Mine No. 7 — Accidents

Total: 14 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/22/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 189d lost Water saturated coal shoveling belt.
07/09/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall above anchorage. Blocked travel in area.
06/15/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall above anchorage. Left return disrupted air flow outby spad 1490 15breaks outby face.
08/17/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 216d lost Lack of communication between the men. Man put hand in conveyor pinch point of chain when bridge was energized. Operator of bridge at time hadn't seen him with hand in area and the chain started when...
09/12/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While conducting the weekly exam in the left return a roof fall was discovered. The fall was in #3 mains panel in the #2 entry one break inby spad #1294. The fall was approx. 50 feet in length and 20...
09/06/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost While pulling on some conveyor belt to help install a belt drive. Employee sustained a back injury.
07/25/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Section foreman was helping install a belt conveyor drive in the belt entry. At which time EE was attempting to move a bearing on hold down roller. By striking it with a hammer while striking it wit...
09/24/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None No men were on section at the time of fall. Fall was on the way in and fell between pre shift and workers getting there. Fall measured 4 ft high X 85 ft long. Fell at 2 cross cut 1 intersection 3 to 1...
07/06/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Encountered rock fall on preshift of the belt line 80' outby spad (751) (26 brks outby face) (18 brks outby power center) soft long 6-7' high includes intersection and inby 3/4 or 30' of block #4 entr...
04/24/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None While rock dusting, encountered a roof fall in #1 entry, straight across from spad #730. Located in #3 entry, intersection had fallen in.
03/12/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE was getting off top of bridge, got in cables on side. Getting out of cables with rock caught leg in the cables and seemed to have twisted knee area. Was taken to ER by ambulance.
08/10/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall above support , last open cross cut#3 entry 2 brks inby spad #417 approx. 55' long x 20' wide.
08/08/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall above support 1 brk outby the end of lowlow one brk outby spad 417 approx 240' from section face. Heard fall, found at exam. #2 entry intake.
03/08/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Operator got too close to corner and didn't hit panic bar to cut bridge off. Caught operator up against rib, skinned his back in 3 places. Operator wasn't paying attention & wasn't alert as to where h...