Mine No 9 — Accidents

Total: 8 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/07/2011 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal A crib block is believed to have got lodged behind brake pedal & on accelerator pedal, causing a 2 man non-permissible personnel carrier to jump forward, pinning employee against a coal rib, causing d...
07/03/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Injured was using hydraulic jack to raise component on Joy miner. When trying to release jack, it jumped out striking left hand & chest area, knocking victim to ground.
01/20/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Was hooking up a dust suppression box at #3 belt head, stated that knife slipped, cut index finger on left hand.
02/11/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 255d lost Employee was operating a continuous miner when a piece of roof rock measuring 4'x 2' 4"" fell striking him on the back. He returned to work on the following shift but has continued to have problems wi...
11/22/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading belt structure in to a transport vehicle when he slipped allowing the piece of structure to strike his right hand. This resulted in a fracture and a laceration requiring stitches...
05/29/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee stepped out of the operator's compartment of the scoop he was operating and slipped, twisting his knee. He began losing time on 06/11/08.
02/26/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 132d lost EE stated he was working near the section feeder, when a ramcar caught the suspended miner cable and bolter cable and tore them down. When they fell, the cables struck him in the back, knocking him do...
02/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee was assisting in replacing a hydraulic jack on the continuous miner. The jack slipped, catching the employee's left little finger between the jack and the miner frame. This resulted in lacera...