No 1 Surface — Accidents

Total: 131 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/11/2015 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None On Wednesday, 11/11/2015 the mine operator was notified that the employee had been diagnosed with 16% hearing loss as a result of repeated exposure to noise over his 40 year career. Medical documents...
02/26/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee exited his tire truck and stepped onto packed snow and ice covered ground located at the old truck line. Upon stepping on the ground, he slipped and fell landing on his hip and attempted to c...
03/02/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 152d lost IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND THE SURFACE OF THE EQUIPMENT WAS WET.
02/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was unhooking 1.5 cables from crane hook while holding the safety latch the back cable came off and hit him in the face busting top and bottom lip and chipping his front tooth
01/03/2012 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Mantrip had taken men to their equipment and parked up at about 6:15 am. EE was in his hoe and noticed steam or smoke about 6:30 from under the van and went to check on it. It was on fire so he called...
08/10/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 62d restricted While trying to remove a 6' water line from a Gorman Rupp pump, ee started to fall he let go of the hose. another ee who was helping ee also let go of the hose and it fell on ee left leg pinning it t...
08/03/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 226d lost Employee was traveling down the 5 block on a decline of approximately 9 percent grade when he lost control of his truck ran off the road to the left up on the embankment and over turned it on its rig...
01/09/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 1/9/11 EE had just coupled the Add-Car Cathead and was placing into the Add-Car tray, when it snagged on his glove, causing it to land on his left hand fingers. EE completed his shift and then soug...
10/12/2010 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was removing brake pack from Komatsu loader using a 1"" drive impact wrench with a made up socket keeper (made from welding rod) while operating wrench the keeper caught his glove and cut his left...
09/21/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 9/21/10 ee was in the process of installing a hydraulic bake steering pump in the CAT 992D loader and while winching into position the pump lodged and when it came free it struck and mashed ee righ...
08/26/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost EE was setting up tooling to press out the king pin on the Rock Truck and while hooking up the chocker cable to re-position the 100 ton ram sitting on the spindle the ram fell over and the cable hooke...
08/20/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was walking to the launch and while going around the pan loader he rested his arm on the back upright. When he pulled away a sharp burr of metal cut his right forearm. Seven stitches were used to c...
08/10/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE was in the process of removing a sprocket with another mechanic. EE stepped back to observe the sprocket while the other EE struck it with a 8 lb sledgehammer. A piece of metal came off and struck...
12/08/2009 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional highwall fall occurred on 12/8/2009. The fall occurred at Robinson North / Blackberry. No injuries occurred from the fall. The fall severely damaged the #1 HWM Launch and 3 mechanic t...
10/22/2009 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 10/22/09 EE was in the process of unloading D-11 tracks from the boom truck. EE was lifting with the boom one track when it came caught on the other track. While trying to swing it free the chain b...
10/21/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 92d lost On 10-21-09 EE was operating the maintenance truck boom/winch by remote while in the process of pulling belt through the highwall miner add-car frame. Co-worker was watching for hangups at the belt ro...
09/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was in the process of manually pinning the blast shield and while co-worker was working the handle to align the holes, injured EE was pushing the pin and cut his left hand ring finger. 1st aid was...
05/20/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 282d lost EE was tramming around the sediment control ditch, when a loose rock released from the slope above the safety bench. The rock slid down the bank and hit the safety bench and continued down the slopes,...
04/22/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was removing wire cable from ripper on dozer, when sharp edge caused a laceration of the left hand.
04/02/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 4/2/2009 Employee was in the process of hooking up a 4' retrieval hook link and it slipped out of his hand and fell on his right hand middle finger mashing it against the launch pad. First Aid was...
03/25/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was rolling out lead line. When he crossed over a berm, he twisted his ankle and fell. A rock then rolled onto the ankle. Employee went to local ER, diagnosed with contusion and abrasion.
02/27/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 2-27-09, employee had been performing work on an Add Car which included grinding a piece of brass. He felt something in his left eye a short time after completing the grinding. First aid was admini...
02/23/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 193d lost On 2/23/09, EE was in the process of dismounting the D10R Dozer he was operating, when his foot slipped off the step, causing him to put strain on his right arm and shoulder. EE continued to work and...
01/21/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was attempting to break free a frozen highwall miner catherd on the add car by striking the cathead against the add car. In the process he smashed his right index finger, between the cathead and th...
01/13/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Ee was removing a 1"" steel cable from the path of the d11 Dozer and did not see that a couple of strands on the steel cable were broken. The weight of the cable caused the broken strands to penetrate...
01/07/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On 1/7/09 Ee was in the process of placing the last right rear jack pad on the drill deck to bring out. He had placed the jack pad on his leg and when he began to raise the jack pad up onto the drill...
09/28/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 188d lost On September 28, 2008, employee was on top of the miner checking the center gear case when the grease hose started to reel up, catching the blast shield lever. This resulted in the blast shield loweri...
09/19/2008 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal While working a steep backfill slope doing reclaimation work, the dozer operator was unable to maintain control, resulting in rollover of dozer approx 4-5 times. Although wearing seatbelt, a broken ba...
09/13/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was stemming holes, twisted his back.
08/22/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None On 8/22/08 EE was pulling on the water line that was falling out of the car when the car dropped off the pad. His left foot was positioned under the car when the car dropped off the pad, crushing his...
08/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On August 15, 2008, Injury was dismounting the 992 G Loader to re-check the oil while the tire man was finishing up changing a front tire. He was walking down the steps when he twisted his ankle and f...
07/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was conducting pre-trip inspection when he strained his back lifting the hood.
07/19/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost While putting car on, EE was putting miner cable in trough of Addacar. Car dropped off pad and his right foot was smashed/crushed under car.
06/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was removing a rock from HWM and it fell and caught his index finger between the rock and metal on the car.
06/13/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE cut a tree. It fell on a tree that was previously cut when it had been logged. A stick from the tree on the ground flew up and punctured a hole in his shield on his hard hat and went into his eye.
06/09/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was stemming holes when he slipped on some loose rocks and twisted his back.
04/22/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using sledge hammer to drive trailroller on conveyor chain. When hammer struck chain, piece of metal flew off hitting employee in lower lip.
03/31/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On March 31, EE was pushing in shot and when he turned on air conditioner, particles came out and went into his eye. He was inside cab of dozer and didn't have eye protection on.
03/12/2008 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None End loader caught on fire/tire exploded
01/23/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 132d lost EE was walking down launch on highwall miner, slipped on ice and fell to ground approximately 4 1/2 feet hitting left knee, then was transported to hospital.
01/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was checking bench when he slipped in ice/snow into a hole (not a drill hole) and injured his back.
12/22/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost On 12/22/07, EE was cleaning mud in the highwall miner pit when right front tire went in hole, causing operator to bounce back and forth. Note: 1/8/08, Nicholas Energy Safety Dept. requested official...
12/02/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was welding on D-11 cutting edge. The boom malfunctioned and raised cutting edge. A bolt fell out striking employee in the head.
11/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None On the above date, employee & co-worker were working on a door latch. When he was checking the latch, co-worker shut the door on employee's finger. He was taken to S.M.H. where x-rays on finger were n...
11/18/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was replacing engine encloser. He was using a grinder and lost his grip on the grinder. When he grabbed for it, he started grinder back up. When it hit the floor, it bounced back striking his left...
10/09/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was putting a connection link in a conveyor chain on a Joy 1415 continuous miner head on a high wall miner. He struck the connection with a hammer. A piece of metal sheared off, cutting his left bi...
09/12/2007 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Smoke was found coming off of the Stockton 450 pile. The smoke was discovered at approximately 11:00 am.
08/25/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 145d lost EE was getting a ride back to the parking area from the tire yard from Rt 772 coal truck. He was climbing up the right side ladder up to the passengers side of the truck when on the second step he sli...
07/09/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost EE was removing a differential housing from a Caterpillar 992G end loader. The housing fell, EE twisted his rt. ankle avoiding the falling housing.
05/12/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was replacing sheet metal on D10 Dozer after servicing it. EE finished putting guards on left side & was going to right side of dozer. He stepped off dozer with rt foot & rolled ankle on a rock. EE...