No 7 Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,417 accidents | Fatalities: 5

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
09/19/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES: EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT UNTIL 9/21/2010. Employee was carrying a concrete block and the block slipped and cut his finger.
09/16/2010 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None IGNITION: The ignition was in the face of #1 Longwall at #122 Shield. The fire was in the top on the Headgate drum. The Shearer was going to the Headgate and had stopped and was going to go back to th...
09/15/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY: Employee walking to get tools, tripped and fell on channel cutting his left lower leg .
09/14/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was moving car stop onto cage - the cage dropped and his left ankle was caught between manbus and brow-ground level.
09/09/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES. Employee was doing ventilation repair and loose rock hit him on the left lower arm causing a laceration requiring stitches.
08/27/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES. Employee helping to lift 8 X 8 timber, stumbled over crib block and dropped end of timber onto right ring finger.
08/26/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES - NO TIME LOST While holding dust hosed trying to cut wire off, the hosed slipped and struck employee on the right side of his face (eye) causing a laceration.
08/12/2010 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None NOT AN ACCIDENT: Employee arrived on #1 LW dinner hole. The foreman turned around and saw the employee fall to the ground and called to him and tried to open his airway. CPR and AED were used but ther...
08/06/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 161d lost #5 MINE ACCIDENT. Employee was on bulldozer and stepped down and turned too quick and felt a sharp pain in his back. EMPLOYEE DID NOT LOSE TIME UNTIL 8/18/2010 FOR TWO DAYS
08/05/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES: Employee was holding a 2"" butterfly valve when the pipe moved causing the sharp edge of the valve to cut the employee's right finger.
08/01/2010 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None IGNITION: Employee was burning off of the face side crusher on No. 2 LW after wetting down the area. A methane test was taken prior to and continuously during burning and had 0.0CH4. He had burned one...
07/30/2010 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee was walking toward HG and hit his head on a shield and strained his neck. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 5/9/2011 DUE TO SURGERY.
07/12/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO 2ND DEGREE BURNS. Employee was standing behind the Longwall Mechanic while he was checking the motor when hot water sprayed out on both his legs.
07/12/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO 2ND DEGREE BURNS. Employee took the cooling water hose off the motor to check where it was stopped up and the hot water came out of the motor and sprayed the employee on the han...
07/08/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was descending from, a ladder after completing work, when the ladder slipped out from under him causing him to fall. The employee fell along with the ladder landing on top of the ladder.
06/24/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY: Employee was cutting a 20' length of metal and a piece of the metal fell against his arm (2nd degree burn)
06/24/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 118d lost Employee was taking out belt structure and stacking it and hurt both shoulders and hands. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 10/14/10 DUE TO SURGERY.
06/16/2010 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None The miner crew was loading coal in the no.4 face in the middle lift cutting bottom when the ignition occurred. The cut was approximately 20 foot deep with .40% to .50% methane on the monitor read out....
06/12/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 258d lost Employee hurt his right shoulder while lifting blocks. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 7/12/2010
06/08/2010 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None The miner crew was loading in the no.4 face on no.8 section cutting bottom on the curtain side when the ignition occurred, using a three push system, the cut was ten foot deep. The flame was orange in...
06/05/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY: A rock fell between the shields and bounced off the pan and struck the employee in the mouth cutting his lip and breaking his front tooth.
05/20/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee was shoveling in storage unit casting gob up on belt that was overhead high and strained his shoulder. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 4/5/11 DUE TO SURGERY.
05/20/2010 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Loading crew was cutting coal in the no..1 face on the no..8 section in the middle push of a three push system when the ignition occurred while cutting bottom. The flame was orange and blue in color a...
05/18/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee twisted her knee while walking in a wet area. **DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 6/10/2010**
05/17/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was tramming lo-trac and hit a rock in the roadway jarring his back and leg. EMPLOYEE ONLY LOST TIME FOR ONE DAY ON 6/15/2010 DUE TO PROCEDURE REQUIRING HIM TO BE OFF FOR 24 HOURS.
05/17/2010 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None The shear was cutting coal & rock going to the tailgate when the ignition occurred on the headgate drum. Ignition happened at 60 shield and lasted approximately 2 to 3 minutes, the flame was put out w...
05/17/2010 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None The miner was cutting in the no.2 face on 8 section when the ignition occurred. The miner had cut approx. 9 foot out of the face on the curtain side, the operator had sheared down with the miner head...
05/14/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE A rock fell between the shields and struck employee on the head, requiring stitches.
05/14/2010 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Ignition- The continuous miner CM81 was loading the cleanup buggy with coal in the no.2 to no.3 x-cut on the off curtain side of the face, when the methane ignition occurred on the no.8 section. The i...
05/09/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 71d lost Employee was lifting miner cable to put a sling on and felt pain in right shoulder.
05/06/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee stepped from bolter to footwall onto mud and uneven ground and rolled his foot over.
05/04/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost One employee was moving belt over and the fork fell off and struck another employee on the right foot.
05/03/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY: Employee was handling cable and pins rolled off machine, the straps holding the pins together struck his left hand cutting his palm.
04/30/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 62d lost Employee was jacking a manbus on the track and the jack came out and the handle socket struck the employee on the left foot.
04/28/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY: Employee was cleaning out coal chute with a hose and coal got into his left eye
04/28/2010 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None IGNITION: The Miner Crew was cutting coal and rock in Cross cut from No. 3 Entry toward No. 2 Entry. They were cutting bottom rock on curtain side when an ignition occurred. The flame lasted approxim...
04/23/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY. Hose off the feeder struck him in the chest and sprayed oil in his eyes.
04/22/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY. Employee was riding on a manbus and a small rock fell out of top and hit employee in the mouth chipping two teeth.
04/21/2010 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None 7-10 hoist was down for repairs approximately 7.5 hours. The repairs were made on the hoist.
04/17/2010 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY: Employee was walking along belt at belt drive and struck his right ear on a deluge spray.
04/14/2010 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None IGNITION: The Continuous Miner was cutting coal and rock in the No. 1 Entry on No. 8 Section when a frictional ignition occurred. When the operator sheared down with Miner Head to the mine floor, the...
04/12/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee was rolling rocks out of walkway and pushed on a rock and felt pain in shoulder and left arm.
04/11/2010 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee was walking down slope belt and felt his left knee pop. **Employee started losing time again on 11/4/2010 due to surgery**
04/08/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO FRACTURE: Employee was moving blocks off a pallet and the pallet moved causing employee's finger to get mashed between two blocks
04/07/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES: Comealongs slipped off a piece of steel and struck the employee on his chin.
03/30/2010 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None CONTINUOUS MINER WAS LOADING GOB IN THE NO. 1 L/W FACE ON THE NO. 5 SECTION. THE MINER WAS APPROX. 3FT. FROM THE FACE LOADING GOB WHEN THE IGNITION OCCURRED. IGNITION LASTED APPROX. 20 SECONDS AND WA...
03/29/2010 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES AND FRACTURE TO TOOTH. A rock fell from between channels and hit employee on the head and neck and pushed his head into the bolter tray, cutting his lip and breaking hi...
03/29/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee squatted down to lift a prop and felt a sharp pain in low back when he stood up. EMPLOYEE LOST TIME FOR ONE DAY ON JUNE 3, 2010 DUE TO HAVING A PROCEDURE DONE.
03/26/2010 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 45d lost Employee was walking to his toolbox and felt his knee pop. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 4/7/2010 DUE TO INCREASED PAIN.
03/17/2010 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Pumping BASF Foam from the surface to the No. 4 Entry of No. E Panel Inby Spad 16503 to seal off entry. At approximately 10:46 AM, the foam seal started smoking and then started flaming from the right...