Mine No 3 — Accidents

Total: 442 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/06/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 182d lost Employee was operating a Joy 10 shuttle car. While in the process of making a left hand turn toward feeder, the operator's compartment rubbed the left rib, causing some coal to be loosened from the ri...
06/18/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the number 3 entry to 1 section. Location of the roof fall is inby spad 25957 adjacent to 5 c belt line, this area was mined 5/28/09 estimated size of the roof fall measu...
06/08/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered by the belt examiner, at break 5 on 2 belt, the esimated size of the fall is 20 feet wide, 20 ft long and 10 feet high, this area of the mine was developed between 1978 and...
06/01/2009 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 63d lost EE was removed from work on 6/1/09 by his medical doctor to have both knees replaced. EE has worked underground for more than 30 years as a roof bolter operator.
05/15/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Injured was walking towards the section when he stepped into a pot hole in the mine floor causing injured employee to loose his balance and fall landing on his right knee.
05/11/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered outby spad 25737 adjacent to 11 belt line. Estimated size of the roof fall 10 ft high, 19 ft wide and 140 ft long. No injuries were reported as a result of the roof fall.
04/08/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee kneeled down to grease a bearing on a conveyor belt tail piece when his left leg was struck by a utility knife resulting in a laceration that required sutures to close.
03/24/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost Injured was standing on the side of a conveyor belt tail piece reaching for some shear pins that were on top of a belt feeder. His foot slipped which caused the employee to loose his balance and fall....
03/03/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 127d lost EE was operating battery powered scoop. While in the process of changing batteries EE placed a crib block under scoop bucket & raised the front tires off mine floor. Scoop bucket slid off the crib blo...
02/23/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered during the preshift exam of 3 section, located in #4 entry in the intersection inby spad 25336. The estimated size of the roof fall is 20' wide X 20' wide X 8' high. No inju...
02/05/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost Injured employee was in the process of installing permanent roof supports in a brow overhanging from the mine roof. He had placed the resin grouted rod to be installed into the hole & was pushing on t...
02/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 77d lost Two employees were in the process of changing a broken sheer pin in the sprocket of the conveyor chain of a conveyor belt feeder. The injured employee had placed the new pin in the sprocket & asked th...
01/27/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 123d lost Employee was positioned near a coal rib, while the operator of a dual boom roof bolter was moving the machine. The roof bolting machine moved suddenly to the right resulting in contact with the injure...
01/26/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was using a shovel to clean up around 5 D tailpiece. Employee stated that while in the process of raising the shovel to dump the material, he felt pain in his middle part of his back....
01/19/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Employee was operating a 2 man rubber tire johnson ride that was traveling thru a small water hole when the ride stalled. Employee dismounted ride and placed his body in front of the johnson ride to h...
12/31/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Injured employee was in the process of installing permanent roof supports. While removing the two piece drill steel from the mine roof, one of the two piece came apart and struck employee in the mouth...
12/28/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 134d lost Injured EE was walking around a continuous miner, when EE stepped on the miner cable that was lying on the mine floor, causing EE to loose his balance and straining his right knee.
12/23/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered by the mine examiner while traveling the airway of 6 right south mains # 6 cross cut inby the # 4 cut through. The estimated size of the roof fall is 6 ft high, 18 ft wide a...
12/23/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered during the mine exam of the north east #5 seal, the estimate size of the roof fall is 6' high, 18' wide, 20' long. No injuries were reported as a result of the roof fall.
11/14/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was removing a piece of draw rock from the top of a continuous miner. His right hand slipped, causing a laceration to employee's right thumb, which required sutures to close.
11/02/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was in the process of setting timber when a piece of draw rock fell striking the employee's cap light on the front part of the hard hat causing the bill of the hat to strike employee's nose r...
10/30/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was in the process of hanging a shuttle car anchor to the mine roof, when a small piece of coal fell into his right eye. He visited the local hospital and was seen by the emergency room physic...
10/20/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Injured employee was loading belt structure into a scoop bucket when he injured his lower back.
10/16/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was in the process of cleaning the shop. While picking up a grease bucket lid, employee received a laceration to his right hand. The laceraation required 3 sutures to close.
10/02/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 66d restricted Injured was in the process of lifting a piece of belt structure, to remove from a tail piece when he felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder. He returned to work his next shift. On 10/11/08 he visited...
09/18/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Injured employee was in the process of throwing a crib block, when he experienced pain in his lower back, Injured employee was seen by the local ER physician and taken off work.
09/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Injured employee had finished drilling a test hole in the mine roof. While in the process of placing his drill steel in the tray compartment his hard hat struck the bottom side of the canopy, resultin...
09/02/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at break 51 on 5 belt line, the estimate size of the roof fall os 18' wide, 20' long and 15' high.
08/08/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was installing permanent roof supports. While in the process of removing the drill steel from the mine roof the drill steel fell, striking injured employee's left eyebrow. Resulted in...
07/31/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found by a MSHA inspector and the Mine examiner, while traveling the return air way. The roof fall is an extension of a previous fall that was reported at an earlier date. The location...
07/30/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost Injured EE was in the process of removing a cover lid from a continuous miner to place on mine floor, when EE stepped on some loose bottom, resulting in EE spraining his left ankle. Injured EE continu...
07/15/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Injured employee was operating a 10 ton locomotive on the outby end of a supply train. Employee became panicked while descending a slight grade and jumped from the moving equipment. When landing, the...
07/12/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two EE's were in the process of tearing dwon a brattice. While removing a cap wedge, the hammer struck a roof plate, causing a small piece of metal to stirke the injured EE in the left eye. Injured EE...
06/30/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Injured was a passenger on a johnson rubber tire vehicle that was in the process of parking next to a power center when his right knee struck an electrical plug. This resulted in a laceration which re...
06/24/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 133d lost Employee claims that while carrying his lunch bucket and a bucket of miner bits from the elevator doors to the 6 ton battery station. Employee stated that he felt pain in his back, employee visited th...
06/19/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Empoyee was in the process of making a permanent splice in a trailing cable, the utitily knife he was using in the process came into contact with his finger, resulting in a laceration that required su...
06/18/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost Injured employee was in the process of installing permanent roof support, he had put together the roof plate and resin rod to be installed, pitched them toward the drill boom, as he was walking toward...
05/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee was standing on top of a parked scoop hanging a ventilation curtain. While attaching the ventilation curtain to a roof plate, he lost his balance and reached for another roof plate to...
04/20/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 150d lost EE was loading supplies with a front-end loader. As he was moving forward the front wheel came off of the machine. He continued to work the reainder of his shift. Later that day he visited a local hos...
04/19/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was walking around a parked scoop, when his right ear struck a roof plate, resulting in a laceration that required 6 sutures.
04/09/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost EE was riding a rubber-tire mantrip, when the man trip hit a hole in the roadway. This resulted in the EE's left foot to come in contact with the front tire of the machine, causing a contusion to his...
04/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was opening an airlock door at the bottom of the elevator when he felt a pain in his neck. He continued to work approximately 4 hours until his neck got stiff.
03/19/2008 ALL OTHER OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESSES OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE was walking to his shuttle car. While reaching down to remove a piece of curtain out of the roadway, he felt pain in his left knee. The EE was taken to a local emergency room where his left knee wa...
03/18/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was helping the continuous miner operator turn a break. When the ripper head was lowered, the bumper of the miner set down on EE's left foot. X-rays taken indicated EE received fractures to 3 of hi...
03/12/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At or around 3:00pm a roof fall occurred on the 004 section bleeder entry, just outby Spad No 23014. The fall measured 18 feet wide x 18 feet long x 8 feet high. No injuries were reported as a result...
03/04/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 38d restricted Injured was working on the cable reel of a shuttle car. When the cable reel freed up the cable caught his right leg. This caused him to fall and injured his right knee.
02/26/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a 10 ton lifting jack to lift a derailed track motor. While in the process of applying pressure to the jack bar, employee's hands slipped, resulting in the jack bar striking injured...
02/05/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While taking down a miner cable that was supported from the mine roof by a metal cable hanger, EE was struck by the hook end of the hanger between the right index finger and middle finger resulting in...
02/01/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While loading belt rollers into a scoop bucket, EE got his right middle finger caught between two rollers. He worked until 2/11/08. At this time he made a visit to family physician where x-rays show h...
01/31/2008 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was operating a tired mantrip. EE drove over a piece of draw rock causing the steering wheel to be jerked. This jerking of the wheel caused it to spin around striking EE on the right hand resulti...