No. 1 — Accidents

Total: 338 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/29/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Using a utility knife to cut plastic on highline wire, when the knife slipped and cut his left leg. He received 6 stitches. No lost time.
06/21/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 244d lost Running shuttle car hit a hole in roadway and his back started hurting.
05/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Moving curtain up when he twisted his left knee. Injury was reportable until 5/30/07.He went off work 5/30/07.
05/09/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None EE was hanging miner cable. When he bent over and moved cable, he raised up and hit his head on the mine roof. This was not reported to the safety office until 6/12/07.
04/20/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was using a utility knife to cut rings on a plaster bucket when the knife bounced off bucket cutting his left wrist. He got 9 stitches. No lost time.
04/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Employee was pulling on miner cable and pulled muscle in groin.
03/28/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Walking beltline he stepped across water line he stepped and straddled the watch line pulled muscle in his back.
03/28/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee helping water batteries and was replacing lid on batteries when another employee got on a 3-wheeler and the 3-wheeler rolled back pinning his left leg against the bumper of the 482 fork lift.
03/22/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost Traming buggy up entry hit a hole in roadway. Felt pain in lower back.
02/22/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Traveling up belt line, when he stumbled and fell, twisting his left knee.
02/19/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 36d lost Running shuttle car, hit hole in roadway; lower back started to hurt.
02/17/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost He was working on cutter panel. He had one screwdriver in shirt pocket and one in his hand. When he turned and looked down at his pocket the screwdriver hit him in his left eye. Scraped his eye.
02/16/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Putting scoop on charge. As he pushed charger into batteries, his feet slipped and he started to fall. He tryed to catch himself, grabbed scoop bucket and cut his left hand between thumb and first fin...
01/01/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost He was unloading a cutter head gear case from a supply car using a chain to lift it. The chain broke striking his right index finger, bruising it.
12/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While recovering belt structure, he was lifting a piece of stand & pulled a muscle in his lower back.
12/08/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee had come in early. He was traveling to section on the mantrip. When going around a 45 degree curve, visibility was limited. He did not see rock duster coming out and hit rock duster causing h...
11/27/2006 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost While walking across section, he hit his head on the roof top.
10/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was loading belt structure in scoop bucket when he smashed his finger between belt structure and scoop bucket - left hand middle finger - 12 stitches. No lost time.
10/14/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Shoveling beltline when the employee raised up with a shovel full & he felt pain in his lower back. He missed 2 days & returned on 10/18/06.
09/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was putting scoop hup on mantrip to bring to bottom. he got his finger in between hup and rail on mantrip cut his middle finger on right hand=6 stitches. No Lost Time.
09/11/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost He was moving a piece of rail. He took a bar to roll rail over off ties, rail didn't move. He felt pain in lower back.
08/11/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Putting guards on roof bolter when a piece of draw rock fell striking him on the neck, back & left foot, bruising him.
08/11/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost Running roof bolter in #7 entry first bolt in the first row. He started to drill when the drill still bent and struck him in the left arm above his elbow broke it. He was also thrown : Back against th...
08/08/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Making power move. Pulling on buggy cable when he hit his head on the mine roof.
07/24/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost He was walking beside miner. He tripped over water line and fell. His shoulder hit the side of the miner. Left shoulder and ribs strained and bruised.
07/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Hanging water line for miner, he hurt his lower back right side. He worked until 7/28/06, is when he went off work.
06/19/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Loading feeder track, jack on supply car caught his finger between jack and supply car. Index finger on right hand cut - 10 stitches.
05/10/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Bolting roof, putting bolt in hole. A piece of rock 12"" x 3"" x 3"" hit him on his right elbow.
05/09/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Taking miner cable down from top, cable fell and hit him on the back.
05/01/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 281d lost Employee was loading supply tray on bolter with resin. Strained his left shoulder.
04/29/2006 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was helping move miner cable when he slipped & fell backward hitting his back.
04/29/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was running buggy when a tire blew out on the buggy & the deck hit the bottom. This threw him around inside the buggy bruising his rt. knee & left rib.
04/28/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Putting oil in miner, cut his right wrist on oil can. 10 stitches. No lost time.
04/08/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost OPERATING BUGGIE WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD & WAS THROWN UP AGAINST THE CANOPY.
03/31/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost EMPLOYEE TRAMMING SCOOP AROUND CORNER. TOP OF CANOPY HIT RIB, KNOCKING RIB LOOSE WHICH FELL IN ON EE IN THE DECK OF THE SCOOP. BRUISED UPPER BACK & RT. SHOULDER.
03/30/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING CRIB BLOCK FROM TOP OF FEEDER AND TURNED TO THROW IT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE CENTER OF HIS BACK.
03/27/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REMOVING DUST COVER FROM CUTTING HEAD MOTOR ON MINER, EMPLOYEE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MOTOR & COVER. HE CUT HIS RT. INDEX FINGER & HAD TO RECEIVE 3 STITCHES. NO LOST TIME.
03/15/2006 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Employee was walking and was struck by a piece of laminated sandstone with some slate mix. It fell out between a row of roof bolts. The rock was 31"" long, 33"" wide and 2"" to 5"" thick. It struck hi...
03/09/2006 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR, HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CANOPY.
03/07/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING LID FROM PLASTER BUCKET. HE HAD HAND TOOL TO REMOVE THE LID IN HIS HAND. WHEN HE PULLED UP ON THE LID, THE TOOL SLIPPED OFF THE LID, STRIKING HIM ON LEFT CHEEK UNDER HIS EYE....
03/06/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost EMPLOYEE HAD JUST HUNG THE MINER CABLE IN THE #3 ENTRY WHEN HE TURNED & WAS WALKING TO HANG CABLE AT NEW LOCATION WHEN HE WALKED INTO TOP.
01/30/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Moving miner cable out of roadway he felt pain in lower back.
01/24/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost Moving miner cable out of road way when he picked up cable he felt pain in his lower back.
01/17/2006 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was using torches cutting out head jack bushing when some slag popped up got in the corner of his left eye. he had safety glasses on.
01/11/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was changing a piece of 3"" water line when uncoupling, waterline snapped up and hit him in the mouth. Required five stitches in lower lip.
01/05/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON RATCHET - TIGHTENING BOLT. RATCHET SLIPPED OFF BOLT STRIKING HIM IN FACE. REQUIRED EIGHT SMALL STITCHES ON LEFT SIDE OF HIS NOSE. NO LOST TIME.
01/03/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 119d lost Employee picked up miner cable to throw it out of road way then had pain in lower back. Then he was picking up roof bolt, twisted around to put bolt in and felt pain in lower back. Employee did not re...
12/23/2005 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was pulling cable away from miner while moving. after lifting cable, foot slipped causing employee to fall against miner.
12/23/2005 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost HE WAS TRAMMING BUGGY AND HIT A HOLE CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE UP HITTING HIS HEAD AGAINST CANOPY STRAINING HIS NECK AND BACK. HE DID NOT GO OFF WORK UNTIL 12/29/05.
12/01/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Section 003 entry #2, 900' from face, 1 break outby spad 30693. Approximate size 6' high, 30' wide, 40' long.