No 7 Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,417 accidents | Fatalities: 5

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/13/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 29d lost Employee was pulling the shuttle car with the scoop. The bolt heads that attached the bracket to the shuttle car, that was being pulled, sheared off resulting in one of the bolt heads flying back str...
09/10/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was operating the tailgate end of the longwall shear when he was struck in the face by a rock that came from the tailgate drum cowl as it was being turned.
09/06/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY - Employee was adjusting rails on a rail car with a jack bar when the rails shifted the employees left middle finger was caught between the jack bar and rail causing laceration requiri...
08/29/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY - Employee was trying to correct alignment of belt by striking the roller with a hammer, when he missed the roller and his thumb hit hanger bracket causing fracture and sutures to end...
08/21/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was operating the headgate drum of the shear and was coming toward the headgate when a rock was thrown form the drum striking his hand causing a cut between h...
08/15/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was standing on opposite side of the Scoop from the employee using the hydraulic chain saw, when the chain on the saw broke and a small metal link from the chain struck the employee in the ch...
08/09/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was pulling roof straps off the machine and stepping down from the roof bolter when he felt pain in the groin area. Employee was diagnosed with a hernia and had surgery to repair.
08/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 86d lost Employee was shoveling and turned with the shovel full to walk to the belt, when he did his foot was stuck in muck and that is when he felt pain in his back. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL...
07/29/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was starting to remove cutter shaft on longwall shear and when he took the bolts and snap ring off oil came out and burned both his lower arms and both hands.
07/29/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was going to replace a cut off valve for water on shield 115 when he turned a high pressure valve on and was struck in the face by the hose requiring sutures.
07/28/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY - Employee was burning on head frame at 7-2 production shaft and material blew under his burning goggles into his eye. Employee received prescription eye drops and was released back to...
07/27/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost Employee was standing on left track of 475 Dozer, preparing to remove motor cover when he fell fracturing a bone in his shoulder area.
07/24/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was putting together a double T outlet for 3"" air line, while tightening fittings with a pipe wrench he felt pain in right wrist resulting in a torn muscle.
07/22/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 64d lost Employee was walking down stairs from parking lot to bathhouse when he fell and when he reached out to catch himself he dislocated his left wrist.
07/18/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was using a pusher to unstop the clogged material where he was installing a rib pin and while doing so he struck his hand against the drill steel causing a cut to his little finger. EMPL...
07/07/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was cutting a piece of corrugated pipe when the knife slipped cutting employee hand.
07/05/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee was reaching up hanging pinner cable when he felt pain in his shoulder. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE THE ACCIDENT AND DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 10/1/13 DUE TO SURGERY.
06/26/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping hoist a beam to upper work deck of the slope belt and he was looking down to see if beam was hung on lower platform, when the hoist turned striking employee on side of face result...
06/21/2013 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None This is not an accident, this is an illness, Part 90 miner. MIIN # M64567381.
06/14/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO CHIPPED TOOTH - Employee was installing two sticks of resin in the hole when a small piece of rock flaked off falling between the roof bolter canopy striking employee in mouth c...
06/12/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 34d lost Employee was installing support arm for canopy and while using come-a-longs the chain came out of the clevis allowing the canopy to fall hitting employee's finger causing the tip of finger to be cut o...
06/10/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was helping throw a rock in back of shuttle car, when the rock slipped causing employee's finger to get caught between the rock and the frame of the shuttle c...
06/06/2013 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal Employee walked up to the 7-2C header to inspect wipers. The victim was on an elevated catwalk at discharge of the 7-2B conveyor belt to examine the belt wiper. He fell off the end of catwalk on 7-2B...
05/29/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Employee stopped his motor and when he stepped off the motor his right knee buckled under him causing possible tear in ACL.
05/16/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee was hanging cable behind roof bolter when cable tighten jerking him, causing him to fall against the rib hitting knee. Employee has been treated for contusion to knee and has been working si...
05/08/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee stepped off front of Roof bolter to clean the dust hose when doing so, he stepped onto a rock twisting his right knee. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING AND DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 5/11/13.
05/08/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 287d lost Employee was helping put a supply car on the elevator and was standing on the elevator when the operator uncoupled the motor from the car and backed up, the supply car rolled back and the employee's f...
04/23/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was throwing the track switch and caught his finger between the switch handle and the metal plate cutting the end of his finger requiring stitches.
04/23/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost AMENDMENT - Employee hurt his lower back while lifting bags of sackrete from pallet that occurred on 6/1/1985 **(THIS IS AN AMEDMENT TO THE ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED 6/1/1985 THAT HE LOST TIME ON AND IS...
04/05/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking a 2"" Aqua Mine pipe apart and the pipe had all pressure removed but it was installed over a small rise in the mine floor and when it came apart, it sprung up hitting him in the no...
03/26/2013 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 172d lost Employee was walking to Man bus, when he felt a pop and pain in ankle.
03/23/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES: Employee was unloading 4"" pipe from one car to another car when his left hand finger got caught between the two causing a laceration to his finger.
03/11/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Employee was walking by a supply car when he stepped on a rock spraining right knee with a possible meniscus tear.
03/06/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee had thrown the track switch when the switch point rail and straight rail became bounded against bottom part of rails. The employee placed his left hand on the switch point rail to pick it up...
03/06/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES: Employee was using track roof bolter and adjusting the roof bolt plate and as he tried to flip the plate it caught his hand between the corner of the plate and the dri...
02/10/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was cutting up old belt material to move out of the mine when he cut his leg requiring stitches.
02/07/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL: A roof fall occurred in the cross cut between #2 and #3 entry on the No. 6 section above anchorage of the roof bolts that were installed. The Roof fall was approx. 4 to 8 feet above the 6...
02/07/2013 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing facing the head gate talking to employee coming in on next shift when his foot was caught between the relay bar and pan causing fracture to foot.
01/31/2013 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO FRACTURE AND SUTURES: Employee was finishing a brattice when he placed a block on the wall next to the rib, the coal rib rolled on his left middle finger causing a fracture of t...
01/28/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost Employee trammed his diesel locomotive into a parked shield that was on another locomotive sitting on the track outby the Longwall recovery switch resulting in him sustaining fractured ribs.
01/23/2013 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES: Prep Plant employee was climbing through a inspection door when his hand slipped and his arm slid down against the metal causing a cut right below his wrist requiring 3...
01/15/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was taking out a 8"" metal check valve in water line when another 8""x8"" metal check valve fell hitting the employee on the top of his left foot causing a contusion.
01/10/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Employee was riding in bus and his bus slid into another bus resulting in employee hurting his back but continued to work and continued back pain. The doctor took him off work starting 1/22/13. Invest...
01/07/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost On E4 Longwall setup face, the canopy of shield 72 was under 73 side shield a T-Board was placed between the shields when pressurized the T-Board shattered in pieces when shield kicked into place and...
01/02/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was unloading power supply box from versa track into core box when he dropped on hand causing fracture and sutures to right hand fingers.
01/01/2013 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None A fire occurred at 9:15 p.m. on the surface at the upper rock bin at head frame for rock belt PB8B, where a drive roller lagging and belt caught fire. The fire was extinguished using fire extinguisher...
12/26/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost Employee hit his elbow on a discharge water pipe, when he went to the doctor the next day it was determined he had a fracture to his left elbow.
12/10/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 153d lost Employee was climbing in the cab of a 50 Ton Crane when the grab iron broke lose causing employee to fall backwards and stumble, causing pain in lower back. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE ACCIDENT AN...
12/03/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 231d lost Employee bent over to uncouple supply car and felt a sharp pain in his lower back. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 12/14/12.
11/26/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was using rock bar to pry hollow shaft loose using both hands, when the shaft broke free the pry bar came up and his hand on the bar hit his tooth causing a crack in the tooth. REPORTABLE ON...