Oak Grove Mine — Accidents

Total: 998 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
12/01/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost EE was working at the 17 East/MN3 header. EE was working with another employee was turning the belt off to remove a rock from the chute. Before the belt was turned off, EE attempted to remove the rock...
11/28/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE was the MN2 take-up shoveling and washing with a hose. EE was shoveling a large amount of gob and when lifting it to the belt, felt a sharp pain to lower back. EE continued to shovel and stated agg...
09/24/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost EE was fire-bossing in 0-gate when EE noticed a burning/throbbing feeling in the right lower leg from the top of foot to the knee. EE finished shift and when EE returned for the next scheduled shift,...
09/19/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost EE was removing a slider on the 18 east section when EE felt a strain to lower back. EE proceeded to go to get a grease gun to grease the miner, and upon returning the grease gun, EE's back pain becam...
09/12/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost EE was lifting a bottom roller in the longwall belt entry from the muck when ee felt a strain in lower back. EE was taken to Brookwood medical center for assessment and released.
09/08/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 50d lost EE was assisting with realigning the bearings on the slope belt with a come-a-long, when EE felt a strain in EE's lower back and abdomen.
08/28/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Bottom of the dump, Muck area. Employee was cleaning the area when accumulations returned back down the belt and employee had water and muck up to the waist. When trying to remove themselves from the...
08/01/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE was operating a weed-eater in the ditch adjacent to the entrance road to the North Portal. While EE was cutting weeds that had grown up in the Rip-Wrap that had been installed for erosion, EE stumb...
07/31/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE was unloading roof bolt plates and roof bolts from the cage when they felt a sharp pain in their hand and swelling about 30 minutes later.
07/22/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Crew were loading I-beams across the belt line. EE attempted to lift the beam by self to place on the belt line.
06/29/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None The #4 entry on the longwall face on 17 east sat down. Notification made and issued a K order on the section due to the roof.
06/23/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 60d lost EE was walking up the slope belt to change an amp box, when they slipped and twisted their ankle. They continued up the slope, completing the task and walked back down the slope.
06/19/2017 POWERED HAULAGE NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured employee sustained a laceration to head, requiring sutures to close, after the motor EE was operating derailed on Ease Main Track.
06/19/2017 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal Injured employee sustained fatal injuries resulting from head trauma after jumping or being thrown from the lead locomotive of a supply trip at crosscut 16 on east mains track.
05/30/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 82d lost EE was washing the chute and had left arm over the chute when the platform EE was standing on broke and EE's left arm got caught on the top of the chute.
05/17/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE was attempting to move a 2 inch air pump from 59 cross-cut on the belt line to the sump.EE thought the air line and depressurized and attempted to move out from the belt area. When moving the pump,...
04/25/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was loading a bottom roller onto #2 man bus, while setting a roller down it slipped out of employee's right hand smashing left little finger between the roller and man bus.
03/28/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost EE was injured when motor pushing flatcar uphill lost traction and slid outby striking other motor.
02/22/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 39d lost EE was injured when motor EE was operating along with another motor and 2 loaded flatcars became runways and collided with multiple manbus parked and being operated along track.
01/31/2017 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 123d lost Man trip hit parked track motors in blind curve causing EE to hit head on sanders mounted just behind seat.
01/21/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 32d lost While changing scoop batteries an attempt resulted in the batteries positioned improperly on the forks of the scoop. The operator lifted the batteries and prepared to back against the rib. The injured...
01/16/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost EE and the evening belt crew were making a belt splice on MN2. EE was releasing the belt clamps from side of the belt, while the other side had been released, which resulted in left thumb being struck...
12/19/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was adjusting rub-rail on miner with rock bar to insert bolt in top. When employee lifted upon rail causing a pain in lower back.
12/05/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 87d lost Employee was lowering boom and getting drill steel out of drill pot. EE stepped forward still having joy stick in hand when EE lost footing causing EE to hit rotation, and drill steel struck left hand...
12/02/2016 MACHINERY FATALITY Fatal During Longwall setup procedures, two service representatives from shield manufacturer were installing yield valves on shields. The deceased was positioned behind leg jacks installing yield valves on...
11/05/2016 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None Bolter was spotting what EE thought to be pot in 6R Face on East Mains Section. Hole was drill with no issue and bolt push up to set, but operator pushed plate against roof and began to rotate causing...
11/04/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 189d lost Employee was loading bolt supplies onto bolter from scoop. The top fell out in front of pinner and 'operator side' bolt person went to inch tram controls to back pinner outby. The scoop was parked 3'...
10/28/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 61d lost Drill steel was stuck in drill pot so employee put steel against top trying to dislodge, and doing so bent steel. Employee then tried putting steel into hole that was drilled and was guiding steel int...
10/18/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Injured was examining fire suppression bottles on the #9 locomotive when the injured went to the lower the lid, the lid fell and struck the right thumb, resulting in a laceration requiring stitches.
10/17/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Injured was washing at the bottom of the dump/slope belt. Material being washed consisted of pumpable crib material that had been mined on the previous shift. The hardening agent of the cribs caused c...
10/17/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Injured was washing at the bottom of the dump/slope belt. Material being washed consisted of pumpable crib material that had been mined on the previous shift. The hardening agent of the cribs caused c...
10/17/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Injured was washing at the bottom of the dump/slope belt. Material being washed consisted of pumpable crib material that had been mined on the previous shift. The hardening agent of the cribs caused c...
09/27/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Injured was attempting to support a pot with a roof bolter while in the bolting cycle. The hole was being drilled next to the pot when the pot fell out, struck the bolter, then struck the injured in t...
09/20/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Injured and another employee were carrying a shaft out of the belt line to the track. When the injured went through the curtain, tripped over a rail car stop and fell, landing on a rock, causing a con...
09/06/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Injured was operating scoop, assisting in putting cat tracks on the miner. A come-a-long was being used to pull the cat track. The come-a-long gave way and struck injured in the head requiring stitche...
09/02/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Injured was assisting make repairs on CM 22 when a piece of small flake of chisel impaled in the injured's left arm.
08/29/2016 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost Injured was walking through roof bolter 47, a platform bolter, when the injured tripped and jammed right thumb on a handrail.
08/20/2016 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES None EE was escorting the foreman out of mine after the foreman had an injury. The foreman traveled outside. Due to an unknown medical emergency, EE collapsed. A fellow employee saw the victim collapse and...
08/20/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was helping to position a shear jack onto a continuous miner on the East Main section. The jack need to be re-positioned when the injured's hand was caught between the jack and the conveyor ch...
08/18/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Time is approximate. Injured was washing on the slope belt when the employee fell down the slope causing bruising to the left side of the body.
08/09/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost Injured was guiding a rack bar down the longwall face when the winch being used un-spooled, causing the rack bar to land on the left foot, resulting in fractures to 2 metatarsals.
08/09/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Injured was prying on a cutter shaft when the rock bar being used slipped, striking injured in the face. Injured required 10 stitches just above lip.
07/22/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 237d lost Employee was helping to move 2 shield ram jacks from the top of the stageloader onto the cable tray of the panline. The employee was guiding said jacks when the jacks left the stageloader fully onto p...
07/18/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Employee was advancing shields on the face, when the employee turned to go to the next set, slipped on a relay bar twisting right ankle. The employee finished shift and did not request medical treatme...
06/22/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None Injured was stepping over a relay bar and twisted right knee. Injured went to doctor on 6/29/16.
06/22/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Injured was attempting to uncouple material cars. Employee flagged motorman to pull forward when the material car caught the employees left foot causing an ankle sprain.
06/13/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost Injured was dragging rock dust hose through a stopping when the injured kicked a rock in the walkway buried in rock dust, causing pain in the right knee.
06/11/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 102d lost Injured was cleaning mud off of the belt when the belt tensioner engaged causing the injured to strike against belt structure causing pain in the back and hip.
05/17/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 137d lost Employee was a passenger in a rail manbus when the manbus wrecked. The employee alleges pain in the lower back. Employee did not request to see the doctor until 5/25/16 where employee was then taken o...
03/08/2016 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Injured was miner helping. A rock became stuck in the conveyor chain. When the chain started back, the rock was ejected, striking the injured in the face requiring stitches.