Nolo — Accidents

Total: 174 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/06/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof Fall in 4 East occurred above the bolt ankorage in the Intersection of #4 Entry at 4+ 18 in the Last Open Crosscut. The fall was approximately 80' in length and 8' high. This happened between s...
09/24/2009 STRIKING OR BUMPING NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee had pulled miner into cut and turned his head, striking side of head against end of channel causing a one inch laceration above his left ear.
09/18/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None XCut 3-4 at 5+37 at Intersection in #3 started working approximately 9:00 AM. Employee called to inform me and said that they were cribbing & timbering. On the way in I contacted the outside and by...
08/21/2009 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 9d lost, 33d restricted Employee was bolting in 4 West section and had his left hand on drill head, steels fell out of roof striking employee on left hand.
08/19/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 14d restricted While bolting in the 4 West Section employee stopped drilling and lowered head with steels in roof to check suction, steel fell out and struck employee on left middle finger.
08/17/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 7d restricted Employee was striking rock with a hammer when a piece of metal broke off puncturing his right arm. At time of injury employee was pounding one hammer against another hammer.
08/06/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was washing off Joy miner when he got foreign object in his left eye.
07/28/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None 10' of intersection at station 6989 on 10' radias from the solid. The area was bolted with 6.5' bolts and T-S Channel 10' cable bolts. The area is cribbed up.
06/06/2009 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee claims as he was getting up to move from one location to another he felt pain in his left hip. Employee continued working regular duty from date of incident until 08/07/09 when he was instru...
06/05/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 20d lost, 11d restricted On 06/05/09 employee was lifting & loading belt structure into scoop bucket when he felt pull in lower left abdomen. Employee continued working full duty until 07/28/09 when physican instructed him t...
05/15/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted While roof bolting employee put left hand on drill head, steel fell out striking employee on left ring finger.
04/16/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was installing a roof bolt (position channel), when he looked up, the bolt fell and struck him in the mouth.
02/02/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Intersection #2 Entry 17+02 outby 1 X cut roof fell above the bolts which were 6.5 T-2 Channel 8' cable. The foreman found the fall approximately 7:45 AM.
01/05/2009 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Employee was tightening roof bolt and his left glove got caught between bolt and steel, twisting fingers around steel
12/31/2008 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 41d lost, 5d restricted Employee was unclogging duster, when he went to get up he felt instant pain in his right knee.
12/19/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY None Employee was changing batteries on Scoop when jumper cable slipped. He reached to grab cable and caught his left hand between battery and frame.
10/21/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Intersection #3 Entry 4+06 Roof Fall at the feeder location above the bolt ankorage.
09/16/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 23d lost, 15d restricted Employee was changing final drive on miner when he felt pain in groin. He has continued working until 02/06/09 (date of surgery).
07/26/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 2d restricted Employee claims he was tightening snob jack with hammer and foreign matter (metal)came off the roof or jack and went into left eye.
07/11/2008 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal From accounts of person involved in accident, EE was preparing to tram Feeder onto belt tail during 3 East belt move when power cable for Feeder was dropped. It appears it fell across tram controls u...
06/02/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall, 4 West at 6 +30 2 room from #1 entry to 2nd X cut in room above the bolt ankorage. Area has been cribbed off and abandoned.
05/20/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost Employee was watering batteries on the Long Airdox Scoop. The lid was not latched and fell on employees' left forearm.
04/14/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Exenduation of the pillar line to the South into 2 West room through the 3rd cut thru STA #1833 to STA #6787 1 X cut inby.
03/31/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Extenduation of Pillar Line from STA #2108 230' to 2133 in the process of moving MP-25. 26.
03/05/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 32d lost, 1d restricted Employee was lowering battery lid on scoop and felt pain in his lower back. Employee worked light duty March 6 and March 7, he attended Annual Re-training on March 8th. The first day of lost time i...
02/25/2008 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal EE traveled to get backsight in order to advance survey station in the #5 entry of the 2nd Butt Right off of South Mains section. The backsight was outby a run-thru check curtain. He was struck by a l...
02/12/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Intersection 0 Entry of North Main Return. Fell above the belt anchorage approximately 20' X 30'. There was no impairment of ventilation, there is one other entry unaffected by the Fall.
01/08/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Extenuation of Pillar Line between 169 - 168 Block Outby 70' by 7:30 PM extended 70' more, cribbed area and abandoned
11/15/2007 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None While mining crosscut 5-4 at 3 + 60 25' into the crosscut an uncharted 9 5/8 drill hole which contained H20 & CH4. The power was de-energized, reventilated and deluted below 2%. By 11:40AM power was...
11/08/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was driving Lil Mac Mantrip and hit rock on roadway causing steering wheel to spin out of hand and turn wheel knob hit employee on back of left hand.
10/10/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was setting ATRS, when he pushed ""on"" lever to set ATRS, his right hand slipped off control, he lost balance and fell hitting his right hand on tire or bolter or bottom.
10/01/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall found by mine examiner during preshift in intersection in common entry 600-feet outby the faces of the active South Mains working section 100-feet outby spad 6619. Cave measured: 20? x 19.5?...
09/22/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 1d restricted Employee was building & plastering wall on belt advance. He said he had pain in right arm above wrist and had swelling. This was after building cribs in 2 West Room. Note: He was released to modified...
07/07/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted Employee was operating scoop and ran over block, causing scoop to raise and pinch employee against roof.
06/30/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was knocking CAT pin out when a piece of steel dislodged, striking employee on lower lip. Employee did not seek medical attention until 07/09/07.
06/30/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Employee was working with a co-worker loading crib blocks into the scoop bucket. As the injured man was picking up a crib to stack it, the co-worker threw a crib that struck him on the right index fin...
06/22/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was drilling a 14' hole for a 14' cable bolt. As he lowered the head, the drill steels stuck momentarily in the roof and then fell out of the roof pinching his left thumb between the column o...
04/13/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 232d lost Employee was bending torque tension roof bolts (20+) when he developed pain in his right wrist, he has discomfort when closing his hand. He worked from time of accident thru 06/09/07. At 06/11/07 do...
04/11/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof Fall that started at the Face #6 Entry 3 West Main STA#6103 extended initially 125', over the next 2 1/2 shifts Fall travelled outby on diagonal direction approx. 600' to #2 Entry STA 6001. 7 pi...
04/06/2007 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was transporting 20 loose 10' cable bolts on top of scoop tractor. After backing into crosscut, employee pulled scoop tractor back out onto runway. As he straightened out the scoop, one of t...
03/07/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted Employee was positioning the plate on a cable bolt when he lost his balance and inadvertently pushed on the up lever pinching his right thumb between the plate and the roof.
02/23/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 9d lost, 4d restricted Employee noticed the past few months both hands going numb when using them and have been progressivley getting worse. Employee has worked full time up until 06/19/07 when he had carpal tunnel surgery...
02/08/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None #4 Entry Roof Fall just inby 5867 Station. A shuttle car was caught x-cut 4-3 and 4 man Personel Carrier inby in #4.
02/06/2007 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 118d lost, 86d restricted Employee's title is beltman, duties include repetitive actions.
01/24/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was putting stack of roof plates (4 Bundles) on bolter. The stack fell over striking his left forearm causing laceration.
01/18/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was kneeling beside the operator side controls of the #5 Fletcher Bolter. As he tightened the 6 1/2 foot combination bolt, a piece of roof rock (1/2 size CSE SCSR) fell between canopy and bo...
01/13/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Employee was operating helper side on Long Airdox Twin Boom Roof Bolter. As he was drilling a hole to install a rib bolt, a piece of roof rock fell striking employee on his left gloved hand causing a...
01/08/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 36d restricted While running scoop, operator ran over a rock and the scoop went up and came down hard. He then felt pain in his neck and left arm.
01/05/2007 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was dropping the head of bolter and had his leg in the wrong place, head of bolter struck him on his right thigh.
12/07/2006 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 79d restricted While delivering H-Beams to Section, employee slid beams from the corner of rib to center them up and avoid trailing cables. He then felt burning sensation in his right shoulder. Employee has worked...