Mountain View Mine — Accidents

Total: 424 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/05/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the 3-Butt, #2 entry, #4 crosscut during the pre shift examination. The fall area was approximately 40-ft long, 16-ft wide and from 4 to 6 ft above anchorage. Fall cons...
04/25/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 128d lost Employee was using a 6-ft step ladder to reach the top of a stopping to apply b-bond. As he was stepping from the 3rd to 4th rung of the ladder, the ladder twisted and started to fall. The employee ju...
04/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost Employee was assisting other miners hang the continuous miner cable across the intersection and when doing so he felt a pain in his right shoulder. Employee completed his shift and sought medical att...
04/11/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Employee was putting hydraulic oil into the roof bolter and had checked the fluid level in the site glass. When the employee went to move, his right foot stuck in the fireclay bottom causing his knee...
03/27/2012 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in the belt entry and while doing so walked into the 8-inch fresh waterline. Employee had neck pain afterwards and was treated by a chiropractor.
03/25/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost Employee was tramming shuttle car from feeder to the continuous miner when he hit a bump in the roadway. The resulting jolt caused pain in his back. Employee sought medical treatment and was not rele...
03/21/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 129d lost Employee was installing rib screen in the teardown room and when he raised a section of screen to the rib he felt a pain in left shoulder. Employee continued to work but pain worsened. Sought medica...
03/16/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was helping build cribs in the mine and sprained his ankle. Report submitted to terminate citation # 7040529
03/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cleaning up section tool car and pinched the middle finger of left hand while handling continuous miner cat pads.
02/27/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee was taking welding leads through line curtain and stumbled over 30-inch crib block placed there to hold curtain down. In an attempt to regain his balance he twisted his right knee causing inj...
02/23/2012 ELECTRICAL ACCIDENT ONLY None Top of utility pole caught fire after insulator shorted out. Power was disrupted to the mine causing the evacuation of the mine. When discovered, the incident was called into the Hot Line number. I...
02/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost Employee was in the process of reinstalling the relay bar retaining pin that had worked loose on shield #121. The pin became wedged and as it was being worked back and forth to free up the employees...
12/15/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 84d lost Employee was operating a diesel locomotive and had gotten off the motor to throw the track switch. When he did so he felt a pain in his right shoulder and upper chest. Employee continued to work and...
12/14/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was building a crib for roof support using 30-inch crib blocks and was using a pick hammer to pull cribs towards him. When doing so the pick hammer glanced off one of the cribs and struck th...
12/08/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost Employee was assisting other miners to hang power cables out of the haulage road and while doing so he slipped and fell landing on his right shoulder causing injury.
12/05/2011 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was advancing longwall support when a rock fell from between the support he was standing on and the support being moved. The rock bounced off the panline handrail and struck employee on the...
11/21/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was assisting other miners to remove a conveyor belt tailpiece. The tailpiece had been loaded into a scoop bucket and while backing away the v-plow on the outby end of the tailpiece dropped...
11/01/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost employee was walking to the mantrip when he slipped in mud and fell. He felt a pull in his groin, came to work 11/02 but pain became worse and he left after two hours.
10/16/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The EE opened lid on a floor drain to clean it out. He leaned down into the floor drain and the wind blew lid down and hit EE. State Inspector investigated.
09/23/2011 ENTRAPMENT ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None At approximately 8:00 a.m. a work crew had rigged & was lifting a steel platform from top of a shaft when platform tipped & knocked an employee into the shaft. Employee fell approx 35 feet to the wat...
09/17/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was working underneath shuttle car making repairs to broken conveyor chain. As he was crawling under the car he dislocated his right knee. Employee finished his shift and sought medical trea...
09/09/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A small piece of rock struck the employee in the left eye when another miner stuck a rock with a sledge hammer to break apart. The employee was wearing safety glasses at the time of the accident. The...
08/11/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Employee was getting out of yard locomotive to throw switch and when he stepped down he twisted his right ankle. Sought medical treatment on 8/14/11, was examined & given full release same date. Emplo...
08/01/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 104d lost Employee was getting out of mantrip and caught his foot on the door of the mantrip causing him to fall. When falling the employees right knee struck the installed track rail causing injury. Employee...
07/28/2011 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 74d lost Employee has been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome as a result of repetitive motion.
07/27/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee felt pain in lower back after working at the North Mains conveyor belt take up unit. Employee was lifting and pulling on components of take up unit while in a awkward position. Employee soug...
07/06/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered during the shift on the 14-Butt section, #2 entry, #30 2 to 1 crosscut 3-way intersection. The fall was approximately 10-ft high by 16-ft wide by 26-ft long. Fall rock con...
06/25/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 115d lost While tramming the shuttle car away from the feeder the car dropped into an offset in the haul road jolting the employee causing pain in the employees back and neck. The employee finished his shift b...
05/31/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Employee was walking in the return entry looking for a step ladder and stepped onto a rock in the roadway twisting his left knee. Employee was seen by a doctor and released after the accident and con...
05/23/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall was discovered outby the #27 crosscut in the #4 entry on West Mains. The fall was approximately 10 to 12-ft long, 14-ft wide and 6-ft high. The areas was bolted to plan. This area also has...
04/04/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 59d lost Employee was walking in the #3 entry when his feet became entangled in the continuous miner cable causing him to trip and fall. He tried to catch his self and in doing so injured his left wrist. The...
04/02/2011 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None An inundation was discovered in the bleeder system of the mine which caused an obstruction in the ventilation system of the longwall. The bleeder fan was shut down to prevent damage to the fan. The m...
03/14/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was walking up entry to examine work area and stepped into a tire rut in the mine floor causing left knee to twist.
03/05/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was standing on a ladder hanging curtain when helper let go of ladder to pull up curtain and employee fell off.
02/09/2011 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was replacing leg transducer on #92 longwall face support. When he finished repairs he reached up and pulled the spool valve handle to set the leg jack. The spool valve pulled hard so the e...
02/07/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was using a slate bar to pry frozen ballast free from the ballast car. He was reaching out with a slate bar when he felt pain in his lower back. The employee finished his shift and sought m...
02/02/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered in the #3 entry of West Mains @ Spad # 196. The fall measured 40'long by 10' high by 16'wide. The area was bolted to plan and also had been supported with additional roof s...
01/28/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was riding the mantrip underground when the rear tire of the mantrip unexpectedly dropped into a hole in the roadway. The employee was sitting in the rear of the mantrip and was bounced up o...
01/12/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost Employee was assisting 3 other miners move Grizzly component in place. While maintaining a vertical position on the component to rehook, the component became unstable and shifted. The employee's effo...
01/06/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 123d lost Employee was in the process of cleaning off the top of the continuous miner. When he lifted a rock to remove from the miner he felt a pain in his left shoulder. The employee finished his shift and s...
12/21/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was standing on the pontoons of the #2 longwall face support when a rock fell from in between the #2 and #3 longwall face supports at the tip. The rock struck the top of the headgate gearbox...
12/02/2010 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Operator was notified on 12/02/2010 that the employee had participated in a medical examination authorized by the Mine Act of 1977 and examination indicated that the miner has a sufficient degree of p...
11/11/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 28d lost, 39d restricted Was shoveling along reclaim belt and was attempting to put material onto belt when he felt slight pull in stomach/groin area. After completing shift noticed a slight bulge in belly button.
11/03/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An area of broken up slate stone approx. 10 feet in width and 8 feet in length and approx. 7 feet high fell. This area was bolted according to the plan. This fall was cleaned up and the mine roof was...
10/13/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee stepped between two longwall supports to allow another miner to walk passed. When the employee stepped back out from between the supports he lost his balance and fell down. His right foot w...
10/08/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost Employee was advancing panline when a piece of rock fell from two supports and struck top of right hand. Employee was examined/x-rays and was told it was only bruised and released to return to work....
08/10/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A roof fall was discovered at 10:40 a.m. on 08/10/10 by a fireboss. Location Westmains 49 BK to 4 CC. The fall was 14' wide, 32' long and 6' high. The fall will not be cleaned up. Both entrances to th...
08/10/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was in the process of performing maint. adjustments on a roof bolting machine and while using a prybar the EE was struck by the bar, causing a laceration to the EE's right ear.
06/17/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing hardware for roof slings when the socket came off of the hydraulic wrench he was using to tighten components. The socket struck the employee above the left eye causing a lacera...
06/11/2010 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None A rib rolled occurred at the intersection of West main #2 entry and #64 crosscut impeding passage in the alternated escape way. The section of rib measured 15'long X 5' high and 12' deep. The area had...