No 7 Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,417 accidents | Fatalities: 5

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/08/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 126d lost Employee was riding on bus going too fast, brakes locked and bus hit right rib. **EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 11/11/2007 DUE TO INCREASED PAIN**
11/01/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was at the Training Center learning to make high voltage miner splice and cut his right finger **REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES**
10/30/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was entering dinner hole area, heavy door slammed behind him causing him to fall to the ground, landing on his left arm, causing sprain to arm and wrist.
10/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee caught his right hand/finger between roller and a rail. REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES. NO TIME LOST.
10/24/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 53d lost Employee leaned drill steel against wall. Drill steel started falling. Reached to catch drill steel. Steel spun right wrist, felt pop, lost grip, causing sprain.
10/17/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Operator was cuting into headgate and drum threw a rock, hitting employee in the face. **REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES**
10/10/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 93d lost Employee slipped while installing belt structure and fell on right shoulder EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 1/10/2008 DUE TO SURGERY
10/09/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 88d lost Employee was taking down 2"" water pipe at Belt Entry. A rock fell out between mats and struck him on shoulder and left leg.
10/08/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was holding the door open while people were putting timbers through the door and a timber hit employee on the top of the left foot. reportable only: we were notified on 10/24/07 that foot ha...
09/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was setting blocks under hoist while setting it on hoist pad. Hoist set down on employees right thumb, causing pinch/mash.
09/24/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee had track switch up for repair, when he lowered the jack, it slipped and the bar hit him in the face (broken teeth)
09/13/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was moving new cyclone across the floor and sprained his left ankle.
09/10/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was pulling rockdust hose and tripped on a 4"" Beam uder rail and fell hurting her back
09/08/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was pushing a pin up to put wrench on bolt and caught his hand between the pin and the drill guides. **REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES**
09/06/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was walking past the miner and brushed his right arm against a piece of rock on the miner, which resulted in a laceration. **REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO STITCHES**
09/04/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting high line guard and cut his finger. He was also dizzy and had some heat related problems
08/31/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 194d lost Employee on a scaffold working on brattice, slipped and fell onto his back.
08/27/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost Employee was unloading a can of oil, it slipped and was falling. Employee attempted to catch it and it hit his right arm. **EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 9/6/07**
08/20/2007 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None Employee was assisting coworker in drilling with sinking hammer. Employee collapsed. Possible heart attack.
08/15/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Employee was lifting lagging for arches and felt pain in groin. This accident has been under investigation since employee reported next day & reported strain groin which became a hip strain. We receiv...
08/11/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Hi-voltage cable slid out of scoop bucket and struck employee's left foot. The tub had been chained off, but slack was in chain.
08/10/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Scoop blade was in a bind and popped out and struck employee in both lower legs and feet.
08/08/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was taking a fitting off a caliper and the wrench slipped and cut his right finger. **Reportable only due to stitches.**
08/07/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee was jacking a wrecked car back unto track when the track jack kicked back and struck employee on his left hand.
07/31/2007 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 41d lost Employee's fingertips were caught in pinch point. (Additional narrative per call: EE was loading scoop bucket. Bucket wasn't high enough so operator went to raise it but pushed the wrong lever. The bu...
07/17/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While cutting with box knife, employee cut left leg. Reportable due to stitches.
07/14/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While unstopping pump discharge pipe pressure forced clean out hose out of pipe striking EE above left eye & mouth. Reportable due to stitches.
07/11/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employed injured back and ribs while pulling on drill steel
06/21/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost While carrying pipe, employee tripped on cable and fell, pipe hit him in the head.
06/08/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost While riding as a passenger in manbus, driver lost control of bus coming off of a hill & threw EE against bus. EE grabbed side of bus and strained his groin (hernia).
06/08/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 31d lost Operator lost control of manbus coming off hill on #6 section causing employee to sustain multiple injuries. **EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 10/11/07 DUE TO SURGERY ON THE LEFT KNEE**
06/04/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None An alleged ignition occurred on the 10 B belt that was not in operation. When ee using torch to cut a hole in the frame of the belt winch, spark or hot metal caught paper or methane on fire in an adja...
05/26/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was moving too fast on track and hit a parked motor. *Reportable only due to fracture to 3rd metatarsal on left foot.* EE was not diagnosed with the fracture until MRI on 6/5/07.
05/23/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost Lifting curtain to attach roofjacks for ventilation, employee pulled shoulder. **EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 11/05/07 DUE TO SURGERY**
05/18/2007 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 5d lost Employee had hand on bucket of gravel being hoisted up by the hoist cable. Whiplash of hoist cable caused bucket to hit against rib, causing amputation of pinky finger and half of ring finger of left...
05/17/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was getting in bucket. Right foot slipped off step causing sprained right ankle.
05/10/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 43d lost Employee stepped in a hole & felt pain in right knee. EE started losing time 5/29/07 due to surgery.
05/09/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee carrying pipe, slipped/fell struck leg against pipe and hurt back. ***Employee started losing time 6/26/07 due to surgery on his knee.***
05/05/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 156d lost Employee was working on slider curtain, did not hear ramcar approaching, ramcar ran over his left foot.
05/05/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost While helping to fireboss, employee was avoiding a water hole and stepped on a slippery concrete block and sprained his right ankle. EE did not start losing time until 5/9/07 due to increased pain.
05/04/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was task training a new employee. The new employee pushed the rotation lever, it spun steel around and hit the employee in the mouth. He sustained a cut to the upper lip and two chipped teeth...
05/04/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was lifting mandoor and it slipped and cut his lower arm.
05/03/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 114d lost Employee slipped in mud and fell backwards. He attempted to catch himself with his right hand. Fractured wrist.
05/01/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None The ignition occurred on the longwall face at the headgate drum @ #80 shield and lasted approx two (2) seconds.
04/28/2007 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Ignition occurred on the Longwall face at No 128 shield while the headgate drum was cutting the roof. The ignition was at the roof of the headgate drum.
04/26/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was cutting shielding on 7200 cable and knife slipped and cut his left hand. Reportable only due to stitches.
04/23/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost Employee walking down panline, stepped over a relay bar and foot hit wrong and he twisted his left knee. EE did not start losing time until 5/10/07 due to surgery.
04/19/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 94d lost While plastering, employee fell off ladder and landed on his back on top of the plaster bucket.
04/16/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost Employee was picking up trash and stepped in a hole and twisted right knee. **EE did not start losing time until 6/13/07 due to increased pain and upcoming surgery.**
04/13/2007 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 141d lost Employee was pushing bolt up with a wrench and caught hand between wrench and bolt hanger bracket.