No 4 Mine — Accidents

Total: 821 accidents | Fatalities: 3

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
02/26/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 112d lost Employee was running airline in #4 entry when EE stepped in thick mud, as EE went to walk EE's foot stayed back causing EE to twist EE's knee resulting in a partial tear in EE's quadriceps tendon in...
02/22/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Employee was roof bolting and accidentally hit the ATRS causing the drill steel to bend and sprung back and struck EE's left hand. (Losing time as of 5/8/2019 due to this injury)
02/18/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY - Employee was stepping off the motor when left ankle twisted causing EE to fall on back against the foot wall resulting in a sprain to left ankle and small fracture in EE's back.
02/15/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was opening EE's tool box and had reached in to the box when another employee walked by closing the tool box lid catching EE's left ring finger causing fractu...
02/13/2019 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 91d lost Employee was assisting in building brattice wall and was capping the left side, the brattice wall fell hitting their left leg causing fracture to the left lower leg requiring surgery.
01/18/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was caught in miner cable slack, waterline, when the employee slipped/fell while trying to take down slider curtain causing the employee to sprain right ankle.
12/27/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 132d lost Employee was walking through fly pads when check curtain flapping in the wind on the bottom caught employee's foot causing employee to slip/fall resulting in a re-tear to right upper arm (bicep) and r...
10/18/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 179d lost Employee was lifting a rock to put on the EC belt when employee felt a strain in left shoulder causing employee a lot of pain resulting in damage/tears to left rotator cuff.
10/13/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost Employee was lifting the drop-off back on the flat before it fell off the car when employee felt a strain in left upper arm (bicep) resulting in a tear in left upper arm (bicep).
08/29/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee left hand middle finger was smashed in a pinch point between belt cover door while opening the door causing a laceration requiring six (6) or more sutures.
07/13/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was working on the flappers on the East C drive roller when employee felt self getting hot. Employee walked toward the track entry to get some fresh air but passed out, falling and hitting he...
07/03/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee pants leg was caught on the dozer door when employee was attempting to get off of the dozer causing employee to slip/fall to the ground resulting in a contusion to right hip, right pectoral,...
04/14/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was pushing on a rock when EE's hand slipped off the rock and the edge of the rock struck EE's right forearm (lower arm) causing a laceration that required 8 stitc...
04/10/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None REPORTABLE DUE TO ROOF FALL - 1 West belt line at crosscut 6 top fell above support for approximately 20 feet wide 20 feet long on belt line and 2 feet above roof bolts. Entry was dangered off at all...
04/10/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Employee was trying to tie up throttle with welding rod to make stay in position, in the process they rested the right hand between the step and the bucket of the Bobcat. Employee hit joy stick with b...
04/04/2018 FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee was cleaning up rock in front of 163 shield. A rock was hanging from end of drive, when EE went to pick a rock up from under the one hanging, it fell and struck EE's left hand thumb finger sm...
04/04/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was cutting bog balls with utility knife when the knife slipped and cut left hand causing laceration.
02/16/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost (REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES) - While loading two inch water line, Employee caught right index finger between the end of the pipe and the forks on the Lo trac requiring ee to receive about eleven (...
01/25/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee stepped on rock in roadway twisting the left ankle resulting in a very bad sprain.
01/25/2018 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was helping operator change bits on the tailgate side of the shearer when employee was struck by middleman that rolled out pinning employee's leg to coal in face chain causing employee to tur...
01/25/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee stepped down onto a rock turning EE's right ankle while getting off Mega Track resulting in a very bad sprain.
01/15/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was operating doghouse between shift, while shear was going to tailgate roof bolt was hung in the drum. The bolt came out of the drum on the chain and struck EE in the face causing laceration...
01/04/2018 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was walking while moving power and stepped on a rock covered in rock dust in the slant causing ee to sprain right ankle.
12/28/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was checking hydraulic fluid in sight glass. Employee had 3 point of contact moving towards tank when feet slipped on wet track, EE fell and landed on EE's right side resulting in dislocation...
12/09/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was riding in mantrip. A chunk of coal fell into the mantrip and caused injury to employee's finger.
12/07/2017 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost Quick connect coupling was loose and went to tighten and blew the coupling. The Employee was struck in the left side of the chest by a bull hose and water under pressure, pushed them back and they fel...
12/02/2017 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None (REPORTABLE DUE TO SUTURES) - Employee was taking bolter cable slack out of CAB hook, when rib rolled and rock struck right forearm causing a laceration on right lower arm.
10/15/2017 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None Performing planned maintenance on the braking system of the cage, the cage fell to the shaft bottom.
10/07/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 671d lost Employee was lifting a box of glue off of the scoop to pinner and as they turned their body they felt pain in their lower back causing them to fall forward resulting in a strain to the lower back.
09/07/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was pulling rock dust hose slack down the belt line when a rock came off the belt and struck the top of right foot.
09/02/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE DUE TO SUTURES - Employee stated employee was hanging blower curtain when employee slipped/fell and struck employee's elbow on a sharp rock causing a laceration to employee's right elbow.
08/30/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 144d lost Employee slipped and fell from the slope due to high pressure water hose, loose rock, coal and debris resulting in EE fracturing lower right arm.
08/27/2017 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was working on East B Belt and stepped on a piece of angle iron and punctured boot and left foot.
08/09/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 95d lost Employee was pulling on hydraulic hose that was caught under a flinger duster when employee's upper arm started hurting resulting in a torn distal tendon.
06/22/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 254d lost Injured was building a brattice with mandoor in it. The employee was on their knees cutting a solid block that would be used to tie in the outby end of the stopping to the mine roof when the wall fel...
06/02/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO FRACTURE - Employee was unloading belt structure from a car, when the whole frames shifted catching employee's thumb between the frames causing fracture to thumb.
05/21/2017 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was attempting to set power on No. 2 circuit breaker when the power center went phase to phase causing burns to employees left hand, arm and neck.
04/10/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was operating shields when a piece of rock came over the handrail hitting the lower right leg causing laceration requiring sutures.
03/25/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 165d lost Employee was stepping out of man bus to throw track switch when employee's leg got caught on man bus causing employee to trip and fall on employee's left arm resulting in tear to bicep tendon.
01/31/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was riding in a Shuttle Car on rough road when they felt pain in lower back. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE DATE OF ACCIDENT AND WAS TAKEN OFF WORK ON 4/20/17 FOR A PROCEDURE AND THERAPY.
01/20/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was lifting rock out of walkway to put in panline, when ee lifted rock onto handrail ee felt pain in groin area. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT AND DID NOT START LO...
01/17/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - While working on continuous miner section employee reached hand up to grab a string, hanging from the roof, that another employee was going to cut, missed the string a...
01/03/2017 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was building brattice and blocks started to fall, the employee turned to move out of the way ee stepped on a drop board causing sprain to right foot.
12/11/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was trying to get a bolt out of a chain that was holding the cowl arm, when the chain came lose it caught the end of EE's finger causing crush injury to tip of finger requiring surgery.
11/26/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 550d lost Employee was operating a roofbolter in the No. 1 entry, hand was on the drill steel as employee was attempting to raise up the offside of the machine, while doing so, mistakingly hit the close clamp...
10/24/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was checking the fire suppression on the miner, when the water inlet hose came loose hitting employee in the eye causing injury to right eye.
09/30/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Prep Plant employee had removed the 4"" air hose from the surge bin of the air cannon to clean rock out and unstop the hose, as they were cleaning it out the hose came...
09/21/2016 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY - Employee was working at the tailpiece of the slope belt when a rock came off the belt hitting employee in the face chipping several teeth.
01/28/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES Employee was bent over to set a track tie under the rail as another employee was using track hammer to clip the latches on another track tie. During the downswing, the t...
11/29/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was attempting to open door on powder box and (he had is ring finger on his right hand in the crack) when he opened the door, he mashed his finger. Surgery will be on 12/4/15. No work.