Oak Grove Mine — Accidents

Total: 998 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/14/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Injured was hanging ventilation tubing in the face of #4 entry on the 15 East section. Injured stepped in a hole and suffered an ankle sprain to the left ankle.
05/10/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Walking to mandoor, employee tripped and hit his chin on the rail.
05/09/2013 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was getting out of the scoop and struck his right knee on the emergency stop button.
04/08/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 46d lost Employee was tramming a continuous miner and tripped over the miner cable twisting the left knee.
04/08/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 34d lost Employee was riding the #4 locomotive and injured when the air tank for the breaking system separated under pressure and causing a right wrist sprain and face lacerations.
03/21/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 13d lost Employee was walking bewteen the track and belt entries when the double door closed on the left heel causing a contusion.
03/18/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was washing down the belt slope tail piece when the water hose being used got away and washed coal into the face causing injury to the left eye.
03/14/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 116d lost Employee was dismounting the beltline after hanging cables for a longwall power move and foot became hung in the belt rail resulting in a fractured fibula.
03/08/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 63d lost Employee was hanging miner cable and felt a pain in the lower back. Employee did not go to the doctor until 3/11/13.
02/27/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 26d lost Moving continuous miner cable and suffered a herniated disc.
02/27/2013 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 5d restricted Injured was lowering a roof bolter cable. When the cable was taken out of the hanger, it was under tension and fell under tension catching the injured's arm and injuring the left elbow.
02/20/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was splicing a feeder cable and was down to the support strips when the knife slipped striking the left middle finger resulting in 7 stitches.
02/18/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost Injured was decoupling a car to send outside on the hoist and got foot caught between the car and the car stop resulting in a foot contusion.
02/17/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Injured was jacking a rail mounted rock duster back onto the track when the duster slipped and caused injuries to the left hand.
02/08/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 335d lost Stepped of the mine ride and twisted his ankle. Went to the hospital and determined that it was a sprain. Later found out that some ligaments were torn and required surgery.
02/06/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Employee was hauling a scoop on a flat car. The flat car struck the motor he was operating causing jarring injuries. The injured suffered a strain to the lower back.
02/06/2013 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 93d lost Employee was hauling a scoop on a flat car. The flat car struck the motor he was operating causing jarring injuries. Injured did not miss work until 2/18/2013.
01/09/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 47d lost Injured was fire bossing a beltline when they stepped in a hole and suffered a sprain to the left ankle.
01/07/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 22d lost Injured has just thrown a track switch and was crossing over the track when they tripped over the haulage rail and fell, straining the left wrist and left knee.
01/02/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Injured was loading bolt plates onto roof bolter and suffered a strained groin. The injury resulted in a lost time accident.
12/24/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 76d lost Injured was jacking a wrecked manbus when the left middle finger was caught between the jack and the coupler of the manbus when the manbus shifted. The finger required surgery to repair the damage to...
12/05/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 33d lost Employee was roofbolting. While pushing up on roofbolter the roofbolter came out of pot head striking employee on hand. Employee cut thumb and dislocated finger.
12/04/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was walking on uneven ground. He slipped and fell twisting his ankle and fracturing a toe.
11/20/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee got foot stuck in the mud. When he leaned forward to pull it out he twisted his right ankle.
11/15/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost While taking down high voltage cable the cable dropped pinning right hand between cable and scoop bucket.
11/07/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee cut his hand while putting a clamp on a hose. This required stitches. Employee did not go by ambulance, employee went on his own. This didn't show in the initial report, this is why this has...
10/24/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee caught finger between mine roof and roof bolt plate causing a laceration.
10/24/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Employee got dirt particles in his right eye causing a cornea ulcer. He had his safety glasses on.
10/23/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 169d lost Employee tripped over a stack of blocks and fractured his knee.
10/17/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was standing next to where his buddy was using a hammer to knock a link apart and a piece of the pin on the master link flew into his left lower jaw.
10/12/2012 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None The employee was working on a belt line and stepped on a nail that when through his boot.
09/28/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Employee was walking down the beltline and stepped in a hole twisting his knee.
09/12/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 51d lost Employee was pulling miner cable for a miner move and strained his lower back.
09/06/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 109d lost While raising door with rock bar employee felt a pop in lower back causing a strained back.
09/03/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee slipped in mud and tried to catch himself, straining his back.
09/03/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted While installing grid coupling cover using a hammer the hammer glanced off striking the employees left middle finger.
08/30/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee stepped off motor on uneven ground and twisted his ankle.
08/29/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 173d lost While moving the feeder wood fell and struck employee on the neck.
08/29/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 42d lost While Fire bossing the slope, employee stepped on a rock and fell twisting her right knee.
08/18/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee cut his left thumb while removing outer jacket of cable. He was wearing cut resistant gloves.
08/16/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee strained his left shoulder while shoveling wet coal and felt pain. He will be in therapy.
08/06/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was stepping out of a manbus when he lost his footing and fell. He hit his right forearm on a door frame cutting it. This required stitches.
07/18/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost While jacking a flat car employee caught hand between Jack and car.
07/03/2012 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Employee was scooping for belt move when a loose rock fell and hit his right forearm requiring 8 stitches.
06/18/2012 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 54d lost While moving shuttle car employee ran over a large rock causing him to bounce causing a cervical strain and strained shoulder.
06/15/2012 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 98d lost While roof bolting employee hit the joystick and the bolts sprung out hitting him on the wrist causing a fractured wrist.
06/12/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Employee was pulling down fly pad and strained his abdominal wall.
06/09/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was skinning cable back to splice leads together and cut his thumb requiring stitches.
06/07/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost While rock dusting employee slipped and fell, striking his right elbow on a pipe. Employee went to the Doctor on June 18,2012. Employee did not lose any time but was put on restricted duty.
05/10/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 15d lost Employee was pulling CM cable and felt pain in his right forearm. This did not become a lost time until 5/22/2012. At this time he was taken off work until he completed physical therapy.