No 2 Mine — Accidents

Total: 239 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/08/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was bolting top when a rock fell, striking employee on right forearm.
05/03/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL MEASURING 60-65'L X 5 1/2-20'W X 4-5'H. LOCATION: OUTBY SPRUCE MAINS IN #5 ENTRY NEAR SPAD #8632.
04/28/2004 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None MOVING 60 LB RAIL HIT EE ON RT LEG & KNEE CAUSING BRUISE.
03/19/2004 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was awarded a 9.16% Hearing Loss Award on 11/19/04.He last worked on 3/19/04.
03/06/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 110d lost Ee reported being struck by a rock that fell from between bolts on 3-6-04. He claims to have been struck on top of his head by rock. However he did not lose any work. He contacted mine mgmt on 6-15-04...
03/06/2004 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE ROOF BOLTING TOP, EE PLACED A SHORT MAT ON THE ATRS. (THE MAT WAS NEEDED TO SUPPORT A KETTLE BOTTOM). WHEN EE TURNED TO PICK UP A ROOF BOLT, THE MAT SLID OFF THE ATRS, STRUCK HIM IN THE FACE. TH...
02/09/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost EE STARTED MISSING WORK TO HAVE CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY, CO WAS NOT AWARE OF REASON FOR ABSENCE UNTIL 2-24-04.
01/31/2004 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELT WHEN THE UTILITY BELT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB. THIS IS NOT A LOST TIME ACCIDENT.
01/23/2004 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE WAS AWARDED 5% PPD BENEFITS FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
01/06/2004 NO VALUE FOUND OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 230d lost CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN BOTH WRISTS.
01/05/2004 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 310d lost EE WAS MOVING BELT TOOLS FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST A CABLE BOLT CAUSING HIM TO TWIST AND JAM HIS NECK, RESULTINGIN PAIN. HE WAS TRANSPORTED OUTSIDE AND HAS BEEN OFF WOR...
12/15/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 137d lost EE CLAIMS TO HAVE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE DRIVING A PIN INTO THE RUB RAIL OF A CONTINUOUS MINER. HE WAS USING A FIVE POUND SLEDGE HAMMER.
12/13/2003 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A ROCK FELL FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS STRIKING EE'S RIGHT HAND.
11/28/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS PULLING LOOSE ROCK & COAL FROM THE RIB TO BUILD A STOPPING. ONE OF THE SHARP EDGES HIT HIS THUMB CAUSING THE INJURY.
11/05/2003 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None THERE WAS A FUST THAT FLEW IN THE SPRIKE LAUREL SUBSTATION THAT RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER TO THE MINE ELEVATOR FROM 1:30 PM TO 3:42 PM. THREE MINERS WERE ON THE ELEVATOR DURING THIS POWER LOSS .
11/03/2003 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL ACCIDENT ONLY None A PILLAR FALL OCCURRED IN #3 ENTRY ON THE MF SECTION THAT ENTRAPPED TWO MRS'S. A RETRIEVER WAS USED TO RECOVER THE MRS'S. THE FALL MEASURED APPROXIMATELY 10' TO 15' HIGH.
10/21/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP TIMBERS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK.
10/21/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 96d lost EE WAS HELPING RECOVER BELT STRUCTURE BY PICKING IT UP AND SWINGING IT OVER THE SIDE OF A SCOOP BUCKET WHILE DOING THAT HE STARTED FEELING PAIN. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT AND WENT TO THE DR THE NE XT DAY,...
10/20/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE WAS AWARDED 12% PPD BENEFITS FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.
10/17/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 144d lost EE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLTS ALONG THE TRACK ENTRY. WHILE INSTALLING A BOLT THE CANOPY FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RAIL CAUSING THE CANOPY TO DROP HITTING HIM ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDER WHICH CAUSED TH E INJUR...
10/07/2003 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING WHEN HE WALKED INTO ROOF BOLT, INJURING HIS LEFT EAR.
10/07/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost EMPLOYEE TURNED WHILE SETTING OIL CAN ON RIDE AND TWISTED HIE LEFT KNEE.
09/23/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED IN THE TRACK ENTRY CROSSCUT BETWEEN SPAD #2025 AND SPAD #2020. THE FALL MEASURED 60' LONG BY 19' WIDE BY 6' THICK.
09/19/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE WAS AWARDED 5.335% PPD BENEFITS FOR OCCUPATIONAL NOISE INDUCED HEARING LOSS.
09/18/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 9/18/03 WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. THIS IS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.
09/18/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost WHILE WELDING, EE CHIPPED SOME SLAG & IT WENT IN HIS LEFT EAR. EE BEGAN MISSING WORK ON 9/23/03.
09/05/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE STARTED MISSING WORK ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2003 WHEN HE WAS OPERATED ON FOR CARPAL TUNNEL.
08/28/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM TOP, HITTING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT FOOT.
08/23/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost EE WAS WALKING WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
08/14/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 221d lost EE WAS HELPING MOVE THE MINER BY PULLING THE CABLE OUT OF THE FACE. HE WAS PULLING THE CABLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE WENT OUTSIDE SOON AFTER. HE HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE THEN.
07/29/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost EE WAS UNLOADING SUPPLIES OFF OF THE SCOOP. APPARENTLY THE SCOOP BUCKET WAS SITTING ON SOME CHUNKS OF COAL. HIS FOOT WAS UNDER THE BUCKET AS THE COAL CHUNKS FAILED - THUS RESULTING IN HIS INJU RY.
07/22/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost EE ALLEGES THAT HE HAS EXPERIENCED WORK RELATED PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.
06/25/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL WAS FOUND ON 6/25/03 AT SPAD #371 ONOLD NO.3 PIT BELT. FALL WAS 19'X40'X7.5'
06/12/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EE WAS DRIVING THE RUBBER-TIRED MANTRIP WHEN HE RAN OVER A ROCK, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN, STRIKING HIS LT. HAND.
06/09/2003 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BESIDE SCOOP WHICH WAS LOADED WITH CRIB BLOCKS. A CRIB BLOCK FELL FROM BUCKET AND FRONT TIRE. THE CRIB BLOCK FLIPPED UP AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND FACE.
06/02/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 123d lost EMPLOYEE RECEIVED BENEFITS & STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.
05/31/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OPEN A BOX WHEN HE CUT HIS LEFT HAND.
05/31/2003 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A PILLAR FALL OCCURRED JUST INBY SPAD #7845, ONTO A MRS UNIT, ENTRAPPING IT UNTIL IT WAS REMOVED.
05/15/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 284d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
05/12/2003 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost EMPLOYEE WAS TRAMMING MINER WHEN THE BOOM OF THE MINER CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST RIB. EE BELIEVES THAT HE MAY HAVE CAUGHT TRAM LEVER WITH HIS LIGHT CORD. ALL EMPLOYEE'S HAVE BEEN REPEATEDL Y CAUTI...
04/08/2003 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A SLACK IN CABLE & THROWING IT ON THE RIB. HE STEPPED IN A HOLE & TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
03/27/2003 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EE WAS AWARDED 12% BENEFITS FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.
03/25/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Employee was shoveling belt when he stepped on a 3"" water lime and twisted his ankle.
03/22/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost EE WAS REMOVING BELT STRUCTURE. ANOTHER EE BUMPED SOME STRUCTURE & WHEN IT WENT TO FALL, EE TRIED TO CATCH IT. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF STRUCTURE.
03/10/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost EE WAS MAKING A BELT SPLICE ON THE SECTION BELTWHEN EE ALLEDGES HE INJURED HIS BACK.
02/26/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS LIFTING & TOSSING BELT STRUCTURE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOW BACK.
01/19/2003 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost EE CLAIMS TO HAVE INJURED HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HE STRUCK HIS KNEE WITH A METAL JACK. EE STARTED MISSING WORK ON 2/19/03. MANAGEMENT BECAME AWARE OF THIS ON 2/27/03 WHEN A WORKERS COMP. REPORT WAS RECEIV...
01/09/2003 NO VALUE FOUND NO VALUE FOUND None EE WAS WORKING ON A BELT MOVE, WHEN HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS SHOULDER. LATER IN THE SHIFT, HE WAS WORKING NEAR A CRIBBED AREA WHEN A CRIB FELL ON HIM. EE FINISHED THE SHIFT & FIRST MISSED WORK 1-13-03.
12/27/2002 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None EMPLOYEE WAS AWARDED 10% PPD BENEFITS FOR OCCUPATIONAL PNEUMOCONIOSIS.
11/06/2002 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROOF FALL OCCURRED ON THE 1ST RIGHT BELT AT SPAD #924. THE FALL MEASURED 20' WIDE BY 12' LONG BY 5' THICK.