No 7 Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,417 accidents | Fatalities: 5

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/27/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was exiting #23 mandoor. He placed right foot/leg thru door and it gave way twisting his right knee. **EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 6/12/2008**
05/27/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee turned around and stepped in hole and twisted right knee **EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 6/24/2008 DUE TO SURGERY**
05/24/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Employee was riding in a motor when it lost traction and hit a manbus causing the employee to his his knee against the frame.
05/19/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was standing on a crossflow hose hitting an 8"" pipe and slipped and fell hurting right lower leg **EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 6/3/08 DUE TO INFECTION**
05/14/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost A rock fell out of the top hitting the extended slider curtain knocking it down and the slider curtain struck employee on his right side.
05/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee was hanging pipe and turned around and he was struck in the left eye with a plastic tie.
05/05/2008 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Cutting coal and rock in the No. 2 entry on the No.7 Section when a frictional methane ignition occurred.
05/03/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Timber bounced off pallet and struck employee on top of left foot **EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 5/5/08**
04/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Miner was moving head around on car with a chain, the chain broke and struck employee above left eye. ***REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES NO TIME LOST***
04/29/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting belt with a box blade and cut his right upper leg. **REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES**
04/25/2008 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 255d lost After cleaning rockdust lines, employee pressurized the duster , the hose blew off and struck employee on right side. Hurt right wrist, arm and shoulder.
04/23/2008 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking out broken shear, hot oil blew on his left hand. REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO DEBRIBMENT ON SKIN NO TIME LOST
04/22/2008 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Zero methane check. Employees were 150 feet above fire. Hot embers fell down shaft, caught bleeder on fire. Took about 3 minutes to extinquish fire. Called in. On D order until inspector came out....
04/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee dropped a timber on left hand while loading ***REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES----WE DID NOT RECEIVE REPORT OF STITCHES UNTIL 5/1/2008***
04/10/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 297d lost While operating a Ramcar, employee hit a hole and hurt his lower back. ***EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 4/22/2008 DUE TO INCREASED PAIN***
04/10/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 204d lost Employee was pushing I Beams under rail and strained left shoulder. **EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 6/26/08 DUE TO SURGERY**
04/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting a fluid coupling and it slipped and caught finger between bar and shield **REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES**
04/05/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Employee was walking up belt line, got to header, tripped, injured left knee.
04/04/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost When employee pulled walk through door, it had pressure on it and he strained his low back. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 4/28/2008 DUE TO SURGERY.
03/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was helping check motor and lid fell on employee's finger **REPORTABLE ONLy DUE TO FRACTURE**
03/28/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 251d lost Employee was riding on a bus and the brakes failed. Employee was thrown out of bus. **Employee started losing time again on 2/19/09**
03/27/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 89d lost Employee was walking and backed up over a rail and turned his right ankle
03/24/2008 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None The Joy Miner was cutting bottom in the No 3 Entry on No. 6 Section that was driving the South Entries when an ignition occurred in the bottom of the Face. It took approximately one minute to put the...
03/22/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was jacking on wrecked tie car, when he let the jack down it him the employee on the left index finger **REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES**
03/19/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee stepped on a flight in stageloader and felt pain in right ankle
03/09/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Employee was cutting the ends of spools to reduce height, cable (wire rope) came loose and knocked employee to the ground. ***EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 5/1/2008 DUE TO SURGERY***
03/06/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 12d restricted Employee was picking up a 75# wrench. Felt pop in left shoulder.
03/03/2008 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None The Joy Miner was cutting bottom rock on the right side of the No. 2 Entry on No. 6 Section when a frictional ignition occurred.
03/01/2008 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None The Joy Miner was cutting bottom rock in No. 2 Entry on No. 6 Section when a frictional ignition occurred.
03/01/2008 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Picking up structure, a rib roll pinned left ankle under structure and rock.
02/28/2008 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None While cutting with a torch on the feeder in the Raw Coal Tunnel at the Preparation Plant, an ignition occurred. A flame ignited and then immediately went out.
02/26/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee was putting belt hangars up next to a cable and the steel caught his sleeve and mashed his finger on his left hand.
02/25/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking panel off Miner. While turning bolt with wrench, the back of his hand struck the sharp edge of the metal cover plate. **REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES**
02/25/2008 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None The Joy Miner shear down to cut the bottom rock and a frictional ignition occurred in the No. 2 Face on the No. 6 Section.
02/13/2008 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 237d lost While cutting out at the tailgate, employee crawled over the gob on #144 Shield and when he got up he had pain in low back.
02/07/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost Employee had bar, prying switch and felt pop in right upper arm.
01/31/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost Employee was moving miner cable and it got hung up with water line, and hurt his left shoulder **DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 2/28/08 DUE TO SURGERY**
01/29/2008 FIRE ACCIDENT ONLY None Chemical foam was sprayed on cavity and heated up during expansion. The heat created a small fire.
01/23/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee went through run through drop between #1 and #2 entry and a strip off. The curtain slapped him in the face and got mud and trash in right eye. ***REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO CORNEAL ABRASION AND T...
01/23/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Walking to manbus, employee stepped in a hole with left foot, he hyperextended his right foot and felt pain in the big toe.
01/23/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING FORKS ON LULL LIFT, RIGHT FORK WAS STUCK, CAME LOOSE AND CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN FORK AND MAST. ******DETERMINE TO BE REPORTABLE ONLY, NO TIME LOST******
01/14/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 78d lost EMPLOYEE CHECKING ALTERNATOR, REACHED TO REV ENGINE AND HAND WAS PULLED INTO ALTERNATOR, AMPUTATION LEFT INDEX FINGER.
12/30/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Employee was riding in a manbus; driver lost control going down hill striking degas bus throwing employee onto the degas bus causing multiple injuries. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 1/3/08
12/26/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 115d lost Employee was at turn-over area of new overland conveyor assisting our pull plate through the area when he injured his back.
12/18/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Sliding 6"" H-Beam thru mandoor, it rolled over and mashed employees right little finger.
12/17/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 58d lost While walking to work area, employee stepped in a water hole and twisted her right knee. **EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 3/20/2008 DUE TO SURGERY**
12/16/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 121d lost Employee was walking beside bunker, stepped on a piece of metal which struck him just above the back of his heel **THIS HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION AND DETERMINED TODAY TO BE WORK RELATED.**
12/11/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING PUSHER STEEL ONTO DRIVER WITH UP PRESSURE, STEEL BENT, SPRING BACK AND HIT LEFT HAND
12/10/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Employee was carrying supplies to move up CO and stepped in hole in front of feeder and fell and twisted knees.
11/08/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost Employee waas walking through mud hole and slipped and fell hurting left leg. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 12/13/2007 DUE TO SURGERY.