Mine No. 5 — Accidents

Total: 29 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/18/2024 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 254d lost EMPLOYEE SAID THAT A LOOSE PIECE OF DRAW ROCK, MEASURING 24"" X 17"" BY 1/2"" TO 2"", STRUCK THEM IN THE BACK OF HEAD AND NECK AREA.
08/07/2023 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Close Clearance and not keeping all body parts inside of mantrip. Employee crushed EE's middle and pointer fingers of EE's right hand when EE grabbed the canopy post to reposition self in the mantrip....
04/29/2020 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was setting timbers in the #2 entry and was picking up a timber and felt a pull in groin area worked for anther hour and said it was burning employee was took outside and went to the ER.
03/30/2020 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 107d lost Employee was operating miner on 004 section EE was cutting coal in the 7R crosscut EE was cutting the first sump in on the left side loading a shuttle car when a piece of bottom rock 24""x30"" flipped...
01/16/2020 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 123d lost Employee was using a 1/2"" ratchet to take out 5/8 bolts on continuous miner ratchet slipped causing EE to fall. Was complaining of lower back hurting. Employee has worked up till 3/24/2020 and EE's b...
09/07/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 253d lost Employee was building a stopping felt pain in lower back and left leg.
05/15/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was loading tool box from tool cabinet to the mantrip. Picked up tool box from cabinet and turned around to load on mantrip and felt a sharp pain and burning in lower back.
03/27/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Employee was exiting the loader and twisted left foot when stepping off of loader.
02/26/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 353d lost Employee was hanging miner cable on 002 section and pulled muscle in right shoulder.
02/07/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost Employee was operating a 488 scoop on 003 section hit a hole in the road and jarred lower back.
01/10/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 355d lost Employee was moving a miner cable out of the roadway while ee was pulling something pulled in right arm.
01/08/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was filling the continuous miner up with oil and when ee was opening up another can hand slipped cutting left index finger. The metal can had a rigid place where ee cut with a knife.
11/02/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 312d lost Employee was changing rollers on the slope belt went to pull old roller out from under the belt and hurt back.
10/26/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working on 003 section opening a box of rags with a utility knife and cut left thumb. EE received 11 stiches in the thumb.
10/09/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was pulling a curtain across the section to hang and tripped on curtain fell on left hand and sprang thumb
10/05/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee reached down to grab a hold of a curtain & started pulling it towards the face & felt a pain in stomach. The employee had helped hang a miner cable before moving the curtain. Mine wasn't noti...
08/27/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost injured employee was stacking (6x6x36) crib blocks for section tail piece and mashed EE's left pinky finger had to have 6 stitches put in EE's pinky finger.
08/12/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 81d lost The injured employee was operating a Johnson 4wheeler when EE stopped to get off. EE stepped on lip and twisted the right knee. The injured employee didn't start missing work till 10/2/2018.
07/02/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 418d lost Injured employee pulled a muscle in lower back while lifting a I-beam to set head drive on. Employee didn't start missing work till 7/13/2018.
06/11/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost While making a belt move the injured employee stepped across the low-low and right knee gave out. The belt drive was locked and tagged out at the time of the accident.
04/16/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost The EE was lifting on a belt rail on the 001 section #4 belt to install belt structure and pulled a muscle in lower back. The accident was reported on the 4/20/2018.The EE started missing on the 4/23/...
03/12/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was using a hammer and it slipped and hit the employee over the right eye
02/14/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was making a cable splice and cut right leg
09/14/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was crossing a shuttle car cable when the cable jerked up causing the employee to fall on right arm and head.
08/21/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 674d lost EE carried two five gallon cans of hydraulic oil from power box to the shuttle car. When EE sat them down, EE felt pain in lower right side back and heard popping noise.
06/14/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Picking up a can of hydraulic oil and injured lower part of back
11/19/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional roof fall in unused entry. Fall location is 1st West mains inby spad 325. Fall measured approx. 16'W x 70'L x 5.5' high. Area was supported by 48"" resin bolt. No injuries, no equipment...
11/18/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional Roof Fall occurred in unused entry. The fall location is 1st West Mains, inby spad 311. The fall measured approximately 19' wide X 20' long X 5' high. Area was supported by 48"" resin...
02/12/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The continues miner was shearing a corner when the cutter head struck a rib bolt breaking the head off and sending it across the mining machine striking ee on his upper lip resulting in a laceration t...