Mine No. 43 — Accidents

Total: 35 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/21/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred 1 cross-cut inby spad 4203. The fall measures approximately 20' long by 14' wide by 8' in height.
12/13/2022 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost Injured employee reached with hand to straighten out a bent roof bolt EE was installing in the roof when EE mistakenly hit the rotation instead of the up pressure. EE's glove was caught by the roof b...
09/24/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost Employee was removing a canopy from a shuttle car, when it shifted and caught right ring finger near the tip, resulting in a laceration and fractured bone in the tip of the finger.
04/18/2022 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost The injured employee was working on the #1C/M on the South Mains #2 Unit, changing the left side ripper motor in the #4 heading. The process of changing the motor requires a lot of physical movement...
04/01/2022 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 256d lost The C/M operator was mining 4 right crosscut into #5 heading when car driver found injured employee at the boom of the miner suffering from head and face trauma. The exact cause of the trauma is unde...
01/27/2022 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall has occurred in the face of the number 5 entry inby spad 3708, involving MMU 004-0 Continuous Miner. The fall area was approximately 10' wide, 15' long and 6' in height. the...
09/13/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking along scoop and got stuck in the mud, lost balance and fell into the batteries of the scoop injuring ribs.
04/23/2021 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost EE was walking to the power center from the feeder area, when EE caught EE's foot on a rock and fell twisting EE's lower back. EE has started missing work from this injury.
03/10/2021 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was operating the continuous miner and after backing from a cut, EE reached down to move the cable, when EE was struck by a piece of rock from the roof & rib. EE suffered bruising to the back...
01/20/2021 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee is a Roof bolter operator on 2 Right Section, when they put a strap in place and rotated the bolt. The strap moved resulting in a cut to middle finger of right hand. The laceration was cleane...
01/20/2021 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee is a scoop operator on the South Mains section. Employee was putting roof bolt plates on the bolter supply tray, as they turned, they heard a pop and felt pain in left knee.
12/09/2020 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 24d lost, 32d restricted Employee was cleaning the threads on a bolt with a wire wheel when one of the wires came off and struck EE in the left eye. The employee was wearing safety glasses and fellow employees in the area con...
08/06/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was loading bolting supplies on a dual head bolting machine. As EE was loading supplies, EE struck left knee against the machine.
02/04/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted Employee was working on the 4 Right Section and EE was helping move the C/M and as EE was hanging the cable EE felt pain in lower back.
12/09/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the No. 8 entry on the North Mains section. The fall occurred as the Continuous Miner operator was backing the miner out of the last lift. Material fell from t...
11/18/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred in the 3 Left cross- cut of the North Mains unit. The fall occurred in the cut and travelled into the intersection. Area was approximately 16 to 18 feet wide, 30 f...
10/02/2019 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Was informed by letter that employee has evidence of pneumoconiosis.
08/12/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was loading a piece top structure into a scoop bucket and strained their back.
08/05/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was moving a water hose for a C/M from mud, when the employee felt pain in lower back. The injury occurred in wet & muddy conditions. X-Rays were negative and employee was diagnosed with a st...
05/17/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was hanging cable when rubber tire on mantrip hit foot.
05/14/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 155d lost A miner received injuries while they and two coworkers were repairing a belt splice on the 1A conveyor belt. The miner had positioned themselves on top of the conveyor belt when it started.
04/26/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 7d restricted Employee was riding the section mantrip to the surface after shift had completed. Employee was on knees when employee's jacket caught a roof bolt and employee then turned over. Employee continued to...
04/04/2019 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury event occurred on MMU 001/ MMU 003 Mains Section, when a continuous miner cutting in the #7 Entry struck a borehole and water discharged into the mine.
02/14/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was operating a shuttle car and as employee was attempting to move the C/M cable out of the roadway. Employee slipped in the wet muddy conditions and rolled ankle.
01/07/2019 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unplanned roof fall occurred in the last open crosscut between the #1 and #2 entries inby spad 1548. The fall was approximately 16 feet wide and 30 feet long and about 6 foot high.
07/21/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 47d lost, 6d restricted Employee was pulling pump cable through a stopping, when EE slipped on the cable and twisted EE's left knee. Employee went to the Dr on 7/23/2018
05/30/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was walking to check on water sprays when ee stepped on a rock twisting right Ankle.
05/12/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Drill steel came out of the hole, struck the drill boom then glanced into the employees face, causing a laceration to lower lip. Wound required stitches to close.
04/12/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 45d lost, 11d restricted During installation of a 10' fly board it slipped off the ATRS when glue was being placed in the hole.
02/05/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A non-injury roof fall occurred in the #5 Heading while retreat mining was being conducted inby the 7th Crosscut of the 3 left Panel. Fall pulled roof bolts and caught the continuous miner in the 4th...
05/05/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted Contractor EE was operating a roof bolting machine, while installing a fly board to the mine roof, the fly board flexed and sprung upward, pinching the EE's finger.
10/22/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The surface high wall having connecting underground mine portal entries, failed to remain competent in solid form, resulting in rock strata breaking away directly over top of the No.6 mine portal entr...
09/12/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost The employee was tramming a continuous miner out of a pillar lift extraction, when the trailing cable caught left leg, resulting in the employee twisting knee.
08/08/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee was carrying two cans of hydraulic oil, slipped and fell backwards.
10/26/2015 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While operating the roof bolter, the employee got his fingers caught between the roof bolter canopy and the mine roof.