No. 50 Mine — Accidents

Total: 20 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/23/2003 ELECTRICAL FATALITY Fatal BREAKER BLEW UP AND BURNED EMPLOYEE.
02/27/2003 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ASSISTING IN SETTING TAILPIECE WHEN 3/8"" CHAIN BROKE AND TURNED ONE SIDE OF TAILPIECE LOOSE STRIKING EE IN LOWER BACK AND BUTTOCKS.
09/20/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost EMPLOYEE HAD HAND ON ROOF BOLT WHILE INSTALLING ANS BOLT BENT MASHING HAND.
07/20/2002 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost EE WAS USING MANTRIP TO SUPPLY ROOF BOLTER WHEN FLY BOARD FELL OFF OF MANTRIP. HE STOPPED MANTRIP TO STRAIGHTEN BOARD. HE CRAWLED OFF OF MANTRIP AND MOVED BOARD TURNING A CAN OF OIL OVER AND H ITTING...
02/05/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost PUTTING DOWN PRESSURE ON WRENCH AND SLIPPED OFF OF BOLT AND EMPLOYEE HIT KNEE AGAINST FLOOR OF COAL MINE.
01/28/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None HIT CHISEL WITH HAMMER & PIECE OF METAL HIT IN EYE.
01/16/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost TAILPIECE PULLED LOOSE ON ONE SIDE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEGS, BRUISED KNEE AND LEG.
01/08/2002 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ROOF BOLT AND SLAB OF ROCK FELL OUT STRIKING HIM ON SHOULDER.
11/12/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost LIFTING PIECE OF METAL FOR BACK BOARD AND STRAINED BACK.
10/25/2001 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost EE WAS HOLDING HARD HAT ON HEAD WHILE RUNNING SCOOP WHEN SCOOP RAN OVER A ROCK IN ROADWAY CRUSHING HAND BETWEEN TOP AND HARD HAT.
04/24/2001 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 49d lost A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT BETWEEN BOLTS AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEFT ANKLE.
02/26/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 337d lost EE WAS MOVING MINER CABLE AND AGGREVATED AN OLD INJURY.
02/10/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None TRIP ON PIECE OF ROPE AROUND HIGHWALL.
02/05/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost HE WAS MOVING A TIMBER OUT OF WAY OF CABLE IN #4 ENTRY. HE WAS HELP MOVING MINER ACROSS SECTION.
12/18/2000 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE BOLTING TOP AND CHANGING PIECES OF STEEL GOT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN TTWO PIECES OF STEEL AND MASHED IT.
11/04/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost WHILE DRIVING MAC #9 FROM SECTION TO SURFACE AT END OF SHIFT STEERING WHEEL KICKED AROUND AND HIT EE ON HAND. HE DID NOT THINK IT WAS BROKE AT THAT TIME.
10/09/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost COAL HAULER HIT CORNER OF SCOOP AND PUSHED SCOOP IN TO MINER MACH. CRIB BLOCK HIT ANKLE BETWEEN SCOOP AND MINER MACH.
08/21/2000 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost HE WAS HELPING MINER OPERATOR SET LIFT TIMBERS IN #5 ENTRY WHEN A KETTLE BOTTOM PINCHED OUT BETWEEN TWO ROOF BOLT PLATES. HE HAD HIS BACK TURNED AWAY FROM IT AND DIDN'T SEE IT. PART OF IT ST RUCK HIS...
08/15/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost RUN SCOOP, PUTTING TIMBER OUT TO MINE WITH IT, EMPLOYEE GOT HEAD IN TOP IN #3 ENTRY.
07/21/2000 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE WAS STARTING TO HANG CABLE TO ROOF WHILE SCOOP WAS PULLING POWER CENTER UP RAN OUT OF CABLE AND PULLED CABLE DOWN ON HIM. KNOCKING HIM TO FLOOR. SCOOP OPR SAID HE DID NOT HEAR ON SEE OUTHER MEN FLA...