No 7 Mine — Accidents

Total: 1,417 accidents | Fatalities: 5

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
07/20/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Employee went to step off of Continuous Miner onto mine floor causing a contusion to his right heel and ankle.
07/16/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES/FRACTURE - Employee was helping lift a keg of track bolts off of a pallet onto the man bus when the keg slipped catching his pinky finger between the bolts and the man b...
07/16/2014 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was riding in man bus when the bus hit the inside heel flange of the track frog causing the bus to suddenly stop, straining employees back and neck.
07/03/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 85d lost Employee was helping install new drain pipe on the fourth floor of the prep plant when he got his end of pipe put in place he started to go get another pipe and when he turned to walk away he stepped...
07/03/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 20d lost Employee was roof bolting on section when he caught his right index finger between the curtain bracket and canopy handle causing a laceration requiring sutures.
06/18/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 47d lost Employee was at the bottom of the service shaft helping unload a longwall cell plate off the cage onto a flat car when his finger got caught between the plate and the clevis attached to the car causin...
06/13/2014 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 41d lost Employee moved a belt frame that was leaning against the coal rib when a piece of coal approx 2' x 3' rolled off rib striking the side of employee's knee causing MCL tear in his knee.
06/10/2014 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was operating the continuous miner when the coal rib rolled out onto employee's foot and ankle causing hair line fracture to ankle.
06/02/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Employee was setting wedges under pipe rack. Employee hit below left knee while using hammer, causing bruising
05/22/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost REPORTABLE ONLY - EE was checking hydraulic leaks on Lo-Trac when the lid fell hitting right hand. (EE was seen by Dr, x-rayed with no fracture shown and returned to work). Due to increased pain the p...
05/13/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee went to cross over a belt that was off to help with moving monorail, he was pulling himself up on the belt when he started to raise up he felt a pull and strain to his back.
05/04/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 74d lost Employee was helping hang 8 inch Aqua mine discharge pipe through a brattice when the pipe that was approx. 6 to 7 feet in the air fell striking employee on foot/ankle causing fracture to ankle.
05/03/2014 POWERED HAULAGE PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None REPORTABLE ONLY - Employee had sit down in shuttle car and had fingers in the grating (used for a guard between operators compartment and the boom of the car) adjusting seat when he accidentally lower...
04/24/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 126d lost Employee was setting 6X6 timbers when he went to put the wedge in the timber and it started falling so he reached out to grab it with his right hand pulling his shoulder. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN WORKING SI...
04/21/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 70d lost Employee was operating the shear on the longwall when a rock fell out of the roof on the face side of the shear and bounced off top of the shear, landing on employee's leg and foot causing fracture to...
04/09/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee was installing cable bolts and when he stepped off the machine, he stepped in a hole in front of the Roof bolter twisting his knee.
04/08/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL - Occurred on the No. 5 section in the No. 1 face. The roof fell above the anchorage of one roof bolt of the last full row of roof supported. The fall was approx. 5 feet wide, 16 feet high a...
04/08/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 55d lost Employee was beside track rail with a track jack under the rail, raised six inches, and the track rail fell off the jack, landing on his foot resulting in fracture to the foot.
04/03/2014 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Employee was walking around a Ram Car he had been servicing, when he stepped on a rock on the mine floor and twisted his knee.
03/29/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 188d lost Employee was standing on top of supply car and when the employee stepped off of the car he slipped twisting ankle causing sprain to ankle.
03/29/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL - Occurred on the No. 6 section in the No. 3 and No. 4 entries. The fall fell out in the #3 entry intersection and through the yield pillar cross into the #4 entry. The fall was approx. 60...
03/27/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL - Occurred on the No. 6 section in the No. 1 and No. 2 entries. The fall fell out in the #2 entry intersection and through the yield pillar cross into the #1 entry. The fall was approx. 60...
03/26/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 148d lost Employee was stepping off the Lo-Trac when he stepped on the gravel, he slipped on loose gravel causing him to twist and sprain his ankle/foot.
03/14/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was taking down cap block material at the top of brattice when a rock became dislodged and fell striking employee in the face causing sutures to his lip.
03/08/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY DUE TO SUTURES - Employee was removing a 4 inch water pipe when one end of the pipe raised up and mashed his finger between the roof and the pipe causing a laceration to his finger res...
02/25/2014 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL - Occurred in the #3 entry, sat down on the #2 longwall crusher and fell above the 6 foot roof bolts in the #4 entry. There was an open area in the #3 and #4 entry that allowed positive air...
02/20/2014 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None IGNITION - Occurred while cutting in the #3 face on 8 section. The flame was orange in color and burned 10 - 15 seconds and extinguished with water from wash down hose.
02/18/2014 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was walking down the belt line when he slipped/tripped spraining his ankle.
01/23/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Employee was removing mandoor from brattice when a solid 8"" block that was above the mandoor came loose hitting employee fingers on both hands causing fracture to a finger and requiring sutures to fi...
12/24/2013 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None ALLEGED IGNITION - There was a 103J order #8526271 issued on 12/24/13 for an alleged ignition on #1 Longwall. After an investigation by MSHA Inspectors, UMWA and Mine Operator it was determined that a...
12/18/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 28d lost Employee was on ladder installing spads when he began to drill, a piece of rock broke and fell with the drill still in it pulling employees arm down with it causing pain in shoulder. Employee has been...
12/12/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Employee entered through a man door right behind another employee and caught his left finger in the door. Employee did not seek medical treatment until 1/6/14 and was taken off work on 1/13/14 due to...
12/12/2013 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 287d lost Employee was in the process of installing a rib pin at the #2 face when he bent the drill steel he was using, while trying to remove the bent drill steel from the drill pot the employee was struck in...
12/01/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 11d lost Employee was operating a locomotive when a collision occurred with the inby locomotive causing the operator to hit his left side in the operators compartment causing bruising to his left side. Employ...
12/01/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY - Employee was unloading crib blocks and caught his index finger between the crib block and shield resulting in a fracture to his finger.
11/25/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee walked around the Continuous Miner to operator side of miner when he heard the roof or rib pop, the employee turned to move and tripped and fell on right knee causing injury to knee. EMPLOYE...
11/05/2013 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 67d lost Employee was working off side of stage loader taking down monorail, when a piece of coal rolled from rib striking his foot causing a stress fracture to the foot.
10/25/2013 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY: Employee was walking toward the headgate using the handrail to steady himself, when his hand slipped off rail and into another rail causing a fracture to the fifth metacarpal.
10/17/2013 FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Employee was helping move a continuous miner, when he went to move the miner cable out of the roadway a small portion of the rib rolled out striking him on his left foot resulting in a strain and a co...
10/06/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY - Employee was helping take belt wiper from belt tool room to manbus when he dropped his side down on his middle finger and the tip of his finger was caught between the wiper and the m...
10/05/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was moving quickly from an area when he tripped and fell over a cat head while going by the power center straining his knee and leg muscle.
10/04/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was stepping down off of a rock truck when he felt pain in right knee. Employee has been working since date of accident. EMPLOYEE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 12/6/13 DUE TO HAVING SURGER...
10/03/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROOF FALL: A roof fall occured on the No. 5 section above anchorage of the roofbolts that were installed. The roof fall was approx. 25 to 30 feet in length, 15 to 18 feet in width and 8 to 9 feet th...
10/02/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was standing in the bed of Shuttle Car when he went to help lift a cover, felt pain in lower back.
10/01/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was stepping down off the passenger side of the locomotive when he lost his balance resulting in a sprain ankle.
09/27/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 380d lost Employee was using channel locks to pull belt up off of mine floor when he noticed pain in shoulder, he started training belt and when he swung a hammer he felt a pop in his shoulder causing a torn bi...
09/27/2013 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Employee was stacking roof plates on the roof bolter tray when a piece of rock fell striking employee on right hand causing a fracture.
09/17/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was carrying brattice blocks to the raise bore shaft when he slipped and twisted his left ankle resulting in a sprain to the ankle.
09/17/2013 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None REPORTABLE ONLY: The roofbolter machine was backing up and the cable reel was engaged on when the cable tightened up hitting the employee (that was outby the machine) on the inside of the knee. THIS...
09/14/2013 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None IGNITION - Occurred when the continuous miner was cutting the bottom rock on No. 11 section in No. 3 entry when a methane bleeder ignited on mine floor. Ignition lasted approx. 20 seconds and used 1...