No. 68 — Accidents

Total: 340 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/09/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Employee tripped and fell and hurt back, elbow and neck.
03/21/2016 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Found an unintentional roof fall at Break #3 in the Track Entry of Jeff Mains.
11/06/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Found an unintentional roof fall in #6 Entry at Break #75 on Slowpoke Mains
11/05/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Found an unintentional roof fall in the #4 Entry at Break 75 on Slowpoke Mains
10/08/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee was walking and twisted his right knee and experienced some pain and swelling after getting down on knees to hang a cable. Started missing work on 10/12/2015.
09/15/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading roof bolter with supplies and a particle of dirt got into his eye. Antibiotic drops were prescribed for his eye.
08/19/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking belt structure apart and caught his right index finger between the belt rail and a belt stand and cut his finger. Sutures were required. He returned back to work the next shift.
08/13/2015 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 48d lost, 2d restricted Employee was installing a roof bolt and pushed the bolt forward and felt a ""pop"" in his left shoulder. He started missing work due to the pain getting worse over time. He started missing work on 8/1...
08/07/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost The employee was struck by a falling rock brow and suffered a broken leg. Surgery was required to repair the leg. He started missing work on 8/10/2015
08/04/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a bearing onto the #7 tailpiece roller and turned the bearing and caught his right middle and ring finger between the bearing and tailpiece. He cut his fingers and damaged a te...
06/22/2015 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Found an unintentional roof fall next to the #2 seal at the #6 set of seals adjacent to Old #1 Switch.
06/09/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 92d lost Employee got his foot stuck in the mud and twisted his right knee. He started missing work 6/10/2015.
06/02/2015 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 91d lost Employee was riding on a rubber tired mantrip buggy and his foot caught the corner of a coal rib and it fractured his leg just above the ankle.
04/22/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee dropped a scoop battery lid on his left hand and cut his left 3rd digit finger. Sutures were required.
11/14/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost Employee was climbing up onto the CAT Forklift and his right knee popped. He continued to work but his knee was not improving. He started missing work on 12/1/2014.
11/10/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost Employee stated he was helping make a belt setup and his back started hurting after he left and was on his way home. He did not report the injury to the company until 11/20/2014.
11/06/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Found an unintentional Roof Fall in the #2 Entry at Break #84 of the Slow Poke Mains.
10/14/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was letting a LoLo dolly down with a lifting jack and the jack bar sprung back up and struck his chin. 3 sutures were required.
09/10/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 182d lost Employee was changing a battery on rail personnel carrier and the battery popped and splashed battery acid into his eyes. Returned to work his next shift then went to the Dr. and started missing work...
08/19/2014 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was hanging a curtain and turned around and hit his back on a nail sticking down from a roof bolt plate and cut his back. 3 Sutures required.
08/15/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Found an unintentional fall approximately 20 breaks inby #1 Switch on Doty Mains.
06/16/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee was standing beside the flat bed truck when another employee was attempting to unload a ram car boom jack. The jack spun around on truck and fell off truck and one end of the jack struck the...
06/06/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was observing the continuous miner and a piece of draw rock fell and struck the back of his leg and ankle. Fractured ankle.
05/05/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was getting a stuck rock out of a belt-drive chute, as he had a hold of the rock, it dropped down and caught his left 4th and 5th digit fingers between the rock and the belt scraper bracket a...
03/20/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Found an unintentional roof fall at Break #61, #6 Heading, parallel with the #6 Beltline. The fall did not affect ventilation or affect the escapeways. The other entries through the area were common t...
03/13/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was picking up a main pump for a roof bolter and the motor shaft cut his left hand between the thumb and index finger. 5 sutures were required.
02/14/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost A portion of a coal rib was being removed with a jack hammer for the purpose of correcting an issued close clearance citation. The injured employee was removing the loose coal away from the rib when a...
02/12/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost Employee was using a steel rail to push the low structure over and the rail flipped up and struck his jaw and head. He has been diagnosed with a fractured jaw and will require surgery. Started missing...
01/14/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting and squaring up the end of a piece of belt and his knife slipped and cut him on the right leg...4 sutures required
07/16/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Employee was operating a rail motor and traveling on the track and hit a curve too fast and jarred his back. Employee returned back to work the next day but his back was not getting better and he star...
07/02/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Employee was getting a rock off of a curtain and hurt his right arm. Tendon torn and surgery was required. Employee had surgery and started missing work on 7/12/2013.
05/13/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using a screwdriver to help peel the jacket off of a cable and slipped and struck the palm of his left hand.
01/18/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee strained back while pulling and lifting on a ATRS extension. It was just learned that employee did return to work on his next shift and worked 5 days restricted duty before being released to...
11/10/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting a piece of belt with a utility knife and the knife slipped and cut his left hand.
10/11/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted EE was cutting a boot off of a roof bolter cable and cut his left thumb.
10/04/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 11d restricted Employee was replacing a belt roller and strained his back.
09/11/2012 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE fell forward in the deck of a rail motor when it derailed and wrecked. EE was diagnosed with two fractured ribs.
06/13/2012 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Hit his ear against a piece of rock. 2 sutures required.
06/11/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was moved bolter forward and had his left hand on the canopy when a small rock fell and hit his left thumb. Diagnosed with a stress fracture-Employee is working his regular job.
02/16/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was trimming a piece of belt on a tailpiece guard and cut his right hand. Sutures required - no lost time.
01/21/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee was sitting down in chair attending to the L-3 communication system and CO monitor system. He was getting up and fell forward out of the chair. He has been diagnosed with a fracture to his sh...
01/18/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was pulling a roller out from the belt and caught his right pinky finger between the roller and a belt stand. Fractured finger.
01/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost Employee was picking up a hydraulic jack and felt a ""pop"" in his right shoulder. Injury is going to require surgery started missing work 1/24/2012
12/20/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 130d lost He was operating a supply motor on the track and it derailed and caused him to hit the mine roof with his face and shoulder. Diagnosed with cuts and contusions. He is working at a restricted duty stat...
10/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 47d lost He was helping lay track and caught his right index finger and middle finger between the bottom of a track tie and the bottom and cut the tips off each finger.
08/17/2011 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None He was walking in low top and struck his back on a nail hanging in a roof plate and cut his back. Sutures were required.
07/05/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 88d lost Employee was pulling a piece of track steel from a supply car and slipped and fell and the track steel hit him on the left ankle - fractured ankle. Started missing work 7-6-2011.
06/23/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE started to push drill steel up to drill hole and a piece of rock cut his left hand.
06/03/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was using a hacksaw to cut down loose roof bolt and cut his right wrist.
05/03/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A contract employee caught his hand between the roof bolter and the coal rib and cut his hand. Sutures were required.