Oak Grove Mine — Accidents

Total: 998 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
11/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 110d lost Injured was climbing down a front end loader ladder when he felt pain in his right shoulder.
11/02/2009 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Injured was pumping cement mix in water hole. He got legs wet with water and mix, causing burns to right and left legs.
10/26/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost EE injured was bending a 8 foot roof bolt.The bolt slipped and injured strained his back.
10/19/2009 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A methane gas ignition occurred on the 12 east cm section. No injuries or damaged to equipment occurred.
09/30/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured had washed out engine compartment of mantrip. In closing the engine hood she caught her hand in a fold of the hood. Injured pulled her hand out causing a laceration requiring stitches to the...
09/15/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost injured was walking in wet slippery area. injured started to step up to another level, when his foot slipped, causing him to twist his knee.
07/28/2009 EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost A hydraulic hose burst striking injured on the side of his left resluting in blood accumulating within the eye ball.
07/17/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall occurred in the old works area behind 17 kickback in the mno 2nd east. The fall was above the anchorage zone. There was no one trapped or ventilation blockage or disruption.
06/16/2009 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was installing a roof bolt when the roof bolt wrench broke. The wrench struck injured on his upper lip resulting in 4 stitches.
06/05/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 125d restricted Injured was helping move power center. Injured stepped into deep tire track in the roadway. Injured's foot slipped causing him to fall forward exerting pressure on his left ankle and leg. This resul...
06/01/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 275d lost Injured was helping pull pipe into area behind the longwall. The pipe became hung. When freed the pipe sprang back hitting injured and knocking him down. This resulted in a back strain.
05/19/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was in process of installing a d-5 pump at the south dams. A screwdriver he was using spun around and caught his left hand resulting in a puncture wound. No stitches were required and injured...
05/19/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 283d lost injured was carrying t2 5 gallon bucket of oil when his foot slipped causing him to twist his back.
04/11/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost injured was changing a shuttle car tire. as injured rolled the tire out of the way it fell over striking injured on his right leg resulting in a contusion. (injured did not request medical attention...
04/06/2009 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned roof fall has occurred in the 10 east #3 tailgate entry 4xc behind the working face. This fall was not discovered until 04/06/09 during the weekly old works fireboss examination. No entr...
04/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None injured was aligning two couplers when he caught his right leg between the couplers resulting in a bruise.
03/27/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee got powder on wrist causing an allergic reaction, burn on right wrist.
03/25/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 75d lost Injured and coworker were moving an ""I"" beam across the track. The beam flange caught on the rail and swung around and struck injured on his right shoulder and arm.
03/20/2009 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None A methane gas ignition has occurred on the mno#3 section roof bolter. The ignition occurred in the mine roof bolt hole. (Corrected copy from previous submitted form.)
03/16/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured caught his fingers between the man trip engine cover and housing resulting in a laceration to the fingers required 3 stiches.
03/11/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 92d lost EE was carrying crib bag, tripped on rock and fell, striking right knee on rock.
03/06/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee suffered two fractures to the right foot as a result of a slip and fall incident.
02/18/2009 ELECTRICAL DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 16d lost Employee was connecting the scoop battery charging cable into the recepticle on the scoop's batteries, when arcing occurred.
02/17/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Employee was walking in an entry to set a pump and slipped and caught his fall.
02/16/2009 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 3d restricted Employee tripped over an object that was used to keep open a service door and claims to have injured the foot.
02/11/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 21d lost Employee was traveling down steps leading from an overcast when the steps fell. Employee refused medical treatment on 2/11/09 and sought medical treatment on 2/12/09 claiming an injured shoulder.
01/20/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was using a pry bar to remove a stuck bottom roller from the belt line. The bar slipped catching injured's thumb between the bar and roller frame, resulting in a fracture.
01/12/2009 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None a methance ingition occurred in the face of the 3mno 4 right entry.
01/07/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was replacing a bucket elevator motor and caught his finger between the motor and the speed reducer coupling.
01/07/2009 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 125d lost Injured was cutting a belt when the knife slipped cutting his left arm.
01/03/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost injured was shoveling along the belt line when he felt pain in his back.
12/31/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 78d lost Injured slipped and fell while working on locomotive in motor pit.
12/21/2008 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Injured was pulling a cable when he stumbled over an unseen rock. This caused a contusion to his left big toe.
12/17/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost injured was hanging shuttle car cable when he twisted his right ankle
11/20/2008 ELECTRICAL DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Injured was trouble shooting a power center. A flash occurred resulting in a burn to injured's right hand.
11/05/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Injured was walking along the motor pit track when he stepped on a water bottle and fell. Injured struck his back on a corner of a tool box sitting near the track.
11/05/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 138d lost injured was struck on the left leg by a man trip coupler. this resulted in a laceration of the left lower leg.
10/17/2008 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None a methane gas ignition occurred on the 10 east ""D"" beld drive. guard pockets were being welded to the structure when the ignition occurred. no injuries or damage to equipment occurred.
10/05/2008 IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST ACCIDENT ONLY None a methane gas ignition occurred at the 8 east rock dust borehole installation project. no injuries or damage to equipment occurred. proper methane test had been and were being conducted when the ign...
10/01/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost injured was struck in the head by a piece of guarding that was knocked loose when conveyor belt broke into.
10/01/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Injured was operating a mantrip. The mantrip was being operated at a speed not consistent for the track condition. This caused the mantrip to derail and injured struck the side of the operator's com...
09/25/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Injured was walking along the belt line when he stepped on a hidden object. This caused him to lose his balance and sprain his left ankle and knee.
08/14/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 219d lost Injured was lowering a roller from the belt scrape mechanism that removes coal from the belt when the silo is full. Injured removed the roller lock from the handle. This allowed the belt weight to p...
08/11/2008 ENTRAPMENT ACCIDENT ONLY None A wire in the electrical control circuit of the elevator became grounded causing the elevator to stop while asending to the surface. A crew of men were on the elevator for approximately 3 hours. The...
08/08/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost Injured was operating a 630 scoop. The scoop ran over a 4x4 laying on the mine floor. The scoop tire threw the 4x4 into the operators cab, striking injured in the left kidney and side area.
06/25/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Injured was talking with another employee who was sitting on a mantrip. Injured leaned over onto the fire extinguisher handle. The fire extinguisher discharged causing injured to inhale the chemical...
06/22/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 38d lost Injured was moving a tool box when he felt pain in his stomach muscles.
06/21/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Injured was helping to pull slack in new power cable when his right knee popped.
06/19/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS PERM TOT OR PERM PRTL DISABLTY 25d lost injured was installing a roof jack on the corner of the #1 entry last open crosscut. a shuttle car came into the entry. the operator spoke to injured and the proceed into the entry. the rear of the...
06/18/2008 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 7d lost Injured while helping to build a brattice; stepped on a nail protruding thru a wood wedge. The nail went thru his boot puncturing his left foot.