No 7 Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,417 accidents | Fatalities: 5

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
04/18/2011 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None IGNITION: Rock and coal were going through the No. 3 Feeder when a possible ignition occurred in the feeder chain area. A witness stated it lasted 2 seconds and went out by itself. Did not use anythin...
04/16/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee's hand was struck by a rock on the spill plate on the pan line.
04/08/2011 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee walking across bathhouse and hit his toe on a bench. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 7/25/2011 DUE TO SURGERY
03/31/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 92d lost ACCIDENT - Employee went to pick up a jack from manbus with hand and felt pain. employee saw dr. and was advised he needed surgery. Employee elected to put off surgery to later date and has been work...
03/25/2011 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None IGNITION: Employee had started to weld on a CM miner head when another employee saw a flame on the mine floor. It appears that a methane bleeder was ignited from the sparks. The ignition was put out w...
03/24/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES: Employee was pulling pallets out of mud and a metal strap cut his hand
03/23/2011 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None IGNITION: An ignition occurred on the No. 4 Section in the crosscut, between the No. 3 and No. 4 Entries. The ignition extinguished itself apparently, in that the witness stated they saw a flash while...
03/22/2011 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None IGNITION: An ignition occured on the No. 1 Longwall at Shield 132 and lasted approximately one minute. The ignition was extinguished using water and two fire extinguishers. No injuries were incurred.
03/18/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 72d lost Employee riding on a bus that wrecked, causing him to hurt his back. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 7/23/2011 DUE TO INCREASED PAIN REQUIRING EPIDURAL BLOCKS.
03/14/2011 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None IGNITION: The Shearer was cutting coal and rock toward the H/G when an ignition occurred at No. 36 Shield around the T/G Drum. The ignition occurred on No. 1 Longwall. They used 3 fire extinguishers...
03/03/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES: Employee had finished pinning and was under supported top and lowered the canopy to allow for advancement and a rock slid off the canopy and struck him on the right si...
03/03/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost #5 Mine Accident: Employee pulled his shoulder lifting an outside light fixture EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 7/21/2011 DUE TO SURGERY.
03/01/2011 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was moving curtain to level footwall to start brattice and stepped on a nail in an old pallet.
02/21/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was walking around the boom of the miner and turned his right ankle.
02/19/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES:Employee was cutting a zip tie and cut his left hand.
02/17/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES: Employee was shoveling on the slope and her hand contacted the top belt roller, caught thumb between the belt and roller.
02/16/2011 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None IGNITION: A frictional ignition occurred while cutting the top at Shield 19 on #2 Longwall. It burned approximately 1 to 2 seconds and was put out with the drum water sprays. No injuries were incurred...
02/14/2011 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None IGNITION: The miner was cutting bottom rock in the No. 1 Face on No. 7 Section when a frictional ignition occurred on the curtain line side on left of the Miner Head. Approximately 2 fire extinguisher...
02/07/2011 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was raising canopy up to top and rock fell flipping back under canopy and struck employee in head, fracture to nose.
02/05/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was getting out of the bus and turned his right ankle. Employee did not lose time until 2/7/11 and returned to work on 2/11/11.
01/31/2011 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None IGNITION: The Shearer was cutting at #10 Shield when a LW Helper saw and orange flame from around the HG drum. The flame lasted about 10 seconds and went out on its own. The shearer operator did not s...
01/29/2011 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None IGNITION: Methane ignition on #2 LW at Shield 87 involving TG drum. Operator cutting coal headed to HG with 80% methane on monitor. Flame was orange and about 12 "" high and lasted approximately 2 to...
01/21/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO Stitches: employee was shoveling under belt roller and caught glove in roller cutting his finger.
01/20/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost Employee was walking down walkway. He slipped and caught himself with his hands and hurt his left shoulder. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 1/31/2011 DUE TO INCREASED PAIN AND PENDING SURGERY...
01/13/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 99d lost Employee was hanging cable and the cat heads fell out and struck the employee on the left shoulder. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 1/28/2011 DUE TO INCREASED PAIN AND NO USE OF LEFT ARM.
01/08/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was working at the V-Wiper and turned and tripped over a block and fell twisting his ankle.
01/06/2011 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 86d lost Employee was driving ramcar and hit a rock causing his knees to hit the dash and also jarred his knees. EMPLOYEE DID NOT LOSE TIME UNTIL 5/5/2011 ON HIS LEFT KNEE.
01/03/2011 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None IGNITION: A piece of metal became entangled in face chain on #2 LW causing a spark at joint in the panline w/shield 144 causing the ignition. The ignition was orange and blue in color and went out imm...
12/29/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL: A roof fall was found by #2 LW crew as they were cutting coal on the face from the H/G to the T/G. It is located in an intersection of T/G entry Spad 21396. It fell above the anchorage of t...
12/18/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost Employee tripped on a rock while walking the beltline and hurt his left knee. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 1/8/2011 DUE TO INCREASED PAIN AND PENDING SURGERY.
12/10/2010 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was removing leg transducer on shield and had cut the pressure valve off and was reaching for the valve when it blew off and was hit in the face with high pressure soluable oil.
12/02/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 68d lost Employee was kicking footwall to clean area for setting a timber and sprained his left foot. EE started losing time again on 1/14/11. After further evaluation, it was determined that he has a new frac...
11/30/2010 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None IGNITION: The Longwall Shearer was cutting bottom with the Headgate drum when an ignition occurred. It occurred at approximately No. 115 Shield on the H/G Drum. The fire was around the drum and the fl...
11/22/2010 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost While working at rockdust bin, a rib rolled and struck his left knee. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 2/10/2011 DUE TO INCREASED PAIN AND SURGERY.
11/19/2010 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None IGNITION: Employee was on his knee over a gas pocket cutting a roofbolt to make a punch out. Was on the second cut when it lit up, got up and stomped the fire out. It burned for about 10 seconds.
11/13/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY: Employee had removed a 20 ton jack and the lift head collapsed and fell on his two middle fingers.
11/04/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES: Employee was laying out pipe and the board flipped and struck him on the head beside his eye.
10/29/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee stepped over a rock and twisted his right knee. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 11/09/2010 DUE TO INCREASED PAIN.
10/25/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES: Employee was using a bar on a shield to put chain thru.
10/25/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was pushing a shield onto the hoist and foreign material got into his right eye.
10/20/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES: Employee was cutting belt and pulled the knife into his kneecap.
10/20/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Individual was cutting a beam out on the second floor of JWR 5 Prep Plant. When it came loose, the beam struck him in the face.
10/16/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY-NO TIME LOST. Employee slid hand down cable and struck a protruding object on cable, cutting his finger.
10/11/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 179d lost Employee was removing belt structure from his ladder and he fell to the mine floor injuring his left hand and arm.
10/02/2010 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Mine Fire: A fire occurred in the No. 2 crosscut and the outby ribline in the East Main Belt Entry. Some material, old pieces of belt, wood belt cores and old rollers started burning. It appears that...
09/29/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL: A roof fall occurred in the No. 1 Entry above the 6 FT roofbolt anchorage on the No. 2 Longwall. The roof fall was approximately 15' long and 8' high and 20 feet wide.
09/27/2010 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was operating the shearer and face rolled in front of T/G drum causing coal and dust to be blown in his face and left eye.
09/27/2010 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was walking from outby on No. B Belt back to No. 1 LW. A rib rolled in front of her and she stepped on part of it causing her knee to twist.
09/23/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 110d lost Employee was building a brattice and fell over a block. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 9/30/2010 DUE TO INCREASED PAIN AND SURGERY.
09/21/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost Employee was moving Lotrac and ran over 4"" water pipe and the pipe swung around and struck the employee on the right ankle.