Oak Grove Mine — Accidents

Total: 998 accidents | Fatalities: 4

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
06/08/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 105d lost injured was lifting a 4"" pipe when he felt a pain in his back and side.
05/22/2008 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal employee was caught between two pieces of equipment resulting in fatal injuries
05/06/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Injured was operating a shield carrier when he ran over a rail. This caused injured to be jostled around in the cab and strike his head and resulted in a neck strain.
04/23/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured and co-worker were moving wooden crib blocks. Co-worker threw a crib block onto the belt. Injured reached for the crib block at the same time. Injured's right little finger was caught betwe...
04/16/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Injured was removing a gear box from a shuttle car. As he loosened the bolt one of the bolts broke causing him to fall forward and strike his knee on the shuttle car frame.
04/13/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost Injured was passenger in a mantrip. Two locomotives and rock dusters slid into the mantrip causing injured to be jostled in the mantrip. Injure struck his hard hat on the side causing injured to have...
04/03/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 27d lost injured was pulling a 4 inch pipe when he stepped into a hole twisting his right knee. (injured did not request medical treatment until 05/14/08)
03/20/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 1d lost, 22d restricted injured was operating a low trac cleaning up coal spillage behind the dump. the low track ran into a hole causing a water and cement minture to come into the operator cab resulting in a rash/burn to...
03/13/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None a rock fall occurred in the 8th-10th south old works area. this is an old works area. no interruption of ventilation or entrapment occurred. the rock fall is in a common air area and the area has be...
03/12/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 15d restricted injured had a rock dust hose across his back pulling it toward the rockduster when he felt pain in his lower back.
02/27/2008 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was adding a 4' drill steel in order to complete the drilling of a 8' hole for roof bolts. The bottom section did not align itself properly with the top section. The bottom section when rot...
02/18/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 198d lost Injured was bending an 8 foot roof bolt when the bolt slipped. Injured twisted his right knee. (Injured did not miss any work until 02/27/08).
02/11/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost injured was lifting a ventilation tube when he felt pain in his lower back. the lifting resulted in a lumbar strain.
02/11/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 348d lost Injured had climbed down from front end loader when he stepped into a hole tsisting his left ankle and foot. This resulted in a sprained foot.
02/06/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injured was walking beside a shuttle car cable when another employee moved the shuttle car. The shuttle car cable struck injured on his right knee when the cable slack was taken up.
01/31/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Injured was putting a wrecked mantrip back on the track. Injured was using a jack and bar to lift the mantrip. The jack slipped causing the jack bar to strike injured in the nose.
01/28/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Employee was pushing muck bucket over to rib. Employee fell down in water. Water got into boots. Chemical burns on both legs.
01/21/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 120d lost Injured was using a sledge hammer to drive a coupling back onto a motor shaft. As injured swung the hammer he felt pain in his lower back. (Note; company was not notified injured was off work due to...
01/19/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Injured was on the elevator. Injured had open the door to exit the elevator. As he exited the elevator he caught his foot on the door edge causing him to fall. Injured fell forward and landed on his...
01/17/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Injured was advancing #153 shield using manual mode. Injured was on the shield pontoon as it advanced. Injured's left foot slipped off the pontoon and was caught between the pontoon and relay bar, res...
01/10/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Injured had been shoveling on the slope belt. Injured was walking up the 18 degree incline slope when his foot slipped causing him to fall to his knees. The fall jarred his back resulting in a back...
01/09/2008 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 14d lost Employee was handling bullhose while mucking. Rock fell down shaft and hit right little finger. Contusion of finger.
01/06/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 23d lost Injured was walking from power center located at 4 west, when his foot slipped, resulting in a twisted (sprain) right knee.
12/12/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None the injured employee was in the bathhouse changing clothes when another employee engaged in horeseplay. the horeseplay resulted in the in the injured employee being cut on his buttocks. the cut requ...
11/03/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 114d lost Injured was removing a staple lock fitting staple. Injured was using a hammer and chisel to knock out the staple. A piece of metal from the hammer came off. The metal piece went under injured's safet...
10/22/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 10d lost Injured and co-worker were removing a ""I"" beam from the top of the longwall shield puller. Injured rolled the ""I"" beam from the top of the shield puller and caught his left middle finger between...
09/22/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unplanned rock fall occurred in the belt entry #6 xc of the main north #2. The belt was damaged. No injuries occurred. The rock fall was reported to the on site MSHA inspector at the time of occ...
09/21/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 19d lost Injured was installing belt conveyor top rollers. He lifted up on the top roller frame to position in under the top belt. He felt pain in his right chest wall. This was from strained ribs.
09/18/2007 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Injured was walking thru the crosscut toward the slope belt. Injured struck his head against an ""H"" beam in the mine roof. This resulted in a cervical and lumbar strain.
09/17/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The Otis elevator was inoperative for approximately 2 hrs due to the door at the shaft bottom being open. This was reported to on-site MSHA inspector. No entrapment occurred. The doors were closed and...
09/05/2007 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Injured was operating a trailing locomotive for material trip. The lead locomotive stopped to let trailing locomotive get material cars up the grade. Trailing locomtive operator did not notice leading...
08/27/2007 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost INJURED WAS IN PROCESS OF MAKING A PREOPERATIONAL INSPECTION OF HER LOCOMOTIVE. WHILE WALKING AROUND THE LOCOMOTIVE CHECKING THE SANDERS SHE STRUCK HER RIGHT ANKLE ON A PIECE OF METAL LAYING ON THE M...
07/31/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 17d lost Injured had dismounted from mantrip and was walking to job when his foot slipped off a track tie. This resulted in a pull to his left calf muscle.
07/09/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 232d lost Injured was moving a roll of cable. Injured bent over to block the cable roll and felt pain in his back. (Injured did not request any medical treatment until 07/11/07).
07/05/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 52d lost Injured was removing a 8"" I beam from a flat car. As the beam was being positioned to be taken off the flat car, one end of the I beam fell, striking injured on the top of his right foot. This resute...
07/02/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was building new regulator in southwest area of mine. The air pressures sucked injured thru the open regulator causing him to fall and strike his head on the regulator panel. This resulted in...
06/18/2007 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None ONE LAY IN ONE HOIST ROPE ON THE OTIS ELEVATOR SERPARATED AND BECAME ENTANGLED IN A ROPE GUARD. THIS CAUSED THE ELEVATOR TO STOP BEFORE REACHING THE BOTTOM. NO PERSONS WERE RIDING THE ELEVATOR. ALL...
06/07/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee was standing on ladder in bottom of oil change pit removing a hydraulic pump from a locomotive. Pump came loose suddenly striking him and causing him to fall from ladder. This resulted in bac...
05/19/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was in the belt slope drive house preparing the take a conveyor belt roller down the belt slope. As injured placed the roller end on a stair step in the drive house, he caught his finger betw...
05/17/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Injured was pulling a high pressure hydraulic hose over the stageloader when he felt a pain in his back & leg.
04/24/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 44d lost INJURED HAD LIFTED A TOOL BOX LID UP TO GET ROOF DRILL BITS. THE LID FELL, CATCHING INJURED'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE LID AND THE BOX.
03/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 58d restricted INJURED WAS CLIMBING A LADDER TO CLEAN LIGHT FIXTURE IN BATHHOUSE. INJURED FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT BICEP WHILE CLIMBING.
03/23/2007 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None A HUNG STAGELOADER CHAIN FLIGHT WAS BEING REMOVED BY CUTTING INTO THE FLIGHT WITH A CUTTING TORCH. WHEN THE FLIGHT WAS CUT INTO A PIECE STRUCK INJURED ON THE LEFT BACK SIDE ON HIS HEAD. INJURED WAS...
02/10/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 90d lost INJURED WAS WALKING THRU THE CUT THRU TO THE SLOPE BELT. INJURED'S FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURE TO BONE IN THE LEG. (INJURED FINISHED SHIFT AND DID NOT SEE...
02/05/2007 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 315d lost injured was using a pair of come-a-longs to pull open the northgate of the sump hopper. Injured felt a pain in his right shoulder.
01/30/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost injured stepped onto longwall shield pontoon. injured's foot slipped off the pontoon and his toe caught the relay bar causing him to trip. this cause injured's left foot to twist resulting in fractu...
01/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 8d lost Injured was helping take slack out of longwall face chain. The chain flight that was secured to the dogs broke causing the chain to strike injured on his right ankle.
01/07/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 66d lost Injured was walking belt slope when he slipped and twisted his foot. (this acident was not reported to mgt until 01/17/07)
12/27/2006 DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee claims numbness, swelling and pain in both hands caused by drilling. Employee was seeing a doctor on his own. He started going to a company authorized doctor on March 2, 2007. He is currently...
12/22/2006 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT OFF A TORN PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT FROM THE SECTION BELT. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT LEG REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.