No 7 Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,417 accidents | Fatalities: 5

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
10/01/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee had got off of locomotive and went to pick up a chain when they felt pain in their lower back.
09/10/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was lowering the canopy on 650 when the canopy guarding struck left elbow. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE DATE OF ACCIDENT AND DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 3/19/2020 TO EVALUATE SHOULDER...
08/28/2019 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was walking the 10 inch discharge line in #12 sections return when the pipe came apart striking employee with debris and pipe resulting in sutures to arm and leg.
08/27/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was binding down the versa track duck bill when it shifted catching EE's right thumb between the chain and the equipment causing laceration requiring sutures.
08/13/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO PRESCRIPTION EYE DROPS - Employee was using a pump up sprayer to spray degreaser underneath the floor board of dozer, when the sprayer hose blew off the sprayer causing degrease...
07/16/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost Employee was shoveling coal at the feeder when EE twisted to the right and felt pain in lower back. Employee did not start losing time until 7/19/19.
06/25/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was operating the roofbolter on a section and was drilling hole, the bolter had become off balanced from being on a rock causing the roofbolt steel to strike...
06/18/2019 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY - Employee was welding in throat of feeder when the employee received a burn to right eye, resulting in a corneal flash burn.
06/17/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 115d lost Employee was hauling a shear jack on a pallet using a Lo-Trac when the jack fell off the pallet, the employee then tried to lift the shear jack back onto the pallet when they felt pain in right forear...
06/12/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was standing in cross cut when a chain they were using to load a piece of pan line onto the 650 Versa Trac broke striking them in the mouth resulting in sutur...
05/26/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee went to sit down on tool box and caught EE's right index finger between the lid and box causing fracture to tip of finger requiring sutures.
04/24/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 69d lost Employee was helping Load a conveyor chute door onto a duck bill bus when EE's right middle finger became caught under door resulting in laceration to tip of finger requiring surgery.
04/17/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 100d lost Employee was standing in rear cargo area of delivery truck using lift gate to lower a Z-rail clothes cart. Z-rail cart shifted causing employee to fall from truck resulting in fractured wrist, knee a...
04/09/2019 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 171d lost Employee was washing down at the bottom of the slope, using a hose with a hole in it, the hose burst knocking the employee down causing a tear in the right achilles tendon requiring surgery.
03/04/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 150d lost Employee was walking through an airlock and as the employee closed one of the airlock doors the door suddenly shut with high velocity striking the employee's right wrist. Differences in air pressure a...
03/03/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was in the process of changing drum liners at 7-18 hoist when employee was hit in the mouth by a bottom belt roller bracket which was being used to pull the wedge out of the drum. Employee re...
02/23/2019 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee was operating the shear on the longwall face, when a rock came over the handrail into the walkway striking employees right lower leg requiring sutures.
02/06/2019 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost Employee was installing belt when EE tripped, started to fall and raised up hitting hard hat against the bar being used to support the roll of belt causing injury to neck.
01/31/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was helping to load blocks in a scoop, when EE saw a piece of wood in the way EE went to toss it out of the way and that piece of wood came back down on EE's...
01/24/2019 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was working around the scoop on a section while moving up the return, when the scoop hit a timber, the timber struck the employee causing a laceration to the forehead requiring sutures and a...
01/18/2019 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was beside the feeder when the ram car entered the feeder to dump, causing bat wing to move and hit employees left lower arm resulting in laceration requiring...
01/16/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was preparing cable to re-enter on Shuttle Car, as employee was cutting away the outer jacket of the wire, when ee cut right index finger requiring sutures.
01/14/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None An air reservoir tank was being installed when it was dropped approximately 36"" landing on the injured's right pinky finger causing several fractures. Treatment was given at a local hospital and refe...
01/02/2019 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Employee was prying on the snake head trying to get an E-bolt started through the slot in the pan line, when EE reached down to try and start it by hand, the other employee did not see EE put EE's han...
12/12/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost Employee was repairing cable on a shuttle car when the employee stepped back into a hole, twisting left foot causing sprain to EE's foot. Employee was put in air walker boot.
12/05/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was walking when ee tripped over bags of rockdust falling and hitting safety chain between power centers causing laceration to bottom lip requiring sutures.
12/02/2018 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None IGNITION - Occurred at East A head roller at the North Bunker, while burning a hole at the top of the North Bunker a piece of slag dropped down into bunker and ignited methane that was in the coal, in...
11/26/2018 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee went to turn Lo-Trac around and struck a pallet of Brattice Blocks, one of the blocks struck left thumb causing laceration resulting in sutures.
11/14/2018 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None IGNITION - occurred on 9 section in the No. 1 entry while installing a rib pin on the third row of bolts. Ignition lasted 4 to 5 seconds and was extinguished with one fire extinguisher.
11/04/2018 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had placed the skirt hold down plate across the forks of the Lo-Trac to burn holes in plate, the hose from the torch caught the plate causing it to slide pinching finger between the plate and...
11/02/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 65d lost Employee had the engine hood cover up as EE was servicing the Lo-Trac, when the engine was started the vibration caused the door cover latch come out allowing hood to fall on employees right hand caus...
10/26/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 86d lost Employee was riding on a man bus when the bus came off the track. Employees were trying to jack bus back up on track. Employee was using a jack and the bar slipped out of the jack causing employee to...
10/18/2018 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None IGNITION - Occurred as the headgate drive was raised about 7"" above the foot wall when a methane/frictional ignition occurred under the panline at headgate drive from the longwall face chain and was...
10/05/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee saw that a fork was lose on the Lo-Trac and went to try and put the fork back on mast, when the fork fell off the Lo-Trac landing on employees foot causing injury.
10/05/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was roof bolting in the No. 1 entry when the employee put hand on top of the canopy and the left ring finger became caught between canopy and roof mashing the finger requiring sutures.
10/05/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee was assisting with lifting a chute using three ton come-a-longs, when they went to unhook from the frame they unhooked from chute causing it to come down hitting their left arm causing contus...
10/02/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 282d lost Employee slipped and fell as they were walking down a staircase at the Preparation Plant injuring their right knee and left upper arm. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE DATE OF ACCIDENT UNTIL TAKEN OFF...
09/30/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost Employee was helping hoist a gearbox in place when a chain slipped as the bolts were being installed to secure the reducer causing it to catch employee's hand pinching it, requiring sutures.
09/28/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was walking down the stairs checking the belt in the raw coal tunnel at the Preparation Plant when their foot slipped, causing them to catch themselves on the handrail and caused injury to ri...
09/27/2018 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None IGNITION - Occurred on No 2 longwall while the shearer was cutting coal and rock mining toward the tailgate. Ignition lasted approx. 15 to 20 seconds and was extinguished by fire extinguisher.
09/21/2018 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None IGNITION - Occurred on No. 2 Longwall while the Joy shearer was cutting and came in contact with a pumpable crib, the wire became entangled around the drum causing a frictional ignition with the drum...
09/12/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was trying to take down 4"" Aqua Mine pipe at the coupling when it struck their upper right leg requiring stitches.
09/08/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was helping with belt prep for belt move when EE heard structure falling, EE turned around and frame struck EE causing laceration to EE's lower leg requiring...
09/07/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Employee was working on hanging a new power cable and it slipped off and landed on the employee's right thumb.
09/07/2018 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee went to pull slack and received an electrical shock when handling the roofbolter electrical cable.
09/02/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 720d lost Employee was assisting in loading a car onto the cage, when the car rolled the toe guard caught employees foot causing a fracture.
08/29/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was cutting a piece of hose with employee's belt knife when employee cut through the hose cutting left index finger requiring sutures.
08/24/2018 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 192d lost Employee was retrieving bits from atop the head drive the same time another employee was lowering a canopy that caught leg between the canopy and top of the drive causing fracture to right upper leg.
08/11/2018 DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None This is not an accident, this is an Occupational Illness. We were notified on 8/11/18 by the Department of Labor of this part 90 miner.
08/10/2018 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Employee was standing approx. 6 feet from right rib in #2 entry corner of section when the middle man rock broke loose from supported rib falling on employee causing fracture to both lower legs.