Mine No 4 — Accidents

Total: 159 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/15/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP diagnosis on 12/23/2013. Employee last worked on 9/15/2013 and is no longer with the company. Accident date of 9/15/2013 is accommodate online reporting per MSHA (Denver) instructions.
08/19/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None On August 19, 2013 employee filed a cumulative trauma claim with the Kentucky Labor Cabinet, Department of Workers' Claims. Due to workforce reduction, his employment was terminated on March 5, 2013....
08/19/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None On August 19, 2013 employee filed a hearing loss claim with the Kentucky Labor Cabinet, Department of Workers' Claims. Due to workforce reduction, his employment was terminated on March 5, 2013. **Th...
03/05/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Received a CWP diagnosis on 12/12/13. Employee was termed on 3/5/13 and is no longer employed with the company. Accident date of 3/5/13 is to accommodate online reporting per MSHA (Denver) instruction...
01/04/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Hearing Loss - loud noises
01/04/2013 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Repetitive trauma to neck & back
01/04/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Coal Dust - Black Lung
11/07/2012 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Coal Dust - Black Lung.
09/27/2012 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Per notification from the U.S. DOL, Ofc. of W.C. dated 9/27/12 that the miner has filed a claim for benefits under the Black Lung Act. The miner was employed at this MSHA ID from 6/5/06 until 11/16/07...
09/15/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 195d lost Employee was crossing the #7 belt when belt was started forcing him into head roller. This resulted in broken ribs on the left and right side.
08/17/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost The employee stated that he was pulling and pushing on a roof bolt as he was inserting the roof bolt into the drill, he felt a burning sensation in his right arm.
08/14/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost The EE was installing roof bolts in the #7 entry. As the EE was pushing the roof bolt up into the hole a small piece of rock fell striking the EE on the head which resulted in a strain to his neck and...
07/26/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 156d lost The employee was in the # 3 entry rolling up a ventilation curtain in preparation to scoop and dust the entry when a piece of draw rock fell from the roof striking the employee on the back.
07/26/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost While bending a bolt, bolt slipped causing a strain to employee's back
06/20/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 255d lost The employee was in the #6 entry when he attempted to push by hand, a wooden post on top of a Fletcher Mobile Roof Support. While pushing the wooden post the employee felt pain in his lower back.
06/19/2012 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee has filed a claim for Black Lung Benefits with the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Workers' Compensation. The notice is dated June 19, 2012. This notice was received by our Company on Jul...
06/07/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 264d lost The employee was taking down a ventilation curtain when he stepped on a rock, which resulted in the employee falling and injuring his right hip and back.
04/19/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred on 001 section during pillaring operations. The fall was approx. 8' H. X 20' W. X 25' L. It was approx. 10' inby survey spad #6317 in the #6 entry. It fell between...
03/29/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 128d lost EE was walking across the section when he slipped on a rock twisting his right knee and ankle on 3/29/12. EE cont. to work and went to the dr. on 4/11/12. He went back to the dr. on 4/27/12 and the dr...
03/20/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost On 3/20/2012, employee was throwing a loop of miner cable out of roadway. He felt a pull and burning in his groin area. The employee continued to work his regular job. On 3/30/2012, our company was no...
02/29/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 80d lost Date of original injury was 2/29/12. The employee returned to work on his next scheduled shift. The employee continued to work until 9/17/12 when he stated that he could not continue. The employee was...
02/10/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Employee was removing a lid from the miner when he lost his balance. He fell with the lid and the lid struck the miner frame with the employees right index finger between the two. Employee was taken t...
12/13/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall was discovered on the #4 East Mains bleeder one crosscut inby survey station #3156, and two crosscuts outby survey station #3153, in the #3 entry. The roof fall is approximately...
11/07/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A NON-INJURY ROOF FALL WAS DISCOVERED AT CROSS CUT 146 IN THE RETURN ON THE 3-SOUTH MAINS. THE FALL WAS IMMEDIATELY REPORTED TO MSHA. THE FALL IS IN THE #2 ENTRY APPROX. 20'WIDE X 20'LONG X 8'THICK.
10/25/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None As the EE pushed his steel to the top to start drilling, a portion of a kettle bottom fell from the roof striking his left index finger. This resulted in a laceration that required 4 stitches to close...
10/14/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was handling metal and a piece of slag cut his finger on his right hand.
09/23/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None When reaching to move the Roof Bolter cable, the cable reel engaged causing the cable to jump, striking him in the mouth.
09/10/2011 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted While installing fence wire to the roof in the outby entry, EE lowered the T-bar on the bolter. The fence caught the pad of the T-bar. The EE tried to push the pad away from the fence when the pad cam...
08/11/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 42d lost, 21d restricted While pulling feeder cable cat-head across the power center it slipped out of employee's hand and fell on the other hand mashing right hand between the cat-head and the power center wheel.
07/25/2011 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While bolting top, employee placed drill steel in tray. As he was dropping the drill head the steel fell off and was caught by a metal guard. This caused the steel to whip around and it struck the emp...
07/18/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a strap with a roof bolter. 1 end was bolted to the top. As he was trying to push it around to get it straight, his footing slipped and he fell against the strap resulting in a...
04/15/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted EE was installing roof bolts when a piece of drawrock fell striking him on the hand. EE was treated and released on 4/15/11 with no restrictions. Upon followup visit the Dr. placed him on restricted d...
03/02/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted EE walked up to talk to the C.M. op. when a piece of draw rock fell onto the head of the C.M. and broke into a smaller piece falling down into the conveyor chain. The rock flipped out of the conveyor...
12/20/2010 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted EE was walking through the center of a walk through roof bolter when he hit his back on a bent down roof strap. This caused a laceration to his right shoulder. (6 stitches)
11/17/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 61d restricted Employee and Co-workers were building cribs. The employees were passing the crib blocks to each other. The employee dropped a crib block and reached down to pick up the crib, when his co-worker handed...
11/03/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost Employee was bolting top when a rock fell striking his canopy which caused him to run. While running, he tripped and fell striking his head and the RT side of his body. He was knocked out for 30 secon...
08/12/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On 8-12-10 at 3:24 PM, Mine Foreman found rock fall on the highline at break #217 on 4 South Mains. This was in the Number 5 Entry. MSHA was notified at 3:30 PM. Permission to re-route highline and li...
07/30/2010 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was operating miner. He was standing next to the car being loaded. A piece of the rib fell striking him and pushed him into the shuttle car.
06/18/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The roof bolter operator was attempting to put wrench end into the roof bolt wrench. The ee was hitting the bolt wrench against the frame of the roof bolter. While hitting the end of the wrench the ee...
06/01/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None On 6/1/10 at 12:35pm, the foreman found a roof fall at BK 218(31 BK on 9 Belt)in the return. Fall was 2 bks outby spad 4234. Fall started in #1 intersection & continued to # 2 Entry. Fall was approx 1...
05/03/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 66d restricted The EE was making a splice on an electrical cable. After making the splice, he was attempting to hang the cable to get it out of the road way when he strained his back. Note: The EE did not seek any m...
04/20/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was standing in front of a pile of rope bolts, when a bundle fell, striking him on the top of his left foot. EE went to doctor later in day. X-Rays showed a hairline fracture in left foot. EE did n...
04/05/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 143d lost EE was operating a roof bolting machine. The EE stated that while roof bolting, he attempted to swap the head out, but the EE pulled the wrong lever and the movement of the machine pulled and injured...
01/19/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None At approximately 4:33pm a non-injury roof fall was found in the No. 1 entry on the MMU No. 001-0 section. The roof fall is located in the intersection at crosscut No 20 @ survey station No. 4739. The...
12/16/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall was found by the mine examiner. The fall was in the 2nd CC of 5 east main. Fall was approx. 75' long X 18' wide. This was not an active section. Airflow was not disrupted, a...
12/14/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 40d restricted Employee was installing a roof bolt. He spun the chuck to line up bolt. His glove caught between bolt & chuck. Glove twisted, dislocating his left thumb.
09/14/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted EE was bolting in the #1 entry and used the lever to extend the head out. EE attempted to slide the head back in when he made a mistake and got hold of the boom swing lever. The EE pulled the boom ove...
08/30/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was found by the pre-shift examiner @ approx 10:45 PM. The roof fall was on the 1-A belt conveyor. Roof fall is located (1) crosscut outby survey station 4095 on the mmu n 0/ 001-0 section...
07/31/2009 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None On 07/29/09 a methane ignition occurred on the 1-rt. panel off the #6 east mains on the mmu#001 section. On 7/31/09 a trace of smoke was seen at the location of the methane ignition . There was no evi...
07/29/2009 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None On 7/29/09 a methane ignition occurred in the last rt. cut while retreat mining between the #3 and #4 headings on the 1-rt. panel off of the #6 east main on mmun #001 section. MSHA was notified by pho...