No 4 Mine — Accidents

Total: 821 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/11/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost While climbing off old N-9 drive, employee slipped and fell on I beam. Broke left lower arm, surgery required.
12/05/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Removing check valve from line, coupling blew off and hit him above right eye, knocked him down and hurt his left little finger.
11/30/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY, NO LOST TIME. Removing crusher hammer, slipped out of hand and mashed his right thumb. Sutures required. NO LOST TIME
10/27/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY. ""NO LOST TIME"" While pinning roof, pot fell out of top and hit his right arm. Sutures required.
10/15/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY. NO LOST TIME. Tripped and fell in parking lot. 6 sutures required on his forehead.
10/11/2008 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Ignited methane while welding hole in shroud of deep well pump.
09/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Building a brattice. Brattice fell hitting his head, right hand and left leg.
09/28/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Moving a beam and a clip fell and landed on his hand
09/17/2008 MACHINERY PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 12d lost Struck on right hand by a rock that was thrown off HG Drum. Partial Amputation of right middle finger.
09/15/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 73d lost DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 10/1/08. Stepped off landing, stepped on loose coal and slipped and fell, hurting his left shoulder. Surgery on 10/1/08.
09/15/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY. NO LOST TIME. Sliding beams in place, beam mashed his finger. Sutures required.
09/10/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY. NO LOST TIME. Operating shearer. Rock thrown from drum and hit his left forearm, resulting in cut. Sutures required.
09/08/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee was checking a pump that was being lifted out of water and when he reached out to lift one end up to inspect he felt pain in lower back. (EE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE DATE OF ACCIDENT THAT OCCUR...
09/03/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY. NO LOST TIME. Employees hand slipped while trying to position tension jack. Finger caught between jack and frame. Sutures required.
08/29/2008 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Longwall shearer was mining at No. 17 shield when an ignition occurred under the panline at No. 8 shield.
08/01/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY. NO LOST TIME. Unloading crib blocks. Right thumb was caught between two blocks. Mashed open. 7 Sutures required.
07/17/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY. NO LOST TIME Rock fell between shields, striking him on his left little finger. Fractured.
07/02/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 8/25/08. Started to slip, raised up, hit head on feeder. Surgery required on neck.
06/19/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 150d lost He was operating shuttlecar, loading behind continuous miner. Miner hit tail of sc. He hit his head in top of canopy. Strained back.
06/18/2008 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None While shortening service cage tailropes, east side floor of elevator was damaged when chaired. NO INJURIES.
06/17/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Inby brow area of recently shot overcast fell above anchorage, impeding travel in primary escapeway on #6 Sect.,MMU 006, Spad 24876. NO INJURIES.
06/17/2008 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 29d lost Occupational Illness. Carpal Tunnel. Reported in June but had surgery 10/9/08.
06/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL SURGERY ON 7/22/08. Moving a coupling and felt strain in abdomen. Umblical hernia.
06/13/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 7/03/08. Walking belt, stepped on roller and twisted right knee.
06/02/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Dropped a 6x6 timber on his foot.
05/30/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 10/01/2009. SURGERY AT THIS TIME. Walking, stepped on rock and felt pain in his arch.
05/29/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY. NO LOST TIME. Getting out of manbus. Fell, injured both lower legs, cut left leg requiring sutures.
05/27/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Stepped on miner cable, it rolled and he fell. Twisted right ankle when he fell.
05/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY. NO LOST TIME. Stuck hand in pod duster to clean and cut his finger on a wire. 3 sutures required.
05/01/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost REPORTABLE ONLY. NO LOST TIME Installing rib pin. Finger caught between pin and drill head. Fractured right 4th finger.
04/30/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 8/4/08. Walking in bottom, tripped and fell on his right shoulder.
04/30/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 293d lost Pushing scoop with ram car. Ram car got on top of bumper and fell off. He jammed his head on canopy. Surgery required on neck.
04/23/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While getting off lo-trac, twisted his right ankle.
04/08/2008 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 290d lost Walking up stairs. Back started hurting.
04/04/2008 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost Employee was walking on 2nd floor of prep plant and a piece of the floor above fell on him. They were not working in that particular area. It was just a freak accident.
02/29/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost DID NOT START LOOSING TIME UNTIL SURGERY ON 4/22/08. Climbed on top of gob pile, slipped while getting down and hurt left knee.
02/05/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 178d lost Stepped in a hole and sprain both knees.
02/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was reaching for an object and inadvertently grazed a piece of cut steel that resulted in a laceration of his left hand.
01/29/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY. NO LOST TIME. While holding a curtain up, another employee accidently stapled his finger instead of the curtain. Fractured his left little finger.
01/19/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 7/31/2008. Bent over picking up slider curtain and 4x4 timber fell on his right shoulder.
01/18/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 2/12/09. While unloading supplies with lo-trac, drove into hole and jarred his neck. Requiring surgery on neck.
01/05/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 01/23/2008 Attempting to let down a battery lid that was too heavy. Hurt his right shoulder. Surgery required on 1/23/08.
01/04/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY, NO LOST TIME. Trying to hang a slider curtain, hit finger with hammer. 4 sutures required.
12/27/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ACCIDENT ONLY. NO LOST TIME. 3 SUTURES REQUIRED. 4x4 fell, rock fell from top hitting his left hand and cutting it.
12/04/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost A worker fell through an opening in the bottom of the train load out 25 feet to a concrete pad. He was flown to the hospital via helicopter and is in recovery.
11/01/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in the Jim Walter #4 Prep Plant installing a beam on the 8th floor. He was working from an eight foot ladder. He began to drive a Bull Pin and slipped off the ladder. His fall...
10/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Climbing into screen, he grabbed hold of belt. Fingers mashed between pulley and belts.
10/10/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY, NO LOST TIME. Stepping off block, block kicked out and he fell, landing on right arm. Fractured right wrist.
10/01/2007 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Part 90
10/01/2007 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Part 90