Mountain View Mine — Accidents

Total: 424 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/05/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost Employee was using a wire rope and sheave block assembly to pull a piece of belt structure into an elevated installation position, when he got his hand caught in the moving cable and sheave block whee...
06/06/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 79d lost Employee was attempting to reach a mine cable that needed hung higher on the mine roof, and attempted to climb up on the trailer of a Diesel lubrication machine (Lube Truck), at which time he slipped...
04/29/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee reached in between a locomotive and a rail mounted supply car to align the couplings and got pinched between the locomotive and a pallet of concrete blocks that were sticking over the end of...
04/08/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a razor blade type utility knife to cut the plastic bands off a new nylon ratchet strap, and cut his thumb
02/19/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a pick hammer to install a wooden wedge to tighten up a rib board, and struck himself in the mouth with the hammer.
01/16/2014 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal Employee was caught between the feeder and the coal rib as he was tightening up the chain connecting the feeder to the tailpiece. The crew had just completed moving the belt and was in the process of...
11/15/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was assisting to ballast the track rail and crossed the parked equipment between the ballast cars, getting his feet tangled in the hydraulic hoses which operate the ballast cars. Employee the...
10/18/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping make a belt splice and using a power rivit driver installation tool, and got smoke/residue in his eye. Report submitted to terminate citation # 7040533
10/11/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred and was discovered by mine personnel. No injuries or equipment damage occurred. Fall area measured 6 feet highx 16 feet long x 16 feet wide. This fall area had prev...
10/07/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost Employee was walking in the belt heading when he slipped on the mine floor and landed on his left knee and jammed his left hip, causing pain to his knee and hip.
09/23/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost Employee was carrying concrete blocks to assist in the construction of a stopping wall when he felt a sharp pain in his wrist. Pain became severe and the employee was transported to the local hospital...
09/23/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stepping down from an elevated position and rolled/twisted his ankle. Report submitted to terminate citation # 7040534
09/13/2013 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A battery powered personnel carrier was parked U/G and later discovered on fire, requiring employees working in/by to don SCSR's and evacuate out/by to a safe location.
08/22/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was operating a Scoop along the intake haul road, when the machine encountered a road way irregularity, which jarred the employee and caused him to strike his head on the machine canopy.
07/15/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was operating a scoop in the track entry, and while traveling out/by the machine contacted the terminated end of the track rail, causing an unexpected abrupt stop of the machine, and caused t...
06/27/2013 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee was retrieving a mine de-watering pump, when the rib sloughed/rolled out and struck the employees hand against the pump, causing injury to his thumb.
06/07/2013 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was assisting in long wall tear down and was retrieving the wedge setting tool when he was struck in the head by a 5 X 5 prop causing him to strike his right knee on the bottom
06/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee opened a hot radiator cap on a Diesel machine, and got sprayed with engine coolant. Report submitted to terminate citation # 7040535
05/31/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 112d lost Employee was cleaning up rib roll material off the mine floor and took a step backwards , lost his footing and fell onto/against the rib roll material, causing pain to his left arm
05/08/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using pliers to pull a nail out of a roll of belting, when he lost control of the pliers and struck himself in the mouth. Report submitted to terminate citation # 7040530
05/07/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Unintentional roof fall occurred and was discovered by mine personnel. No injuries or equipment damage occurred. The fall area measures 16 feet wide x 30 feet long x 7 to 8 feet high, above the coal s...
03/30/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee bent over and picked up a ""red devil"" come-a-long hoist, and incurred pain in his back
03/25/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was increasing an air regulator opening in a brattice wall by knocking additional concrete blocks out, when an unnoticed loose block fell out, striking the employees thumb.
03/20/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 187d lost Employee was assisting in the retrieval of track rail. When the Scoop was pulling the left rail, the end of the right rail caught on the end of the right out/by rail, causing the piece that was being...
03/10/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was attempting to move wooden crib blocks by swinging/striking/sticking the pointed end of a pick hammer in the end of the wooden blocks, when the hammer glanced off the edge of the wood and...
02/04/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Two employees were installing supplemental roof support, and when one of the employees moved a post to reposition it to be cut to length, the other employee tried to help, and got his hand caught betw...
01/23/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was unloading supplies off a rail mounted supply car and felt pain in his wrist. Report submitted to terminate citation # 7040532
10/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost Employee lifted a compressed gas cylinder, started to walk, stumbled/slipped, and strained his right shoulder. Employee finished the work shift, and continued working with no time lost, until January...
10/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Employee was pulling on a mine de-watering pump that was stuck in the mud, causing pain in the employee's abdomen.
10/03/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall occurred on # 16 butt section, in the # 2 entry working face. No injuries occurred, and no equipment damage was incurred. The roof and ribs were supported to the roof control plan. The min...
09/26/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost Employee was walking along the belt line, when he slipped/tripped and started to fall. Employee reached out and attempted to catch him self by grasping the belt structure side rail, which caused pain...
09/25/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall occurred and was discovered by mine personnel. No injuries occurred. No equipment damage occurred. The roof fell approx. 6 to 8 feet above the coal seam, 16 feet in width x...
09/25/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost Employee was positioned under the ventilation tubing & pushing/sliding the ""slider tube"" out of the ventilation tubing towards the working place, at which time the immediate mine roof rock fell on t...
09/18/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was using a Simplex mechanical jack to re-rail track haulage equipment and over-exerted himself , causing pain to his neck and shoulder.
09/17/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was attempting to retrieve a chain with hooks off a L/Wall support, when one end of this chain became ""snagged"" on something , at which time the employee ""jerked"" on the end of the chain...
09/12/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee stepped off center walk way to the mine floor at the rear end of a roof bolting machine, and injured his left knee.
08/28/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An accidental roof fall occurred at # 17 block, West Mains rubber tired haul road, and was discovered by mine personnel. The roof fell approx. 12 to 14 feet above the coal seam, 16 feet in length, and...
08/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was helping co-workers physically pull and relocate the power cable for the section ventilation auxiliary fan, when the cable they were pulling on became stuck and came to an abrupt stop, the...
08/15/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 216d lost Employee was walking on under/ground road way , slipped in rut in road way , which was wet and muddy.
08/02/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stacking wooden cribs by hand to construct a ""spill board"" at a belt line discharge point, when he struck/mashed his left index finger between a crib block and the discharge units steel...
08/02/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was a passenger in a rubber tired man trip on the way out of the mine, when the front bumper of the man trip contacted the end of the track haulage rail and stopped abruptly, causing the empl...
07/27/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 115d lost, 70d restricted Crew was installing additional 4"" line to tie into the existing 6"" air line, when they were unable to loosen the 2"" and the 3"" coupler from the ball reducer they started to remove the 6"" coupler....
07/18/2012 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was riding in a Diesel mantrip exiting the Mine when the mantrip operator attempted to avoid some irregularities in the road way, and bounced into some tire ruts, causing the mantrip passenge...
07/16/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee stumbled, slipped, and fell while walking in the coal mine, injuring his knee. Report submitted to terminate citation # 7040531
07/12/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall occurred on the 16-Butt MMU-003 section after deteriorating roof conditions were discovered. A attempt was being made to installed additional roof support but failed to prevent the fall....
07/10/2012 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing tensionable sling system in the roof and as he was installing the connecting hardware in place the bolter canopy was inadvertently raised pinching the employees left index fing...
06/28/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was attempting to move a ABS 50 de-watering pump and as he was doing so felt a pain in his lower back. Employee completed his shift and later sought medical attention. Employee is now off w...
06/19/2012 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was changing cutting bits on the shear head gate drum. While doing so a section of the face slide down and part of it landed on his left foot. The employee was examined at the local ER and g...
06/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was loading 20-inch ventilation tubing into a scoop bucket and afterwards felt a sharp pain in his upper back and left shoulder.
06/08/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee was installing plug on welding lead and was using a screw driver to tighten leads. The screw driver slipped and punctured left hand between index and middle finger. Employee continued to wo...