No. 1 — Accidents

Total: 338 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/07/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Employee was pulling up bolter cable slack and rehanging it, a scoop came through fly pad and caught cable and pulled it down on employee shoulder, hurting his back & groin (pulled muscle)
11/25/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Making a mechanical splice in belt. He was taking roller structure off of belt rails, the top structure flipped over. Mashed his left ring finger - it fractured his finger. (No lost time - was off 11/...
11/24/2015 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The mine failed to operate due to a stuck contactor. MSHA Hot Line was called. The contactor was repaired and the hoist ran through all tests as was put back in service at 2:45 pm.
11/04/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was roof bolting. He was pulling drill steel out of drill hole when he dropped the steel. It hit his left forearm cutting it. He received 2 stitches. Came back to work the next day. No lost t...
10/16/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 100d lost Employee was running shuttle car. Hit bump in roadway. Hit hard hat on canopy, hurting his neck. Then he was getting out of shuttle car he fell hurting his knee.
10/15/2015 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was hanging roof bolter cable. The cable popped and received electrical burn to right hand.
10/15/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost Employee was shoveling belts when he tripped and fell hurting his back and right leg.
10/09/2015 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was walking on section when he hit a cable bolt with the side of his head. Felt pain in his neck.
10/01/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was shoveling at long fork No2 belt head. when he slipped and fell and felt pain in his back.
09/21/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 330d lost Employee was hanging miner cable and his right shoulder started to hurt. Employee worked until 10/15/15. Went to the doctor and they took him off work.
09/01/2015 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 111d lost Employee was walking to the power center when he hit his head on a fly pad board.
08/12/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost Employee was operating a man bus that struck a timber lying beside the track. The timber came inside deck on the man bus and struck him in the right thigh.
08/09/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall on 006 section number 4 entry belt line. 9100 feet from the face. 10' high 9' in width and 100' in length. Fall will be cleaned up.
07/09/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 276d lost Employee was shoveling belts and felt pain in his neck and left shoulder.
07/07/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 445d lost Employee was helping changing belt line he put chain across his shoulder and reach across belt and felt pain in his back.
06/24/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 196d lost Employee was packing a saminco box when he slipped in mud causing him to fall to his knees. He felt pain in his lower back.
06/23/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost Employee was hanging miner cable. Felt pain in his back. Employee worked until 7-10-15 then went off work.
06/04/2015 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a utility knife to cut a belt line. He was pulling it towards himself when cutting the belt line. The knife hit his right leg. He received 14 stitches on his upper leg.
05/26/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was changing a pop off valve on a miner cutter head. When oil plug was removed, oil blew out and got in employee's eyes.
04/25/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 197d lost Employee was moving miner cable and felt pain in his back.
04/09/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was washing the hood out on the miner. The door on the duck work fell down on his hand. It knocked the hose out of his hand. The hose flew back and hit him under his left eye and cut it. He r...
03/18/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 212d lost EE was lifting a rotation pot from a roof bolter. When he felt pain in his right shoulder. EE worked until 3/30/15 then went off work.
03/10/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 157d lost Employee was hanging miner cable. The hanger slipped and the cable struck him on the right shoulder.
03/04/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 117d lost Employee was roof bolting top. When the drill steel touched the top a piece of draw rock 8"" x 12"" fell and hit him on the hand.
01/21/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee was walking between the shuttle car and rib when EE tripped over some loose rock and fell and hurt back.
01/05/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was operating a scoop at the end of the track scooping up a motor to load on a flatcar. He backed the scoop in a break, when he did he backed over a timber 6x6x8 ft long. His head hit the sid...
10/11/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was helping make a belt splice. When he picked up a belt roller he felt pain in his right shoulder.
09/24/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was scooping up gob with a scoop, when a piece of structure that was in gob hit him on the right shoulder and right side of his neck. bruising his neck.
09/22/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost Employee was shoveling Gob out from under stacker belt when he felt pan in his back.
09/20/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was using a chain ratchet to pull chain together and pulled muscle in his back.
09/19/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall in No 2 Entry starting in intersection at spad No 8454 ending outby 3rd cross cut spad No 8438. Fall was 5' in height, 20' width, 210' long. Fall will not be cleaned up. The entrance to fall...
08/21/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was helping set a jack under a beam when he slipped and fell and cut his left thumb. He received 5 stitches.
08/16/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was laying track rail when he slipped and fell on a track tie cutting his right knee he received 6 stitches.
08/14/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was walking by the belt line when he tripped and fell and hurt his left knee.
05/29/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 351d lost Employee was getting off slope car at mane hole No 4 when he slipped and twisted his right ankle.
05/27/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was changing speed reducer on a shuttle car. The speed reducer slid off the forklift and fell and hit his left middle finger - cutting it. He received 8 stitches.
05/16/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 230d lost Employee was changing bottom roller on belt line and felt pain in his right shoulder and neck.
05/13/2014 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The mine hoist failed to operate due to blown fuses. Called MSHA hot line at 10:52 PM. The fuses were replaced and the hoist ran through all test and put back in service at 12:00 AM.
05/08/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was roof bolting when a piece of draw rock fell out and hit him on his left arm and cutting it he received 14 stitches.
04/26/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was moving miner cable and felt pain in his back.
02/18/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 122d lost Employee stepped on the track and twisted his left knee. Track was wet were it had been watered.
01/31/2014 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was roof bolting and the bolt plate caught his middle finger on he lefty hand and cut it he received 5 stitches.
01/27/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 97d lost Employee was loading Hyd oil onto the 4 wheeler and twisted his knee.
12/30/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 305d lost Employee was walking on elevated platform 39 ft above ground it appears a section of the floor broke out from under his footing causing him to fall 39 ft to the ground, it fracture his back.
12/28/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was coming out of changing room. When he stepped out of the door he fell and twisted his right knee.
12/11/2013 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost EE was walking down No.& Entry when he ran into a torque tension roof bolt with his head. Felt pain in his neck and back.
12/06/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 150d lost Employee was walking across supply car when he slipped and fell and felt pain in his back.
11/12/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost Employee was shoveling the slope belt when he felt pain in his back.
11/08/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading resin on bolter tray when he hit his left elbow on a torque tension bolt cutting his elbow. He received 5 stitches on his elbow.
11/02/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was drilling a hole for a roof bolt when the drill steel fell out of the hole and hit him on his right thumb he recieved 6 stitches on his right thumb. Came back to work the next day.