wood crib block, employee's right thumb was smashed against the mine roof, resulting in a laceration.
11/09/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost While in process of restocking glue tray, employee's left wrist was struck by falling material, he returned to work on 11/10/2009, on 11/12/09 he had a follow up visit with a specialist, on 11/13/2009...
10/28/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None MSHA Inspector and Mine Examiner discovered a roof fall during a weekly exam of airways. Location of roof fall is 4 cross cuts inby, spad #25145 in adjacent entry. Estimated size of roof fall is 10' h...
10/28/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None MSHA Inspector and Mine Examiner discovered a roof fall during a weekly exam of airways. Location of roof fall is #1 entry adjacent to 2A belt line, break 48 return entry. Estimated size of roof fall...
10/26/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost While in the process of installing additional roof support, employee's head and neck was struck by falling material, causing contusions and abrasions.
10/22/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While in process of installing permanent roof support, employee's left foot was struck by falling material.
10/22/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None General Laborer and Scoop Operator in process of removing a rock from top of continuous miner using scoop and 3/8 chain, chain was hooked to scoop's ram, general laborer hooked chain to rock, told sco...
10/19/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While in the process of operating a 10 ton track motor, hauling supplies, dust from top of track motor blew into employee's left eye, causing irritation.
10/15/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While in the process of putting a tire on a shuttle car, employee decided to cut valve stem off of tire. While pulling on the stem, employee's right wrist received a laceration from a weld on the tire...
09/14/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While installing permanent roof support, employee's upper lip was struck by falling material.
09/11/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While in the process of getting out of shuttle car, employee felt pain in his back.
09/09/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While in process of using grinder to grind metal, foreign body flew into employee's left eye.
09/05/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost While in the process of preparing roof bolt for permanent roof support, employee's back was struck by falling material.
08/25/2009 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost While walking from #5 entry toward #6 entry, employee struck right side of his forehead on a 10 foot cable bolt that was installed in mine's roof.
08/11/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in process of installing permanent roof support, when plate slid down cable bolt being installed, striking employee's left hand resulting in a laceration.
08/01/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was performing work on a track switch; employee had placed a lifting jack between the two track rails and was applying pressure to the lifting jack bar, when lifting jack slipped, causing the...
07/22/2009 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 137d lost On 7/22/2009 employee had a follow up visit with his family doctor and was diagnosed with silicosis as well as complicated pnuemoconiosis. Physician removed employee from work at this time.
07/13/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a bolt cutter to remove his pad lock from his battery light cord. While in the process of cutting the lock the handle of bolt cutter struck employee's left eyebrow resulting in a la...
07/10/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of making a splice in a 14/3 cable, when the knife he was using slipped resulting in a laceration to his left thumb requiring 5 sutures to close.