Oaktown Fuels Mine No. 1 — Accidents

Total: 370 accidents | Fatalities: 2

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
03/29/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 41d lost, 71d restricted Injured had slipped and fell on 3/29/19 and hurt shoulder, had continued working and on 5/3/19 went for an MRI for shoulder pain. On 5/7/19 injured was placed on restricted duty for thickness tear o...
03/18/2019 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was carrying metal in the surface shop and while placing it on EE's work area, the metal hit EE in EE's face and caused a laceration that required stitches.
01/26/2019 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 64d restricted Injured twisted knee on 1/26/19 and continued to have discomfort. On 2/5/19 had an MRI of the knee and was discovered the employee had suffered a meniscus tear to the knee.
10/04/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was splicing a cable and lacerated left pointer finger with a utility knife. The injured received 3 stitches for the injury.
08/31/2018 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured had a man door which was on a pallet fall over strike right calf and caused an avulsion on calf. Injured was taken for medical treatment and received stitches for injury.
07/05/2018 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall has occurred on the P1-2 Belt line at the 26th Xc of the #5 Entry. The fall was approximately 25' long by 18' wide and 18' high.
06/18/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 15d restricted Injured struck hand with the hammer while constructing a stopping on the S4G. Injured was taken for x-ray and revealed EE had fractured the thumb on left hand.
06/05/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 46d restricted injured was removing a miner bit from an insert and struck EE's thumb with the hammer. Injured continued to work and on 6/7/18 went to Doctor and had x-rays and discovered there was a fracture above...
03/16/2018 POWERED HAULAGE FATALITY Fatal A mine mechanic was operating a diesel mantrip along the M5 Travelway when it appears the vehicle struck the coal rib and rolled on its side. The mechanic was partially ejected from the ride and the...
03/16/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The encoder shaft that has electronic transmitters to send back to the PLC to let the hoist no its location inside the shaft was damaged and would not allow the transmitters to relay information back...
03/09/2018 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured had a foreign body in eye which caused a scratch to eye. Injured was given a prescription for the injury.
03/02/2018 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was making a splice on a cable, when the knife slipped and cut left hand. Injured was taken to hospital and received 6 stitches for injury.
02/24/2018 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 52d lost, 37d restricted Injured was a passenger in a man-trip which struck a roof jack which was installed in concrete along the travel-way. The corner of the bumper caught the jack causing the injured to strike EE's knee a...
01/12/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None On the morning of 1/12/2018 the area had a winter storm with ice and snow and the facility power kept flickering back and forth causing the PLC on the hoist unit to scramble its brain so to speak. T...
01/04/2018 HOISTING ACCIDENT ONLY None The elevator for the south portal was inoperable due to a piece of ice on a governor rope which caused the car brake to not release. The elevator was fixed after approximately 45 minutes.
12/11/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 16d restricted Injured was reclaiming belt structure and smashed the tip of finger causing a laceration and a fracture.
12/07/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 6d lost, 16d restricted Injured got a foreign body in right eye and had to have it surgically removed. Injured also had prescription prescribed for the injury.
11/22/2017 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 33d restricted Injured was walking and felt a pop in left knee and on 11/27/17 injured went to doctor and had fluid drained off of that knee. Injured was diagnosed with Patellar Tendinosis.
11/22/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None An unintentional roof fall has occurred on the S4D travelway. The fall was approximately 35' by 10' wide and approximately 7' high. An action plan to rehabilitate the area was submitted and implemen...
11/03/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 6d lost Injured got a foreign body in EE's eye and had to go to eye doctor to have eye cleaned out. At the doctor it was discovered EE had a laceration from the foreign object and received a prescription for...
09/05/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Injured reported on 9/7/2017 that the injured had strained back either on 9/5 or 9/6 while hanging a curtain. Injured was sent to Doctor and was prescribed a muscle relaxer and steroid making this a...
07/24/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 78d restricted injured was hanging a curtain and felt a pain in shoulder area, but continued to work. Pain continued to progress and injured had an MRI scheduled and on 8/16/2017 injured was diagnosed with a tear in...
04/21/2017 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 249d lost, 55d restricted Injured was helping construct a structure at an outby location, and fell and hit the ground with left side and lower back (tail bone area). Injured complained of pain in back and was taken to hospita...
03/19/2017 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 5d lost, 43d restricted Injured was installing supplemental support into the roof and before ee began ee was scaling some loose roof down. As ee was scaling a piece of draw rock slid down and struck finger on left hand. Th...
12/29/2016 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Injured was doing repair work on piece of machinery, as employee was walking around the equipment injured stood on a crib block and the crib block shifted. This caused the injured to strain a knee.
12/23/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 37d lost, 15d restricted Injured twisted knee while exiting the man-trip. On 12-28-2016 MRI was performed and injured had suffered a torn meniscus.
12/14/2016 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was cutting the 2L on Unit 1 when employee was struck by a piece of carbide from a miner bit. The injured received 3 stitches from the laceration.
11/19/2016 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The injured was in the process of changing miner bits when a bit was struck with a hammer and a piece broke off hitting the injured in the hand. The injured had to have a small piece of metal surgical...
11/17/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 17d lost, 65d restricted The injured was installing a bottom roller at the M7 drive. Upon lifting the roller the injured felt a pop in stomach just above belly button. Upon being seen by a doctor, was diagnosed with a hernia.
11/07/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted The injured was dragging miner cable over when ee tripped and fell landing on left wrist. The injured was placed on restrictions by a doctor on 11/9/2016.
11/01/2016 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 8d restricted The injured was in the process of roof bolting when the drill steel became stuck in the hog panel being bolted to the mine roof. While the injured was trying to free the drill steel, it became free an...
10/24/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Injured was installing Ziggy rails and jacks on the S4D belt line and lacerated pinky finger on right hand. The injury required 5 stitches.
09/28/2016 MACHINERY DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 4d lost, 156d restricted Injured was bolting in the intake and as EE was placing the wrench in the chuck, EE opened up the jaws of the drill guide. EE smashed finger between the jaws and the frame of the bolter.
09/16/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost Injured sprained ankle while walking across the unit. The injured was restricted from performing normal job duties
07/07/2016 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 72d restricted Injured lacerated pointer finger on left hand while installing a roof bolt on the #4 unit. Injured was placed on modified duty while the finger heals.
04/05/2016 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 59d lost, 87d restricted The injured was hauling dust in a battery coal hauler across the unit when the coal hauler struck a scoop that was unoccupied and parked. On 4-22-2016 the injured employee revisited the doctor and it...
03/24/2016 MACHINERY DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 75d restricted The injured was raising the drill pod up to the drill steel when the steel failed to align correctly causing the steel to pop out of place, strike EE's left thumb.
03/18/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 25d lost, 40d restricted The injured was pulling down a curtain when EE twisted right knee. The injured went to the doctor and it was discovered that EE's ACL and Meniscus was torn in EE's right knee.
03/15/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 64d restricted The injured has back to a shuttle car cable, when the car turned into a cut the cable came across the entry sweeping EE's feet out from underneath EE.
03/04/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The injured was installing a saddle in a beltline, when EE was pulling the saddle under the belt EE felt a sharp pain in lower back. The injured was placed on restrictions by a doctor.
02/24/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 129d lost, 24d restricted The injured was lifting a piece of 8 inch aluminum waterline when EE felt a pain in their lower back.
02/01/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 66d lost, 12d restricted The employee was in the process of setting a jack and took hand off the jack to do another task. This resulted in the jack falling over striking the injured in the right foot.
01/20/2016 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 23d restricted The injured was greasing head pins on the company #13 miner and lost footing and landed on left shoulder. On 2/26/16 the injured was given restrictions for left shoulder by a doctor.
01/12/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 31d lost, 49d restricted The injured was unloading C-Channel from a Dapco trailer and lost grip of the metal while moving it. The C-Channel landed on the top of right foot causing a fracture.
11/06/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 29d lost, 14d restricted The injured was washing the company bobcat in the wash bay of the surface shop, the safety lock holding the cab up appeared as if it was hit and dropped the cab down on the injured landing on his back...
11/03/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 71d lost, 85d restricted The injured was standing on a 6 ft ladder (3rd flight) putting glue in a hole just drilled in the rib when the injured fell from the ladder. The injured tried to catch himself with his left arm while...
09/10/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 7d lost, 36d restricted The injured was lifting an 18 foot ziggy rail when he felt a pain in his right shoulder. Continued to have pain and upon visiting the doctor an MRI was conducted and it was discovered that he had a to...
08/05/2015 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 54d restricted Injured said he felt a pop in his shoulder as he was lifting up a roof bolt to install into the roof. Injured was placed on restricted duty and has not returned to his normal job duties.
07/20/2015 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 184d lost Injured was bolting at the face of Unit 4 when his drill steel caught the hog panel and the panel wrapped around the steel. In attempt to remove the fence from the drill steel his right arm came in co...
06/17/2015 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 3d lost, 83d restricted Injured was a moving a piece of metal when his hand slipped off the metal, causing him to lose his balance and catch himself against the rib. His weight caused his shoulder to be placed in an awkward...